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wmuhummel · 2 months

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I'd love a playlist!

One playlist á la boyfriend's request, coming right up.

B — Boyfriend (Dove Cameron)

L — Lay With Me (the Phantoms ft. Vanessa Hudgens)

A — Ain't It Fun (Paramore)

I — I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Set It Off)

N — Never Ending Story (Limahl)

E — Emperor's New Clothes (P!ATD)

Your full name can be found under the cut, along with our growth of nicknames. But in case you don't want to spoil it, here is your full playlist that's over two hours long.

D — Daddy's Money (Ricochet)

E — Everybody Loves Me (OneRepublic)

V — Vienna (Billy Joel)

O — Over My Head (The Fray)

N — Never Give In (Black Veil Brides)

A — Alone Together (Fall Out Boy)

N — Next To Me (Imagine Dragons)

D — Dream a Little Dream (Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald)

E — Earth Angel (the Penguins)

R — Rain (Bluey, Dance Mode)

S — Say My Name (Prince of Eden)

O — On the Street Where You Live (Dean Martin)

N — Not While I'm Around (Sweeney Todd OST)

And you think that's where I ended? Oh, no, no, my dear. We have gone over nicknames that deserve representation. First we started with...

M — My Life Would Suck Without You (Kelly Clarkson)

D — Diamonds (Rihanna)

B — Burn (Ellie Goulding)

A — Applause (Lady Gaga)

And then it led to...

T — Taking a Chance on Love (Rosemary Clooney)

G — Gimmie All Your Lovin' (ZZ Top)

B — Bounce Back (the Royal)

A — A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

Then Valentines Day happened...

B — Beyond the Sea (Bobby Derin)

D — Drops of Jupiter (Train)

E — E.T. (Katy Perry)

B — Bootylicious (Destiny's Child)

V — Valleri (the Monkees)

D — Dear Future Husband (Meghan Trainor)

E — Everything (Michael Bublé)

And finally we're here

B — Bouncing Off the Wall (Green Day)

D — Don't Know Why (Norah Jones)

A — Animal (Neon Trees)

#( ⤷ questions ; kurt answers )#( ⤷ plot drop ; blackout )#( ⤷ music ; kurt has taste )#( && ft. blaine anderson )

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respective · 4 months

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My taste in music in 20 albums

On Instagram I was challenged by @piahinckle to choose 20 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day, for 20 consecutive days. No explanations (mostly), no reviews, just cover images on my Instagram @rialdrummer.

Proceeding from the first posting on December 11.

Max Roach and the M’Boom ensemble “Re: Percussion” the album is sometimes called. I heard this in the early ‘80s at a time I was getting interested in the history of jazz and particularly jazz drummers. Had the good fortune to see Max’s quartet (Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown) at the old Yoshi’s, around the time of the “Scott Free” album. This M’Boom record planted a seed for my later musical explorations in the ‘90s and started an appreciation for me of Max Roach as bandleader and conceptualist. I’d already heard some of his work with Charlie Parker. A decade later my band was covering “Morning / Midday” and “Jamaican Sun” by this group and I was email pals with Omar Clay’s partner.

The Mamas and the Papas “A Gathering Of Flowers”. On the turntable constantly during my late high school years. Released between the ’68 breakup and the ’71 reunion. Interviews on the record with Cass and John hint at the glories and disappointments felt in the group.

Van Morrison “Tupelo Honey”. Great songs, ace band. The title track is really a classic (Cassandra Wilson’s cover is further evidence). Gary Mallaber (vibes) and Ronnie Montrose (guitar) stand out to me.

Family “Fearless”. United Artists was a label that took chances on musical artistry and signing Family was a commercial risk. I found this album in 1973 in a cutout bin and it had only been out for 18 months. The album is in turns gritty and pretty. All songwriting, playing and singing contributions are excellent, with John Wetton playing a key role on guitar, bass and vocals.

Rory Gallagher “Irish Tour ‘74”. Songs burned into memory from my days as a record store clerk and DJ. Most of my friends in the day were Rory fans going back to his band Taste and a few of us saw him at UC Santa Barbara around 1974. If I had to pick one Rory record… Watch him on YouTube.

“The Drums”. Prez Records in Santa Rosa was a destination store for me in the ‘80s and I found this used 3-album set for cheap there. Introduced me to Art Blakey (“Ala Mode” remains a favorite song of mine), Connie Kay playing with Milt Jackson, Dannie Richmond, Paul Motian and many more great tracks.

Iain Matthews “Valley Hi”. Michael Nesmith cut a lot of great sides within and after The Monkees. To my ears almost nothing by him surpasses the achievement of helming this album. I’ve followed Matthews’s career going back to his brief time in Fairport Convention up to the last decade and I know he’s not crazy about this record but to me it’s absolutely a gem. Songs by Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Steve Young (“Seven Bridges Road” before the Eagles recorded it) among others.

Gil Scott-Heron “Pieces Of A Man”. It had to be a long shot that an AM rock station would put “Lady Day and John Coltrane” on their playlist but that’s what KRLA in Pasadena did. And so I heard it and began an appreciation of Gil Scott-Heron that I continue to hold.

Marc Benno “Minnows”. This was another AM radio long shot in 1971 and KRLA won the day again for “Speak Your Mind”. A ballad that ebbs and flows in intensity. Jim Keltner’s drumming first caught my ear on this song. This was around the time that Benno was playing rhythm guitar with The Doors on the L.A. Woman sessions, and after his collaborations with Leon Russell on the Asylum Choir albums. Many friends of mine also appreciate this album.

Weather Report “Sweetnighter”. Previously unaware of Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, I saw Weather Report in July of 1973 and “Boogie Woogie Waltz” convinced me that I needed to dig more deeply into this music.

Fairport Convention “What We Did On Our Holidays”. Along with the records that Nick Drake would make a few months later, sums up for me some great years of British “folk rock”.

