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Monday, December 31, 2012
So long 2012...A Shopgirls New Years Party Playlist!!
Let us be honest. We Shopgirls love a good party. Good food, good drinks, good friends, and great clothes are our favorites! But it is the sweet, sweet jams that really brings a party together. Tonight is New Year's Eve- the partiest of all party nights. Shopgirl Anna shares some of her fave party music to celebrate this night of nights. So long 2012...
"Below are some highlights from my playlist and few pictures of people partying. You know, for inspiration. I hope you enjoy the playlist, I have a weakness for loving songs popular 3 years ago. Have fun tonight friends, and be safe please! See you in 2013."
xoxo-Shopgirl Anna
1. "Do You Want to Touch Me?" - Gary Glitter
"This has shown up in two of my playlists. It is a favorite for riding the line between really awesome and really super creepy. But it will always make me dance."
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4. "Don't Leave Me This Way" - Thelma Houston
"This song makes me want to don all my sequins and dance till the music stops, Studio 54 style. A little bit of excessive indulgence and intense decadence never hurt anyone, right? Hey! Pour me another glass of Dom, please."
5. "Ride Wit Me" - Nelly, City Spud
"Because this song is still just as awesome as it used to be. Sorry, it must be the money."
7. "Gravy (for my Mashed Potatoes)" - Dee Dee Sharp
"Loved this jam since Sister Act."
8. "Live Your Life" - T.I. featuring Rihanna
"All you people who listen to the radio loved this song a long time ago. I just happen to love it now, okay? I too want the "the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid."
11. "Hanging on the Telephone" - The Nerves
"I listen to this song at least once a day for the last 3 months. I can't figure it out, but right now my ears just think this is the perfect song."
12. "Hollywood Swinging" - Kool & The Gang/15. "Upside Down" - Diana Ross, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
"These two are my favorite party pick-me-ups. If your party is experiencing a lull, put these two songs on. Even if nothing else happens, at least I will be up dancing."
14. "Walking in Different Circles" - Goldie & the Gingerbreads
"A fun song from the first all girl band signed to a major label (back in 1963). Deep down I would secretly love to have two daughters, one named Goldie and one named Ginger. The song is also a good reminder to move on from things in 2013."
16. "Wild Thing" - Tone-Loc
"Classic. Classic. This song was soooooo scandalous to my little baby ears when it came out. Also, it is a guaranteed crowd pleaser at weddings and political rallies everywhere!"
Friday, October 12, 2012
Glitterbomb! A Revival Friday Playlist
A glittery, platform clad Revival playlist from Shopgirl Anna....Enjoy!
I first put this playlist together after FINALLY seeing Velvet Goldmine. All those clothes, 70's style sex, drugs, and faux Bowie rock'n'roll was a glitter-encrusted trigger for days of Wikipedia look-ups, Spotify listens, Netflix documentary-watching on topics ranging from Gary Glitter's proclivity for young girls, New York Dolls reunions, and Cherry Vanilla's rise to PR maven. So...most of my favorite things, really! I hope you listen and do something decadent (while wearing a fantastic outfit) and a little foolish. And, just so you know, there is a good amount of Bowie, just because that is how I roll.
Happy Glitterbomb, everyone!
Track 1: "Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet
"I first fell in love with this song, when I heard Wayne Campbell's soon-to-be girlfriend, Cassandra, sing this in Wayne's World with her band Crucial Taunt. I am still on the fence over which version is better."
Track 2: "20th Century Boy"- T. Rex
"Like Mott the Hoople said, 'Oh man I need tv when I got T.Rex.' Plus, I always wanted a twentieth century boy. I was just born at the wrong time, I guess."
Track 3: "Oh the Pretty Things" - David Bowie
"David Bowie is just one of my favorites of all time. This song is so hoppy and skippy, and it makes me wish I had been more wild and crazy when I was 19."
Track 4: "Personality Crisis" - New York Dolls
"The New York Dolls seem like they could share make-up tips, teach you how to mug someone, and show you where to score hard drugs. All the things one needs in a friend!"
