castle playlist 6/27/09

there has been so much coverage regarding michael jackson's death, that I felt compelled to play something. luckily for me I've gathered a number of mashups and songs revolving around MJ that I played a few last night.

60 channels - high time
negativland - michael jackson
siouxsie and the banshees - dazzle
the damned - alone again or
fever ray - when i grow up (lissvik remix)
cassettes wont listen - freeze and explode (maker mix)
royksopp - happy up here
pet shop boys - love etc
deep dish - say hello (rock mix)
bat for lashes - daniel
bjork - army of me (bersenenplatz mix)
black devil disco club - the devil in us
dsico - smells like electro
MJ v Qtip - Dont stop to breathe
the mitchell brothers - michael jackson
coburn - papa stoned
cicada - you got me feeling
the bravery - time wont let me go (ultradonkey remix)
white lies - to lose my life
tiga - beep beep bepp
lcd soundsystem - daft punk is playing at my house (soulwax mix)
dragonette - fixin to thrill
the blood beetroots - warp 1.9
the blood beetroots - public enemy
public enemy - she watch channel zero
santogold - lights out
royksopp - the girl and the robot
jt vs mj - my billie jean
fat boy slim - michael jackson
klonhertz - the impossible
datarock - fa fa fa (miami horror mix)
calvin harris - im not alone (deadmau5 mix)
rob d - clubbed to death
death in vegas - dirt
brassy - i cant wait
party ben - somebody rock me
a plus d - standing in the way of connection
mylo - destroy rock n roll (tom neville remix)
alien ant farm - smooth criminal
garbage - push it
meat beat manifesto - pysch out
dessau - isolation
love split love - how soon is now
a split second - flesh (perfecto mix)
paulina strokenfold - boys just want sex and money
the deafness - bela legosi's dead
the prodigy - the omen (clockwork mix)
chemical brothers - let forever be
lcd soundsystem - north american scum
the dandy warhols - she sells sanctuary
shiny toy guns - major tom
goldfrapp - twist
fischerspooner - we are electric
lottergirls - never say never
pink floyd - welcome to the machine (dirty funkers remix)
my robot friend - rapture
jackson 5 - abc

tampa theatre balcony club playlist 6/26/09

balcony club is the tampa theatre's young professionals group. this month's theme was "summer sizzler", hence all the summer-oriented tunes.

unn - summersky
moloko - fun for me
sarah vaughn - summertime (ufo mix)
dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince - summertime
tom tom club - the genius of love
alphaville - summer in berlin
mungo jerry - in th esummertime
beach boys - california girls
john travolta / onj - summer nights
the lovin spoonful - summer in the city
the alarm - rain in th esummertime
bananarama - cruel summer
michael bubl e- summer wind
dj sammy - the boys of summer
michael jackson - dont stop til you get enough
the jackson 5 - abc
alice cooper - schools out
john philip sousa - in the good old summertime

