Music!

[Nick Pitarra]

Hey guys! I'm a night owl. Just me,a pencil, and itunes. Post what you listen to while you draw or write, or just music you enjoy! People we might never have heard of before that you think others might enjoy. Music and art really go hand and hand with me...I'd love to download some of the stuff yall are jamming. I noticed little bits of this topic spread over the threads...I wanted an easy access place for us to go for new selections. I'll break the ice!

Right Now
Bruce Springsteens new CD Magic-just good americana music,love the song magic.
For this assignment, its about fun poppy music...so unfortuantely I'm going to download the new matchbox 20 cd...the headline song is catchy as hell...and I think it will evoke some high energy vibes with this assignment.

Always play at least once a night
Elliott Smith-Love so many of his songs...great song writer. Kind of poetic. He has a depressed tone, a real melancholy feel. And unfortunately he backed it all up by killing himself a few years ago.

Jim Croce greatest hits.My all time favorite singer songwriter and CD. A real working man/common guy feel to his music. Great storyteller.

rage against the machine(my favorite band in highschool,listen to them when I get tired)
Jack Johnson
Postal service
jackson 5
The darkness(love'm)
I jam to alot of timberland beats too...that new song apologize is awesome.
70's and 80's classic country...i really hate new country music, just poorly written imho.
And I'm a 80's pop/rock whore.
My favorite video game is guitarhero II, I've beaten 38 songs on expert so far,10 more of those bastards togo. i bought Halo 3 and haven't gotten to play it b/c of the contest.


Can't wait to hear yalls suggestions!

Best,
nick

[cg_maniac]

I like listening to soundtracks from action or sci-fi flicks, gets the imagination going.

[davidbovey]

Tool is probably my weapon of choice most often when I'm sitting down to draw. It's the right mix of aggression and rhythm.

[Vig]

Tool is probably my weapon of choice most often when I'm sitting down to draw. It's the right mix of aggression and rhythm.


True. I'm listening to 'Vicarious' right now.

[polystyleneman]

Radiohead, lately the new album
The Cure
Iron & Wine
Cat Power
Elliot Smith
Sigur Ros
The Pixies
The Stone Roses
Ride
The Beatles
David Bowie
Curve
DJ Rap (hate the name but dig the music)
Postal Service
Nick Drake
Various jazz and classical artists
... and many, many more

[Necros]

Anytime I write fiction I end up listening to Heavy Metal.

Some of my favorites: Hypocrisy, Amon Amarth, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Dark Tranquillity, Judas Priest, Persuader, Rudra, Mayhem.....and on and on...

[Nick Pitarra]

Radiohead, lately the new album
The Cure
Iron & Wine
Cat Power
Elliot Smith
Sigur Ros
The Pixies
The Stone Roses
Ride
The Beatles
David Bowie
Curve
DJ Rap (hate the name but dig the music)
Postal Service
Nick Drake
Various jazz and classical artists
... and many, many more

Dude we have so many of the same favorites....my girl wants me to try and find the De Beers comercial song...the one where they cover that cat stevens song... its the comercial where the dude wakes up and surprises his GF by putting a necklace around her neck, then she wakes up and finds it...and the homo smiles pretending he's asleep. Oh God if I get asked why I'm not romantic like that again one more time...if I see that dude on the street he's got a punch in the forehead coming. Anyways...i can't figure out if its cat power or not thats covering it and she wants me to find the song. So far no luck. Thanks for the replys fellas...I got to stop surfing itunes and actually start drawing!

best,
nick

[Brandon Hanvey]

Lately I have had this (http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/studio/6546/Wavs/fightm.wav) playing in my head thanks to CBI.

[Nick Pitarra]

Lately I have had this (http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/studio/6546/Wavs/fightm.wav) playing in my head thanks to CBI.

Thanks for the direct link Brandon! Jamming it now!

