Wednesday, March 07, 2007

The NeffList 2006


At long last, i have compiled my 7th annual compilation of the best tracks from the top albums of 2006. Over the past 15 months, i have carefully reviewed 151 albums that were released in the US and A over the course of the year. Click here to download a txt file list of all eligible albums. After careful consideration, i sequenced my favorite 72 tracks - enough to fill up 3 CDs and kick your ass for over 234 consecutive minutes. Right about now, you're probably thinking, man that seems like a lot of work! Well, yeah. i have spent countless hours in front of my 'puter organizing all these albums, and an equally incalculable amount of time listening to each and every one of them very carefully, taking copious notes and scribbling drafts of track lists and composing journal entry after journal entry about what each song means to me and how each song fills a certain space in my previously cavernous soul. i have since lost all those notes. i guess i shoulda wrote all that deeply personal stuff on something more permanent than gum wrappers and Starbuck's receipts.

i also suffered a potentially catastrophic setback when my external hard drive made by Seagate crashed in November. All 150GB of my music was lost. after some self-administered grief therapy and a new hard drive, i was able to overcome this adversity and soldier on. It took lots of work and a little help from my friends, but i was able to reacquire most of my tunes.

i now present to you the NeffList 2006 in 5 FREE downloadable parts. Download the files and enjoy. If you don't agree that this is the awesome-est end-of-the-year compilation on all of the internets, i will gladly refund every penny, including sales tax.

Part 1[95,243kb]

Part 2[99,618kb]

Part 3[97,496kb]

Part 4[96,785kb]

Part 5[47,917kb]

The complete tracklist is in the comment section.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

NeffTunes MixTape: December 2006

I know it's January, but [insert excuse about being busy during the holiday season here]. Here's the December 2006 edition of the NeffTunes MixTape. It features my all-time favorite band with a calendar-themed name, The Decemberists. Here are 19 of my favorite Decemberists songs for your pleasure. Purchase their kick-assed 2006 album, The Crane Wife at the band's very own website.
Tracklist:
1- Leslie Ann Levine
2- Los Angeles, I’m Yours
3- We Both Go Down Together
4- July, July!
5- Summersong
6- The Chimbley Sweep
7- Billy Liar
8- Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
9- Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
10- Oceanside
11- The Infanta
12- The Soldiering Life
13- A Cautionary Song
14- 16 Military Wives
15- Song for Myla Goldberg
16- Grace Cathedral Hill
17- Angel, Won’t You Call Me?
18- The Legionnaire’s Lament
19- I Was Meant for the Stage
Download the Zip file here from Mediafire.com - no password needed, cuz that's how i roll.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

NeffTunes MixTape November 2006

Here's the latest installment of tunes from kick-assed albums of 2006

01 - The Heart Bionic by Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals' Starvation League
02 - Red Wine, Success! by Cold War Kids
03 - Fake Tales of San Francisco by The Arctic Monkeys
04 - Everyone Gets A Star by Albert Hammond Jr
05 - Ain't That Strange by Rhett Miller
06 - Nausea by Beck
07 - Oversleeping by I'm From Barcelona
08 - Papa's Got A Brand New Liver by Bright Light Fever
09 - Walk In The Park by Oh No! Oh My!
10 - Traces by Built To Spill
11 - The Bank And Trust by The Elected
12 - Dirty Old Town by Frank Black
13 - Please Don't Talk About Murder When I'm Eating by Ben Harper
14 - The Needle Has Landed by Neko Case
15 - Bisbee Blue by Calexico
16 - Pilgrim's Progress by Kris Kristofferson
17 - Living Proof by Cat Power
18 - Oregon Girl by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
19 - In Between Days by Ben Folds
20 - Scatterbraine by Ed Harcourt
21 - The Weakest Part by Yo La Tengo
22 - Islands Sink by Chin Up Chin Up
23 - Massive Nights by The Hold Steady
24 - Creepin' Up The Backstairs by The Fratelli's
25 - Sofa Song by The Kooks
26 - 15 Minutes by The Strokes
27 - I Saw The Light by Mudhoney
Download the "November 06.zip" file here. It's hosted by MediaFire.
Enjoy this rock 'n' roll sampler.
Support these hard working and talented artists by purchasing their records or merchandise and go see them live.
Lots of these folks are on tour as we speak.

Friday, October 27, 2006

St. Louis Cardinals: 2006 World Series Champs

The St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series!! And i was there...


...chillin' on my couch.

Nevertheless, it was exciting. The Cardinals, after a mediocre season put it all together in the postseason and came out on top.
And David Eckstein, with his timely hitting and stellar defense was awarded the MVP and an obnoxiously colored Corvette.
Wooo-hooo!!
Kick ass, Cardinals!

Thursday, October 19, 2006

NeffTunes MixTape, October 2006

Here is my first installment of MixTapes. This one features some kick-assed tunes from the best albums of 2006.

Tracklist:
1-Centro-Matic: Calling Thermatico
2-Band Of Horses: The Great Salt Lake
3-The Raconteurs: Hands
4-For Those Who Know: Competition
5-The Black Heart Procession: GPS
6-Alejandro Escovedo: Dear Head On The Wall
7-Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins: Handle With Care
8-Slaid Cleaves: Like Poets Do
9-Norfolk & Western: A Gilded Age
10-Crystal Skulls: Treat It Well
11-Midlake: Roscoe
12-Morning Runner: Great Escape
13-The Flaming Lips: The W.A.N.D.
14-Wolfmother: Love Train
15-The Black Keys: Your Touch
16-Golden Smog: 5-22-02
17-The Handsome Family: Flapping Your Broken Wings
18-Curt Kirkwood: Beautiful Weapon
19-Greg Graffin: Cold As The Clay
20-Scott Miller & The Commonwealth: Wild Things
21-Jolie Holland: Moonshiner
Link to Zip file (no password required)
Enjoy these tunes, and support these artists by buying their albums and merchandise, or going to their shows at a rock 'n' roll venue near you.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Scott Miller & The Commonwealth Sept 29, 2006 All Good Cafe, Dallas

Scott Miller and the Commonwealth came and rocked out The All Good Cafe in Dallas, TX on September 29, 2006 and i was there.

He played songs like these:
Across The Line [link is dead]
Only Everything [link is dead]
Raised By The Graves [link is dead]

It looked like this:






And then...
...we took goofy photo booth pics.

Scott Miller's official page
Scott Miller's albums
Scott Miller's Y! Group

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Album of the Week


Disciples of Agriculture: self titled 1995 album
Vintage twang rock from back in the day. Enjoy.

Pic of the Week: Another one of my hot rods

My 1940 Ford, parked in front of the house the other evening.

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Video of the week


Wolf Parade: Modern World from their kick-assed 2005 album, Apologies to the Queen Mary on Sub Pop. Here's their space. Enjoy.
Here are more videos from some Awesomeometer-recommended Sub Pop bands like Rogue Wave, the Shins, Hot Hot Heat, Iron & Wine, the Album Leaf on the You Tube. Spend some time watching cool videos, but don't forget to feed your kids.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Album of the week (link updated)


Read about it here

Get it here.

Worlds collide as the singer from one of my favorite bands of all times (check the tattoo) teams up with my favorite canadian band and plays some kick-assed old-timey tunes.

Sweet.