Ok, how about this:

Does this count as neo-soul?

uh, here.

Kenny Rogers:

Miyavi

Oh I forgot to show you! I think only the Japanese know him, but Miyavi is a guitar god. I’m starting to doubt if Hendrix has anything on him….

Zach, you bastard.

Come on, help a brother out! I live in nowheresville, and consequently music doesn’t come easily for me. All I’ve found are really eighties sounding Japanese tunes, like this for example:

Do you see how desperate I am? I feel like it was written for Music and Lyrics….

Oh, I did find this song on accident. I have no idea who it’s by, because it doesn’t sound like the Japanese Hairband D is.

http://www.last.fm/music/D/_/Going+to+Manhattan+%5BRough+Mix%5D

Caribou - Melody Day

I used to wish that I was alive in the 60’s so I could have made awesome music. Caribou make me realize that I’m just a pussy for not doing it.

The Evangelicals - Midnight Vignette

I’ve been going crazy. I only have six classes a week, so I’ve been listening to NPR like mad. Then I waste so much time that I don’t make good lessons. Oh, me… Only I can take all the time in the world and deliver something worse than if you gave me five minutes.

Anyway, behold the fruits of my labor!

There is something glammy about it, and it makes me love it. Frankly, I’ll take anything glammy. I just want it to come back so desperately.

Streetlight Manifesto

Let us up this ska war of attrition with a little Streetlight Manifesto. After Less Than Jake began to suck, all my ska friends gravitated to Streetlight. Pretty much everything they do rules, but its the last two minutes that really sell this particular song. I know how you feel about sax, but I don’t care; this is good, tasteful, god-fearing sax.

See Also: A Better Place, A Better Time; Forty Days; One Foot on the Gas, One Foot in the Grave.

Yassassin and Candidate

Bowie is a treasure trove of great songs. I always think I know all the greats, and then I uncover another diamond. Just got Lodger (after two years of wanting it) and the album is pretty damn good.

Could you imagine ska-ing this song up? Oh, it’d be fun.

Also, I got Diamond Dogs too. Didn’t want to, but I figured I might as well. On it was a bonus, and it’s cool. Ignore how demo-sounding it is. Polished, this song could have been classic.

Reel Big Fish

I’m not a big ska fan, but I’m not big enough of a fucker to hate Reel Big Fish. I don’t think they’ve covered song I didn’t like.

Of course, I know what you’re thinking. How can anyone improve on Phil Collin’s cover of Another Day in Paradise, and I’m, frankly, inclined to agree, but this is pretty damn good anyway.

The Microphones - The Moon

Does this count as twee? does it matter? LoFiForever!