tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188193952024-03-06T22:42:15.924-08:00young authenticAdam Wesley Fitzgerald Smith is a writer, mix maker and a very nice guy that lives in Detroit, Michigan.adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-8074798914352124982011-04-18T08:56:00.000-07:002011-04-18T14:11:26.804-07:00april 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawxeIo2ruunh2cAZg7JDhFMSmo5CyS-motipIyexsbyLDnwwtXSlkfdN8bsYuO-2zso8SjDq2i8-pb9HVr5jT1Nvslj01d3R-xde_3Hrz8IdCvkzbFd7NJUQ_Lp_toESkngbNtg/s1600/Photo422.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawxeIo2ruunh2cAZg7JDhFMSmo5CyS-motipIyexsbyLDnwwtXSlkfdN8bsYuO-2zso8SjDq2i8-pb9HVr5jT1Nvslj01d3R-xde_3Hrz8IdCvkzbFd7NJUQ_Lp_toESkngbNtg/s400/Photo422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596953528985680994" border="0" /></a>rain has been following me all around michigan... from class, to my job, to my second job, then band practice, to detroit and ypsilanti and rochester and everyone in between. covered in rain.<br /><br />just to let everyone know, before we even get too far into this. APRIL 2011 IS A FOUR PART MIX TAPE. yeah, i know, this seems excessive but i've been listening to insane amounts of music lately. all i do is drive around, as mentioned above. when i work at my gas station job i work midnight to 8 a.m. so i have that whole night to listen to music. even at my second job (at this delicious privately owned sandwich shop called <a href="http://www.wichesrestaurant.com/">'Wiches </a>in downtown oxford, mi) i still get to listen to music while we work in the kitchen. so yeah, april is not even over yet and i already have four playlists to give you. PLUS i have another 3 part playlist (mischief mix) coming soon.<br /><br />so for anyone who actaully reads this site and downloads all these playlists, this is all very good news to you few people. but thank you all for continuing to read my bullshit jabbering and downloading all my silly little mixtapes.<br /><br />in other news, school (16+ hours a week) is coming to a close for the semester and it cannot end soon enough. two jobs (60+ hours last week) is killing me but i'm making money and i really need to buy a new amp. primarily because <a href="http://facebook.com/thekodaks">kodaks</a><a href="http://facebook.com/thekodaks"> </a>new ep is just about finished and we are hopefully going to be gigging constantly to support it. in fact, we are playing a show THIS SATURDAY<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/event.php?eid=137682439633660"> ** april 23rd **</a> at the pike room, in the crofoot, in pontiac, mi.<br /><br />then we are going to work on putting out the very first kodaks full length. a real deal KODAKS LP. we've already started writing for it and we are very excited to get more material released. hopefully the dark ep will get people excited for the album... also, we are adding a lead guitar player soon. so kodaks will again be 4, soon. also, if you go to our bandcamp you will notice some new songs have been uploaded... well actually new old demos that have just never been heard... but either way haha<br /><br /><a href="http://thekodaks.bandcamp.com/">http://thekodaks.bandcamp.com</a><br /><br />plus i'm starting a new band. it's a boy & girl band, just myself and one beautiful and talented young lady... it's kind of a synth rock band i guess but of course it's hard to define. think beach house meets the kills. that's what i'm going for anyways haha. but hopefully some demos should be surfacing pretty soon, i'm happy with the way they are shaping up. hopefully <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=15354e8a78&view=att&th=12f69cb1fd545801&attid=0.1&disp=inline&zw">ashley</a> (the girl) and myself will start gigging out with the material soon as well... we are calling the project.........<br /><br />LOVE DAZE<br /><br />i'm sure we'll be up on myspace, facebook and bandcamp all within the next month. so keep your eyes peeled if guy&girl duo bands appeal to you.<br /><br />alright, i'm done being boring now. hope you like these traxx... i've been esp obsessed with albert hammond jr, the vaccines, toro y moi, the sea and cake, white denim, kills/raveonettes, new strokes, new fleet foxes, new foo fighters, the cars, little comets, john mayer, a band of bees, dom, new order, tame impala and amazing detroit newcomers- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kickstand-Band#%21/pages/The-Kickstand-Band/115546228494941">the kickstand band</a>. there's a lot of music to dig through here, but once you start listening you'll notice it's hard to find a bad track on the mix :D here's to the april showers... well rain and snow... we've been having plenty of both this month.<br /><br />april 2011<br /><br />00 song - artist<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?xzimoqj8bmkethf">click here to download april 2011 PART ONE</a><br /><br />01 intro - 2pac<br />02 taken for a fool - the strokes<br />03 why won't you make up your mind - tame impala<br />04 u.r.a. fever - the kills<br />05 isles - little comets<br />06 i'm with you - the ponys<br />07 daily routine - animal collective<br />08 castles in the snow - twin shadow<br />09 vox humana - deerhunter<br />10 eyesore - women<br />11 m - the cure<br />12 all the photos - the sea and cake<br />13 nothing but our love - dale earhardt jr. jr.<br />14 marriage - gold panda<br />15 life's a bitch - nas<br />16 slow country - gorillaz<br />17 kaputt - destroyer<br />18 green glass bottles - atlas sound<br />19 another kind of green - john mayer trio<br />20 jesus - dom<br />21 still thinking of you tonight - the kickstand band<br />22 last night at the jetty - panda bear<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?3qfv57tvn324y19">click here to download april 2011 PART TWO</a><br /><br />23 blow it up - the vaccines<br />24 mouth full of bones - natalie portman's shaved head<br />25 mathmatics - the fashion<br />26 white limo - foo fighters<br />27 take five - dave brubeck<br />28 tony fatti - white denim<br />29 easy now - millionyoung<br />30 let's go - the cars<br />31 spanish fly - blondes<br />32 intro chi chi - toro y moi<br />33 victory at monterey - albert hammond, jr.<br />34 party talk - craft spells<br />35 rise & shine - the cardigans<br />36 quarantined - atlas sound<br />37 heaven knows i'm miserable now - the smiths<br />38 lucky - holy fuck<br />39 going back to cali - notorious b.i.g.<br />40 thieves like us - new order<br />41 (you can't blame it on) anybody - phoenix<br />42 the plains / bitter dancer - fleet foxes<br />43 honey mine - korallreven<br />44 alter ago - tame impala<br />45 me and julio down by the schoolyard - paul simon<br />46 we used to wait - arcade fire<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ai9e7rgodngh0vk"><br />click here to download april 2011 PART THREE</a><br /><br />47 the sporting life - the sea and cake<br />48 you and i (ft. caroline polachek) - washed out<br />49 tricolour - little comets<br />50 strawberry skies - games<br />51 caring is creepy - the shins<br />52 bridge burning - foo fighters<br />53 d.r.u.g.s. - the raveonettes<br />54 neon - john mayer<br />55 love is colder than death - the virgins<br />56 in heat (javelin remix) - health<br />57 alright - girls<br />58 all cats are grey - the cure<br />59 dye the world - smith westerns<br />60 house of balloons / glass table girls - the weeknd<br />61 spirit's in the material world - the police<br />62 me against the world - 2pac<br />63 you won't be fooled by this - albert hammond, jr.<br />64 kids with guns (hot chip remix) - gorillaz<br />65 since k got over me - the clientele<br />66 we both like me - jangula<br />67 autumn in ganymede - the seatbelts<br />68 in the walls - stellastarr*<br />69 burning - the whitest boy alive<br />70 i got a - nicolas jaar<br />71 norgaard - the vaccines<br />72 hiding tonight - alex turner<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?rr9e9na29yr8um1">click here to download april 2011 PART FOUR</a><br /><br />73 twenty two fourteen - the album leaf<br />74 living in america - dom<br />75 moon rocks - talking heads<br />76 i'm a terrible person - rooney<br />77 up on the north shore - the sea and cake<br />78 julien - bear hands<br />79 friction - television<br />80 45:33 (part 2) - lcd soundsystem<br />81 montezuma - fleet foxes<br />82 all blues - miles davis<br />83 magnet - bombay bicycle club<br />84 tomboy - panda bear<br />85 picture me rollin' - 2pac<br />86 manic depression - jimi hendrix<br />87 ice cream (ft. matias aguayo) - battles<br />88 motive (ft. ted feldman) - hesta prynn<br />89 soft denial - millionyoung<br />90 drive - the cars<br />91 cheap and cheerful - the kills<br />92 latin america - holy fuck<br />93 regret - new order<br />94 take it to the moon - phantasmagoria<br />95 before tigers (cfcf remix) - health<br />96 new coat - white denim<br />97 the suburbs (continued) - arcade fire<br />98 life is simple in the moonlight - the strokes<br />99 covered in rain - john mayer<br />100 lying in the snow - a band of beesadamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-77828368422111799282011-04-04T09:44:00.000-07:002011-04-04T10:26:55.229-07:00march 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5xljTWzfSCXchYqNCoLB6yzTd2QZnEgvOzBIkCE_7VpVqBib_RWmIDmDt_0IN2LvGTh9EvsbrFtmoKBGXFPzEostExaTrFub9TcdPtZHBfXsJcGboIgXtRWcRhOa5iFOWLSW-A/s1600/kodaks+ATL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5xljTWzfSCXchYqNCoLB6yzTd2QZnEgvOzBIkCE_7VpVqBib_RWmIDmDt_0IN2LvGTh9EvsbrFtmoKBGXFPzEostExaTrFub9TcdPtZHBfXsJcGboIgXtRWcRhOa5iFOWLSW-A/s400/kodaks+ATL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591778398052202978" /></a><br /><div>(the kodaks as of march 2011, snapped in between recordings for the "Dark EP" in ATL. photo credit to phantaz.)</div><div><br /></div>sorry it's taken so long. on top of school and the kodaks, i now have two jobs. on top of that, my laptop has crashed 3 times within the past 2 months. so you can only imagine the hoards of playlists that were amazing and completely ready to get but that got deleted from the crash. yes, heartbreaking. but such is life.<div><div><br /></div><div>here is a collection of stuff i was listening to all throughout march. really i've been listening to lots of full albums (new albums by the strokes, toro y moi, radiohead, "oui" by the sea and cake and tame impala's "innerspeaker", to name a few) so what i've done here is collected 2 tracks from each band that i've been listening to a lot this month.</div><div><br /></div><div>and i listened to lots, and lots, and lots of music in march. <a href="http://thekodaks.bandcamp.com/">the kodaks</a> and our best friends <a href="http://phantasmagoria.bandcamp.com/">phantasmagoria</a> drove from detroit, the cinci, to nashville, ATL, to jax (FL), then back to ATL then back to cinci, then home. so one could only imagine how much time i spent behind the wheel. music kept me sane. as it always does. thanks for being patient, now that i'm getting up and running again playlists will become more and more frequent. my playlist for april is already pretty much done AND since i've got this version of my laptop back, i've been creating a monster playlist simple entitled "MISCHIEF MIX" right now i have 3 cds at least and there will probably be around 4 download links.</div><div><br /></div><div>SO, lots happening. i'm almost done with college for the semester (thank fuck) and MSU snubbed me (again) for their study abroad program but i plan on traveling throughout europe with my photographer friend, ron brown. this will happen sometime this summer. until then i'm hard at work with school and work (a gas station at night, sandwich shop during the day) and kodaks are also finishing up our newest release which will be called the "Dark Ep" and hopefully be out sometime this month or in may. plus, <a href="http://facebook.com/thekodaks">The Kodaks</a> have shows coming up....</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">---upcoming shows---</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />APRIL 9TH @ Woodruff's in Ypsilanti w/ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phantasmagoria/354734357278">Phantasmagoria</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Drags/111588896846">The Drag</a>s & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightning-Love/22911392376">Lightning Love</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightning-Love/22911392376" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=22911392376" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />APRIL 23RD </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thecrofoot" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=121823903484" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Crofoot</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (PIKE ROOM) w/ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AlmostFreee">almost free</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for the release of their new ep (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137682439633660">Almost Free EP RELEASE PARTY!!!</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />MAY 7TH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139516966116544">SPARKLEFEST</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>but anyways, that's enough spam about stuff you guys probably do not care about. but then again, if you don't care, why are you here, at this blog, reading my words? hopefully you care. i care, that's why i post all this shit on here. my sister thinks i'm going to get sued. let's try and avoid that if possible... until i'm in jail please just enjoy the tunez.</div><div><br /></div><div>march 2011</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?uxrrql5t4mt9y41">click here to download part one</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?midgu1di6c5a4nk">click here to download part two</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>part one</div><div><br /></div><div>01 victory at monterey - albert hammond, jr.</div><div>02 you won't be fooled by this - albert hammond, jr.</div><div>03 walkabout (w/ panda bear) - atlas sound</div><div>04 kid klimax - atlas sound</div><div>05 amorres perros - bad cop</div><div>06 control - bad cop</div><div>07 walls - beck</div><div>08 profanity prayers - beck</div><div>09 i slept w/ bonhomme at the cbc - broken social scene</div><div>10 alive in 85 - broken social scene</div><div>11 brand new cadillac - the clash</div><div>12 train in vain - the clash</div><div>13 catch - the cure</div><div>14 m - the cure</div><div>15 still young - evenings</div><div>16 babe - evenings</div><div>17 motive - hesta prynn</div><div>18 you winding up (bear hands remix)</div><div>19 i'm bound to pack it up (white stripes cover) - the kodaks</div><div>20 lynn (phantasmagoria "riley's revenge" remix unfinished)</div><div>21 adultery - little comets</div><div>22 joanna - little comets</div><div>23 the next time around - little joy</div><div>24 keep me in mind - little joy</div><div>25 quicksand - lotus plaza</div><div>26 a threaded needle - lotus plaza</div><div>27 life's a bitch - nas</div><div>28 memory lane (sittin' in da park) - nas</div><div><br /></div><div>part two</div><div><br /></div><div>29 everything's gone green - new order</div><div>30 run 2 - new order</div><div>31 gimme the loot - notorious b.i.g.