TOP 100 of 2006

I am back. At least for now. Long enough to drop my top 100 of this past year. This was my soundtrack to the most tumultuous year of my existence. Mom's favorite song was Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. The top two songs were actually a tie in my opinion but I put Crazy at number one in memory of mom.

1. Crazy / Gnarls Barkley
2. Fake Tales of San Francisco / Arctic Monkeys
3. Wolf Like Me / TV On the Radio
4. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday
5. Lay Low / My Morning Jacket
6. Phenomena / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7. Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
8. Miss Murder / AFI
9. When The Sun Goes Down / Arctic Monkeys
10. Leaders of the Free World / Elbow
11. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12. Steady As She Goes / The Raconteurs
13. Dirty Harry / Gorillaz
14. Dani California / Red Hot Chili Peppers
15. Knights of Cydonia / Muse
16. Harrowdown Hill / Thom Yorke
17. A Pillar of Salt / The Thermals
18. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels
19. Here I Come / The Roots
20. The Funeral / Band of Horses
21. From the Ritz to the Rubble / Arctic Monkeys
22. Phantom Limb / The Shins
23. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys
24. Out Here All Night / Damone
25. It’s Okay (One Blood) / The Game
26. Crooked Teeth / Death Cab For Cutie
27. Black Grease / The Black Angels
28. Level / The Raconteurs
29. If You Talk Too Much My Head Will Explode / People In Planes
30. A Certain Romance / Arctic Monkeys
31. Feltham is Singing Out / Hard-Fi
32. Little Razorblade / Pink Spiders
33. I write sins, not tragedies / Panic! At the Disco
34. Tied Up Too Tight / Hard-Fi
35. Wet Sand / Red Hot Chili Peppers
36. Dimension / Wolfmother
37. My Love / Justin Timberlake (ft. TI and Timbaland)
38. Gravity Gets Things Done / The Pale Pacific
39. Woman / Wolfmother
40. (It’s) Goin’ Down / Yung Joc
41. I Will Follow You Into The Dark / Death Cab For Cutie
42. Better do Better / Hard-Fi
43. I Want You So Hard / Eagles of Death Metal
44. DARE / Gorillaz
45. The First Vietnamese War / The Black Angels
46. Everyday Is Exactly The Same / Nine Inch Nails
47. Intimate Secretary / The Raconteurs
48. Sowing Season (Yeah) / Brand New
49. Liar / Taking Back Sunday
50. Cash Machine / Hard-Fi
51. Sexyback / Justin Timberlake
52. Oh Valencia / The Decemberists
53. Nausea / Beck
54. In The Morning / Razorlight
55. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? / Arctic Monkeys
56. Put Your Dukes Up John / Arctic Monkeys
57. Lazy Eye / Silversun Pickups
58. Just a Thought / Gnarls Barkley
59. Black Swan / Thom Yorke
60. You Only Live Once / The Strokes
61. Viscera Eyes /The Mars Volta
62. Starlight / Muse
63. 22 Grand Job / The Rakes
64. Disenchanted / My Chemical Romance
65. I Bet U Look Good on the Dancefloor / Arctic Monkeys
66. Better Way / Ben Harper
67. Daddy’s In The Doldrums / Secret Machines
68. Sinner’s Algebra / Action Reaction
69. I Don’t Love You / My Chemical Romance
70. Both Sides of the Gun / Ben Harper
71. Boston / Augustana
72. Heart In A Cage / The Strokes
73. …And we all return to our roots / The Forecast
74. Province / TV on the Radio
75. Gone / Kanye West (ft. Camron and Consequence)
76. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is / Jet
77. Original Fire / Audioslave
78. Shine a Light / Wolf Parade
79. Wamp Wamp (What it do) / Clipse (ft. Slim Thug)
80. Trains to Brazil / Guillemots
81. Turn It Again / Red Hot Chili Peppers
82. Your Eyes Are Liars / Sound Team
83. Enemies Like This / Radio 4
84. This is How I Disappear / My Chemical Romance
85. Mama / My Chemical Romance
86. Alone, Jealous, and Stoned / Secret Machines
87. Love Like Winter / AFI
88. Tell Me Tell Me / The Adored
89. Cosmopolitan / Nine Black Alps
90. Paralyzed / Rock Kills Kid
91. This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race / Fall Out Boy
92. Jealous Girls / The Gossip
93. Mojo / Peeping Tom
94. Black History Month / Death From Above 1979
95. Jetsetter / Morningwood
96. Don’t Wake Me Up / The Hush Sound
97. Cold December / Matt Costa
98. Over and Over / Hot Chip
99. Lightning Blue Eyes / Secret Machines
100. Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken / Camera Obscura

Lots of Arctic Monkeys. I guess it was their year (for me at least). See you in 2007.

