Random old songs

If you have never heard of Pedro The Lion you owe it to yourself to give him a listen. I say him because it basically one guy, David Bazan, with a revolving band line up backing him. Bazan writes heartfelt lyrics that can at time be a little depressing but also very thought provoking. The music definitely tends to lean more towards the calm side, although there was an album or two that seemed more upbeat closer to the end of the bands career. I remember coming across this band at a local christian bookstore, and being very surprised that they actually carried it upon listening to the album. It's definitely not preachy by any stretch of the imagination. In fact quite a few of the songs deal with much more adult themes and even foray into darker themes (check out the album Winners Never Quit.) Don't get me wrong his music isn't all rainclouds and sour grapes, the music will leave you with the feeling that no one is perfect and that we are only human.
Pedro The Lion - The Longer I Lay Here

Get ready to rock the eff out. Ska punk rockers Less Than Jake produce the happiest music you have ever heard with majorly jaded lyrics. It's like eating ice cream and being hit in the head with a rock. If you like to dance and you want to re live those angsty anti-everything teen years I suggest giving these dudes a whirl. I guarantee you after hearing this it will be stuck in your head just like...well, glue.
Less Than Jake - Krazy Glue

A long time ago I used to work at a gas station/ car wash. Working the car wash was one of the most slack jobs I ever did. I got to listen to music all day, I could do my homework, I'd cut pictures out of magazines and make humorous word bubbles for other employees to find, and I worked a great bunch of guys. One particular guy was named Jason. He was one of the funniest dudes I have ever met. We used to just sit around and listen to Whatever And Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five constantly (It had just came out then). One day he had randomly gave me a CD by this band called Arch Stanton, which he was a member of. I had talked to this guy countless times and he had never mentioned he was in a band. I never got to see them play because I was to young to get into any bars, but he was kind enough to give me a CD. Which he comically signed, "To Brad. From Quality" Quality was the name of the gas station/car wash.
Arch Stanton - Forever (No Longer Available)


This is a home state band that I always loved. They had a few big hits back in the 90's with the songs Plowed, Molly and the less popular Wax Ecstatic. All very good songs in their own right. They were also featured on the soundtrack to the Kevin Smith film Chasing Amy and a great compilation called Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits. Here is they killer version of the theme song to Speed Racer. P.S. I would highly suggest picking up this compilation, especially for The Violent Femmes outstanding version of Eep Opp Ork-Ah Ah from the Jetsons and Matthew Sweet re-doing Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Sponge - Speed Racer

This song needs nothing enticing said about it. It's that good. Also I really need to go to bed. Also check out some cool art by this dude.
Little Wings - Last Time

RopBop Special Request
Radical Dudez - Tahiti Treat

The last days of summer are always the saddest

****IMPORTANT****
Before we continue I need to let you all know that I have switched server hosts for my files. What does this mean to you? You can now hear a song before you download it, where as before you had to download the song with out listening to it. I did this because I know sometimes when I am looking through other Music Blogs I find some songs that I don't like after I downloaded them, it's a waste of my computer space and time. Normally sites want you to download them because it clogs up their servers and that is the reason some web sites take forever to load. However the host I am using has made the option available to preview the song before downloading it. All you have to do is click on the link and it will take you to a page that has a mini player on it and you just click play and it will begin the song. I could make it so that the mini player is right on the blog but it looked really ugly. So until I find a pretty way to make songs playable directly from ROPBOP, this is how it goes.

Brad's dying summer wishes 07 mini play list

Har-Mar Superstar - E-Z Pass (No Longer Available, But This Is)
Jill Sobule - Hot In Here (Nelly Cover)
King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight
Grandaddy - Now It's On
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
Feist - Feel It All

I was brought up on country music. Weather I like it or not it's in my blood. There are so many songs that bring back memories of my childhood. I do like country music. However the only country music I like is that stuff I was brought up on. My dad was a huge George Strait fan. I always loved this sad sappy sucker.
George Strait - When Did You Stop Loving Me

Question: What did the redneck say to George Strait?
Answer: "A tear in your beer makes you a queer, cowboy up!"
Garth Brooks - Rodeo (No Longer Available)

Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Solo Verse Chorus Repeat. Boring Boring Boring, says the Microphones/mt.eerie. Possibly one of the strangest bands I have ever heard. Their shtick is crazy song arrangement. Theses folks have tons of albums out. All of them very strange. Great for repeated listens.
The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

I hate waking up. I usually reset my alarm at least twice before I actually get up. There are those mornings though when your alarm goes off and you just lay in bed and it's the perfect song to start your day to. I remember one morning waking up to The Beatles singing "Here Comes The Sun". The rest of my day was great. Start your day out great, add this little tune to your morning. I'll be singing this one in the morning myself if I don't go to bed now.
Little Wings - Uh-Oh(It's Morning Time Again) (No Longer Available)