</div><div>32 mo money mo problems - notorious b.i.g.</div><div>33 belong - the pains of being pure at heart</div><div>34 heart in your heartbreak - the pains of being pure at heart</div><div>35 empty houses - phantasmagoria</div><div>36 bats! - phantasmagoria</div><div>37 debaser - pixies</div><div>38 hey - pixes</div><div>39 bloom - radiohead</div><div>40 morning mr. magpie - radiohead</div><div>41 sleep tight - rollerskaters</div><div>42 boyhood - rollerskaters</div><div>43 all the photos - the sea and cake</div><div>44 two dolphns - the sea and cake</div><div>45 weekend - smith westerns</div><div>46 all die young - smith westerns</div><div>47 machu picchu - the stokes</div><div>48 taken for a fool - the strokes</div><div>49 alter ego - tame impala</div><div>50 why won't you make up your mind? - tame impala</div><div>51 intro (chi chi) - toro y moi</div><div>52 how i know - toro y moi</div><div>53 blow it up - the vaccines</div><div>54 norgaard - the vaccines</div><div>55 i start to run - white denim</div><div>56 our get - white denim</div><div>57 albatross - wild beasts</div><div>58 two dancers (ii) - wild beasts</div><div>59 picture me rollin' - 2pac</div><div>60 me against the world - 2pac</div></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-4576535305270087342011-02-18T15:09:00.001-08:002011-02-21T00:20:49.949-08:00bobby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZRDNPuRbNy31d8UQa0qjfmz2UsiL86IrVNY2hGc0V8_IH11Buo-io0qvw2qCHazIVu1FVh3rjHA1CVx55MTVI235ogGafjm6GDr9UaJ9-h9YXgy_KVeOZBRi5i8Cx-Ek5gH3ZA/s1600/Photo+122.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZRDNPuRbNy31d8UQa0qjfmz2UsiL86IrVNY2hGc0V8_IH11Buo-io0qvw2qCHazIVu1FVh3rjHA1CVx55MTVI235ogGafjm6GDr9UaJ9-h9YXgy_KVeOZBRi5i8Cx-Ek5gH3ZA/s200/Photo+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575173162875026946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />atlanta is taunting me...<br /><br />just a day or two ago now my guitarist/bassist/backing vocalist/folk loving/best friend Adam "Bobby" Laidlaw is moved away... just 3 days ago he was in Michigan, and now he's in Georgia. Bobby is moving away from Detroit and moving to Atlanta. words cannot really express how much i am going to miss him- he was a more than crucial element in The Kodaks as well as one of my best friends, so naturally, all i could do was make him a going away mix. thanks for everything adam, i'm going to miss you very much and i hope you know how jealous i am of you.<br /><br />be free you gypsy.<br /><br />hopefully we will reconvene next month for tour & sxsw and have as much fun as ever. til then...<br /><br />BOBBY (laidlawless)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ts48rj1rov5k6mt">click here to download</a><br /><br />00 song - artist<br /><br />01 helplessness blues - fleet foxes<br />02 gila - beach house<br />03 nyc - interpol<br />04 curl up like a dead leaf and go where the wind blows - bombay bicycle club<br />05 hanging with the wrong crowd - ed harcourt<br />06 a delicate hang - french kicks<br />07 soulvaki space station - slowdive<br />08 backyards - broken social scene<br />09 parasol - the sea and cake<br />10 detlef schrempf - band of horses<br />11 heatherwood - deerhunter<br />12 slow life (ft. victoria legrand) - grizzly bear<br />13 stay where you are - ambulance ltd<br />14 animals & insects - the stills<br />15 kid klimax - atlas sound<br />16 the blue route - the walkmenadamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-41986002614379287432011-02-18T14:37:00.001-08:002011-02-18T14:45:07.077-08:00young bloodz (part two)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcizSwvvlluwNvaIFPFbvCmawGMICL7dXmmGxMHhw1vU35Fjpq8iXyfIM4GcAb8G2DIwni5F4xH-B34giMQ1DI7pGMUN_LU1kDih9LoA9AatRSvJdOZr6ADP3E44IAOPMBfQ9Nzw/s1600/Photo+78.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcizSwvvlluwNvaIFPFbvCmawGMICL7dXmmGxMHhw1vU35Fjpq8iXyfIM4GcAb8G2DIwni5F4xH-B34giMQ1DI7pGMUN_LU1kDih9LoA9AatRSvJdOZr6ADP3E44IAOPMBfQ9Nzw/s200/Photo+78.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575164296417719890" border="0" /></a><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY<br />to my bff since 5th grade - Samuel C.A.<br /><br />young bloodz part two<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?m7i20744dmzx446"><br />click here to download</a><br /><br />00 song - artist<br /><br />01 everyday i have the blues (live) - john mayer trio<br />02 under cover of darkness - the strokes<br />03 friend of mine - the notorious b.i.g.<br />04 gravity rides everything - modest mouse<br />05 falling over - the pains of being pure at heart<br />06 blue in green - miles davis<br />07 how can you swallow so much sleep - bombay bicycle club<br />08 happy as can be - cut off your hands<br />09 girlfriend - phoenix<br />10 david - the radio dept.<br />11 tired of being alone - al green<br />12 killer bees - the stills<br />13 weekend - the sea and cake<br />14 high - the cure<br />15 suicide policeman - yuck<br />16 sex tourists - french kicks<br />17 bad blood - bear hands<br />18 inner city blues (make me wanna holler) - marvin gaye<br />19 i'd have it just the way we were - white denim<br />20 on a neck, on a spit - grizzly bear<br />21 all eyez on me - 2pacadamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-42826581296184352322011-02-17T17:37:00.000-08:002011-02-17T17:44:51.176-08:00young bloodz (part one)sorry it's been so long since my last post. i mean, it's been a while since my last play list anyways. my computer took a spill right before christmas so i ended up loosing absolutely everything on my hard drive so i had to get a new one (so naturally i got a larger HD) and for the past month or two now i've just been reloading my itunes. but i'm almost back to normal.<br /><br />so all that being said- delayed mixes from December, January and now February will all be posted very soon, because even despite lack of posts, i've had these mixes done. i just lost the files and the play list specifics- so i've been working real hard to try and get my shit back together to post.<br /><br />now to feed the appetite of anyone who actually reads this site and downloads these mixes i am posting a mix that i made for my long time friend who turns 20 tomorrow. this is only part one- i will post part two tomorrow on his actual b-day. happy birthday sam.<br /><br />young bloodz (part one)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zgdn2e3bm9r3bpa">click here to download</a><br /><br />oo song - artist<br /><br />01 lamplight - bombay bicycle club<br />02 machine gun funk - notorious b.i.g.<br />03 when it started - the strokes<br />04 how i know - toro y moi<br />05 tablasaurus - bear hands<br />06 check out time - 2pac<br />07 soft and sleep - the sea and cake<br />08 where's summer b? - ben folds five<br />09 cheerleader - grizzly bear<br />10 love & death - the stills<br />11 while we're young - department of eagles<br />12 diplomat's son - vampire weekend<br />13 hanging with the wrong crowd - ed harcourt<br />14 miami - foals<br />15 cut your hair - pavement<br />16 alison - slowdive<br />17 girlfriend - bobby brown<br />18 heartbreaker - girls<br />19 halftime - nasadamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-89973297221415988052011-02-01T20:23:00.000-08:002011-02-02T12:40:58.234-08:002011 updates<h2 class="post-title">2011 updates</h2> <div>some stuff---<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>lots of stuff has been happening lately! i'm so glad that i (Adam) got to go out last night in Detroit and check out "City of the Future" a new event at the majestic- it's a free show every monday night at the magic stick lounge, showcasing new local artists. The Kodaks will be playing the next city of the future (number 4) in coming weeks.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>last night i was lucky enough to see Phantasmagoria play and they totally blew me away, definitely some of the most fresh music to come out Detroit this year. hopefully the kodaks will be playing many shows in the future with phantazzz. check out their bandcamp--> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhhbnRhc21hZ29yaWEuYmFuZGNhbXAuY29tLw==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://phantasmagoria.bandcamp.com/</a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>until then we are still recording our new ep, which we are semi sure we want to call the "dark ep". the track listing is as follows-<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>the kodaks - "dark ep"</div><div>1. lynn</div><div>2. mouth kiss (dark version)</div><div>3. monophobia</div><div>4. rough sleeper</div><div>5. mean april (dark version)</div><div>6. untitled<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>there will also be another ep release, a b-sides collection of sorts, after the "dark ep" is out and we are thinking of calling that the "bright sides" which will feature other songs we are also recording right now like "movie theatre," "aqua dream" and some other b-sides. we are hoping to release the "dark ep" sometime around march or april of this year.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>in addition to the exciting news that we self producing, self recording and self releasing our new ep (and hopefully getting it out soon!) we are also sad to announce that Adam "Bobby Law" Laidlaw will be leaving The Kodaks around the end of feb. because he is now going to continue his nomad/ vagabond/ gypsy/ amazing lifestyle and move to Atlanta, before he moves to San Fransisco, and ultimately ends up in Portland. Bobby will continue to produce and play out new material that he does solo as Robert Law. check out his tunes---> <a href="http://myspace.com/robertlawmusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://myspace.com/robertlawmusic</a> and/or check out this video of one his newer songs "Poor Family" ---> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9bjl5Ynp0eVRIOFE=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ybztyTH8Q</a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>besides all that, we have a lot of shows coming up soon. in addition to playing the next "city of the future" at the magic stick lounge in detroit, we are also playing a house party around next weekend in mid-town detroit (Wayne State students invited!) and after that we are also hoping to play a show in East Lansing for the first time (MSU students invited!) all before Adam leaves in late february.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>even though we keep loosing amazing musicians and friends like Mitch Green, Casey Jones and now Bobby Law, we are still lucky enough to continue to find even more amazing musicians, and we are always grateful for the people that do play with kodaks, past, present or future. there has never been any bad blood between any kodaks, ever. and i'm very happy for that.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>i'm happy to announce that both Jeff "Geoffree" Yateman and Philip Petrucci have joined The Kodaks. Jeff plays drums and helps with production and now Phil and i will both switch back and forth between covering bass and rhythm guitar duties. i'm also excited to mention that Jeremy Southworth, a local musician that Bobby introduced me to, has offered to help pick up the slack and cover lead guitar duty for some shows here and there.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>we are also hoping to maybe make it down to SXSW in Austin this year, that is mid march so if that happens we will probably tour on the way down, playing Cinci, Nashville and ATL. in addition to hopefully getting out in march, we are trying to organize a two week long tour in may, which will be our longest tour yet! we would love to play in Canada, New York and other places on the East Coast, and maybe finally make it down to Jacksonville. also: i'm probably doing study abroad in Europe this summer and i might take my guitar to do some solo shows here and there for fun. i'm going to be in Dublin and London for weeks at a time, so hopefully i could find a bar or a party to play at.. either way, The Kodaks will be in a city near you soon, just keep your eyes peeled.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>so anyways, we got a lot of shit going on! but most of it is good! The Kodaks are firing on all cylinders right now, we will have a new record, new merch, new shows and and all new line-up very soon. just keep tabs on us and we will try to entertain you in the best ways we can! hope to see and talk to many of you soon!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>-Adam F. Smith</div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. - you can download pretty much everything we have done to this point, our first ep, old demos and some other b-sides if you follow this link---> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1lZGlhZmlyZS5jb20vPzhhZGo1N2J6N29wOGJrNQ==" target="_blank">http://www.mediafire.com/?8adj57bz7op8bk5</a></div>(i will post this same link on my blog, just google young authentic or go to adamsblogfitz dot blogspot dot com)<br /><br />p.s.s. for you mixtape lovers, i'm really sorry for my lack of posts. my computer took a spill right before christmas and my hard drive was damaged, so i lost everything. everything in my itunes, all my photos, all my short stories, musical projects, mixtapes, anything and everything i had was lost in this tragic accident. but i have my itunes pretty much restocked and i will be posting a december playlist that i had ready a month ago before i lost everything and i will also be posting a january mix, feb mix and of course some valentines day stuff. so don't loose hope just yet!adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-83302574503499819132010-12-17T21:25:00.000-08:002010-12-17T22:57:16.202-08:00november 2010it's almost the end of december. we're over half way through the month and once the christmas stuff starts all of a sudden it's going to be 2011. november was a strange month for me this year. lots of driving to detroit. hours and hours of driving, listening to "undertow" by warpaint. got to see some local acts like <a href="http://compartment.bandcamp.com/">compartment</a> and <a href="http://prussiadetroit.com/">prussia.</a> thanksgiving went well as it always does. school is wrapping up which is nice. november marked a very special time when kodaks got to play with <a href="http://myspace.com/bearhandsband">bear hands</a> of nyc. their debut album <a href="http://www.backstreet-merch.com/bands/brhnd/product.asp?item=brhnd12">burning bush supper club</a> might be my favorite release of 2010. <a href="http://thekodaks.bandcamp.com">the kodaks also have a new website.</a> where you can listen to new tracks such as "untitled" and "lynn" and one can also download songs for free, or name your own price for a full album download. kinda like radiohead did ya know. did that work for them?<br /><br />anyways, here is the playlist. december 2010 will be posted soon.