Listening Now: May Playlist

Ack! Its the very last day of May, but still enough time to get in my playlist. Here's what I've been listening to this month (all songs available on Spotify):
1. Say My Name (feat. Zyra) - ODESZA
2. Worship - Years & Years
3. Headlights (feat. Ilsey) - Robin Schulz
4. Stronger - Clean Bandit
5. Modern Love - Coasts
6. St. Patrick - Pvris (this is one of my favorites right now)
7. Cruel - The Veronicas
8. Classic (feat. Powers) - The Knocks
9. Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg (!!!)
10. Talking Body - Tove Lo

Listening Now: April Playlist

Here are a few songs I'm listening to this month. These are all available on Spotify-- feel free to follow my 2015 playlist for updates!

1. Mine- Sebastian Mikael
2. Champagne Kisses - Jessie Ware
3. Hustler - Josef Salvat
4. Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
5. Higher - Sigma
6. Hold Back The River - James Bay
7. King - Years & Years
8. Bed of Lies - Nicki Minaj
9. The Rhythm - MNEK
10. 2Shy - Shura

ENJOY!!!

Listening Now: 90's Throwback Playlist

This past weekend, Nick and I met up with Wes and Danielle  at The Flying Monkey for some drinks. Flying Monkey has a TouchTunes jukebox, and I have the TouchTunes app-- the perfect combo for a 90s throwback night.

The playlist (and we were kinda monopolizing the jukebox here-- sorry) included the following:
1. Kiss - Prince
2. The Sign - Ace of Base
3. Tennessee - Arrested Development
4. Boombastic - Shaggy
5. It's Tricky - Run DMC
6. I Got 5 On It - Luniz
7. Too Close - Next
8. Return of the Mack - Mark Morrisson
9. Pony - Ginuwine
10. This is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
11. Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
12. Regulate - Warren G
13. Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn
14. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
15. Ditty - Paperboy
16. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Yeah, we were there a while…..

Anyway, if 90's music is your thing, on May 3, 2014, MOCA is hosting a 90/90s Gay Games Dance Party to celebrate the 90 day countdown to the 2014 Gay Games! More information including a link to purchase tickets available here! I will definitely be there with my dancing shoes on!!

What are some of your favorite jukebox tunes? Please share!! 

Listening Now: The September Issue err Playlist

I cannot believe we're into September already!! WHERE DID THIS YEAR GO?!  The good news is that I've been busy and having a lot of fun, so I guess I really can't complain about time flying by...

In any case, here is the playlist for September!
1. Right Here (feat. Foxes) - Rudimental (This is a really enjoyable album by Rudimental. No Lie)
2. She Wants to Know - Half Moon Run
3. Fragile (feat. Kendrick Lamar) - Tech N9ne (Tech N9ne will be at the Agora 10/18)
4. Wasting My Young Years - London Grammar
5. Hearts Like Ours - The Naked and Famous
6. The Wire - Haim
7. Applause - Lady Gaga
8. Glowing - Nikki Williams
9. Daddy (feat. Naughty Boy) - Emeli Sande
10. No Way - The Naked and Famous
11. We Own The Night - The Wanted
12. Remain Nameless - Florence & the Machine
13. Tennis Court - Lorde
14. All I Know - Fenech Soler
15. Learn to Love Again - Lawson

ENJOY!
XO

Listening Now: August 2013 playlist

I'm a day late on this, but here is my August playlist!

1. Lying to the Mirror- Gabrielle Aplin
2. Diamonds and Waste- Kate McGill
3. Lost & Not Found- Chase & Status
4. Let Her Go- Passenger
5. I am Yours- Churchill
6. Eat Dirt- Susan Justics
7. Feel the Love- Rudimental
8. Burn- Ellie Goulding
9. Cool Like Me- Fryars
10. D-D-Dance- The Royal Concept
11. She Keeps Me Warm- Mary Lambert
12. Durban Skies- Bastille
13. Do I Wanna Know?- Arctic Monkeys
14. Sweet Talk (remix)- Jessie Ware
15. Elevate- St. Lucia

This weekend I'm going to Put in Bay for the first time since 2004! I'm excited and scared.

The July 2013 Playlist

Happy July!!! Wow are we in the midst of a heatwave!!! It is almost too hot to type, so I'm just going to get straight to the list...

1. Next to Me - Emilie Sande
2. Falling - Haim
3. Only You - Ellie Goulding
4. Last Raindrop - Fitz & the Tantrums
5. Rock It - Little Red
6. Back to Black - The Great Gatsby Soundtrack
7. Another Love - Tom Odell
8. Flashing Lights - Chase & Status
9. On Our Way - The Royal Concept
10. I Belong In Your Arms - Chairlift
11. Fools Gold - Fitz & The Tantrums ( I REALLY lurve this album!)
12. 212 - Azealia Banks (be warned: the explicit version is EXPLICIT!)
13. Work - Iggy Azalea
14. Thinking About You - Calvin Harris
15. The City - The 1975

I hope you're on a porch sipping a cold adult beverage. Cheers!!

