What we were listening to 10 years ago or I lived through BoyBand Hell

Turn of the Millenium. Y2K scaring people into stocking up for a potential electronic apocalypse, but actually another apocalypse occurred. An event that took the world by storm. Backstreet Boys, *NSync, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera all had albums that came out. I still shudder thinking about that. Although it was the Backstreet Boys sophomore album it was the others debut albums. Too much pop in such a condensed time really made me want to hurl that entire year, but I'm feeling much better now.

We were also "Living La Vida Loca" with Ricky Martina and Shania Twain was telling us we made her feel like a woman. Will the horror never end!?

Of course it did. To keep us sane, good stuff came out that year as well. TLC came out with Fanmail and told us who scrubs were, were you a scrub? 702 was asking "Where My girls At." Limp Bizkit did it all for the "Nookie" and can you blame them? and Kid Rock was screaming "Bawitdaba." This was rather dark time for me music choice-wise. I think I was listening to heavier darker stuff. The harder the rock the more I got into it. I was a "Freak on A Leash" for Korn and I was raging against the machine while sleeping in the fire.

Nevertheless, the lighter side of me still shined because I loved that Fatboy Slim wanted to "Praise you" and Sixpence none the Richer asked us to "Kiss Me." The Blood Houndgang was telling us about "The Bad Touch." while the Offspring was telling people they were "Pretty Fly (for a white guy.)"

Okay I'm done with song title puns and I'll leave you with Eiffel 65:

Eiffel 65 - Blue
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I suggest...

Listening to energy927fm.com. Especially these guys:


It is a San Francisco station that plays dance music yay! I usually like music in the morning rather than morning DJs talking about random stuff but these guys are funny! Both Fernando and Greg are hilarious and when these two start to bicker about stuff, watch out! One of my favorite things they do is homo vs. hetero, where they take one of each and ask questions to win prizes. I just love the song they play dependant on the winner. They are definitely community activists and I only wish there were more like them. Thanks to something called the internet, we can stream their show on our pcs. A good friend of mine listens to them every morning on her laptop. You can also subscribe to their podcasts and listen to their random convos.

Another thing I love about this station is all the songs they play. Not only do they play all the new dance songs, they play a lot of the older ones as well. When I went to SF for Pride a few years back, I heard Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys and was saying, "OMG I LOVE THESE SONGS" and blasted the radio. My guy just looked at me like I 'm weird. Nevertheless, I've been listening to them since and they play many of the older stuff mixed in which I thoroughly enjoy.

Its great that radio stations have internet presence. Otherwise, gems like this will go unnoticed or stay local. I left SF many years ago, before the station was even there, but stuff like this makes me proud to be a SF native.

It's the little things that make me happy

Over the weekend I got a new toy. Okay, my guy bought me a new toy because I have this weird thing about buying things for myself. After years of having the stock radio, replaced twice because, once, it felt too hot that it made us concerned and the second because the lights on the stock radio died (try changing stations at night when you can't see the frakking buttons!) we got this handy cd player. The owners manual was thick, so I was giddy with all the potential options this thing has but alas it was thick because it was in English, Spanish, and French *le sigh.

Nevertheless, the cd player has quite a few options, to the right there's an auxiliary jack and a usb port. Woohoo! I can just plug in my ipod and it says it's iphone ready. It's satellite ready when I'm ready for satellite (aka when I have more money). It has all the traditional radio stuff and it is a cd player, duh. But, it's also a hands free for my cell phone. There's a mic on the cd player. So, I bonded them and took it out for a test spin to see how the reception is and i can hear my man and he can hear me pretty decently, now if I think he is too loud on the phone I can just adjust the volume through the radio. Love you, hun ;-)

Why do I torture myself with these things...

For 12 years, Beloit College publishes an article about the mindset of their current year's upcoming freshman class. Quite interesting since it is history and a part of my history. However, I can recall a bit further back, these people only know of what I experience through second-hand. Their mindset is different because of the fact they had cds where as I actually used cassette tape. They know Reagan as a former-President rather than a one who was in office.

From the site:

"The Mindset List is not a chronological listing of things that happened in 1991, the year they were born. It is instead an effort to identify the worldview of 18 year-olds in the fall of 2009. Of course, our students come from many backgrounds and different traditions and these generalizations may not apply to all. The list identifies the experiences and event horizons of students and is not meant to reflect on their preparatory education."

Click-y to relish in history and glimpse into the mind of someone born 1991. How would your view of the world be different if you had only their experiences?

This Week in Music: 15 years ago. or Really!? This song is 15 years old!

Ah! To be 15 again; when puberty has taken a stranglehold of you. Your voice is changing, your body is changing, you are not popular because your chubby... oh wait that was me. Well these songs are now 15 years old, and I think they are doing great considering they are transitioning from new songs into old songs. Well, I guess how the music is constantly changing it's more like older song to old songs *sigh*

Amazing how these guys are now Giant superstars with two cds that are both Rock Operas. Green Day - Basket Case

I have to admit I haven't heard this song, but it was number one in the Dance Chart . So here ya go! k.d. lang - Lifted By Love

And of course one of many songs from the Reality Bites soundtrack. I must say I heart Reality Bites, it gave me a sense of generational identity. Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You)

Lisa Loeb - Stay
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Should I heed my fortune cookie's advise?

And does this apply to the "... in bed" rule too!

Listening to Uprising By Muse or Why didn't I get into them earlier?!

By now, all the alternative stations across the US have started playing Muse's Uprising. From the first few chords, I was hooked. It sounds heavy and dark from the start and then the vocals move from that tone to a more melodic ethereal sound and back. It just makes me think about watching my back down a dark alley.

I wondered why I didn't get into them earlier. Especially since Assassin on Guitar Hero: World Tour was a great song. Just try to get it perfect even on medium. Something in the back of my head told me I dug them before but I just could not remember any song. Good ol' wikipedia led me to what I needed. I heard Supermassive Black Hole and Time is Running out, but there were others I did not hear. More than likely they didn't get much airplay around here, but I would think an city that brought up grunge and has a great alt/indy scene would play more of this stuff, but I digress.

One song that has me hooked right now is Hysteria. The video is a great extension of the song. It catches the mood and emotion quite well. With MTV no longer playing MUSIC videos, I'm forced to find them on the internet, but that's alright good music and good visualization equals a satisfied me.

MUSE - Hysteria (Video)
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Go ahead and pre-order the new album at Muse's website. Their first track does not disappoint and despite my need to catch up on their stuff, from what I got so far I can say with enthusiasm, that I want this next one coming up.