I think that we have already established that Sweedish=hot. Peter Bjorn and John, in my opinion live up to this characterization. This is another a group that I discovered only about a year or so, ago via Pandora. Why does it sting so bad, every time I admit that? Hehe. Anyway, they have apparently been around since the early aughts (first album published in 2002).

The song that I’m sharing could be considered very annoying, or very catchy, depending on perspective. Victoria Bergsman lends a hand with the vocals. The track is from the 2006 album “Writer’s Block.” It’s called “Young Folks.” Press Play.

[photo:  not sure who to credit, but it's a great one]

Ok ok ok ok ok. I’m pretty sure that LMC will most likely lose and sort of cred that it may have had, after this post. But here goes anyway. Except for those who have spent the last 18 months in a bomb shelter, or have recently awoken from a long coma, there is no avoiding the hype that surrounds Lady Gaga. Reagan and I have had countless discussions about her. Reagan is obsessed. I am repulsed. We do both agree that she is a very talented individual. There is also no denying that she gives the kids what they want.

So, I guess for me it comes down to whether or not she has a soul. In my mind there is no better embodiment of the once abstract idea of a “sell-out.” There have been a few occasions when I have seriously been blown away by her vocal abilities (namely when she is messing around/ad-libbing on SNL, etc..). Despite her obvious depth of skill, she continues to write and publish pure crap. The problem is that, the crap is catchy crap.

I can honestly say that I don’t care for the majority of the music that she has released. There are a few tracks, however, that I am now for the first time publicly admitting, have gotten under my skin. The song that I’m sharing today is probably the one that I like the most. It is from “The Fame Monster.” The song is called “Telephone.” Beyonce is also featured on this track. It is the story of ever clubber kid’s standard weekend. Check it.

FYI, if you are really bored, check out all of the tribute videos there are for this song on YouTube. Reagan and I wasted a good hour and 1/2 being amazed by them.

A bit late this week, I know. But I was a little bit preoccupied on Monday, with some more pressing issues. Thursday afternoon is better than never, though. Right? One of the cool things about having a significant other, is being exposed to music, movies and other cultural items that you may have never known about otherwise. When I first started dating Reagan, I was exposed to a lot of music that I probably never would have been interested in, had I not met her.  That goes for most of the bubble gummy type of stuff that I listen to. I always had kind of an aversion to it, probably because I thought like it didn’t fit in with my image, or something. Whatever all of that means. Anyway, I met Reagan. She listened to Destiny’s Child, had a girl crush on Beyonce, etc.. I thought “Hey, I totally dig Reagan, who is totally amazing. Maybe this music that she likes so much, isn’t as lame as I have convinced myself that it is.” That’s not to say that Reagan’s musical taste is limited to bouncy pop music. There is actually quite a significant overlap in our itunes libraries. But Destiny’s Child is definitely one artist that was not in mine, until I met Reagan. It didn’t take me long to figure out why Jay-Z and Reagan love Beyonce so much. The song that I’m sharing today is “so good” from “Writing’s on the wall.” Give it a listen.