Neko Case

Neko Case comes out with her new album tomorrow.

Steve and I were blown away by one of the best radio interview segments we've ever heard yesterday, Scott Simon interviewing Neko Case.

Here's a preview, and I highly recommend listening to the full 10-minute interview. It's enlightening and fulfilling and very thoughtful:

"I just really dig feeling subservient to nature," she says. "It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think, where you want the devil's minion to tell you, 'You know, Faust, I could tell you what the meaning of life is, but your human brain is so tiny, you just wouldn't get it.'"

Ratatat Radio

If you can listen to music at work, my recommended Pandora station is Ratatat.

The station has few, if any, lyrics, mostly electronic beats, some guitar riffs, and it's an overall mellow station, perfect for work.

Pandora

Pandora is free. It helps me get through the day, depending on my mood and the work I have to do, unless I'm writing something long for work, or editing a document. Some of my favorite Pandora stations are:
- Bob Marley (a nice reggae mix)
- Kings of Leon (good for long projects, quiet)
- Katy Perry (sometimes some crappy pop music makes me chuckle - I like this one because you at times get Britney and other stuff, but sometimes you get genuine good vocalists and artists)
- Feist (although I have to skip through the 1234 children's song)
- The Beta Band (thoughtful, mellow)
- John Butler Trio (one of my favorite bands)
- Jack Johnson
- Paco de Lucia (salsa-type, fun to listen to)
- Manu Chao
- A Tribe Called Quest

I try to pick bands or artists of the general musical persuasion that I'd like to listen to.

I also really like this song, Ratatat/Justice collaboration, courtesy of Scott: http://www.tallmansmallman.com/Alex/We%20Are%20Your%20Friends%20(Bearbot%20MashUp.mp3