Monday Listening

Track List:

01 Out of the Blue

02 Left Right in the Dark

03 11th Dimension

04 4 Chords of the Apocalypse

05 Ludlow St.

06 River of Brakelights

07 Glass

08 Tourist

Bonus Tracks:

09 Old Hollywood

10 30 Minute Boyfriend

11 I Wish It Was Christmas Today

Phrazes For The Young - Julian Casablancas

Phrazes for the Young is the debut solo album by the American songwriter Julian Casablancas, released on November 2, 2009 in the UK and November 3 in the US. Casablancas, who is best known for being the front man of New York rock band The Strokes, recorded the eight-song album in 2009 in New York, Los Angeles, and Nebraska. Jason Lader served as producer, and Bright Eyes/Monsters of Folk musician Mike Mogis contributed additional production. The album title is a reference to Oscar Wilde's 'Phrases and Philosophies for the Young'.

You Are Beautiful

Wednesday Listening

Track List:
01 Revenge (featuring The Flaming Lips)

02 Just War (featuring Gruff Rhys)

03 Jaykub (featuring Jason Lytle)

04 Little Girl (featuring Julian Casablancas)

05 Angels Harp (featuring Frank Black)

06 Pain (featuring Iggy Pop)

07 Star Eyes (I Cant Catch It) (featuring David Lynch)

08 Everytime Im With You (featuring Jason Lytle)

09 Insane Lullaby (featuring James Mercer of The Shins)

10 Daddys Gone (featuring Nina Persson)

11 The Man Who Played God (featuring Suzanne Vega)

12 Grim Augury (featuring Vic Chestnutt)

13 Dark Night Of The Soul (featuring David Lynch)

Dark Night Of The Soul - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

An official CD album of the recent project by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch, was not released due to the risk of legal action from Danger Mouse's record label, EMI.

The 'Dark Night Of The Soul' album features vocalists including The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Iggy Pop and Frank Black but due to what Danger Mouse (real name Brian Burton) described in a statement as an "ongoing dispute" with the label, it wasn't officially released.

The album was set to be released with a book featuring photographs by Lynch. The book was still released, but it came with a blank CD bearing a sticker with the message: "For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will."

In the statement Burton said he hoped that "people lucky enough to hear the music, by whatever means, are as excited by it as he is".

Tuesday Listening

Track List:

01 Legal Tender
02 Evangeline
03 Talking Hotel Arbat Blues
04 (Passport Kontrol)
05 All We Want, Baby, Is Everything
06 I’m Confused
07 (White City)
08 Nyet Spasiba
09 Officer of Hearts
10 (It’s Not Me, It’s You)
11 Thy Will Be Done
12 Radio Kaliningrad

Face Control - Handsome Furs

The second album by this Montreal band draws inspiration from Eastern Europe and re-maps Eastern Bloc surveillance state themes to contemporary life, showing the irony of our acceptance of self-monitoring through blogs, credit/debit accounts, surveillance cameras, and GPS devices. The album's juxtaposition of cold, metronomic, electronic beats with jagged, dissonant and frail guitars convey what it is to be human in the 21st century. At the same time, it provides the means to opt out.

Late Night Skate Sessions

Thankful for My Wife

Niagara Falls 07 - "Canadia" (ka-nA-D-a)

"Controlled" Chaos

A state, or situation, which appears to be completely disorganised, and yet where some people have things under control.

Maizey aka: "Punkin Doodle"

What's Up with Work

Sunday Night Listening

Track list:

01 Lisztomania

02 1901

03 Fences

04 Love Like A Sunset Pt. 1

05 Love Like A Sunset Pt. 2

06 Lasso

07 Rome

08 Countdown

09 Girlfriend

10 Armistice

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix

2009 album from the French Electro-Rockers. Born out of restlessness and a steady hunt for inspiration, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is a career-defining album filled with the band's signature melding of synthetics and organics, sharp, danceable rhythms, infectious choruses with a considerable dose of aural panache and candy-colored pop sensibilities.

A Cookie Equation

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups +

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough=

Peanut Butter Blossoms (Reese's Cup Edition)

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Ingredients:

• 48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates. 

2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture. 

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet. 

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

Oh my little ducky you’re the one that makes nighttime oh so fun…

Well it has almost been two months and Maizey has grown out of all of her newborn sleepers and it’s time pack them up and move on.  One of my favorite things so far, has been how snuggly she is once I get her all cleaned up and in her sleeper.  I already find myself missing how small our little bundle of joy was, but longing to see what is next!

Memories from the wild

Oh the times we had Alaska, you will always be in my heart. I am craving some sushi now.

A little bit of Maizey Jae