castle playlist 6/19/09

Porno for pyros – pets
Djedjotronic – dirty and hard (boys noise mix)=
Boys noise – & down (Siriusmo v boys noise mix ) oi oi oi remixed =
Neon neon – Michael douglas
The klf – what time is love? =
Dj moule – dig it on (block rockin boots)
cinelux - rob (tepr mix)
faithless - postcards
depeche mode - dream on
dinah washington - cry me a river (truth and soul mix)
cassettes wont listen - freeze and explode (remix)
fever ray - when i grow up (lissvik remix)
speedy j - the oil zone
new young pony club - ice cream
tiga - shoes
starsailor - 4 to the floor (thin white duke)
iamx - after every party i die
santogold - lights out
vitalic - my friend dario
benjahmin zero - fade away
ladytron - flicking your switch
tiga - beep beep beep
shades of suicide - breathe
kraftwerk - numbers (live)
sigue sigue sputnik - love missle f1-11
bsod - this is the hook
different gear - worry
electrosound - frozen space
jask - deep burnt sky
eurythmics v lady gaga - dance dreams
bat for lashes - daniel
scott weiland - but not tonight
pet shop boys - opportunities
yaz - situation
duran duran - girls on film
white lies - lose my life
a plus d - love will tear you apart
dj not i - more cowbell!
pixies - gigantic
garbage - only happy when it rains
goldfrapp - twist
moby - lift me up
plaebo - english summer rain
dragonette - fixin to thrill
the bloody beetroots - warp 1.9
benassi v beasties - intergalactic satisfaction
fukkk offf - rave is king (zodiac cartel mix)
richard f - say what (filthy preacher mix)
rancid - ruby soho
ramones - i wanna be sedated
Ministry – the missing
the prodigy - omen (clockwork mix)
Bob Sinclair – Tennessee (fuzzy vocal mix)
depeche mode - just cant get enough (dirty south rmx)
jean elan - wheres your head at (klaas mix)
v femmes - blister in the sun
devo - whip it
fischerspooner - the 15th (tommie sunshine mix)
daft punk - technologic (peaches mix)
mr oizo - positif
vanilla ice - ice ice baby
digable planets - rebirth of slick
ODB - hey dirty!
notorious BIG - notorious
timo maas - to get down
the chemical brothers - the salmon dance
does it offend you yeah - we are rockstars
the prodigy - invaders must die!
crystal method - busy child
candyflip - strawberry fields forever

castle playlist 6/12/09

thanks to jason barco (jb) for helping out

blank and jones - desire (ambient mix)
cassettes wont listen - freeze and explode
primal scream - loaded
tiga - luxury
enigma - sadeness
garbage - bleed like me
the smiths - how soon is now
A3 - you dont dance ot techno
moby - w eare all made of stars
the chem brothers - galvanize
love and rockets - kundalini express
fever ray - when i grow up (lissvik mix)
headman - catch me if you can
the goosip - heavy cross
IAMX - after every party i die

jb
royksopp - happy up here
empire of the sun - walking on a dream (danger racing remix)
little boots - new in town
martin solveig - one 23 four
the crystal method - drown in the now
bloc party - signs (armand van helden remix)
major lazer feat. andy milonakis - zumbi
peaches - more
the knife - we share our mothers health

rr
the juan maclean - one day
fischerspooner - we are electric
aphex twin - windowlicker
chicks on speed - warm leatherette
bat for lashes - daniel
shiny toy guns - major tom
miss kittin and the hacker - party in my head
wolfsheim - once in a lifetime
covenant - dead stars
does it offned you yeah - we are rockstars
bloody beetroots - warp 1.9
benassi v public enemy - bring the noise
tiga - overtime
vnv nation - epicentre
t rex vs shiny toy guns - get it on at le disko
depeche mode v goldfrapp - jesus is my personal trainer
faithless - insomnia
dj not I - more cowbell
daft punk - technologic (kids at the bar mix)
kings of leon - sex on fire (rmx)
parliament - flashlight


jb
larry tee & perez hilton - my penis
skinny puppy - pro-test
the prodigy - invaders must die
thunderheist - jerk it
don diablo - hooligans never surrender
iamx - think of england
the prodigy - warriors dance
dragonette - fixin to thrill
royksopp - the girl and the robot

rr
the smiths - bigmouth strikes again (rmx)
pet shop boys - opportunities (12" mix)
p4f - p machinery v relax
a plus d - sexy peek a boo
depeche mode - enjoy the silence (16b mix)
moby - go
lady gaga - poker face
hole - malibu

castle playlist 6/5/09

time to play catchup again:

tortoise - as you said
boom boom satellites - on the painted desert
kid loco - cocaine diana
shiny toy guns - stripped
primal scream - kill all hippies
infusion - the careless kind
party ben - galvanize the empire
pop will eat itself - ich bein ein auslander
headman - catch me if you can
the juan maclean - one day
justice - dvno
the cardigans w tom jones - burning down the house
dan black - symphonies (passion pit remix)
the postal service - the district sleeps alone tonight
lionrock - fire up the showsaw
cornershop - brimful of asha (fat boy slim remix)
daft punk - technologic (peaches remix)
who made who - satisfaction
the ting tings - that's not my name
dragonette - fixin to thrill
the chemical brothers f klaxons - all rights reversed
dj le clown - sympathy for sandman
dj morgoth - ace of spades feels good
david guetta - this is not a love song
a plus d - an honest MIA
tiga - overtime
klunk - black powder
spektrum - kinda new
jamie summers - sex fiend
bjork - army of me
bowie - jeangenie
the illuminoids - get it on at le disko
dj not I - more cowbell
yeah yeah yeahs - heads will roll (foulhouse mix)
the bloody beetroots f steve aoki - warp 1.9
does it offend you yeah - we are rockstars
benny benassi v public enemy - bring the noise (pump-kin mix)
osymyso - zombie nation
kurd maverick - blue monday (vandalism mix)
lady gaga v princess superstar - perfect poker face
kmfdm - more and faster
yer man - fast lane (get out of the way)
crystal method - born too slow
fischerspooner - emerge
jean elan - wheres your head at (klaas mix)
nitzer ebb - join in the chant (xpress2 mix)
junkie xl - cities in dust
oakenfold - faster kill pussycat
delerium - silence (oakenfold mix)
amoebaassassin - piledriver (grayed out summer mix)
portishead - sour times
barry white - cant get enough of your love
war - low rider
parliament - tear the roof off the sucker
the orb - little fluffy clouds (adam freeland mix)
si se - just like heaven
the chemical brothers - golden path
primal scream - loaded

It was the third of June another sleepy dusty Delta day

It was June 3rd and there were only a precious couple of days left in my junior year of high school. It seemed like the whole world was ahead of me and that opportunities were endless. Even as the years blur and often erase the memories of many events in my life, that one moment in time stays with me because it is inexorably linked to music.

Driving in my neighborhood, I recall the DJ on the oldies station making a point of the date, June 3, because two pop songs use that date as part of the story they tell. "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobby Gentry tells the muddy tale of a family affected by the apparent suicide of a young man. A dissection of the song lyrics can be found here

The second song, "Desiree" by Neil Diamond is about Neil's character losing his virginity to a woman twice his age. Apparently statutory rape was acceptable in the 70's.

In the years that followed on June 3 I would listen to oldies stations hoping that the DJ would know what the significance of that date. He/she apparently never did as I would listen and smugly think I had greater musical knowledge than the person on the other side of the radio.

Now I can just play the songs on my ipod (listened to them twice already today) and recall a time of youthful exuberance.

Below is the Bobby Gentry song

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and the Neil Diamond song

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castle playlist 05/29/09

geb.el - the killer and the chicken
fc kahuna - hayling
naomi - girlfriend
fischerspooner - danse en france
kid koala and dynamite d - third world lover
The reborn identity – violent at heart
royksopp - happy up here
electrosound - frozen space
bunny lake - if you leave me
peaches - talk to me
santogold - l.e.s. artistes
css - let's make love to death from above
iggy pop - lust for life
dead kennedys - holiday in cambodia
the damned - jet boy jet girl
the smiths - stop me if you think youve heard this one before
pete shelly - homo sapien
lcd sound system - north american scum
sisters of mercy - dominion / mother russia
garbage - push it
dan black - symphonies (passion pit mix)
the bravery - an honest mistake
orbital - satan
the hives - main offender (lehtmojoe mix)
dragonette - fixin to thrill
the bloody beetroots f steve aoki - warp 1.9
tiga - shoes (mr oizo remix)
pop will eat itself - love missile f1-11
a plus d - sexy peek a boo
infusion - girls can be cruel
the deafness - bela legosi's dead (lovejoy electric mix)
fischerspooner - the best revenge (oliver koletski mix)
daft punk - technologic (kids at the bar remix)
dj earworm - fedde le freak
eurythmics v lady gaga - dance dreams
kurd maverick - blue monday (vandalism mix)
chemical brothers - the salmon dance (crookers remix)
pet shop boys - love etc
ladytron - destroy everything you touch
franz ferdinand v the ting tings - shut up and take me out
the cure - hot hot hot
adam and the ants - goody two shoes
kim wilde - kids in america
the killers - can u read my mind (gabriel and dresden rmx)
yeah yeah yeahs = heads will roll (Foulhouse mix)
lady gaga v princess superstar - perfect poker face
she wants revenge - dont wanna fall in love