<br /><br />november 2010<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tvgu4cvoouz8b04">click here to download</a><br /><br />00 song - artist<br /><br />01 undertow - warpaint<br />02 bombay - el guincho<br />03 heart in your heartbreak - the pains of being pure at heart<br />04 not in love (ft. robert smith) - crystal castles<br />05 tablasaurus - bear hands<br />06 the base of a dream is empty - yuck<br />07 mediator - prussia<br />08 backyards - broken social scene<br />09 heartbreaker - girls<br />10 drink drank drunk - a sunny day in glasgow<br />11 flaws - bombay bicycle club<br />12 pretend the devil isn't real - memory tapes<br />13 weekend - smith westerns<br />14 knoll demo - compartment<br />15 babies - pulp<br />17 fool's day - blur<br />18 get some - lykke li<br />20 mirrorage - glasser<br />21 rill rill - sleigh bells<br />22 take me somewhere - tennis<br />23 take me in - wild nothing<br />24 a picture postcard - the promise ring<br />25 journal of ardency - class actress<br />27 downhill express - coyote clean up<br />28 can we go wrong - hesta prynn<br />29 endless spring (new division fall remix) - houses<br />31 forget - twin shadow<br />32 sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains)<br /><br />***this is an incomplete version of this mix- hence the missing numbers. an updated version will contain tracks by twin shadow, deerhunter and small black - all bands that have superb albums out right now.adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-1495161770296831072010-11-20T22:25:00.000-08:002010-11-20T22:44:00.301-08:00october 2010yes, it is almost the end of november, i'm sorry for the lack of posts. this is a mix i made in october, the mix that have been making for november will posted very soon. october marks the release of <a href="http://myspace.com/bearhandsband">bear hand</a>'s single - "crime pays" which is featured here. "crime pays" is one of my favorite songs on one of my favorite records of the year. bear hands debut record - "burning bush supper club" is available <a href="http://www.backstreet-merch.com/bands/BRHND/product.asp?item=brhnd12">here</a>. <div><br /></div><div>the twin shadow record "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forget-Twin-Shadow/dp/B003YDZV7C">forget</a>" deserves all the good press it's been receiving, the album is almost perfect. i saw <a href="myspace.com/thetwinshadow">twin shadow</a> play and they were great, their lead singer and guitar player can really play. in october i also saw the walkmen and dr dog, both very good performances. the drummer for the walkmen is still one of the best.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168837546469672&ref=ts">december 10th</a> marks the release of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesatinpeaches">the satin peaches</a> new 7" single "red" on f<a href="http://fivethreedialtone.com/">ive three dial tone</a> records. kodaks will be playing on that show with the peaches and we will also be playing even sooner at the lager house on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145924895455280&ref=ts">november 28th</a> with bear hands. come check out some show in the D, and until then here are some new tunes, i hope everyone enjoys.<div><div><div><br /></div><div>october 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 crime pays - bear hands</div><div>02 when we're dancing - twin shadow</div><div>03 goons - small black</div><div>04 angela surf city - the walkmen</div><div>05 doncamatic (all played out) feat. daley - gorillaz</div><div>06 foolish - ra ra riot</div><div>07 earthquake - deerhunter</div><div>08 tip of your tongue - porcelain raft</div><div>09 things change - the new division</div><div>10 lucky 1 - avey tare</div><div>11 beach side - kings of leon</div><div>12 east van girls! - shimmering stars</div><div>13 since we last met (radio edit) - ndf</div><div>14 rococo - arcade fire</div><div>15 out, don't - gauntlet hair</div><div>16 we've been had - the walkmen</div><div>17 choice blanket - the sea and cake</div><div>18 dreaming of another world - mystery jets</div><div>19 inner city blues (makes me wanna holler) - marvin gaye</div><div>20 red - the satin peaches</div><div>21 lynn (demo) - the kodaks</div><div>22 animals & insects - the stills</div><div>23 desire lines - deerhunter</div><div>24 marriage - gold panda</div><div>25 futile devices - sufjan stevens</div><div>26 jackie wants a black eye - dr. dog</div><div>27 saltwater - beach house</div><div>28 nyc - interpol</div><div>29 home - lcd soundsystem</div><div>30 everyday is like sunday - morrisey</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?94wbg4ae8anwn9c">click here to download</a></div></div></div></div></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-90672733147365158142010-10-30T08:57:00.000-07:002010-11-12T15:01:34.616-08:00september 2010another playlist i just never got around to posting. i apologize for my tardiness. school has really been kicking my ass this semester. but now that i have finally adjusted to fall, i will continue to post playlists and my band <a href="http://myspace.com/thekodaksband">the kodaks</a> has several shows coming up. including one on nov. 28th at the lager house in detroit with one of my all time favorite bands of the now- <a href="http://myspace.com/bearhandsband">bear hands</a>. their album <a href="http://www.backstreet-merch.com/bands/BRHND/product.asp?item=brhnd12">burning bush supper club</a> comes out on nov. 2nd, you should pre-order it or get it. don't steal it, or at least try not to. bear hands are worth the money. anyways, this playlist got me through the start of school. the new albums by small black, twin shadow and deerhunter have all been being played on repeat. enjoy.<div><br /></div><div>september 2o10</div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 echoes - klaxons</div><div>02 photojournalist - small black</div><div>03 too dramatic - ra ra riot</div><div>04 helicopter - deerhunter</div><div>05 sunbeam show - candy claws</div><div>06 white moon - beach house</div><div>07 golden haze - wild nothing</div><div>08 blue as your blood - the walkmen</div><div>09 you and i - washed out</div><div>10 slow - twin shadow</div><div>11 marathon - tennis</div><div>12 modern man - arcade fire</div><div>13 dilly - band of horses</div><div>14 home - glasser</div><div>15 heirloom - sufjan stevens</div><div>16 success - interpol</div><div>17 2010 - ps i love you</div><div>18 the girl is gone - mystery jets</div><div>19 what did my lover say (it always had to go this way) - wolf parade</div><div>20 people can do the most amazing things - kisses</div><div>21 eyesore - women</div><div>22 hollow hollow eyes - crocodiles</div><div>23 the new improved hypocrisy - the radio dept.</div><div>24 starfield - the new division</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?j2tednd85knedx3">click here to download</a></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-68102296136399038722010-10-29T18:27:00.000-07:002010-11-11T19:47:21.759-08:00july 2010never got to this when i should have. this summer was one of the best of my life. i made this mix in july and listened to it very much i just never got around to posting it. here it is now. "hanging with the wrong crowd" by ed harcourt is definitely one of my favorite tracks from this mix, and the summer. enjoy. <div><br /></div><div>july 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>01 dreams never end - new order</div><div>02 a forest - the cure</div><div>03 in lust w. you - bad cop</div><div>04 this must be the place (naive melody) - talking heads</div><div>05 boyfriend - best coast</div><div>06 peppergood - the samps</div><div>07 slow motion - panda bear</div><div>08 lady grey - mystery jets</div><div>09 barricade - interpol</div><div>10 beach club - future trends</div><div>11 while we're young - the dept of eagles</div><div>12 where i'm going - cut copy</div><div>13 super soaker - wavves</div><div>14 hanging with the wrong crowd - ed harcourt</div><div>15 blue beard - band of horses</div><div>16 tenderoni - kele</div><div>17 revival - deerhunter</div><div>18 we used to wait - arcade fire</div><div>19 you can call me al - paul simon</div><div>20 marathon - tennis</div><div>21 the party (9:15 p.m.) - bear (the ghost)</div><div>22 on melancholy hill - gorillaz</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?oxv0966uju37x23">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-16743598193373598302010-06-07T14:48:00.000-07:002010-06-07T15:50:49.822-07:00june 2010made half of this mix with summer fun in mind. made the other half with the realization that i completely fucked my summer by breaking my right hand. but- it's my RIGHT hand. so i can still play guitar. fun fact.<div><br /></div><div>plus <a href="http://www.weallwantsomeone.org/2010/06/07/introducing-the-kodaks/">THIS</a> makes me a little less sad about it. but only a little. on the bright side tho: i think i'm becoming <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre; ">ambidextrous</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm most excited about the new Bombay Bicycle Club track, and the new track from local (DETROIT) musician- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lazrusmusic">Daniel</a>. if you can't tell- i've been jamming to the Eclipse soundtrack- fuck everyone- the songs are there. ! there are old tracks and new tracks on this mix.</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways- less is more. i'm done with words. and my hand is done trying to type them. enjoy the tunes. i'll be enjoying my medication. </div><div><blockquote></blockquote><br /></div><div>June 2010</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?j3tntoky2z4">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 so far we are - french kicks</div><div>02 wake up - the walkmen</div><div>03 you got yr. cherry bomb - spoon</div><div>04 ours - the bravery</div><div>05 our swords - band of horses</div><div>06 better times - beach house</div><div>07 the new american apathy (radio edit) - mazarin</div><div>08 black rice - women</div><div>09 how can you swallow so much sleep - bombay bicycle club</div><div>10 cartwheels - the reindeer section</div><div>11 stuck in the middle with you - steelers wheel</div><div>12 the rain, the park and other things - the cowsills</div><div>13 have you ever been (to electric lady land?) - jimi hendrix</div><div>14 beach queen - suckers</div><div>15 fader - the temper trap</div><div>16 leave everywhere - toro y moi</div><div>17 eyesite - daniel</div><div>18 jonathan low - vampire weekend</div><div>19 at or with me - jack johnson</div><div>20 FM - steely dan</div><div>21 call it off - lettercamp</div><div>22 narcolepsy - ben folds five</div><div>23 let's get lost - beck and bat for lashes</div><div>24 the truth sets in - avi buffalo</div><div>25 give up? - hot hot heat</div><div>26 the suburbs - arcade fire</div><div>27 cartoon music for superheroes - albert hammond jr</div><div>28 wheel (ON HIS OWN live in LA 2008) - john mayer</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-59906974960830636462010-05-21T00:43:00.000-07:002010-05-31T12:02:11.560-07:00this week (MAY 2010)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2pbavpi0v1qzb7gjo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 499px;" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2pbavpi0v1qzb7gjo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />has flown by.<div><br /></div><div>almost too quickly. but despite being busy, i have enjoyed myself. summer is coming. i'm already out of class but the weather hasn't been full blown summer.. yet. but now we're nearing the end of may and those 80 degree days are becoming evermore common.</div><div><br /></div><div>it's wonderful. life in general would be wonderful despite "work" and "problems" and the usual junk. but who wants to hear about that?</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm going to busy as fuck this weekend.. but in a good way for once. SO to anyone who doesn't know, and that may (or may not) be intereted- my band <a href="http://myspace.com/thekodaksband">THE KODAKS</a> are playing this saturday at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123691014313395&ref=ts">the belmont in hamtramck.</a> click that last link there for deets. but fyi- i'm playing with a whole new lineup. mitch green is playing drums and i'm just saying- the dude can play. so, let's hope it goes well..</div><div><br /></div><div>nOw! moving on. this mix. is intense. it's long. it's up, it's down. but every song (in chronological order haha) pretty much describes my week. there's going to be no posting in the next couple of days, so i figure i would let anyone who is going to be enjoying warm weather this weekend enjoy it with great music. summer fun, music in the sun. right?</div><div><br /></div><div>outside has been inspiring me lately. just the idea of "outside".. despite everyone (including me) being poor as shit and always bitching about it, michigan is a beautiful place to live in the (late) spring. </div><div>green everywhere. fresh air. blue skies... when you're slightly away from detroit that is haha</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways, enough words. as a wise friend JUST said to me- "less talk, more walk". so i'm going to do the real thing and stop just talking and... well... JUST DO IT. so yeah, forewarning: this mix is as excentric as my typing is right now. i guess i'm just happy lately. i feel alive.. !!!</div><div><br /></div><div>hence all the (old school) rap, the variety of indie pop, random slow songs and other strange assortments from all over history. friends have been influencing my music lately- and i'm okay with that.. cause i still get my own picks.. the new wolf parade (GHOST PRESSURE) is amazing. and also- i know this is a long playlist- but the newest track by toro y moi is stupid good.. and it's completely different from anything off his debut. genius.</div><div><br /></div><div>just as long as everyone enjoys this playlist, i'm okay with whatever. so HeRe wE GO</div><div><br /></div><div>MAY 2010</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mzbjwdndwz5">click here to download (part one)</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>part one</div><div><br /></div><div>01 ghost pressure - wolf parade</div><div>02 the changeling - the doors</div><div>03 crosstown traffic</div><div>04 pda - interpol</div><div>05 machine gun funk - notorious b.i.g.