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If You Love Me Won't You Let Me Know
[May 5, 2008]
I'm really enjoying Justin Currie's album "What Is Love For" lately. That one took me a while to get into, but if you like the song posted above (...Mess) you'd probably dig it.

Like A Warm Drink It Seeps Into My Soul
[April 28, 2008]
It's very late. It's very dark. City lights twinkle through open windows. A cool breeze guides their way. The world is quiet. It sounds like this.

My Worrisome Heart
[April 24, 2008]
In case you're not aware, iTunes offers up a free song every week, and very often they suck somethin' awful - but every now and then, the freebie is something special. This week's free song is by Melody Gardot. It's called Worrisome Heart. All I can say is wow.

Sounding Winded
[April 21, 2008]
For no particular reason, this week's list features songs with wind instruments. Give it a listen. You'll get it.

If The Best Is For The Best Then The Best Is Unkind
[April 14, 2008]
Dear people of Earth. Yes, all of you. Thanks a frigging lot for waiting so long to tell me about the band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. I blame you all, both individually and collectively, for not introducing me to their music years ago, and I wonder: what other gems are you hiding from me?

Who Found Who's Hair In Who's Bed?
[April 7, 2008]
I'll tell you that it told me more of you than you did

Who The Hell Is Walcott?
[March 31, 2008]
Honestly, I don't know who he (or she) is... but I do know this. Walcott needs to get out of Cape Cod (out of Cape Cod tonight).

The Night Before The Moon Died
[March 17, 2008]
Click the playlist. Within five seconds - literally FIVE seconds - you'll know where I'm going with this one.

Ghosts Appear And Fade Away
[March 10, 2008]
Does baby love me the way that she says she does? Does your baby love you the way that she says she does?

I Stand Corrected
[March 3, 2008]
You've been checking on my facts, and I admit I have been lax in double-screening what I say. It wasn't funny anyway. I stand corrected.

Revisionist History
[February 25, 2008]
Nothing ever is as it was, but there's beauty in the here and now.

Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
[February 18, 2008]
I thought about posting a President's Day playlist, but I was shocked to find that out of 13,700+ songs in my iTunes library, I couldn't come up with enough for the occasion. Instead, I'm posting what feels like an early spring playlist.

All These Love Songs, But Where The Hell Are You My Dear?
[February 11, 2008]
Not exactly a Valentines Day playlist, but you can't deny that these are "love" songs.

She Makes The Most Of Her Time By Loving Me Plenty
[February 4, 2008]
She knows there'll come a day when we won't be getting any.

Throatgobber, Meet Heartstopper
[January 28, 2008]
The playlist begins and ends with songs by Mike Kinsella. Owen is actually his solo project, and American Football is the name of the band he was in before going solo. Either way, it's good stuff.

Keep Watch For The Mimes
[January 20, 2008]
You can imagine my disappointment when I realized he was saying "Keep watch for the MINES", not MIMES. Mimes are downright creepy, and since I don't live in a war zone, I think the lyrics make more sense my way... but what do I know?

So Trampled, We Must All Be Found
[January 14, 2008]
Pour yourself a glass of wine. Turn the lights down low. Or, even better, turn them all off. Surely that will be best because this week's Jalpuna Radio playlist is dark. It's somber. It might even be sad. Though it began as a piano playlist, it may have unintentionally become a soundtrack for an unexpected winter evening alone.

Ten Seconds And Eleven Songs
[January 7, 2008]
Whooooo... yawn... it's late on a Sunday night and I'm tired, but before I go to bed, I'll post this week's playlist. It's a fun playlist, I think.

Another Day, Another Night, Another Year
[December 31, 2007]
Goodbye 2007. I can't say I'm sad to see you go. Though you arrived with so much potential, you failed to deliver. Then again, I have to remind myself that you could have been worse. At the end of this day, I will be pleased to welcome your younger sister 2008 with a friendly hello and a toast in her honor.

