julianrad No musical invocation of the rain would be complete without this 80's classic . . .
julianrad This song is the soundtrack to what I wish my early days in NYC had been like - sexy, cool, romantic, technicolor. Instead of, well what it was.

Marvin Gaye trouble man

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julianrad Love these guys. Mostly the music - not the lead singer so much. Still sorry that they broke up.
julianrad Out of the ashes of Hope of the States was born the Northwestern ... similarities abound, sure, but I still miss Hope of the States.

The Northwestern -'Telephones'

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julianrad A friend once claimed that I couldn't say that I liked all music cause I didn't have any country music and Neko Case and Emmylou Harris didn't count.
julianrad What about Johnny Cash? I asked. No he doesn't count either my friend claimed.
julianrad How about Willie Nelson? My friend said Willie Nelson isn't country!
julianrad Neil Young? No - I realized this was hopeless and threw the heaviest thing in arm's length at his head. Which was a dictionary.
julianrad As he picked himself off the floor, he ran his tongue across his teeth to check if any were broken, tasting the metallic tang of blood in his mouth.
DareToEatAPeach Oh goodness me! btw this mashup is by TimG.

Jay-Z vs. Jimi Hendrix 99 Problemz vs Voodoo Chile

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julianrad I had a friend in college who once tried to put the moves on a girl with this album blasting . . . I was shocked that she was as into it as she was!
julianrad Sting has a bunch of these "unfinished" songs that are segments to AMAZING songs if only they'd finish them! Like Secret Journey. Or Omega Man.
julianrad One of the more evocative soundtrack choices from Tony Scott's Man on Fire . . .
julianrad I was in Quebec and met a girl whom I admired from afar for the entirety of my stay, terrified to actually speak to her. Wonder how she's doing ...
julianrad I work next to the big McD in Times Square and last week, this was blaring out of it and it's been STUCK IN MY HEAD EVER SINCE. Damn u GaGa. Damn U.

Lady GagaPaparazzi

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julianrad There is nothing like an awesome pop song. And how fantastic that the Yeahs ripped this one up!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero"

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julianrad In college I had a girlfriend who really liked this album . . . as a result, I have a lot of, erm, visceral memories associated with this sounds!

Siva- Smashing Pumpkins

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julianrad Can't help it, whenever I hear these guys it invariably reminds me of the Pumpkins, but in a good way! Derivative, yes, but of all the best parts.
julianrad This is one of the craziest, most complex, unexpected and amazingly heart pounding things to come out of the Matrix soundtracks
julianrad I saw The Wall in college and at the point when Pink's wife is cheating on him, I was convinced my gf was cheating on me ... turned out she was.
julianrad Tracey Thorne has got possibly one of the most amazing voices ever. Yeah I'll go there - EVER.

massive attack protection

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julianrad I was on the road with Laurie Anderson for a short time, but it has invariably cemented her music onto some very strange and particular memories
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