~nick

[polystyleneman]

Dude we have so many of the same favorites....my girl wants me to try and find the De Beers comercial song...the one where they cover that cat stevens song... its the comercial where the dude wakes up and surprises his GF by putting a necklace around her neck, then she wakes up and finds it...and the homo smiles pretending he's asleep. Oh God if I get asked why I'm not romantic like that again one more time...if I see that dude on the street he's got a punch in the forehead coming. Anyways...i can't figure out if its cat power or not thats covering it and she wants me to find the song. So far no luck. Thanks for the replys fellas...I got to stop surfing itunes and actually start drawing!

best,
nick

I don't know the commercial but you definitely sound like you are from Texas, lol :D

[Nick Pitarra]

Thanks for the direct link Brandon! Jamming it now!

~nick

Ha. I was like "man this guy Brandon has great taste in music". The link you posted just opened in my Itunes and was playing my music the whole time. LMAO.

~nick

[Brandon Hanvey]

Ha. I was like "man this guy Brandon has great taste in music". The link you posted just opened in my Itunes and was playing my music the whole time. LMAO.

~nick

It is a link to wav file of a 10 second clip of the Star Trek fight music.

[Nick Pitarra]

Yeah...it loaded in itunes...i heard that...and then it was followed by my library...it took like 10 songs for me to figure it out. I'm an idiot.

This squid monster design is freaking awesome!<--Funnest thing ever to draw!

~nick

[polystyleneman]

Yeah...it loaded in itunes...i heard that...and then it was followed by my library...it took like 10 songs for me to figure it out. I'm an idiot.

This squid monster design is freaking awesome!<--Funnest thing ever to draw!

~nick

I think they picked this assignment just for your style. The other contestants should protest, lol.

[Reed]

Hey! Cool thread!

Doors
Daft Punk
Depeche Mode
Simon & Garfunkel
Niel Young
Rolling Stones
Beatles
Kinks
Motorhead
Death from above
Apex Twin
Television
Gang of Four
Hendrix
Dylan
Anything with Iggy Pop on it
("unknown" bands from the DC scene you should check on Myspace)
Len Bias
The Chance
The Fake Accents

[davechisholm]

the new radiohead

sometimes i just put on the movie 'children of men' in the background.

sometimes just silence.

spoon.

elliott smith.

astor piazzolla.

1970's miles davis.

maria schneider.

there's more, i'm sure!

[J. Torres]

Jack Johnson is pretty popular in this household as are similar artists like James Blunt, John Mayer, Duncan Sheik, etc. Good stuff to have on in the background.

Other folks I'm listening a lot to lately: Amy Winhouse, Beastie Boys (probably my all-time favorite band after the Beatles), Lily Allen, Matt Dusk, Pink Martini, Radiohead, Weezer (my third fave of all time?)...

I'm a big fan of old school hip hop and catchy danceable stuff too (from all eras and genres)... but not while I'm trying to write because then it's hard to sit still :)

[polystyleneman]

Hey! Cool thread!

Doors
Daft Punk
Depeche Mode
Simon & Garfunkel
Niel Young
Rolling Stones
Beatles
Kinks
Motorhead
Death from above
Apex Twin
Television
Gang of Four
Hendrix
Dylan
Anything with Iggy Pop on it
("unknown" bands from the DC scene you should check on Myspace)
Len Bias
The Chance
The Fake Accents

I used to live near D.C, let's see, some of the "unknown" local D.C. bands I'm familiar with would be Cinnamon Toast, Peter Hayes, Tuscadero, Candy Machine, Eggs, Jawbox, Trampoline, DJ Bootimus Maximus, Shudder to Think, The Ropers, Chisel, Mud.... I wonder if any of them are still around.

Makes me miss the 9:30 club.

[Steev]

I'm listening to "Hillbilly Hootenany" by the Pitarra Family Harmonica and Jug Band.