Mixtape Interrupted

I am currently dealing with some serious family issues as well as a lot of work at school. This blog is a labor of love and I look forward to returning to it very soon. Until then, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. My little shoutout to childhood idol Casey Kasem.

peace,
pat

The 40 9/23/06 - 9/29/06

This Title / Artist (last week's position)
week

1. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio (1, 2 weeks @ #1)


2. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday (3)
   
3. Here I Come / The Roots (2)



4. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders (6)
   
5. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys (4)
   
6. Harrowdown Hill / Thom Yorke (9)
   
7. Intimate Secretary / The Raconteurs (11)
   
8. Nausea / Beck (7)
   
9. Knights of Cydonia / Muse (8)
   
10. Black Grease / The Black Angels (10)
    
11. Put up your dukes, John / Arctic Monkeys (29)
    
12. One Blood / The Game (5)
    
13. Level / The Raconteurs (14)
    
14. My Love / Justin Timberlake (ft. TI and Timbaland) (12)
    
15. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels (15)
    
16. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta (16)
    
17. A Pillar of Salt / The Thermals NEW
    
18. I Gotcha / Lupe Fiasco (24)
    
19. The Pick of Destiny / Tenacious D NEW
    
20. And we all return to our roots / The Forecast(19)
    
21. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet (17)
    
22. In the Morning / Razorlight (25)
    
23. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (21)
    
24. Sundress /Ben Kweller (28)
    
25. Barracuda / People in Planes (30)
    
26. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team (13)
    
27. The Funeral / Band of Horses (20)
    
28. When your heart stops beating / +44 (33)
    
29. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake (22)
    
30. Vermicide / The Mars Volta (35)
    
31. O Valencia / The Decemberists (32)
    
32. Goin' Down / Yung Joc (18)
    
33. Sinner’s Algebra / Action Reaction (35)
    
34. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco (26)
    
35. Satellite / Guster (38)
    
36. Liar (takes one to know one) / Taking Back Sunday (31)
    
37. Martyr / Depeche Mode NEW
    
38. Tell me Tell me / The Adored (37)
    
39. Province / TV on the Radio (40)
    
40. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls (23)
    
    

The 40 9/16/06 - 9/22/06

This week. Title / Artist (last weeks position)

1. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio (2, 1 week @ #1)


2. Here I Come / The Roots (1)


3. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday (3)
   
4. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys (4)
   
5. One Blood / The Game (5)
   
6. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders (7)
   
7. Nausea / Beck (6)
   
8. Knights of Cydonia / Muse (8)
   
9. Harrowdown Hill / Thom Yorke (15)
   
10. Black Grease / The Black Angels (14)
    
11. Intimate Secretary / The Raconteurs (18)
    
12. My Love / Justin Timberlake (ft. TI and Timbaland) (21)
    
13. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team (9)
    
14. Level / The Raconteurs (19)
    
15. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels (17)
    
16. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta (20)
    
17. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet (10)
    
18. Goin' Down / Yung Joc (11)
    
19. And we all return to our roots / The Forecast(24)
    
20. The Funeral / Band of Horses (12)
    
21. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (13)
    
22. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake (16)
    
23. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls (25)
    
24. I Gotcha / Lupe Fiasco NEW
    
25. In the Morning / Razorlight (32)
    
26. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco (22)
    
27. Save Room / John Legend(23)
    
28. Sundress /Ben Kweller NEW
    
29. Put up your dukes, John / Arctic Monkeys NEW
    
30. Barracuda / People in Planes NEW
    
31. Liar (takes one to know one) / Taking Back Sunday (36)
    
32. O Valencia / The Decemberists (35)
    
33. When your heart stops beating / +44 NEW
    
34. Sinner’s Algebra / Action Reaction Re-entry
    
35. Vermicide / The Mars Volta NEW
    
36. Ring the Alarm /Beyonce (26)
    
37. Tell me Tell me / The Adored (27)
    
38. Satellite / Guster NEW
    
39. Pushover / The Long Winters (40)
    
40. Province / TV on the Radio NEW
    

The 40 9/09/06-9/15/06

This week. Title / Artist (last weeks position)

