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dayan:

(unsurprisingly) this record is completely incredible

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1. A Warrior of Jarella (3:16)

John Darnielle (“Dar-NYEEELehhhh”)* was born in Bloomington, Indiana (“Bloomington: The Other Bloomington”). This son of the Midwest moved around much as a child before settling in California (“The Golden State,” “Fucking California”). This record is…

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12/21/12 24-hour playlist - LAST NOTES / GOOD BYE →

mackro:

There’s a picture circulating around the internet right now that simply states “DECEMBER 21st, 2012 WILL BE THE MOST ANNOYING DAY ON THE INTERNET.”  I completely agree.

I knew this a while back, so I figure I would try out, as an experiment, another obsessive music/playlist related project:

* Create a 24-hour playlist of loosely themed doomsday songs,each the final track of its album, based on original album release — one primary artist per song.

One night, at a weekly DJ gig I have here in Seattle, I discovered accidentally that a stream of 5 songs I played in a row happened to be the final songs of their respective albums.  I hate to toot my own selection horn, but this stretch of music was really powerful to me.  I tried it again with different songs on a different night, and — once again — it was a powerful feeling, although different than the first.

With the upcoming Internet Joke That Became The End Of The World On December 21st, 2012 that was coming quickly, I went to work to help make that day a little more meaningful for me and my friends.  I chose a streaming service, Rhapsody, to construct the above playlist — as it would be very easy to share, without dealing with some of the library limitations that Spotify has, for example.

So for those of you who have Rhapsody accounts, just click on the link and start playing! Preferably, start it at midnight on December 21st, 2012, obviously.  (The playlist is sequenced to start at midnight and end just as December 21st ends.)

If you don’t have a Rhapsody account, I provided the track list for you below, so you can construct the experience for yourself, with the obvious freedom to change any of the tracks or rules you want. 

I hope this playlist destroys you as it has destroyed me.

EDIT #1: I replace a song by The Power Station, as it was not the actual final track. This has been fixed now. The replacement has been moved down the playlist a bit.  This now reflects the latest… until the next mistake is found.

LAST DANCE:
1) The Clash - “Train In Vain” — the final unlisted track from the double album London Calling.
2) Frankie Valli - “Grease (Reprise)” — the final track from the album soundtrack Grease.
3) Electric Light Orchestra - “Don’t Bring Me Down” — the final track from the album Discovery.
4) The Human League - “Don’t You Want Me” — the final track from the album Dare.
5) Electric Six - “Synthesizer” — the final track from the album Fire.
6) Killing Joke - “Eighties” — the final track from the album Night Time.
7) Sheila E - “The Glamorous Life” — the final track from the album The Glamorous Life.
8) Lady Gaga - “The Edge Of Glory” — the final track from the album Born This Way.
9) Kano - “I’m Ready” — the final track from the album Kano.
10) Erykah Badu - “Honey” — the final unlisted track from the album New Amerykah Part One (4th World War).
11) Public Enemy - “Fight The Power” — the final track from the album Fear Of A Black Planet.
12) Front 242 - “Welcome To Paradise” — the final track from the album Front By Front.
13) Donna Summer - “Sunset People” — the final track from the double album Bad Girls.
14) Renegade Soundwave - “Can’t Get Used To Losing You” — the final track from the album Soundclash.
15) Culture Club - “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me” — the final track from the album Kissing To Be Clever.
16) Wham! - “Careless Whisper” — the final track from the album Make It Big.
17) Spandau Ballet - “True” — the final track from the album True.
18) War - “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” — the final track from the album Why Can’t We Be Friends?.
19) The Go-Go’s - “Can’t Stop The World” — the final track from the album Beauty and The Beat.
20) INXS - “Don’t Change” — the final track from the album Shabooh Shoobah.
21) Olivia Newton-John - “Xanadu” featuring Electric Light Orchestra — the final track from the album soundtrack Xanadu.
22) Queen - “Under Pressure” featuring David Bowie — the final track from the album Hot Space.
23) Prince & The Revolution - “Purple Rain” — the final track from the album soundtrack Purple Rain.