who knows

castle playlist 05/22/09

aria - ariella (dub)
lusine - everything under the sun
wax audio - pink jack
morrissey - the more you ignore me the closer i get
the smiths - shoplifters of the world unite
the cardigans - erase/rewind
citizen king - once in a lifetime
moby - we are all made of stars
morrissey - ouija board ouija board
royksopp - happy up here (datasette rmx)
the juan maclean - the future will come
jon auer - love my way
swans - love will tear us apart (red version)
the smiths - rubber ring
headman - catch me if u can
the ting tings - great dj
yeah yeah yeahs - zero
white lies - to lose my life
the dandy warhols - she sells sanctuary
morrissey - suedehead
shiny toy guns - major tom
bjork - big time sensuality
ladytron - blue jeans
santogold - l.e.s. artistes
new young pony club - ice cream (over)
mgmt v justice v notorious b.i.g. - nasty feel
timo maas - to get down
mylo - in my arms
the smiths - girlfriend in a coma
camper van beethoven - take the skinheafs bowling
pavement - cut your hair
dynamite hack - boys in the hood
nada surf - popular
tatu - how soon is now?
soho - hippy chick (never trust a hippie mix)
depeche mode - wrong (thin white duke mix)
kurd maverick - blue monday (orig mix)
the prodigy - invaders must die (dan oh mix)
ferry corsten - whatever (coburn mix)
the smiths - bigmouth strikes again (david starfire mix)
armageddon dildos - everyday is like sunday
faithless - insomnia
the killers - mr brightside (thin white duke mix)
calvin harris - im not alone (deadmau5 mix)
deep dish - say hello (rock mix)
depeche mode - deep burnt sky (jask mix)
the smiths - panic
morrissey - november spawned a monster
garbage - when i grow up
sebestien leger - the people
yer man - fast lane
siouxsie and the banshees - cities in dust (eruption mix)
dj not I - more cowbell!
mark ronson - stop me (dirty south mix)
average white band - pick up the pieces
earth wind and fore - shining star
the ohio players - love roller coaster
billy preston - outa space
parliament - flashlight
coolio - fantastic voyage
naughty by nature - hip hop hooray
house of pain - jump around
ice cube - check yo self
biz markie - just a friend
whodini - friends

castle playlist 05/08/09

playing catch up with the playlists

radiohead - fake plastic trees
techno squirrels - love comes first
thievery corporation - incident at gate 7
ThC – the insomnia time is now to forget me
rialto - london crawling
cassettes wont listen - freeze and explode
naomi - zero zero one
primal scream - loaded
new young pony club - ice cream
teddybears - different sound
the clash - this is england
amanda blank - might like you better
headman - catch me if you can
club feet - teenage suicide
chicks on speedm - warm leatherette
P4F - p machinery v relax
lil wayne v royksopp - comfortable up here
mc 900 ft jesus - born with monkey asses
covenant - dead stars
electrosound - sweet motorcycle dreams
prodigy - invaders must die (dan oh remix)
clash - this is radio clash
iggy pop - lust for life
pet shop boys - opportunities
the smiths - bigmouth strikes again (david hellfire remix)
queen - killer queen
timo maas - first day
ting tings v franz ferdinand - shut up and take me out
yeah yeah yeahs - zero
phoenix - 1901 (alan wilkis remix)
pvd - time of our lives
kings of leon - sex on fire (sharkey mix)
peaches - set it off (lexy n k-paul mix)
kurd maverick - blue monday (vandalism mix)
the cube guys - baba o'riley
electrosound - harder harder harder
DM - personal jesus (dirty south remix)
crystal method - trip like i do (tom real v rogue element mix)
coburn - we interrupt this program
dj not i - more cowbell
klonhertz - impossible
lo fidelity allstars - battle flag
the breeders - cannonball
bloodhound gang - foxtrot uniform charlie kilo
ladytron - destroy everything you touch
pet shop boys - love etc (PS boys remix)
kraftwerk - tour de france

n then who knows