Tuesdays With Astrud

Tuesdays are a great day to read to a dying person from a book and have a meaningful life experience. They're also a fantastic day to listen to some new music at the Velvet. I took the latter route on Tuesday July 8 when doing a fill-in set. Um, the black hulk was there? And some dude walked on his hands? And there was an in-depth discussion of the Rolling Stones, although no Rolling Stones were played.

1. The Jam "The Butterfly Collector"
2. Crystal Moustache "Zombie Heart" [download free]
3. The Walkmen "Postcards from Tiny Islands"
4. Golden Isles "Can't Take It" [download free]
5. Celebration "Open Your Heart" [download free]
6. Ice Palace "Pirate by Thirty"
7. Spiral Stairs "Maltese T" [download free]
8. Broken Social Scene "Complications"
9. warpaint "elephants"
10. Noah and the Whale "The First Days of Spring" [download free]
11. Nico "Fairest of the Seasons"
12. Neon Indian "Terminally Chill" [download free]
13. Decoder Ring "Beat the Twilight"
14. Brendan Benson "Feel Like Taking You Home" [download free]
15. Apostle of Hustle "Soul Unwind"
16. Cale Parks "One at a Time"
17. Little Joy "Unattainable"
18. Yaw "Where Would You Be"
19. Neutral Milk Hotel "Holland, 1945"
20. Handsome Furs "Radio Kilingrad"
21. Julian Plenti "Fun That We Have" [download free]
22. Spoon "Got Nuffin"
23. Dream Academy "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
24. Dirty Projectors "Two Doves"
25. Malcom Middleton "My Delirium"
26. Modest Mouse "Autumn Beds"
27. Fishboy "Bricks Part 1" [download free]
28. King Charles "Time of Eternity"
29. Wolf Gang "Pieces of You"
30. The Fiery Furnaces "The End Is Near"
31. Paul McCartney "Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)"

Francophile

You know how some days you're like, "ok I'm just gonna throw some French tunes into a playlist and it'll be nice to listen to" and then the next thing you know you're on last.fm researching French artists and making it into a set? That's what happened here. Then Clarke showed up with 20 naked people, which was very French. We partied unusually hard for a Monday at the Velvet.

1. Yelle "Qui Est Cette Fille"
2. Sebastien Tellier "Sexual Sportswear (Donovan remix)"
3. Justice "DVNO"
4. Kumisolo f/ Momus "Confiance Absolue"
5. Air "Do The Joy"
6. Tahiti 80 "Changes"
7. Stereo Total "LA, CA, USA"
8. M83 "Graveyard Girl"
9. Jordy "Dur Dur D'être Bébé! (It's Tough To Be A Baby)"
10. Télépopmusik "Brighton Beach"
11. Emilie Simon "Fleur De Saison"
12. Phoenix "If I Ever Feel Better"
13. Nouvelle Vague "Shack Up"
14. Cocosuma "Charlotte's On Fire"
15. Charlotte Gainsbourg "Little Monsters"
16. The Teenagers "Homecoming"
17. Coralie Clément "Indecise"
18. Barth "Doggy Fight"
19. Couer de Pirate "Comme Des Enfants"
20. Stereolab "Nous Vous Demandons Pardon"
21. Kumisolo "I Know What Boys Like"
22. April March "Cet Air-La"
23. James Iha & Kazu Makino "The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde"
24. Jane Birkin "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus"
25. Serge Gainsbourg "Melody"
26. Brigitte Bardot "Oh! Qu'il Est Vilain"
27. Françoise Hardy "Il Vaut Mieux Une Petite Maison Dans La Main Qu'un Grand Château Dans Les Nuage"
28. SoKo "I'll Kill Her"
29. Annie Defresne "Mélodie Pour Cœur Brisé"
30. Christie Laume "Agathe ou Christie"
31. Air "How Does It Make You Feel? (edit)"

4th of July Fireworks

It's very rare that I get to DJ back to back with SL's best DJ, Niko Lyle. However, we backed it up on Saturday the 4th of July. For America. At the Velvet. This set was named "oh, it's on." Cos I kicked his music ass. With love! <2

Click the links to find free downloads of some of the songs!