Listening Now: All the Ladies in June

Yes, yes, I know its July, but its summer, and I've been having fun!! I started out making the June playlist, and half way through, I figured out it was all women, so I continued with the theme to create a full playlist of songs that are either independent women, or groups headed by women.

Where I Sleep-- Emeli Sande
Explosions-- Ellie Goulding
Boy-- Nina Nesbitt
Ready or Not - Bridgit Mendler
Don't Save Me-- Haim
Now is the Start-- A Fine Frenzy
The Show-- Girls Aloud
Something Inside-- Jessie Ware
Lovers in the Parking Lot-- Solange
Amsterdam-- Daughter
Dusk Till Dawn-- Ladyhawke
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody-- Fergie, Q Tip and GoonRock (The Great Gatsby Soundtrack)
Somebody-- Niki & The Dove
Lovesong-- Adele
Girl Gone Wild-- Madonna (because really, what is a playlist like this without Madge)
Attracting Flies-- AlunaGeorge (so, so catchy)

And finally, for a bonus, this is a song I've been listening to on Soundcloud, in honor of Wimbledon. Or something like that. In any case, it is available for download on iTunes starting today!!

Tennis Court-- Lorde

Listening Now: May Playlist

Hope you had a LOVELY Memorial Day weekend! Mine was spent buying a new car (a Nissan Rogue), watching Star Trek Into Darkness (Benedict Cumberbatch is an EXCELLENT villain and I LURVED it in 3D), attending a cookout, and getting ribs at the Rib Cook- off!

Since I was MIA for a few weeks, this week I have yet another playlist, this one for May! (song-- artist)
1. Cough Cough-- Everything Everything
2. Late Nights-- Foals
3. Second Chance-- Tristan Prettyman
4. Songbird-- Oasis
5. Promise Me-- The Saturdays
6. Never Let Me Go-- Florence + the Machine
7. Sing Out Your Love-- Churchill
8. Heaven-- Emilie Sande
9. Wildest Moments-- Jessie Ware (I am OBSESSED with this song)
10. Deadlines and Commitments- The Killers
11. Dissolve Me-- Alt-J (Will be at House of Blues on June 11th!!)
12. Lolita-- The Veronicas
13. Daddy (feat. Naughty Boy)-- Emilie Sande (yet again. She's really really really good)
14. MoneyGrabber-- Fitz & the Tantrums (I ADORE this band)
15. The Loving Kind-- Girls Aloud

There you have it! The May Playlist. I'm putting some finishing touches on the June playlist, so I will have it up soon!

A Delayed April Playlist

To be honest, I feel a little ridiculous posting this today in light of the destruction that happened in Oklahoma yesterday. I encourage you to donate to the Red Cross or another non profit that is providing aid to the region if you are able.

If you're looking for a lighter moment, here is the much delayed playlist that I crated for April:
1. Can't Speak French - Girls Aloud
2. Express Yourself - Labrinth
3. Don't Say - Scars on 45
4. Don't Gotta Work It Out - Fitz & the Tantrums
5. Clarity (feat. Foxes) - Zedd
6. Girl In The Mirror - Cheryl Cole
7. Faster - The Saturdays
8. Tonight I Can't Say No - Timeflies
9. My Number - Foals
10. Please Don't Say You Love Me - Gabrielle Aplin
11. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)  - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
12. Perfect World - Kodaline
13. My Blood - Ellie Goulding
14. Devotion - Jessie Ware
15. Drumming Song - Florence + the Machine
16. Pompeii (remix) - Bastille
17. Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood

There you have it!!! Next week: the May playlist!

Listening Now: The March Playlist

Another month, another playlist! And to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, I've added a throwback Irish band at the very end!

1. Back to Black-- Wolfgang
2. Between the Raindrops (feat. Natasha Bedingfield) -- Lifehouse
3. Inhaler -- Foals
4. The Power of Love -- Gabrielle Aplin (more to come on her in March)
5. The Real Thing -- Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound
6. I'll Be Allright -- Passion Pit
7. My Heart Is The Eastern Horizon -- Clemency
8. Flaws -- Bastille
9. We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) -- Calvin Harris
10. Up All Night -- Alex Clare
11. World On Fire -- The Royal Concept
12. Kemosabe -- Everything Everything
13. Never Say Never -- Tristan Prettyman
14. Move Like U Stole It -- ZZ Ward
15. Dreams (Tee's Radio Mix) -- The Corrs

Have a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day all, and maybe I will see you out and about downtown!!!
XO

Listening Now: The February playlist!

Happy February, everyone! Its a short month, and one that brings us just that much closer to Spring!! And of course, a new month = new playlist!!! So, without much further ado (song -- artist)...

1. Genesis -- Grimes
2. Take Her form You -- Dev
3. Giving Me a Chance -- Gotye
4. Roc The Life -- Rita Ora
5. Radioactive -- Rita Ora (I can't help it, I'm really enjoying these two songs)
6. Notorious -- The Saturdays
7. Closer -- Tegan and Sara
8. Love Lost -- The Temper Trap
9. All You Need Is Love -- Grade Potter
10. What Do You Take Me For? -- Pixie Lott
11. Looking Hot (Jonas Quant Remix) -- No Doubt
12. Taking in Water -- Jessie Ware
13. Breathe Me (Mylo Remix) -- Sia
14. All Of Me -- Tanlines
15. One Night -- Timeflies

ENJOY!!

