GIMME TINNITUS

As many of you already know, Matador is the new home of Ted Leo + The Pharmacists. Well, the folks over at Matador have dropped a long term promomp3 for your listening pleasure. The new album, The Brutalist Bricks, doesn’t come out until March 9 of next year.

While this track is not as punky as the “Where Was My Brain” demo that surfaced a while back, I have it on good word that the album isn’t just a bunch of midtempo tearjerkers. In other words, it rocks.

Downloadable: Even Heroes Have To Die (mp3)

Upcoming Shows:
Dec 6 @ Bowery Ballroom (Sold Out) w/ Jeff: The Brotherhood

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Matador is here.
Touch & Go page is here.
Acefu page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS: Where Was My Brain? (Demo) (mp3)

Streamable: Green Hell/Astro-Zombies/Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight?/Die, Die My Darling (youtube) by TV Casualty (A Misfits cover band consisting of Ted Leo and Chris Wilson from Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, Atom Goren of Atom & His Package, Andy Nelson of Paint It Black, Brian Sokel of Franklin and AM/FM)

props to p4k
watch more of this performance… here


Streamable: U Got The Look (youtube) by Jeff: The Brotherhood



Streamable: Bodies (Live At Winterland) (youtube) by The Sex Pistols

props to FiL
watch more of this performance… here


Streamable: I Was Born (vimeo) by High Places



Streamable: Between Two Mysteries (Live) (vimeo) by Mount Eerie

Downloadable: Between Two Mysteries (mp3)
props to the great pumpkin


Streamable; Alfe – Gone Cabin Carzy (Pilot Episode) (vimeo) Paper Rad

props to Pukekos


This has been another…

Welcome to part one of GIMME TINNITUS’ Best Songs Of The Aughts where we look back on the best songs of 2000-2004.

Back when all the “best of the decade” whoopla started earlier this year (with Pitchfork’s Best Of), I began thinking about the songs I would have blogged about had I actually been blogging (or let’s say posting about music on an angelfire page) way back in 2000. I sifted through many tracks to come up with this list, and I hope it helps you reconnect with some tracks you may have forgotten or better yet connect with something you may have missed.

The blog-o-sphere has been in a “best of the decade” craze of late, with all kinds of lists… here and here and here and here and here and here and here. There is even an aggregated page over at largehearted boy specifically for the topic.

Enough setup, here are the songs…

Downloadables + Streamables:

1. Small Stakes (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

2. Alan Is A Cowboy Killer (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

3. OK Apartment (mp3) by The Oranges Band
(buy it)

4. Speakers Push The Air (mp3) by Pretty Girls Make Graves
(buy it)

5. The National Anthem (youtube) by Radiohead
(buy it)

6. Rebellion (Lies) (mp3) by Arcade Fire
(buy from the band)

7. Cause = Time (mp3) by Broken Social Scene
(buy from the label)

8. The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret (mp3) by Queens Of The Stone Age
(buy it)

9. You’re No Rock N’ Roll Fun (mp3) by Sleater-Kinney
(buy from the label)

10. Sentimental Man (mp3) by Dismemberment Plan
(buy from the label)

11. 3rd Planet (youtube) by Modest Mouse
(buy it)

12. Black History Month (mp3) by Death From Above 1979
(buy it)

13. My Girlfriend’s Best Friend by The Sun
(stream sample/buy it)

14. Without MSG I Am Nothing (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

15. No Jumper Cables (mp3) by Aesop Rock
(buy from the label)

16. Black Metal (mp3) by The Forms
(buy from the label)

17. The Return Of Evil Bill (mp3) by Clinic
(buy from the label)

18. 99 Problems (torrent) by Jay-Z and The Beatles as mashed by Danger Mouse
(not for sale)

19. Barely Legal (youtube) by The Strokes
(buy it)

20. Two Bit Rhythm (M.I.A. Mix) (mp3) by M.I.A.
(for sale in the UK)

21. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (youtube) by Wilco
(buy from the band)