1. Richard Swift "The Atlantic Ocean"
2. La Roux "In For the Kill (Lifelike remix)"
3. Prince "Uptown"
4. Phoenix "1901 (The 'Garage Band' Teenagers remix)"
5. Kumisolo "I Know What Boys Like"
6. Pulp "Razzmatazz"
7. Cicada "Metropolis (the Twelves remix)"
8. Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
9. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone "Lonesome New Mexico Nights"
10. Chrome "Meet You in the Subway"
11. Mew "Repeaterbeater"
12. Crystal Fighters "Xtatic Truth"
13. Psychic Powers "Frozen"
14. Joy Division "New Dawn Fades"
15. Peter Bjorn & John "It Don't Move Me (The Knocks remix)"
16. WhoMadeWho "Keep Me In My Plane (Modernaire remix)"
17. Passion Pit "Let Your Love Grow Tall"
18. Rainbow Arabia "Haunted Hall"
19. Lykke Li "Dance Dance Dance (Buraka Som Sistema remix)"
20. Jogger "Nice Tights (Nosaj Thing remix)"
21. Souvenir "De sang froid"
22. The Blow "Eat Your Heart Up"
23. Golden Isles "Jane"
24. Grand Archives "Silver Among the Gold"
25. Shout Out Louds "Time Left for Love"
26. Your Twenties "Billionaires"
27. Black Moth Super Rainbow "Twin of Myself (Go! Team remix)"
28. The XX "Teardrops"
29. Magic Wands "Teenage Love"
30. The Rifles "The Great Escape"
31. NightWaves "Never Thought I'd Have to Let You Go"
32. Little Boots "Mathematics"
33. Discorockets "Warmer"
34. Franz Ferdinand "No You Girls (Trentemoller remix)"

wake 'n bake

I have to tell you, I love playing early sets cos it gives me a chance to pull out some of my slow, pretty songs and dance around in circles to them. So I put together a wake 'n bake set for the Velvet on June 27th and it went a little something like this.

1. Air France "GBG Belongs To Us"
2. Nightmares on Wax "Les Nuits"
3. Air "All I Need"
4. School of Seven Bells "Half Asleep"
5. Bjork "All Is Full of Love"
6. Santigold "Lights Out"
7. The Golden Filter "Favourite Things"
8. TV on the Radio "Family Tree"
9. Dirty Three "Cinders"
10. Mazzy Star "Into Dust"
11. Sigur Ros "Góðan Daginn"
12. Art of Noise "Moments in Love"
13. M83 "You, Appearing"
14. Ratatat "Brulee"
15. Stars "Undertow"
16. Explosions In The Sky "So Long, Lonesome"
17. Animal Collective "My Girls"
18. Grizzly Bear "Ready, Able"
19. Sleepy Sun "Lord"
20. The National "Green Gloves"
21. AU "The Waltz"
22. Telepathe "So Fine (Chairlift remix)"
23. R.E.M. "Perfect Circle"
24. Portishead "The Rip"
25. Isobel Campbell "Are You Going To Leave Me?"
26. Kings of Convenience "Homesick"
27. Bon Iver "Flume"
28. Spoon "I Summon You"
29. The Raveonettes "Last Dance"
30. Massive Attack "Teardrop"

things to love

Wow, it's been a minute since I posted a setlist! So here's my June 18 set from the Velvet along with some links to download the tracks for free. See a few more pictures from the night on my Flickr.

Starting next week you can catch me at the Velvet on Mondays from 9-11PM SLT!

1. L'Trimm "Cars That Go Boom"
2. Yelle "Qui est cette fille" [download free]
3. Royksopp "Happy Up Here"
4. Eurythmics "Would I Lie To You?"
5. Blacklist "Flight of the Demoiselles" [download free]
6. Name the Pet "Sunshine"
7. Sally Shapiro "Save Your Love"
8. Classixx f/ Frankmusik "Wake Up"
9. Dunproofin' "Lily vs. the Robot"
10. Hercules and Love Affair "Iris"
11. Kylie Minogue "2 Hearts"
12. Annie "Two of Hearts"
13. Esser "Headlock" [download free]
14. VEGA "Kyoto Gardens"
15. Of Montreal "An Eluardian Instance (Styrofoam Remix)"
16. Telepathe "Chrome's On It (Gold Panda Remix)"
17. The Gossip "Heavy Cross"
18. Invisible "Ok"
19. MEN "Simultaneously"
20. Radiohead "I Might Be Wrong"
21. We & Lisa "Independence (Doc Ron Remix)" [download free]
22. Bat for Lashes "Pearl's Dream"
23. Memory Tapes "Bicycle" [download free]
24. Seu Jeorge "Life On Mars?"
25. Ted & Francis "Erlend"
26. The Faunts "Explain (Cassettes Won't Listen remix)" [download free remix EP]
27. The Names "Life By the Sea"
28. Magic Wands "Teenage Love" [download free]
29. Echo & the Bunnymen "Do It Clean"

