EVEN though Beckett has a hot, studly, boyfriend, apparently she was not too busy on Valentine's Day to take her buddy Castle out for a drink. They cruised off into the NYC evening to the sounds of "I'll Go Anywhere With You" by The Seventeens. This episode, "The Final Nail" first aired on February 14, 2011.
The Seventeens: Facebook Page
Daniel Ahearn "Long Way Home"
Daniel Ahearn is one of Los Angeles' best kept secrets (not his favorite boast, I'm sure), and I was happy to see an extensive interview and article with him in Kevin Bronson's wonderful blog Buzz Bands LA. Kevin is a talented writer who loves L.A. and has excellent taste in music. It's well worth five minutes of your time to read his piece on Daniel Ahearn, but first buy Daniel's music and then you can listen while you read!
Daniel Ahearn: Buzz Bands LA article :: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
Bangers & Cash for Beckett & Castle
In the episode titled "Lucky Stiff" that first aired February 7, 2011, Castle and Beckett went late-night undercover and things got a little steamy on the dance floor to "Loose" by Benny Blanco & Spank Rock from their EP Bangers & Cash. Earlier in the episode, Castle & Beckett tracked some suspects to a recording studio, where they were found rapping the soon-to-be-huge rhymes of "Get On The Floor"-- lyrics by Castle writer Alexi Hawley, and music by composer Jeff Russo (remember the band Tonic?). The opening song was "Money ($$$)" by Tim Myers (currently unreleased). I also like to call this episode "The One In Which Beckett Drove A Ferrari".
"Loose" by Benny Blanco & Spank Rock: iTunes :: Amazon
Adam Haworth Stephens (from Two Gallants)
This is my new favorite album. I somehow overlooked it when it came out in late September last year. It is definitely one of the best of 2010 though. Slightly more sophisticated than his Two Gallants albums, but still that amazing voice that carries emotion so well, and his incredible songwriting. We Live On Cliffs, indeed. And we like to hear Adam Haworth Stephens sing about it.
Adam Haworth Stephens: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
Iron & Wine, Laura Marling, The Vaccines
I didn't go to Sundance this year and I think I might skip SXSW as well but thats okay because every week is a music festival when you live in LA! Last night I saw a double bill of Laura Marling and Iron & Wine at the Wiltern. Laura Marling is truly stunning, not just another gal singer-songwriter but a powerful presence and voice reminiscent of Joni Mitchell or an acoustic Patti Smith. Sam Beam of Iron & Wine upped the ante on this new album with a horn section that accompanied him on tour so it was a lot more lively than your average Sam Beam presentation. I ADORE the new Iron & Wine album, by the way. The show finished in plenty of time for me to skip on over to Spaceland and see The Vaccines, who had a ton of energy and a lot of very short songs, all the indie rockers were there and so was Jake Gyllenhaal! Pictures below of the Spaceland festivities. Iron & Wine: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
Laura Marling: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
The Vaccines: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
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The Frames "Rise" on Castle
It's a great pleasure of mine to place one of my favorite bands of all time in the episode of Castle titled "Knockdown". The Frames song "Rise", from their 2007 album "The Cost", is heard at the end of the episode as Beckett vows to make weekly visits to the sniper she put in prison until he reveals her mother's killer. The angelic voice of Glen Hansard leads The Frames, and he is also one half of the duo know as The Swell Season, who won an Academy Award for their song "Falling Slowly" from the film Once. This episode first aired on Jan 24, 2011
The Frames: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
A Castle Proposal To Amos Lee "Flower"
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Although most Castle fans would love to see Beckett and Castle get engaged, they settled for a sweet proposal scene between Detective Ryan and his girlfriend Jenny to close the episode titled "Nikki Heat". She happily accepted to the romantic song "Flower" by Amos Lee, from his new album Mission Bell. This episode originally aired Jan 3, 2011.
Amos Lee: official site :: Amazon :: iTunes
Coveting … Fresno?
