Party Like It's 1999 6/29/12

My oh my, I had no idea so many folks would be around last night. Thanks for coming out and packing the Bell House once again. Here's the playlist:

Afghan Whigs - "Debonair"
Sugar - "Helpless"
Superchunk - "Slack Motherfucker"
Elastica - "Connection"
King Missile - "Detachable Penis"
Jesus + Mary Chain - "Sometimes Always"
L7 - "Pretend We're Dead"
Everclear - "Everything to Everyone"
Cracker - "Low"
Foo Fighters - "Learn to Fly"
Blink 182 - "Dammit"
Goldfinger - "Here in Your Bedroom"
Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains"
Stereo MC's - "Connected"
Blind Melon - "No Rain"
Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"
Dave Matthews Band - "Ants Marching"
Sixpence None the Richer - "Kiss Me"
Sister Hazel - "All for You"
Lit - "My Own Worst Enemy"
Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"
Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"
Cardigans - "Lovefool"
Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
Chumbawamba - "Tubthumping"
Spice Girls - "Wannabe"
House of Pain - "Jump Around"
Kris Kross - "Jump"
Montell Jordan - "This Is How We Do It"
Lou Bega - "Mambo No. 5"
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre - "No Diggity"
Nortorious B.I.G. - "Juicy"
2pac - "I Get Around"
Pras featuring Mya and ODB - "Ghetto Supastar"
Wyclef - "We Are Trying to Stay Alive"
Skee-Lo - "I Wish"
Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Salt-n-Pepa - "Shoop"
TLC - "Creep"
Ace of Base - "The Sign"
Backstreet Boys - "I Want It That Way"
Santana featuring Rob Thomas - "Smooth"
Ricky Martin - "Living La Vida Loca"
No Doubt - "Spiderwebs"
Eve 6 - "Inside Out"
Weezer - "El Scorcho"
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Green Day - "Basket Case"
Blink 182 - "All the Small Things"
Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
Sublime - "Santeria"
Beastie Boys - "Sure Shot"
Biz Markie - "Just a Friend"
Vitamin C - "Graduation (Friends Forever)"
Warren G. and Nate Dogg - "Regulate"
Jennifer Lopez - "If You Want My Love"
Britney Spears - "...Hit Me One More Time"
Aqua -"Barbie Girl"
NSYNC - "I Want You Back"
Dee-Lite - "Groove Is in the Heart"
LaBouche - "Be My Lover"
Eiffel 65 - "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Spice Girls - "Spice Up Your Life"
Will Smith - "Miami"
Destiny's Child - "Bills, Bills, Bills"
Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase - "Mo Money, Mo Problems"
Janet Jackson - "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
Christina Aguilera - "Genie In a Bottle"
Mariah Carey - "Fantasy"
Mandy Moore - "Candy"
Hanson - "Mmmbop"
Meredith Brooks - "Bitch"
Proclaimers - "I'm Gonne Be (500 Miles)"
Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones"
Goo Goo Dolls - "Slide"
The Presidents of the United States of America - "Peaches"
Divinyls - "I Touch Myself"
Eagle-Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
Gin Blossoms - "Found Out About You"
Faith No More - "Easy"
En Vogue - "Don't Let Go (Love)"
Mark Cohn - "Walking in Memphis"
Seal - "Kiss From a Rose"
R. Kelly - "I Believe I Can Fly"
Sinead O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Extreme - "More Than Words"

Party Like It's 1999 5/18/12

Another fun night was had at The Bell House. Here's my-so-called playlist:

Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want"
Beastie Boys - "Root Down"
Bad Religion - "American Jesus"
The Posies - "Dream All Day"
The Get Up Kids - "Woodson"
that dog - "Never Say Never"
Garbage - "#1 Crush"
Moby featuring Gwen Stefani - "Southside"
Morrissey - "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get"
Depeche Mode - "Personal Jesus"
Nine Inch Nails - "Wish"
The Prodigy - "Firestarter"
Nirvana - "Verse Chorus Verse"
Soundgarden - "Spoonman"
Radiohead - "Just"
Beastie Boys - "Intergalatic"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Vasoline"
Hole - "Violet"
Better Than Ezra - "Good"
The Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight, Tonight"
Weezer - "My Name Is Jonas"
Reel Big Fish - "Sell Out"
The Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Jump Jive An' Wail"
Eagle Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight"
White Town - "Your Woman"
Marcy Playground - "Sex and Candy"
Everclear - "Santa Monica"
Lit - "My Own Worse Enemy"
Harvey Danger - "Flagpole Sitta"
Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know"
Len - "Steal Your Sunshine"
Mariah Carey - "Fantasy"
TLC - "No Scubs"
Ace of Base - "Don't Turn Around"
Salt-N-Pepa - "Shoop"
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre - "No Diggity"
Tupac and Dr. Dre - "California Love"
Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"
Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Snow - "Informer"
Lou Bega - "Mambo No. 5"
Boyz II Men - "Motownphilly"
NSync - "I Want You Back"
Spice Girls - "Wannabe"
Hanson - "Mmmbop"
The Proclaimers - "I Wanna Be (500 Miles)"
No Doubt - "Spiderwebs"
Beastie Boys - "Sure Shot"
Beastie Boys - "The Biz vs. The Nuge"
Beastie Boys - "Sabotage"
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Rancid - "Ruby Soho"
311 - "All Mixed Up"
Eve 6 - "Inside Out"
Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
Meredith Brooks - "Bitch"
Chumbawamba - "Tubthumping"
Dee-Lite - "Groove Is in the Heart"
Naughty By Nature - "O.P.P."
Kris Kross - "Jump"
Michael Jackson - "Black and White"
Ace of Base - "The Sign"
Jennifer Lopez - "If You Want My Love"
En Vogue - "Don't Let Go (Love)"
Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"
Destiny's Child - "Say My Name"
Janet Jackson - "That's The Way Love Goes"
Outlast - "Ms. Jackson"
Jay-Z - "Hard Knock Life"
Aaliyah - "Are You That Somebody?"
Arrested Development - "Tennessee"
Digable Planets - "Rebirth of the Slick (Cool Like Dat)"
Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis - "Got Your Money"
Warren G and Nate Dogg - "Regulate"
Macy Gray - "I Try"
SWV - "Right Here/Human Nature"
R.E.M. - "Everybody Hurts"
Frente - "Bizarre Love Triangle"
Lisa Loeb - "Stay (I Missed You)"

Party Like It's 1999 4/6/12

Amazing. Good Friday and Passover didn't stop folks from coming out to the Bell House Friday night. I was very surprised. Here's the playlist:

Danzig - "Mother"
Guns n' Roses - "You Could Be Mine"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Wicked Garden"
Pearl Jam - "Corduroy"
Soundgarden - "Spoonman"
Alice in Chains - "Would"
Faith No More - "Midlife Crisis"
Bad Religion - "21st Century Digital Boy"
Beck - "Loser"
The Cure - "Friday I'm in Love"
Sponge - "Molly"
Urge Overkill - "Sister Havana"
Lemonheads - "It's a Shame About Ray"
Nada Surf - "Popular"
Superdrag - "Sucked Out"
Smash Mouth - "Walking on the Sun"
The Presidents of the United States of America - "Peaches"
Fiona Apple - "Criminal"
Primitive Radio Gods - "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth.."
Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"
R.E.M. - "Shiny Happy People"
Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"
EMF - "Unbelievable"
Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"
The Cardigans - "Lovefool"
James - "Laid"
Mr. Big - "To Be With You"
Natalie Imbriglia - "Torn"
Chumbawamba - "Tubthumping"
No Doubt - "Just a Girl"
Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Will Smith - "Getting Jiggy Wit It"
Dee-Lite - "Groove Is in the Heart"
Montell Jordan - "This Is How We Do It"
Bell Biv Devoe - "Poison"
Digital Underground - "The Humpty Dance"
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre - "No Diggity"
Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase - "Mo Money Mo Problems"
Coolio - "Fantastic Voyage"
Sir Mix-A-Lot - "Baby Got Back"
Salt-N-Pepa - "Shoop"
TLC - "No Scrubs"
Spice Girls - "Wannabe"
Britney Spears - "...Hit Me Baby One More Time"
Ricky Martin - "Living La Vida Loca"
Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch - "Good Vibrations"
Madonna - "Vogue"
Mariah Carey - "Fantasy"
George Michael - "Freedom '90"
New Radicals - "You Get What You Give"
The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
Green Day - "Basket Case"
Blink 182 - "All The Small Things"
Sublime - "Santeria"
Beastie Boys - "Intergalactic"
Warren G and Nate Dogg - "Regulate"
Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg - "Nuthing But a G Thing"
Cypress Hill - "Insane in the Brain"
Adina Howard - "Freak Like Me"
Backstreet Boys - "I Want It That Way"
Hanson - "Mmmbop"
Mandy Moore - "Candy"
NSync - "I Want You Back"
Prince and the New Power Generation - "7"
Ace of Base - "Don't Turn Around"
Tony Toni Tone - "Feels Good"
Haddaway - "What Is Love"
Arrested Development - "Tennessee"
Weezer - "Buddy Holly"
Divinyls - "I Touch Myself"
En Vogue - "Don't Let Go (Love)"
Usher - "Nice and Slow"
Ginuwine - "Pony"
Faith No More - "Easy"
Scorpions - "Wind of Change"
PM Dawn - "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"
Pearl Jam - "Black"
Lisa Loeb - "Stay (I Missed You)"
Seal - "Kiss From a Rose"

