As Bob once said, “A mellow mood has got me,” (doo doo doo doo) “so let the music rock me.” Well, Ken Jordan from The Crystal Method is feelin’ the same flow on this post-holiday Moody Monday. Ease your way back into the work week with these “mellow” selections. Enjoy!
Each week, ChinaShop ask someone we like to pick a mood and 5 songs that put them in that mood. This week’s picks come from the D.C. based “Jukebox The Ghost” and well, here it is…
Mood: Horny
Bring on the R Kelly
Each week ChinaShop asks one of our favorite people for a mood and for songs that put them in that mood. This week’s picks come from Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine and a most interesting mood she does choose…
Mood: Trepanning
For those of you who don’t know, trepanning, also known as trephination, or trephining is drilling or scraping a hole into the human skull … Just an FYI. Happy Monday!
Every week we ask a different personality to pick a mood and 5 songs that get them into that mood. This week, White Mystery, quite possibly the best garage rock band in the universe, pays homage to those who rocked before them. Check out their classic picks but be careful because their choices are sure to whip you into a frenzy!
Mood: Frenzy
If you haven’t already heard of Katie Melua, you soon will. The Georgian-born, British bestselling female artist is already “Legend” (as they say) in the UK and is gaining momentum here in the states. This week, ChinaShop caught up with Katie to find out which songs take her to her “happy place.” The following are her picks this Moody Monday.
Mood: Yellow Summers
UK Producer duo Mighty Mouse felt like starting the week on the right foot. Keeping true to their cinematic disco sound, the group hand picked some “blissful” gems for you to kick off this Moody Monday with a smile.
Every week we ask a person, or persons of note to pick a mood and then 5 songs that put them in that mood. See Mighty Mouse’s choice below.
Mood: Blissful
Brooklyn based underground hip-hop Icon Ill Bill Serves up a 5 fold dose of paranoia this week with his eclectic Moody Mondays selections. Check them out and look out for Ill Bill vs. DJ Muggs new album “Kill Devil Hills” in stores Aug 31st.
Ben Templesmith is an Eisner-nominated Australian comic book artist, known for many things, among them Fell, written by Warren Ellis, and 30 Days of Night, written by Steve Niles. He’s also known for his love of tentacles, zombies, and making very special faces in photos. I spoke with Ben at the Image booth while he was hard at work on a sketch for someone’s future tattoo, and asked him for his top five songs for a Moody Monday.
Catching up with Soren Hansen from the New Politics reaped quite the schizophrenic Moody Mondays… Check out Soren’s cornucopia of emotion and sound below, and be sure to see this energetic trio perform at the Viper Room July 26. Oh, and while you’re at, peep the self-titled debut album out July 13th.
Every week we ask someone to pick a mood and 5 songs that put them into that mood. This week we talked to Michael TImmins from the Cowboy Junkies, only he picked albums instead of songs…fair enough!
Mood: Melancholy