You're Up

Again, lack of posting not due to disinterest. It's due to excessive busyness. And I'll mention this every time until updates become daily.

Anyway, I made a mix cd for somebody going to Europe. Each song had something to do with her destinations either by subject, song title, band name, band origin, or language. By the way, do you know how hard it is to find songs about Liechtenstein? (Fortunately [or UN-, depending on whether or not you listened to the song] the "Liechtensteiner Polka" saved the day.)

Things I learned while compiling the playlist:
- Nearly every song by Beirut could qualify for this particular mix.
- Greek pop sucks.
- Czech pop does not.
- Francophonic songs are much more abundant than Belgian-phonic ones.

Here are the highlights:
St. Vincent - Paris is Burning
Tim Buckley - Moulin Rouge
Peter Bjorn and John - Amsterdam
Bloc Party - Kreuzberg
Waldemar Matuska & Eva Pilarova - Tam Za Vodou V Rakosi
Ultravox - Vienna
Beirut - Postcards From Italy
Roxy Music - A Song For Europe

Apology + NY

I apologize for the severe lack of recent postings. Life has been hectic.
Heck. Tick.
And I do what I can.

If you, sick of these lengthy non-content gaps, would like to contribute to the Bipedal blog (either regularly, semi-regularly, bi-annually, etc.) then let me know. Pay is zero. Readership is minimal. Credit is full.

Anyway, this one's just to tide. Recently I visited New York City. To celebrate this event here are a handful of New Yorky songs.

Death Cab for Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan
Mason Jennings - New York City
Beastie Boys - Open Letter to NYC
Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan
Interpol - NYC