Robert Fripp-"Silent Night"(1979)

Merry Christmas.

Roy Orbison-"Pretty Paper"(1963)

Roy's Christmas song written by Willie Nelson. Performing on his show.

Carpenters-"I'll Be Home For Christmas"(1978)

"...If only in my dreams" RIP Karen

Run DMC-"Christmas in Hollis"(1987)

As featured in Die Hard.

Band Aid-"Do They Know It's Christmas"(1984)

Sick All Star Line-Up!

The Ramones-"Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)"(1987)

Merry Christmas. R.I.P. Every Ramone except for Marky.

Can-"Silent Night"(1976)

""Silent Night" (German: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in March 2011. The song has been recorded by a large number of singers from every music genre." -Wikipedia

 Not to be confused with Hans Gruber from Die Hard.

Wham!-"Last Christmas"(1986)

It's Christmas time, my favorite time of year!

Nightcrawlers-"Push The Feeling On"(1992)

John Carpenter - "The End" (Sound Version) (1976)

Pale Blue-"The Past We Leave Behind"(2014)

Mike Simonetti has left Italians Do It Better. He'll be starting a new label called 2MR and will be focusing more on dance music like his new project, Pale Blue.This full album will be out in April 2015. Read the full article about it here.

A Number Of Names - "Sharevari" (1981)

Can - "I Want More"(1976)

From Top of The Pops:

Hott City-"Feelin' Love"(1979)

Another disco classic.

Sylvester-"You Make Me Feel Real"(1978)

Classic disco jammer.

Indeep - "The Record Keeps Spinning" (1983)

Todd Rundgren-"Can We Still Be Friends?"(1978)

Sugarhill Gang-"Rapper's Delight"(1979)

RIP Big Bank Hank :(

Fantasy Three - "It's Your Rock" (1983)

Future Punx-"Spike Train"(2014)

Our friends Future Punx's video made by the wonderful Heather Strange:

John Carpenter-"Vortex"(2014)

Yes, that John Carpenter.

World's Famous Supreme Team-"Hey DJ"(1986)

Supermax -"Love Machine"(1978)

November Mix

November Mix by Superbligged84 on Mixcloud

Bjork-"Hunter[SkothusRemix]"(1998)

I was listening to my old Ipod and had a good time revisiting this track.

The Locust-"Well I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle [I Am Spoonbender Remix](2000)

Throwback Thursday:

"Kids"film (1995)

This was my favorite movie back in 7th grade after watching it at my friend's house on cable. I couldn't believe what i was watching. Already into skateboarding and hip-hop, this film fittingly blew my 13-year-old mind.

Big Hit Man scene:

Little Willie John-"No Regrets"(1959)

This song is featured in the film Blue Ruin which is definitely worth checking out.

Foreigner-"I've Been Waiting For A Girl Like You"(1981)

Jan Hammer Group - "Don't You Know" (1977)

Shriekback - "Lined Up" [Disco Mix](1983)

Dick Diver-"Calendar Days'(2013)

This Australian band is comprised of nice individuals.

The Love Unlimited Orchestra (Presents Mr. Webster Lewis)-"Welcome Aboard"(1981)

Total Control-"Flesh War"(2014)

Bobby Vinton-"Mr. Lonely"(1962)

Shout out to Denis Levant as Charlie Chaplin in the movie of the same name.

Swingin' Medallions-"Double Shot Of My Baby's Love"(1966)

Grimes-"Go[ft. Blood Diamonds]"(2014)

Grimes scrapped her new album after such negative reactions to her new single "Go".

Oppenheimer Analysis - "The Devil's Dancers"(2005)

Ariel Pink-"Baby [Donnie and Joe Emerson cover]"(2012)

Mac Demarco-"Chamber of Reflection"(2014)

Shout out to Robbie Sauce aka Slob Crunksley aka Rob Mosley for tipping me off to this dude.

Lana Del Rey-"Video Games[Joris Voorn edit]"(2012)

Real Estate-"Linger[Cranberries cover]"(2014)

Aphex Twin-"minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix] "(2014)

The single from Aphex Twin's new highly anticipated and long overdue album, Syro:

Faith No More-"Easy"(1993)

Such a great cover of a classic song.

Metallica-"Ride The Lightning"(1984)

Shit Robot ft. Reggie Watts-"We Got A Love"(2014)

Space-"Magic Fly"(1977)

Bread-"Baby I'm A Want You"(1972)

Savage-"Only You"(1984)

Rose-"Magic Carillon(1984)

The Juan MacLean-"A Simple Design"(2014)

Here's a brand new track from The Juan Maclean. His new album will be out in September.

Pictureplane-"Trancegender"(2011)

From Thee Physical:


I watched most of Pictureplane's set last Friday at Palisades in Bushwick.

Fleetwood Mac-"Rhiannon"(1975)

Here's a classic:

Crash Course In Science-"Flying Turns"(1986)

Gen Ken's (see previous post) wife is in the current Crash Course In Science line up. 

Ken Gen Montgomery-"Enchantment"(1981)

We saw Ken Gen perform on a roof top last night in Ridgewood.

Poolside-"Chilling Out"[Poolside Edit](2014)

Front 242-"Headhunters"(1988)

RIP Tommy Ramone

RIP Tommy Ramone aka Tommy Erdelyi

1952-2014

Ramones-"Rockaway Beach"(1977)

So hyped for the show at Rockaway Beach this Sunday.