Song of the Week 3/30/12

Gomez - "Jumping Jack Flash (Live)"

Who knew that Gomez -- a band that I have enjoyed for many years -- could come up with such an inventive and truly original cover? This was recorded at the Music of the Rolling Stones show at Carnegie Hall a couple weeks ago, and I can hear why people wanted to get a copy of it. I love how the crowd starts going nuts at :33 seconds in. They knew something awesome was happening.

Thanks for the free download guys. This cover rocks.

Song of the Week 3/23/12

Delta Spirit - "Empty House"

One of the things I've enjoyed about becoming a big Delta Spirit fan is that they're a band not afraid to perform new material long before it's released. (That's a rarity these days in the age of YouTube.) When History From Below was released in 2010 it already felt familiar as I had seen them play six songs from it live at various gigs. The band's new self-titled album includes three songs that I'd seen them perform before, including the album opener "Empty House." It's a perfect song to get the album going as it bridges the gap between the sound of their first two records and the new, slightly more-produced vibe of this third one. Matt Vasquez has such great pipes; his vocals are always straddling the line between singing and yelling one's throat raw with passion. And this song sees him balance those two sides perfectly.

Here's the band running through at Lollapalooza 2011, two months before I saw them play it at ACL Fest.

Song of the Week 3/16/12

The Who - "Baba O'Riley"

This is a lot of fun when you're leading a sing-a-long at a friend's going away party. A lot.

Damn, I still love this version.

Songs of the Week 3/9/12

Madonna - "Take a Bow"

I end each edition of Party Like It's 1999 with a few slow songs (or, slow jams, as the kids like to say) to mellow out the crowd and to signify that the night is over. I played "Take a Bow" this most recent edition, and I found myself humming the chorus the past few days. This song was the key to my getting back into Madonna. I was a massive fan of her first two albums, and then promptly ignored her catalog once I got into classic rock in high school. I flat out despised "Like a Prayer" when it hit the airwaves when I was in college. (I've grown to respect that song--and album--over the years.)

I thought "Vogue" was a while bunch of fun, but that "Justify My Love" and the Erotica album were pieces of crap. When I got a free copy of Bedtime Stories (somehow I scored my way on to the Sire Records mailing list in 1992) in 1994 I didn't expect to like it, but once I heard "Take a Bow" I knew that it was a keeper.

Party Like It's 1999 3/9/12

Wow, what another fun night. We're back at The Bell House on April 6th.

Here's what you heard in this edition:

Better Than Ezra - “Good”
Cake - “Never There”
Foo Fighters - “Big Me”
Tori Amos - “God”
Fiona Apple - “Criminal”
The Breeders - “Cannonball”
Garbage - “Stupid Girl”
Juliana Hatfield Three - “Spin the Bottle”
The Cranberries - “Linger”
Fastball - “The Way”
Smashing Pumpkins - “1979”
Toad the Wet Sprocket - “All I Want”
The Rembrandts - “I’ll Be there For You”
Third Eye Blind - “Graduate”
Matchbox Twenty - “Real World”
Del Amitri - “Roll to Me”
Goo Goo Dolls - “Slide”
Gin Blossoms - “Hey Jealousy”
Smash Mouth - “All Star”
Barenaked Ladies - “One Week”
The Presidents of the United States of America - “Peaches”
No Doubt - “Just a Girl”
Len - “Steal My Sunshine”
New Radicals - “You Get What You Give”
Fatboy Slim - “Praise You”
Ace of Base - “Don’t Turn Around”
Britney Spears - “…Baby One More Time”
Spice Girls - “Wannabe”
TLC - “No Scrubs”
Will Smith - “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”
Will Smith - “Miami”
Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase - “Mo Money, Mo Problems”
Notorious B.I.G. - “Juicy”
En Vogue - “Don’t let Go (Love)”
Salt-n-Pepa featuring En Vogue - “Whatta Man”
Aaliyah - “Are You That Somebody?”
Janet Jackson - “That’s the Way Love Goes”
Coolio - “Gangsta’s Paradise”
Dr. Dre - “Nothing But a G Thing”
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre - “No Diggity”
NSync - “Tearing Up My Heart”
Backstreet Boys - “As Long As You Love Me”
Amy Grant - “Baby Baby”
Hanson - “MMMbop”
Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Blink 182 - “What’s My Age Again?”
Green Day - “Basket Case”
Lit - “My Own Worst Enemy”
Harvey Danger - “Flagpole Sitta”
Eve 6 - “Inside Out”
Weezer - “Say It Ain’t So”
Spacehog - “In the Meantime”
Beastie Boys - “Sabotage”
Chumbawamba - “Tubthumping”
Aqua - “Barbie Girl”
La Bouche - “Be My Lover”
Real McCoy - “Another Night”
Dee-Lite - “Groove Is in the Heart”
Rupaul - “Supermodel”
Mariah Carey - “Fantasy”
Destiny’s Child - “Say My Name”
Salt-n-Pepa - “Shoop”
Shaggy - “Boombastic”
Warren G & Nate Dogg - “Regulate”
Notorious B.I.G. - “Hypnotize”
Montell Jordan - “This Is How We Do It”
Ace of Base - “The Sign”
Alanis Morissette - “You Oughta Know”
Sublime - “Santeria”
Beck - “Loser”
Cake - “The Distance”
James - “Laid”
Mr. Big - “To Be With You”
Sheryl Crow - “Strong Enough”
Madonna - “Take a Bow”
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - “One Sweet Day”

Song of the Week 3/2/12

The Figgs - "Do Me Like You Said You Would"

Oh my, this may be the funkiest song The Figgs have ever done. Mike Gent's guitar tone pays homage to Keith Richards from the mid-70s, while it echoes some classic Al Green. The first time I saw them perform this was just about a year ago at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn, and the crowd just ate it up.

The Day Gravity Stopped is due out April 17th. I suggest you get it.



Song of the Week 2/24/12

The Shins - "Simple Song"



I'm really looking forward to this new Shins album. "Simple Song" is my favorite song that James Mercer has done since "So Says I." I hope the rest of Port of Morrow holds up to this track.

Song of the Week 2/17/12

Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson - "Left of Center"

One thing I love about doing the RT 20 Podcast is when guests bring up songs that have slipped through the cracks in my brain. Jason Fry did just that with this song from Pretty in Pink. I remember playing it in college, but somehow never had a copy of the song in my own collection. I, of course, have rectfied that now.

Yeah, Ms. Vega was attractive back then. (And still was when I interviewed her a few years ago.)

Song of the Week 2/10/12

Scorpions - "Rock You Like a Hurricane"



Damn, this is such a flithy song. I had no idea until Bunnie England opened with it last night. Who knew Germans were so dirty?

Party Like It's 1999 2/3/12

Wow.

Just wow.

I am amazed and overcome with the amount of folks that came out on Friday night. Y'all are awesome.

Our next edition at the Bell House will be coming in early March. Details to follow!

Here's the playlist of what you heard and danced and rocked your asses off to:

