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Fall 2013 Music Shebang...signup open until Oct. 7
So excited to get my package (hopefully somewhere with a kangaroo by now), I can't wait to join in on the listening fun!
Misha wrote: "That was an accident, not an intentional bait-and-switch. :-)
I've been listening to mini-Gail's shebang in the car. I like it a lot! My favorite choices are probably The Heavy's "Short Change Her..."
MM was pretty please you recognized the Borderlands2 theme song. As a female "gamer" she is a little on her own amongst her peers. Especially since she goes to an all girls school. :)
Really don't worry about any $#%! Words. She is learning to drive now and has to negotiate a six lane road to get to school. She needs a few nicely chosen words up her sleeve! :)
I've been listening to mini-Gail's shebang in the car. I like it a lot! My favorite choices are probably The Heavy's "Short Change Her..."
MM was pretty please you recognized the Borderlands2 theme song. As a female "gamer" she is a little on her own amongst her peers. Especially since she goes to an all girls school. :)
Really don't worry about any $#%! Words. She is learning to drive now and has to negotiate a six lane road to get to school. She needs a few nicely chosen words up her sleeve! :)
Honest to goodness, I heart mini Gail to the moon.
She is pretty awesome if I do say so myself Susan. :)
Well, considering her mom, it really is no wonder. :)
I am just going out to check my mail box. The postman should have been by now.
My second shebang was mini-Gail's. Some of these songs I remember from when I was a teenager. My sister (she's 3 years younger than me) bought that Maroon 5 album when we were on vacation in Germany and she also owned a couple of Green Day albums (including a very green one). I'm pretty sure I saw the video for the My Chemical Romance song on MTV2 (UK), we were crazy about that channel for a while. I also like the The Heavy and Lady Gaga songs.
I have listened to Smetchie's Home shebang. Favourites are The Mountain, Home & Rockin' Chair. Also Misha's Dance party one, which is an excellent excuse to do some living room dancing. I will also never not love Such Great Heights.
Barb and I both put BOY on our shebangs. ;) great minds and all....
Yay! I have my hands on a shebang package! Woot!
Dang it! The parcel belongs to MC and she is not coming home until late tonight, and will be out all day tomorrow from 7:30am. WAHAHAHAH. :'''((
Dang it! The parcel belongs to MC and she is not coming home until late tonight, and will be out all day tomorrow from 7:30am. WAHAHAHAH. :'''((
They're here! They're here! They're here!!!!
Glad you're enjoying it Barb :) I had great fun making it!Oh my dog! They're really here!!
Hello! This is mini-Cyborg, and mum and I just received all of our wonderful shebangs. I am looking forward to listening to all of them and am pleased to report that some of the songs are ones that I have been meaning to get for a while, (and now have for free... Mwahahaha) thank you all :D
Gail wrote: "Hello! This is mini-Cyborg, and mum and I just received all of our wonderful shebangs. I am looking forward to listening to all of them and am pleased to report that some of the songs are ones that..."Yay mini-Cyborg! And I hope you find lots of extra songs you didn't even know you want ;)
Emily wrote: "Gail wrote: "Hello! This is mini-Cyborg, and mum and I just received all of our wonderful shebangs. I am looking forward to listening to all of them and am pleased to report that some of the songs ..."
She only had time to glance at the song lists last night. I have no doubt she will realise the full awesomeness of participating, when she gets home this afternoon.
She only had time to glance at the song lists last night. I have no doubt she will realise the full awesomeness of participating, when she gets home this afternoon.
Heidi!! OMFG! I love your shebang sooo much. SO MUCH!! It's all romantic and pretty and I like all the songs. There are definitely quite a few I'd never heard of, as usual with your shebangs, and the whole thing is going into my itunes as a playlist.xoxox
Barb I love track 2 on your peacock shebang. It's my favorite. Keep You - Wild Belle. I also like Radiator Blues.
So far I have listened to Barb's Stubborn Non-themey Shebang and Janine's That's a Pretty Good Love and I am thoroughly enjoying myself!I had a couple of other sneak peeks on the weekend, but didn't have time to listen to them in full. Now I can enjoy them properly on the travels to work.
Anywho, more detail to come later... So much fun :)
Let's start with Barb - I absolutely loved this playlist! I got four songs in and knew it would be nearly impossible to identify my highlights because I was enjoying every song so much.This mix just made me want to sing along, which I did (a lot) even before I know the words. It was a great relief when I got to song #5 (Lonely Boy - The Black Keys) and I could actually sing along with the lyrics ;)
I liked that a lot of the songs were very powerful - they make you stand up straight and tall as you tap out the beat.
So, my best effort at todays highlights (I expect this to change every time I listen to it!)
* On The Radio - Regina Spektor
* Keep You - Wild Belle
* Move Like U Stole It - ZZ Ward
* Weary Blues - Madeleine Peyroux
* Boris - Boy
* Smoke Baby - Hawksley Workmen
* Daredevil - Fiona Apple (Hey, she's on my angsty playlist too!)
Also, thanks for the liner notes. I have read all the liner notes that were included and I really enjoy having them, they make all your playlists so much more you :)
Next up, Janine - I really enjoyed this playlist as well! I love that you mix in Nederlander songs alongside English ones. Mr Em also likes seeing a couple of Dutch artists he knows in your playlist, he hasn't had a chance to listen yet but I'll get a lot more of the translations when he does :)
This was over all a more laid back playlist, I felt very relaxed listening to it. I want to play it on a Sunday with my shoes off and a glass of Grand Marnier.