10cc “Sheet Music”. Between their first two albums this one comes out on top for me. It’s close. I was a fan from the release of “Rubber Bullets”.

Harry Belafonte “Calypso”. “Jamaica Farewell” was likely the first set of song lyrics I memorized. Mum had his playing often in our apartment in the late ‘50s.

Brinsley Schwarz “Nervous On The Road”. I like this best of the band’s records (it may be because adding Ian Gomm to the band was so complimentary to the talents of Nick Lowe, Brinsley, Bob Andrews and Billy Rankin). For this pick I could have swapped out Dave Edmunds’s “Get It” or the Rockpile album “Seconds of Pleasure” but since the list is supposed to describe how my tastes were influenced it makes sense to refer to early period Brinsley. Made me a Nick Lowe fan for life.

The Monkees “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”. My introduction to the group. I hadn’t seen the tv show at that time (November and December 1967) at least as far as I recall. Coming at them strictly through these tracks I was impressed by songwriting, production, vocals, guitars and humor. Not bubblegum, at all.

“Pat Metheny Group” By September 1978 I was being introduced to ECM albums by a friend. I’d enjoyed previous ones but that month when I heard the first notes of “San Lorenzo” something resonated with me that hasn’t stopped.

Graham Parker and the Rumour “Stick To Me”. This is a rough-and-ready collection produced by Nick Lowe. Drumming by Steve Goulding, guitar leads by Martin Belmont are highlights. The title song, “Soul On Ice”, “Clear Head” are standouts in a great set making this my favorite GP album for all time.

The Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber “Passengers”. I think this was probably the beginning of my awareness of Gary Burton’s albums. A great introduction. As a vibes player myself there are major lessons and enjoyment for me throughout his catalog.

Love “Forever Changes”. Surrounded by Love fans in my 20s but not giving the group much time of day then, I locked into the band’s and Arthur Lee’s artistry in my 40s. Like so many people I now appreciate every song on this classic album. Was fortunate to catch the 2003 edition of the band at The Fillmore.

Gene Clark “No Other”. After leaving The Byrds, Clark wrote and recorded many excellent songs showcasing his poetic and melodic gifts. This album is the top of the mountain for me, and public appreciation for the songs and the production have grown greatly in the 50 years since its release. YouTube has video of a tribute tour for the album from a decade ago.

RUNNERS-UP

Elvis Costello and the Attractions “Imperial Bedroom” and “This Year’s Model”

XTC “English Settlement”

Beach Boys “Summer Days (and Summer Nights!)” and “Sunflower”

(Many) Iain Matthews records across the decades, along with titles by his Fairport mates Sandy Denny, Dave Mattacks, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Judy Dyble. A nod too to drummer Martin Lamble who had a playing style so well suited to their early records.

Buffalo Springfield “Retrospective”

Carpenters “Ticket to Ride”

Rolling Stones “December’s Children”

The Move “Shazam”

Joni Mitchell “For the Roses”

Bruce Springsteen “The Wild The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle”

Beatles single “Rain” b/w “Paperback Writer”

Man (The Man Band from Wales) "Back Into the Future"

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tiredsadpeach · 3 years

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I was gonna complain again even though I vented in my twt drafts but instead I’ll talk to yall about my good news because why not

#I woke up and checked on my monkees complete collection shipping and it said it was in my mailbox!!#it is very obviously a boot leg BUT it’s all the episodes and the movie and the tv special plus BONUS content that was only found in the #limited run of the Blu-ray he remastered set let out in 2016 that you can find on Amazon for $800 #SO ESSENTIALLY I HAVE ALL THE EPISODES AND STUFF REMASTERED IN HD FOR WAY LESS THAN THE RESALE VALUE #Like I almost CRIED I had suspicions that’s what the seller did but Monkees In Paris confirms it!!!#there’s a video on the monkees YouTube that shows before and after remaster of the beginning of the Monkees In Paris episode and the #description says it’s only on that 10 disc Blu-ray limited run so that means this person bought that and made a copy on normal dvds 👀#so I’ve been watching the monkees all day to make sure the whole thing works #and god it’s so HD you can see Davy’s appendix surgery scar in Royal Flush and where his bald cap ends in Monkee A La Mode #AND MIKES LITTLE BLEMISH ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE IN THE DEVIL AND PETER TORK #ALL THINGS IVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I HAD THEM IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT THE TIME I NEVER HAD THEM HD #But this does mean I am for sure uploading them to YouTube when I get a disc drive for my computer #I’m here for the people baby I’m not keeping a good thing for myself what do you think I am a capitalist?#might even make a dailymotion so they don’t get taken down #like on YouTube the music will for sure be copyrighted and I might have to mute it #but dailymotion is a lot more leanient #OH MIGHT EVEN UPLOAD THEM SOMEWHERE FOR PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD #why have a good thing if you can’t share it with the world #ALSO I’m gonna edit Head to take out that one Vietnam war clip they use since it can be very triggering and I know that’s why some fans #havent watched the movie especially my friends #it was in protest but like it’s very upsetting #but <3 HD monkees <333 I am no longer mentally ill <333333 #I hope everyone is doing okay I’m not really but I’m distracting myself with monkees #writing a modern au and it’s just a bunch of lgbts #making playlists for them too just because

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uneasylisteningradio · 2 years

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Uneasy Listening New Year’s Special: New Beginnings

stream on Mixcloud Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night A Tribe Called Quest - Start It Up

DJ speaks over Jack Teagarden's Big Eight - The World is Waiting for the Sunrise

Bert Jansch - The Bright New Year NoMeansNo - Now Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)

The Litter - Here I Go Again The Fall - It's the New Thing Oi Boys - Sur la Place Depeche Mode - New Life Ted Lewis and His Orchestra - There's a New Day Coming

