Saturday Night Tunes: Now 100% DreKeem Taunting Free. OK, Maybe 95%.

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 7:24 PM CDT in General BRB Idiocy

I swear I swear, I doooooooooo declare...

Bienvenidos, my people, and welcome to an actual Saturday night edition of Saturday Night Tunes. Once again, I'll take you on a tour of my most played music over the past month or so, and you can share your tastes, recommendations, suggestions, and Rick-rolling. Shall we jump together. We shall, we shall.

The lone non-Austin-centric group of today's edition is Foster the People. Yes, I know they've been around a bit. And, yes, they might very well qualify as being under the dreaded Great Hipster Douchebag Movement, but this is some excellent indie type music. At the Waterloo Records booth at Austin's recent ACL Festival, more than three times more Foster CDs were sold than the next closest competitor. That's pretty cool. Now, it's all about Austin.

I may have listed this in a previous version of Saturday Night Tunes, but I'm both too damn lazy to either care or look it up. Bob Schneider's A Perfect Day is simply an outstanding piece of work from top to bottom. I've also been giving plenty of love to his Live at the Paramount. However, this might be simple projection as I want to hang with the horny girls.

Finally, if pressed to name my all-time favorite band ever in my listening history, my answer would easily be The Gourds. Austin-based and impossible to stereotype into a specific type of music, The Gourds may also put on the best live show I've ever seen. I think it's their mix of "Texas music," rock, blues, and just whatever the hell they feel like doing that turns me on so much. But I digress. This week, they released their latest Old Mad Joy, and that's what I've been listening to the most recently.

What about you, BRB? What have y'all been listening to?

The Gourds:

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Pretentious Hipster.

Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.

-Catch 22-

by Jordann on Sep 24, 2011 7:34 PM CDT reply actions

Orishas

Been rocking this group for the last few days. Cuban exiles in France, they drop some pretty solid latin hip-hop tracks.

Recommend: “A Lo Cubano” “Mistica” and “Naci Orishas”

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 24, 2011 7:45 PM CDT reply actions

Listening to Gus Johnson call this OU upset. It's pretty good.

Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.

by Ethan Matz on Sep 24, 2011 7:48 PM CDT reply actions

*Upset of OU

Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.

by Ethan Matz on Sep 24, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions

I wish he was calling our game tomorrow

I Miss You Gus!!!!!

Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."

by The Night Owl on Sep 24, 2011 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I ran 6.5 miles as part of a marathon relay today

A mile and a half in, I started feeling some pretty intense pain in my knee that only got worse as the race continued. But it was all good because I was listening to Trombone Shorty’s new album For True. Kept me going.

I don’t care if that sounds like an advertisement, because Trombone Shorty is legit. Anyone who cares even the slightest bit about New Orleans music, or about funk, or about energetic jazz, is doing themselves a disservice by not listening to the guy.

by Calvinball on Sep 24, 2011 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

and I've never heard of the Gourds before, but I liked the song you posted.

I’mma have to check them out.

by Calvinball on Sep 24, 2011 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Perfect

I’ve been looking for stuff like this lately.

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions

What the hell is this DreKeem inside joke?

"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.

by bone31crusher on Sep 24, 2011 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

I want to know to.

It’s not in the glossary.

Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.

by Ethan Matz on Sep 24, 2011 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions

HA!

Well, DreKeem is a friend, and he LOVES the indie sound. I don’t. So, I make fun of him for it. If you click the Hipster link above, he writes an impassioned defense of the music.

Obviously, it’s nothing especially deep :-)

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions

I know who he is.

Used to be on the staff, right?

"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.

by bone31crusher on Sep 24, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep

Which is what made Tim’s comment so damn funny.

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions

You love DreKeem and you know it!

Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.

-Catch 22-

by Jordann on Sep 24, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions

He's like the little brown baby I never had.

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I was just talking to somebody about Rickrolling the other day...

This week, its been all about The Replacements at my place. Specifically “Let It Be” and “Don’t Tell a Soul”. That and the first R.E.M. album.

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Sep 24, 2011 8:23 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Why did the Hipster burn his mouth

He ate the mac& cheese before if was cool. hehe

by BC5 on Sep 24, 2011 8:34 PM CDT reply actions

In the version I heard, it was pizza. Still awesome, though.

The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.

by Stupendous Man on Sep 24, 2011 8:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I'm really liking MGMT and Maroon Five as of late

by BC5 on Sep 24, 2011 8:44 PM CDT reply actions

That's the one

Thanks. I keep forgetting about Maroon Five.

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Almost went to a concert of theres yesterday

but instead took a box of cough medicine and passed out at Lazer quest. Intense as fuuuuuuuuuuuck

by BC5 on Sep 24, 2011 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Come for the football; stay for silly opinions on music

I was actually talking to a friend about how the Foster The People album is pretty close to what MGMT would have come out with if they’d stuck to the formula.

Maroon 5 is garbage, though.

/making friends

by IThinkItsIndecision on Sep 25, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions

@Nash and WhiskeyR

Great Divide’s Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Stout. WOW. My tongue had an orgasm.

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 24, 2011 8:56 PM CDT reply actions

On the way home from Chick-Fil-A tonight

I heard “Spirit of Radio” by Rush, which I hadn’t heard in a while, so that was pretty cool.

by NewsToTom on Sep 24, 2011 8:59 PM CDT reply actions

I hear that every once in a while on my MP3 player

Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."

by The Night Owl on Sep 24, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I have that as one of my ringtones

Assigned to a friend who is a huge Rush fan.

by LedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Been listening to Deftones a lot lately...

