Pop! & Circumstance

Popcast #547

Marnie — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:56:36 +0000

POPCAST #547 TREATS THE FOLLOWING: The inability to catch up, to lift your head above water, to break through the cellophane ceiling of administrative mumbo jumbo and get to the stuff that really matters. Also treats hair loss.

RECOMMENDED USE: This week's popcast is a little sinister, a lot cheeky and all perfect for a 45 minute escape into the world of your choosing. I choose the Swiss Alps, a helicopter and a high-speed ski chase down a mountain into a lodge full of happy Scandinavians eating fondue who upon seeing me all yell "HEJ!" and toast many bottles of champagne in my honor.

SPECIAL REPORT: Last weekend I had the distinct pleasure of tagging along with my friend Lisa to a loft concert in San Francisco to see Audiafauna, first group on this week's popcast. They were nothing short of amazing and the energy… simply incredible! These 7 hip kids from Santa Cruz will be very happy to rock your world so go see them live. Though you will find it hard to resist shakin' yo bootay; as beautiful and haunting their songs like Fallen are, I also witnessed them raise the roof like a crazed gospel band out of Macon, Georgia. Holla.

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ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:

1. Fallen: Audiafauna
2. Happy House: Siouxsie and the Banshees
3. Bloodshed in the Woodshed: Modernaire
4. Coquet Coquette: Of Montreal
5. Chanson d'Amour (satanicpornocultshop remix): Catherine Ferroyer-Blanchard
6. Girls On The Beach (Black Lights Remix): Beach Boys (Locals Only Bootleg)
7. Cest La Mort: Stereo Total
8. Down at the R: Moneybrother
9. I Turn My Camera On (John McEntire Remix): Spoon
10. Dance the Way I Feel: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
11. Now That's What I Call, Vol. 2: Teengirl Fantasy
12. Queen Of The Sun: Windsor For The Derby

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Popcast #546

Marnie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:25:39 +0000

POPCAST #546 TREATS THE FOLLOWING:
The feeling you get when you know what you should be doing is different than what you are doing.

RECOMMENDED USE: This week's popcast helps you in those distressing moments where you realize you are sitting in a cubicle, a cage, a cell or other comparably confining space. Press play and you might find yourself quietly planning the great escape.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Song #3 really needs to be much louder than it is. Those crazy lo-fi Stockton kids, I tell ya.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Sleep the Clock Around: Mates of State
2. Allez Donc Vous Faire Bronzer: Sacha Distel
3. Box Elder: Pavement
4. Sweet Jane: The Velvet Underground
5. Young Love (Regina remix): Moto Boy
6. Let Forever Be: Chemical Brothers
7. Runabout: Little Dragon
8. Out of the Blue: Julian Casablancas
9. Out of Control: U2
10. Crazy Rhythms: The Feelies

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Popcast #545

Marnie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:52:12 +0000

POPCAST #545 TREATS THE FOLLOWING: Trouble sleeping. Trouble focusing. Trouble breathing. And measles.

RECOMMENDED USE: Dance free. This week's popcast is best taken however you like it. As Mos Def says in song #1, We in the movies, and you're a staaaaaar. (SHATTAH SHATTAH!)

WARNING: P&C technical support has located a disturbance in the volume field somewhere around tracks 5 onwards. This is most likely due to an overabundance of funk brought on by Arthur Russell & friends a few tracks back. (He's kinda awesome that way.) Don't let it stop you from cranking it up and modern dancing to Ultravox; its very much so recommended.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Pistola: Mos Def
2. Springfield: Arthur Russell (DFA remix)
3. Jams Run Free: Sonic Youth
4. Midnight Runner: Cut Copy
5. Six Months in a Leaky Boat: Split Enz
6. Reap The Wild Wind: Ultravox
7. Mona: Bo Diddley
8. Lonely Girl: Blue Giant
9. The End: The Meemies
10. Dollar In My Pocket: The Come Ons
11. Dog Days Are Over: Florence & The Machine

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Popcast #544

Marnie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:59:32 +0000

POPCAST #544 TREATS THE FOLLOWING:
Your pressing desire to wear a straw hat and do a line dance.

RECOMMENDED USE: This week's popcast is best enjoyed in gingham print and pairs nicely with a Roy Rogers.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: D'ya like really long songs? Then you'll really like song #11, darling.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Country: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
2. My Grandfather's Clock: John Fahey
3. Seems Fine Shuffle: The Concretes
4. Nothing: Mason Jennings
5. Theme from Midnight Cowboy: John Barry
6. Stand By Your Man: Tammy Wynette
7. It Ain't Me Babe: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
8. A Man Needs A Woman Or A Man To Be A Man: Bill Callahan
9. Behind That Locked Door: George Harrison
10. Wichita Lineman: Friends of Dean Martinez
11. One Hundred Million Years: M. Ward
12. Gonna Get Along Without You Now: She & Him
13. Darling: Entrance

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THIS JUST IN FROM THE L.A. OFFICE!
Thanks to fellow Falsie Gina who just alerted me to this amazing new advancement in hip-hop country dance choreography. Its the wave of the future (as imagined back in 1993, of course). Thanks Gina!

Popcast #543

Marnie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:38:53 +0000

POPCAST #543 TREATS THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: Swimmer's Ear, Jogger's Foot and Synesthesia.