Listening Now: The Seanski Funday playlist

If you follow Alexa's blog, then you know that last weekend, a number of us gathered to celebrate Sean's birthday with a Seanski Funday celebration.  Since Sean is fan of music, I went old school, and made him a mix tape...err CD. 

1. Sweat - Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta

2. Sex on the Regular - Miniature Tigers

3. Safe and Sound - Capital Cities

4. Call my Name - Cheryl Cole

5. For Myself - The Saturdays

6. Female Robbery - The Neighbourhood 

7. Bad Blood - Bastille 

8. Magentic Eyes - Matrix & Futurebound

9. Spectrum - Florence & the Machine, feat. Calvin Harris

10. The Golden Age and the Silver Girl - Tyler Lyle

11. Demons - Fenech-Soler

12. Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch

13. Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

14. Humming Bird - Alex Clare

15. I Need Yyour Love - Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding

16. Tidal Wave - Sub Focus feat. Alpines

I've listened to this playlist numerous times over the past week. In fact, I enjoy it so much that I even burned copies for my favorite instructors as pscyle! I can't wait to get my ride on!!!! 

Listening Now: The August playlist

No need to send out a search party!! I'm still here; just been busy with both work and my social life, neither of which are reasons to complain! I will post about some of what I've been up to over the next week, but I wanted to share my August playlist with you today! I have been listening to this playlist multiple times a day over the past week, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!
(As usual, its song name- artist)

1. The King and All of His Men- Wolfgang. I fell in love with this song the very first time I listened to it.

2. Satellite- The Wanted. My love for the Wanted is well documented.

3. Runaways- The Killers. This is new by the Killers, and makes me very excited for their new album. I've seen them twice in concert; Brandon Flowers was very shy with the audience both times.

4. Settle Down- No Doubt. Can't wait for this album!!! Gwen is AMAZING and they are SO FUN live!!!!

5. Promises- Nero.  Had this in my library for a long time; not sure why I waited so long to put it into a playlist!

6. What Girls Are Made Of- Garbage. LOVE LOVE LOVE Shirley Manson. This is from their new album.

7. Sleep Alone- Two Door Cinema Club. I've said this many many times, and I will say it again- if you have an opportunity to see them live, DON'T MISS IT!! This is from their upcoming album, due September!

8. Back to Back- Wolfgang (again).

9. Warrior- Kimbra.  I like this song, with its slight 80s vibe

10. All About Tonight- Pixie Lott. Ok, I love that her name is Pixie. File this under my shameless love for Brit-pop

11. Like a Prayer- Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Allison and I are going to see her live in December (House of Blues CLE), and I CANNOT WAIT. She was so so SO good last year!!!

12. Sunday Drive- Ladyhawke. I really enjoy this band. Their album was available for $5 on Amazon a few weeks ago, so you may want to check to see if the deal is still available.

13. Sexual Healing- Maxamillion. So, I first heard this version of the song over 10 years ago- I was visiting my grandparents in London, and this was used in a car commercial. As you can tell, I absolutely fell in love with it!!

14. Call my name- Cheryl Cole. This is the Cheryl Cole who had a brief (blink and you missed it) appearance on the US X Factor. She was using that series as a launching pad for her US debut, but that isn't happening any time soon. Its a shame-- more shameless Brit-pop love.

15. Let the Sun Shine- Labrinth. I searched high and low for this album and had to order it used on Amazon. I first heard this song in the middle of winter 2010/2011, and it made me happy on those VERY grey days.

16. Spectrum (Say my name) - Florence + the Machine, feat Calvin Harris. OMG. I cannot even begin to tell you how AWESOME she was live at Nautica. This mix with Calvin Harris is just.too.much.

As you can see, a long playlist, but well worth the downloads!!

Listening Now: The July playlist

As I mentioned previously, about once a month, I will post a playlist of songs I'm listening to/working out to... this month's playlist is (song- artist)

1. Shooting the Moon- Mona
2. Little Talks- Of Monsters and Men (I LUUURRVVEE this album)
3. Post Physical-  Pictureplane
4. Passenger- OneRepublic
5. Keepsake- Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (I blogged about her new album recently. If you haven't listened to it yet, you are seriously missing out)
6. DJ, Ease my Mind- Niki & the Dove (the last time I had this as a Tuesday Tune, it wasn't out on iTunes yet, but happy to report it is now!)
7. How We Do (Party)- Rita Ora  (high potential for summer anthem)
8. Hands - Alpine
9. Underdog- You Me At Six
10. Feel the Love- Rudimental (this is another one with high summer-anthem potential)
11. Roulette- Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (clearly, I luuuuurve this album)
12. Hanging On- Ellie Goulding (Allison and I LUUUURVE her; this song is available on her website (thanks Ms. Peltz for the heads up))

Hope you enjoy this month's mix! And you can be sure that some of these songs will be playing at psycle in either Jenn, Hallie, or Emily's classes!