Non-traditional, non-denomenational celebration!

I know I'm completely breaking my rule about posting full albums as of late, but they've all been worthy exceptions, as is the following. I can't compete Christmas-music-wise with the likes of the Bring me the Heads advent calendar, but I'll sure as hell try with everyone's favourite fictional holiday (besides Festivus(sp?))
So everyone have a very merry Chrismukkah whilst listening to an indie kid's carols.


Track List:
1. The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
2. Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas
3. Low - Just Like Christmas
4. Rooney - Merry X-mas Everybody
5. Ben Kweller - Rock of Ages
6. The Long Winters - Christmas with You is the Best
7. Eels - Christmas is Going to the Dogs
8. Leona Naess - Christmas
9. Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
Stocking Stuffer

...to all and to all a good night!

Back by Popular Demand

So was it promised, so shall it be done. Here is the advance copy of First Impressions of Earth, if you havn't got it already.
Internet Leaks= Woooo!


Track List:
1. You Only Live Once
2. Juicebox
3. Heart in a Cage
4. Razorblade
5. On the Other Side
6. Vision of Division
7. Ask Me Anything
8. Electricityscape
9. Killing Lies
10. Fear of Sleep
11. 15 Minutes
12. Ize of the World
13. Evening Sun
14. Red Light
Over-rated or not, you decide

Christmas Music Coming Soon, I promise!

Be Excited, Be Be Excited!

Thanks a lot for the 234546 copies of 'Every Day I Love You Less and Less' sent to be by the populous. Now here it is for the rest of you to love.
M.I.A. - Every Day I Love You Less and Less
Thank you also for the information about Aeternal. I shall be posting the full album Requiem for a Dream: Remixed once I obtain it. You people rock my socks.

I found this the other day, apparently there was some kind of contest, to make new trailers for movies, but make them seem like a completely different genre. Only sound and music could be modified. The winning one was this awesome cut of the Shining. For all who have seen/read The Shining, this is absolutely hilarious.
Here's two that make Titanic and West Side Story look like horror movies. Funny shit.
More music later.

It's clear to see that you've become obsessed...

I've only got a few minutes today, so I leave you with a fantastic piece of music. Anyone who knows me knows my adoration for the film Requiem for a Dream, and upon searching for the brilliant score to this film, I came upon this track, not sure who it was mixed by, but I've heard it was Oakenfold. As the original was done by Clint Mansell and the Kronos quartet, that's what I've got it tagged as. Not sure on the accuracy of the name either, but if anyone has more info, please, please send it my way.
Aeternal

Also, if anyone has M.I.A's fantasic cover of 'Every Day I Love You Less and Less' could you be my hero and send it to lostonpurpose@gmail.com

Thank you muchly.

Cold Hands, Warm Heart

Well, my verdict on Harry Potter 4 is fan-fucking-tastic, but could it really be anything else? However, I'd like to express my distaste at Gary Oldman only being present in the fire-face variety. That movie needs more Gary, all movies do. Another question I have is, why is Harry Potter inexplicably ripped? The kid's supposed to be like 14 and he's got muscles from here till Thursday. I do admit to having a teenage girl crush on both Cedric Diggory and Viktor Krum. Can you blame me?
Rating: 4 frilly dress robes out of 5





Well, it's gotta be one of those Canadian winters because I'm freezing my ass off up here. It's times like this I wish I lived in Mexico...or even California.
In the spirit of wishing I was in warmer climates here are a bunch of songs about California:
Phantom Planet - California
Soul Kid #1 - More Bounce (In California)
Eagles - Hotel California
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Amen - California's Bleeding
Copeland - California
Dressy Bessy - California
Sprung Monkey - So Cal Loco

Any ones I missed? Send 'em over to lostonpurpose@gmail.com

P.S. Ads? Why yes, I have ads!

Well, I'm semi-back online after many arduous hours of plugging and unplugging wires. I don't how long I will or won't be online, so until I've figured this out, please be patient with me.

I Want To Be Forgotten & I Don't Want to be Reminded

I don't have any music for you today(I know, I'm a bad blogger and should be shot), but here are some random things for you to know:
1. I know only obsessive Johnny Depp fans such as myself would care about this, but I am currently in the process of downloading The Libertine. Happiness! Not sure if it's being released in theaters or not, I really hope so.
2. After many stressful weeks of dealing with little bastards who get to see it before me, I am finally going to see the fourth Harry Potter flick tonight.
3. The third release from New York garage pretty boys The Strokes is coming out in January and called First Impressions of Earth. I know, I like them and you can all hate me now.
4. In approximately 10 days, there will be a re-release of Beck's Guero remixed entitled Guerolito!!! Happy , happy!