Track 5: "Do You Want to Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" - Gary Glitter
"One of the greatest songs ever. I play this in my head when walking into a party where I don't know anyone and everyone else looks great and is having a fabulous time. I try not to think about the child molestation thing."
Track 6: "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople
"I mean, have you EVER heard a better band name? Bowie wrote this song and gave it to Mott the Hoople so they would stay together (didn't work)."
Track 7: "Fox on the Run" - Sweet
"If (when) my life becomes a movie, there will certainly be a 'running around town' or shopping montage of some sort to this song. And I like the marching sound in the chorus."
Track 8: "Private Oyster/Man Enough to be a Woman" - Jayne County
"I have always wanted to hear The Shangri-las on acid. Jayne County knows how to give me what I want."
Track 9: "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
"I really don't feel like I need to explain this one."
Track 10: "Love is the Drug" - Roxy Music
"This song kind of sounds like having sex and doing drugs during the 1970's. Not the really gnarly drugs, but ones we don't know much about these days...like quaaludes."
Track 11: "Seven Day Weekend" - New York Dolls
"LOVE this cover of the classic Gary US Bonds song. I can only imagine this boppy classic done by 7 foot dudes with tons of hair, smeared make up, and sweaty leather outfits covered in Bowery street-ness."
Track 12: "Queen Bitch" - David Bowie
"Sorry, I just love this one. 'The taste in my mouth is no taste at all..."
Track 13: "Jeepster" - T. Rex
"I have no idea what a Jeepster is, but I trust Marc Bolan. Well, I trust Marc Bolan before he got kinda fat and lost his marbles."
Track 14: "One of the Boys" - Mott the Hoople
"With all that gender-bending going on, glam rock is one of the only periods in rock'n'roll where I might actually look like one of the boys."
Track 15: "Rock'n'Roll Suicide" - David Bowie
"Great way to (almost) end this playlist. Bowie's 4th showing on this playlist. Too much? Sorry-too bad. Go make your own."
Track 16: "Are you a Boy or Are you a Girl" - Jayne County
"I JUST heard Jayne County's version of this Barbarians song - one of my other faves. Absolutely perfect for Jayne County and just perfect for a glam rock list."
Enjoy! And go grab something sparkly from Revival Online!
xoxo-Shopgirl Anna
I first put this playlist together after FINALLY seeing Velvet Goldmine. All those clothes, 70's style sex, drugs, and faux Bowie rock'n'roll was a glitter-encrusted trigger for days of Wikipedia look-ups, Spotify listens, Netflix documentary-watching on topics ranging from Gary Glitter's proclivity for young girls, New York Dolls reunions, and Cherry Vanilla's rise to PR maven. So...most of my favorite things, really! I hope you listen and do something decadent (while wearing a fantastic outfit) and a little foolish. And, just so you know, there is a good amount of Bowie, just because that is how I roll.
Happy Glitterbomb, everyone!
Track 1: "Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet
"I first fell in love with this song, when I heard Wayne Campbell's soon-to-be girlfriend, Cassandra, sing this in Wayne's World with her band Crucial Taunt. I am still on the fence over which version is better."
Track 2: "20th Century Boy"- T. Rex
"Like Mott the Hoople said, 'Oh man I need tv when I got T.Rex.' Plus, I always wanted a twentieth century boy. I was just born at the wrong time, I guess."
Track 3: "Oh the Pretty Things" - David Bowie
"David Bowie is just one of my favorites of all time. This song is so hoppy and skippy, and it makes me wish I had been more wild and crazy when I was 19."
Track 4: "Personality Crisis" - New York Dolls
"The New York Dolls seem like they could share make-up tips, teach you how to mug someone, and show you where to score hard drugs. All the things one needs in a friend!"
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| Pretty creepy, eh? |
Track 5: "Do You Want to Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" - Gary Glitter
"One of the greatest songs ever. I play this in my head when walking into a party where I don't know anyone and everyone else looks great and is having a fabulous time. I try not to think about the child molestation thing."
