M. I. A. XXXO (or Acronym Overload)

My friend J claims to have never heard this song, which is a travesty, because it is 1) awesome 2) better than "Paper Planes" IMHO 3) she's one of the few rap/R&B artists I not only like but can physically stand to listen to. Possibly my favorite thing about this song is the Tarantino namedrop.

There is a great post on Rookie by Jenny about how much she loves M. I. A., which when I read it reminded me "IKR? She's great!" in case you're interested.

Playlist time

Emotional Vampires from RookieMag on 8tracks Radio.

This mix introduces me to Angel Olsen, Arctic Monkeys (I'd been looking for the guys who did that "R U Mine" song) and reminded me that the Strokes are the best.

8tracks is great for listening to other people's playlists/mixtapes - you can't skip songs except 3 times per list is the catch, but it's perfect for curating and listening to other people's lists. I will have to try making my own soon - you basically have to upload your own music, since their "library" has basically nothing, but it's all legal because you can't download from it.

Jacqueline Taieb

٩(๑∂▿∂๑)۶♡ .....  I am OBSESSED with Jacqueline Taieb!!! ..... ٩(๑∂▿∂๑)۶♡

I got a random book and then CD from my library about ye-ye singers from the 60s, and my favorite songs by far from the compilation were both by her! So of course I listened to them over and over, learned them in French, translated them into English and loved them EVEN MORE (if that's possible!).

"La coeur au bout de droigts" is possibly my new favorite song of all time/my theme song ... A wonderful person on a forum translated it beautifully, and I'm in love with this song especially. Taieb is an amazing songwriter as well as singer!

ALL THE MONKEES GIFS

   

I'm completely obsessed. Thank you IFC!! I used to watch that channel all the time in college for the uncut movies, now I'm watching it every Sunday morning for Monkees randomness ... I'm hooked after about 2 weekends. Delightful mix of Monty Python, American kitsch, and actual good music. More under the cut ...