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I rarely find myself dreaming of Fresno (no offense, Bulldogs) but The Miss Alans are playing a reunion show there tonight (20 years, seriously?) and I do wish I was there.
The Miss Alans: Facebook :: Trouser Press bio
Big C Is Golden!
As the Big C Music Supervisor, I'm THRILLED with our show's Golden Globe nomination and Laura Linney's Best Actress WIN in the comedy/musical TV series category. I've watched hours and hours of footage of Laura Linney acting in our series and she is, honestly, flawless. To The Big C creator, Darlene Hunt, and the talented producers Jenny Bicks, Michael Engler and Vivian Cannon who brought the show to life, congratulations on your nomination and thank you for making such a rewarding show that I am privileged to work on. The Big C: official site
Tricia's Top 27 CDs of 2010
The 88 - The 88
belleandseabastian
aloeblacc
blackkeys
broadcast 2000
basia bulat
dr dog
extra lens
fitzandthetantrums
folchen
freelance whales
frightenedrabbit2010
gold motel
This year was a little more chaotic than most, but despite that I did manage to find plenty of good music to listen to. I found 27 truly wonderful records, that number might seem random but why pad it out? Listed below in alphabetical order.
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The 88 - The 88 Amazon :: iTunes Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love Amazon :: iTunes Aloe Blacc - Good Things Amazon :: iTunes The Black Keys - Brothers Amazon :: iTunes Broadcast 2000 - Broadcast 2000 Amazon :: iTunes Basia Bulat - Heart Of My Own Amazon :: iTunes Dr Dog - Shame Shame Amazon :: iTunes The Extra Lens - Undercard Amazon :: iTunes Fitz & The Tantrums - Pickin' Up The Pieces Amazon :: iTunes Fol Chen - Part II: The New December Amazon :: iTunes Freelance Whales - Weathervanes Amazon :: iTunes Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks Amazon :: iTunes Gold Motel - Summer House Amazon :: iTunes Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner Amazon :: iTunes Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whatever Amazon :: iTunes Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can Amazon :: iTunes Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away Amazon :: iTunes Rogue Wave - Permalight Amazon :: iTunes The School - Loveless Unbeliever Amazon :: iTunes Sally Seltmann - Heart That's Pounding Amazon :: iTunes Shout Out Louds - Work Amazon :: iTunes Adam Haworth Stephens - We Live On Cliffs Amazon :: iTunes Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way Amazon :: iTunes Stornoway - Beachcomber's Windowsill Amazon :: iTunes Tired Pony - The Place We Ran From Amazon :: iTunes Vampire Weekend - Contra Amazon :: iTunes Warpaint - The Fool Amazon :: iTunes
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lauramarling2010
josh ritter
roguewave2010
sallyseltmann2010
shoutoutlouds2010
aw stephens
angusjuliastone2010
stornoway2010
the school
tired pony
vampireweekend2010
warpaint
Making Frames Fans
I really couldn't say how many times I've seen The Frames (more than any other band, definitely) but it's never less than brilliant. I always try to bring along someone that hasn't seen them, because it's a guaranteed conversion. I'm proud to say I made two new Frames fans tonight at The Avalon!
