… prescribing good feelings since 2000
02.22.2012
Popcast #581: Pawcast!
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Greetings! It's been a little quiet around here, wouldn't you say? Dr. Marnie has been hard at work researching cures for ennui and Gina Zee is a little delirious from trying out the 65 day Celebrity Falafel Cleanse that everyone's doing nowadays, so I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to roll on in here and share some of my favorite tunes with you. My forward-facing predator ears aren't only good for enabling me to hone in on the faint swoosh of the can opener as it cuts through the evening air; I'm also quite the music enthusiast. My record collection is rather extensive, but my busy hairball production schedule doesn't leave me much time for hobbies. Luckily, I was able to move a few things around this week, and now I present this pawcast to you.
 
-Coco Malone

 

1. Mockingbird: Charlie & Inez Foxx
2. Fantastic Cat: Takako Minekawa
3. You're Sleeping: Tiger Trap
4. Eye of the Tiger: Junesex
5. Mean Eyed Cat: Johnny Cash
6. Bird: Jana Hunter
7. Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?: The Cramps
8. Fly Like a Rat: Quintron & Miss Pussycat
9. Know Your Chicken: Cibo Matto
10. California Sun: The Ramones
11. I Wanna Be Your Pussycat: Lightning Beat Man & The Never Heard of 'Ems
12. Pieces of String: Alela Diane
13. We Tigers: Animal Collective
14. Interspecies Love: Kevin Blechdom
15. Where the Grass Is Green: Sarah Asher


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02.17.2012
Popcast #580
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Dear Comrades, 
Lets get a little personal. The fact of the matter is, I found myself falling in some old habits lately. Mainly seeing things as black or white; yes or no, this or that. "If I'm doing this, I'm not doing that… If this doesn't work, then its over." I had to stop and remind myself of the forgiving spectrum in between the two extremes. Its  funny to think that such a small oversight can cause such a disruption in the force, but damn it really can. I had quite an 'a-ha' moment yesterday when someone said to me, "You don't have to see everything as black and white. You're an artist; get lost in the colors." (insert awkward silence and a couple of crickets followed by a facepalm, embarrassed red cheeks and an internal 'DUH!') Ahem…  Yes, well I think I'll do just that. And so today I bring you a popcast that really has nothing to do with blacks, nor whites, nor extremes nor any real philosophical themes. They're just some songs I thought had nice hues to them.




1. You Will Always Bring Me Flowers: Shannon & The Clams
2. Smart: Girl In A Coma
3. Loveless: New Order
4. Hallucinex: Stereolab
5. Não Identificado: Gal Costa
6. Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It: Belle & Sebastian
7. Heaven: Eleanor Friedberger
8. Light Color: Slowdance
9. Keepin' The Faith (instrumental): De La Soul
10. Don Quichotte: Magazine 60
11. Accident Waiting To Happen: Billy Bragg

 


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02.10.2012
Popcast #579
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Things got a bit rowdy at my weekly wine tasting/knitting bee tonight. I was hoping the group could advise me on whether or not to add ruffles to the pair of cabled granny panties I was working on. You might be thinking that this is a relatively simple matter, but the room was sharply divided. Opinions were strongly stated, tempers flared, and a consensus could not be reached. On the one hand, who doesn't love a little extra flourish? The naysayers were quick to counter that ruffles would decrease the utility of the finished garment. Mavis and Claude almost came to blows, but luckily I had this little old popcast laying around, and peace and order were restored in no time. I still an undecided on what to do with the undies; perhaps the ruffles can be detachable? 

-Gina Zee

 

1. Golden Phone: Micachu & the Shapes
2. Radio Free Europe: REM
3. My Sunshine: Ty Segall
4. The Cutter: Echo & the Bunnymen
5. Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love?: The Ronettes
6. Teen Line: Hello Saferide
7. Ghetto Magnet: Ghostland Observatory
8. Think of You: Bleached
9. You Shook Me All Night Long: Bing Ji Ling
10. Tally Ho: The Clean
11. Peacock and Wing: Fresh & Onlys
12. Hey Allison: Henry's Dress
13. Helicopter Spies: Swell Maps
14. Knockout: Air Waves
15. Talking Walking Cloud: Dustin Wong

02.01.2012
Popcast #578: Guest Post by Sugahblade
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Dear friends,

We here at P&C would like to usher in the bright and hopeful new year by… skipping January altogether! (hmm, now how did that happen? oh well) On this epic first day of February we kick off 2012 with a brand new guest post by a esteemed colleague, sister in law, lover of boots and capes, self-proclaimed color specialist, dirty martini expert, Art Director and designer extraordinaire, expert flower arranger, lover of all things 'ghosty', friend of witches and vampires, lover of animals, mother to Biggie, wife of Lil' Bruder, all-around fantastical free spirit who may sometimes be spotted with a feather or two in her hair, I give you my dear sisterbear, Madame Sugahblade Steffi (aka: Mrs. Z, Steppers, Steph, Pipka, Babe).
    
This lovely lady has been a long-time supporter of P&C and prides herself on being the first commenter whenever possible. Most bloggers will tell you that this is quite an honor. I am very happy to report that she's recently started blogging herself and her daily musings on life, love and the pursuit of happiness can be found at the lovely Life Of Steph. I asked this talented lady if she might be interested in putting together a guest post for all the kids out there who had no music to listen to for the entire month of January. She obliged with a most pleasant musical tapestry woven with some fine pearls of rhythm, melody and at least one man singing Be My Baby in a very high pitched voice that I have come to deem my favorite song on this playlist. So without further ado, I bring you Guest Popcast #578.     

 


………………..AND NOW A MESSAGE FROM GUEST POPCASTER, MADAME SUGAHBLADE.……………….

Hey babes! Today’s P&C is being transmitted from the Z hive by yours truly Sugahblade and DJ Mike Butts (aka Biggie). We hope you dig the tunes that we’ve carefully selected for you.

Join us on an musical journey that starts out mellow with a haunting cover of Be My Baby by DM Stith and then builds to a power anthem by the flaming head of fire Florence + The Machine. Also be on the look out for the melodic duo Lucius straight out of Brooklyn (thank you Mr. Lovie for turning me onto them). Also check out this video by Keren Ann she rocks it. Lastly, if you haven’t been digging on them already be sure to check out First Aid Kit you won’t be sorry. These two Swedish sisters will knock you off your block with their harmony and sweet lyrics. 

So sit back and relax … ahh … erase the gray of your cubicle and replace it with the golden beaches of Mexico and pour yourself a virtual Piña colada. 

(Also: This set treats the following: frozen airplane windows, screaming hungry cats, broken hearts, dry patches on your face and chipped red nail polish.)


and:   (<–Biggie)
 
 
 
 

1. Be My Baby: DM Stith
2. Foxglove: Murder By Death
3. High School Lover: Oregon Bike Trails
4. Don't Just Sit There: Lucius
5. Shake It Out: Florence + The Machine
6. My Name Is Trouble: Keren Ann
7. Strangers: Van She
8. Satellite: Guster
9. Rocket Man: My Morning Jacket
10. Santa Monica Dream: Angus & Julia Stone
11. Bye: Elliot Smith
12. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song: First Aid Kit
13. The Girl: City & Colour

 


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