This is how I work it out....

I was let go from my job today. It sucks, but at the same time it is sort of a relief. I wasn't happy at that job. I don't feel totally down because I know I did my best to try and keep my job, even at the end when I was pretty sure I was going to be on the outs. I remained professional, didn't act a fool. It still doesn't feel very good. However, disliking my job has given me plenty of time to think about what I would do if this day ever came, so I have a game plan all set up. Tonight though, I am getting drunk, which has already accomplished, and post some work/sad bastard related music. Enjoy!

Quite the fitting song, sometimes you can lose track of what day it is when you are unemployed. Who better to help you remember than, The Might Be Giants?!


This song is superb, cool jazz blues fusion mixed with a dark overtones. I love that organ!
Magnolia Electric Co. - Little Sad Eyes



I would have never known about this band if it wasn't for Youtube. Fantastic lyrics!


Plants And Animals - Bye Bye Bye


The Clash wrote this song about the way people, especially young people, in late 1970's Britain were forced into dead-end jobs due to the economic slump that brought mass unemployment at that time, forcing people to accept whatever employment they could get. Hmmm....sound familiar?


"I'm workin' but I'm not workin' for you..."
Superchunk - Slack Motherfucker


and now a little something for those working...

Don't let The Man gert you down.


Time away always seems so short.
Screeching Weasel - Beginningless Vacation


"Tell em' Steve Dave!"



We all have to deal with some shit every now and then, just hum this tune and you'll be smiling in no time. Read the story of the song here.
Ze Frank - Goose's Whipass Remix


The man in black tells it like it is.

Oniomania (from Greek onios = "for sale," mania = insanity) is a medical term for the compulsive desire to shop. Oniomania is the technical term for the compulsive desire to shop, more commonly referred to as compulsive shopping, compulsive buying, shopping addiction or shopaholism. I have a confession to make, I love shopping. Actually let me rephrase that. I love buying things. I will admit that I don't always go out with a shopping agenda, but spending countless hours in a mall or at a store drives me insane. There have been many occasions where I go out to say, Best Buy, looking to buy a CD I have been salivating over. I get there look at it and something else catches my eye and it starts. 3 hours and 10 stores later I find myself driving back home either empty handed and pissed at the time I wasted, or with about 5 other things I didn't plan on buying. I love this song because on one hand helps me justify buying those extras, and on the other hand it makes me realize how much of a whore I am to the retail industry.
Murs - BT$

Let me preface this with saying if you have never seen "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", you should. It's an Apatow (40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad) flick and it's pretty funny. I won't give to much away but the main character is a musician who writes back ground music for a television cop drama. His real ambition is his side project of a musical done entirely with puppets. The best part is that the musical is based on Dracula falling in love. When I saw this movie I fell in love with this idea. If I had the funds, any musical talent or wasn't afraid of getting sued I might just make it happen. Anyway, in the movie Jason Segel is trying to forget this girl with the help of the ever so sexy Mila Kunis (Jackie from that 70's show). They go to a bar and get drunk and with some coaxing he get's on stage and preforms this gem. It's hilarious, bittersweet, and really really short. I wish this song went on for another hour every time I hear it.
Jason Segal - Draculas Lament

It was the type of day that seemed like it would never end. You wondered if the person who built this place made those windows big intentionally just to taunt you on those beauitful days. The last hour oozing like by like the thickest sap, while your body surges with anticipation. The shut down begins. The numbers are figured, the lights go out and the lock clicks. You're in your car and you can't leave fast enough. Speed away leaving the weight of the day to disintegrate. The windows are down and the music is cranked. Belting out your victory ballads for the passerby. The air is heavy and warm and the sky is clear and black. God's fingernail illuminating the back roads, or neon and halogen on the city streets. You are on your way home. Perhaps a debate of what the night will hold. You walk in throw your keys on the table and call upon your friends. Ice cold glass, smoke filled conversation about the events of the day. It's not what you want to talk about but looking back is so much better than being there. This song reminds me of living at my old house in the summer.
Plants And Animals - Feedback In The Field

Dylan meets inner city ghetto cowboy.
The Felice Brothers - Frankie's Gun