More specifically Diamond Eyes.

by RaY210 on Sep 24, 2011 9:16 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Jets to Brazil

Listen to them. NAO

Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.

-Catch 22-

by Jordann on Sep 24, 2011 10:38 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

Cool Band

Never heard of them until now. They aren’t half bad, thanks

by Catallac392 on Sep 25, 2011 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions

At the risk of registering the hipster label to my username

One of my consistent go-to favorites these past few years has been Pink Mountaintop’s ‘Outside Love’. Its one of those rare gems of an album where you cant decide which song you want to listen to first.

by brightshinies on Sep 24, 2011 11:41 PM CDT reply actions

If you like David Byrne and The Talking Heads...

…you might take a listen to Sounds From True Stories, the great lost David Byrne album, especially “mall Muzak,” “Dinner Music” and “Glass Operator.”

And if you’re just looking for weird music with unpleasant themes to piss people off, there’s always Hidden Agenda.

I can also offer up some tasty obscure Shoegazer bands if you’re interested…

by Lawrence Person on Sep 24, 2011 11:53 PM CDT reply actions

Been jamming to Tool/ a perfect circle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-GsLh6dazI&ob=av3n

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l93K93-Cjs

and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."

by Joe25 on Sep 24, 2011 11:55 PM CDT reply actions

Lately on a stoner metal binge

Specifically the album Dopethrone by Electric Wizard. Such a good all around album

by splanket on Sep 25, 2011 12:02 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Listening to some Rainbow

Nothing like hearing Ronnie wail about the Gates of Babylon. One can never have enough metal, early or otherwise.

by frantic_master on Sep 25, 2011 12:05 AM CDT reply actions

I dusted off my Stranger in Us All CD

Doogie is not Ronnie but still a mighty good album.

"Kareem — verb: to be so horrible in coverage that the camera man is forced to zoom out in order to find the defender responsible for whoever just waltzed into the end zone." -Nashmeister

by RocketsAstros on Sep 25, 2011 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions

One Republic <3

by steelblue on Sep 25, 2011 12:19 AM CDT reply actions

Can't go wrong with some Red Hot Chili Peppers

Since the first time I listened to them, I fell in love with them. They are by far in my top 5 bands.

by Catallac392 on Sep 25, 2011 12:30 AM CDT reply actions

Thrice - Major/Minor

soooooooooooooo good. And 3 days from new Mastodon. I are happy.

Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride

by nolander on Sep 25, 2011 12:32 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

it already leaked...

I hope you like Torche?

and I assume SBN has the same policy for leaks as feeds(frowns upon)?

by IThinkItsIndecision on Sep 25, 2011 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions

It may not be music, but i'm listening to the Podcasts on the Mothership,

and the Antonio Smith interview is awesome.

(On JJ Watt) “He’s uhh, you know, a little… Square,” lol goes on to say that the D Line has made it their mission to change that by the end of the season.

Also explains his ninja stuff in great detail.. also claims to be a Jedi.

Thank God for football!

by BattleRedHusker on Sep 25, 2011 12:39 AM CDT reply actions

Lol

I know, I was listening to that earlier today. I couldn’t stop laughing when he said that about JJ.

by Catallac392 on Sep 25, 2011 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Revisiting Van Morrison

the last couple of days. Moondance and Tupelo Honey. One of those ‘Stands the test of time’ guys.

"The best thing about being a cynic......is that you are never surprised." ~Anonymous

"Don't get yourself a bunch of tricky plays.......get yourself a bunch of tricky players." `Paul "Bear" Bryant

by Christopher H on Sep 25, 2011 12:57 AM CDT reply actions

I'll be taking a road trip to Austin in December to see Korpiklaani.

So I’m starting to get back into them.

For the unfamiliar, they’re a folk metal band whose repertoire consists mostly of songs about beer.

GET A SILK BAG FROM THE GRAVEYARD DUCK TO LIVE LONGER.

by Synchysi on Sep 25, 2011 1:14 AM CDT reply actions

Love me some Korpiklaani

Might make the road trip as well

by splanket on Sep 25, 2011 8:27 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

ugh!

I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.

by Rip Jersey on Sep 25, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Love these guys

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http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 25, 2011 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions

MUSIC!!!

Dude, I’m in China since February, and was in Indonesia for 9 years before this. I have no idea what real American music is anymore, just MTV and Idol emotion…great post, I’ve just added a few hours of real music to my list. Terima kasih, xie xie. And on other news, I honestly think the D will step up tomorrow and make this a game….get ready to rock and roll.

by DanGringo on Sep 25, 2011 4:09 AM CDT reply actions

I liked Foster The People

Since I’m a Geoff-proclaimed hipster asshole, I’ll tell you this story. I heard them in January (Pumped Up Kicks came on in the car I was in) and really liked their MGMT-ish sound. Immediately bought their EP at that time and the album when it came out. It was fun music while it lasted, but it only stuck with me for a few days (catchy, but not too memorable).

What am I listening to now (this is the part where everyone except Jordan moves on to the next available post)?

Anything and everything by Belle & Sebastian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsshKr9_5yY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeM80psj6Lk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACR2RUOPIg

Joy Division (Thank youuuuu TGC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrzGpVOPcTI

Bright Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5rhhQbyYV0

There’s more to be had, but as fantastic as music is…the Texans are that much more interesting.

"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady

Still waiting...