Last.FM has been playing a lot of German indie rock on my library radio station. Not sure what in my listening habits steered it in that direction.
I have no idea what they’re saying, but darned if I don’t love the stuff.
Check out Olli Shulz & der Hund Marie and Kettcar.
Said the Whale - “Camilo (The Magician)”
I’ve heard this song (and clicked the “love” button) on Last.FM a few times.
Ca-Ca-Ca-Camilo
I need to see where you made that card go
Cause I’ve got some questions about the world I know
And about the difference between real and show,
Camilo…
The Bird and the Bee - “Rich Girl” (originally by Hall and Oates)
I thought I’d heard every track from the Interpreting the Masters album, but this one had eluded me until just now. Definitely my favorite; thanks, Last.FM.
Darwin Deez - “Radar Detector”
Whenever this song comes up on Last.FM I pull up the scrobbler app to see who it is. I always seem to forget that it’s performed by the poster child for “look at this fucking hipster.”
I want to punch that stupid dirt-stache off his face, but damned if I don’t love this song.
With the small exception that is Joseph Martens’ “Sunday Morning Coming Down”, it’s been a long time since I’ve listened to music on radio in my car or otherwise. For years, I listened to talk radio (RealRadio 104.1FM in the Central Florida area), then I moved on to podcasts—mostly of the NPR variety.
When I did listen to music radio, one of my favorite things was how I could be thinking about a song and I’d turn on the radio to hear it playing. I know this happens to a lot of people. We’re not psychic; it’s just the nature of pop music. They play the same stuff over and over again on the “Top 40” stations so the music gets stuck in your head and from there, it’s just a numbers game as to whether or not that ear bug is going to be playing when you tune in.
Nowadays, I get to experience the Web 2.0 version of this phenomenon: I’ll be thinking about a band I like—particularly, my favorite song by that artist—so I’ll fire up Last.FM and tune it to that artist’s station. Three times out of five, the playlist will start off with the song I was thinking about. So maybe I’m not psychic, but Last.FM is totally my bitch.
Dance for me, music streaming application. DANCE!
p.s. This morning, it was this song.
Last.FM, I will cut a bitch.
ENOUGH WITH THE ART BRUT ALREADY. My hatred is well documented.
Last.FM, I’ve banned three (3) Art Brut songs today and you just played another one—just two songs after the last one I banned. Are you just messing with me now?
Ay yo, Art Brut, you know that’s not really singing, right? Ok, glad you’re aware of it. I was just stopping by to ask while on my way to hitting Last.FM’s skip button.
Smoosh - “Rad”
This song came on while I was listening to the Architecture in Helsinki station on Last.FM (flanked by Her Space Holiday and The Decemberists). What these artists have in common, I have no idea, but I dare you to listen to this song and not smile at the innocence.
See I don’t really care where I go
You can go here or there, anywhere
Doesn’t really matter to me
Cause I can go anywhere I want, Yo
Uh-huh, Uh-huh, yeah
Uh-huh, Uh-huh, yo yo
Uh-huh, Uh-huh, yo guys
p.s. the bass player is 12 years old. ಠ_ಠ
Last.FM, do you not know how to take a hint from the “skip” button? I do not like The Libertines. Then again, I don’t hate them enough to invoke the “ban” button; so I guess it’s my fault for scrobbling mixed signals.