</div><div>06 beetlebum - blur</div><div>07 bill murray - gorillaz</div><div>08 aurora - foo fighters</div><div>09 peg - steely dan</div><div>10 alison - slowdive</div><div>11 you talk way too much - the strokes</div><div>12 head over heels - tears for fears</div><div>13 run into flowers - m83</div><div>14 something good can work for you (ted & francis remix) - two door cinema club</div><div>15 mr. brightside - the killers</div><div>16 the goodman of the house - deastro</div><div>17 poison - bell big devoe</div><div>18 crown on the ground - sleigh bells</div><div>19 roller - french kicks</div><div>20 home life - john mayer</div><div>21 like eating glass - bloc party</div><div>22 work - hockey</div><div>23 cut your hair - pavement</div><div>24 keep ya head up - 2pac</div><div>25 strange days - the doors</div><div>26 it wasn't me - shaggy</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?1ounumi1nqz">click here to download (part two)</a></div><div><br /></div><div>27 inaction - we are scientists</div><div>28 gender bombs - the stills</div><div>29 tired of being alone - al green</div><div>30 supersonic - oasis</div><div>31 elevation - television</div><div>32 smoke two joints - sublime</div><div>33 high - the cure</div><div>34 asleep at a party - memory cassette</div><div>35 lamplight - bombay bicycle club</div><div>36 the world at large - modest mouse</div><div>37 by the way - red hot chili peppers</div><div>38 for what reason - death cab for cutie</div><div>39 everything's alright (kimya dawson cover - DEMO) - the kodaks</div><div>40 bull in the heather - sonic youth</div><div>41 lost in the supermarket - the clash</div><div>42 d'yer mak'er - led zeppelin</div><div>43 let's dance - david bowie</div><div>44 nothing better - postal service</div><div>45 beast of burden - the rolling stones</div><div>46 isolation - joy division</div><div>47 boys don't cry - the cure</div><div>48 brand new start - little joy</div><div>49 get up - bone thugz n harmony</div><div>50 fences - phoenix</div><div>51 lovefool - the cardigans</div><div>52 sugar fish (will yates remix) - daniel</div><div>53 summer stage - the walkmen</div><div>54 where's summer b? - ben folds five</div><div>56 leave everywhere - toro y moi</div><div>57 the greatest - cat power</div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-16095363591282187912010-05-17T01:28:00.000-07:002010-05-17T02:33:22.575-07:00th3 e-mixhaven't done this in a while. it's late. i'm tired. i hate talking these days. actually... i've been saying TOO many words lately- but that's in real life. this here is the internet.. or something like that. but that, for me.. equals FAKE LIFE. really though. no more words. or at least less of them.<div><br /></div><div>this is a mix i made for someone very special to me (just recently). she knows who she is. period. lots of great tracks from all different time periods of my life. and all of them seem to fit perfect for the (forthcoming?) nice weather. this mix also contains the special "garb, garb" by great lakes (a.k.a. my good buddy Adam Laidlaw)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?kqmmjqigkmy">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>TH3 e-mix</div><div><br /></div><div>01 new man - french kicks</div><div>02 split screen sadness - john mayer</div><div>03 chase - the cinematics</div><div>04 call me - al green</div><div>05 this orient - foals</div><div>06 the greatest - cat power</div><div>07 bright young thing - albert hammond jr.</div><div>08 pull my heart away - jack penate</div><div>09 ready, able - grizzly bear</div><div>10 garb garb - great lakes</div><div>11 love you better - the maccabees</div><div>12 now that i miss her - elefant</div><div>13 what a drag - bear hands</div><div>14 grand opening - elephant parade</div><div>15 bermuda - kisses</div><div>16 excuses - the morning benders</div><div>17 minors - toro y moi</div><div>18 as far as i can see - phantogram</div><div>19 what you know - two door cinema club</div><div>20 kurgan wave number one - deastro</div><div>21 leif erikson - interpol</div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-5329472234195764362010-04-29T00:38:00.000-07:002010-04-29T01:09:09.714-07:00april out-takes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLqv1nI5Y72KUvr89C_7gY9TPkfcm1vRFljIJ6iHBaVpqUiv08ZzbKENLhKQIV2Eeo-rVTczUnbfir_oJsIzt9MqscnE0zKQ9yBWVXp2RqPoHKIXfKl7AEwVGfEDdlZw-3qERWg/s1600/burnout.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLqv1nI5Y72KUvr89C_7gY9TPkfcm1vRFljIJ6iHBaVpqUiv08ZzbKENLhKQIV2Eeo-rVTczUnbfir_oJsIzt9MqscnE0zKQ9yBWVXp2RqPoHKIXfKl7AEwVGfEDdlZw-3qERWg/s320/burnout.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465466768135223794" /></a>this week is my hell week. they call this "finals" for us "college students". if you've never been through this finals thing, avoid it at all costs. it's terrible. i'm too tried to blog. and that is pretty fucking tired. this mix is self explanatory, the thing i'm most pumped is: the first track (LONG LIVE FRENCH KICKS) and the newest track by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thenewdivision">the new division</a> and the new interpol track that JUST arrived but paul banks still sings like he did on their third record and i'm not sure about that yet... goodnight.<div><br /></div><div>april out-takes (2010)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ilnqynymj2n">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 a delicate hang - french kicks</div><div>02 the ghost inside - broken bells</div><div>03 total life forever - foals</div><div>04 midnight - bear (the ghost)</div><div>05 all i want - lcd soundsystem</div><div>06 rocket scientist featuring eve - teddybears</div><div>07 never follow suit - the radio dept.</div><div>08 ceo birthday - jj</div><div>09 after glow - foals</div><div>10 hide me - the golden filter</div><div>11 celestica - crystal castles</div><div>12 bright lit blue skies - ariel pink's haunted graffiti</div><div>13 texico bitches - broken social scene</div><div>14 sorrow - the national</div><div>15 walking through that door - future islands</div><div>16 brightest minds - department of eagles</div><div>17 i can do that - the futureheads</div><div>18 vaporize - broken bells</div><div>19 anyone's ghost - the national</div><div>20 true lies - the new division</div><div>21 david - the radio dept.</div><div>22 where'd all the time go? - dr. dog</div><div>23 lights - interpol</div><div>24 moon theory - miami horror</div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-21161493727893337442010-04-25T21:32:00.000-07:002010-04-25T21:43:00.883-07:00Bad Cop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx0oa8euTQ6TeDgAd7T4Ud2bqeKhLhUaZO57sra9CtAiYplerPQ8a0d34lmAf1_-4tiDIVZgzzSOb9e2eFdhzckoiIuxvhzK9XcfIybmjgTb_PI1cbTE3pCTR1aetC8eQ41al-g/s1600/l_6170f6b19c5d4057a78823eb23a4c732.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx0oa8euTQ6TeDgAd7T4Ud2bqeKhLhUaZO57sra9CtAiYplerPQ8a0d34lmAf1_-4tiDIVZgzzSOb9e2eFdhzckoiIuxvhzK9XcfIybmjgTb_PI1cbTE3pCTR1aetC8eQ41al-g/s320/l_6170f6b19c5d4057a78823eb23a4c732.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464300529469018962" /></a>listen to ---> <a href="http://myspace.com/badcopnashville">Bad Cop</a><br /><br />There are so many bands out there these days- so why give a fuck about just one?<br /><br />This is a question that I have posed to myself many times. With all these bands out there, it’s literally becoming difficult for people to remember a band, let alone their name. But let me tell anyone whom reads my godforsaken Internet posts- remember the band name “Bad Cop.”<br /><br /><div>Adam Moult is one of the most honest, driven and down to earth men that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. The best way to describe Adam is to say, “He is real.” Because the truth is, Adam is the real deal, and more importantly, Bad Cop is the real deal. Bad Cop is a rock band from Nashville, and they have recorded at some of the same places and with some of the same people that ran with Be Your Own Pet, JEFF the Brotherhood and Turbo Fruits. But the fact of the matter is that Bad Cop CANNOT get lumped in with those bands. Bad Cop is better than any categorization will give them credit for.<div><br />Bad Cop’s debut album is called “Harvest the Beast” and it will be arriving to the public (legally) by ROIR records later this year. When that album drops- collective minds will be blown. Bad Cop is the real deal rock band. Just take a visit to their myspace page (http://myspace.com/badcopnashville) to understand what I mean. “Daylight” is a rock song with real anima and depth that shows Bad Cop’s roots in post-punk as well as psychedelic rock.<br /><br /></div><div>My favorite track is “Amores Perros” because the music and the lyrics and the style come together to form one of the most beautiful pieces of art that I’ve heard this year.<br />Moult works as some sort of combination of Jim Morrison meets Ian Curtis, Alex Hartness provides a full on guitar attack (providing whatever he needs to provide and providing it well) and Karl Merkley and Dylan Rowe (drums and bass, respectively) deliver the kind of tight smart rhythm that makes Bad Cop tic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Typically, I will not write over one paragraph on just one artist. But this is not just one other artist. If there was one band around right now that I could say sincerely, “They might have a fucking chance” then it is Bad Cop. No one makes money off music anymore but Bad Cop should because they are the type of real rock band that anti-whatever people would say, “we need.” Everyone needs Bad Cop. Because they are legit. So go listen.</div></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-70448187159953762202010-04-21T09:48:00.000-07:002010-04-21T11:33:06.486-07:00april 2010HiPsTeR muzak<div><br /></div><div>this mix has gone through so many different versions and revises. the actual "april 2010" playlist on my computer has about 70 songs in it. i was going to upload a bunch of different playlists, like april part one, part two, part three, yada yada. but i'm not going to.</div><div><br /></div><div>just one playlist. one song by each band. i've gotten a shit ton of new records lately, as in leaks, FO FREE and i fucking love it. yeah i feel like a scum bag but hey the music industry hasn't done anything for me lately so fuck it. but really, some of the records i have are so good i will most likely be buying them on vinyl. </div><div><br /></div><div>some albums that are new to my itunes and that everyone needs to get their hands on....</div><div><br /></div><div>lcd soundsystem - this is happening</div><div>mgmt - congratulations</div><div>the national - high violet</div><div>foals - total life forever</div><div>ariel pink's haunted graffiti - before today</div><div>broken bells - broken bells</div><div>teddybears - devil's music</div><div>bear (the ghost) - that night</div><div>french kicks - roller ep</div><div><br /></div><div>seriously. if you can find the downloads for any of those full albums- go do it. i've been listening to the new lcd and new foals back to back to back to back- i don't think there is a track on either of those records that i don't like. </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm the hugest <a href="http://www.frenchkicks.com/">french kicks</a> fan and the roller ep some how slipped passed me all these years and holy SHIT it's good. it's three tracks of pure french kicks glory. </div><div><br /></div><div>my friend robby really IS the band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/beartheghostmusic">bear (the ghost)</a> and he is so talented it's ridiculous i feel like his music is so pure and original. and so it justifies me loving it so much. i'm sure that pretty soon pitchfork will dig their claws into him and it will all be over but we'll see. </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm really into the new mgmt record too and yes i know, i'm a huge douche bag because everyone else on the fucking planet seems to hate it but whatever. i'm so alt i'm the alt of alt. HiPsTeR d00d. srsly tho, "congratulations" is different and def darker than "oracular spectacular" but it's a lot more original and the record as a whole feels a lot more cohesive and shit, i like that kinda thing.</div><div><br /></div><div>what else? the new ariel pink is fucking great, it makes me wish he had always gone for mid-fi instead of the shittiest of shitty lo-fi that every ariel pink record was before this one. </div><div><br /></div><div>within the past month i saw both beach house and washed out live and let me first say that those are two of my favorite bands around right now because every song that comes from them seems to take my breathe away. nohomo. but needless to say, i love those bands and they blew me away live so i have a newer track by washed out and a sweet remix of a beach house track.</div><div><br /></div><div>lots of good single tracks have been coming out of the internets lately too. the new track by health, the new track by band of horses, the new track by crystal castles, the new track from futureheads (yes i know, but it's actually good) and some other newer tracks i'm hearing are all really great.</div><div><br /></div><div>and some new comers to take note of. the track on here by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gauntlethair">gauntlet hair</a> is such a good jam, they sound very promising and i hope there is more good stuff to come from them. and i feel the same way about other new comers called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blowkissess">kisses</a> because their track "bermuda" gets me moving every time i hear it and i feel as if it might be one of my favorite songs this year (that and "round and round" by ariel pink). another band that is newer to me on this mix is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/elephantparade">elephant parade</a> but their song on this mix "grand opening" is a wonderful pop gem.</div><div><br /></div><div>also, gotta represent detroit. i'm just going to say right now, when the full length record by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lettercamp">lettercamp</a> gets released, collective minds will be blown. also, i'm very impressed by the debut of fellow detroit youngsters <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thepizazzcare">the pizazz</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>alright that's all i'm going to say. this post is way too fucking long, sorry to anyone that just wants to get to the mp3s. this playlist really does speak for itself though, so i hope everyone enjoys.</div><div><br /></div><div>***SHIT i thought i had it worked out so all my songs were going to fit in one mix but mediafire is getting to be more and more lame by the day and i can only fit 200 mb so i had to X out some songs, i'll still list them here (with an X instead of a number) but they aren't really in the download, sorry. if you want the X'd tracks that bad just email me. i'll be uploading an april out takes mix soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>everyone enjoy---</div><div><br /></div><div>april 2010</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nlcvyznz2nj">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 usa boys - health</div><div>02 roller - french kicks</div><div>03 someday soon - harlem</div><div>04 someone's missing - mgmt</div><div>05 i was thinking... - gauntlet hair</div><div>06 call it off - lettercamp</div><div>07 #7 - washed out</div><div>08 bermuda - kisses</div><div>XX home - weird tapes</div><div>10 grand opening - elephant parade</div><div>XX texico bitches - broken social scene</div><div>12 stay close - delorean</div><div>13 doe deer - crystal castles</div><div>14 fright night (nevermore) - ariel pink's haunted graffiti</div><div>15 don't really know me (ep version) - snowden</div><div>16 on giving up - high places</div><div>17 asian pear - acrylics</div><div>18 the high road - broken bells</div><div>19 the party (9:15 p.m.) - bear (the ghost)</div><div>20 what you know - two door cinema club</div><div>21 dance yrself clean - lcd soundsystem</div><div>XX struck dumb - the futureheads</div><div>23 crafty maneuvers - the pizazz</div><div>24 burn bridges - dom</div><div>25 youth - beach fossils</div><div>26 black gold - foals</div><div>27 afraid of everyone - the national</div><div>28 factory - band of horses</div><div>XX flowers and a wreath - still life still</div><div>30 the greatest escape we ever made - wave machines</div><div>31 lately (troisieme) - memoryhouse</div><div>32 10 mili stereo (cough syrup remix) - beach house</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-83017965632557263692010-04-03T15:21:00.001-07:002010-04-03T19:21:41.174-07:00young clubs<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfajUOiQI4FOrL7P0HnWqfpmUtu-R-hR-F0QSmb4PjLxdaH7_s0l8E88ycFuIdLzUkGA2o7hPG8y536GVFhC7aEXeDVKDeS6Q0v2kaY11CvuRreCrXqPgkYA_c9ZrjlgEAWTYCIQ/s1600/Two+Door+Cinema+Club+orange.