For my birthday I want YOU to do the heavy lifting. Post in the comments and entertain us. Possible discussion topics: Constantine off Idol? Tom Cruise <3s Katie Holmes? What Radiohead album will Britney buy next? Also, MP3 links are always welcome!

Comments (136)
  1. happy birthday, stereogum!

    here. have a nice-sounding mp3 for your trouble.

    http://www.magicmarkerrecords.com/mp3/air.mp3

  2. Alex  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Constantine off Idol?! WHAT?!! Well it’s about time… maybe down the road him and Bo Bice can do a “Jeremy” duet together. Actually, if they put together a “Hunger Strike” cover, I might be thrilled.

  3. Adam  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    I just clicked through all the ads on your homepage. Happy birthday!

    -adam.

  4. here’s a song by danish band “under byen”.
    i’m pretty sure it’s not that great to party on your birthday, but anyway, it’s reallyreally nice!
    maybe you guys already know it. enjoy!
    happy birthday

    under byen – plantage
    http://www.underbyen.dk/audio/under_byen_plantage.mp3

  5. andrea  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday scooter!

    have you ever seen this fantastic tragedy?

    http://www.savetoby.com/

  6. happy b-day! wish i had “happy birthday” song by altered images to send to you:(

    if they were me and i was you
    would you’ve liked a present too?

  7. bethany  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    In Constantine related news… do you think him getting kicked off will up the bidding (see below) or will people scramble for a piece of history. Yes, that’s right, a piece of histoty.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60&item=7510312603&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

  8. bethany  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    my sentence didn’t make sense. thank you.

  9. Alex  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Bethany.. haha, hilarious! I actually live in Somerville and have been to Johnny D’s a lot. Little did I know I was so close to greatness in 2002! (rolling eyes)

    If he sang “Hunger Strike” then I’ll be even more pissed I missed out.

  10. Gabi  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    I just Want to say happy birthday, and that i love this blog! Love Gabi

  11. Rochinho  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Birthday greetings from Texas.

    Over at scenestars.net, Cold Roses from our pal Ryan Adams and his pals the Cardinals is available for stream.

    In my opinion Britney was probably looking for the MTV Buzz Bin CD that featured Radiohead’s “Creep,” but couldn’t find it. So she prompted to buy Pablo Honey. Kid A would melt her brain. The Bends, OK Computer, and Hail to the Thief would melt Kevin’s brain. And neither of them can pronounce Amnesiac.

    So there’s my two cents.

    Again, parabens! (congrats in Portuguese)

    Rochinho

  12. Valeria  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    you say it’s your birthday! it’s my birthday too!
    …literally.

  13. Happy Birthday Slut!

    Good Rittens Constantine!

  14. Todd  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy Birthday, Gum! Check out Minus Story, a band from Lawrence, Kansas on the same label as Okkervil River: http://www.lawrence.com/songs/990/.

  15. fred  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Rittens? What does that mean… oh you mean Riddance…

    Happy Birthday StereoGum!!

    (insert birthday card with $20 american inside here)

  16. for your birthday, chew on this blog, if you haven’t already chewn on it. if you already have chewn, i have nothing to offer this fine spring morn.

    http://teachingtheindiekidstodanceagain.blogspot.com/

    oh, i tried to create a link, but it disappeared on preview. what up with that?

  17. some music snob  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    good mittens to constantine too !
    his old band “pray for the soul of betty” also announced yesterday that KOCH is releasing their old demos

    actually am-idoler federov is the one that i hate … they should make the doctor that gave him the tracheotomy come on the show and apologize for making americans wear out their mute buttons, i think they should make scott come out every week on the show and next season too just so they can have him mope around and look sad

    happy birthday to stereogum

  18. Happy Birthday to one of my favourite bloggers!!!!

    Let’s see:

    Tom and Katie – both portray goodie two shoes off screen and he’ll try to get her to be a scientologist (she’s young enough to convert). But on screen, they like to get dirty (she has played a whore quite well). Both are good actors with shiny teeth – so I see at least a few months on this one.

    Constantine off Idol – His band got a contract last week? His fans did him the biggest favour in the world by voting him off that show. He can go home and after the final airs, promote his album before he does the 12 final idol tour. I have seen the idol contract up close and personal – it’s a bitch if you make it. He’s somewhat free. Break those chains for him bitches!!!

    Britney will not buy Radiohead because she’s not that smart sugar. I love how you have so much faith in her though; it’s so touching. It’s like you can handle her truth, as she says on her new UPN show (I think of you when I see the commercial). I think she will buy anything mentioned on the OC because she’s a hip pregnant 20 something looking to stay cool. I bet she tivo’s that, Joan of Arcadia, Summerland, and any other teen show and tries to get her monkey Kevin to write down the name of the bands/songs listed. It’s time he does something besides knock women up.