1. Here I Come / The Roots (1 , 3 weeks @ #1)



2. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio (2)



3. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday (4)
   
4. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys (5)
   
5. One Blood / The Game (2)
   
6. Nausea / Beck (7)
   
7. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders (13)
   
8. Knights of Cydonia / Muse (11)
   
9. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team (8)
   
10. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet (6)
    
11. Goin' Down / Yung Joc (10)
    
12. The Funeral / Band of Horses (12)
    
13. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (9)
    
14. Black Grease / The Black Angels (24)
    
15. Harrowdown Hill / Thom Yorke (27)
    
16. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake (14)
    
17. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels (17)
    
18. Intimate Secretary / The Raconteurs NEW
    
19. Level / The Raconteurs (20)
    
20. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta (21)
    
21. My Love / Justin Timberlake (ft. TI and Timbaland) NEW
    
22. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco (15)
    
23. Save Room / John Legend (18)
    
24. And we all return to our roots / The Forecast(30)
    
25. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls (26)
    
26. Ring the Alarm /Beyonce (29)
    
27. Tell me Tell me / The Adored(16)
    
28. Miss Murder / AFI (19)
    
29. Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken / Camera Obscura (22)
    
30. Black Swan / Thom Yorke (25)
    
31. Original Fire / Audioslave (23)
    
32. In the Morning / Razorlight (33)
    
33. I will follow you into the dark / Death Cab For Cutie (28)
    
34. Smiley Faces / Gnarls Barkley (33)
    
35. O Valencia / The Decemberists NEW
    
36. Liar (takes one to know one) / Taking Back Sunday (37)
    
37. Crazy / Gnarls Barkley (36)
    
38. Joker and the Thief / Wolfmother NEW
    
39. Dorothy at 40 / Cursive (40)
    
40. Pushover / The Long Winters NEW
    
    

The 40 9/02/06-9/08/06

This week. Title / Artist (last weeks position)

1. Here I Come / The Roots (1 , 2 weeks @ #1)


2. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio (4)


3. One Blood / The Game (2)


4. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday (3)
   
5. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys (10)
   
6. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet (5)
   
7. Nausea / Beck (12)
   
8. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team (11)
   
9. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (7)
   
10. Goin' Down / Yung Joc (9)
    
11. Knights of Cydonia / Muse (8)
    
12. The Funeral / Band of Horses (6)
    
13. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders (15)
    
14. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake (14)
    
15. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco (13)
    
16. Tell me Tell me / The Adored (17)
    
17. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels (18)
    
18. Save Room / John Legend (19)
    
19. Miss Murder / AFI (16)
    
20. Level / The Raconteurs NEW (re-entry)
21. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta (21)
    
22. Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken / Camera Obscura (25)
    
23. Original Fire / Audioslave (24)
    
24. Black Grease / The Black Angels (28)
    
25. Black Swan / Thom Yorke (20)
    
26. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls (31)
    
27. Harrowdown Hill / Thom Yorke (32)
    
28. I will follow you into the dark / Death Cab For Cutie (18)
    
29. Ring the Alarm /Beyonce NEW
    
30. And we all return to our roots / The Forecast(38)
    
31. Touchdown Turnaround / hellogoodbye (24)
    
32. Smiley Faces / Gnarls Barkley (36)
    
33. In the Morning / Razorlight (34)
    
34. Smash Your Head / Girl Talk (26)
    
35. I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)/ Eagles of Death Metal (29)
    
36. Crazy / Gnarls Barkley (36)
    
37. Liar (takes one to know one) / Taking Back Sunday (37)
    
38. Sing it out / Hope of the States (23)
    
39. Signs of Life / Every Move a Picture (30)
    
40. Dorothy at 40 / Cursive NEW
    

Storm!!!!!

Yes she was booted off Rockstar Supernova this week, but not before being gushed over by all the band and Dave Navarro. They all want to back her up musically and gave her more love and respect than everyone voted off before her combined. I was sad to see her go, but she is coming home to Portland soon and will face a heightened exposure that she probably can't even imagine.

