hackthis_archive | Recs and Music

sparky77 wrote Heroes fic, but not just any fic, because The Terminal Velocity of Spit is about Nathan and Peter and jealousy and family and also, um, George Clooney. I can hear you all complaining, "here we go with the fandom meshing again," "I hate Nathan… he's the Anti-Christ" blah blah blah. Stuff it, and trust me on this one. This is really about Nathan and Peter and it's so gorgeous and understated and right about who they are.

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them0rgue has written more Matt/Landry fic for the Friday Night Lights people. I know everybody's all Matt/Julie! CoachHotass! Jason/Tim! Hell, even the author says A Little Bit of Paint-by-Numbers is Matt Gen, but it's not even about the pairing as much as it's about the undercurrent of friendship and wanting to be with people who understand you and can relate to you. I can see already that

them0rgue has some Saracen hotline on her batphone or something.

3. The November Frankenstein Mix is ready. I am totally rocking my poll.

The Let the Music Play Mix

1. A song for seduction -- Joe Purdy 'Trouble' – You know, there are a lot of songs called 'Trouble' -– Coldplay had one on Parachutes, Ray LaMontagne's first single was 'Trouble', and you'd think hey, maybe calling somebody Trouble isn't the best way to seduce them. I think you'd really be wrong, because ultimately true seduction isn't about sex and stripteases, it happens in the mind. So, what's more seductive than somebody admitting they know you're probably going to break their heart, but they want you so badly it doesn't even matter?

2. A song for succor -- Gomez 'Hamoa Beach' – Succor. A noun. 'Assistance in a time of difficulty.' Yes, well, what's more difficult than when your friends are breaking up, and you never liked your friend's significant other, and all you can think is "OMG, please don't punk out now!" Yes, that's what this song is about.

3. A song of lustration -- Prince 'I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man' –- Just like

musesfool I had to look up what 'lustration' meant, because by the root, I totally thought it was about sex. It's not. So, even having Prince here is a red herring of sorts, because lustration isn't about lust it's about purification, and what's more purifying than someone turning you down so you have to go home and take a cold shower? This is one of my favorite Prince songs ever.

4. A song of quietude -- Oasis 'The Importance of Being Idle' -- Ultimately the title says it all. Oasis started with a bang, shone brightly for a bit, dulled down with excess and beer belly, and are now back and slowly trimming the fat away. This single exemplifies a lot of what people loved about them in the beginning: the 'go fuck yourself, because I rock no matter who I am or how much money I make' attitude.

5. A song with moxie -- Madonna 'Express Yourself' –- Poor Madonna, she hasn't had a good album since Ray of Light, she's getting older despite her 27 hour-a-day exercise regime, and now people are questioning her two-million dollar adoption, because hey, there are plenty of kids in the US who could totally benefit from being adopted too. I digress. This song is awesome with the moxie, because really, "You deserve the best in life, so if the time isn't right then move on/ Second best is never enough, you'll do much better, baby, on your own."

6. A song for detox -- Hot Hot Heat 'Oh, Goddammit' –-

slodwick and

scrunchy introduced me to this song via the Chasing Sheppard soundtrack, and oh my god, it says so much about how you feel when you're detoxing, you hate everyone and everything and nothing you say is the right thing, and you're just like DAMMIT! ETA: It's not Get Set Go, my bad.

7. A song for a safari -- Ray LaMontagne 'Three More Days' –- Ray LaMontangue has this voice like, well, kind of like really good tantric sex. It's all gravelly and languid and you're just like 'Yurrrrr.' He's one of those guys where less is more. He's also one of those guys who seems a lot stronger when you hear his stuff in segments instead of all together. Damien Rice is like that too, IMO.

8. A song for bitching -- Scissor Sisters 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin' –- I'm not a fan of Scissor Sisters, but they have catchy songs. Oh, fuck it, who am I kidding? This isn't just catchy, this is fucking chronic (in both senses of the word). If you don't dance to this song you might be dead.

9. A song for sleeping -- Fiona Apple 'Sleep to Dream' -– Ah Fiona. Yeah, that's all I can say, "Ah, Fiona."

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