AC/DC - “Money Talks”
Bad Religion - “American Jesus”
Jellyfish - “The King Is Half Undressed”
Pulp - “Common People”
Oasis - “Live Forever”
New Order - “Regret”
Morrissey - “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get”
The Verve - “Bittersweet Symphony”
Jesus Jones - “Right Here, Right Now”
Depeche Mode - “It’s No Good”
Garbage - “Special”
Nine Inch Nails - “Closer”
Local H - “Bound for the Floor”
Pearl Jam - “Given to Fly”
Presidents of the United States of America - “Peaches”
Fastball - “The Way”
Marcy Playground - “Sex and Candy”
Dishwalla - “Counting Blue Cars”
Joan Osborne - “One of Us”
Alanis Morissette - “Ironic”
Natalie Imbruglia - “Torn”
Meredith Brooks - “Bitch”
Sugar Ray - “Fly”
Third Eye Blind - “Semi-Charmed Life”
Chumbawamba - “Tubthumping”
Ace of Base - “The Sign”
NSync - “I Want You Back”
Boyz II Men - “Motownphilly”
Salt N Pepa - “Shoop”
TLC - “No Scrubs”
2Pac and Dr. Dre - “California Love”
Blackstreet and Dr. Dre - “No Diggity”
Heavy D and Da Boyz - “Now That We Found Love”
Montell Jordan - “This Is How We Do It”
Britney Spears - “…Baby One More Time”
Backstreet Boys - “Larger Than Life”
The Cardigans - “Lovefool”
Hanson - “Mmmbop”
Spice Girls - “Wannabe”
Christina Aguilera - “Genie in a Bottle”
La Bouche - “Be My Lover”
Aqua - “Barbie Girl”
Dee-Lite - “Groove Is in the Heart”
Will Smith - “Getting Jiggy With It”
Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase - “Mo Money Mo Problems”
Coolio - “Gangsta’s Paradise”
Mariah Carey - “Always Be My Baby”
Mary J. Blige - “Real Love”
En Vogue - “Don’t Let Go (Love)”
Destiny’s Child - “Say My Name”
Bell Biv Devoe - “Poison”
Real McCoy - “Another Night”
Snap - “Rhythm is a Dancer”
Sir-Mix-A-Lot - “Baby Got Back”
Kris Kross - “Jump”
House of Pain - “Jump Around”
Ol’ Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis - “Got Your Money”
Lauryn Hill - “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
Janet Jackson - “(Love Will Never Do) Without You”
No Doubt - “Just a Girl”
Blink 182 - “What’s My Age Again”
Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Alanis Morissette - “You Oughta Know”
Sublime - “Santeria”
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - “The Impression That I Get”
The Offspring - “Come Out and Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)”
Weezer - “Buddy Holly”
Beastie Boys - “Sabotage”
Green Day - “Basket Case”
Lit - “My Own Worst Enemy”
Eve 6 - “Inside Out”
Veruca Salt - “Seether”
Semisonic - “Closing Time”
Spin Doctors - “Two Princes”
Britney Spears - “(You Drive Me) Crazy”
Backstreet Boys - “I Want It That Way”
Wilson Phillips - “Hold On”
Mariah Carey - “Fantasy”
Robin S - “Show Me Love”
Madonna - “Vogue”
NSync - “Tearing Up My Heart”
Notorious B.I.G. - “Hypnotize”
Warren G. and Nate Dogg - “Regulate”
Arrested Development - “Tennessee”
Naughty By Nature - “Hip Hop Hooray”
Michael Jackson - “Black or White”
Pras featuring Michel, Mya and ODB - “Ghetto Superstar”
Snoop Dogg - “Gin and Juice”
Mr. Big - “To Be With You”
Pearl Jam - “Daughter”
PM Dawn - “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss”
Prince and NPG - “Diamonds and Pearls”
Lisa Loeb - “Stay”
R. Kelly - “I Believe I Can Fly”

Song of the Week 2/3/12

Chumbawamba - "Tubthumping"



Oh my. This is fun song to spin for room of people just digging every song you play. Wow. What a night at Party Like It's 1999.

Song of the Week 1/27/12

Nada Surf - "When I Was Young"

I first heard this song back in late October when I was one of the fortunate people (thanks Ken!) to get an early advance of The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy. I was riding on the F train back to Brooklyn and -- I shit you not -- I felt woozy when I got up off of the seat right after this song finished. It just bowled me over. Months later, I'm still processing the gut reaction I had to this tale about looking back on one's life. I'm sure I'll dedicate an entire page of the RT 20 analyzing this epic track and how much Doug Gillard's :50 second solo slays me and touches me at a molecular level. (Gillard is the secret weapon of this entire album. My goodness, what an amazing, tasteful guitarist.)

For now I just want you, dear reader, to listen to it. First, here's the moving (literally and figuratively) video:



Second, here's the band's release show on Tuesday. After they played "When I Was Young," I yelled "Fuck yeah!" And yes, you can hear that on the webcast. (The songs starts at 31:10. You can hear my yell at 36:32)



Third, go buy this album. It's fantastic.

Song of the Week 1/20/12

Buffalo Springfield - "I Am A Child"

I need to vary my Starbucks trips -- or they need to freshen up their selections -- as I heard this song three days in a row in three different Starbucks. Bizarre.

I really wish that Buffalo Springfield reunion tour of 2011 had gone on longer.

Song of the Week 1/13/12

Heart - "What About Love?"

I joined my old college friends Bruce and Hank on Saturday for our own Record Store Day, trolling through three of New Jersey's finest stores -- Tunes, Princeton Record Exchange and Vintage Vinyl. I love getting those $1 pieces of vinyl on trips like this one. And one of the goodies I brought back to Brooklyn was Heart's 1985 self-titled album. This album straddled the radio worlds I listened to religiously in 1985 -- the Top 40 sounds of FLY 92 and the rock tunes of PYX 106. "What About Love" was the first single, and both stations played it quite a bit. 27 years later the production might be dated, but Heart is still a fine collection.

