Valentine’s Day Playlist: The Cycles of Love: Unrequited Love

Posted on by Amanda

If your affection for someone hasn’t crossed the creepy line then you are sitting quietly in unrequited love land. I’ve been there. We all have. It sucks. You’ve found the most perfect person (you think) and while they might know you exist, you just can’t pony up the nerve to step on a ledge and scream and shout about your feelings. It’s ok. You can just listen to these songs. Maybe you’ll get up the nerve.

 

Unrequited Love

Local Music – Back Then – The Stupid Daikini

So I realized the category is unrequited love and with our cycle of love this should be before the relationship, but this beautifully written song of love that is unrequited during the relationship.  The song is heartbreaking because it’s sung and written from a place of complete honesty.  This is an unreleased unmastered soundcloud link.

http://soundcloud.com/the-stupid-daikini/back-then-unmastered

Top 40 – You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has a knack for writing the cheesy love songs I’m a sucker for. This one especially speaks to the heart of knowing someone is perfect for you and for some stupid reason you two just aren’t together yet. Taylor and I sing about it all the time in my truck. You can join the fun too.

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Alternative Radio – Animal – Neon Trees

Ever have a friend that you want to be something more? Tyler Glenn, singer of Neon Trees knows exactly how you feel. Just be careful when you want to take a bite out of some one’s heart, they might want it all to themselves.

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Soundtrack – Leggie Blonde – Flight of the Conchords

This is a more of a lost opportunity, unrequited love.  Murray tells us of all the things he will never get to share with this leggie blonde.  Plus it features an office supply solo and a verse of The Thong Song.

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Misc.  – Falling In Love With a Girl in a Coffee Shop – Landon Pigg

Oh Landon, this sweet sweet song was in a Sprint commercial a few years back and I still can’t help but be charmed by it. Perhaps it’s also because I met my ex at a coffee shop so it has a double meaning for me. That aside, keep staring at the cutie at the coffee shop. I bet she likes you too, especially if you sing this to her.

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Are you tired of being in love and having the other not know? We got some tunes to motivatie you to take a stand. See ya tomorrow!

Valentine’s Day Playlist: Cycle of Love- Creeper Status

Posted on by Amanda

Sometimes the path of love takes a sharp left turn and you end up with someone who you thought was harmless but they really aren’t. Perhaps they call or message you incessantly. Maybe they just give off a weird vibe around you. Or, you might have a full on stalker. Chances are they might be listening to these songs. And let’s face it, we’ve all been creepers on Facebook. No one is immune to some mild stalking. We still love you though.

Creeper

Local Music – Beware – The Silent Comedy
The Silent Comedy boys warned you. They told you to beware. I mean, you might find yourself creeping in your lovers lair. Do they know who you are though?
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Top 40 – Paparazzi – Lady Gaga

The paparazzi are a scary people. Even scarier when Lady Gaga says she will be a paparazzi until you love her back. True creeper status.

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Top 40 – Every Breath You Take – The Police

The reason we have two top forty picks is because we couldn’t decide.  “Every Breath You Take” being the theme song for stalkers the world over, was essential.  Also, we were scarred that Sting might be watching us and take revenge if he didn’t make the list.

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Alternative Radio – I Will Possess Your Heart – Death Cab for Cutie

While I appreciate the idea of this song, it pushes past unrequited love into that area of creepiness. When I think of someone possessing my heart, my mind jumps to the idea of a serial killer who just wanted my heart. But hey, thats just me and I watch a lot of crime tv.

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Soundtrack – Hellfire – The Hunchback of Notre Dame

If you are a young woman, there is nothing creeper than an (unattractive) older man perving on you.  This is taken to a whole new level when that pervy old man is gonna kill your whole family if you don’t succumb to him. What’s a girl to do?

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Misc – Do You Love Me – Nick Cave

What isn’t creepy about Nick Cave? I mean, he’s a creeper, through and through, but I love him just the same.  It’s mostly the way he asks the listener, “Do You Love Me?” that sends chills running up and down my spine.

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You’re not a creeper or you’re trying to get over it? Good for you! Just sit there on all that love. Stay tuned!

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/6-2/12

Posted on by Amanda

Hey Folks! Sorry for the delay in getting this post up. I have a good reason I swear! I was lucky enough to be working with Rebecca Joelson tonight at 91X shooting an X-Session with the singer for The Shins. A late lunch followed after and one thing led to another and sooooooo… that’s why I’m late. But, San Diego has some awesome shows for the week including Dr. Dog and Saint Motel. Woo!