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfajUOiQI4FOrL7P0HnWqfpmUtu-R-hR-F0QSmb4PjLxdaH7_s0l8E88ycFuIdLzUkGA2o7hPG8y536GVFhC7aEXeDVKDeS6Q0v2kaY11CvuRreCrXqPgkYA_c9ZrjlgEAWTYCIQ/s320/Two+Door+Cinema+Club+orange.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456040534120932402" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">new young pony cinema bicycle police club</span><div><br />within the last week i discovered this band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/twodoorcinemaclub">two door cinema club</a>. honestly, they are really fucking awesome. they are young, they are irish (the lead singer looks like the little brother i never had) and they write some of the tightest, catchiest indie pop songs that i have heard all year. i've had a crazy week and i've been busy and this band has been fueling my fast paced life in the best way. it seems every song i have by this band is seriously amazing, and i promise you, they will be stuck in your head.<div><br /></div><div>in about a week or within a week or whatever, i will upload my april mix. because it is officially april, as the warmer weather and torrential downpours indicate. but april is good, i love rain and rain brings life, so everything is becoming greener and greener all the time and i like it.</div><div><br /></div><div>but back to the music. i've noticed there are a lot of younger, foreign, indie pop bands springing up all over the place, and it seems that all the best ones have the word "club" in their name. i think adding club to the title kind of emphasizes the youth of the band, like little kids forming a club. or forming a band that makes ridiculously catchy tunes. </div><div><br /></div><div>honestly though, people might say these bands are real young or too poppy or whatever, but i love simple(r) accessible pop music with an edge, and that's just what these songs are. these bands definitely have LOTS of influence over <a href="http://myspace.com/thekodaksband">my music.</a> now i just need to work on being catchier, and i'm thinking about changing my band name to---> young kodak film club (seriously though, that's not band sounding, is it? haha)</div><div><br /></div><div>all these young foreign indie club bands seem to be my favorites also, and they are perfect for warmer weather, specifically driving around in a car. so i'm offering downloads of all these beautiful songs by all these adorable little club bands so you can pick and choose your favorite tunes by each of these bands and then burn yourself a cd to drive around to. do it.</div><div><br /></div><div>the bands i have chosen here are two door cinema club, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bombaybicycleclub">bombay bicycle club</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/newyoungponyclub">new young pony club</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub">tokyo police club</a>. this is a mix, but it features songs only by these four bands.</div><div><br /></div><div>some note worthy things about this mix: it includes pretty much everything i have by two door cinema club (seriously, every song of their sounds like an a-side worthy single) including some remixes, (i actually included remixes of several songs by a couple of the bands), there are songs here from the new new young pony club album and <a href="http://app.topspin.net/fbshare/TOKYOPOLICECLUB/1954/E18170/?fv=highlightColor-31CA41%7Ctheme-white&w=300&h=80">there is also the new single by tokyo police club</a> but really the only thing you need to know about this mix is that it includes every song that i really like by each of these bands.</div><div><br /></div><div>happy friday. happy saturday. happy april. happy weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>listen to these young indie pop club bands and you will feel better, i promise, the quality of your life will improve once you have these songs pumping through your brain. esp anything by two door cinema club, i'm telling you, they are amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm only going to list each band once, so from then on each track will be by that band until i list the next band, but really it's easy to figure out, there are only four bands, and plenty of songs.</div><div><br /></div><div>young clubs</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?w2mzn2jjgf5">click here to download part 1</a> (two door cinema club & bombay bicycle club)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?4gzednyqyyy">click here to download part 2</a> (new young pony club & tokyo police club)</div><div><br /></div><div>artist</div><div><br /></div><div>00 song</div><div><br /></div><div>t.d.c.CLUB</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_9bKUBTuVOvpnWlVYPtBW5_8cEUx5MPuOZRZCAMDuCvAnuUK0sFjwKF2937r0P8KO2YbFwT0ReIkwkFcz6UNH4MA3DTrCnFSPRoTbOBkNpN2f5ISl2y88Ib4LS_K8RK2ZD6JjQ/s320/Two+Door+Cinema+Club+twodoor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456088649246476210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>two door cinema club</div><div><br /></div><div>01 undercover martyn</div><div>02 i can talk</div><div>03 something good can work</div><div>04 costume party</div><div>05 what you know</div><div>06 do you want it all ?</div><div>07 cigarettes in the theatre</div><div>08 new houses</div><div>09 eat that up, it's good for you</div><div>10 you're not stubborn</div><div>11 this is the life</div><div>12 come back home</div><div>13 standing on ghosts</div><div>14 secret circus</div><div>15 we go forward</div><div>16 not in this town</div><div>17 impatience is a virtue</div><div>18 hands off my cash, monty (demo)</div><div>19 what you know (lightsoverLA remix)</div><div>20 something good can work (ted & francis remix)</div><div>21 what you know (redlight remix)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">b.b.CLUB</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzykknmNUjU788vNp7P6puaD5mVwghjfFJkcmrxbPpTl1FF9B8Vvd35xZrAKQf5PgDgIY81oMz_P2I-Uxa90whtA3mOPirCROh8LaQ_qp9e0GFLtaWfb7zwD5gPTuhjW79OlRw0A/s320/Bombay+Bicycle+Club+l_01d6106c9650d5868ef79eec8bd7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456091230817359778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>bombay bicycle club</div><div><br /></div><div>22 how are you</div><div>23 lamplight</div><div>24 evening / morning</div><div>25 dust on the ground</div><div>26 always like this</div><div>27 magnet</div><div>28 sixteen</div><div>29 open house</div><div>30 dust on the ground (tanlines remix)</div><div>31 always like this (james rutledge remix)</div><div><br /></div><div>n.y.p.CLUB</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHYIPxiqlSBqFBZDqs5ohztsnR9Q_izhyLkORzj9xlPBCQHj9CV_tb3v9LUjnOiAmlIScZatA5z9DSGn82BFaEENIUKip9RmA84NHjkTOTm1VvNqLLk3NYeY-w3QCWyzPfngBfQ/s320/New+Young+Pony+Club.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456089103270642370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>new young pony club</div><div><br /></div><div>32 ice cream</div><div>33 bomb</div><div>34 jerk me</div><div>35 get go</div><div>36 chaos</div><div>37 stone</div><div>38 the optimist</div><div>39 before the light</div><div>40 lost a girl</div><div>41 chaos (rory phillips mix)</div><div><br /></div><div>t.p.CLUB</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoikcUSDM3v60J7tdDb3SJuxyrezT0vBaY-on1_MqpGvjZyWATDPyq8hs36aNiLPDSbf8Ni2cTKgj2JcLjIj97SKklwH3ju2KryApCgvEu57qZckKry5mfd3e1fn48R-fEL_hmg/s320/tcp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456090541969076242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>tokyo police club</div><div><br /></div><div>42 in a cave</div><div>43 juno</div><div>44 tessellate</div><div>45 nursery, academy</div><div>46 sixties remake</div><div>47 your english is good</div><div>48 the baskervilles</div><div>49 nature of the experiment</div><div>50 cheer it on</div><div>51 citizens of tomorrow</div><div>52 breakneck speed </div></div></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-70280650184966825202010-03-31T17:03:00.000-07:002010-03-31T22:37:16.422-07:00runway delight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljJyChrJw-HnUwVGmjcDs-LWeAB8n-tg1sSr1xHiGxaDLDNWSBNRzzSxXkx5_FO99_Mv9FQtMOemNBfifRCo3jNlXwGPRLcIp7h2lZxbcfe7vpVfzh_5rQNeBlQ6VDObh1jxzZg/s1600/Skinny-Runway-Model-01.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljJyChrJw-HnUwVGmjcDs-LWeAB8n-tg1sSr1xHiGxaDLDNWSBNRzzSxXkx5_FO99_Mv9FQtMOemNBfifRCo3jNlXwGPRLcIp7h2lZxbcfe7vpVfzh_5rQNeBlQ6VDObh1jxzZg/s320/Skinny-Runway-Model-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454954110705674210" /></a>earlier today my friend wrote me an email and informed me that one of his good friends is doing a runway show. now i'm not sure if she is modeling, displaying clothes or just organizing the event, but long story short, my friend wanted me to find some music for his friend, for the runway.<div><br /></div><div>the (most) ridiculous part about this whole thing was the criteria i was given to base my selection of songs off of:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">1930s smoky jazz club/ tibetan landscape/ strong runwayish beat/ serious yet a little bit playful atmospheric sense/ preferably no lyrics.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>so i tried my best anyways, and i pooled together about 50 songs to hand over to my friend so he could give these songs to his friend, for a runway. so i'm hoping that in the near future there might be some hot young woman strutting down a runway to the music i hand selected. but then again, that might be no where near what these songs are actually going to be used for.</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm not even going to provide a song list here, there will be two downloads below that have around 23ish songs a piece that i felt slightly resembled the characteristics given above. but seeing as how all those things (30's jazz, 80's runway beat and no lyrics) do not exist in any one given song, i kind of just took pot shots. there is everything from holy fuck, to deastro, to spoon, to interpol, to broken social scene, to washed out, to french kicks and back again. so, sorry about not listing songs, i just actually have more important shit to do right now. but this should be fun. spice up your wednesday. surprise song selection from your favorite mix maker.</div><div><br /></div><div>let me know how you think i did on matching the criteria i was given. enjoy:</div><div><br /></div><div>runway delight</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?4lz0ogwwlwt">click here to download part 1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mryzmjtugmy">click here to download part 2</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>ps. for anyone that doesn't know, i got trapped in canada on monday night and saw the black lips last night, which was awesome because dudes from spoon and deerhunter showed up at the stick so that was rocking but over all the night was a shit show. in a good way. but now i'm feeling the effects from all this tom foolery on this blah of a wednesday. but then, I'M SEEING BEACH HOUSE TOMORROW NIGHT and right now <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Dream-Dvd-Beach-House/dp/B002ZIABPO">"teen dream"</a> has my album of the year for 2010 so i'm pretty damn excited. now i just have to go study and ace the exam before tomorrow night. <a href="http://adamfitz.tumblr.com/">you can follow more of my ridiculousness on here:</a> http://adamfitz.tumblr.com</div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-19527869496702823622010-03-29T01:25:00.001-07:002010-03-29T10:52:34.908-07:00pop songs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tunenight.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/smiths3b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 365px;" src="http://tunenight.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/smiths3b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />i'm up really late, it's in the a.m. on monday morning. i'm in a bad mood, mainly because i have class tomorrow (amongst other things) but all i'm doing right now is listening to ostentatiously poppy indie rock music.<div><br /></div><div>pretty much all i do is listen to music, if you haven't put that together yet, and tonight was no exception. but after getting in my usual brooding time in with interpol, i ventured outside the box for a second and i'm so happy with what i've found.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/twodoorcinemaclub">two door cinema club</a> is a band of really young dudes from london or ireland or wherever, and they actually use artificial drums on most of their songs but they sound absolutely wonderful. i'm really into the fast, tight indie rock pop thing, especially when it's semi british. so to pass some time i put together a lovely playlist of all these glorious indie pop songs.</div><div><br /></div><div>so yeah, that's pretty much it. little to no shpeele today. but these songs are really catchy, so if you have time before work/class/whatever, burn yourself these songs on a cd or put this playlist on your ipod so you can crank these jams and think about the warm weather ahead. instead of the long normal week ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div>there is also a newer and improved (don't worry, i'll never leave this blogspot page) young authentic. the second version of y.a. is a tumblr so it's kind of like blogging for lazy/a.d.d. people and i think i fit both those categories so it works for me. pictures, videos, links, whatever, it's all <a href="http://adamfitz.tumblr.com/">right here</a> (---> http://adamfitz.tumblr.com)</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways, i hope you enjoy these pop songs, and enjoy this monday, and enjoy life in general. april is almost here. oh oh mean april. take care.</div><div><br /></div><div>pop songs (2010)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?12xmntyytzy">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 undercover martyn - two door cinema club</div><div>02 first love - the maccabees</div><div>03 tessellate - tokyo police club</div><div>04 what you know - two door cinema club</div><div>05 lost a girl - new young pony club</div><div>06 always like this - bombay bicycle club</div><div>07 sleepyhead - passion pit</div><div>08 young love (ft. laura marling) - mystery jets</div><div>09 mouth full of bones - natalie portman's shaved head</div><div>10 this charming life - the smiths</div><div>11 hummer - foals</div><div>12 toxic crusaders - deastro</div><div>13 molly's vertigo - acrylics</div><div>14 hey hey girl - the virgins</div><div>15 i'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you - black kids</div><div>16 one life stand (edit) - hot chip</div><div>17 rawnald gregory erickson the second - starfucker</div><div>18 movie theatre (demo) - the kodaks</div><div>19 boys don't cry</div><div>20 the reeling - passion pit</div><div>21 tonight's today - jack penáte</div><div>22 lover of mine - beach house</div><div>23 surfin' - memory cassette</div><div>24 regret - new order</div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-46267488964241042872010-03-21T14:26:00.000-07:002010-03-21T16:57:30.931-07:00spring revisedalright, so i've been uploading lots lately.