What I've Been Listening To... Saturday Edition

I've been up since 5 AM working on a client project that I just wrapped. I have to admit that while I once resisted iTunes I'm now a full-time fan and love being able to just put the thing on shuffle and have it pick from the nearly 8000 songs I have loaded.

Here's what was offered up lately:

• Peek-A-Boo – Devo
• The Brotherhood of AlWazah – Radio Birdman
• Vagabond Dog – Naked Raygun (who knew there was a new DVD out?)
  
• Drag On – Luxury Pushers
  
• Heroin Geek – Ultraviolet Eye
• Metal on Metal – Kraftwerk
• Tiny Dancer – Elton John
• Modern Love – David Bowie
• Give Up – Gaunt
• Step into the Light – Afghan Whigs

Recent Downloads:

• Challengers – New Pornographers
• Living with the Living – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
• Countdown – Pulp

I downloaded the first two discs because they're getting a lot of acclaim as being among the best albums (do we still call them that?) of the year. I like about half of the last New Pornographers release, but I really liked that half so I'm willing to give this new one a go. I know I've heard a Ted Leo song here and there on a compilation but I didn't have any albums until now.

As for Pulp, Edgar Wright closed his radio guest spot with them the other day but the MP3 of the show cut off before the song started. Plus, eMusic gave it a write up in their best of indie pop article (or something like that, again, I've been up since 5 and I'm too lazy to go look). I only got the first disc of the set but if it's any good I'll pick up the other next month.