GO HOME:
24) The Zombies - “Time of the Season” — the final track from the album Odessey & Oracle.
25) Elvis Presley - “In The Ghetto” — the final track from the album From Elvis In Memphis.
26) Emerson, Lake & Palmer - “Lucky Man” — the final track from the album Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
27) T. Rex - “Rip Off” — the final track from the album Electric Warrior.
28) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” — the final track from the album Electric Ladyland.
29) The Buzzcocks - “Moving Away From The Pulsebeat” — the final track from the album Another Music In A Different Kitchen.
30) Heavy Metal Kids - “Delirious” — the final track from the album Kitsch.
31) Jefferson Airplane - “Volunteers” — the final track from the album Volunteers.
32) The Flaming Lips - “Slow Nerve Action” — the final track from the album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart.
33) Afghan Whigs - “Miles Iz Ded” — the final unlisted track from the album Congregation.
34) The Who - “Won’t Get Fooled Again” — the final track from the album Who’s Next.
35) ZZ Top - “Have You Heard?” — the final track from the album Tres Hombres.
36) Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Free Bird” — the final track from the album Pronounced Leh’-nerd Skin’-nerd.
37) Mr. Bungle - “Goodbye Sober Day” — the final track from the album California.
38) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - “Autumn’s Child” — the final track from the album Safe As Milk.
39) Can - “Yoo Doo Right” — the final track from the album Monster Movie.
40) The Velvet Underground - “After Hours” — the final track from the album The Velvet Underground.

STUMBLING:
41) The Jam - “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight” — the final track from the album All Mod Cons.
42) Dead Kennedys - “Moon Over Marin” — the final track from the album Plastic Surgery Disasters.
43) Duran Duran - “The Chauffeur” — the final track from the album Rio.
44) The Power Station - “Still In Your Heart” — the final track from the album The Power Station.
45) Cut Copy - “Eternity One Night Only” — the final track from the album In Ghost Colours.
46) Trans Am - “Surrender To The Night” — the final track from the album Surrender To The Night.
47) No Knife - “If It Moves Kiss It” — the final track from the album Fire In The City Of Automatons.
48) The Rolling Stones - “Salt Of The Earth” — the final track from the album Beggars Banquet.
49) Big Star - “I’m In Love With A Girl” — the final track from the album Radio City.
50) The Feelies - “Slow Down” — the final track from the album The Good Earth.
51) Miles Davis - “Flamenco Sketches” — the final track from the album Kind Of Blue.

DREAM:
52) Terry Callier - “You Don’t Care” — the final track from the album What Color Is Love.
53) Kraftwerk - “Ohm Sweet Ohm” — the final track from the album Radio-Activity.
54) The Beach Boys - “Cabinessence” — the final track from the album 20/20.
55) Sonic Youth - “Madonna, Sean, and Me” (aka “Expressway To Yr Skull”) — the final track from the album EVOL.
56) Stereolab - “Fiery Yellow” — the final track from the album Mars Audiac Quintet.
57) Pell Mell - “Coral” — the final track from the album Star City.
58) Neu! - “Lieber Honig” — the final track from the album Neu!.
59) Glenn Branca - “Symphony No. 3 - Gloria - Third Movement” — the final track from the album Symphony No. 3 (Gloria).
60) Boredoms - “Super Good” — the final track from the album Super Ae.
61) Tod Dockstader - “Final” — the final track from the album Aerial #3.
62) Skinny Puppy - “Download” — the final track from the album Last Rights.
63) Aphex Twin - “#25” — the final track from the original double album Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II. (This is known as “#23” from the U.S. CD release, and “#24” from the UK CD release. The correspending image for all three tracks is matchsticks.)
64) Nurse With Wound - “Soliloquy For Lilith, Part 6” — the final track from the triple album Soliloquy For Lilith.
65) Cabaret Voltaire - “Messages Received” — the final track from the album Voice Of America.
66) Suicide - “Ché” — the final track from the album Suicide.
67) LCD Soundsystem - “Great Release” — the final track from the album LCD Soundsystem.
68) Eluvium - “Repose In Blue” — the final track from the album Copia.
69) Madonna - “Mer Girl” — the final track from the album Ray Of Light.
70) Land Of The Loops - “Marshmellow Pillows” — the final track from the album Puttering About a Small Land.
71) Erik Blood - “Sapphire Light Climax” — the final track from the album Touch Screens.
72) Kevin Ayers - “Lullaby” — the final track from the album Whatevershebringswesing.
73) David Kilgour - “Rolling” — the final track from the album Frozen Orange.
74) Dream Academy - “One Dream” — the final track from the album Dream Academy.
75) Disco Inferno - “Footprints In Snow” — the final track from the album D.I. Go Pop.
76) Talking Heads - “Drugs” — the final track from the album Fear Of Music.
77) Grimes - “Beast Infection” — the final track from the album Geidi Primes.
78) The Black Angels - “Snake In The Grass” — the final track from the album Directions To See A Ghost.
79) Pink Floyd - “Echoes” — the final track from the album Meddle.

