Monthly Archives: August 2011

Reel Big Fish : Take On Me (A-Ha Cover)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

Well, the recent Geico commercial where Mr. Butters and the Cockatoo sing “Take on Me” pretty much got the song now stuck in my head. And, although I love the original, I really like this cover. I know back in … Continue reading →

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Crystal Castles : Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith of The Cure)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

So, this is one of those bands that I don’t actually know much about. We just happened to be listening to The Current in the car when this song came on, and I was just blown away by it, since … Continue reading →

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The Church : A Different Man

Posted on August 29, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

Well, Jake Rudh had posted a song from The Church, and well, as I do like the song that he posted, one of my all time favorites from The Church is one that not many people know. It comes off … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Conchords : Too Many Dicks (on the Dancefloor)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

Do I even need to write anything? This song is just so awesome, that well, doesn’t even really need a write up on how awesome it is. Right? Just listen, and you’ll be laughing, and singing along…

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The Delilahs : Listen to the Words & Ashamed to be Afraid (Live Tracks)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

Well, yesterday’s post was quite a popular one. Might be because Aaron Seymour, the lead singer had reposted my blog posting, which I really appreciate! So, I decided for today’s post, I would post some more tracks from The Delilahs. … Continue reading →

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The Delilahs : Beats the Hell Out of Me

Posted on August 23, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

What can I say about this band? Back in the early 90’s in the Twin Cities, these guys were just pure fun. They are still one of my favorite bands ever. It was very rare that I missed a show, … Continue reading →

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Samiam : She Found You

Posted on August 22, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

This weekend, while at a friends birthday party, I found out that Samiam reunited. This kind of blew my mind, and that they were playing the Triple Rock. So, what did we do, we bought tickets that very minute. One … Continue reading →

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Arson Welles : Easy On Me

Posted on August 19, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

This band was a local Minneapolis band, back in the early 2000’s. I loved this band, they were just pure fun, with poppy, well written hooks, and great synth parts, without getting too electronic or new wavey. My friend Michael … Continue reading →

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The Reputation : Some Senseless Day

Posted on August 18, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

I got into this band because of Elizabeth Elmore had a band previous to this one called Sarge. They broke up, and released a posthumous CD, and that’s when I ended up finding out about them, talk about late to … Continue reading →

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The Tossers : Goodmornin’ Da

Posted on August 17, 2011 by whatisplayinginmyitunes

Another Irish Fair tune, this time from The Tossers. A great celtic punk band in the style of The Pogues and Flogging Molly. Although, we got there a little late, and missed the first part of their set, we were … Continue reading →

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