aquabatgirl:

Susanne/Weezer

joepublic:

L7 | Me, Myself & I

wckrspgt:

the Mountain Goats - “The Boys Are Back In Town”/”Ignition (Remix)”

“It’s the remix to ignition

Hot and fresh out the kitchen
Mama rollin that body
got every man in here wishin
Sippin on coke and rum
I’m like so what I’m drunk
It’s the freakin weekend baby 
I’m about to have me some fun”

bestrooftalkever:

Merry Clayton - “Gimme Shelter”

Before 1969, Merry Clayton was just a Brooklyn-based singer trying to scrounge up any back-up gig she could find. When The Rolling Stones were recording “Let It Bleed,” they started looking for backup singers for their new song “Gimme Shelter,” and their manager suggested Clayton.

Six months pregnant, Merry came to the studio to record her now-infamous backup track. The Stones themselves were very obviously impressed with her talent. Around 3 minutes into the Stones version, you can even her Jagger let out a “Whoo!” when Merry cracks open the note over the word “Murder.”

Though the recording session put to tape one of the most memorable backup performances in the history of Rock N’ Roll, the memory would not be a good one for Merry Clayton. Just after the session, she suffered a miscarriage in her home. Many blame the intensity of her performance.

When the Stones heard this, they were heartbroken. They approached her and offered partial ownership of the track. They also wanted her to record her own version.

This is it. Be careful, it will melt steel.

Merry said, of the whole ordeal, “That was a dark, dark period for me, but God gave me the strength to overcome it.”

1-song-a-day:

Hey - Pixies

merlin:

Marshall Crenshaw - “You’re My Favorite Waste of Time” (The 9 Volt Years: Battery Powered Home Demos & Curios; Home Recording; 1979)

[Previously]

Marshall Crenshaw – You’re My Favorite Waste Of Time (1982):

“You’re My Favorite Waste Of Time” is actually a demo (hence the quality) recorded in 1979 as part of Marshall Crenshaw’s trying-to-get-a-record-deal cassette. Once signed by Warner Brothers, this track was never properly recorded for his fantastic debut album, but the demo was in fact released, relegated to the B-Side of the hit single “Someday Someway”. Over the years this tracks has garnered some considerable acclaim.. in addition to the fact that it’s regarded as one of Marshall’s best of, it’s also been covered as hit versions by the likes of Paul Owen, Bette Midler, and Ronnie Spector. The tune is very much the little engine that could!

merlin:

Weezer - “The Good Life” (Live At X96; Pinkerton Deluxe Edition; 1997)

Mostly acoustic, delightful, direct, and wonderfully shambling at parts.

From where I stand, Pinkerton stands as Weezer’s high-water mark.

Relevant to this tune:

During this time, Cuomo, who was born with one leg shorter than the other, received leg surgery intended to lengthen his right leg, followed by painful physiotherapy sessions; this affected his songwriting, as he would spend long periods hospitalized, unable to walk without the use of a cane, and under the influence of painkillers.…

combinations:

Solange - “Some Things Never Seem To Fucking Work”

You can keep your Beyonce. My money’s on Solange.

lafix:

Go It Alone // Beck

Cannot resist a dirty bass line.

pickinguptheshattered:

“Stupid Girl” by Cold 

Okay, I know what you’re thinking: “What the hell are you reblogging, Sharpless? Cold? Puh-leez!” But, this song was co-written by Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and, holy shit, can you ever tell.

For years, I’ve wanted to hear Weezer perform this, as it’s practically just a Weezer song run through a hard rock (is that what Cold is? Wikipedia says “post-grunge”; sure, let’s go with that) filter.

I still think the song is really good. But, when you’re as starved for decent Weezer material as I’ve been for the past ten years, even roadkill looks a lot like a steak dinner.

pppizza:

Neverending Pizza

Pizza, round, magic as can beeeeeeeeeee
On your plate: the pizza of your dreeeeeeaaam
Make believe it’s everywhere
Bite into a slice
Slingin’ up some lyrics
You’re a dancer to a 
Neverending Piiii-zzaaaaa
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh

Eat a piece, eat a fantasyyyyyyyy
Dream a dream: and pepperoni pleeeeeeeeaaaaase
Slices don’t keep secrets
You can fold it up and chow
And there upon the calzone…!
Is your answer to a
Neverending Piiii-zzaaaaa
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh
PIIIIII-ZZAAAAAAAAA!!!
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh!!!

[harpsichord bridge]
[electric bridge to pizzatown]

Vol-un-teer, for pizza take-awaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy
In your hands: the birth of a buff-eeeeettttt
Slices don’t keep secrets
You can fold it up and chow
And there upon the calzone…!
Is your answer to a
Neverending Piiii-zzaaaaa
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh
Neverending Piiii-zzaaaaa
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh
Neverending Piiii-zzaaaaa
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh
Neverending PIIIIII-zzaaaaa
Aaaahhh, aaaahh, aaaahhh
Neverending Piiii-zzaaaaa

drinkyourjuice:

Earl Sweatshirt — Chum

[via pitchfork:soaponmylawn]

This is an 18 year old person.

faneffingtastic:

Veruca Salt: Volcano Girls

I don’t usually listen to much music these days, but I’ve spent much of the past 12-15 hours intermittently listening to Pedro The Lion’s and The Long Winters’ catalogs and, yeah. This is okay.

(Source: Spotify)

myarmouriscontempt:

Gangnam Style and the Spacejam theme apparently have the same BPM and key.

Yeah, all right. This is… yeah, this is all right.