R.E.M. - Begin the Begin Passion Killers - Start Again Square Force - New Dimension Blackalicious - Green Light: Now Begin The Breeders - New Year Peppy Pep Pepper - Dawn Chorus

The Ex - People Again Chumbawamba - An Interlude: Beginning to Take It Back Nina Simone - Tomorrow Is My Turn Nation of Ulysses - Hot Chocolate City The Monkees - Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day John Foxx - A New Kind of Man (Alternative Version)

Judee Sill - Things Are Lookin' Up Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again The Adverts - New Day Dawning Girlschool - Back to Start The Jam - But I'm Different Now Talib Kweli - Get By

Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again Thorinshield - Brave New World Fake Fruit - Old Skin Thatcher On Acid - New Thing Zero Boys - New Generation Animals and Men - Don't Misbehave in the New Age

The Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free

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notwhat-what · 4 years

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A Monkees Ask Meme - Season 1

The Royal Flush: Has a stranger ever really helped you out?

Monkee See, Monkees Die: Which Monkee would you spend a night in a haunted house with? Why?

Monkees vs. Machine: What is your occupation and what do you do in your spare time?

You’re Friendly Neighbourhood Kidnappers: What is your favourite prop/set piece in the Monkee Pad?

The Spy Who Came in from The Cool: What is the best and worst purchases you’ve ever made?

Success Story: If you could hire one of The Monkees as your personal servant, who would you hire? Why?

Monkees in a Ghost Town: What is your craziest road-trip/travel/vacation story?

Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Do you have any pets?

The Chaperone: Which Monkee would throw the best party? Why?

Here Come the Monkees: What do you most love about The Monkees?

Monkees à la Carte: What is your favourite local restaurant or small business? Tell us a bit about it.

I’ve Got a Little Song Here: What is your favourite song written by Mike?

One Man Shy: What is the most adorable Peter moment?

Dance, Monkee, Dance: What’s your favourite Monkees song to dance to?

Too Many Girls: On a scale of 1-Davy, how quick are you to fall in love?

Son of a Gypsy: Have you ever stolen anything?

The Case of the Missing Monkee: If you went missing, where would people most likely be able to find you?

I was a Teenage Monster: Have you ever taken any music lessons or play an instrument?

Find The Monkees: How did you discover The Monkees?

Monkees in the Ring: What’s the most reckless thing you’ve ever done?

The Prince and the Paupers: Which Monkee is most similar to you?

Monkees at the Circus: Name 5 things that make you happy.

Captain Crocodile: What is your favourite Monkees episode?

Monkees à la Mode: Which Monkee has the best wardrobe?

Alias Micky Dolenz: Of all the characters/impersonations/voices Micky does in the show, which is your favourite?

Monkee Chow Mein: What is your favourite food?

Monkee Mother: Which Monkee would make the best roommate? Why?

Monkees On the Line: What’s the best phone call you’ve ever received?

Monkees Get Out More Dirt: Which Monkee would be the most likely to fall in love with you? (Romantic or friendship)

Monkees, Manhattan Style: What is your favourite real world city?

Monkees at the Movies: What is your favourite movie?

Monkees on Tour: What was the best concert you’ve ever been too?

#monkees #the monkees #ask meme #ask me #micky dolenz #mike nesmith #davy jones #peter tork #i promise to send some to anyone who reblogs it #i wanna learn more about you guys

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idasessions · 5 years

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Famous Muses & Groupies in Rock Music Pt. 43

MUSE: Valerie Kairys

Valerie was born on April 24th, 1945 in Germany before her family migrated back to the US in Albuquerque, NM when she was 5 and then to Los Angeles, CA by the time she was 7 years old. When Valerie was a senior at Hollywood High School, she was discovered Lana Turner style while working at the optometrist when casting director Michael McLean, walked up to ask her “Would you like to be in movies?” (Some girls have all the luck.) But rather than mentored to be the next big starlet, Valerie would spend the next decade as a fulltime extra and stand-in on Hollywood sets. Two of the first movies she worked on were Robert Aldrich’s Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and Jerry Lewis’ Three on a Couch (1966). In December 1965, Val was hired by showrunner Bert Schneider to be Davy Jones’ stand-in for the original pilot of the sitcom “The Monkees.” She was then quickly signed for the rest of the series not only because she was the perfect height, but because she could travel anytime and got along with everyone on set.

Valerie appeared on screen in “The Monkees” more than any other extra, spotted in at least 15 episodes. She’s most noticeable as a background character in ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cool’ (1966), ‘Too Many Girls’ (1966), and the final episode ‘Mijacogeo’ (1968). In ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers’ (1966), ‘Monkees a la mode’ (1967) and ‘Some Like It Lukewarm’ (1968), she even had legitimate guest speaking roles. Val can also be seen in a crowd shot of the Monkees’ movie Head (1968) during the ‘jumper’ scene. Besides “The Monkees,” Valerie also appeared in the episodes ‘The Sandman Cometh’ (1966) and ‘The Catwoman Goeth’ (1966) of “Batman” as Julie Newmar’s ‘hench-kitten;’ and can be spotted in the movies Shadow of the Land (1968) and Myra Breckinridge (1970). Her last gig as an extra was with the cult film Vanishing Point in 1971.

As far as celeb buddies go, it sounds like Micky Dolenz might be the Monkee she hung out with the most based on the stories she’s shared over the years. During the middle of the second season, Valerie’s dad died and she’s said she spent the rest of the day after his funeral at Micky’s house. In general, she usually describes the four musicians/actors as like ‘her four big brothers,’ which is what her friendships with Davy and Peter Tork seem like when she talks about them. Cool fact: right after the first pilot was shot, Peter spent three nights at Valerie’s and her roommate’s apartment because he was still living couch-to-couch Inside Llewyn Davis style at that point.