Indie Rock for RFL

If you didn't hear already (or got directed here by my Twitter and aren't entirely sure what this Second Life stuff is exactly), this week is the Indie Rock for Relay for Life carnival in Second Life. Last year we did pretty good raising money for Relay for Life, which is an arm of the American Cancer Society. So if you like indie rock and hate cancer, you can't go wrong by coming to this lovely festival of fun!

The fun starts today, Wednesday March 13 at 11AM PST/SLT on the Indie Rock for RFL carnival island.

I'm DJing Saturday night from 9-11PM PST/SLT - come by and donate your hard earned monies to Relay for Life. I won't even make fun of your requests (in public).

Girlpants Dance Party!

For whatever reason this week I found a lot of girly dance songs to play so we had a girlpants dance party at the Velvet on Thursday night.

1. Annie "Anniemal"
2. Desire "Mirror Mirror" [download free]
3. Metric "Help I'm Alive (The Twelves Remix)"
4. Fan Death "Fan Death"
5. New Order "Bizarre Love Triangle"
6. Little Boots "New In Town"
7. Hot Chip "Sexual Healing"
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero (RAC remix)" [download free]
9. SALEM "OhK" [download free]
10. TV On the Radio "Heroes"
11. David Bowie "Modern Love"
12. Sally Shapiro "Miracle" [download free]
13. Discovery "Osaka Loop Line"
14. Telepathe "So Fine (Chairlift remix)"
15. M.I.A. "Jimmy"
16. LCD Soundsystem "Tribulations"
17. Cut Copy "Hearts on Fire"
18. Bat for Lashes "Daniel"
19. Nite Jewel "What Did He Say"
20. Depeche Mode "Behind the Wheel"
21. Invisible "Constant"
22. Violens "Already Oslo (Lilys vs. Rod Coles remix)"
23. A Flock of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You)"
24. Passion Pit "Moth's Wings"
25. Berlin "Dancing in Berlin"
26. Crystal Castles vs. HEALTH "Crimewave"
27. Tortoise "Prepare Your Coffin"
28. Klaxons "It's Not Over Yet"
29. Siouxsie & the Banshees "Kiss Them For Me"
30. Neon Neon "I Lust U"
31. The Vanish "I Don't Speak French"
32. Heads We Dance f/ Little Boots "Work It Out"
33. Pet Shop Boys "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
34. Soviet "Sensitive"
35. Phoenix "Too Young"
36. Friendly Fires "Skeleton Boys (Air France remix)"
37. Chromatics "Hands In the Dark" [download loads of past EPs free]
38. Echo & the Bunnymen "Lips Like Sugar"
39. Wave Machines "Keep The Lights On"
40. Futurecop! "N.A.S.A."
41. Sparks "All You Ever Think About Is Sex"
42. The Big Pink "Velvet" [download free]
43. Foals "Olympic Airways"

Pixies Night

Tuesday night at the Velvet I did a Pixies night - their music, covers, the bands they loved and bands who loved them + many lectures on mic and in text. Music nerd style!

