Another Reason to Love Rogue Wave

... Because they make amazing covers like this one, of Buddy Holly's "Everyday." It's not easy to remake one of the greatest songs of all time, but Rogue Wave does justice to the legend of BH, while still adding their amazing Oakland-inspired personal touch on the track. There's just enough reminiscent of 1958 to put a smile on your face, topped off with the ever-evolving indie sound collected over the last 50 years; an optimistic song with just the right amount of realism. Perfection in my opinion - I am addicted.

Rogue Wave - Everyday (Buddy Holly Cover) [ysi]

Little Known Fact: February 3, 1959, the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and two others were killed in a tragic plane crash, American Airlines Flight 320 also crashed, killing 65 people. Don McClean referred to this day in a song you might know called "American Pie." As popular as the smash hit was, most people don't know Feb 3, 1958 is "The Day the Music Died."

Monday is All About Me

You don't hear too much praise for Mondays. It's not usually our favorite day ending in 'Y'. Why (y) I ask? It's because we get this great two days of vacation - sort of like a preview of what life might be like if we were a lottery winner or Paris Hilton. There's booze and boys and a whole lot of sitting on our asses in between. Then suddenly the two days are over and unlike Paris we have to recover from our hangover, show some self-respect and dignity, get up and go to WORK. (No, a reality show doesn't count P Hil.) Mondays are usually universal back to reality days and no one likes to be waken from the same beautiful dream we've all had since we were ten. To grow up and do nothing. Don't lie - you've thought about it.

The Penfifteen Club - Ms. Hilton (Remix) [ysi]

But Mondays have some amazing things about them too. At Starbucks, Mondays are like Christmas. Tip distribution is on the menu - cold hard cash you can put in your pocket by the end of the day. For me this means new music Mondays. I can't hold onto my tips for more than a few hours before I'm at Easy Street finding another excuse to buy one, two or twelve new CDs. I think I actually surprised the guy working the cash register today with my massive purchase. He must have felt a little embarassed for/impressed by me because he threw me an extra punch or two on my free CD punch card to even the score. Shwack. I finally picked up a copy of MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, Jaymay's debut, Adam Green's (of The Moldy Peaches) Sixes and Sevens, The Blakes self-titled release, the much-buzzed about Sera Cahoone, and Sam Cooke's greatest hits (for $7)! Steal.

So today's Monday Mixtape is all about my new favorites off these albums with a few other heavy rotations on my ipod thrown in.

MGMT - Kids [ysi]
The Blakes - Lintwalk [ysi]
The Blakes - Don't Bother Me [ysi]
Lupe Fiasco - Intruder Alert [ysi]
Sam Cooke - Having a Party [ysi]
Check out the Rod Stewart cover too
Jaymay - Gray or Blue [ysi]
So so good
Adam Green - Drowning Head First [ysi]
Sera Cahoone - You Might as Well [ysi]
Psapp -Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

Peace, Love, Paris Hilton and Monday hangovers,

LTK