The Frames: Official Site :: Live at the Avalon Nov 2011
Matador Me
I am in recovery from a three day orgy of indie rock aka The Lost Weekend, aka Matador at 21. Highlights: Yo La Tengo, Superchunk (featured at the left), Sonic Youth, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided By Voices, Cat Power, but it was all soooo divine! Then there was also lounging by the pool with all the Beggars/Matador folks, eating at yummy celebrity chef restaurants, and, well, not so very much sleeping. So I'm in extended nap mode today shh! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Matador Records: Website :: Wikipedia
Huge
Music Supervisor for ABC Family television series from Winnie Holzman and her daughter Savannah Dooley. Sourced indie rock songs by Japanther, Squeak E. Clean, Generationals, Joy Formidable, Magneta Lane, Savoir Adore and Broadcast 2000 that delighted the producers on an extremely limited budget. Supervised creation and recording of two songs that were performed by charactes as part of the script. (2010)
Mercy
Music Supervisor for NBC television series from Friday Night Lights writer Liz Heldens, produced by Berman/Braun. Featured gritty female-fronted bands Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Duke Spirit, The Kills. (2009-2010)
Life
Music Supervisor for critically acclaimed series starring Damian Lewis (Band Of Brothers). Music placement highlights include Radiohead, Cat Power, Beck, M. Ward, (2008-2009)
KCRW Radio: Brave New World
Created, produced, and hosted "Brave New World", a long-running radio show focusing on emerging artists. First DJ to present Pete Yorn, David Gray, The Eels, Death Cab For Cutie to Los Angeles. (1992 - 2007)
Men In Trees
Music Supervisor for ABC television series from the writers of "Sex & The City", starring Anne Heche. Featured Corinne Bailey Rae, The Magic Numbers, Creedence Clearwater Revival. (2006-2008)
Top CDs of 2005
SEPTEMBER 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Anders Parker ~ The Wounded Astronaut (Baryon)
Bill Ricchini ~ Tonight I Burn Brightly (Transdreamer)
Bottom Of The Hudson ~ Holiday Machine (Absolutely Kosher)
Death Cab For Cutie ~ Plans (Atlantic)
Fruit Bats ~ Spelled In Bones (Sub Pop)
Gabin ~ Mr. Freedom (Astralwerks)
Idlewild ~ Warnings/promises (Capitol)
John Vanderslice ~ Pixel Revolt (Barsuk)
Knitters ~ The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters (Zoe)
Little Plastic Pilots ~ Little Plastic Pilots (Kanpai)
Magic Numbers ~ The Magic Numbers (EMI UK)
Michael Penn ~ Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 (Mimeograph/spinART)
New Pornographers ~ Twin Cinema (Matador)
Orenda Fink ~ Invisible Ones (Saddle Creek)
Teenage Fanclub ~ Man-Made (Merge)
click here to view September Recommendations on iTunes
AUGUST 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Benjamin Diamond ~ Out Of Myself (K7)
Bob Mould ~ Body Of Song (Yep Roc)
Concretes ~ Layourbattleaxedown (EMI)
Hockey Night ~ Keep Guessin' (Lookout )
Jim Yoshii Pileup ~ Picks Us Apart (Absolutely Kosher)
Kingsley ~ Kingsley (Blood Orange)
Maria Taylor ~ 11:11 (Saddle Creek)
Marjorie Fair ~ Self Help Serenade (Capitol)
Meat Beat Manifesto ~ At The Center (Thirsty Ear)
Oxford Collapse ~ A Good Ground (Kanine)
Snow & Voices ~ Snow & Voices (Parasol)
Son Volt ~ Okemah And The Melody Of Riot (Sony)
Statistics ~ Often Lie (Jade Tree)
Sufjan Stevens ~ Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty)
