Sea Wolf

I admit, I got started thinking about Sea Wolf again when their song "I'm A Wolf" appeared in an episode of Gossip Girl. (Yes, I was watching Gossip Girl.) I got turned onto them from the You Ain't No Picasso blog and magically, I somehow have 6 songs of theirs in my Winamp library. (And yes, I've transitioned from Itunes.)

Download "The Garden That You Planted" by Sea Wolf. (expires on Christmas!)

Here's "The Garden That You Planted" by Sea Wolf. Although perhaps overly meaningful, it's sweet-sounding and I like it.

Muppets Tonight Nostalgia

I saw this in Pitchfork's Forkcast and was thoroughly amused.

The Gospel of Matt

... Matt Berninger, that is. I can't find a good YouTube video of the full song by The National, an Ohio-based indie rock band led by baritone Berninger, but the acoustic teaser of the song is a pretty good representation. The sailboat performance? Somewhat poignant, but you can be the judge. I believe the clip was recorded early in the making of Boxer, their fourth album release, because at 38 seconds, you can hear the guitarist slip up a little in a chord change. It's nice to see someone playing a nylon-string too.

The National's Boxer was heavily praised by the likes of Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, probably why I brushed over it in the first place. Thanks to shuffle, I was able to remedy my mistake. But hey... Pitchfork did love Deerhoof and I'll never understand why.



And for anyone that cares... download "The Gospel" by The National.

Justin Timberlake cover

I'm smitten with this cover and its minimalist approach, somehow aided by the green background and trash can. Also... a ukelele is always a good idea.

Jason Schwartzman: Epitome of Cool?

Is Jason Schwartzman the epitome of cool? For me, he is. The reasons to love Jason Schwartzman keep growing and growing. For me, it's Rushmore, Shopgirl (...ok, maybe because of Claire Danes too), Marie Antoinette, and most recently The Hotel Chevalier. I can't wait for The Darjeeling Limited to come out in theaters. With Mark Gonzalez ("The Gonz") footage in his video for Coconut Record's "West Coast," I'm completely won over.

Favorite GAP Commercials

Since I'm in London and am not an active TMC DJ, I've been a little separated from the show itself (although clearly, not from the blog). But tonight, I listened to Kate's masterpiece and was inspired to post my favorite GAP commercials.

1. The life-changing Depeche Mode "Just Can't Get Enough" commercial. Notice Alex Greenwald, lead singer of Phantom Planet and former GAP model, with a major part.


2. Sheryl Crow, Lisa Lopes, India.Arie, and Liz Phair on a kick ass "Give a Little Bit"


3. Claire Danes. Enough said.


4. Because Juliette Lewis is a good dancer and Kate likes it.

Sleeping Is The Only Love

Good things come out of actually spending time in the library. And one of them is listening to your Ipod on shuffle and discovering gems like Silver Jew's "Sleeping Is The Only Love." I did some reading too, in case you were wondering.