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| "My favorite is the top hot/body suit guy in the back. Yowza!" |
Track 6: "All the Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople
"I mean, have you EVER heard a better band name? Bowie wrote this song and gave it to Mott the Hoople so they would stay together (didn't work)."
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| "Sweet sort of looks like the Fruit of the Loom guys." |
Track 7: "Fox on the Run" - Sweet
"If (when) my life becomes a movie, there will certainly be a 'running around town' or shopping montage of some sort to this song. And I like the marching sound in the chorus."
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| "Jayne County being a badass." |
"I have always wanted to hear The Shangri-las on acid. Jayne County knows how to give me what I want."
Track 9: "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
"I really don't feel like I need to explain this one."
Track 10: "Love is the Drug" - Roxy Music
"This song kind of sounds like having sex and doing drugs during the 1970's. Not the really gnarly drugs, but ones we don't know much about these days...like quaaludes."
Track 11: "Seven Day Weekend" - New York Dolls
"LOVE this cover of the classic Gary US Bonds song. I can only imagine this boppy classic done by 7 foot dudes with tons of hair, smeared make up, and sweaty leather outfits covered in Bowery street-ness."
Track 12: "Queen Bitch" - David Bowie
"Sorry, I just love this one. 'The taste in my mouth is no taste at all..."
Track 13: "Jeepster" - T. Rex
"I have no idea what a Jeepster is, but I trust Marc Bolan. Well, I trust Marc Bolan before he got kinda fat and lost his marbles."
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| "Jayne County & Divine? How Divine!" |
"With all that gender-bending going on, glam rock is one of the only periods in rock'n'roll where I might actually look like one of the boys."
Track 15: "Rock'n'Roll Suicide" - David Bowie
"Great way to (almost) end this playlist. Bowie's 4th showing on this playlist. Too much? Sorry-too bad. Go make your own."
Track 16: "Are you a Boy or Are you a Girl" - Jayne County
"I JUST heard Jayne County's version of this Barbarians song - one of my other faves. Absolutely perfect for Jayne County and just perfect for a glam rock list."
Enjoy! And go grab something sparkly from Revival Online!
xoxo-Shopgirl Anna
Friday, August 31, 2012
'White Noize 4 White Boyz' : Revival Guest Shopgirl Playlist
Hey Friends!
Our last summer Friday means a noisy playlist from me, Guest Shopgirl and Fulltime Mannequin A. Joseph 'Mao. Please note this playlist is not just for White Boyz.
"This collection of songs was chosen as a direct challenge to the listener's patience and willpower. Maybe some of these tracks will drive you nuts in all the right ways (i.e., make you nervous and unable to control your impulse purchasing behavior). Enjoy or don't, we don't care."
"I'm Waiting For the Man" by the Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground and Nico
Nobody likes an inconsiderate drug dealer so Lou Reed and his crew wrote this song to take a stand in favor of swift customer service on the black market. Just because you're a junkie doesn't give anyone the right to waste your time, does it?
"Brand New Cadillac" by the Clash London Calling
Brand New Cadillac ain't a noisy one by any means but the band did call themselves the Clash so there's that. That and no one writes boss ass guitar riffs like that anymore. This song is worth it just for "JESUS CHRIST, where did you get that Cadillac?"
"Dream Lover" by the Plasmatics New Hope for the Wretched
This Bobby Darin cover is a good example of how Wendy O. William always wore her balls on her chest and never hesitated to flaunt them. The instrumental "breakdown" in the middle was recorded in a divided studio where none of the band members could hear each other and the result was an extended gorgeously chaotic freakout (with a saxophone?) that only the Plasmatics would have dared injected into a cover of a '60s crooner.
"Smash It Up (Part 2)" by the Damned Noise, Noise, Noise
This version is live but the studio versions of Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2) sound kind of candy ass compared to this. This past summer I had a conversation with my cellmate in county jail about punk rock. He asked me if I liked the Damned. I told him I really didn't know what else was out there besides Damned, Damned, Damned. He said, "I don't know what record it's on, but you gotta get "Smash It Up." I assume he meant Part 2.