Summer Lawns ~ First We Waited Then It Started
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White Stripes ~ Get Behind Me Satan (V2)
click here to view August Recommendations on iTunes
JULY 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Brian Eno ~ Another Day On Earth (Rykodisc)
Devin Davis ~ Lonely People Of The World Unite (Mousse)
Dixie Dirt ~ Pieces Of The World (www.dixiedirtmusic.com)
Dressy Bessy ~ Electrified (Transdreamer)
Gang Of Four ~ Entertainment (Rhino)
Goldspot ~ Tally Of The Yes Men (Union)
Gorillaz ~ Demon Days (Virgin)
Hold Steady ~ Separation Sunday (Frenchkiss)
Matson Jones ~ Matson Jones (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
Nobody ~ And Everything Else (Plug Research)
Shout Out Louds ~ Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Capitol)
click here to view July Recommendations on iTunes
JUNE 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Aimee Mann ~ The Forgotten Arm (Superego)
Athlete ~ Tourist (Astralwerks)
Bruce Springsteen ~ Devils And Dust (Columbia)
Deathray Davies ~ The Kick And The Snare (Glurp)
Go-Betweens ~ Oceans Apart (Yep Roc )
Mike Doughty ~ Haughty Melodic (ATO)
Richmond Fontaine ~ Post To Wire (Union)
Sleater-Kinney ~ The Woods (Sub Pop)
Smog ~ A River Ain't Too Much Love (Drag City)
Son Volt ~ A Retrospective: 1995-2000 (Rhino)
Spoon ~ Gimme Fiction (Merge)
Vacation ~ Band From World War Zero (Echo)
click here to view June Recommendations on iTunes
MAY 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
The 22-20s ~ 22-20's (Astralwerks)
Damien Jurado ~ On My Way To Absence (Sub Pop)
The Eels ~ Blinking Lights And Other Revelations (Vagrant)
Heavy Trash ~ Heavy Trash (Yep Roc)
Hot Hot Heat ~ Elevator (Sire)
Husky Rescue ~ Country Falls (Minty Fresh)
The Kills ~ No Wow (Rough Trade)
Magnolia Electric Co ~ What Comes After The Blues (Secretly Canadian)
Micah P. Hinson ~ And The Gospel Of Progress (Sketchbook)
Mountain Goats ~ The Sunset Tree (4ad)
The National ~ Alligator (Beggars Banquet)
The Perishers ~ Let There Be Morning (Nettwerk)
The Ponys ~ Celebration Castle (In The Red)
Ryan Adams ~ Cold Roses (Lost Highway)
Tim Burgess ~ I Believe (PIAS/Koch)
Us3 ~ Questions (Us3)
Various Artists ~ Friends And Lovers:songs Of Bread (Badman)
click here to view May Recommendations on iTunes
APRIL 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
John Doe ~ Forever Hasn't Happened Yet (Yep Roc )
Kathleen Edwards ~ Back To Me (Zoe)
Nic Armstrong ~ The Greatest White Liar (New West)
Various Artists ~ Verve Remixed 3 (Verve)
Moby ~ Hotel (V2)
Foxymorons ~ Hesitation Eyes (Heatstroke)
M.I.A. ~ Arular (XL)
Bloc Party ~ Silent Alarm (Vice)
Beck ~ Guero (Interscope)
South San Gabriel ~ The Carlton Chronicles: Not Until... (Misra)
Marbles ~ Expo (spinART)
Top 40 CDs of 2004
01. Mountain Goats ~ We Shall All Be Healed
02. Sonic Youth ~ Sonic Nurse
03. Album Leaf ~ In A Safe Place
04. Autolux ~ Future Perfect
05. Angela McCluskey ~ The Things We Do
06. Jem ~ Finally Woken
07. Elliott Smith ~ From A Basement On The Hill
08. Casey Black ~ Vacations
09. Actionslacks ~ Full Upright Position
10. Earlimart ~ Treble & Tremble
11. Grant Lee Phillips ~ Virginia Creeper
12. Old 97's ~ Drag It Up
13. Blue Nile ~ High
14. Sam Phillips ~ A Boot & A Shoe
15. Lanterna ~ Highways
16. Matthew Sweet ~ Kimi Ga Suki Rafu
17. Will Johnson ~ Vultures Await
18. Patti Smith ~ Trampin'