 

Monday:  Cory Chisel @ Casbah @9 $15
AND: April Ventura and The Magnolias @ Soda Bar @830 $5

Tuesday: Dr. Dog w/Purling Hiss @Belly Up @9 $18/$20
AND: Mattson 2 @ El Dorado @9
AND: The Henry Clay People @ Casbah @9 $8

Wednesday: Saint Motel and The Heavy Guilt @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
AND: Estelle @ Anthology
AND: Dave Booda @ Belly Up @730 $11

Thursday: Sundrop Electric @ Bar Pink @9

Friday: Young the Giant @ Soma
AND: The Bloody Hollies and Heavy Glow @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Gregory Page @ Lestats @8

Saturday: You Me At Six @ Soma @6 $12
AND: The Features and The Beautiful View @ Soda Bar @9 $10

Sunday: Relax

 

Keep in Mind:

February 16th- The Fray @ House of Blues
February 17th- The Howls, The Heavy Guilt and Low Volts @ The Loft @ UCSD @7
February 17th- CAKE @ Belly Up
February 18th- Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels with Blackout Party @ Casbah
February 18th- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Anthology
February 19th- Craig Finn @ Casbah @9 $12
February 20th- Get Back Loretta and Wendy Bailey and True Stories @ Casbah
February 22nd- Anya Marina @ Casbah
February 23rd- Ra Ra Riot @ Belly Up @8 $18
February 23rd- Hot Chelle Rae w/Electric Touch @ House of Blues
February 23rd- Scars on 45 @ Anthology @730
February 24th- The Soft Pack @ Casbah @9
February 25th- The Nervous Wreckords, Midnight Rivals, and Grand Tarantula @ Anthology @9 $12
February 25h- Mat Kearney @ House of Blues
February 26th- Cursive @ Casbah @9
February 27th- Foxy Shazaam @ 710 Beach Club
February 28th- He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
February 29th- Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Valley View Casino Center
March 3rd- Jackie Greene @ Belly Up @9
March 3rd- Alkaline Trio @ House of Blues
March 6th- Flogging Molly @ House of Blues
March 8th- William Fitzsimmons @ Anthology @7
March 8th- The Silent Comedy and Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
March 9th- The Stone Foxes @ Casbah @9
March 11th- Crocodiles @ Casbah @9 $12
March 11th- Fierce Creatures @ Tin Can Alehouse
March 18th- Puscifer @ California Center for the Arts Escondido
March 20th- Ani DeFranco @ House of Blues
March 21st- Cults @ Belly Up @9
March 23rd- The Ting Tings @ House of Blues
April 7th- Transfer and The Blackout Party @ Belly Up
April 13th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 15th- Rise Against @ Viejas Arena
April 20th- Coachella Weekend 2
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up

Valentine’s Day Playlist: Cycles of Love : Sprung!

Posted on by Amanda

DAMN! You are looking fine today! To be sprung is a more than a crush and slightly less than ripping each other’s clothes off. It’s when you see that devilish grin from across the bar and your jaw suddenly feels a little loose and your pants a little tight.

Sprung
Local Music: Josephine – The Nervous Wreckords

We’ve all waited by the phone, just hoping it would ring and it would be “that person”, but what if that person was a bill collector?  I think I’d go default and all my credit cards then, call me Josephine.

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Top 40: Baby Got Back- Sir Mix-A-Lot

This song haunted me in high school. I would hang out with the AV nerds and as soon as I walked up, they would put on this song. I can’t help it if I’ve got back but it’s nice to know someone out there that gets sprung by it.

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Alternative Radio: Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet

From the first shake of the tambourine, your heels start tapping and your hips start shaking.  Jet may be sprung over a girl with long brown hair, but we’re are definitely sprung for Jet.

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Soundtrack: Summer Nights – Grease

You know what they say about summer nights, right?

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Misc.: Storm Warning- Hunter Hayes

Yes I know this is another country song. No I don’t care. This is a fun song about needing a heads up because this rad girl is rolling in and you just don’t know what to do. I also have to give props here because this song is completely written by Hunter Hayes from the guitar to the drums to the piano. Just watch the video and you’ll see what I mean.

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We know you’re hard up for that sexy person. But have you maybe crossed the line? Stay tuned!

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar 2/6-2/12

Posted on by Kristen

Well…that was certainly an eventful weekend. Friday night I had a very ominous feeling before going to the El Rey to join a friend for Adam Gontier (of Three Days Grace) and Martin Sexton. At the end of the evening, I ended up in fascinating company at my fave late night eatery and I thought my gut must have been waaay off. Three hours later, sleepless and in the ER with a friend, my earlier instincts were justified.

Saturday, I cancelled my plans to participate in Tyrone Well’s music video shoot in Venice for sleep’s sake. Then it was an evening at The Rainbow Room and The Hotel Cafe with great food, friends, and music (the three essentials of any successful evening).