SLEEPWALKING:
80) Love And Rockets - “Saudade” — the final track from the album Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven.
81) Tones On Tail - “Rain” — the final track from the album Pop.
82) James Gang - “Ashes, The Rain And I” — the final track from the album James Gang Rides Again.
83) Amon Düül II - “Sleepwalker’s Timeless Bridge” — the final track from the album Wolf City.
84) Gong - “Cos You Got Green Hair” — the final track from the album Magick Brother.
85) Portishead - “Threads” — the final track from the album Third.
86) Shabazz Palaces - “Swerve… the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)” — the final track from the album Black Up.
87) Autechre - “Teartear” — the final track from the album Amber.
88) Meat Beat Manifesto - “Wildlife” — the final track from the album Actual Sounds + Voices.
89) Super Furry Animals - “Slow Life” — the final track from the album Phantom Power.
90) Massive Attack - “Hymn of the Big Wheel” — the final track from the album Blue Lines.
91) Efterklang - “Monument” — the final track from the album Piramida.
92) The xx - “Stars” — the final track from the album The xx.
93) The Chills - “Submarine Bells” — the final track from the album Submarine Bells.
94) Spiritualized - “200 Bars” — the final track from the album Lazer Guided Melodies.
95) Ride - “Vapour Trail” — the final track from the album Nowhere. This is based on the original UK vinyl album track list.
96) Pale Saints - “A Thousand Stars Burst Open” — the final track from the album In Ribbons.
97) Echo And The Bunnymen - “Ocean Rain” — the final track from the album Ocean Rain.
98) Cocteau Twins - “Donimo” — the final track from the album Treasure.
99) The Chameleons - “View From A Hill” — the final track from the album Script of the Bridge. This is based on the original UK vinyl album track list.
100) Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - “Hills” — the final track from the album I Hope It Lands.
101) The Police - “Tea In The Sahara” — the final track from the album Synchronicity.
102) Davie Allan & The Arrows - “Mind Transferral” — the final track from the album Cycle-Delic Sounds.
103) Deep Purple - “Space Truckin’” — the final track from the album Machine Head.
104) The Stone Roses - “I Am The Resurrection” — the final track from the album The Stone Roses.
105) The B-52’S - “She Brakes For Rainbows” — the final track from the album Bouncing Off The Satellites.
106) Diana Ross - “Dark Side Of The World” — the final track from the album Diana Ross (1970).
107) The Smiths - “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” — the final track from the album The Queen Is Dead.
108) Teenage Fanclub - “Is This Music?” — the final track from the album Bandwagonesque.
109) Lou Bond - “Come on Snob” — the final track from the album Lou Bond.
110) Radiohead - “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” — the final track from the album The Bends.

