do you want to go to the seaside?

it’s death cab day. time to try out your new twin sized bed.

johnkoehnen — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:11:55 +0000

“you look so defeated lying there in your new twin sized bed…

…but I hope you have more luck with this, than me…”

I can’t articulate the reason why this song is so catchy – but it sticks in your head. ..your single head.

Check it out ->

death cab for cutie – your new twin sized bed [audio stream]

from the new album: Narrow Stairs

Blog Out Loud? Impossible.

johnkoehnen — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:44:07 +0000

“I don’t wanna feel like I don’t have a future…
I don’t wanna wake up knowing I don’t have a future.”

Enough said. Shout Out Louds – Impossible [mp3] [youtube]

Note: the mp3s listed above reference external blogs and not the actual music files themselves.

death cab – narrow scares from narrow stairs

johnkoehnen — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:32:05 +0000

I was so close to posting just how horrible the new death cab album is. which would be a sad story with all the countless times I repeated their last three albums – repeatable tunes from coney island to giants to sarah said… and all the tracks in between.

But the new album is horrible. it sounds distorted – I can’t understand the lyrics. In fact, it doesn’t even sound like them…

So, just as I was going to write them off as a dud – I realized – it isn’t them. whatever was leaked online was an april fools surprise featuring some German band named Velveteen. Good one. I was 75% fooled.

I guess the rest of us impatient folks will have to wait a lil longer for the real death cab release. So for right now, the new panic at the disco album will have to suck alone. what ever happened to the creepy-yet-oh-so-catchy debut album?

death cab – i will possess your heart [mp3] [youtube video]

Note: the mp3s listed above reference external blogs and not the actual music files themselves.

listen up. peep this. good boy.

johnkoehnen — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:03:10 +0000

what i’m hearing:

ghost in the water – how to draw a ghost [stream]
estelle – in the rain [stream]
hot chip – sensual seduction (snoop dogg cover) [stream]
mgmt – electric feel [stream] [youtube]
birdmonster – balcony [stream]
british sea power – waving flags [stream] [youtube]
flight of the conchords – ladies of the world [stream] [youtube]
gnarls barkley – neighbors [youtube]
murdocks – die together [stream]
the kooks – one last time [youtube - live]

what i’ve seen:

Superhero Movie [trailer]

now. it’s your turn.

rock out with your konk out.

johnkoehnen — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:54:05 +0000

the kooks are back with major studio album #2. a follow-up to the classic, inside in-inside out. konk releases legit on april 14th – but has already emerged online in P2P sites. check out a few of the new classics:

down to the market [mp3] [stream]
do you wanna [...] [youtube]
always where i need to be [mp3] [youtube]

Note: the links to MP3′s reference external blogs and not the individual music files themselves