    As for MP3′s, I have one for you but I think you wrote about it – I was computerless for a bit for repairs. What do you think of Akon’s Lonely? I adore it so much and where I live in a city of 1.5 mil; it’s number one on every station.

    http://www.mandelion.com/audio/Akon%20-%20Lonely%20.mp3

    It’s the one MP3 my kid makes me play on repeat constantly :)

    Have a great birthday!!!!

  19. Happy happy joy joy from the Telstar trio at http://www.telstarband.com – all the way over in Brussels, B…

    …instead of an mp3, here’s a vid:
    http://3voor12.vpro.nl/3voor12/groups/index.jsp?groups=9145896
    “Leave Me Alone” is our current-sort-of DIY single.

    Keep pouring the good stuff!

  20. Nelson  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Jens Lekman – “Are Birthdays Happy?”

    http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/dept/arebirthdayshappy.mp3

    Hopefully, yes. Happy birthday!

  21. madskrillz  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy birthday, Stereogum.

  22. pageblank  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy Birthday! I don’t have anything all that exciting to offer as an mp3, but I wanna thank you for all your mp3-goodness.

  23. Uncle Dirty  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    What does “<3s” mean?

  24. Jeff  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    I don’t have a link, but Sufjan Stevens’ album Illinois leaked. So, you know, Happy Birthday.

  25. August  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    “Rent A Wreck” by a young Swedish band called Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

    http://www.labrador.se/mp3/skwbn-rent_a_wreck.mp3

  26. Happy Birthday Stereogum! I live and die by your blog! I loves it :) Have a great birthday.

  27. Autopsy IV  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    The Ghost That Feeds:

    Ray Parker Jr. versus Trent Reznor:

    http://www.nathanchase.com/2005/04/ghost-that-feedsray-parker-jrs.html

  28. haha i love that a lot of people are posting mp3 links. hooray music.

    here’s my contribution:
    This band freaking rules! very catchy
    http://clap-clap.com/04_clapclap.mp3
    This song introduces them.
    Rest of the EP is on thier site: http://www.clap-clap.com

    They were also on the news last week too.
    http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/?SecID=278&ArID=135759

    Enjoy and Happy Birthday!

  29. socal  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy b-day scott…

  30. Happy 39th Birthday!

  31. kelly  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    its my birthday too!!!! yay for us!

    but constantine off idol?! WORST PRESENT EVER! i will never forgive this.

  32. chelsea  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    hey! happy birthday! i gto you this! it’s bound to put a smile on you face….even if it is retarded! lol
    xoxo
    Chelsea

    http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?src=singingfish&requestId=b12c3c0390a40d3f&clickedItemRank=9&userQuery=andy+milonakis&clickedItemURN=http%3A%2F%2Fstudents.washington.edu%2Fkoogunmo%2Fgaynew.wmv

    i know its a long link… :-(

  33. lionel and bunny  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday! meow.

  34. Helena  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday to both you, me and Saddam Hussein. For real.

  35. Happy birthday, Stereogum! Keep up the good work!

  36. Rita  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy Birthday!
    http://www.myspace.com/fourvolts
    Great NY band on Kanine Records – same label as Mommy & Daddy, Oxford Collapse, Grizzley Bear.
    They make me happy. Just like Stereogum!

  37. Happy B Day Scott!

    I love this site. I check it everyday, regardless where I am. Enjoy your day!

  38. Happy Bday … XOXO

  39. goma  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday!
    a friend of mine got an e-mail from seth cohen… this is all I have for you.

    > >———- Forwarded message ———-
    > > From: Seth Cohen
    > > Date: Apr 25, 2005 10:12 AM
    > > Subject: [Expatriate] Maid to recommend?
    > >To: expatriate@expatperu.com
    > >
    > > Dear all,
    > >
    > >I know that there have been many postings on this list recommending good and trustworthy maids, and now I wish I had saved some of these emails. Recently, we discovered that our maid has been taking things from the apartment, first small things we thought we had misplaced and now some bigger ones. As a result, we would appreciate any suggestions of someone highly trustworthy and hard-working who can cook as well. We are low-maintenance folk ? ideally looking for a weekly service.
    > >
    > >Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
    > >
    > >
    > >Regards,
    > >
    > >Seth
    > >
    > >Seth Cohen
    > >Asesor de Negocios, Peru
    > >Technoserve
    > >Lima, Peru
    > >511.221.7200 ext: 117
    > >511.221.7200 ext: 106
    > > seth.cohen@tns.org.pe

  40. Happy Birthday dude! Thanks for keeping all of us entertained on a daily basis. Great site!

  41. Happy birthday from South America!!!
    Keep on the good work, this is one of the best blogs i have recently met.
    And by the way, damn Tom Cruise, is not enough for him the redhead and the spanish???.
    Cheers again

  42. happy birthsday big boy! come and give me a hug!

