Monumental Revisit

I picked up the Village Voice today, only to find that Pazz and Jop 2007 is out. I haven't really looked at it yet, but I did notice that "All My Friends" was the #3 single, and Sound of Silver the #1 album of the year, both of which made my lists here and here. Should I feel cool about this? (Answer: No) Admittedly though, this does stroke my musical taste's ego just a bit- that is if Pazz and Jop means anything (Answer: probably not).

Monumental Music of the Moment

So, it's been a really long time since I've done a Music of the Moment, so I thought I'd drop a mixtape's worth of moments on you to help catch up. Here's what's been bouncing around my ear canals of late:

• "Heroes" by David Bowie - How have I missed this song until now? Sad, I know.
• "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin
• "I Feel It All" by Feist
• "Radio, Radio" by Elvis Costello
• "Search and Destroy" by The Stooges - I really haven't been off this one. Thanks Jeff.
  
• "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
• "I Got the Feelin'" by James Brown
• "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" by Dusty Springfield - This song is a crushed velvet jacket and the girl to go with it.
  
• "Sea Lion Woman" by Fiest - Because I'm a sucker for hand claps. Plus, the guitar interlude is bitchin'.
• "You Got It" by Roy Orbison - Proving yet again that strategic use of timpani can really make a song.
• "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Viva Las Vegas" by the other Elvis
  
• "L-O-V-E" by Al Green
  
• "Little Triggers" by Elvis Costello - Some day I'm going to play this at a dance and chuckle to myself while everyone slow dances.
• "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
• "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem - This CD kind of blew my mind the first time I heard it. Truly an superior cut off and excellent album.
  

Music of the Moment

Man, I'm still stiff from the Wii-a-thon. Luckily, I have some good music to help me through it. So, here's the facts:

Artist: Django Reinhardt
Track: Belleville

Django is one of those artists that you probably never have heard of, but I can almost guarantee that you have heard. His music is a favorite in the movies (The Matrix, Gattaca, Chocolat, L.A. Story, The Aviator, Swing Kids and several Woody Allen movies, just to name a few). His music is just great. So, in short, check him out!

Also, as a way of celebrating the return of MotM, I'm adding a new category: "Setting." This category will describe what I think is the perfect setting to listen to the artist in. So, without further ado...

Setting: Dinner with that Special Someone