Help a starving writer get inspired

[hackthis_archive]

I have a favour to ask of you lot (no, not body disposal). I have been listening to the same mp3s fifteen times a day for nine months, and really, it's starting to grate and my plot bunnies are starting to riot. So -- I need something new. Something shiny. I need something I've never heard before -- or something I've heard but might have forgotten.

Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses Matt Nathanson, your Tchaikovsky, your Jigga-what Jigga-who, your Ryan or Jeff or Snoop or Weekend Players, Portishead, Morcheeba, Massive Attack. Give me never-released Verve stuff! Give me your much-loved demos. Let's talk live recordings and 90s Brit-rock. Give me Motown and the Stones. The Beatles, the Supremes and the Strokes. Give me your Modest Mouse and other animal bands. Give me something you think I'll love. Give me something you think I've never heard. You have a song that reminds you of me* or Theodore or Seth or Jamie or hey, even Lex? Let me hear it. Please?

Stick on your website. Yousendit. Attach it by carrier pigeon, just you know, hook me up!

C'mon it's not like I'm asking for money blood. Hell, you can just send me someplace where I can DL stuff and I'll be happy -- but then I might wind up unemployed, so yeah, no kazaa or winx. I already have plenty of experience with them. Not of the illegal sort. No, never. Napsterwhat?

* (ethrosdemon and kattiya have already cornered the market on The Streets 'Fit But You Know It).

Icon courtesy of the lovely oxoniensis, who made me lots of pretties for my birthday. YAY!


ETN: You guys are spoiling me rotten! Don't stop! (Thank you :)

ETN #2: I see now that the way to find out who you people are is not to ask, but to send up a distress cry for music. ::makes note::

Comments

[sundaysunday.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/marleigh/496044.html

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I less than three Mar.

[confide.livejournal.com]

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights (http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=E517FD3D7DCEC8116E977652F1C5E736), enjoy.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

I can't stop listening to this song. I had it on ALL WEEKEND!!! And also Sleeping In and Nothing Better.

I highly, highly recommend Tom McRae. And Vienna Teng.

I'm at work, and unable to send anything now, but maybe tonight...

[queenofalostart.livejournal.com]

Copy and pasted for a response to circe_tigana wanting some Libertines. '90s garage, post-punk revival. Or a blatent rip-off of The Strokes via The Clash. Take yer pick.

Boys in the Band (http://s3.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=64537FB7B1B800168B1AD15B825BC3BB): This was the first song that I put on repeat when I first heard the Libertines. It's unabashed, unashamed, and totes about girls taking off their tops. I really dig the slow chorus, fast verse thing. Plus, Carlos singing lead.

Mayday (http://s2.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=4B1C38FD67DB21B17BB124D5B8D12ADD): Punky, shambolic goodness. I just really like this song, especially the thing about being "24 and easily bored." Guess that can apply to any age. Pete sings lead to start, then Carlos takes over.

Half-Cocked Boy (http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=BBA539DF07D4B73754A4A51C3559D3D2): This track recently surfaced from an infamous studio session in France. Carlos's vocals on the chorus RIP MY HEART OUT AND STOMP ON IT. Pete on verses, Carlos on chorus.

France (http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1A07BC2550207E627E48B571AB42DE1B): This is an acoustic live performance by Carlos in the Rolling Stone studios. Soon after he told Pete that he couldn't tour with the band. It's just. AGH. *pets him omg*

Good Old Days (http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=C92BA6796AF5DFC5F28FB3513B14BBA1): Here's another live one, with the whole band (well, minus Pete, plus Anthony). This is one of my favorite songs, and the one that made me burst into tears when I saw them in Paris. "The Arcadian dream has all fallen through, but the Albion sails on course." *crycrycry*

[queenofalostart.livejournal.com]

Er, "from" a response to circe. Yeah. Sharing with you now.