<div><br /></div><div>first a bunch of happy shit, then some sappy shit, then some angry/upset shit, then some happy stuff. then i did a movie review. yeah, i'm all over the place right now. it's the weather. it's crazy and it's all random so that's just how i am right now.</div><div><br /></div><div>but anyways, i while back i posted 3 part download for a spring 2010 mix. if you missed those mixes or if you loved them so much that maybe you want to put the first one on a cd, here is your chance.</div><div><br /></div><div>the first mix (aka part one) of the spring 2010 mix is what i've been playing esp obsessively lately. part one as the most newer tracks on it, so it really makes sense as the lead "spring 2010" mix, ya know?</div><div><br /></div><div>plus part one has some tracks from the movie "remember me" which i've been talking about a lot lately, plus it has the new foals single which i am obsessed with, as well as one of my favorite interpol tracks, some new vampire weekend, lots of good shiz.</div><div><br /></div><div>so basically, i re-edited spring 2010 part one so it would fit on a cd so i deleted some tracks and moved some other ones around. most notably, i moved the latest ariel pink song from part three to part one. the song is called <a href="http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14036-round-and-round/">"round and round"</a> and i think it is so damn good. also, since i've made my original spring 2010 post i've been informed about this band from london called <a href="http://myspace.com/yuckband">yuck</a> and they are really awesome. ironically enough, yuck was founded by the brother of my cousin's best friend. yes, that sounds complicated but it's true. all you need to know is that yuck is really good indie rock. also i added a track by another uk band that i happened to see in detroit last week, they are called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mywavemachine">wave machines</a> who have a real cool 80s-esque indie think going on and they kind of sound like the children of talking heads or something.</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways, this is my revised mix, it's only 20 tracks and there are some down tempo, mid tempo and plenty of up tempo songs, so it's a nice diverse mix that will all fit on one cd. these songs were very <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">anthemic</span> for my spring break, which is now over. but either way, enjoy this mix, enjoy spring 2010. xo.</div><div><br /></div><div>spring 2010 (part one - revised mixxx)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mqjtquzgknn">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 neon blue - still life still</div><div>02 facelove - ps i love you</div><div>03 parasol - the sea and cake</div><div>04 sea of teeth - sparklehorse</div><div>05 when i'm small - phantogram</div><div>06 white sky - vampire weekend</div><div>07 two doors down - mystery jets</div><div>08 take pills - panda bear</div><div>09 rome - yeasayer</div><div>10 welcome to the world of the plastic beach (feat. snoop dogg and the hypnotic bass ensemble) - gorillaz</div><div>11 all of the fire - acrylics</div><div>12 girl in love - smith westerns</div><div>13 obstacle 1 - interpol</div><div>14 - spanish sahara - foals</div><div>15 keep the lights on - wave machines</div><div>16 hey lizzie - fair ohs</div><div>17 fake gold - tigercity</div><div>18 round and round - ariel pink's haunted graffiti</div><div>19 the wall - yuck</div><div>20 me and the moon - the drums</div><div><br /></div><div>ps. i've been doing lots of internet perusing and shit of that nature, and i've been editing pages for my band, starting new ones, starting new blogs, editing old ones, whatever you wanna call it, if it's on the internet, i've been doing it. i think it helps me calm down when i'm in a bad mood. so anyways, i'm going to list some of my internets blow, so if you feel so compelled, you can go check them out.</div><div><br /></div><div>websites:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><dd style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; float: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><a href="http://myspace.com/thekodaksband" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></dd></span></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-47097746431558965142010-03-21T03:19:00.000-07:002010-03-21T03:33:52.786-07:00movie review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj6SyYdu4bL1YTUsNozTdj64zXRG2V8D9A71qWnc51epUWviBsMT_BHqzvgriH63rGeGVmZRJW_qKbhVEL7OjjV6TYVYuKMUMumV1qnNWp_XG0ohIgIEkOH_jBgua3dfWPG_xnw/s1600-h/RememberMeOffPoster-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj6SyYdu4bL1YTUsNozTdj64zXRG2V8D9A71qWnc51epUWviBsMT_BHqzvgriH63rGeGVmZRJW_qKbhVEL7OjjV6TYVYuKMUMumV1qnNWp_XG0ohIgIEkOH_jBgua3dfWPG_xnw/s320/RememberMeOffPoster-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451032953088020194" /></a><br /><blockquote></blockquote>so i already kind of wrote on this topic but i'm going to go there again. has anyone seen the movie called "remember me" yet? yes, that is the new movie with heart throb robert pattinson. but the truth is that the heart throb can act and the movie is amazing. the writing, the acting, the style, the tones, i loved everything about this film. so of course, critics trash it.<div><br /></div><div>and when one disagrees with something, one should always speak up. so i am. go figure, i got bored and i just think that more people should give the film a chance. esp people who appreciate good movies like i do. just like movies likes "garden state" or "wicker park" or even "i heart huckabees" or whatever. these kind of indie movies with some bigger names but truly fabulous writing and even better soundtracks.</div><div><br /></div><div>but yeah, anyways, i'm lame and i wanted to voice my opinion and hopefully make robert pattinson feel better about people talking shit on his great movie, ya know, if he ever finds that facebook page haha. yeah, go here and become a fan, or go see the movie, then voice your own opinion! </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/remember-me-was-actually-a-good-movie-dammit/102021016503809?ref=mf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">go here-----</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.facebook.com/pages/remember-me-was-actually-a-good-movie-dammit/102021016503809?ref=mf</div><div><br /></div><div>and also, i wrote a review on that facebook page, like i said i as bored and wanted to voice my opinion so hell, i write enough on music i love, i might as well write about movies i love.</div><div><br /></div><div>so here it is. my movie review. of "remember me". go see it!!</div><div><br /></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">along with other amazing movies such "wicker park" and "garden state" that came before it, i am afraid that "remember me" is going to be lumped solely into the romance category. when, in truth that people don't realize, the majority of the movie is being told from perspective of the male lead character. robert pattinson even narrates at points throughout the film.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">even though critics hated this film and even stupid publications and zines like entertainment magazine tore "remember me" to shreds, it should be clear to everyone that this movie is incredible and all these bad reviews are just not true and that all this nay say is just hear say.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">remember me is a truly fantastic movie that showcases the great acting skills of robert pattinson, who plays a role that allows him to express his talent in a role that more suits him. a smaller based movie with more intensity fits robert pattinson well, as does it to the rest of the cast, whom all act beautifully.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">emilie de ravin has her biggest claim to fame through the tv show "lost" so, like pattinson, ravin may be looked upon as just an "it" person in Hollywood, so in turn it seems that "remember me" has the potential to just try and be an "it" movie with "in" people.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">but really, robert pattinson, emilie de ravin, chris cooper, pierce brosnan and others fully deliver in the emotionally riveting and shockingly intense movie. not to mention the sound track is incredible, which also lumps it into that category of "great under rated movies" along with "wicker park" and "garden state".</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">some love movies are done well and focus more on issues deeper than love so that the story can just evolve without limits. remember me is one of those movies. so go see it. go see remember me. because you might be bored soon, and there is simply no reason not to see this amazing movie.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-adam smith, march 2010</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">also, you can go watch the trailer <a href="http://www.blogger.com/apple.com/trailers/summit/rememberme/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">RIGHT HERE</span></a></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-77144448584972333312010-03-20T18:33:00.001-07:002010-03-20T21:23:38.161-07:00grounded.alright. i'm back. (already)<div><br /></div><div>so the last couple posts i've made have been pretty happy. overly happy. but everyone, don't worry, the old adam is back, and with a vengeance. </div><div><br /></div><div>the weather is getting shitty out again. just fyi. it's snowing and raining and freezing fucking cold. at the end of march... only in michigan. do they call this sleet? so anyway, it's perfect, this weather, it's just perfect for me right now. maybe my demeanor and the weather have some correlation but i more think it's just coincidence. sweet irony.</div><div><br /></div><div>it's all dark out. i haven't seen the sunlight at all today. and it makes perfect sense. i'm in the worst fucking mood ever. i realized that while i've been lolli gagging and trying to be happy over my spring break, i really should have been in fucking texas for sxsw, which was what my original plans are.</div><div><br /></div><div>oh and not to mention this is saturday, so my spring break is officially over. back to school next week. back to work. back to hell.</div><div><br /></div><div>so it all makes sense i guess. my vacation is over. the nice weather is over. and throughout the past couple days (multiple) people have been proving to me again (and again) over and over (again) that they are shitty. people are shitty. people will disappoint you. the only guarantee i will ever make anyone is that people will let you down. logic will break your heart.</div><div><br /></div><div>which reminds me. i was listening to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Logic-Will-Break-Your-Heart/dp/B0000D9PI4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269138363&sr=8-1">that stills album</a> at the gym today and that shit good. just so so good. it's definitely one of my favorite albums, as i'm sure comes across in my music. lots of stills and lots of interpol lately. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Turn-Bright-Lights-Interpol/dp/B00006BTCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269138396&sr=1-1">early interpol</a>. hopefully their new album is good. that is generally my favorite type of music. moody, sexual, kind of arty post punk with somewhat self depreciating somewhat fucked up lyrics and kicking guitars with a great rhythm section that comes together as just fucking amazing indie rock.</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways, back to bitching. i hate everyone. that's pretty good for me. that'll be about enough. also, i illegally watched <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/copout/">cop out</a> and i thought it was hilarious but i love tracy morgan and i think bruce willis still kinda kicks ass. plus adam brody was in it, which is enough to make me watch any movie. i also want to see <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/shesoutofmyleague/">she's out of my league</a> because i think that guy is pretty funny (esp in knocked up) and two dudes that i liked in cloverfield are in it. and the chick is hot. but no one would go see that movie with me tonight. i do hate everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div>so onto the music. my mother was so gracious as to let me use her car today (just because my father was parked behind mine) and in my mom's car she was listening to a mix cd that i made her about two years ago. or maybe about a year ago? i'm not sure. but either way, it's a great mix with a generally sad(ish) demeanor. so it was great to drive around in the rain to and to listen to while i think about how much i hate everyone and in turn hate my own life.</div><div><br /></div><div>and this mix in turn (since it was originally made for her) goes out to my mother, because i love her dearly. i truly believe that for the rest of my life i'll just never love any woman like i love my mom and my sisters. my family is usually always there for me, and i know my mom would be there for me, whenever, whatever, she's my mom and she is the greatest. i'll keep hating everyone else but just love my mom. that sounds good to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>so i thought i would share this mix with everyone. share my sadness i suppose. my lameness actually. share whatever. just download the mix. listen to it. alone. then fall asleep.</div><div><br /></div><div>mom</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nblcdoznnne">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 bookworm (labeled as "come home") - margot and the nuclear so and so's</div><div>02 the next time around - little joy</div><div>03 re: stacks - bon iver</div><div>04 flakes - mystery jets</div><div>05 english house - fleet foxes</div><div>06 you and i are a gang of losers - the dears</div><div>07 astronaut - beach house</div><div>08 the youth - mgmt</div><div>09 i stand corrected - vampire weekend</div><div>10 agoraphobia - deerhunter</div><div>11 ada - the national</div><div>12 flightless bird, american mouth - iron & wine</div><div>13 chicago (acoustic) - sufjan stevens</div><div>14 a king and queen - okkervil river</div><div>15 house of cards - radiohead</div><div>16 someone to keep us warm - the silent years</div><div>17 shining hours - longwave</div><div>18 love in the ruins - french kicks</div><div>19 time has come again - the last shadow puppets</div><div>20 the greatest - cat power</div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-84934939980954760792010-03-16T16:46:00.001-07:002010-03-24T00:18:54.821-07:00spring 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fTaPRELA8hciAFgU0PhuLYL-c9u8_FZZO1FVsonihVoj-LNxl0e8xksYdPT1lw18U1pOwxlO2xwsjS9iyJR9VTucya9sKivsdWW4y7nIsPrRa4YvoK1aHfbah18MLUhUAFlFTA/s1600-h/DSCN0871.