She threw down an emotional version of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here last night, but was sent packing regardless. Tommy Lee couldn't even tell her the news. She is a star and I believe will do just as well as Supernova if not better. She has the total package. Looks, sound, style, loads of talent, attitude, dignity, and above all, a passionate love for what she does.

Was she the best fit for the band? I say no. She is far too big of a personality to share the stage with three veterans of big-time, big-sounding rock and roll. I believe that she will return home here soon (after the finale) to an insanely large collective of waiting arms, ready to show the love this town has for her. I can't imagine Storm and the Balls not throwing down a multi-day performance at Dante's as a reward for their fans. After that, say hello to the big time.

This is her last performance on Rockstar. I have read that her mom recently died and that is why she dedicated it to her. Check out Jason Newsted tearing up during the performance. Storm as well. I have always held to my belief that no one should think about covering three bands - Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd as the original is rarely done justice. Storm gave the best performance of any Pink Floyd song that I have ever heard. Check it out.

The 40 8/26/06 - 9/01/06

This week. Title / Artist (last weeks position)

1. Here I Come / The Roots (3 , 1 week @ #1)



2. One Blood / The Game (2)
3. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday (1)
4. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio (15)
5. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet (5)
6. The Funeral / Band of Horses (4)
7. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (6)
8. Knights of Cydonia / Muse (9)
9. Goin' Down / Yung Joc (8)
10. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys (12)
11. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team (11)
12. Nausea / Beck (29)
13. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco (7)
14. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake (10)
15. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders (27)
16. Miss Murder / AFI (13)
17. Tell me Tell me / The Adored (16)
18. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels (21)
19. Save Room / John Legend (32)
    
20. Black Swan / Thom Yorke (14)
21. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta (20)
22. Touchdown Turnaround / hellogoodbye (24)
23. Sing it out / Hope of the States (17)
    
24. Original Fire / Audioslave (19)
25. Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken / Camera Obscura (22)
26. Smash Your Head / Girl Talk (23)
27. I will follow you into the dark / Death Cab For Cutie (18)
28. Black Grease / The Black Angels (33)
29. I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)/ Eagles of Death Metal (28)
30. Signs of Life / Every Move a Picture (25)
31. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls (31)
32. Harrowdown Hill / Thom Yorke NEW
33. Smiley Faces / Gnarls Barkley (36)
34. In the morning / Razorlight (39)
35. Don't Wake Me Up / The Hush Sound (26)
36. Crazy / Gnarls Barkley (37)
37. Liar (takes one to know one) / Taking Back Sunday (38)
38. And we all return to our roots / The Forecast
39. Lay Low / My Morning Jacket (30)
40. Phenomena / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (35)

The 40 8/19/06 - 8/25/06

1. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday (4 wks @ #1)
   


2. One Blood / The Game (3)
   
   



3. Here I Come / The Roots (20)
   This is just a 30 second promo for the album featuring "Here I Come". There isn't a video for the song so this is as close as it gets for now. This could shape up to be one of the best albums of the year. Oh yeah, this is the biggest mover this week.



4. The Funeral / Band of Horses (2)
   
B of H slips a couple spots due to the hip hop takeover of the top 3. Maybe if Diplo remixed this track it might make it's way back up there...
5. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet (9)
Did someone ask for more cowbell?
6. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (5)
The YYYs are still on fire with this, but I am itching for a new one. Check out their I tunes acoustic version of Sonic Youth's Diamond Sea. A fitting cover executed perfectly.
7. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco (4)
8. Goin' Down / Yung Joc (8)
9. Knights of Cydonia / Muse(12)
10. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake (6)
11. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team (13)
12. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys (15)
13. Miss Murder / AFI (7)
14. Black Swan / Thom Yorke (10)
15. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio (30)
I guess this is the first single from Return to Cookie Mountain which drops on 9/12. I am predicting that the modern-day art-rock masters will breakthrough with the new album.
16. Tell me Tell me / The Adored(11)
17. Sing it out / Hope of the States(14)
18. I will follow you into the dark / Death Cab For Cutie(17)
19. Original Fire / Audioslave(19)
20. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta(18)
21. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels(21)
22. Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken / Camera Obscura(19)
23. Smash Your Head / Girl Talk(24)
Cut and paste. I did this stuff with a double deck tape recorder up in my bedroom when I was 15. I couldn't match production value with Girl Talk, but it's fun to play name that tune with all of this song's samples.
24. Touchdown Turnaround / hellogoodbye(35)
25. Signs of Life / Every Move a Picture(27)
26. Don't Wake Me Up / The Hush Sound(23)
27. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders(38)
28. I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)/ Eagles of Death Metal (29)
    