With Mike Nesmith, Val usually gushes about how much of a ‘true gentleman’ he is and secretly a ‘sensitive soul,’ and how she idolized him when they were young. (Seriously, she almost teared up talking about him on the Zilch podcast). I mean, I get it, but this is also hilarious considering how often Ann Moses throws Mike under the bus and accuses him of the complete opposite, lmao. In 1970, Valerie began a relationship with successful record producer Nik Venet, whom she would be married to until his death in 1998. The couple had one son together, also called Nik, and they raised him in Topanga Canyon, CA. Fun fact: Nik Sr. produced the Stone Poneys’ 1967 cover of Mike’s song ‘Different Drum,’ which became the first hit song for lead singer Linda Ronstadt. It was Nik’s idea to make the tune more upbeat rather than slow like Mike’s arrangement, much to both Mike’s and Linda’s surprise.

These days Valerie sometimes makes cameos in indie films and occasionally appears at Monkees fan conventions, podcasts and Q&As. Apparently during a Q&A in the early 2000s, songwriter Bobby Hart told her that the Monkees’ hit ‘Valleri’ was written for her. But Val also later found out that Bobby’s high school sweetheart had the same name, so she thinks he might have just been being nice in the moment.

(Also, in regards to Valerie and Ann being the two girls who spent the most time on the Monkees’ TV set; I find it funny/weird that A) they never acknowledge each other’s existence in interviews, B) both strongly deny being aware of the band’s off camera drama back then, lol.)

#valerie kairys #valerie kairys venet #nik venet #micky dolenz #mike nesmith #peter tork #michael nesmith #happy anniversay pleasant valley sunday!#and oblig fanfic plug #@girlknownsomewhere on ao3 #muses #musesandgroupiesseries

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theanimefreak12345-blog · 5 years

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The soundtrack of my life so far

Sweet Child Of Mine-Guns N Roses

Take on me- A-ha

Don't stop believin'- Journey

More than a feeling-Boston

Enter Sandman-Metallica

Dumb-Nirvana

Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen

I wanna know what love is- Foreigner

Dark side of the moon-Pink Floyd

Far away-Nickelback

Janie's got a gun-Aerosmith

Simple man- Shinedown

Snuff-slipknot

Voodoo- Godsmack

Fuck Authority- Pennywise

Be Tommorow- Madlife

Hey Jude-The Beatles

Hotel California-The Eagles

Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones

Stayin' Alive-The Bee Gees

Stairway to Heaven -Led Zeppelin

Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd

Pour some sugar on me- Def Leppard

Money for Nothing- Dire Straits

You shook me all night long-AC/DC

War-Guess who

Wake me up when September ends-Green Day

Scars-Papa Roach

Unwell-Matchbox 20

Learn to fly-Foo Fighters

Fat lip-Sum 41

Bored to Death- Blink-182

You sexy thing-Hot chocolate

Africa-Toto

Hash pipe- Weezer

Lick it up-KISS

Shout-The Isley Brothers

Let it be me-The Everly Brothers

Can't you see-Marshall Tucker Band

Paranoid-Black Sabbath

I wanna rock-Twisted sister

Please stay-The Drifters

Yakety Yak- The Coasters

The house of the rising sun-The Animals

I'm a believer-The Monkees

Turn!Turn!Turn!-The Byrds

Zombie-The Cranberries

Rock around the clock-Bill Haley and the Comets

Maybe Baby- Buddy Holly and the Crickets

Free Fallin'- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Monday Monday-The mamas and the papas

Dust in the wind-Kansas

Never been to Spain-Three Dog night

Nights in White Satin- The Moody Blues

Accidentally in love- Counting Crows

Crying Lightning-Arctic Monkeys

People are strange-The Doors

I know it's over-The Smiths

Full time Cutie-Summertime Dropouts

Odds Are-Barenaked Ladies

Addicted-Saving Abel

Puzzle Pieces-Framing Hanley

I can see for miles-The who

Should I stay or should I go-The Clash

Don't fear the reaper-Blue Oyster Cult

Roxanne-The Police

Sugar, we're going down-Fall Out boy

Demons-Imagine Dragons

Migraine-Twenty One Pilots

I'm not okay-My chemical Romance

The Strays-Sleeping with Sirens

My Girl-The Temptations

Blue-The Birthday Massacre

Bounce-System Of A Down

The Greatest show Unearthed-Creature Feature

Bodies-Drowning Pool

I don't wanna die-Hollywood Undead

Weightless-All time Low

Animal I have become-Three Days Grace

Take it out on me-Thousand foot Krutch

Amnesia-5 Seconds of Summer

You don't know you're beautiful-One direction

Secrets-One Republic

She will be loved-Maroon 5

Animal-Neon Trees

Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol

Battle Scars-Paradise Fears

Hey there Delilah-Plain white T's

Why don't you love me-Hot Chelle Rae

Pumped up Kicks-Foster the people

Stereo Hearts-Gym class Heroes

First-Cold war Kids

Bones exposed-Of mice and men

I of the storm-Of monsters and men

Take it all back-Judah and the lion

Little lion man-Mumford and sons

Use somebody-Kings of Leon

Miserable at Best-Mayday Parade

Nice guys finish last-Cobra starship

Stutter-Marianas Trench

Shadows-Breathe Carolina

Welcome to my Life-Simple Plan

Crawl-Breaking Benjamin

Alone in a Room-Asking Alexandria

Sad song-We the kings

Voices-Motionless in white

For the likes of you-Woe is me

Forgive and Forget-Miss may I

Machines-Crown the Empire

Broken Heart-Escape the Fate

Iris-The Goo Goo Dolls

Shut me Up-Mindless self Indulgence

Immortal Love-Vampires Everywhere

Bewitched-Blood on the Dance Floor

Can you feel my heart-Bring me the Horizon

Wake me up before you go-go: Wham!