Today I had to cut myself off from the world and lock myself in lab as I had entered the weekend woefully behind on an important deadline at work and that I have two big presentation to give in the next seven days. This week is going to be rough…thankfully there are a few choice shows to pull me through. Here are my options:

Monday: Youngblood Hawke, Lady Danville, Useless Keys FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Paris Carney and Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 featuring Kyler England, Sweet Talk Radio, Shane Alexander, and Joel Eckels (8,9)

 

Tuesday: Queen Caveat at Hemingways (11pm)
ALSO: The Elizabeth Kill at Skinny’s Lounge in NOHO (9pm)
ALSO: Makepeace Brothers and friends Acoustic Nights at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: Marcus Very Ordinary at The Central (8pm)

 

Weds: Millow, Marketa Irglova, Jake Newton and Garrison Starr at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9:30, 10:30)
ALSO: Roman Candle Wars and Red Circle Underground at Bootleg Bar (9,10)
ALSO: Aunt Martha and Meiko at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

Thursday: Harper Blynn at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Ben Kweller FREE at Amoeba (7pm)
ALSO: Kris Allen at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Oh Darling and Y Luv at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Joss Stone at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Friday: Teitur and Aunt Martha at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Graham Colton and Abandoned Pools at The Viper Room (9,10)
ALSO: Javier Dunn, Parker Ainsworth, Rocco Deluca, and Juke Kartel at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Dr. Dog at The Orpheum (9pm)

 

Saturday: White Denim at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: The Fray at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Ari Shine at The Mint (9:30)
ALSO: Judy Collins at Walt Disney Concert Hall (8pm)

 

Sunday: The Swell Season at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Twin Atlantic and You Me at Six at Chain Reaction in Anaheim (7pm)
ALSO: Jonah Matranga at The Hotel Cafe (8:30)

To Keep in Mind:
Feb. 14th: Twin Atlantic and You Me at Six at The Troubadour
Feb. 17th: Ryan Adams at The Hollywood Bowl
Feb. 18th: Mayday Parade at The El Rey
Feb. 19th: The Darkness at House of Blues Sunset
Feb. 20th: Milo Greene at The Satellite
Feb. 22nd: Will Dailey and Mariah McManus at The Hotel Café
Feb. 22nd: Imagine Dragons at The Viper Room
Feb. 27th: Dead Sara at The Viper Room
March 5th: Scars on 45 at The Troubadour
March 5th-6th: Dan Wilson and Rachel Yamagata at The Hotel Cafe
March 8th: Crash Kings at The Troubadour
March 9th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
March 10th: Nico Vega at The Roxy
March 13th-18th: SXSW (Austin, TX)
March 14th: The Pretty Reckless at The HOB Sunset
March 18th: Dia Frampton at The Troubadour
March 20th: Needtobreathe and Ben Rector at Club Nokia
March 22nd: The Lumineers at The Hotel Cafe
March 24th: Ani DiFranco at The Orpheum Theater
March 24th and 25th: Allen Stone at The Troubadour
March 31st: Tyrone Wells at The Roxy
April 1st: Charlotte Martin at The Bootleg Bar
April 13th-15th AND 20th– 22nd: Coachella
April 25th: Ben Kweller at The El Rey
April 27th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Troubadour
May 8th: Snow Patrol at The Hollywood Palladium
June 13th and 14th: Phantom Planet at The Troubadour

 

~ Kristen

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Valentine’s Day Playlist: The Cycles of Love: Puppy Love

Posted on by Amanda

Puppy love always evokes that naive sense of new young love that’s really no deeper than be heavily infatuated with someone.  The second thing it evokes a sort of do wop, pop, smiley dreams and rainbows while we hold hands and skip down the street.
Puppy Love

Local Music: Starstruck- Parade of Lights

I realize this song has been posted on LMN before but it’s a favorite of mine and frankly, being ‘starstruck’ by someone makes me think of puppy love. It’s the beginning of something new, it’s cute, and all your friends hate hearing you talk about it.[youtube 9CkxbVFqD3E]

Top 40: Wouldn’t it Be Nice – The Beach Boys

Everything about The Beach Boys seems to be a little viewed through rose tinted  glasses, this song, even though it’s one of their more well known tracks actually has a bit of depth to it.  There is actually obstacles that prevent our heroes from living out this perfect love, it may be even a little realistic in a sense, but all the while remains so optimistic.

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Alternative Radio: Follow You Down- Gin Blossoms

I miss the 90’s. I miss the computer games, the carefree life, the less complicated times, and the music. I don’t miss the fashion though. Anyways, Follow You Down from the Gin Blossoms was one of those happy songs from happy times. What says puppy love more than, “anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down.”

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Soundtrack: Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals

Like most people I first encountered this song while watching Goodfellas and fell in love with it.  It depicts that somewhat nervous feeling you get when you first go out with someone new.  The lyrics tell a boy meets girl, is nice to girl, boy and girl get married, oh and there is some kissing.  Just pure cotton candy goodness.

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Misc.: We Owned The Night- Lady Antebellum 

This song evokes images of the beginnings of a new romance with someone you are so enamoured with. Everything this person does is enchanting and amazing and you’re happy just to be a part of their world. You both own the night after all.

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Having a hard time keeping it in your pants? We know you got sprung!