DESPAIR:
111) Talk Talk - “Runeii” — the final track from the album Laughing Stock.
112) Galaxie 500 - “King Of Spain, Part Two” — the final track from the album This Is Our Music.
113) Godz - “May You Never Be Alone Like Me” — the final track from the album Contact High with The Godz.
114) John Martyn - “Seven Black Roses” — the final track from the album The Tumbler.
115) John Fahey & His Orchestra - “Song” — the final track from the album Of Rivers And Religion.
116) Neil Young - “Ambulance Blues” — the final track from the album On The Beach.
117) Rodriguez - “Cause” — the final track from the album Coming From Reality.
118) Van Morrison - “Slim Slow Slider” — the final track from the album Astral Weeks.
119) Marvin Gaye - “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” — the final track from the album What’s Going On.
120) The Temptations - “Don’t Send Me Away” — the final track from the album With A Lot O’ Soul.
121) Chicago - “Where Do We Go From Here” — the final track from the album Chicago (II).
122) Stevie Wonder - “Evil” — the final track from the album Music Of My Mind.
123) Faust - “It’s A Bit Of A Pain” — the final track from the album Faust IV.
124) Leonard Cohen - “Joan Of Arc” — the final track from the album Songs Of Love And Hate.
125) Roberta Flack - “Ballad Of The Sad Young Men” — the final track from the album First Take.
126) Robert Wyatt - “Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road” — the final track from the album Rock Bottom.
127) Scott Walker - “Rhymes of Goodbye” — the final track from the album Scott 4.
128) Lou Reed - “Sad Song” — the final track from the album Berlin.
129) Joy Division - “I Remember Nothing” — the final track from the album Unknown Pleasures.
130) Pavement - “Our Singer” — the final track from the album Slanted & Enchanted.
131) The Durutti Column - “Spent Time” — the final track from the album Another Setting.
132) The Cure - “Seventeen Seconds” — the final track from the album Seventeen Seconds.
133) Adele - “Someone Like You” — the final track from the album 21.
134) Johnny Cash - “Greystone Chapel (Live)” — the final track from the album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.
135) Bruce Springsteen - “Reason To Believe” — the final track from the album Nebraska.
136) Refrigerator - “Retire The Ghost” — the final track from the album Comedy Minus One.
137) Earth - “The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull” — the final track from the album The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull.
138) Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Long As I Can See The Light” — the final track from the album Cosmo’s Factory.
139) Culture - “Natty Dread Taking Over” — the final track from the album Two Sevens Clash.
140) Coolio - “I Remember” featuring J-RO (Alkaholiks) & Billy Boy — the final track from the album It Takes A Thief.
141) The Chemical Brothers - “Alive Alone” — the final track from the album Exit Planet Dust.
142) Antony & The Johnsons - “Christina’s Farm” — the final track from the album Swanlights.
143) The Mountain Goats - “Transcendental Youth” — the final track from the album Transcendental Youth.
144) Nick Drake - “Saturday Sun” — the final track from the album Five Leaves Left.
145) Fleet Foxes - “Grown Ocean” — the final track from the album Helplessness Blues.
146) The Byrds - “Why” — the final track from the album Younger Than Yesterday.
147) Vampire Weekend - “The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance” — the final track from the album Vampire Weekend.
148) Jane’s Addiction - “Classic Girl” — the final track from the album Ritual De Lo Habitual.
149) Beck - “Side Of The Road” — the final track from the album Sea Change.
150) Josef K - “Sorry For Laughing” — the final track from the album The Only Fun In Town.
151) The Wedding Present - “Be Honest” — the final track from the album Bizarro.
152) The Bats - “Half Way To Nowhere” — the final track from the album Silverbeet.
153) The Fall - “Disney’s Dream Debased” — the final track from the album The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall.
154) Mudhoney - “Check-Out Time” — the final track from the album Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.
155) Rotary Connection - “Paper Castle” — the final track from the album Aladdin.
156) Pinback - “AFK” — the final track from the album Summer in Abaddon.