And You Ask Me What I Want This Year
[December 24, 2007]
The thing about a Christmas themed playlist is that it's only appropriate once a year. This was last year's holiday playlist (Christmas and New Year's combined). I'm bumping it up for another run this year - this week.

Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick
[December 17, 2007]
A holiday playlist for your listening pleasure. It's a mix of some classics, some covers, and a few relatively new ones too.

If The Answer Is No, Can I Change Your Mind?
[December 10, 2007]
Another week, another playlist as I dig through the songs playing lately on my iTunes... And speaking of music... on a completely unrelated note... don't forget that It's A Kazoo Christmas is this next Saturday (the 15th).

Arpeggi? Aren't Peggi? Who's To Say?
[December 3, 2007]
After a few weeks of themed playlists, this week I'm just going with a collection of songs I've been digging lately.

Because There Aren't Enough Songs With Kazoo Solos
[November 26, 2007]
I'm going with the next best thing: it's a harmonica playlist.

She Wants To Get Fat And Live Above A Laundromat In Laundrytown
[November 19, 2007]
I wouldn't mind a quiet town, but I've spent enough holidays in shit towns for one lifetime, thankyouverymuch.

Like, What?
[November 12, 2007]
So, like, I was like, on the streetcar yesterday, and like, there were two girls in the row of seats in front of me. The girl on the left was like...

Bodysnatchers!
[November 5, 2007]
Three huge advancements for music since the year 2000. #1: The iPod. #2: The iTunes store. #3: Radiohead. Yes, I said Radiohead.

If You Were The Baltic Sea And I Were A Cup
[October 29, 2007]
Janine, I'd drink you up.

Imitosis, Shmimitosis
[October 22, 2007]
Certain music sounds like certain seasons to me. I can't explain why, but this music sounds like an Oregon winter. It isn't winter yet, but it sure has felt like it lately here.

Wallpaper For The Soul
[October 15, 2007]
I find myself intrigued by how some of the hardest things to say are heard so easily when there's less sound to hide them in, and yet, so many musicians bury their words in a forced fury. I ponder this as the woman sings... "do you like being single? Do you want me back?"

Songs To Be Sick To
[October 8, 2007]
Well crap. My favorite time of year finally arrives, and what do I do? I immediately catch a cold. Ugh. Maybe that helps to explain why the music in this week's playlist is softer than usual. The last thing I want right now is anything loud.

You Are Not My Typewriter
[October 1, 2007]
"You are not my typewriter, but you could be my demon moving forward through the flaming doors"

Radio Nowhere
[September 24, 2007]
Is it me, or are we in a rut, musically. I'm not saying there isn't a lot of great music coming out lately, because clearly there is. Just look at that playlist. But so much of the music today is a throwback to previous decades.

The Places You Will Be From
[September 17, 2007]
"I could have dropped you sons of bitches in the trash in Denver! Believe me, Denver trash is a hell of a lot better than where you bastards are gonna end up."

A Melody For Me (and for you)
[September 10, 2007]
To me, this music sounds like autumn. Oh, Autumn, where are you now? Come to me soon. Please come, because I miss you.

Tommy The Cat Had Many A Story To Tell
[September 3, 2007]
Sheep go to heaven. Goats go to hell. Poor goats! Then again, maybe goats are atheists too, in which case, the point is moot. Mooooooooooot. Cows go to the dinner table. YIKES! I'd rather be a goat!

Don't Forget To Breathe
[August 27, 2007]
He says that his life could read like a cook book and that he's never seen a mirror. She loves her rock stars and chickenpox scars. He shows her his tattoo of a tear. She wasn't a fan though. She played the piano for a couple of years and got quite good. He bent to kiss her; instead to whisper "I bet you smell just like I think an angel would."

Bring On The Comets
[August 20, 2007]
The past makes for a nice place to visit, but be sure not to stay too long. Overstaying your welcome in yesterdays means giving up todays and tomorrows because nothing in your hand can match the beauty of a reminiscent mind's eye.

No, I'll Never Look Back In Anger
[August 13, 2007]
This week's playlist is about the music of my youth. I've never posted a playlist like this before, and it's doubtful that I ever will again. While compiling these songs, I found myself fascinated by which ones sounded timeless and which ones sounded old.