Some of my highlights included:
* Bon Vivant - Master and Mississippi
* You Ain't Nothing But Trouble - Christine Kitrell
* That's A Pretty Good Love - Big Maybelle
* Simple Song - The Shins
* Foundation - Kate Nash
* I'll Take Care Of You - Gil Scott-Heron
I also really liked that you had some old-school bands on there - The Ramones, The Kinks, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls... nice :)
Emily wrote: "Next up, Janine - I really enjoyed this playlist as well!
I love that you mix in Nederlander songs alongside English ones. Mr Em also likes seeing a couple of Dutch artists he knows in your pla..."
What!?!?!?!? New York Dolls?
I love that you mix in Nederlander songs alongside English ones. Mr Em also likes seeing a couple of Dutch artists he knows in your pla..."
What!?!?!?!? New York Dolls?
Dr. Detroit wrote: "Emily wrote: "Next up, Janine - I really enjoyed this playlist as well! I love that you mix in Nederlander songs alongside English ones. Mr Em also likes seeing a couple of Dutch artists he kno..."
I stole a song from the Motor City Mix you sent me a few years ago.
I have been sneaking in some more shebang listening but a little to sleepy to tell you all how wonderful you are! Still a couple which are unheard, I'm looking forward to more new tunes soon :)
Heidi, have I told you how much I love Pearl's a singer? My daughter's middle name is Pearl and she likes to sing along with it.
smetchie wrote: "Heidi, have I told you how much I love Pearl's a singer? My daughter's middle name is Pearl and she likes to sing along with it."That's so sweet! It is a beautiful song, I'll think of your very own Pearl every time I hear it from now on :)
Peoples be warned: I am feeling happy. I have a Time Out from Febfast and I am putting you all in my iTunes. This is likely to result in reviews until I cannot review no more ;)
So I'm starting with Misha and her polar opposite double act.The 'FeelGoodDanceParty' - lots of fun! Mr Em also really enjoyed this, he recognised most of the songs and found the 80s additions "comforting".
Personal highlights:
* Beautiful Day - U2 (This reminds me of a very specific time in my life, when Mr Em and I were first living together in a four bedroom shared house and summer months - good times!)
* F**k You - Cee Lo Green (always an enjoyable tune)
* Shake It Out - Florence and The Machine
* Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
* Such Great Heights - The Postal Service (I have a cover by Ben Folds on my Like a Version shebang)
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop (Iggy - always awesome! Plus for the Aussies in the audience, the Rage anthem ;) )
Ah, the beautiful melancholy bitter-sweet Songs For A Winter's Night. Guaranteed to sooth a battered soul.I listened to this in the hopes of chilling out a hideous, smoke filled heat wave and found that it is more than the season. It was like a hug when you're fragile and down, whatever the weather.
Highlights:
* Sour Times - Portishead (great joy hearing this, it almost could of been on my angsty mix)
* The Winter Song - Eisley (great intro!)
* Shadow on the Wall - Brandi Carlile
* Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone (she is always amazing)
Mini- Gail! Yay, so glad you played in this shebang round. I hope you've found lots of new songs for your walk to the bus stop. And thank you so much for the liner notes to go along with this mix :)
Lots of fun, and a theatrical bend that I enjoyed. If Gail hasn't taken you to any musical theatre events yet I think you should definitely check some out, I'm sure you'll love them!
Some highlights for me:
* Short Change Hero - The Heavy
* I Don't Care - Fall Out Boy
* This Love - Maroon 5
* Americano - Lady Gaga (fun!)
* You're Gonna Go Far Kid - Offspring
By the by - listen to Hey Boys and Girls while watching the scene from Singing In The Rain where Cosmo and Don are practicing their diction - spooky how perfect a backdrop it is to their dance moves ;)
FebFast Time Out is needing more attention (which leads to less coherence) so my other three lovelies will have to wait for a new day to be told how I love you and your music. Which I do.So sweet dreams to all, and special hugs to our host. Catch you all on the flip side :)
Time outs are good, but they lead to a heavy head in the morning ;)
Is a Febfast TimeOut something to do with drinking?
Surprisingly yes! Febfast is an event to raise money for families or young people suffering from addiction. You either give up drinking or sugar/caffeine depending on your weaknesses.
Ahhhhh!!! I could NEVER give up my vices in February!!!! But that's because it's dead of winter here. I could do it in Australia.
It's also the shortest month which helps ;)
Emily wrote: "Surprisingly yes! Febfast is an event to raise money for families or young people suffering from addiction. You either give up drinking or sugar/caffeine depending on your weaknesses."
I heard a little about it on the radio one day, I thought you had to give up everything for the entire month, including electronic gadgets. I obviously wasn't paying enough attention.
I heard a little about it on the radio one day, I thought you had to give up everything for the entire month, including electronic gadgets. I obviously wasn't paying enough attention.
Giving up booze is more than enough! If I had to quit caffeine and the digital world too I may hurt someone...
So far they've done a good job. Now let's see how much I can get done with Jonathan's Auditory Hallucination...
Gee I hope Barbs CD has a similar effect on mini-cyborg. :)
Gail wrote: "Gee I hope Barbs CD has a similar effect on mini-cyborg. :)"Good luck! How is she liking the tunes so far?
Unfortunately the Shegangs arrived after school started back, she has just started year 11 (second last year of high school), so is completely snowed under with work. She has chosen yours to start listening to first Emily. The title "songs of an angsty youth", appealed to her. :) On the days she has to be dropped early to school, she has been listening to it. She loves the first song by the violent femmes, hasn't made any real comments other than that so far.
I've been listening to everybody's shebangs, and I'm really enjoying them a lot. So far I've played Janine's, Misha's (2x), and mini-Gail's. It's great stuff, and I will report back in more detail soon...when I have a little more time.