Archive for November 9th, 2006

The Funk: Grey’s Anatomy

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The music on Grey's Anatomy is one of the things that I like about the without simultaneously hating. (For the record, other things that I legitimately like about the show include: the acting, which is generally quite good; the fact that the cast is diverse; and, um, other stuff.)  I've written about this before.

But here's some more Grey's music that you can download for free right here!  And legally too! 

The Album Leaf  - Always For You

This song wasn't featured on the show, but another track Writing's on the Wall, was.  The Album Leaf has been around for a long time — I can remember playing them (or, well, him) on my college radio show.  Always For You is a very nice bit of electro-rock. 

The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control

Lesbians!  That's what this group is made of!  Well, plus another guy who I think is straight.  But this is a pretty kickass song that includes some ragged guitars and Beth Ditto's soul singer wailing. 

Au Revoir Simone - Hurricanes

Again, the show used the song Back in Time, but this was the one they had for free.  I saw Au Revoir Simone at a show a few months ago and they were fun to watch.  Three nerdy girls at keyboards, jumping around, playing some goofy synth-pop. 

Dressy Bessy - Side 2 (you can listen to the song on the Myspace page) 

Dressy Bessy is a fun retro-ish band.  Their singer also knits hats and sells them on eBay.  Side 2 is a kind of jumping-around-alone-in-your-bedroom kind of song.

Inara George - Oh My Love

I saw Inara George when she opened for my favorite band, Idlewild.  Frankly, I thought the show was slightly boring, but maybe that was just because I was really psyched about Idlewild.  In any case, she is very pretty (here is a picture I took of her), dresses well, and has a lovely voice.  It's kind of Norah Jones-ish, if you like that sort of thing.

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The More You Know: Crappy reality edition

 I can watch even the shittiest reality TV show.  If I were on Heroes, that'd be my superpower.

  • A girl acts like she's brain damaged and then sings.  Presumably, this is the premise for the sitcom Kellie Pickler is developing for FOX.  For those who don't remember her, Kellie is the American Idol contestant who didn't know what escargot was, realized people thought that was cute and then pretended like she didn't know what anything else was.  For what it's worth, former AI contestant Constantine tried to develop something for ABC that didn't get past the script stage.
  • Mario Lopez and Emmitt Smith will compete in the finals on Dancing with the Stars.  I don't really make it a habit of watching the show, but I hope Emmitt wins because he is adorable.
  • My God, can anyone stay together these days?  In truly heartbreaking news, Danny Roberts (gay hottie from the Real World: New Orleans) broke up with his longtime boyfriend Paul.  If you recall, Paul was in the military and his identity had to be concealed the whole time.  Real World watchers/Danny stalkers only got to see Paul's (quite stunning) visage on an MTV special a few years back called "Danny and Paul: Still Gay."  Well, it wasn't called that, but calling it that makes the whole thing seem a little less depressing.  They were together for seven years.  
  • Hopefully this one will last: Matt and Suzy from The Biggest Loser (he won, she was second runner-up), who got engaged on one of the morning shows a while back, are expecting a baby .  You just know that the day of the birth, they're going to be telling "Congratulations, Suzy, you are the biggest loser" jokes.

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