random top six - hallowe'en edition

Time for another Random Top 6 list! Here's the deal: every week whenever I feel like it, I will choose a random category and select the top 6 songs fitting that criteria. In the spirit of today, here is are the top six hallowe'en-ish songs (or at the very least, hallowe'en sounding song titles). Some songs are actually about what they're about, others less so. But all good songs. So I give you

Top Six Hallowe'en Songs
in no particularorder


Download Ghost Story by Memphis

Download They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh! by Sufjan Stevens

Download Vampire by Pink Mountaintops

Download Wolf Like Me by TV On The Radio

Download Hunting for Witches by Bloc Party

Download Ghouls by We Are Scientists

And as a bonus song, I present to you the North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative.
Comprised of such awesomeness as: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire, Buck 65, David Cross, Feist, Jenny Lewis & Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Dan Boeckner & Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many, many more, they released Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? in '05 as a satire of Do They Know It's Christmas?, with all proceeds going to UNICEF

random top six

Time for another Random Top 6 list! Here's the deal: every week whenever I feel like it, I will choose a random category and select the top 6 songs fitting that criteria.
Yipes, it's been a while since I've done one. As I might have possibly mentioned here before, my favouritest musician in the history of ever is Matthew Good. And he has a new album coming out ON TUESDAY! so I have been excited and in Matt Good Mode for the last few days. To celebrate that, and to celebrate the fact that one of my favourite albums of all time, Beautiful Midnight, came out TEN YEARS (and a couple weeks) AGO, I have put together a top six consisting of some of my favourite Matthew Good (Band) songs. Not my definitive top six... I don't think I could ever pick that. But these are some of my favourites.

Top Six Matthew Good Songs
in chronological order

Download Heather's Like Sunday by Matthew Good from Euphony (demo tape)

Download Fearless by Matthew Good Band from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts

Download Prime Time Deliverance by Matthew Good Band from Underdogs

Download Running For Home by Matthew Good Band from Beautiful Midnight

Download Near Fantastica by Matthew Good from Avalanche

Download Champions of Nothing by Matthew Good from Hospital Music


Dear lord, that was difficult.

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random top six

Time for another Random Top 6 list! Here's the deal: every week whenever I feel like it, I will choose a random category and select the top 6 songs fitting that criteria. Today I have chosen cover songs. It was hard to slim it down to just six, as there are a ton of great cover songs out there, and I'm not saying these are the six best of all time ever... but here is the Top 6 Cover Songs of the Time Being. Even though not all of them are new. I just pretty much chose six nifty ones that people may not have heard. Everyone knows Johnny Cash's Hurt is the best cover ever anyway. And before we get into it, if anyone has suggestions to future top six lists, let me know. I'm all ears.
Oh, and also, some of these are live, so may not have the best quality. But all are completely listenable. I have also included links to youtubes of the originals.

Top six cover songs
in no particular order


download Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by Ben Gibbard (Stars cover)


download You Can Call Me Al by Sam Roberts (Paul Simon cover)


download Take On Me by A.C. Newman (A-Ha cover)


download Power of Love by Final Fantasy (Celine Dion cover)


download Dirrty-licious by Keane (Christina Aguilera + Destiny's Child cover[s])


download Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by Vyvienne Long (The Flaming Lips cover)

random top six

Here's something I haven't done in a while, a Random Top 6 list! Here's the deal: every week whenever I feel like it, I will choose a random category and choose the top 6 songs fitting that criteria. Today, inspired by the recent wave of hellfire that has descended upon Vancouver and made it too hot to think of a metaphor for how hot it is, I have picked the Top Six Fiery Songs! So, in no particular order, I give you:

The Top Six Flaming Songs


download Signal Fire by Black Hat Brigade


download This Fire by Franz Ferdinand


download Fire In The Lobby by Immaculate Machine


download Wall of Fire by Peter Elkas


download Fire by Jason Collett


download Run Through The Fire by The Waking Eyes

Honourable mention:
Babe, I'm On Fire by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Which is about 17 mintues long, so I didn't want to upload it... so here is the video!

random top six

Here's something I haven't done in a while. Some of you may remember my Random Top 6 lists. If not, here's the deal: every week whenever I feel like it, I will choose a random category and choose the top 6 songs fitting that criteria. OR! I will ask for suggestions of what to make. And sometimes, like today, I will post six songs in which you, dear reader, have to guess the connection, and then win a prize!*
*prize not guaranteed to be good. or real.
Maybe the songs are connected somehow, maybe the artists, maybe neither! It's up to you to figure out.
So without further ado, I give you

The Top 6 __________________


I Love You, Hipster Darling by The Awkward Stage

Leave Me With the Boy by P:Ano

Demon Dreaming by Young & Sexy

Come and See by Young Galaxy

Queens Will Play by Black Mountain

3000 Flowers by Destroyer



Good luck!