HORROR:
157) Slint - “Good Morning, Captain” — the final track from the album Spiderland.
158) Nine Inch Nails - “Hurt” — the final track from the album The Downward Spiral.
159) Brainiac - “I Am A Cracked Machine” — the final track from the album Hissing Prigs In Static Couture.
160) Devo - “Shrivel-Up” — the final track from the album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!.
161) The Pixies - “Gouge Away” — the final track from the album Doolittle.
162) Nation Of Ulysses - “Atom Bomb” — the final track from the album 13-Point Program To Destroy America.
163) Iggy and the Stooges - “Death Trip” — the final track from the album Raw Power.
164) Black Flag - “Damaged I” — the final track from the album Damaged.
165) Motörhead - “Bomber” — the final track from the album Bomber.
166) Slayer - “Raining Blood” — the final track from the album Reign In Blood.
167) Ministry - “Grace” — the final track from the album Psalm 69.
168) Gang Of Four - “Anthrax” — the final track from the album Entertainment!.
169) Flux of Pink Indians - “The Fun is Over” — the final track from the album Strive to Survive.
170) Rikk Agnew - “Section 8” — the final track from the album All By Myself.
171) Alice Cooper - “Lay Down And Die, Goodbye” — the final track from the album Easy Action.
172) Flipper - “One By One” — the final track from the album Gone Fishin’.
173) Public Image Ltd. - “Francis Massacre” — the final track from the album The Flowers Of Romance.
174) Einstürzende Neubauten - “Die Genaue Zeit” — the final track from the album Drawings Of Patient O.T..
175) Sleater-Kinney - “The Last Song” — the final track from the album Sleater-Kinney.
176) Siouxsie & The Banshees - “Blow The House Down” — the final track from the album Hyaena.
177) The Flying Lizards - “The Window” — the final track from the album The Flying Lizards.
178) Magazine - “A Song From Under The Floorboards” — the final track from the album The Correct Use Of Soap.
179) The Birthday Party - “Junkyard” — the final track from the album Junkyard.
180) The Damned - “Smash It Up Parts 1 & 2” — the final track from the album Machine Gun Etiquette.
181) Misfits - “Braineaters” — the final track from the album Walk Among Us.
182) Rocket From The Crypt - “Glazed” — the final track from the album Circa: Now!.
183) Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - “Last Days” — the final track from the album The Brutalist Bricks.
184) The Intelligence - “Males” — the final track from the album Males.
185) Akimbo - “Ground Control to Major Bummer” — the final track from the album Forging Steel And Laying Stone.
186) MC5 - “Starship” — the final track from the album Kick Out The Jams.
187) Funkadelic - “Wars of Armageddon” — the final track from the album Maggot Brain.
188) The Runaways - “Dead End Justice” — the final track from the album The Runaways.
189) Blue Öyster Cult - “Nosferatu” — the final track from the album Spectres.
190) Supertramp - “Crime Of The Century” — the final track from the album Crime Of The Century.
191) Big Business - “Another Beautiful Day in the Pacific Northwest” — the final track from the album Here Come The Waterworks.
192) Capitol K - “Forgotten Duffle Coat” (aka “Duffle Coat”) — the final track from the album Island Row.
193) Mogwai - “Mogwai Fear Satan” — the final track from the album Young Team.

PREPARING:
194) John Cale - “Antarctica Starts Here” — the final track from the album Paris 1919.
195) Eyvind Kang - “Marriage Of Days” — the final track from the album Virginal Co-Ordinates.
196) Todd Rundgren - “Just One Victory” — the final track from the album A Wizard / A True Star.
197) Yes - “Heart Of The Sunrise” — the final track from the album Fragile.
198) Minnie Riperton - “Whenever, Wherever” — the final track from the album Come To My Garden.
199) Love - “You Set The Scene” — the final track from the album Forever Changes.
200) Cheap Trick - “Need Your Love” — the final track from the album Dream Police.
201) Nirvana - “All Apologies” — the final track from the album In Utero.
202) Andrew W.K. - “Don’t Stop Living In The Red” — the final track from the album I Get Wet.
203) Wire - “Too Late” — the final track from the album Chairs Missing.
204) My Bloody Valentine - “Soon” — the final track from the album Loveless.
205) Hüsker Dü - “Plans I Make” — the final track from the album New Day Rising.
206) Superchunk - “Throwing Things” — the final track from the album No Pocky For Kitty.
207) Mission Of Burma - “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate” — the final track from the album Vs..
208) Hot Snakes - “Plenty For All” — the final track from the album Audit in Progress.
209) Elbow - “Dear Friends” — the final track from the album Build A Rocket, Boys!.
210) R.E.M. - “Find The River” — the final track from the album Automatic For The People.
211) Strawbs - “Grace Darling” — the final track from the album Ghosts.
212) Mercury Rev - “Hercules” — the final track from the album All Is Dream.
213) Doris Day - “Love Me Or Leave Me” — the final track from the album soundtrack Love Me Or Leave Me.
214) Gary Numan - “The Joy Circuit” — the final track from the album Telekon.
215) Ultravox - “Just For A Moment” — the final track from the album Systems Of Romance.
216) The Magnetic Fields - “Take Ecstasy With Me” — the final track from the album Holiday.
217) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Little Shadow” — the final track from the album It’s Blitz!.
218) New Order - “Face Up” — the final track from the album Low-Life.
219) Bailter Space - “Remain” — the final track from the album Robot World.
220) The Brian Jonestown Massacre - a track rumored to be titled “Methodrone” — the final unlisted track from the album Methodrone.
221) Ultra Vivid Scene - “Lightning” — the final track from the album Joy 1967-1990.
222) The Kinks - “You Can’t Stop The Music” — the final track from the album A Soap Opera.
223) Al Green - “Hold On Forever” — the final track from the album Have A Good Time.
224) Earth, Wind & Fire - “Open Our Eyes” — the final track from the album Open Our Eyes.
225) Dusty Springfield - “I Can’t Make It Alone” — the final track from the album Dusty In Memphis.
226) Isaac Hayes - “Going In Circles” — the final track from the double album Black Moses. (Many CD editions have since incorrectly sequenced the track listing in comparison to the original double album.)
227) The Delfonics - “I Gave To You” — the final track from the album The Delfonics.
228) Curtis Mayfield - “Give It Up” — the final track from the album Curtis.
229) Betty Davis - “In the Meantime” — the final track from the album Betty Davis.
230) Hot Chocolate - “Lay Me Down Nice An’ Easy” — the final track from the album Hot Chocolate.
231) Janis Joplin - “Get It While You Can” — the final track from the album Pearl.
232) The Impressions - “Don’t Forget What I Told You” — the final track from the album Finally Got Myself Together.
233) ESG - “My Love For You” — the final track from the album Come Away With ESG.
234) Aretha Franklin - “A Song For You” — the final track from the album Let Me In Your Life.
235) Daft Punk - “Too Long” — the final track from the album Discovery.
236) M.I.A. - “Come Around” — the final track from the album Kala.
237) The Pharcyde - “The E.N.D.” — the final track from the album Labcabincalifornia.
238) Heaven 17 - “We’re Going To Live For A Very Long Time” — the final track from the album Penthouse & Pavement.
239) Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - “The Sound Of Music” — the final track from the album Gorilla.