19. Jim White ~ Drill A Hole In That Substrate & Tell Me
20. Zap Mama ~ Ancestry In Progress
21. Luna ~ Rendezvous
22. Modest Mouse ~ Good News For People Who Love Bad News
23. PJ Harvey ~ Uh Huh Her
24. Joseph Arthur ~ Our Shadows Will Remain
25. Lloyd Cole ~ Music In A Foreign Language
26. Mocean Worker ~ Enter The Mowo
27. Wilco ~ A Ghost Is Born
28. Faithless ~ No Roots
29. Richard Buckner ~ Dents & Shells
30. Standard ~ Wire Post To Wire
31. Helio Sequence ~ Love & Distance
32. Lisa Loeb ~ The Way It Really Is
33. Unkle ~ Never Never Land
34. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ~ Abattoir Blues
35. Eleni Mandell ~ Afternoon
36. Ulrich Schnauss ~ A Strangely Isolated Place
37. Magnetic Fields ~ I
38. John Cale ~ Hobosapiens
39. Fatboy Slim ~ Palookaville
40. Ratatat ~ Ratatat
Top 30 CDs of 2003
01. My Morning Jacket ~ It Still Moves
02. Yeah Yeah Yeahs ~ Fever To Tell
03. Josh Ritter ~ Hello Starling
04. Dressy Bessy ~ Dressy Bessy
05. Pete Yorn ~ Day I Forgot
06. Liz Phair ~ Liz Phair
07. Folk Implosion ~ The New Folk Implosion
08. Cat Power ~ You Are Free
09. White Stripes ~ Elephant
10. Ben Lee ~ Hey You Yes You
11. Paul Weller ~ Illumination
12. Rainer Maria ~ Long Knives Drawn
13. Kristin Hersh ~ The Grotto
14. Ryan Adams ~ Rock N Roll
15. Some Girls ~ Feel It
16. Centro-Matic ~ Love You Just The Same
17. Lizzie West ~ Holy Road - Freedom Songs
18. Ben Harper ~ Diamonds On The Inside
19. Laika ~ Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing
20. Magnolia Electric Co ~ The Magnolia Electric Co
21. Sun Kil Moon ~ Ghosts Of The Great Highway
22. Minibar ~ Fly Below The Radar
23. Paul Westerberg ~ Come Feel Me Tremble
24. You Am I ~ Deliverance
25. Death Cab For Cutie ~ Transatlanticism
26. Starlight Mints ~ Built On Squares
27. Johnny Marr & The Healers ~ Boomslang
28. Fountains Of Wayne ~ Welcome Interstate Managers
29. Strokes ~ Room On Fire
30. Showbag ~ The Town We Loved In
... more 2003 recommendations
31. Stereophonics ~ You Gotta Go There To Come Back
32. Neil Young & Crazy Horse ~ Greendale
33. Eleni Mandell ~ Country For True Lovers
34. Mc Honky ~ I Am The Messiah
35. Carla Bozulich ~ Red Headed Stranger
36. Northern State ~ Dying In Stereo
37. Bonnie Prince Billy ~ Master & Everyone
38. Eels ~ Shootenanny
39. Jay Farrar ~ Terroir Blues
40. 88 ~ Kind Of Light
41. Verbena ~ La Musica Negra
42. Brassy ~ Gettin Wise
43. Radiohead ~ Hail To The Thief
44. Scout ~ This Soft Life
45. Few ~ The Few
46. American Analog Set ~ Promise Of Love
47. Twilight Singers ~ Blackberry Belle
48. Holopaw ~ Holopaw
49. Sleepy Jackson ~ Lovers
50. Grandaddy ~ Sumday
51. Postal Service ~ Give Up
52. Elefant ~ Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
53. Her Space Holiday ~ The Young Machines
54. Rosie Thomas ~ Only With Laughter Can You Win
55. Red Hot Valentines ~ Summer Fling
56. Throwing Muses ~ Throwing Muses
57. Stills ~ Logic Will Break Your Heart
58. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ~ Take Them On On Your Own
59. French ~ Local Information
60. Guided By Voices ~ Earthquake Glue
61. Josh Rouse ~ 1972
62. Jet ~ Get Born
63. Kinky ~ Atlas
64. Mojave 3 ~ Spoon & Rafter
65. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks ~ Pig Lib
66. New Wet Kojak ~ This Is The Glamorous
67. Singapore Sling ~ The Curse Of Singapore Sling
68. Nadine ~ Strange Seasons
69. Jeff Hanson ~ Son
70. Clem Snide ~ Soft Spot