Another One Bites The Dusk
[August 8, 2007]
Oh, thank god for the compact disk! CDs were to be my saving grace. But then, one dark and dreary day in 1994, my CD of Dusk by The THE was stolen. STOLEN! This meant I had to buy it again.

Easy Breezy Jalpeezy
[August 6, 2007]
This week's Jalpuna radio playlist is mostly an easy breezy summertime playlist. Mostly.

What Doesn't Kill Us Now Just Makes Us Better Whores
[July 30, 2007]
That trailer trash pedigree is calling. It rats you out when you're down on all fours. Me? I like to cast my death on yesterday, cause what doesn't kill us now just makes us better whores.

I Will Never Again Rename The Hard Drive I Use For iTunes Music
[July 29, 2007]
I Will Never Again Rename The Hard Drive I Use For iTunes Music.

Them That Got Covered
[July 23, 2007]
Jai guru deva indeed...

The Song Is Called WHAT?
[July 16, 2007]
He got his WHAT from a hippy?!? And what's that, about your mom?

Grace Impromptu
[July 9, 2007]
Oh, I must be getting old, 'cuz I can't hold a grudge like I used to. The sudden patient virtue, grace impromptu.

Matthew Good's Hospital Music
[July 3, 2007]
Being that he's at the end of his contract with his label, he's not expecting much of a marketing push for the record, and that's a shame because it's superb.

Into The 90s This Week?
[July 2, 2007]
Here's what the TV weathermen are saying. (ooh, that's sexist Rob! They're weatherpeople... weatherpersons) Fuck that. Most of them are weatherfrauds. And that bring me to this week's Jalpuna Radio playlist. We're headed into the 90s.

Songs For The Summer Car Radio
[June 25, 2007]
OK! It's time for a fun summertime playlist for Jalpuna Radio... The Fratellis, The Kooks, The Bravery... The this, the that... and so on and so forth.

Lord, Blow The Moon Out Please
[June 18, 2007]
After a long and difficult weekend, it still feels like Monday came a little too soon. I suppose that explains the mood of this week's playlist.

Old Enough To Know Why, But Young Enough To Still Try
[June 11, 2007]
Yeah, yeah, it's June, and June is supposed to feel more like summer than fall, but I love everything about fall, and I miss it. So, as I the rain fell, I enjoyed the pitter patter against my windows and made a playlist that, at least to me, sounds like fall. And it goes a little something like this.

Two, Four, Six, Eight, It's Time To Incarcerate!
[June 4, 2007]
I've got just the thing for your Paris Hilton's First Day Of Prison Party. It's a Paris Prison Playlist! Woo hoo!

They Go Do D-Do D-Do, Don't They My Love?
[May 28, 2007]
Ba-da da, Ba ba. Mday, Mdah, Mdayo oh oh. Lada Dada, doda dodada. Shala Lala, Lala, Lala, La. Bada Bop-ba, Bada Bop-ba. Bop-ba, bop bah ba! Bop-Bahhhh, bump ba. Do D-Do D-Do. Wah-ah Ah AH OW!!! Bum bum bum, bop bum bum. Woo hoo Hoo, hoo-hoo-oo, woo

She's A Jar With A Heavy Lid
[May 21, 2007]
...my pop quiz kid. A sleepy kisser. A pretty war. With feelings hid, she begs me not to miss her.

The Madness Of King George
[May 14, 2007]
"Well I’ve been praying a lot lately / It’s because I no longer have a TV / Just a flourescent hangover to light the way / Between the things you say and the things I see"

Songs For Couches In Alleys
[May 7, 2007]
I had a whole witty clever blah blah thingama haha I was going to write about how my couches favorite kind of music is electronic, except for love songs, naturally... but my creative energy seems to have been blown out my nose along with roughly two gallons of goo.