:D

[jpolacek]

Here's what you do. You take all the bands that are on your list. You go to pandora.com (http://pandora.com) and add them to your custom radio station. Then pandora will play songs by those bands, and throw in other random bands that are similar. You give thumbs up/down and it zeroes in on what you like. It's awesome. It's free. http://pandora.com

[kamgates]

Wow, pandora rocks. Thanks! :)

[gmsalpha]

My iTunes is shuffling the following:

Oasis
Robbie Williams
Bon Jovi's new album
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Pink
Cherry Poppin Daddies
Old 97s
Weezer
Shania Twain

[the goddamn batman]

Wow, pandora rocks.

Except when it plays some crap that makes me wonder why it thought I would like it... :rolleyes:

[polystyleneman]

Except when it plays some crap that makes me wonder why it thought I would like it... :rolleyes:

I am SO with you there! I spend 75% of the time on that site thinking, I put in [this] so why is it playing [that?] :confused:

[the goddamn batman]

Sometimes, I'll put in a band name, and wonder why the stuff that comes up doesn't come up for another very similar band. I dunno, I think it takes a bit of time for it to really build a proper playlist for you. And what it uses to define 'similar' might be different than what I do.

But, that 'radio' thing doesn't always work for me. Sometimes I want something specific like chilled out jazzy stuff, other times I want Dillenger Escape Plan. It really depends on what I'm drawing.

Lately though, I haven't had time to draw anything, or fuck with Pandora. Stoopid job. Stoopid money. :(

[jpolacek]

Sometimes, I'll put in a band name, and wonder why the stuff that comes up doesn't come up for another very similar band. I dunno, I think it takes a bit of time for it to really build a proper playlist for you. And what it uses to define 'similar' might be different than what I do.

Yeah, the more you use it, and rate songs thumbs up/down, the better it gets.

But, that 'radio' thing doesn't always work for me. Sometimes I want something specific like chilled out jazzy stuff, other times I want Dillenger Escape Plan. It really depends on what I'm drawing.

So you make one quickmix setting that has the chilled out jazz artists/songs, and it will make a radio station that plays that. You make another setting that has Dillinger Escape Plan or whatever. You can make as many different stations as you want. I like it because it exposes you to new artists. Sometimes you like them, sometimes no.

Some of the bands on my playlist:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Interpol
Jesus & Mary Chain
Kasabian
Keane
Kings of Leon
Razorlight
Richard Ashcroft
The Stills
Kula Shaker

[W.Blankenship]

Radiohead, lately the new album
Sigur Ros
The Pixies
The Beatles
David Bowie


Dig these guys too. I also like to listen to :

Ro Blvd.
Free Speech
The Brekfast Club
The Arcade Fire
Blackalicious (Gift of Gab can spit faster and more eloquently than anyone)
DJ Shadow
DJ Low Key
OK Go
NIN (newer stuff, including the last album)
Amy Winehouse
The Decemberists
White Stripes
Raconteurs
etc.

3!LL

[W.Blankenship]

....Weezer (my third fave of all time?)...


I love pinkertone and the self titled, but don't you think they sort of lost it with that Beverly Hills crap?

3!LL

[jpolacek]

I love pinkertone and the self titled, but don't you think they sort of lost it with that Beverly Hills crap?

3!LL

Beverly Hills was one song on an otherwise very excellent album. They have so many great tunes over the years. They are great to see live because every album they do has 6-8 songs that become sing-along classics.

[Brandon Hanvey]

As a long time Weezer fan (I was even in their official fanclub), here is how I rate their albums

Blue fav tracks - Buddy Holly, undone, Says it Ain't So, Int he Garage
Pinkerton fav tracks - Tired of Sex, The Good Life, El Scorcho, Across the Sea
Maladroit fav tracks - Take Control, Keep Fishin, Dope Nose, Slob
Make Believe fav tracks - Perfect Situation, This is Such a Pity, Peace
Green fav tracks - Hash Pipe, Island in the Sun, Photograph

[Brandon Hanvey]

By the way has anyone heard of Weezer long lost album "Songs from the Black Hole"?