THE END:
240) Bob Dylan - “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” — the final track from the album Bringing It All Back Home.
241) Bob Marley & The Wailers - “Redemption Song” — the final track from the album Uprising.
242) Bad Company - “Fade Away” — the final track from the album Run with the Pack.
243) Elton John - “Curtains” — the final track from the album Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy.
244) Pearls Before Swine - “Epitaph” — the final track from the album …Beautiful Lies You Could Live In.
245) Fugazi - “Last Chance For A Slow Dance” — the final track from the album In On The Kill Taker.
246) Police Teeth - “Rough Chuckles” — the final track from the album Police Teeth.
247) Fucked Up - “Lights Go Up” — the final track from the album David Comes To Life.
248) Hanson Brothers - “Last Canadian Boy” — the final track from the album My Game.
249) Blondie - “Just Go Away” — the final track from the album Parallel Lines.
250) Broadcast - “I Found the End” — the final track from the album Tender Buttons.
251) Felt - “The Darkest Ending” — the final track from the album The Pictorial Jackson Review.
252) Thingy - “The Long Song At The End Of The Record” — the final track from the album To The Innocent.
253) Blue Cheer - “Babylon” — the final track from the album Outsideinside.
254) Urge Overkill - “Digital Black Epilogue” — the final track from the album Exit The Dragon.
255) Unwound - “For Your Entertainment” — the final track from the album Repetition.
256) The Doors - “The End” — the final track from the album The Doors.
257) Swans - “Apostate” — the final track from the triple album The Seer.
258) Tony Bennett - “Days Of Wine And Roses” — the final track from the album The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album.
259) Neil Diamond - “I Am…I Said (reprise)” — the final track from the album Stones.
260) Billie Holiday - “The End Of A Love Affair” — the final track from the album Lady In Satin.
261) Bjork - “New World” — the final track from the album soundtrack Selmasongs: Music From The Motion Picture “Dancer In The Dark”.
262) Penguin Cafe Orchestra - “Steady State” — the final track from the album Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

GOODBYE:
263) David Bowie - “Lady Grinning Soul” — the final track from the album Aladdin Sane.
264) Janelle Monáe - “BaBopBye Ya” — the final track from the album The ArchAndroid.
265) Gnarls Barkley - “The Last Time” — the final track from the album St. Elsewhere.
266) LaBelle - “Last Dance” — the final track from the album Pressure Cookin’.
267) Thin Lizzy - “Dear Lord” — the final track from the album Bad Reputation.
268) Aerosmith - “Home Tonight” — the final track from the album Rocks.
269) The Bee Gees - “Swan Song” — the final track from the album Idea.
270) Roxy Music - “Prairie Rose” — the final track from the album Country Life.
271) Sparks - “Bon Voyage” — the final track from the album Propaganda.
272) Abba - “So Long” — the final track from the album ABBA.
273) Soft Cell - “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye” — the final track from the album Non Stop Erotic Cabaret.
274) Beastie Boys - “Namaste” — the final track from the album Check Your Head.
275) Free Design - “Friends (Thank You All)” — the final track from the album One By One.
276) XTC - “The Last Balloon” — the final track from the album Apple Venus, Volume One.
277) Michael Jackson - “Smile” — the final track from the hybrid collection/album HIStory - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I.
278) Gene Simmons - “When You Wish Upon A Star” — the final track from the album KISS: Gene Simmons.
279) Frank Sinatra - “Song Is Ended” — the final track from the album All Alone.
280) Mike Watt - “Shore Duty” — the final track from the album Contemplating The Engine Room.
281) Brian Eno - “Spider And I” — the final track from the album Before & After Science.
282) The Specials - “You’re Wondering Now” — the final track from the album The Specials.

