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Twelve 1:37-Long Songs for the 137th Day of 2009
Today, May 17th, is the 137th day of 2009. On this day in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was formed. In 1875, Louisville, Ky., hosted the very first Kentucky Derby. And in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that racial segregation was unconstitutional—nice move, dudes! Bob Saget, Sugar Ray Leonard, Enya and Trent Reznor were all born on this date in various years, so happy birthday to that motley crew. Only slightly more surprising than the fact that Enya and Trent Reznor have anything in common is that there are quite a lot of good songs clocking in at... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaste's Tax Refund Playlist: Cash Money Mix
The best thing about giving your money away is getting a bit of it back. Some people say that money can't buy happiness, but we respectfully disagree with this opinion; it definitely makes us feel warm, fuzzy and well-fed. If you aren't smiling when you get your tax-refund check in the mail, you might be a robot. In fact, you're most likely incapable of feeling emotion and Blade Runner's Rick Deckard is closing in on your mailbox as you read this. As you patiently wait for that refund check to arrive, whether you're making a wish list of goodies for... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistPaste's Double Life Playlist: The Actor/Musician
Jenny Lewis has recently released her Summer tour schedule, and we're amped about it. Many indie-music enthusiasts know her as the charming chanteuse of Rilo Kiley; however, any child of late '80s television knew the face well before the voice. Before jamming, Lewis appeared in Jell-O commercials. Before Rabbit Fur Coat, she pushed Girl Scout cookies in Troop Beverly Hills. And before romancing Jonathan Rice, she was on Fred Savage's radar in the 1989 film, The Wizard. All of this reminiscing got us thinking about some of our favorite actor-musicians, so we've created a playlist with a few faces you've... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistPaste's Signs of Spring Playlist: Running
There are many signals that usher in the changing of the seasons (celestial equinoxes, changing sleeve lengths, authoritative groundhogs), but the big tell will always be the absence or presence of outdoor exercisers. Here at Paste, we can tell it's springtime, not from the pollen that covers Atlanta in a frustrating yellow layer, but rather the spandex-clad runners who fill the sidewalks and our side-view mirrors. Atlantan runners, joggers and walkers serve a dual purpose: They remind us that the chill is over and that it's never to late to start that New Year's resolution. Then again, they could just... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistPaste's Post-SXSW Songs About Sleep Playlist
Around the office, we're feeling the SXSW hangover. Our jam-packed week in Austin was nothing short of wonderful, but as sunburns fade and our iTunes continues to process all our new music finds, exhaustion is setting in. Last week, sleep was the major casualty. Morning shows, late-night parties and an overall excitement for the next day left little, if any, time (or more accurately, desire) for sleep. Without further ado, then, here's our Songs About Sleep playlist. Comment below with your favorite sleep-themed tunes.... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistPaste's St. Patrick's Day Playlist
Dump loads of green dye into your local river, get gussied up in an overwhelming amount of green apparel, drink your weight in Guinness, regret that decision tomorrow morning and pop on this playlist: It's Saint Patrick's Day! Even if you aren't Irish, chances are you know someone who is, and it would be selfish not to celebrate their heritage, so we're here to help. Today is all about Irish beverages (car bombs, Guinness, Jameson), the color green, luckiness, shamrocks, general Irish pride, and of course, music about all of the above. Maybe that's not all today is about, but... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistSoul Lang Syne: A New Year's Eve Playlist
In the current issue of Paste, which is our super-amazing year-end blowout issue featuring our top albums and movies and so forth, we also have a full-page guide to throwing a New Year’s party. Helmed by industrious fashionista and associate editor Kate Kiefer, with minor help from yours truly, the page includes a playlist of soul and funk jams to play as the clock marches on toward midnight.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayOh crap, this song's about...!: Confessions of musical oblivion
[Above: Jellyfish, those sneaky bastards.]A recent conversation with Paste web editor Austin about power pop in general and Jellyfish in particular led me to make a perhaps ill-advised admission: After years of listening to Spilt Milk, it was only recently that I paid any real attention to the lyrics of "He's My Best Friend." Oy. I don't know how many total hours of my life have been spent singing along to that album (mostly alone in the car, thankfully) and I don't know why it took me so long to, um, ahem, grasp the true meaning of the song, but... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-V10 Best Songs To Listen To While The Tide Spanks the Gators in the 2008 SEC Championship
Earlier this week, deputy editor and Gator alum Jason Killingsworth issued a fatwa of sorts on the legions of Alabama Crimson Tide fans with his blog post, "10 Best Songs to Listen to While the Gators Spank Alabama in the 2008 SEC Championship." Shortly thereafter, our inboxes filled up with messages from Tide supporters around the blogosphere. The best message came from Tony at AlabamaGameday.net who wanted to craft his own 10-song Bama playlist. So, in the interest of fairness, we told him we'd post it via "Alabama vs Florida - the 2008 SEC Championship Playlist."... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VTop 6 Sondheim Songs for the ATL: A Playlist
Not content to just tell you about Alliance Theatre's forthcoming Sondheim review, we here at Paste:Local have assembled a playlist of the Sondheim tunes most relevant to our fair city of Atlanta. The following may only be funny if you're a local news-savvy musical theater fan, and even then it might be a stretch-- regardless, enjoy the songs!... read more
Found in: Music, Local:Atlanta
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