RECOMMENDED USE: Popcast #543 is decidedly peppy which means it is appropriate for use while driving long distances, washing cars and playing with your slot car set. It is brought to you by the years 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 2002, 2005 and 2008. And the letter A.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Losing My Edge: LCD Soundsystem
2. Optimo: Liquid Liquid
3. Her Body In My Soul: OMD
4. Love Vigilantes: New Order
5. Story of My Life: Social Distortion
6. Being Around: The Lemonheads
7. Wordy Rappinghood: Tom Tom Club
8. 52 Girls: The B-52s
9. Bang On: The Breeders
10. Is Your Sister In Love: The Envelopes

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Popcast #542

Marnie — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:42:16 +0000

POPCAST #542 TREATS THE FOLLOWING: 3 kinds of cabin fever, broken teeths and multiple personalities.

RECOMMENDED USE: Fairuz will offer you a ride on her magic carpet; don't be shy, take it. Marvel at the scenery below as you fly over distant lands. Oh look; Kyu Sakamoto is flying a kite! France Gall is walking her cat! Floyd Cramer is having a barbecue! Uh-oh, Club 8 again…? These P&C favorites guide you into their magic carpet hangar and treat you to a Mai Tai at the end of your journey. Phew.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Akher Ayam Al Sayfieh: Fairuz
2. Minor Swing: Django Reinhardt
3. Sukiyaki: Kyu Sakamoto
4. Petit Morte: Andras Fox & Sui Zhen
5. Church Music: Freescha
6. Knocking on Heaven's Door: Bob Dylan
7. Le Temps de la Rentree: France Gall
8. Rope and Summit: Junip
9. Chinatown: Wild Nothing
10. On The Rebound: Floyd Cramer
11. Come With Me: ceo
12. Shape Up!: Club 8

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Midtown Marnie

Marnie — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:44:19 +0000

That girl… I swear she looks so familiar… Hmmm… Heehee, check out the June issue of Midtown Monthly, out now!

Popcast #541

Marnie — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:05:38 +0000

POPCAST #541 TREATS THE FOLLOWING: Lazy eye, stink eye and phantom limbs.

RECOMMENDED USE: Popcast #541 works best when paired with a glass of Orangina and a curious thought to pick a destination and take a trip somewhere. Song #7 will enhance that notion.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Change is in the air. Its a good air too. Lets open our sails and catch the wind. Yes?

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. The House with 2 Front Doors: The Finches
2. Beverly: The Carrots
3. Tight Rope: Janelle Monae (feat. Big Boi)
4. Cooler Couleur: Crookers (feat. Yelle)
5. Radio Dept.: Heaven's On Fire
6. Daydream: Beach Fossils
7. Get Up Get Out: Rosebuds (Bon Iver remix)
8. Burn Bridges: DOM
9. I'm Not a Robot: Marina & the Diamonds
10. Tame Thoughts: Warm in the Wake
11. Remember?: Lali Puna

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Popcast #540

Marnie — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:55:25 +0000

POPCAST #540 TREATS THE FOLLOWING: I-can't-find-my-checkbook tension, cat adoption anxiety, car buying anxiety.

RECOMMENDED USE: This week's popcast is best absorbed with a tasty sandwich and a glass of fizzy lemonade.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Try to figure out whether the tiny voice in song #1 is a little kid or a little old woman. Either way, its good for you.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Boisa Bisa Boisa: Jens Lekman
2. Crazy Feeling: Lou Reed
3. Wave of Mutilation: The Pixies (live at the BBC)
4. Pink Frost: Masha Qrella
5. Texico Bitches: Broken Social Scene
6. Jane S. Piddy: Rodriguez
7. Freely: Devendra Banhart
8. Jesus Walk With Me: Club 8 (The Sound of Arrows remix)
9. Black Balloon: The Kills
10. New World: Devotchka

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Popcast #539 • Now with 100% more video

Marnie — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:28:42 +0000

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POPCAST #539 TREATS THE FOLLOWING: Bad luck, bad weather, fender-benders, missing paychecks, taxes and sprained ankles.

RECOMMENDED USE: 2010 was supposed to be better than 2009. Sure, in many ways it is. Though every now and then a doozy of a week creeps its way in, disrupting all of our 'fresh new starts'. Maybe its the post-recession, maybe its a bad moon, maybe Scorpio's rising a little too much, maybe the dark cloud just isn't going anywhere for a little bit more. Whatever it is, while our luck is down let's listen to songs that make us feel good about feeling bad. (Note: songs 13 and 14 are specially formulated to get you out of any possible popcast-related funk and back into fighting shape.)

ADDITIONAL NOTES: You're probably thinking: "Whoa, a P&C video! What marvelousness!" Isn't it though? Super thanks to the star of the show, Lil Bruder Alex Z! He helped pick a buncha songs this week too! There's a pretty good chance there'll be more cinema shennanigans to come, so stay tuned P&C Popsters!

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
1. Hard Times: Run DMC
2. The Message: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
3. Life is Shit: The Dead Milkmen
4. Novocaine for the Soul: Eels
5. It Ain't Easy: David Bowie
6. My Neighbor the Firefighter: uh..(?)
7. Why Took Your Advice: Grandaddy
8. All You Need Is Hate: The Delgados
9. Help: Deep Purple
10. It's All Over Now Baby Blue: Them
11. What's Happening Brother: Marvin Gaye
12. Think About It: Flight of the Conchords
13. A Town Called Malice: The Jam
14. I'm Not Down: The Clash

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