I'm Fire, And You're The Ocean
[April 30, 2007]
The stars don't show themselves here much at night / So we wish upon the office building lights / Downtown dreams don't always come true / Cathy, I don't think it's just you

Slowly, Slowly, I Am Drifting
[April 23, 2007]
Be sure to check out Impossible Germany if you're a Wilco fan. It's from their new disk "Sky Blue Sky" which will be released on May 15th.

All Songs Are One Song, And That Song Is "Don't Forget"
[April 16, 2007]
My favorite of the many Bloc Party bonus tracks is "Secrets." It's track 9 on this week's Jalpuna Radio playlist. Enjoy!

Four
[April 9, 2007]
It never seems to work that way. It seems there's always so much more to say and it's always somewhere in between

Eleven
[April 2, 2007]
Song Eleven Could Take Forever. Choose The One Who Loves You More.

If There's One Thing I Don't Believe In, It's You
[March 26, 2007]
There's a girl undressed in sinfulness with a face made for kissing. What kind of god gives you a rod and says you can't go fishing?

Bring The Buckets By The Dozens, Bring Your Nieces And Your Cousins
[March 19, 2007]
"Well you must be a boy with bones like that." She said "You got me wrong. I would've sold them to you if I could've just have kept the last of my clothes on."

If I Stay Lucky Then My Tongue Will Stay Tied
[March 12, 2007]
This week's playlist is a really fun one - chock full of quirky lyrics and twang twang twang. Never mind that two of these artists are Irish and a third is Canadian... Res ipsa loquitwang, I say. Or something like that.

If I Was In The Fridge, Would You Open The Door?
[March 5, 2007]
If I was the grass, would you mow your lawn?

Give Me Grace And Dahncing Feet
[February 26, 2007]
I don't know what everyone was looking at. I don't care what everyone was laughing at. I don't know what everyone was staring at, but I think, I think that it's me.

Music For A Rainy Evening
[February 19, 2007]
I don't know why, but, on a rainy evening, there's nothing quite like acoustic music. And since it is winter here in Portland... what the heck. Then again, where I was yesterday, the sun was shining. And as they say, when outside the sun is shining, it seems like heaven ain't far away.

I'm Thinking Of Starting A Line Of Evil-Voodoo Greeting Cards
[February 12, 2007]
This is gonna sound a little obsessive...

The Dashboard Melted, But We Still Have The Radio
[February 5, 2007]
Well, it would have been, could have been, worse than you would ever know.

These Are Just A Couple Of My Cravings
[January 29, 2007]
Go ahead, la la la, I can't hear you.

Mister Sister's Playlist
[January 22, 2007]
I tried to resist 'Welcome to the Black Parade'. Really, I did. I fully realize that there is music of the moment, and music that is timeless, and I suspect that My Chemical Romance is the former. But that piano intro is so catchy that I get sucked in, whether I like it or not.

The Voices In My Head, It Sounds Like They're Snoring
[January 15, 2007]
You'll soon start hearing Flathead by The Fratellis in Apple's new iPod ads. I have no idea when they'll start airing on TV, but I have to assume once that happens, the Fratellis song will really take off.

I'm Bringing Sexyback Back
[January 8, 2007]
This week, for Jalpuna Radio, it's a playlist of cover songs, ranging from AC/DC redone as a ballad to The Flaming Lips covered as lounge music and Justin Timberlake... well, you'll just have to judge that one for yourself. All I can say is wow.

Ladies And Gentlemen, It's Time
[January 1, 2007]
This week's playlist needs no explanation whatsoever. It's time.

A Friend Of Pat Robertson Says I'm Going To Hell
[December 25, 2006]
Well, it is Christmas, but it's still Monday, so on with the regularly scheduled music playlist here...

A Holiday For Hangin'! (Yeah)
[December 18, 2006]
"Maybe with enough alcohol, nobody will notice." But, just when you think you've gotten away with it, one by one, your guests find their way to the bathroom.

It's A Small Crime And I've Got No Excuse
[December 11, 2006]
I enjoy how naked most of these songs feel. They leave the singer, not to mention the musicians themselves, so exposed. There's nowhere for emotions to hide.