How to save a life-The Fray

Break even-The Script

Mr. Brightside-The Killers

Dead Hearts-The Stars

Born for this-The Score

Sweater Weather-The Neighborhood

Unsteady-XAmbassadors

Ho hey-The Lumineers

Say Something-A great Big World

Why-Rascal Flatts

Stay-Florida Georgia Line

If I die young-The Band Perry

Monster-Skillet

Carnivore-Starset

Broken-Seether

Faceless-Red

The scientist-Coldplay

Hated-Beartooth

Madness-Muse

We are young-fun

Pompeii-Bastille

50 ways to say goodbye-Train

Let her go-Passenger

Scream-Get scared

Good left Undone-Rise Against

Frozen-Within Temptation

Zombie-Bad wolves

Unstable-Chaotica

I don't care-Apocalyptica

Starstrukk- 3oh!3

Thank you-MKTO

I can't breathe-Dead By April

I will follow you into the dark-Death Cab For Cutie

Cute without the E-Taking back Sunday

No way Out-Bullet for my Valentine

Jekyll and Hyde-Five finger death punch

Hospitality-Funeral for a Friend

La la Lainey-Forever the sickest kids

Rescue me-Hawthorne Heights

It hurts-Angels and Airwaves

Do not Resuscitate-Icarus the Owl

Don't threaten me with a good time-Panic!at the disco

Fashionably Late-Falling In Reverse

The kill-30 seconds to Mars

Hero/Heroine-Boys like Girls

Lithium-Evanescence

Cool kids-Echosmith

still into you-Paramore

Love bites(so do I)-Halestorm

Kill everybody-Skrillex

Technologic-Daftpunk

It's my life-Bon Jovi

I, Dementia-Whitechapel

This is now-Hatebreed

I ran-A flock of seagulls

Darling-Eyes set to kill

Alive and kicking-Simple minds

Laid so low-Tears for fears

Castle of glass-Linkin Park

Behind blue eyes-Limp bizkit

with or without you-U2

Hostage-Chelsea Grin

The Anthem-Good Charlotte

Do better-Say anything

Bite to break skin-Senses Fail

Alive-P.O.D.

Snow Cats-AFI

Cheatercheaterbestfriendeater-Nevershoutnever

The taste of ink-The Used

Outside-Staind

Headstrong-Trapt

Door to Door Cannibals-Chevelle

Wolf-First Aid kit

Monster-Meg and Dia

All Star-Smash Mouth

The Middle-Jimmy Eat World

Blurry-Puddle of Mudd

Stacy's mom-Fountains of Wayne

The bitch song-Bowling for Soup

Flavor of the weak-American Hi-fi

The Sky Under The Sea- Pierce the Veil

In the end-Black veil brides

I'm already gone-A day to remember

Fuck away the pain-Divide the day

Bruises and bite marks-Good with Grenades

Shake it-Metro Station

Feel good Inc.-Gorillaz

Just a girl-No doubt

Heroes-The Wallflowers

Intergalactic-Beastie boys

Get down-Backstreet boys

Psycho killer-Talking Heads

Butterfly-Screaming Trees

Useless-Panic Era

Juicebox-The strokes

creep-Radiohead

Wake up-Rage against the machine

Can't stop-Red hot chili peppers

Nutshell-Alice in chains

Loser- 3 doors down

Hurt- Nine Inch nails

End of the world as we know it-REM

Arms wide open-Creed

Sorry-Buckcherry

Halfway Gone-Lifehouse

Ocean Avenue-Yellowcard

Bug Bytes-Alien Ant Farm

Adorable-Artist Vs. Poet

Survivor-Destiny's child

Hey ya-OutKast

Angel with a shotgun-The cab

You're gonna go far, kid-The offspring

Too many words-sick puppies

Kickstart my heart-Motley crue

Wide awake-Audioslave

Love hurts-Incubus

Prison sex-Tool

Take me-Korn

Don't go away-Oasis

Bartender-Rehab

Paralyzer-Finger 11

Inhale-Stone sour

Bloodclot- Rancid

Click click Boom-Saliva

Just because-Jane's Addiction

Sick Fiction-Jamie's Elsewhere

Bruised-Jack's Mannequin

Down-Stone Temple Pilots

We exist- Arcade Fire

Feathers-A perfect Circle

Trailer Trash-Modest Mouse

The Lovecats-The cure

Amber-311

Dear God-Avenged sevenfold

We're going to be friends-7 nation army

Hold me down-Motion city soundtrack

Steady as she goes-The raconteurs

Bad Decisions-2 Door cinema Club

Zero-yeah yeah yeahs

Lips Of An Angel-Hinder

In my head-Queens of the Stone Age

welcome home-coheed and cambria

Limelight-Rush

That's all-Genesis

Stormy clouds-The verve

Pom poms-Jonas brothers

Muzzle-Smashing Pumpkins

Holiday-Vampire weekend

Out of time-Blur

Toy Box-Insane clown posse

Dead skin mask-Slayer

Tornado of souls-Megadeth

To bid you farewell-Opeth

God of Emptiness-Morbid Angel

Little secrets-Passion pit

You enjoy myself-Phish

Mutilated lips-Ween

Sick of you-cake

Doll parts-Hole

White room-Cream

Trouble-Cage the Elephant

Eventually-Tame Impala

I've given up on you-Real Friends

Wonder-Honey water

Cherry-Moose Blood

Communist daughter-Neutral milk hotel

I am a nightmare-Brand new

Howlin' for you-The black keys

Meadowlarks-fleet foxes

Spiders-Wilco

Shut up and dance-Walk the Moon

Face down-red jumpsuit apparatus

Chainsaw-Family Force 5

Knife party-The Deftones

No hope-The vaccines

Get out-CHVRCHES

Colors bleed-Pop evil

Make me wanna die-The pretty reckless

I'll be ok-Nothing More

Legs-ZZ Top

Big Bad wolf-In this moment

Lights out-Royal blood

Sex-The 1975

God's not dead-The Newsboys

Don't stop-Fleetwood mac

Lie to me-Depeche Mode

You're the one-Greta van fleet

broken-lovelytheband

Please come in-Black stone Cherry

Daddy-Badflower

Are you bored yet-Wallows

Picture this-Blondie

Hallowed be thy name-Iron maiden

Rock you like a hurricane-Scorpions

Killed by death-Motorhead

Walk-Pantera

Every rose has its thorn-Poison

I wanna be sedated-The ramones

Bye bye beautiful-Nightwish

Liar- Sex pistols

Infectious- Imminence

Signs-Captives

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hornyliverpudlianputz · 6 years