It was to be their second album and was a "Space Opera". Some of the songs made it into Pinkerton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_from_the_Black_Hole

[polystyleneman]

Yeah, the more you use it, and rate songs thumbs up/down, the better it gets.

Some of the bands on my playlist:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Interpol
Jesus & Mary Chain
Kasabian
Keane
Kings of Leon
Razorlight
Richard Ashcroft
The Stills
Kula Shaker

Nice list! The bands I know I really like!

[J. Torres]

I love pinkertone and the self titled, but don't you think they sort of lost it with that Beverly Hills crap?

HELL NO!

http://www.mishmashmagazine.com/images/weezerhoriz1.jpg

[W.Blankenship]

To each his own. Some say Reznor lost it after the Fragile, I say that's when it just started getting good.

3!LL

[davidbovey]

To each his own. Some say Reznor lost it after the Fragile, I say that's when it just started getting good.

3!LL

Yeah, for me the last two NIN cds are basically unlistenable. They bore me.

[polystyleneman]

Yeah, for me the last two NIN cds are basically unlistenable. They bore me.

With your handle, I'd expect you to be a Bowie fan, or am I reading your name wrong?

[the goddamn batman]

Weezer lost it after Pinkerton. What did they do that warrented listening to it? Is repeating yourself really that interesting? The Green album is proof of this.

NIN? After The Downward Spiral... I'll give Trent that he tried to branch out, he just didn't do a very good job of it. Granted, I think the guy's a fucking hack who's only accomplishment is ripping of the people who came before him. And that's different than being influenced. His last record? Wow... boring. Like, really boring.

[davidbovey]

With your handle, I'd expect you to be a Bowie fan, or am I reading your name wrong?

Yeah, you read my name wrong.

[J. Torres]

Weezer still rocks my rocks!

http://www.mishmashmagazine.com/images/weezerhoriz1.jpg

Stay focused, people! Nick started this thread to see what people listen to while they work and perhaps turn each other onto new stuff... not rip into each other's musical tastel ;)

[W.Blankenship]

Downward Spiral I just played out for myself. Listened to it too much as a teenager. Broken is still a fave album. As for the last two, chock it up to taste, I think they are terrific.

3!LL

[W.Blankenship]

Weezer still rocks my rocks!

http://www.mishmashmagazine.com/images/weezerhoriz1.jpg

Stay focused, people! Nick started this thread to see what people listen to while they work and perhaps turn each other onto new stuff... not rip into each other's musical tastel ;)

Old Weezer does indeed still rock, and I'm known to croon the "Sweater Song" now and again so....

But yeah I feel ya', debate but don't hate.

3!LL

[DanielSchenstrom]

Usually I have one of the commercial free government youth radio stations on. Talk shows and genre shows with mostly newer music. So it's stuff like Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Britney Spears, The Knife...

When I pop in a CD it's probably one of the following: Pet Shop Boys, Megadeth, Rolling Stones, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Public Enemy or a soundtrack.

Every now and then I put on a dvd collection, one of the Star Trek series most likely.

[Brandon Hanvey]

http://www.thegeekout.com/comics/tlt/tltimages/040403.gif

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[Frederica]

"Gang of Four"! You are such an arty Punk, Jon!

[polystyleneman]

"Gang of Four"! You are such an arty Punk, Jon!

Actually, Gang of Four is almost definitively "post-punk." ;)

[J. Torres]

I'm switching gears from finishing up a Teen Titans Go script to starting a Wonder Girl script, and for some reason I felt like listening to some Feist...

[singedtentacle]

Here are a few that I've been listening to:

Green Day
Clutch
The Beatles (It's crazy how many here listen to them while they draw or write)
U.S. Bombs
Metallica
Audioslave
Rage Against the Machine
System of a Down
Reel Big Fish
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Primus
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
The Darkness (constantly)
The Transplants
Weezer (even their new stuff!)