Why Don't You Wake Up And Smell What You're Shoveling
[December 4, 2006]
Last week, I posted a batch of songs from the early 90s in the U.S., and I mentioned it was part one in a series. This week, the follow up.

Those Were The Days
[November 27, 2006]
For music monday this week, it's part one in a 2 part series, looking back on the early 90s. Next week, I'll post some fun stuff from the U.K., but for this week, it's early 90s music from the U.S.

Can I Get Back Under?
[November 20, 2006]
In this time of introspection, on the eve of my election, I say to my reflection "god please spare me more rejection" Cause my peers, they criticize me, and my ex-wives all despise me. Try to put it all behind me, but my redneck past is nipping at my heels

Are You ____able?
[November 13, 2006]
It's all about the suffix this week.... all about being able... but sometimes not.

One Hour Forward, Thirty Years Back
[November 6, 2006]
The last time I flew home (Scranton Pennsylvania. Sadly, I'm not kidding - though if you mention it in public, I swear to god, I'll deny it) ...uhm... ...where was I? Oh yes...

Sometimes
[October 30, 2006]
I trust you'll understand.

You Wasted Life, Why Wouldn't You Waste Death?
[October 23, 2006]
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman. Like you imagined when you were young.

How Do I Undo The Damage I Have Done?
[October 16, 2006]
I remember a time when my mind was clean and clear

There Must Be An Easier Way To Make Breakfast
[October 9, 2006]
For this week's Jalpuna Radio playlist, I've got a song that will turn you to mush.

Things Replace Things
[October 2, 2006]
He said you're just as boring as everyone else when you tut and you moan and you squeal and you squelch. Things replace things. Days replace days. Things replace things.

Indian Summertime (And The Livin's Easy)
[September 25, 2006]
So much for Autumn. Just when I was starting to take the weather for granted, enjoying the cooler temps and dressing in layers... With temps back in the 80s, it's feeling like summer is back. So... here's a lazy day summertime playlist...

Autumn On The Way
[September 18, 2006]
Yes, autumn definitely has a sound that is unique to it. It begins with the pitter patter of raindrops and ends with that salvation army bell ringing as passers-by merrily make their way to downtown shops.

iHeart Apple
[September 14, 2006]
One of my biggest complaints about the shift from physical media (records, tapes and CDs) to digital media (mp3, m4a, etc) has been the loss of album art. With iTunes 7, Apple brought back album art in a big way.

Nothing, Anything, And Everything That Will Never Be OK
[September 11, 2006]
This is not a September 11th post - other than that I posted it on this particular date. Instead, it's a typical Music Monday on Jalpuna post. In fact, it's a playlist about nothing. Well, except for the parts about anything and everything...

Bimbo, Limo, Bimbo, Me
[September 4, 2006]
And there's a bimbo in the limo, and the bimbo is me... I'm terminally wankered with a poodle on my knee!

Don't Say No, We Must Go
[August 28, 2006]
Where would I go? Where would you go?

Playing In The Rain Is Worth Catching Cold
[August 21, 2006]
No rhyme, no reason... just a random sample of what's been playing on my iTunes lately for this week's Jalpuna Radio.

House Of Freaks
[August 20, 2006]
Among the many reasons I'll always remember Joe, these are two: A fly, and an amazing band. This post is about both.

The Blower's Playlist
[August 14, 2006]
What could be better at 10pm on a Sunday night? ...or for a week of Jalpuna Radio?

And Today Was A Day Like Any Other
[August 7, 2006]
"I tried faith, just to see how it felt next to nothing."

It Was In My Belly Bitter, But In My Mouth, It Was Sweet
[July 31, 2006]
This week, it's all about beats. Some electronica, some dance, and various others that just sort of fit together.

Hoochie Verses Bacon: Bacon Wins
[July 24, 2006]
I saw Tupac at MacDonalds. That old G first taught me to thug it.