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Long-haired weirdos on American TV

Buckle up kiddos; here we fucking go. Alright. In The Monkee fandom this is something we hear a lot about. “The Monkees” was so groundbreaking! It brought rock-n-roll music into America’s living room! It made the counter-culture acceptable! They were the first show to not have an authority figure! They were the first show to present long-haired young musicians as the good guys! And so on and so forth, ad nauseum. We hear this so much, I think it starts to lose its impact, not to mention the fact that for those of us who are not first gen fans (increasingly the majority of us) we lack the cultural context to understand just how significant this show actually was. So without further ado, here are some points to consider.

First, the hair. Looking back now, it seems laughable that in season 1 these guys: x

were considered to have “long hair”. But you have to understand. In the 40s, the US went to war. WWII was a “popular” war, which meant that if you were male you either were a soldier or you idolized soldiers. No homo. But as a result of this trend, military haircuts became popular. That meant short, practical hairstyles with clean-shaven faces. x

In the 50s, the US went back to war in Korea, and again in Vietnam which bled into the 60s. By that time, even though the US was not technically “at war” with anyone, the “young generation” was getting more and more fed up with being sent to fight and die for a cause they didn’t fully understand and were less and less sure they believed in. But in the early and mid 60s, soldiers and veterans were still heroes to the general public. So the growing opposition in the youth became a counter-culture movement, beginning as the beat generation and growing into the hippies.

These people rebelled against everything “mainstream”; they had sex before marriage, they had interracial sex, they had gay sex, they experimented with drugs, they bent gender lines, they wrote about all of the above and published it, they grew beards, and, wonder of wonders, they didn’t crop their hair.

So in the mid-60s, as a man, if you didn’t keep your hair short, it was public declaration that you rejected the values that America considered to be basic decency. If you let your hair grow, you were labeling yourself a deviant. That line that’s used a few times in the show? About men with long hair not being allowed into Disneyland? That wasn’t a joke, that actually happened.

And more than that, wearing your hair “long” as a man blurred the strict gender divide at the time. We see this a number of times in the show both scripted and not. In one of the post show interviews Davy tells a story about how he was mistaken for a woman on a trip to see his family, both by a fellow passenger and his sister. In another interview Davy is asked about being harassed for his hair. In “Monkees on Tour” Peter compare’s the length of his horse’s mane to his own hair and sarcastically asks if the horse is a “boy or girl”. In “Monkees Mind Their Manor” the man who comes to bring Davy to England mistakes Micky for a girl, and is nearly stabbed with a drumstick for his trouble. The butler in “The Christmas Show” tells the band they were expecting “four gentlemen” when they arrive. (Mike asks if they will accept four ladies who shave. They do.) And the only difference Mr. Babbitt seems to see between Mrs. Arcadian and Micky in “The Chaperone” is hair color.

Now we come to the music, if the hair wasn’t bad enough. Rock-n-roll became a hit the 50s with artists like Elvis and Buddy Holly. (I should point out, among white audiences. Classic rock, like many other popular music genres such as ragtime, jazz, and hip hop, began among black communities first before spreading elsewhere.)

Rock in the late 50s scandalized older generations. The rhythms were more staccato and less “refined” than the crooners they were used to. Classical instruments like brass or strings were set aside in favor of drums, guitars/basses, and small percussion instruments instead. Performers danced in jerky, abrupt movements on stage while singing, and Elvis in particular made headlines by thrusting his hips which brought sex to the forefront. The name itself, rock-n-roll, derived from a slang term for “the deed” which, disappointingly, makes “sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll” redundant. Adults railed against this new type of music, calling it deviant and unclean. Young people, on the other hand, loved it.

And this was a bit of a gray area. As I’ll get into later, the idea of “young adults” or teenagers was only just beginning to become a concept. There were two kinds of people in the world, children and adults. And adults wielded absolute authority over children. So no one really knew what to do with the people old enough to chafe against authority but young enough to not be respected as one.

But the adults couldn’t deny that fact that rock music was extremely popular with young people. Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Elvis, The Beatles, and the list was only growing. As a result, this “rock fad” became an in-joke, something for those in power to mock. Look at any popular sitcom in the 60s and I guarantee it has a “rock band” episode that depicts a Beatles-esque band with their bangs in their eyes playing a sham parody of “music” while wildly and completely un-rhythmically “dancing”.

In “F-Troop” it’s “That’s Show Biz”. In “Gilligan’s Island” it’s “Don’t Bug the Mosquitoes”. In “The Dick Van Dyke Show” it’s “The Redcoats are Coming”. Such groups were always met with confusion and derision, and usually shrugged off in the end as “well whatever, but it’s not ‘Real Music’”. These bands were put in as commentary on current, real-life counterparts (mostly The Beatles) and they were meant to be laughed at. x

In the show the boys are often met with derision or outright animosity in regards to their music. The pilot, “Here Come The Monkees”, has a father reluctant to let them play at a country club, and even breaks down crying that he’s “sold out” (to rock culture) when the boys go on at the end. In “Monkees at the Circus” the circus performers are angry in general at what they see as no talent entertainers taking away their lively hoods. And we see how well-received the boys are by the “style gurus” in “Monkees a la Mode”.