29. Nausea / Beck NEW
One of the most versatile artists of our time returns in October with The Information. This is one of the new tracks on his myspace page (click the song title).
30. Lay Low / My Morning Jacket(26)
31 weeks on the chart. Longest run for any song this year. Probably for quite a while.
31. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls (31)
32. Save Room / John Legend NEW
33. Black Grease / The Black Angels NEW
34. Summer Shudder / AFI(22)
35. Phenomena / Yeah Yeah Yeahs(25)
36. Smiley Faces / Gnarls Barkley(40)
37. Crazy / Gnarls Barkley(34)
38. Liar (takes one to know one) / Taking Back Sunday NEW
39. In the morning / Razorlight (33)
40. And we all return to our roots / The Forecast NEW

A little more change on the 40 this week stylistically speaking. The number in parentheses after the title/artist is the song's position last week. New songs are in green with big red letters after them. That kind of drives that home doesn't it?

This is shaping up to be an exciting fall for music. New TV on the Radio, The Mars Volta, Beck, and The Roots should keep things interesting aurally for me. But there is a slew of other big name new releases coming in the next couple of months from Barenaked Ladies, John Mayer, Bob Dylan (Rolling Stone just gave it 5 stars), The Killers, Audioslave, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, and Jessica Simpson.

I want to mention that Bruce Gary (drummer for the Knack) passed away this past week of lymphoma. The Knack's "Get The Knack" was one of the first albums I recall owning and air drumming along to. My Sharona is still a favorite of mine and was the first song I recall being truly obsessed about. I 'd play it over and over until I knew every lyric and drum beat. While The Knack is oft-regarded as a one hit wonder, there were several other great songs on that album and it's follow up, though none nearly as iconic as "My Sharona". Bruce and the other members of The Knack unkowingly laid the foundation for my lifelong obsession with music, music lists, song structures, and all the things that make me a music dork. I would have inevitably travelled the same path without them, but they got to me first and you always remember your first. RIP Bruce Gary.

The 40 8/12 - 8/18

1. Make Damn Sure / Taking Back Sunday
2. The Funeral / Band of Horses



3. One Blood / The Game
4. I Write Sins, not Tragedies / Panic! at the Disco
5. Cheated Hearts / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6. Sexy Back / Justin Timberlake
7. Miss Murder / AFI
8. Goin' Down / Yung Joc
9. Put your money where your mouth is / Jet
10. Black Swan / Thom Yorke
11. Tell me Tell me / The Adored
12. Knights of Cydonia / Muse
13. Your eyes are liars / Sound Team
14. Sing it out / Hope of the States
15. Leave Before the Lights Come On / Arctic Monkeys
16. Original Fire / Audioslave
17. I will follow you into the dark / Death Cab For Cutie
18. Viscera Eyes / The Mars Volta
19. Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken / Camera Obscura
20. Here I Come / The Roots
21. The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven / The Black Angels
22. Summer Shudder / AFI
23. Don't Wake Me Up / The Hush Sound
24. Smash Your Head / Girl Talk
25. Phenomena / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
26. Lay Low / My Morning Jacket
27. Signs of Life / Every Move a Picture
28. Country Girl / Primal Scream
29. I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)/ Eagles of Death Metal
30. Wolf like me / TV on the Radio
31. Ladylike / Storm and the Balls
32. Well thought out twinkles / Silversun Pickups
33. In the morning / Razorlight
34. Crazy / Gnarls Barkley
35. Touchdown Turnaround / hellogoodbye
36. A Certain Romance / Arctic Monkeys
37. Sugar / Ladytron
38. Little razorblade / Pink Spiders
39. Enuff / DJ Shadow (w/ Q Tip and Lateef)
40. Smiley Faces / Gnarls Barkley