P.S. I know you all know this already, but fans of the Dresden Dolls will be happy to know they can buy In Paradise at a store near you!

That is all, actual music coming soon.

This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed

Edit:8:15 A.M. - I'm currently in the market for a new file sharing program after recieveing the news that LimeWire is no longer operational. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know at lostonpurpose@gmail.com

I am well aware how slow MegaUpload can be, and I apologize for that. Those who know me know my issues with Rapidshare (issues being: it hates me and I hate it). Yet, to keep you people satisfied, for large files, I shall do my best to use Rapidshare, no matter how much it likes to not work for me.

I got an email a few days ago from an individual named Wil and he told me about his band happening to have the same name as this very blog. Now you can imagine my guilt at having stolen this name (myself thinking that I had come up with something great on my own). So of course, I feel obligated to tell you about Lost On Purpose, the indie rock band out of Los Angeles. I am not merely posting because of my guilt, I like the band, whose influences include Coldplay, Explosions in the Sky and my personal favourite, the late great Elliott Smith.


Track List:
1. London
2. Ohio 2
3. Lonely Road
4. Thank You Music Guru
5. Centum Cellas
6. Black Widow Falls

Just because I'm still a nerd and my new best friend Jim sent me the Clerks Soundtrack because I mentioned I didn't have it a few posts back. (Actually he sent it twice because Rapidshare hates me. Wasn't that nice?)

Track List:
1. Dante's Lament
2. Love Among Freaks - Clerks
3. Girls Against Boys - Kill the Sex Player
4. No Time for Love, Dr. Jones
5. Alice in Chains - Got Me Wrong
6. Dante and Randal on Sex
7. Bash and Pop - Making Me Sick
8. A Bunch of Muppets
9. Supernova - Chewbacca
10. The Jesus Lizard - Panic in Cicero
11. Golden Smog - Shooting Star
12. Bad Religion - Leaders and Followers
13. I Like to Expand my Horizons
14. Stabbing Westward - Violent Mood Swings (Thread Mix)
15. Love Among Freaks - Berserker
16. Corrosion of Conformity - Big Problems
17. Seaweed - Go Your Own Way
18. Social Event of the Season
19. Soul Asylum - Can't Even Tell
20. Jay's Chant

I Hate People, But I Love Gatherings!


Later...

People get addicted, it's a problem around here...

I'm not even going to try to compete with Frontier Mix #2, so I'm breaking my own rule, because I feel that everyone should own this album.
Yes, I preach Hawksley everywhere I go, because I feel it is my civic duty to spread the brilliance of this man everywhere.
I really hope to go see him in Toronto at Massey Hall in March, the only problem is I may or may not be in Costa Rica at the time and/or broke because of my trip. I hope I can make it work. *fingers crossed*
So here is his latest release, in all of its glory:

Track List:
1. We Will Still Need a Song
2. Even an Ugly Man
3. Wonderful & Sad
4. Anger as Beauty
5. No Reason to Cry Out Your Eyes
6. Tonight Romanticize the Automobile
7. Future Language of Slaves
8. Smoke Baby
9. Autumn's Here
10. Addicted
11. Ilfracombe

To Carry Our Love Away...

Enjoy!

When the Night Feels my Song...

To answer Kelly/Jose's question, Canadians actually celebrate the exact same Thanksgiving you do, except ours was held on October the 10th. I have absolutely no idea why they're different.

I don't know if anyone has read the works of Chuck Klosterman, pop culture prophet and senior Spin writer, but I have just picked up his latest book, Killing Yourself to Live:85% of a True Story. I thought his manifesto Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs was absolutely brilliant, so I'm hoping that this one lives up to my high expectations.
In Cocoa Puffs, Klosterman asks his reader several questions that I find very intriguing so I thought I'd post one for you to ask yourself:
You meet your soul mate. However there is a catch: Every three years, someone will break both of your soulmate's collarbones with a Crescent wrench, and there is only one way you can stop this from happening:You must swallow a pill that will make every song you hear-for the rest of your life-sound as if it's being performed by the band Alice in Chains. When you hear Creedence Clearwater Revival on the radio it will sound (to your ears) like it's being played by Alice in Chains. If you see Radiohead live, every one of their tunes will sound is it's being covered by Alice in Chains. When you hear a commercial jingle on TV, it will sound like Alice in Chains; if you sing to yourself in the shower, your voice will sound like deceased Alice vocalist Layne Staley performing a capella (but it will only sound this way to you).
Would you swallow the pill? - Chuck Klosterman

I'd be interested to hear your answers and why, so email or comment 'em to me.

Mp3 goodness:
The Cure - Purple Haze(Jimi Hendrix Cover)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars
Hellogoodbye - Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K4
The spoken part in the middle of this song just cracks me up.