"Death Valley '69" by Sonic Youth ft. Lydia Lunch Bad Moon Rising
This is where the real noise starts both on this playlist and historically. Both Sonic Youth and Lydia Lunch were major players in NYC's late 70's/early 80's no wave scene and this collaboration incorporates the most negative of waves and vibes while not being a bummer to listen to. You can be sure all the intoning about "I didn't wanna but she started to holler/so I had to hit it" is about the Manson family.
"Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Occasionally white boyz gotta Do The Right Thing and listen to Chuck D. tell us how it really is while Flav provides comic relief on the side.
"Taste the Floor" by the Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy
As soon as the opening chord progression comes fuzzing out of my speakers I already feel like I'm tasting something dirty. What's on the floor is the leftover scraps of Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" as well as "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that the Mary Chain shaved the fat off of with their razor sharp guitars. And you thought the Stooges were 100% lean.
"Aly, Walk With Me" by the Raveonettes Lust Lust Lust
I saw the Raveonettes play with the Black Angels in Minneapolis in 2009 and I knew I had to buy this record. The first track on their album Lust Lust Lust is this hauntingly scorching number with a backbeat night ravers can get loose to and plenty of fuzzed out psychedelic noise for the day tripper to get lost in.
"Jack the Ripper" by Link Wray Good Rockin' Tonight
Technically, this is just a surfabilly instrumental but Link Wray was the king of noise twenty years before anyone would ever appreciate such a title, let alone deserve it. The guitar sound he pioneered spawned garage rock, punk, metal, and every kind of degenerate rock and roll that has been invented since. I could have given you "Rumble" but you've heard that already if you don't live in a convent.
"New Gods" [instrumental bonus track] by the Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II
Reeking of bongwater and reverb, New Gods sounds like frustrated acid-fried hippies trading in their Steal Your Face t-shirts for ones with four black bars, which isn't as pretentious as it sounds when you consider that's exactly what it is. The Puppets expanded their sound for their second record but this track remains a relic of their hardcore days.
"Ghetto Cross" by the Black Lips We Did Not Know The Forest Spirit Made The Flowers Grow
Included for not much else other than the creepy ass lead guitar line (which has kept me up at night several times) and the lyric "The inbred Jesus always makes fun of me/but that's how he lets me know he loves me."
"Drudgery" by Royal Baths Litanies
I traded Slint's Spiderland for this record and can't help but feel like I stole candy from a baby because this whole album is so dope. This track is probably the most spine tingling jam on it and that's why it's here. I don't mean to shit on Slint (or my roommate who accepted the trade) but that's how it goes.
"Sweet Loaf" by the Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician
A spoof of Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" this song has a very classy intro that sets the mood for not only the rest of this track but the rest of the album as well. Gibby Hayne's unintelligible hollering during the Sabbath part and Paul Leary's intricate guitar playing during the pretty part complement each other bizarrely. Never has anything so stupid sounded so smart.
"T-Bone" by Neil Young Reactor
"You don't write a song about having mashed potatoes and no t-bone without making a few enemies."
- Neil Young
Our last summer Friday means a noisy playlist from me, Guest Shopgirl and Fulltime Mannequin A. Joseph 'Mao. Please note this playlist is not just for White Boyz.
"This collection of songs was chosen as a direct challenge to the listener's patience and willpower. Maybe some of these tracks will drive you nuts in all the right ways (i.e., make you nervous and unable to control your impulse purchasing behavior). Enjoy or don't, we don't care."
"I'm Waiting For the Man" by the Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground and Nico
Nobody likes an inconsiderate drug dealer so Lou Reed and his crew wrote this song to take a stand in favor of swift customer service on the black market. Just because you're a junkie doesn't give anyone the right to waste your time, does it?
"Brand New Cadillac" by the Clash London Calling
Brand New Cadillac ain't a noisy one by any means but the band did call themselves the Clash so there's that. That and no one writes boss ass guitar riffs like that anymore. This song is worth it just for "JESUS CHRIST, where did you get that Cadillac?"