Silver Hands-"Skulls[Mike Simonetti remix]"(2014)

The Charmels-"As Long As I Have You"(1967)

Famously sampled by Wu-Tang Clan on their hit "C.R.E.A.M".

Katy Perry-"Birthday"[Holy Ghost Remix](2014)

Echo & The Bunnymen-"Bring On The Dancing Horses"(1985)

Recorded for John Hughes' Pretty In Pink:

Lust For Youth-"Armida"(2014)

Simon & Garfunkel-"Bleeker Street"(1964)

From their 1964 debut album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.:

Steve Winwood-"Arc of a Diver"(1980)

Title track from his 1980 album:

Robyn & Royskopp-"Do It Again"(2014)

From their 5 song mini-album of the same name.

The Beach Boys-"I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"(1966)

Twisted Wires-"One Night At The Raw Deal"(2009)

This is all I've been listening to lately*. *See previous post.

Twisted Wires-"Half Lives"(2013)

ANOTHER cut from last year's After Dark 2 compilation.

David Bowie-"Young Americans"(1974)

Here's David Bowie having a go at the Philly Soul sound. Featuring Luther Vandross on background vocals.

Real Estate-"Talking Backwards"(2014)

From their latest album Atlas:

Appaloosa-"Fill The Blanks"(2013)

From the After Dark 2 compilation.

Depeche Mode-"World In My Eyes"(1990)

The album opener from Violator:

Raf-"Self Control"(1984)

T.S.O.L-"Wash Away"(1983)

From their album Beneath The Shadows:

These guys perform this in the classic punk film Suburbia.

Spring Mix 2014

Spring is in the air. Here's little mix:

Spring Mix 2014 by Superbligged84 on Mixcloud

The Raincoats-"No One's Little Girl(1983)

From the album Movers:

Future Islands-"A Dream Of You And Me"(2014)

From their recent album Singles.

Eddy Grant-"Electric Avenue"(1983)

Check out this extended version:

Featured at the beginning of Pineapple Express.

Fleetwood Mac-"Mystified"(1987)

Hercules & The Love Affair-"Blind"[Frankie Knuckles Remix](2008)

A few days late, I know. RIP the Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles.

The Juan Maclean-"Get Down (With My Love)"(2014)

The Juan Maclean's most recent single, once again featuring Nancy Whang on vocals. 

Nirvana-"Scentless Apprentice"(1993)

Dedicated to Kurt Cobain, who killed himself 20 years ago today.

Jodorowsky's Dune trailer (2013)

This documentary looks amazing. 

LIARS-"Mask Maker"(2014)

This is the album opener from their latest Mess.

Shit Robot-"Do That Dance"(2014)

From Shit Robot's new album We Got Love. This song features Nancy Whang (LCDSoundsystem).

Siouxsie & The Banshees-"Red Light"(1980)

From their 1980 album Kaleidoscope.

ELO-"Mr. Blue Sky"(1977)

Yoko Ono-"Nobody Sees Me Like You Do"(1981)

Listening to this song today, i almost started crying. It's been an emotional week.

Carly Simon-"Why"(1982)

Shout out to Chris P. for putting me onto this deep Carly Simon cut.

T. Rex-"Life Is Strange"(1973)

Giorgio Moroder-"Chase"(1978)

From the renowned Midnight Express soundtrack.

APB-"Rainy Day"(1985)

Heard this jam at Hank's Saloon.

Anthrax-"London"[Smiths cover](1993)

Talking Heads-"Nothing But Flowers"(1988)

One of the best songs i hear at my job while they are playing digital radio. From their last album, Naked.

The Weeknd-"Drunk In Love"[Beyonce cover](2014)

He murders this cover... Original song by Queen B-

Nine Inch Nails-"Terrible Lie"(1989)

I've been contemplating buying this re-issue on vinyl.

Units-"High Pressure Days (Rory Philips remix)"(2009)

Here's the original from 1980:

Sparks-"Beat The Clock"(1979)

30 minutes of a DJ set from Manhattan Inn

30 minutes from a live set by Superbligged84 on Mixcloud

Frank Miller & Peter Weller(1990)

On the set of Robocop 2 (1990)

Sparks-"When I'm With You"(1979)

Seth Sherman-"My Baby's Got To Be My Baby"(2011)

Amanda Lear-"Follow Me(1978)

Arthur Russell-"That's Us/ Wild Combination"(2004)

Fleetwood Mac-"Gypsy"(1982)

This song is on an episode of the comedy webseries High Maintenance.

The Germs-"Forming"(1977)

Classic LA punk.

Parade Grounds-"Moans"(1983)

I don't remember who showed this to me. (Probably Falvo or Chris P. or maybe Britton).

Torch Song-"Prepare To Energize"(1983)

As featured in the donkey scene from Bachelor Party.

Billy Byrd-"Lost In The Crowd"(1973)

Mike Simonetti's re-edit on soundcloud tipped me off to this track:

Faith No More-"From Out Of Nowhere"(1989)

This post is inspired by the DJ from Matchless tonight.

Surface-"Falling In Love"(1983)

Schoolboy Q-"Man Of The Year"(2013)

A$AP Rocky-"Wild For The Night"(2013)

I hope everyone had a good New Year's celebration and didn't get too wild.

Mike Simonetti-"55 Minutes in 2014" Mix(2014)

Happy New Year!