80's Ken:
1. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
2. In Between Days - The Cure
3. The Promise - When In Rome
4. Wonderul Life - Black
5. Oblivious - Aztec Camera
6. Love Vigilantes - New Order
7. Revenge - Ministry
8. So In Love - Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark (OMD)
9. Tenderness - General Public
10. Cars - Gary Numan
11. Lay Your Hands On Me - The Thompson Twins

Ok Kids, I somehow found myself indebted to a good friend for providing some unbelievable soccer tix to a recent Real Salt Lake game. In payment of this debt, I have endeavored to create a rock solid 80's mix for his listening pleasure, but I also figured we all should be subject to my trip down memory lane. Hope you like it too!

Ok, So Dignity and Shame. It's been far too long since i've listened to anything by the drunken sailor musings of Crooked Fingers. Man I love their stuff... or should I say Eric Bachman's stuff. Just dark, broody and catchy with the occasional subtle undercurrent of some beautiful musical phrase that reminds me why i'm writing about this stuff in the first place. Can't beat that. Something off this album will surely be on the next iMix.

iMix July 27:
"1. Claire de lane - Claude Debussy
2. Only This Moment - Royksopp
3. I Never - Rilo Kiley
4. Space Oddity - David Bowie
5. Cash Machine (Album Version) - Hard-fi
6. Hot Ride (Radio Edit) - The Prodigy
7. The Long Goodbye - A Girl Called Eddy
8. Sand and Romance - King Elementary
9. To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens"

ahhh. FINALLY. Another list to peruse. Some of these tracks are all over the place and have only gotten casual listens from me, but I did enjoy them so check em out!! Missing from this list is the grand new offering from both Elbow and the Dandy's. Initial listens of both are strong strong offerings and better than each of their previous releases I thought. I reserve the right to change my mind, duh. Also, I'd like to squash any notions that the last track on this list was something I found on the OC. Though I like the secret shame quality of that show, I haven't seen it. However, Sufjan's release is a total Elliot Smith mood track that makes me want more. amen

ps. I can't express how much I love that rilo kiley song. It's one of those brilliant sing until your blue in the face songs that manage to cross my path every 2 months or so.

Ok,

I've been a bit remiss, but am working on the next IMix (thanks for the suggestion A). I've also noticed that many of the new things i'm digging on aren't available via Rhaps so I may have to start throwing in a few recommendations that I've heard that I won't be able to share via the online Rhapsody experience. Specifically, the new Lucksmiths album is a wonderful mellow gem. The track "the chapter in your life entitled San Francisco" reminds me of my good ole days in SF, despite not knowing any of the lyrics. Fine enough.

Weekly 6/24:
"1. Rodeo Town - The Kills
2. Here It Comes - Longwave
3. Love Like A Bomb - Oasis
4. Underneath You Know The Names - Longwave
5. Daylight - Better Than Ezra
6. Juxtapozed With U - Super Furry Animals
7. Subject Drop - Pernice Brothers
8. A Track And A Train - Shout Out Louds"

This week's stuff includes an oldie oldie from the SFA boys. I just love that song and figured it should find a home here at some point.
Other notable mentions:

I've also been checking out some fun neo 60's multi-vocal harmonizing goodness by a band called the Brunettes that I saw open for the Shins. Way cool.
Also getting into a mellow indiepop band called the Magic Numbers. Definitely worth checking out. I haven't reviewed them enough to pin down their sound... at least verbally.

Weekly Sampler 6/16:
1. An Honest Mistake - The Bravery
2. Dakota - Stereophonics
3. The Comeback - Shout Out Louds
4. Razor - Foo Fighters
5. A Lifetime - Better Than Ezra

Weekly Sampler 6/10:
1. My Love - Paco
2. Spit It Out - Brendan Benson
3. Finding Out True Love Is Blind - Louis XIV
4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran
5. Primitive (The Way I Treat You) - Ambulance Ltd.
6. Speed Of Sound - Coldplay
7. Emerge - Fischerspooner
8. Shoot Your Gun - 22-20s
9. Eple - Royksopp
10. Banquet - Bloc Party"

Note the total sauciness of the Louix XIV song as the current indie answer to a hopped up libido! Gotta love rock and roll.