December 24th is Santa’s time to shine. By mid-September he’s already done his recon and he’s ready to judge the world’s youth like a bad episode of Divorce Court. However, delivering fine handcrafted toys to seven continents worth of deserving children in one night is no easy task. He’s already switched from White Russians to 1% milk with his snickerdoodles and he’s been religious with his Jillian Michaels workout DVD.
[Note: The attached picture is a rough estimation of Santa’s route, that was apparently drawn by an inbred elf.]
There’s only one more step in preparation for his annual circumnavigation: the perfect mix. Through tactics we are neither proud of nor able to discuss, Three Grown Men was able to get a glimpse of this year’s Christmas Eve playlist. Here’s a sampling of tracks Santa will be grooving to on each leg…
First Leg: 9:00 pm – 12:00 am
by Conor Kelley
45:33 – LCD Soundsystem
A strong first track is vital to any good playlist, but especially a playlist that fuels a nine-hour long game of global hopscotch. LCD Soundsystem’s 45:33 is the perfect kickstart to Santa’s travels. The James Murphy composed opus offers, go figure, 45 minutes and 33 seconds of pulse-raising funk. Enough time to settle into the sleigh, get the feel of the reigns, and cruise from the North Pole to the Scandinavian Peninsula while keeping his head centered and his nerves on edge.
Intil – Menomena
Being good all year and earning a spot on the Nice List is every kid’s New Year’s resolution for one reason: the Christmas morning payoff. This concept is not lost on St. Nick. When the drums finally kick in on the last track from Menomena’s Mines all is right with the world. Plus, “Intil” is the perfect song to listen to while gazing at the sparse and endless Siberian landscape.
READ ON for more of the songs on Santa’s iPod and for an embedded playlist so you can hear all of these songs for yourself…
A few days ago long-circulating video of the entire Grateful Dead show from Boston Garden on September 24, 1991 was uploaded to YouTube and I’ve been enjoying the hell out
Missed last week’s Phish shows at MSG or just want to relive the action once again? You’re in luck as a YouTube user by the name of HarpuaFSB has uploaded some of the highest quality fan-shot video footage to the site as we’ve seen. The folks at YEMblog saved us some time and effort by organizing the clips into three separate playlists – one for each show.
Night One (12/2):
[via YEMblog]
READ ON for playlists of MSG Nights Two and Three…
Now that concertgoers who attended Phish’s Festival 8 in Indio this past weekend are home, a slew of amazing clips have been uploaded to the major video sites. Head over to YEMblog for a complete accounting of the better Festival 8 videos, but we just had to share a few more clips of the sign language interpreter we told you about on Sunday, a “Team Hood” vid and a few epic playlists of the Exile On Main Street set and the Acoustic set.
Sign Language Interpreter Rocks out to Bathtub Gin:
Phish @ Festival 8 Acoustic Set Playlist:
READ ON for the Exile playlist, more sign language clips and a purported Team Hood shot video of Torn and Frayed…