Now let’s see, so far we have hairstyles that label you as “deviant” and a music genre that does the same thing. What else could we possibly throw in? Ah yes. Let’s take away all adult authority figures! As I mentioned before, young people in the 60s were just starting to have a voice of their own. The world was divided into adults and children, and adults ruled with an iron fist. Children needed to be guided, taught, and above all else controlled lest they stray into poor decisions. And adults were the only ones who could possibly tell “right” from “wrong”.

But on “The Monkees” there was no authority. The boys were their own moral compass, though Mike came pretty close to acting as the “dad” most of the time. In fact most of the adults on the show are either villains or someone who need the boys’ help. And make no mistake, despite all of them being in their early 20s Peter, Mike, Micky, and Davy were playing boys. They are almost universally referred to as such by every adult figure in the show, and make several comments themselves about being “too young to get married” or the like. Their characters were most likely not meant to be older than 17 or 18. (I think one of them has a line somewhere about being 16 but I can’t pin it down.) x

And all of this is not even mentioning the fact that, besides being “musicians”, the guys are unemployed! Between gigs and odd jobs, they’re “bums” who can’t “get a real job” which was, and still is, Not A Good Thing. But ultimately their career choice is treated as a serious one in the show. Their music is never a joke, and a number of times they use it to help people.

So. Long story short. “The Monkees” took a staunchly counter-culture style, a “deviant” music genre, thumbed their noses at authority, combined it all together and mixed well with a type of sharp, witty comedy that would have gotten nasty looks at the country club. Then they took aim at teens and tweens across the country and struck gold. Turns out the young generation did have something of substance to say after all.

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sandiegodjstaci · 5 years

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Victoria & Michael's Lush Estancia Wedding in La Jolla

Of all the San Diego wedding DJs calling America’s finest city home, Victoria & Michael chose me to DJ and MC their Estancia wedding in La Jolla on Friday the 13th of September, 2019. The following write-up is based on San Diego DJ Staci’s crazy organized & detailed outline for this Estancia wedding.

THE ESTANCIA WEDDING CEREMONY

Prelude ➔ All the Small Things – Vitamin String Quartet, Bad Guy – Vitamin String Quartet, Doin’ it Right – Vitamin String Quartet, Don’t Stop Believing – Strung Out Strings, Jurassic Park Theme – John Williams/Vitamin String Quartet, Hide and Seek – Vitamin String Quartet, Home – Vitamin String Quartet, Lost Woods – Patti Rudisill, Million Reasons – Vitamin String Quartet, River Flows in You (original) – Yiruma, Still Into You – Vitamin String Quartet, Legend of Zelda Main Theme – Koji Kondo/Vitamin String Quartet, The Only Exception – Vitamin String Quartet

Everyone Else’s Processional ➔ Feeling This Vitamin String Quartet

Bride’s Processional ➔ “The Winner Is,” DeVotchka

Ribbon Handfasting Ceremony ➔ no song

Recessional (start song during kiss) ➔ “Running,” No Doubt

THE COCKTAIL HOUR & DINNER MUSIC

While San Diego DJ Staci offers couples pre-set cocktail & dinner playlists to choose from, Victoria & Michael opted to hand-select their background music for their Estancia wedding in La Jolla.

Cocktail Music ➔ 1. A Walk Through Hell – Say Anything, 2. Cabin By the Sea – Dirty Heads, 3. Dreams – The Cranberries, 4. Hard to Concentrate – Red Hot Chilli Peppers, 5. Ho Hey – The Lumineers, 6. I’ll Be Here Awhile – 311, 7. Lazy Afternoon – Rebelution, 8. Lucky – Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat, 9. Moon, Roll Me Away – You, Me, and Everyone We Know, 10. Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison, 11. Only One – YellowCard, 12. Passionfruit – Drake, 13. Riptide- Vance Joy, 14. Rollercoaster – Bleachers, 15. Sherry – Frankie Valli, 16. Space Song – Beach House, 17. Stand By Me – The Trojans, 18. Sun Flower – Post Malone/Swae Lee, 19. Tijuana Sunrise – Goldfinger, 20. Vacation Town – Front Bottoms, 21. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show, 22. What’s My Age Again – Richard Cheese, 23. Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys

Dinner Music ➔ All of Me – Billie Holiday, Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley, Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra, Cool – Gwen Stefani, Crimson And Clover – Tommy James and The Shondells, Dammit – Thin Dark Line, Divine Intervention – Taking Back Sunday, Earth Angel – The Penguins, Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard, Feeling This – Richard Cheese, First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes, Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra, Fooled Around and Fell In Love – Elvin Bishop, Happy If You’re Happy – Matt and Kim, Hey Ya (solo version) – Obidiah Parker, I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday, I’ll Be There – The Jackson 5, I’m Yours – JasonMraz, It Don’t Exist – Bayside, I Want To Hold Your Hand – T.V. Carpio, I Want to Know your – Say Anything, Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer, Landing Feet First – Bayside, Linger – The Cranberries, Lost Stars – Adam Levine, Montauk – Bayside, My Girl – The Temptations, On Love, On Life – Bayside, Oye Como Va – Willie Colon, Quando Caliente El Sol – Django Williams, (Sittin’ On) the Dock of The Bay – Otis Redding, Sloth’s Revenge – Dirty Heads, Take Me Home Country Roads – Mountain Man, Thank You – Led Zeppelin, The Only Exception – Paramore, The Very Thought of you – Billie Holiday, Underneath it All – No Doubt, What’s Up? – 4 Non Blondes, A Real Hero – College, Come and Get Your Love – Red Bone, Hotel California – Gipsy Kings, Lovefool – The Cardigans, Such Great Heights – The Postal Service

THE ESTANCIA WEDDING RECEPTION

My Welcome ➔ “Good evening! Welcome to Victoria & Michael’s wedding reception!!! I am the Master of Ceremonies, DJ Staci. Please take your seats so we can officially welcome our guests of honor. Please be sure to post your photos today with #TurningOverANewLeeph. Be sure to stop by the photo booth outside & get your photo taken as well. If you need to charge your devices, I do have a mini charging station up here including some universal chargers…Ladies & gentlemen, are you ready to meet the wedding party…?”

