Jan 19, 2007

Eanie Meany

This song has been stuck in my head for over SIX months now. Literally!

Jim Noir - Eanie Meany [Video links at the bottom]

Yes, this is the song from that Adidas World Cup commercial: Jose 10+ ... remember?

Jan 15, 2007

Best Records of 2006

I've posted my list on the KALX website. After the jump, we replicate the list here, for your convenience.

1. The Knife - Silent Shout (Rabid/Mute)
2. Boat - Songs That You Might Not Like (Magic Marker)
3. Jose Gonzales - Veneer (Hidden Agenda)
4. Islands - Return to Sea (Equator)
5. Motohiro Nakashima - I Dreamt Constellations Sang (LOAF)
6. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Etiquette (Tomlab)
7. Juana Molina - Son (Domino)
8. Two Gallants - What the Toll Tells (Saddle Creek)
9. Daniel Johnston - Welcome to my World (High Wire Music)
10. Barbara Morgenstern - The Grass is Always Greener (Monika)
11. Thom Yorke - The Eraser (XL)
12. Various Artists - CD86: 48 TRACKS FROM THE BIRTH OF INDIE POP (Castle)
13. Herbert - Scale (K7)
14. The Trucks - The Trucks (Clickpop)
15. Dirty on Purpose - Hallelujah Sirens (North Street)
16. DJ Shadow - The Outsider (Universal Motown)
17. Chin Up Chin Up - This Harness Can't Ride Anything (Suicide Squeeze)
18. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain (4AD/Interscope)
19. Chirgilchin - Will Teach (Pure Nature Music)
20. soundtrack - STRANGER THAN FICTION (Columbia/Sony Music)

And I'm doing a "Best of 2006" show, which will feature selections from the above list and more. Tune in tonight 9pm pacific. We even have a live mp3 stream these days.

Jan 14, 2007

The sum of the internal energy of the system plus the product of its volume multiplied by the pressure exerted on it by its surroundings

We even fight dorky, as is apparent from this recent interchange:

S: Hey Elizabeth, what is the exact definition of the term enthalpy?
E: I really don't want to have this conversation right now, Shreyas.

:)