SXSW 2011

Pictures from SXSW 2011:

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 25

Day 25 – Most played song on your itunes

I was surprised to find this out. I listen to music on my iPhone while walking to work everyday and I thought I listened to a variety of stuff that I came across. But this song came out an No. 1. It *is* a good song.

The Decemberists – “Don’t Carry It All”

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 24

Day 24 – a song that you want to play at your funeral

Napoleon XIV – “They’re coming to take me away”

This will bring a little levity to the whole thing, won’t it?

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 23

Day 23 – a song that you want to play at your wedding

Mozart – “Lacrimosa” from his Requiem

I keed. I keed.

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 21

Day 21 – a song that you listen to when you’re happy

The Muffs – “Really Really Happy”

I like hearing when others are happy.

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 20

Day 20 – a song that you listen to when you’re angry

The New Pornographers – “Miss Teen Word Power”

Contrary to what my co-workers might say, I don`t like being angry so when when I`m irredeemably pissed off I try to level off my feelings. The New Pornographer’s always help.

Song starts around 2:30.

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SXSW: Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside

This was the only video I made at SXSW that turned out even remotely decently. There was low-end feedback that made things even worse. Anyway, Portland’s Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside channeled a time when rock and roll was emerging from country and blues. They sounded retro and contemporary at the same time.

I’m looking forward to their record coming out on May.

Here is a song from their set at the Partisan Records showcase.

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 19

Day 19 – a song from your favorite album

The Pogues – “And the band played Waltzing Mathilda” from Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

I could write a book on why this is the greatest album ever. This track is Exhibit A.

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 17

Day 17 – a song that you hear often on the radio that you love

Pass. The only time I listen to the radio these days is at the gym and they play crappy top 40 with a lot of jabbering.

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30-Day Song Challenge – Day 18

Day 18 – your sex song/ romantic song

“Troy” by Sinead O’Connor

I know that I’m supposed to come up with music that I use to get girls into bed (*cough* Kind of Blue *cough*). But when contemplating this entry this song kept coming back. It’s pure id. It expresses passion and obsession in an incredibly unhealthy way. But when you have an experience like this, you’re glad it’s over, but you also miss it as it makes you feel more alive than any other time in your life.

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