1. Pixies "River Euphrates"
2. Nirvana "Heart-Shaped Box"
3. Emmy the Great "Where Is My Mind?"
4. Pixies "Hey"
5. Lerkruka "Here Comes Your Man"
6. David Bowie "Rebel, Rebel"
7. Husker Du "Pink Turns To Blue"
8. Pixies "La La Love You"
9. Les Savy Fav "Debaser (live)"
10. Pixies "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
11. The Beatles "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
12. Rhett Miller "Wave of Mutilation"
13. Pixies "I Bleed"
14. Pixies "In Heaven" (thanks Woody!)"
15. Buddy Holly "Think It Over"
16. Frank Black "Headache"
17. Throwing Muses "Counting Backwards"
18. Pixies "Gigantic"
19. The Breeders "Divine Hammer"
20. The Amps "Pacer"
21. Tanya Donelly "Pretty Deep"
22. The Breeders "Drivin' On 9"
23. Pixies "Dig For Fire"
24. Talking Heads "Burning Down the House"
25. Pixies "Tromp Le Monde"
26. Weezer "Velouria"
27. Pixies "U-Mass (live)"
28. Jesus & Mary Chain "Head On"
29. Pixies "Alec Eiffel"
30. Iggy & the Stooges "Search & Destroy"
31. Pixies "Planet of Sound (live)"
32. The Cars "Dangerous Type"
33. Radiohead "We Suck Young Blood (Your Time Is Up)"
34. Frank Back & the Catholics "Smoke Up"
35. The Breeders "Pinnacle Hollow"
36. Pixies "Bam Thwok"

I rocked your world on 4/30/09

The only possible way you didn't love my set at the Velvet last night is if you weren't there.

1. Holy Fuck "Jungles" [download here]
2. Pavement "Here"
3. Crocodiles "I Wanna Kill"
4. Sufjan Stevens "The One I Love"
5. Tiny Masters of Today "Skeletons"
6. White Denim "Mirrored and Reverse" [download here]
7. Jarvis Cocker "Angela" [download here]
8. Sonic Youth "The Eternal" [download here]
9. Here We Go Magic "Only Pieces"
10. The Radical Sons "I'm So Sick of the 21st Century"
11. Deerhoof "Numina O"
12. Daniel Eaton "Just Like Honey"
13. Santogold "Your Voice" [download here]
14. Dirty Projectors "No Intention"
15. Modest Mouse "Trailer Trash"
16. Sleepy Sun "Golden Artifact"
17. Built to Spill "Strange"
18. Little Boots "Rich Boys (Reprise de The Virgins)"
19. Royksopp "What Else Is There (Ministry of Sound remix)"
20. Passion Pit "Moth's Wings"
21. Lykke Li "Little Bit (Villians remix)"
22. Discovery "Osaka Loop Line"
23. Radiohead "Skttrbrain (Four Tet remix)"
24. Desire "Introduction/Montre Moi Ton Visage"
25. Jane Birkin "Je T'Aime Mon Non Plus"
26. Violens "Already Oslo "Lilys vs. Rod Coles remix)" [download here]
27. Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill (Datassette remix)"
28. Faunts "Feel.Love.Thinking.Of" [download here]
29. Evan Voytas "I Still Remember"
30. The Whitest Boy Alive "Intentions"
31. Beck "Think I'm In Love"

sleepy sexy somnolent subdued serene tunes

It's well known that I'm a lazy blogger. I didn't take any photos at today's evening room set but the fact that I'm posting a setlist at all is amazing! Go me!

1. Air France "Collapsing At Your Doorstep"
2. Kings of Convenience "Singing Softly to Me"
3. Royksopp f/ Lykke Li "Miss It So Much"
4. Hot Chip "The Warning'
5. The Whitest Boy Alive "Intentions"
6. Air "All I Need"
7. Cibo Matto "Moonchild"
8. Mercury Rev "Goddess On A Hiway"
9. The Asteroid No. 4 "My Love"
10. Midlake "Van Occupanther"
11. Grizzly Bear "Cheerleader"
12. The 6ths "Give Me Back My Dreams"
13. Sleepy Sun "Duet with the Northern Sky"
14. Cat Power "Evolution"
15. Gonzalez "One Evening (Gonzalez Solo Piano)"
16. Beck "Pink Moon"
17. Mimicking Birds "A Perfunctory Clockwork Yawn"
18. Belle & Sebastian "Slow Graffiti"
19. God Help the Girl "Come Monday Night"
20. Dirty Projectors "No Intention"
21. TV on the Radio "Province"
22. The Autumn Defense "The World (Will Soon Turn Our Way)"
23. Clues "Let's Get Strong"
24. Ryan Adams "When The Stars Go Blue"
25. Seeland "Call the Incredible"
26. Jenny Lewis "Melt Your Heart"
27. Don't Be A Stranger "Love"
28. The Connells "74-75"
29. The Understudies "Flicknives"
30. Elliott Smith "I Better Be Quiet Now"
31. Hanne Hukkelberg "No Mascara Tears"
32. Spoon "The Ghost of You Lingers"