Need more coffee.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

This is all I have on my work computer, the first 2 gacked from my friendslist at various points ;)

Avenue Q - My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada

Skee Low - I Wish I Was a Baller

Martin Springett - Dianora

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You have Skee-lo. I think I love you.

[algernon-mouse.livejournal.com]

The Weakerthans, The Hip, Danko Jones, Buck 65, or Tegan and Sarah (which is new to me).

Damn that I am at work right now. I'll have to see about sending you these once I get home.

[plumsnickety.livejournal.com]

Here's a start. I'll see what I can throw together come quitting time. And dude, if Bex can hook you up...well, let's just say she's my new musical goddess.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/plumsnickety/375594.html

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Anything called Communist Love Song has my attention ;)

[just-for-kicks.livejournal.com]

I have songs up on my LJ here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/just_for_kicks/43017.html)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Ivy! Snow Patrol! Roxanne! I keep hearing about Halloween, Alaska. I must hear for myself. Thanks :)

[resmin.livejournal.com]

I'd highly rec justpopemotion, a soundtrack community of sorts. Oh and teh_music is nice too, that one requires approval first though.

Post-nano, I'll post a bunch of Matty N tommorrow. He's been my co-writer for ages now.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

Oh! I have so much music I'd love to share! We've never discussed music at all, though, so tell me briefly about your tastes, or at least what you absolutely hate, and I'll put up some songs for you when I get home from work.

Just off the top of my head

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

::clears throat::

My tastes madam?

The Verve, Jeff Buckley, Ryan Adams, Counting Crows, The Bluetones, Stereophonics, Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Ray Charles, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Turin Brakes, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Javier, Musiq, Madonna (but before Kabalah), Radiohead, Morcheeba, Portishead, STP, Aimee Mann, John Mayer (before he was famous), Oasis, Travis, Coldplay (I knew their old manager), Gomez, David Gray, The Charlatans, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Beatles, the Stones, not the Who, Blur, Wilco, Whiskeytown, Fiona Apple, Nas, Jay-Z, Biggie Smalls, Eminem, pretty much all old skool rap, but not so much the new, all things Motown and Brit-rock, but not the new British wave of noise -- Franz Ferdinand, etc. Yick. I can do alt-country better than regular country -- and I heart singer/songwriters. I'm not a heavy metaller at all -- but I can do the occasional hard rock. I'm very selective about my punk and my regaulr rock but I draw the line at gospel, Christian and emo. ;)

[bibliotech.livejournal.com]

My playlist for Marsbar (http://www.sweetspontaneous.com/files/music/playlists/marsbar/).

Some other songs (http://www.sweetspontaneous.com/files/music/).

That's...47 songs? Go to town.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Orange Sky is my all time post-war Draco song.

I would love to hear more songs by Alexei Murdoch.

[bibliotech.livejournal.com]

Agh. Also, there's my playlist: http://aralinde.com/playlist.htm

It's missing a few hundred songs, but there's over 5,000 on there. Anything you want, let me know.

[blueandomlettes.livejournal.com]

Kelis - In Public Ft. Nas (http://s3.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=B2E4C3440144244865A9786FBEBF6F49) - Cause Kelis is my new freak nasty diva and I hope this song inspires you to write porn lots and lots of porn :-p

Kylie Minogue - Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix) (http://s3.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=8517BEB3E5A66E17F8C4ECCE7A0BBBE5) - In case it hasn't been established I WORSHIP Kylie. This is a Kick Ass Remix the Chems did. Hope you enjoy.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay!!!! Thank you :)

[kickthebeat.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/onthecontrary/80976.html

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Do you want the new modest mouse or their older stuff?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The new one, the old one, I'm just taking them for a test-drive, so I am at your mercy.

made you a .zip file

[the-larch.livejournal.com]

Ten Songs You May Not Have Heard (http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=A11A82E159C8D977B7FD8D80E3DD5A63) (but would probably love)

Some fairly unknown bands, and some rare tracks by established artists. Hope you enjoy!