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fTaPRELA8hciAFgU0PhuLYL-c9u8_FZZO1FVsonihVoj-LNxl0e8xksYdPT1lw18U1pOwxlO2xwsjS9iyJR9VTucya9sKivsdWW4y7nIsPrRa4YvoK1aHfbah18MLUhUAFlFTA/s320/DSCN0871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449395702609620514" /></a><br />alright so, if you haven't noticed yet, it is nice out. and if you still haven't noticed, i'm loving it. honestly, maybe i'm just being overly eccentric this year but i feel as though my general quality of life has been proving ever since the start of march. good things are happening people.<div><br /></div><div>and i know, i know, i live in detroit and detroit is in michigan so all of us michiganders are pissy and old and jaded and jobless and yada yada, so don't worry, i haven't forgotten that but still i'm happy. let me be happy.</div><div><br /></div><div>plus, i'm on spring break right now. for anyone that doesn't know, i'm a college student, so on top of being poor due to the economy and due to michigan, i'm also poor due to college. and shit, i am poor poor poor. but it's fine. i didn't get to really go anywhere for my spring break but whatever. i've been enjoying it thus far, because the weather has been nicer and i've been able to run outside and wear sunglasses and drive around with my sun roof open. i'm a happy dude.</div><div><br /></div><div>so to share my happiness with you, i have another VERY lengthy mix. it's actually a 3 parter. but it's a good 3 parter. what we have here, people, is essentially, THREE DIFFERENT mixes. all with heavy relation to spring. basically, these songs make me feel green and wonderful. these tunes put SPRING into my step. eh?</div><div><br /></div><div>side note, has anyone seen <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/summit/rememberme/">remember me</a> yet? yes, that is the new movie with robert pattinson. but if you are scoffing right now, then check yourself. don't judge a book by it's cover. go see remember me. seriously. you would be surprised, and if you come out of the theatre after having seen "remember me" and you didn't like it, then you can punch me i guess.</div><div><br /></div><div>and to add to that, the music for that movie is incredible. the actors really deliver, mainly pattinson, who proves he has looks, style and skill. plus <a href="http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/fp/Robert+Pattinson+Emilie+de+Ravin+Filming+Remember+s2SnEsJanlxl.jpg">the girl</a> is really hot. honestly, i loved remember me. so go see it. and the music is amazing, which is what i'm all about. the sound track is pretty damn solid, and a couple of my songs on these mixes are correlated with/from the movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>and another thing: for those of you who don't know, indie rock lost a hero about a week ago. mark linkous was the frontman and basically the main dude from the band called sparklehorse. sparklehorse is a more than solid band that has been delivering more than solid music for years and years. and ironically, (you will know why when/if you see the movie; it is pretty damn sad) there was a sparklehorse song on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Remember-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B003B1WM7E">the "remember me" soundtrack</a>, and it's a damn good song. so there is that sparklehorse song and another one that i like that can be found throughout these three spring mixes, in honor of mr. mark linkous.</div><div><br /></div><div>also, another side note about these mixes; there is lots of guitar! i know it's a crazy concept because of all these electronic and lo fi and glo fi and chill wave artists popping up all over the place and because i love all of them so much and post a bunch of there tracks, and there are some chillgaze (chill wave + shoe gaze = my new favorite genre) tracks on here, but there is a lot of guitar. most notably in newer bands like s<a href="http://www.myspace.com/smithwesterns">mith westerns</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/foals">foals</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theemightypharoahs">fair ohs</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/psiloveyouband">ps i love you</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brattleborohousecartoon">happy birthday</a>. so that's cool right? foals are very present in this mix, they really make me think of spring. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYoINidnLRQ">foals new single</a> is on here, and it's incredible.</div><div><br /></div><div>alright, enough of that. i'm not going to ramble on too much about these mixes, other than these few details:</div><div><br /></div><div>the first mix is essentially a bunch of newer songs i've been really digging this spring</div><div><br /></div><div>the second mix is a bunch of my classics that remind me of warm weather from years past</div><div><br /></div><div>the third mix is some new some old, but all the songs are great spring songs</div><div><br /></div><div>so either way, you are getting a shitload of songs here. i'm hoping i'm not overloading anyone, feel free to comment and complain or compliment or anything of the sort. or even just say hi. if anyone reads that this is... just kidding!! it's spring, i'm happy!</div><div><br /></div><div>seriously though, spring 2010, in 3 parts. enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div>spring 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>part 1 - <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ej2mmqnw2gn">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>01 neon blue - still life still</div><div>02 i am your skin - the bravery</div><div>03 mathletics - foals</div><div>04 facelove - ps i love you</div><div>05 parasol - the sea and cake</div><div>06 andvari - sigur rós</div><div>07 sea of teeth - sparklehorse</div><div>08 lite-bright lawns - still life still</div><div>09 when i'm small - phantogram</div><div>10 white sky - vampire weekend</div><div>11 kurt cobain's cardigan - the pains of being pure at heart</div><div>12 two doors down - mystery jets</div><div>13 take pills - panda bear</div><div>14 butterflies and boners - ps i love you</div><div>15 rome - yeasayer</div><div>16 welcome to the world of the plastic beach (ft. snoop dogg and hypnotic brass ensemble) - gorillaz</div><div>17 all of the fire - acrylics</div><div>18 girl in love - smith westerns</div><div>19 obstacle 1 - interpol</div><div>20 spanish sahara - foals</div><div>21 happy day - idiot glee</div><div>22 hey lizzie - fair ohs</div><div>23 fake gold - tigercity</div><div>24 real life (memory tapes remix) - tanlines</div><div>25 subliminal message - happy birthday</div><div>26 me and the moon - the drums</div><div><br /></div><div>spring 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>part 2 - <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?muyomzkmydg">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>01 love me already - black kids</div><div>02 the last polka - ben folds five</div><div>03 red win, success! - cold war kids</div><div>04 kids - mgmt</div><div>05 finer feelings - spoon</div><div>06 rain - the clientele</div><div>07 c'mere - interpol</div><div>08 always like this - bombay bicycle club</div><div>09 now that i miss her - elefant</div><div>10 everyone gets a star - albert hammond, jr.</div><div>11 in this home on ice - clap your hands say yeah</div><div>12 when it started - the strokes</div><div>13 pin - yeah yeah yeahs</div><div>14 countdown - phoenix</div><div>15 15 step - radiohead</div><div>16 all our weekends - french kicks</div><div>17 she's expensive - the virgins</div><div>18 one time too many - phoenix</div><div>19 balloons - foals</div><div>20 stay where you are (ep version) - ambulance ltd</div><div>21 the view from the afternoon - arctic monkeys</div><div>22 heart throb - be your own pet</div><div>23 long lean queen</div><div>24 banquet - bloc party</div><div>25 parallelogram - deastro</div><div>26 never stops - deerhunter</div><div><br /></div><div>spring 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>part 3 - <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?uftmw2i221k">click here to download</a></div><div><br /></div><div>01 - two-timing touch and broken bones - the hives</div><div>02 - first love - the maccabees</div><div>03 i'm shakin' - rooney</div><div>04 nobody move, nobody get hurt - we are scientists</div><div>05 allison krausse - the stills</div><div>06 you talk way too much - the strokes</div><div>07 homecoming - the teenagers</div><div>08 in a cave - tokyo police club</div><div>09 the rat - the walkmen</div><div>10 a-punk - vampire weekend</div><div>11 message from yuz - switches</div><div>12 the goodman of the house - deastro</div><div>13 rawnald gregory erickson the second - starfucker</div><div>14 you got yr. cherry bomb - spoon</div><div>15 closed eyes - cut off your hands</div><div>16 something's missing (live from "as/is") - john mayer</div><div>17 mean april demo 2 - the kodaks</div><div>18 falling over - the pains of being pure at heart</div><div>19 better times - beach house</div><div>20 spring hall convert - deerhunter</div><div>21 want you back (phaseone remix) - nite jewel</div><div>22 sun spots - sleep over</div><div>23 most wanted - cults</div><div>24 gay human bones - harlem</div><div>25 the frontline (liberation) - madlib</div><div>26 diana won't - dimlite</div><div>27 geto boys (demo) - glass candy</div><div>28 stick to my side (four tet version) - pantha du prince</div><div>29 willing - moss of aura</div><div>30 round and round - ariel pink's haunted graffiti</div><div>31 voices - pure ecstasy</div><div>32 apple bed - sparklehorse</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-10832934892637912992010-03-10T15:06:00.000-08:002010-03-10T16:40:35.207-08:00spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2528129551_3c43f8f9c8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 452px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2528129551_3c43f8f9c8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">what the fuck</div><div><br /></div><div>it is warm out?</div><div><br /></div><div>no. that just can't be right. can it? apparently the sun can exist in a michigan sky during march. i've been wearing sunglasses and spring jackets these past couple days and holy shit it feels great. i love winter, the snow is beautiful, and i love being inside as much as the next guy... but you can't beat this 65 degree weather.</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways. onto music. because i know whoever is reading this (if they/you even read the ramblings before actually just clicking the download link) cares most prominently about the music.</div><div><br /></div><div>originally my plan was to call this post "double fisting" and i was trying to have it up by last week but i got sick and got busy with blowout and blah blah. and then new songs kept coming out. one after another, after another. but no longer, i've waited long enough. it's officially in the double digits of the current month so i feel it's the appropriate time to post a mix.</div><div><br /></div><div>the reason for the "double fisting" title was in relation to blowout, and st paddys day, and the fact that i spent part of last weekend being ridiculous in canada. so far march has been good to me and i hope it continues to do so. (if you live under a rock, <a href="http://www.metrotimes.com/blowout/">blowout</a> is basically this type of "fest" in detroit [technically in hamtramck] which consists of a bunch of shitty bands playing sloppier than usual and people getting drunk beyond reason in public and everyone acting like it's all normal, which, let's face it, it kind of is, because this is detroit)</div><div><br /></div><div>also the "double fisting" title was going to apply to the mix, not because all these songs are great to chug beer to (which they probably are) but because this particular march mix is chocked just full of songs, more so than usual, and some bands i even double dose on. aka using more than one song by the same band on the same mix. i have no specific rule about double dosing a band on a mix, so this doesn't bother me.</div><div><br /></div><div>but at any rate there are two songs by my new favorite canadian band: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/stilllifestill">still life still</a>. who play overly emotional overly sexual art rock that is obviously from toronto and basically comes off sounding like a younger, punkier broken social scene, in a good way. i saw still life still open for wild beasts about a month ago and that was one killer show, hence the wild beasts track also.</div><div><br /></div><div>there is also a double dose off <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Work-Shout-Out-Louds/dp/B0031Y4A3A">the new shout out louds record</a> which i think is good because i'm a sucker for swede pop and i've been listening to sols since before they had a proper LP. there is also two tracks from my new favorite band <a href="http://www.themorningbenders.com/">the morning benders</a> who have an excellent new record out that i have been playing non stop. seriously, "excuses" is a fucking great song. there are also two songs from the forthcoming new young pony club album, just because i think they are smart and they play their type of music just how they should. plus there are two songs from the almost released record by the best new band in michigan --> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/julietsband">the juliets</a>. the bottom line is that jeremy freer can fucking write pop songs like it was just meant to be and scott masson (of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/office">office</a>) can produce and record like nobody's business.</div><div><br /></div><div>now i'm going to say upfront, this is a long mix. so if you are going to download this, which you very well fucking should, you gotta be in for the long haul. mainly because it's so damn big it actually took two download links to fit it all. hence the part 1 part 2. but it is worth it people. the reason i went with the title of "spring" as opposed to to overly discussed "double fisting" title is simply because new things are blossoming and even this slightly jaded slightly ridiculous/delirious blogger is feeling reborn.</div><div><br /></div><div>it might be in part that things for <a href="http://myspace.com/thekodaksband">my band</a> aren't really going fucking incredible or anything but i've at least seen and heard the tiniest bit of nice shit about my music for roughly the first time and damn, i'll admit, it feels nice. i don't think my set at blowout was anywhere near perfect (really i thought we were awful) but people seem to enjoy "sloppy indie rock" so if you are interested in reading some shit about my band you can go <a href="http://eatthiscity.