Birdsong

I played a bird-themed set, and Fael gave everyone glowing wings to wear for it, which was lovely.

I started off in the ethereal and acoustic realm, moved through rockier, funkier things, and ended in the dense electronic zone.








Dead Can Dance--Bird
The Be Good Tanyas--The Littlest Birds
Death Cab for Cutie--Talking Bird
Yo La Tango--Tiny Birds
M. Ward--I'll be Yr Bird
R.E.M.--Swan Swan Hummingbird
Rogue Wave--My Little Bird
The Beatles--Blackbird
The Zombies--Imagine The Swan
Guided by Voices--A Good Flying Bird
Silver Apples--Whirly-Bird
Modern English--Swans on Glass
Owl City--Early Birdy
Theresa Andersson--Birds Fly Away
Broadcast--Man is Not a Bird
Moving Units--Birds of Prey
The Rivingtons--The Bird's the Word
Eddie Floyd--Big Bird
The Velvettes--A Bird in the Hand
Rufus & Carla--Birds & Bees
Tower of Power--The Skunk, The Goose, and the Fly
Abraham Inc.--Tweet-Tweet
DJ Tunedeaf--Bring the Bird
Medeski, Martin & Wood--Midnight Birds (Sa Ra Remix)
Pest--Heard Yer Bird Moved In
The Chemical Brothers--Three Little Birdies Downbeat
Birdy Nam Nam--Love Your Enemy (Kill Your Friend)

Lumi's Protest Set 16 May 09

I've been feeling feisty this week, Fighting the Power on intersex and trans issues in the blogosphere, so I thought I'd present a rebellious set. I had 90 minutes, as Pink was away, but that is still only enough time to present a sampler of all the politically-energizing music out there. Here it is:

Saul Williams--Banged and Blown Through
Marvin Gaye--Inner City Blues
The Temptations--Ball of Confusion
Edwin Starr--War
Plastic Ono Band--Give Peace a Chance
Gil Scott-Heron--The Revolution Will Not be Televised
James Brown--Say it Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud
Country Joe and the Fish--The Fish Cheer/I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young--Find the Cost of Freedom
Devo--Ohio
Julian Cope--All the Blowing-Themselves-Up-Motherfuckers
Cake--War Pigs
Dead Kennedies--Holiday in Cambodia
The Clash--Clampdown
Bad Religion--Let Them Eat War
Rage Against the Machine--Killing in the Name Of [Live]
One Day As A Lion--Ocean View
Nine Inch Nails--Letting You
Public Enemy--Fight the Power
Beastie Boys--It Takes Time to Build
Nas--Black President
Prince Cat-Eyez--Bash Back
Elmo Sexwhistle--Genderfuck
The Tom Robinson Band--Glad to Be Gay
A Perfect Circle--Imagine