Grand Entrance ➔ “Take on Me,” Reel Big Fish

1. Give it up for Bridesmaid Alyssa & Groomsman Joe!!!

2. Show some love to Bridesmaid Mary & Groomsman Matt!!!

3. Please welcome Bridesmaid Jodie & Groomsman Eric!!!

4. Give it up for Bridesmaid Jessie & Groomsman Paul!!!

5. Show some love to Bridesmaid Rachel & Groomsman Sean!!!

6. Please welcome Maid of Honor Natasha & Best Man Joey!!!

➔ “Have Faith in Me,” A Day To Remember (cue to 2:26) ➔ Ladies & gentlemen, get on your feet to welcome–for the FIRST TIME EVER—Mr. Michael & Mrs. Victoria T——-!!!”

➔ First Dances ➔ “Down by the Water,” The Drums (fade out @ 2:34) ➔ “Grow Old with You,” Adam Sandler (start at 0:28) ➔ fade last song early: no ➔ no announcement

➔ Newlywed Brief Welcome/Thank You Speech ➔ yes

5:55 PM +/- ➔ Meal Served: plated

6:40-7:00 PM ➔ B&G offsite sunset photos

7:10 PM +/- ➔ Toasts ➔ champagne pour ➔ “Ladies & gentlemen, may I have your attention please for the toasts. Please welcome our first speaker:”

➔ Best Man Joey

➔ Maid of Honor Natasha

➔ Father-Daughter Dance ➔ “Good Night My Angel,” Billy Joel ➔ fade early: no ➔ “About her father, Victoria says: My favorite memory from childhood with my dad is when he rocked me to sleep under the colorful Christmas tree star light. The most important thing he taught me was proper spelling & grammar. And now lets welcome Victoria & her father, Chef Joe, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”

➔ Mother-Son Dance ➔ “Ooh Child,” Five Stairsteps (fade early: 1:20) ➔ “What Is Life,” George Harrison (fade early: 2:00) ➔ “About his mother, Michael says: I am so grateful for the life my mom gave me. She is always supportive, & I can always turn to her. Now let’s welcome Michael & his mother, Jeannie, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”

➔ Group Photo on Dance Floor

➔ Open Dancing

8:35 PM ➔ Bouquet Toss ➔ “I’ve Just Seen a Face,” Jim Sturgess

10:25 PM ➔ Last Dance ➔ “Laugh Til I Cry,” The Front Bottoms

VICTORIA & MICHAEL’S DANCE MUSIC RECIPE

Music Rating ➔ R &X-rated OK

Requests ➔ no requests*

Priority During Dancing ➔ maximum dancing/use my expertise to read the crowd

Genres ➔ Top 40/Pop, 80s Pop/Rock/New Wave, 90s R&B/Boy Bands/Pop, Oldies, 70s/Classic Rock, Motown/Funk, Electronic Dance Music, 2000s

M U S T – P L A Y S

Come on Eileen – Save Ferris, Plastic Stars – Freezepop, Doin’ It Right – Daft Punk, Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen, Grown Up – Danny Brown, Brown Eyed Girl – Reel Big Fish, La Bamba – Ritchie Valens, Bad Guy – Billie Eilish, West Coast – Fidlar, Doses and Mimosas – Cherub

P L A Y I F Y O U C A N

1. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, 2. American Girl – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, 3. A Praise Chorus – Jimmy Eat World, 4. Be My Lover – La Bouche, 5. Build Me Up Butter Cup – The Foundations, 6. California Love – 2Pac, 7. Daylight – Matt and Kim, 8. Day ‘N’ Night (Nightmare) – Kid Cudi, 9. Diane Young – Vampire Weekend, 10. Enola Gay – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, 11. Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz, 12. Firework – Katy Perry, 13. Fly – Sugar Ray, 14. Get Away – CHVRCHES, 15. Get Lucky – Daft Punk, 16. Giving Up The Gun – Vampire Weekend, 17. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk, 18. Hooked on a Feeling – Blue Suede, 19. I Love It – Icona Pop, 20. I’m a Believer – Monkees, 21. (I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles – MXPX, 22. In Too Deep – Sum 41, 23. Jump in The Line – Harry Belfonte, 24. Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode, 25. Just Dance – Lady Gaga, 26. Lose Yourself to Dance – Daft Punk, 27. Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega, 28. Memory – Sugarcult, 29. Mickey – B*Witched, 30. Midnight City – M83, 31. Move Your Feet – Junior Senior, 32. Pon De Replay – Rihanna, 33. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) – The Offspring, 34. Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic, 35. Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop- Ba- Dop- Bop) – Scatman John, 36. September – Earth, Wind, Fire, 37. Shoop – Salt-N-Pepa, 38. Smoke Two Joints – Richard Cheese, 39. Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum, 40. Steal My Sunshine – Len, 41. Superman – Goldfinger, 42. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer, 43. Vacation – The Go- Go’s, 44. Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go – Wham!, 45. What is Love – Haddaway, 46. Work it – Missy Elliot, 47. You’re The One That I Want – Grease, 48. You Spin Me Round – Dead or Alive, 49. Good as Hell – Lizzo

D O N O T P L A Y S

None

ESTANCIA WEDDING FLOOR PLAN

Again, I was honored to be the one and only San Diego wedding DJ Veronica & Michael trusted with their Estancia wedding in La Jolla. Thank you!

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*DJ Staci no longer DJs weddings in which guests are not allowed to make requests due to the negative online reviews the guests leave.

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