Breakfast After 10 - Blue October
The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows - Brand New
Set The Ray To Jerry - Smashing Pumpkins
Sweet Thistle Pie - Cracker
Adrenaline - Gavin Rossdale
I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday - David Bowie
The First Time - U2
Til The Day - Easyworld
Corner of the Earth - Jamiroquai
Are You Experienced - Belly

And one bonus track, if you like blues. Trouble - Ray LaMontagne (http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=06C20D6679DE4C304140A58B58496E8D)

Re: made you a .zip file

[notemily.livejournal.com]

mmmmm, ray lamontagne! that song is an instant classic.

[starfishchick]

Dear Janet Jackson - Richard Thompson

Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy

Wash Away - Joe Purdy

[starfishchick]

The Richard Thompson song is just for your amusement - I wouldn't expect to be, you know, inspired by it. Heh.

[goss.livejournal.com]

Wasn't sure what you'd like, so I just picked three random off my current playlist. *g*

Pinball - Sesame Street (http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=564A012C478D7BAB721F7E157A8A6EF8)

Black & White - Akiva (http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=C9A49C793B9128BF1589A272CEB505F4)

Life Is Short - Butterfly Boucher (http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3682F22804D00FEDDD3AE9C63A50DE62)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

OMG Sesame Street!!!

::loves goss::

[desdema.livejournal.com]

i just posted a list of all my mp3's (http://www.devotedsatellite.com/lj/desdemasmp3s.html) this morning, so you can check that out and see if anything looks interesting and i'll upload.

[ex-thissuga.livejournal.com]

www.thiscaravan.net/media/ -- there should be a hell of a lot in there by now - I had people just upload shite. I highly recommend "the whitlams". :D

[kickthebeat.livejournal.com]

djfhaslkdh oh man, Lise. :D *steals link for own evil use*

[fivil.livejournal.com]

I sent you that pretty song by Massive Attack off the Snatch-soundtrack that probably has everyone heard of. Anyway, sent it via yousendit.com.

The song is called "Angel".

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I love that song, thank you!

[bibliotech.livejournal.com]

8 versions of 'Hallelujah' and three versions of 'Wonderwall' (http://www.livejournal.com/users/aralinde/227504.html)

8 songs titled 'Evangeline' BECAUSE THAT IS MY NAME AND IT IS THE BEST NAME EVER (http://www.livejournal.com/users/aralinde/227275.html)

Four random songs from yesterday (http://www.livejournal.com/users/aralinde/226974.html)

Two more songs from yesterday (http://www.livejournal.com/users/aralinde/226808.html)

[starfishchick]

Do you have the k.d. lang version of 'Hallelujah'? Beautiful.

(Sorry, commenting here as your entries are flocked.) :)

Re: Okay, one more

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Any band quasi-named after crackers must be tried.

[helvetius.livejournal.com]

Rachael Yamagata - Letter Read (http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=97C02DD821C995313EA91D77A2A979BD)

Rufus Wainwright - Memphis Skyline (http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=599E175716D0AC06A74D3E28F0330877) (a tribute to Jeff Buckley to boot)

Interpol - Say hello to the angels (http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=F0F6D5F1942731115B66120ACC239B87) (Hmm. Angels and sex.)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Your icon is adorable.

[shirasade]

I've put together some soundtracks that you might enjoy - and there's my huge playlist with over 6000 songs, from where you can request anything you like... :)

[svmadelyn.livejournal.com]

A few of my personal favorites:


Confidence for Quiet (http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=7C53EDE74EC9919BB2B39248351841D9) The Corrs

A Girl Like You (http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=70AD0983CA8E01A3E84D57F1DB6D330E) The Smithereens

Brand New Lover (http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=F7DDB8CA1E6CB875A04C45A910B5E43D) by Dead or Alive

All You Want (http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=65F7B243C3E13758A829EEFE00C8FB1A) Dido

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

How downloaded to testdrive. Will report back accordingly. Yis. ::hugs::