Daaaaang.

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It's Complicated Project: Welcome to the It's Complicated Project Tumblr! →

heartbarf:

judyxberman:

likeapairofbottlerockets:

lalitree:

itscomplicatedproject:

Feminists have never hesitated to dissect and attack art whose misogyny offends and repulses us. But what happens when we fall in love with the work of a musician, writer, or painter we see as anti-female? 

Whoa whoa whoa. I have a REAL problem with the broad strokes being used here. Take a look at the subject matter of the essays on their Kickstarter page. Seriously? I hesitate to even draw attention to this, but it’s just so annoying. Please tell me how “No Children” is in any way the “work of a musician, writer, or painter we see as anti-female”. 

Hey, as the person who assigned this piece, I feel like I should say something. I am a big Mountain Goats fan and see John Darnielle as a paragon of pro-feminist men in music. Honestly, the topic worried me at first. But, while the guidelines quoted above were general suggestions for contributors, some have pitched essays that take a very different angle on the idea of misogynist art. I have seen an early draft of the piece, and the thrust is basically this: The author, B. Michael Payne, who is a man and a feminist, tends to “use” the song “No Children” when he is feeling angry about love-related things, which for him are necessarily woman-related things. Which is to say that the piece is about how we can instrumentalize art that is not inherently misogynist for misogynist purposes. It’s been a while since I’ve read the draft — and Payne may have something more or differnet to say on this — but as far as I can remember, in no place does it say that The Mountain Goats, Darnielle, or “No Children” are inherently misogynist.

But I absolutely understand why seeing the song in our Table of Contents would be alarming, and we needed to clarify. The Kickstarter TOC now reads: “B. Michael Payne on The Mountain Goats’ “No Children” and the way we interpret non-misogynist art in misogynist ways.” Niina and I sincerely apologize for any hurt or anger this incomplete description of the piece has caused and hope the new description makes the intentions of the piece clearer.

As the other editor, I enthusiastically reblog Judy’s statement — I have been a Mountain Goats fan for years and view John Darnielle as an activist and inspiration. Lalitree’s post pointed out to us that the description of the essay lacked a clear statement about its context within the anthology, and we have now fixed it.

Wow, this was fast! Thanks very much for clarifying!

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itscomplicatedproject:

Feminists have never hesitated to dissect and attack art whose misogyny offends and repulses us. But what happens when we fall in love with the work of a musician, writer, or painter we see as anti-female? 

Whoa whoa whoa. I have a REAL problem with the broad strokes being used here. Take a look at the subject matter of the essays on their Kickstarter page. Seriously? I hesitate to even draw attention to this, but it’s just so annoying. Please tell me how “No Children” is in any way the “work of a musician, writer, or painter we see as anti-female”. 

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Future of the Left's Andy Falkous calls out Pitchfork's Ian Cohen over his review of the band's latest album →

nickminichino:

guiltregret:

And it’s pretty awesome.

It’s almost always a mistake for an artists to respond to a review, but Andy Falkous admits as much in the beginning of this response, and Ian Cohen is actually not a good album reviewer, so I’m going to reblog this even though I only skimmed it. 

Oh, this is really good. Too many lines that I want to quote, but I’ll go with this one: “It must indeed be tough to attempt to write from the perspective of the anti-corporate outsider when you are, apart from the mastering engineer (Sean, who did a really good job) probably the first person involved in the whole process of making and releasing the album to get paid because of its existence.”

Okay, and I also love that he calls a reference to John Stossel “the kind of peculiarly North American reference that pervades the reviews which sit about websites of this type, acting as smug and impenetrable signifiers of absolutely nothing at all.”

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