22. PDA (youtube) by Interpol
(buy from the label)

23. Braintrust (mp3) by Hot Snakes
(buy it)

24. Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
(buy it)

25. Staring At The Sun (mp3) by TV On The Radio
(buy it)

26. Powdered Wig Machine (feat. PJ Harvey) (mp3) by Desert Sessions
(buy it)

27. Everything Hits At Once (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

28. Fell In Love With A Girl (youtube) by The White Stripes
(buy it)

29. Slow Rt. Hand (mp3) by Califone
(buy from label)

30. Short Term Effects (mp3) by Motico
(not for sale)

31. Cashout (mp3) by Fugazi
(buy from label)

32. Freedom (mp3) by J Mascis & The Fog
(buy it used)

33. Panic Bullets (mp3) by Skeleton Key
(buy from label)

34. Mr. You’re On Fire Mr. (mp3) by Liars
(buy it)

35. Free (mp3) by Cat Power
(buy from label)

36. Watch Song (mp3) by Shellac
(buy from label)

37. Know Your Onion! (mp3) by The Shins
(buy from label)

38. Huddle Formation (mp3) by The Go! Team
(buy from label)

Also, be sure to check out part two of the Best Songs Of The Aughts 2005-2009. I have not decided whether I will tackle the topic of best albums yet, but the decade isn’t over (though I am running out of time here).

Let’s look back shall we to October 2008. It brings back memories of Radiohead remix contests, CMJ, and well, other stuff too.

Downloadables:
Teen Creeps (mp3) by No Age
Bastard In Love (mp3) by Mika Miko
Black Albino Bones (mp3) by Fucked Up
Call & Respond (mp3) by Times New Viking
White Elephant (mp3) by Volcano Suns
Idiotheque (Radiohead Cover) (mp3) by We Versus The Shark
I’ll Be Your Whore (mp3) by Boo And Boo Too
The Coconut (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees
Traces Of Alignment (mp3) by Skinner Pilot
For The Winter Coats (mp3) by Oxford Collapse
Artstar (mp3) by The Oranges Band
Hit The Wall (mp3) by Brendan Canning
Apple+Option+Fire (mp3) by Hot Lava
Flourescent Grey (Deerhunter Cover) (mp3) by Jay Reatard
Lawncare (mp3) by Women
Congressional Dubcision (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
Buzzards (mp3) by Daniel Friel
Reckoner (Iskra String Quartet Remix) (mp3) by Radiohead
In My Drink (mp3) by Yppah
Woebegone (Flying Lotus‘ Luckiest Charm) (mp3) by The Long Lost

If you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other monthly mixes.

Many people do not want to think about September 2008. That is when a nice glob of economic feces totally hit the proverbial fan. Nevertheless, we here at GIMME TINNITUS choose to look back.

Downloadables:

The Hope That House Built (beggars mp3) by Future Of The Left

Crystal Ladies (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Blind Spot (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Two (mp3) by The Antlers

Teenage Lust (JAMC Cover) (mp3) by Oliver North Boy Choir

Extinction (mp3) by The Soft Pack (formerly The Muslims)

Everything With You (mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Sugarshack (mp3) by Unrest

Suspect Device (Stiff Little Fingers Cover) (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists

Fear And Loathing In Mahwah, NJ (mp3) by Titus Andronicus

The Melody (mp3) by The Mae Shi

Silence (mp3) by Takka Takka

Loosen Up (mp3) by The Shaky Hands

The Exceptional Bastards (mp3) by Slothbear

You Gotta Feel It (Rehearsal) (mp3) by Spoon

George Washington (mp3) by Meho Plaza

Low Tide (mp3) by O’Death

Kalise (mp3) by El Guincho

Sunchips (Ghosts On Tape Remix) (mp3) by Lemonade

Safe For The Time Being (Low Scores Remix) (mp3) by Mason Proper

From Stardust to Sentience (mp3) by High Places

If you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other monthly mixes.