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.metrotimes.com/blowout/blowoutblog.asp">here</a> (<-- at that one just scroll down until you see something about a dog woman and a claw hammer or something)</div><div><br /></div><div>but a friend (or friends) just wisely said to me, "take everything with a grain of salt" and that goes for good press and bad and so even though this isn't much press at all i'm just going to smile and appreciate this all nicely and thank whoever saw my band. so thank you, to everyone who has ever given a fuck about kodaks for that matter. i'm giving away my newest demo away for free on this mix as my thanks to every kodaks supporter. or every supporter of this blog i suppose. (really i'm just pimping out my own music on my own mixes i know) but i will also follow han solo's command of "don't get cocky, kid" and just leave it at that. i hope you see more of kodaks soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>but enough about that. back to the mix. these blog posts are so damn a.d.d. i'm sorry to whoever is scrolling through this. some other note worthy tracks on here are new songs by broken social scene, neon indian, radio dept, drake, japandroids, dr. dog, mgmt(<-- which gets too busy at the end of the song) and my favorite song off the new gorillaz album. plus an elliott smith cover by cymbals eat guitars because i just fucking love elliott smith. i do. </div><div><br /></div><div>other than that i'm not sure what to talk about. the first four tracks, or the first five, or six, are probably my favorite on the mix, but that being said you really do need to hear the gorillaz song at the end. i mean these are all pretty good songs though, or i wouldn't post them, duh.</div><div><br /></div><div>plus there is a gem of a turbo fruits song stuck in the middle that was recorded for the movie <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQGPdXnb2Gg">"whip it"</a> with the coffee shop crooner <a href="http://www.landonpigg.com/">landon pigg</a> as the frontman. i thought he was hot in the movie and i actually don't mind his music half the time, and pairing him with turbo fruits was a way interesting move that delivered great results. </div><div><br /></div><div>which reminds me, i saw turbo fruits last night, and fuck everyone, i like turbo fruits. people talk shit about them all the time and i don't get it. why can't people just take them for what they are? great fucking punk music with a good pop sensibility, and most importantly, jonas stein can fucking play guitar with his teeth and make it seem cool still. as one of the surfer blood dudes said to me while turbo fruits were playing, "it sounds like guitar hero out there". and it's true. turbo fruits are good. so fuck you.</div><div><br /></div><div>but this also reminds me, i saw surfer blood last night too. and again, fuck you if you don't like them, because i do. i just do. they are good music and you gotta take it for what it is-- really young indie rock. and i like it that way dammit. i ended up getting to meet the surfer blood dudes (through turbo fruits because their mixer and engineer, <a href="http://www.battletapes.com/">the lovely jeremy ferguson, recorded</a> my <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Kodaks/kodaks+ep">most recent ep</a>) and i got to hang out with them(<--SB) a lot through their night in detroit and i like those guys. surfer blood is a bunch of good dudes, no joke. they like what they are doing and other people seem to like it too which is just a sweet bonus. they were all really kind to me, they gave me a shirt and some of their beers and i tip my hats to them for that. they played a great set too, and they proved that their fifth member, the crazy haired percussionist/keyboardist player named marcos, is definitely necessary. and that guy is cool as shit too so that doesn't hurt. their song that i put on this mix is called "take it easy" and it displays the extra percussion nicely and it is a lot of fun, which is what i had last night all thanks to surfer blood. </div><div><br /></div><div>so now that i've met my homosexual comment quota for the day (whip it didn't bother me, and that is gay enough in itself i suppose) and my blog mix quota for the month so i guess i'm off until the next time i decide to grace these webpages with my text again. enjoy this warm weather, hopefully it doesn't snow too much from now on. enjoy this march mix, hopefully you make it all the way trough all the tracks... all 36.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?dd3f0dzj2zd">click here to download part one</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?wdzfnmy2jyc">click here to download part two</a></div><div><br /></div><div>march 1</div><div><br /></div><div>00 song - artist</div><div><br /></div><div>01 october fires - wolf people</div><div>02 heaven's on fire - the radio dept.</div><div>03 fall hard - shout out louds</div><div>04 excuses - the morning benders</div><div>05 kid - still life still</div><div>06 the letter - the juliets</div><div>07 rather be with you - yukon blonde</div><div>08 lost a girl - new young pony club</div><div>09 art czars - japandroids</div><div>10 world sick - broken social scene</div><div>11 caterpillar playground - nurses</div><div>12 get out (ft. ariel punk & gar war) - velvet davenport</div><div>13 take it easy - surfer blood</div><div>14 high times - landon pigg & turbo fruits</div><div>15 ballad of big nothing - cymbals eat guitars</div><div>16 what becomes of a brokenhearted - jimmy ruffin</div><div>17 rough sleeper (demo) - the kodaks</div><div>18 and i was a boy from school - hot chip</div><div>19 at a glance (toro y moi remix) - body language</div><div>20 sweetheart - the juliets</div><div>21 shadow people - dr. dog</div><div>22 lovefool (cardigans cover) - the morning benders</div><div>23 a heat rash in the shape of the show me state or, letters from me to charlotte - los campesinos!</div><div>24 lately (deuxiéme) - memoryhouse</div><div>25 track 07 - washed out</div><div>26 1999 - shout out louds</div><div>27 pastel - still life still</div><div>28 this is our lot - wild beasts</div><div>29 chaos (rory phillips mix) - new young pony club</div><div>30 despicable dogs (washed out remix) - small black</div><div>31 beyond fantasy - pictureplane</div><div>32 over (dirty) - drake</div><div>33 sleep paralysist - neon indian</div><div>34 flash delirium - mgmt</div><div>35 little sister - crystal antlers</div><div>36 empire ants (ft. little dragon) - gorillaz</div><div><br /></div>adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18819395.post-37832610815121145602010-02-17T21:37:00.000-08:002010-02-17T21:39:10.704-08:00sometimes<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">there are things that are worth posting about on this blog that aren't solely involving music. although this post definitely does have something to do with music. but other stuff too.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span 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grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">but there is this new website called </span></span><a href="http://www.formspring.me/"><span style="color:#520F92;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">formspringme</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and i have to say, it actually is a lot of fun. basically you set up an account and people visit your page and randomly, and most importantly, anonymously, ask you questions. it's like a little social interview done by all your best friends without you knowing who any of them are. it's kind of great.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so my most recent question was:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span></span><span style="color:#444444;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If there is one moment in your life where you were truly inspired, what is it? </span></span></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and i answered that question, quite well i might add, with three specific moments from my life that hold great significance with me. and i thought i would share those moments with some other people too, because, why the fuck not?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">now i realize this is my third blog post within the last three hours, so i promise </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i'll</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> lay off, because my eyes are starting to hate me for how much i stare at my computer screen. but here is my response...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">if there is one moment in your life where you were truly inspired, what is it?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">when i was fourteen years old i went to st </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">andrews</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> hall to see the killers. they were my favorite band at the time (hot fuss is still a killer album) but one thing i realized when i was there was kind of the ugly truth of rock and roll. listening and following and watching the killers (until that point) was one of the main thing that really inspired me to try and just, do it, ya know? </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">brandon</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> flowers made me want to grab a microphone and just own it i guess.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">but then i saw them. and they weren't bad live or anything, it was just kind of at that point (RIGHT before they blew up) i realized they were kind of douche bags. which is okay, because pretty much anyone involved with music is a d-bag.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">anyway, the most important thing that happened that night was that ambulance ltd (one of my now all time favorite bands) opened up for the killers. ambulance fucking killed it. they just got up there, just the four of them, their lead singer dreamily strumming his guitar and crooning, and the rest of the band kind of just effortlessly making this gorgeous music.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and here is the real kicker: ambulance almost got booed off stage. people were drunk and </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">pissy</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and, well just being </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">detroiters</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and they wanted the killers so boos were yelled and beer bottles were thrown but ambulance soldiered on and, i really just looked at them in such awe. with such respect. that was kind of a moment where it all came together for me. my first real live show in a club, seeing bands with real talent, and getting no respect for it. and now that is kind of the way i live my life.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so that's big for me.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i'm</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> sure there are some other times too but really there are just a few main ones. there are a couple brilliant and just incredible people </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i've</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> encountered over the years that have really inspired me, most of them being teachers.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">my fifth grade teacher was a woman named </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">mrs</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">boik</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. she was simply one of the most incredible educators </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i've</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> ever had the pleasure of being taught by and one of the most amazing human beings </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i've</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> ever had the pleasure of knowing. she was just one of those people that knew how to handle EVERYTHING. she was just so fucking good at her job it was just like nothing could stop her.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">then right in the middle of that year, tragedy struck, as it does, and </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">mrs</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">boik</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> got cancer. she didn't make it. she passed on that summer after that year and it was so fucking sad but every time i saw her, even right up to the end, she never lost that spark in her eye. she was just an incredible human being and if i could ever affect even one other person in this world as positively as she did to me (and countless others) then i would be truly happy.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">as cheesy as it sounds that is pretty much why i want to be a teacher. i think people loose focus of what is important. so what i might not make a shit ton of money, i get to mold little minds and that is just incredible.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the third and final story i will recount happened more recently. it involves my father, who has always been a big part in my life, because he has paid my expenses since birth, provided for my family, worked his ass off and been a generally good dad.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">but it wasn't until recently that i got to level with him as an adult. and that is something really special when that happens. when you can look your own father in the eyes as your own man and have a real conversation.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">we were driving somewhere, maybe to or from </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">atlanta</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, maybe to or from a movie or something but we were just talking and it hit me mid conversation how real we were being. and it made me realize how much i respect and adore my father and it made me realize how important he really is in my life. because he is the one person that when he turns to me and says "it's going to be all right," i actually believe him. and that is big.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ps</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><a href="http://www.formspring.me/adamfitz"><span style="color:#520F92;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">my </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">formspring</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> account can be found here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> if you want to ask me questions, and i highly suggest to everyone that they immediately download the latest album, </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Echo-Morning-Benders/dp/B00347ZYDO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1266469855&sr=8-1"><span style="color:#520F92;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"big echo"</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> by the band called - the morning benders. it is a gorgeous album, and as i told my friend, it makes me think of a darker </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">dr</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. dog. take care.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->adamfitz22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08311857758207780899noreply@blogger.com0