We're honestly and very genuinely appreciative of the incredible responses we've had for this new feature. Last go 'round, you floored us with your impeccable answers to the query "Best Song to Bang To" [results here], and this time was no different.

Who doesn't love a good hot shower? Add a great track to rock out to whilst cleansing your grimy little bods, and you've got the recipe for the uninhibited...


I'll spare you the embarrassment of going first, by letting you in on my dirty little secret to kick it off...

Sheena Beaston, of this site, duh: Soul Decision - Faded
"The lyrics are dirty, the lead singer had a major lisp, and I will never not love this song, ESPECIALLY when I'm getting clean."

Anthony, of Tastes Like Caramel: The Knife - Heartbeats
"What human doesn't find it fun to try and sing like Karin at the top of your lungs?!"

Johnny, of Carpe Noctem: Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
"For all the obvious reasons."

Zoë, of bigMETHOD: Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
"Just me and my Herbal Essences..."

Jeff, of theculture of me: Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa
"There is no better song to sing in the shower than this...just sayin..."

Matthew, of Mixtapes for Hookers: Cyndi Lauper - Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China)
"I use my shower/alone time to sing songs that are completely out of my vocal range, with melodies suited for girl-groupy dance moves."

Julie Gong, of A Blog of a Good Time: The O'Jays - Love Train
"I just lost 1000 cool points especially because I have a special "shower dance" to this."

Brad, of MuuMuse: Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
"Nothing aids in a long scrubbing like a good ol', angst-ridden Clarkson screamer."

Luis, of Pretty Much Amazing: The Killers - Human
"I sang that in the shower this morning!"

Jesper, of The Lemur Blog: First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Foxes)
"Because I sing it even better through a stream of water than First Aid Kit singing it even better than Robin Pecknold singing it through air."

Brenden, of In Search of Arcadia: LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
"...it sort of helps wake you up with the intro and suddenly you're singing before you even know it..."

Neena, of DC Steeler Nation: Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me or Blink-182 - Feelin' This
"I'm not a "morning person," but singing these in the shower helps to pump me up for my day!"

Steve, of Steve is Alive: Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
"..."

Lydia: Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
"Lather, Rinse, and P.U.T. on Repeat."

Hanna: TLC - Waterfalls
"Because I used to rap it in the shower when I was 8, not even a little bit kidding about that."

Jacob: Thunderheist - Jerk It
"I dont sing, but if I did, this would be it!"

Christina: Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous
"..."

Midgee: MSTRKRFT - Easy Love
"I gargle water to get the vocal effect riiiite!"

Many thanks, once again, to all who willingly participated!

NOTE: this week's topic will be announced tomorrow, April 14th at noon! Stay tuned kiddos.

mp3: Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa (Steve Bays guest drop)
mp3: Thunderheist - Jerk It (Nacho Lovers remix)
mp3: Soul Decision - Faded (Mark Ryan 22 Green club edit)
mp3: Tiffany - I Think Were Alone Now (Dust Off and Dance remix)

I was going to title this post "In Brief", and have a cutesy little pic of a half-nakey man in some tighty whiteys, but instead I opt for THUNDERWARE, cause that's just hilarious and pretty powerful sounding. Great, thanks. (yes, I do realize that I am such a weird kid)


Here are some cool kids doing rad things on other sites.

Go watch/listen to Annie's original version of Anthonio. [MuuMuse]

Raj talks to Antigone about her song, Promiscuity. [EQ]

Tyler Ferreira interviews Seth Pitman of Wild Light. [Take Me to Your Music]

These guys always rock neat tricks and tracks. [Quiet Color]

Review of MSTRKRFT/Bloody Beetroots gig by my pal, Nell. [PAPERMAG]

mp3: Ladyhawke - Back of the Van (SexWax remix)

Occassionally [read=frequently, as of late] I get super lazy and just link to some of my favorite sites and let you go grab tracks and info from them. Extending a little helping hand out to those sites we respect is just something that comes with the turf. Let's do this.


Kick ass site, Mossip, has a pretty rad mp3 up for your perusal. Lady GaGa performing her 3rd single, Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say), with just a beat-boxer and an electric piano. It's rad as hell, and if you don't go get it here, you're missing out.

Electroqueer, who constantly bestills my heart with the neverending knowledge of all the music I CRAVE, has news on Parralox, and the upcoming release, Sharper Than a Knife, which miraculously has 19 (19!) remixes on the single.

Pretty Much Amazing has that new Justin Timberlake track you may have heard floating around. Snag 'er here.

I'm the biggest sucker for both Ciara AND Chris Brown. Danja produced a new track, Turntables, for the pair of them, and El Chiko Kevo's got the goods here.

MusicBoxMix has the Britney Spears' If U Seek Amy remixes package. Go get it!

And that's it for the time being. I'm half asleep and ready to tackle food and my comforter so hard right now. But not without leaving you a bit of heat.

mp3: Gwen Stefani vs Neil Diamond - Hollaback Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon (Gloryhole Remix)

No picture. We can't stand the thought of looking at those Jimmy Deans this morning.

Retch over these links.

Tegan performs without Sara. Augusten Burroughs fills in? [link]

Ever wanted just about every Madonna video made for your iPod? [link]

thecocknbullkid loads No Cure to her Space. We approve heartily. [link]

Mia Moretti's got a new mixtape, and it is slammin! [link]

mp3: Pink - You Make Me Sick
(only cause we still terribly are)

Pussycat Dolls cover Jane Childl. What? [link]

Guitar Hero World Tour full track list for you gamers. [link]

New Q-Tip video premiere. [link]

No more TRL. Thank you! [link]

Raphael Saadiq's new album is good. Did you get a copy? We did! [link]

Shameless. Join us on facebook. [link]

What a line-up! Pre-sale for The B-52's, Special Disco Version featuring James Murphy & Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem / DFA) and Hercules and Love Affair, [link]

Tunes to listen to while you eat your brekky.
mp3: Annie - What Do You Want (The Breakfast Song)

We're trying this as a way to get more info to you at a mondo rapid pace. Our aim is to get this daily post out to you before 8:00am every day, provided we are awake. We'll have a few links for you that we fancy, some tunes to groove to before or on your way to work, and this lovely image to accompany it each and every day.


Hey, Jem's new song is pretty good and her album, Down to Earth, is out today. [link]
mp3: Jem - Aciiid!

Arjan Writes has a hot mashup of GaGa vs Ferdinand. Grab Lady Jaqueline. [link]

Attorney Street has a couple Old Money tracks that we hadn't posted yet. [link]

Metallica's Magnetic a Lock to Top Billboard 200 [link]

Another Kanye / 50 Cent battle? Ugh! [link]