"Dream Lover" by the Plasmatics New Hope for the Wretched
This Bobby Darin cover is a good example of how Wendy O. William always wore her balls on her chest and never hesitated to flaunt them. The instrumental "breakdown" in the middle was recorded in a divided studio where none of the band members could hear each other and the result was an extended gorgeously chaotic freakout (with a saxophone?) that only the Plasmatics would have dared injected into a cover of a '60s crooner.
"Smash It Up (Part 2)" by the Damned Noise, Noise, Noise
This version is live but the studio versions of Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2) sound kind of candy ass compared to this. This past summer I had a conversation with my cellmate in county jail about punk rock. He asked me if I liked the Damned. I told him I really didn't know what else was out there besides Damned, Damned, Damned. He said, "I don't know what record it's on, but you gotta get "Smash It Up." I assume he meant Part 2.
"Death Valley '69" by Sonic Youth ft. Lydia Lunch Bad Moon Rising
This is where the real noise starts both on this playlist and historically. Both Sonic Youth and Lydia Lunch were major players in NYC's late 70's/early 80's no wave scene and this collaboration incorporates the most negative of waves and vibes while not being a bummer to listen to. You can be sure all the intoning about "I didn't wanna but she started to holler/so I had to hit it" is about the Manson family.
"Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Occasionally white boyz gotta Do The Right Thing and listen to Chuck D. tell us how it really is while Flav provides comic relief on the side.
"Taste the Floor" by the Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy
As soon as the opening chord progression comes fuzzing out of my speakers I already feel like I'm tasting something dirty. What's on the floor is the leftover scraps of Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" as well as "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that the Mary Chain shaved the fat off of with their razor sharp guitars. And you thought the Stooges were 100% lean.
"Aly, Walk With Me" by the Raveonettes Lust Lust Lust
I saw the Raveonettes play with the Black Angels in Minneapolis in 2009 and I knew I had to buy this record. The first track on their album Lust Lust Lust is this hauntingly scorching number with a backbeat night ravers can get loose to and plenty of fuzzed out psychedelic noise for the day tripper to get lost in.
"Jack the Ripper" by Link Wray Good Rockin' Tonight
Technically, this is just a surfabilly instrumental but Link Wray was the king of noise twenty years before anyone would ever appreciate such a title, let alone deserve it. The guitar sound he pioneered spawned garage rock, punk, metal, and every kind of degenerate rock and roll that has been invented since. I could have given you "Rumble" but you've heard that already if you don't live in a convent.
"New Gods" [instrumental bonus track] by the Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II
Reeking of bongwater and reverb, New Gods sounds like frustrated acid-fried hippies trading in their Steal Your Face t-shirts for ones with four black bars, which isn't as pretentious as it sounds when you consider that's exactly what it is. The Puppets expanded their sound for their second record but this track remains a relic of their hardcore days.
"Ghetto Cross" by the Black Lips We Did Not Know The Forest Spirit Made The Flowers Grow
Included for not much else other than the creepy ass lead guitar line (which has kept me up at night several times) and the lyric "The inbred Jesus always makes fun of me/but that's how he lets me know he loves me."
"Drudgery" by Royal Baths Litanies
I traded Slint's Spiderland for this record and can't help but feel like I stole candy from a baby because this whole album is so dope. This track is probably the most spine tingling jam on it and that's why it's here. I don't mean to shit on Slint (or my roommate who accepted the trade) but that's how it goes.
"Sweet Loaf" by the Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician
A spoof of Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" this song has a very classy intro that sets the mood for not only the rest of this track but the rest of the album as well. Gibby Hayne's unintelligible hollering during the Sabbath part and Paul Leary's intricate guitar playing during the pretty part complement each other bizarrely. Never has anything so stupid sounded so smart.
"T-Bone" by Neil Young Reactor
"You don't write a song about having mashed potatoes and no t-bone without making a few enemies."
- Neil Young
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