Especially for a buck.

Song of the Week 1/6/12

David Soul - "Don't Give Up on Us"

I went on a record store road trip through Jersey with my good friends from college, Bruce and Hank, on Saturday. As we approached our last stop, we got stuck in a typical Jersey happening -- a vicious traffic jam. Fortunately we had my iPod plugged into the system in Bruce's car and we were deep into a playlist from 1977, so the traffic jam didn't seem so bad. David Soul's number-one hit "Don't Give Up On Us" came on, inspiring a round of laughs as this plea from TV's "Hutch" echoed throughout the vehicle. With about thirty seconds left Hank, in all seriousness, uttered the line, "Can you hit repeat on this?"

Oh, I laughed.

Song of the Week 12/30/11

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - "Fisherman's Blues"

Ted Leo's show at the Bell House Friday night might have been even better than his Seaport show this past summer. And this Waterboys cover was a fantastic way to end it.

Party Like It's 1999 12/29/11

Wow, what a great turnout we had last night. Thanks to everyone that made the first year of Party Like It's 1999 such a success. We'll be back in late January with another edition. The date will be announced soon on our Facebook page.

Hear's what you heard last night:

Alice in Chains - “Angry Chair”
Stone Temple Pilots - “Wicked Garden”
Faith No More - “Midlife Crisis”
L7 - “Pretend We’re Dead”
Soul Asylum - “Somebody to Shove”
Bad Religion - “21st Century Digital Boy”
Get Up Kids - “Woodson”
Nirvana - “Sliver”
Metallica - “Enter Sandman”
Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
Incubus - “Pardon Me”
Soundgarden - “Black Hole Sun”
Foo Fighters - “Learn to Fly”
The Breeders - “Cannonball”
The Rentals - “Friends of P”
Cake - “The Distance”
Everclear - “Santa Monica”
Goldfinger - “Here in Your Bedroom”
Reel Big Fish - “Sell Out”
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - “The Impression That I Get”
Ben Folds Five - “Song for the Dumped”
Eels - “Novacaine for the Soul”
Pulp - “Common People”
Garbage - “Only Happy When It Rains”
The Flaming Lips - “She Don’t Use Jelly”
Fiona Apple - “Criminal”
Divinyls - “I Touch Myself”
Len - “Steal My Sunshine”
Hanson - “Mmmbop”
Backstreet Boys - “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)”
TLC - “No Scrubs”
Michael Jackson - “Black or White”
Lauryn Hill - “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
Notorious B.I.G. - “Juicy”
Positive K. - “I Got a Man”
Wreckx-n-Effect - “Rump Shaker”
Sir Mix-A-Lot - “Baby Got Back”
Pras featuring Michel, ODB and Mya - “Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are)”
Blackstreet - “No Diggity (featuring Dr. Dre)”
Coolio - “Gangsta’s Paradise (featuring L.V.)”
Salt-n-Pepa - “Shoop”
Snow - “Informer”
Bell Biv Devoe - “Poison”
Kris Kross - “Jump”
Chumbawamba - “Tubthumping”
Ricky Martin - “Living La Vida Loca”
Spin Doctors - “Two Princes”
Third Eye Blind - “Semi Charmed Life”
Eve 6 - “Inside Out”
Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Weezer - “Say It Ain’t So”
Rancid - “Ruby Soho”
Blink 182 - “Dammit”
No Doubt - “Spiderwebs”
Sublime - “Santeria”
James - “Laid”
Mr. Big - “To Be With You”
NSYNC - “Tearing Up My Heart”
Aqua - “Barbie Girl”
Culture Beat - “Mr. Vain”
Dee-lite - “Groove Is in the Heart”
Juvenile - “Back That Azz Up”
Mark Morrison - “Return of the Mack”
Michael Jackson - “Remember the Time”
Mariah Carey - “Always Be My Baby”
Biz Markie - “Just a Friend”
Haddaway - “What is Love”
Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy”
Ace of Base - “The Sign”
Alanis Morissette - “You Oughta Know”
En Vogue - “Free Your Mind”
Snoop Dogg - “Gin and Juice”
Eminem - “My Name Is”
Prince and the New Power Generation - “7”
Dave Matthews Band - “Crash Into Me”
Counting Crows - “A Long December”