I Kept Your Hair In My Sink
[July 17, 2006]
I never told you this but I... I kept your hair in my sink from going down the drain sometimes it kept you closer to me

Thinking And Dreaming In Orange And Red
[July 10, 2006]
"Daddy I've got nothing left. My life is good, my love's a mess."

Hey, You're Part Of It
[July 3, 2006]
Can I, can I put in something like, "This is American Music?" ...take one:

Fix Quiet Songs In iTunes
[July 1, 2006]
Here's one I feel like an idiot for not discovering sooner. Some songs are louder than others. Well, okay, I knew that. And I know the reasons why that is. What I didn't know was how easy it is to fix the levels on even the quietest of songs.

Music For A Heat-Wave
[June 25, 2006]
For this week, it's music for a heat-wave, beginning with a phenomenal track by Corinne Bailey Ray. Once the hook kicked in, I was indeed hooked.

True Happiness This Way Lies
[June 19, 2006]
The making of a mix tape - by Rob Gordon, from the book (and movie) "High Fidelity"

Hate Will Get You Every Time
[June 12, 2006]
I don't know why, but for some odd reason, this week's playlist sounds a lot like summer to me.

Of Teeth And Chocolate Hearts
[June 5, 2006]
I'm not one to throw dinner parties, but if I did, this is what would be playing in the background...

It's Hard To Argue When You Won't Stop Making Sense
[May 29, 2006]
Behind every "yes" is a thousand "no's." That's 999, only one more to go.

Hear My Engine Whine
[May 22, 2006]
Ahh, Monday... Music Monday around here. For this week's Jalpuna Radio, it's "Twangpuna!"

This Thing, That Thing, And Eight Other Things About Things
[May 15, 2006]
"Old bastards with a pro-war attitude, and the same old bastards own Viagra... for things that fail."

Songs For Girls Whose Mothers Are Bigger Than Other Girls' Mothers
[May 8, 2006]
Before I could even bark off a remark about how I'm not fucking old enough to have the music of my god damn youth filed under 'oldies' I found the station I was looking for...

It's How The Hustle Goes, See What The Juke Box Knows
[May 1, 2006]
Ahh, Music Monday - another week of Jalpuna Radio. Ten seconds into the first song, you'll know where this week's picks are headed.

Marshmallows
[April 24, 2006]
There are certain words that, no matter how many times I see them, I will never be able to spell (without a spellchecker of course).

Jalpuna Radio
[April 17, 2006]
The playlist will change - probably weekly.

Jump, Little Children
[January 15, 2006]
A wonderfully simple song by a marvelously quirky band called Jump, Little Children.

Please Remember Him Well
[January 4, 2006]
Great works of great men to whom we are indebted. Man does the work, but God gets the credit. I don't understand.

Make An iTunes Jukebox
[December 10, 2005]
The real power of iTunes, in my opinion, is the ability to combine categories in these smart playlists. I've listened to music differently ever since I first discovered this. Maybe you will too...

Andrew Paul Woodworth
[December 3, 2005]
His name is Andrew Paul Woodworth, and he's streaming his first ever solo CD on his website. You should check it out - even if only to hear his cover of the Beastie Boys "Fight For Your Right To Party," this time done as an acoustic ballad. Come on - admit it... that's cool.

Bell X1
[November 18, 2005]
What's with the angel? And what's with the devil? They keep swapping shoulders and I can't tell which from which. I caught them playing poker, and I think it was the devil who said...

The Format
[August 24, 2005]
That's why, when the singer of the song with a fun beat and guitars that glisten comes along and says "You know me. Well, you think you do, but you just don't seem to see," we know exactly what he means... right? He could be talking about ME! Right?

iPoo
[May 29, 2004]
My music library has a Poo index of 19. I'm told the Witchy Poo "Pitching Woo" record rocks, but that's more Woo Poo than I'll do. Even for you :)

Come On Beautiful
[April 3, 2004]
Eitzel is the man who gave us thoughts such as "Gary can you tell me why the leaves on the trees are falling this year as early as the spring", not to mention "What Godzilla Said To God When His Name Wasn't Found In The Book Of Life."


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