  43. Does anybody smell a publicity stunt?
    This is a very bebirthdayed week. Apparently yesterday was mine and goldenfiddle’s, and today yours.

  44. Black Moth Super Rainbow – I Am the Alphabet

    http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/black_moth_super_rainbow-i_am_the_alphabet.mp3

    Boards of Canada at their most upbeat is a good reference point with maybe some Manitoba/Caribou thrown in as well. Give it a listen.

  45. Happy birthday, gumgum. You are… so beautiful… to me.

  46. Happy Birthday!

    In other news, did anyone notice that Hillary Duff seems to have gotten veneers? Her teeth are now huge and scary.

  47. i bet you britney is a closet death cab fan. she got into ben gibbard through that movie with the guy from scrubs and natalie portman and you could talk to her endlessly about all time quarterback.

  48. hey scott! happy birthday man, can’t believe it’s been a whole year (and then some) since i started reading your blog! Now a year later, I am sitting on the same room I did a year ago updating my ipod with the decemberists while The Arcade Fire plays in the background and I think of playing Kings of Leon next.
    Thank you for all your amazing music advice, and happy birthday man!

  49. For your birthday I give you Bloc Party performing Banquet live on letterman:
    http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1SCPYVONY38IK2S8QBMNHJI9I7

    If you already have this, sorry no returns or exchanges.

  50. I like me some birthday for the following reasons:

    1) No one complains about my drinking or tries one of those “interventions” disguised as a birthday party. Wait.

    2) Free cake

  51. AlexFille  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy birthday to my favorite blogger! It’s my birthday too, hooray for Taurus. Have a fantabulous day.

  52. jenny  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    No way — my birthday was yesterday! what a coincidence.

    I was going to get you a link to “Happy Birthday” from the New Kids on the Block’s 1990 album Step by Step. Unfortunately, no one in their right mind would actually post a link to this song that I listened to non-stop on my 13th birthday soooooo…..sorry about that. Read my blog instead:

    http://www.beanbagcentral.com/jennt

  53. jenny  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    doh! link should be jenny with a y and not a t. seems that now that I’m 28, I can’t spell my own damn name.

  54. this is belated, and maybe this is where you origianlly got “That was the worst Christmas ever!”, but ehre’s some free Sufjan Stevens: http://www.artabyssgallery.org/sufjan_christmas_songs.html

  55. mosicluver  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday to you.
    how old are you?

  56. happy birthday Stereogum and Saddam!

  57. For those of you heading to Coachella this weekend…here are your set times, kiddos:

    http://www.thelisten.net/coachella/schedule/

  58. Happy Birthday, Stereogum!

    For your birthday, I’m giving you the
    ‘vindictive penguin’.

    Much luv.

  59. http://www.thesaltshakers.com

    I just started reading this blog but it is the bee’s knees. For your birthday I will plug my own band which you may enjoy!

  60. I’d buy you ‘Bleed Like Me’ by Garbage, but all I can do is just recommend it.

  61. mean  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    nothing bothers me more than when people point out such an arbitrary fact as a birthday similarity. I guess I could understand “omg we were born on the same day, same year.” that is something of a coincidence. But generally you get people saying things like “OMG mine was yesterday – what a coincidence” or “wow, my moms birthday is saturday – thats crazy”

    that is NOT crazy. its just an unexceptional occurrence. Who cares?

    But Happy Birthday to stereogum.

  62. Happy Birthday, Stereogum !!!

    —————————
    http://www.thesoundsofslow.com

  63. happy birthday to you, penelope cruz, jessica alba, jay leno, james baker, and saddam hussein.

    btw, I just noticed a lot of dictators/conquerors/rulers were born in the last 10 days of april:
    hitler – april 20
    napoleon – april 20
    catherine the great – april 21
    lenin – april 22
    buchanan – april 23
    grant – april 27
    hussein – april 28
    monroe – april 28
    emperor hirohito – april 29

    btw, jay leno’s address can be found at http://www.zabasearch.com

    happy birthday

  64. butter  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday stereogum

    thanks for entertaining me when i feel like killing myself at work

    this is my super favorite right now:
    http://www.absolutelykosher.com/musicfiles/compass.mp3

    also, tina fey and husband are expecting–this seems like good news to me–am i the only one?

  65. Johnnyboy  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Here’s a new one from those classy teenage hearthrobs 2 Cool!

    http://rapidshare.de/files/1479135/2_Kool_-_Oh_Yeah-ah__Touch_It_There_Again_.MP3.html

  66. tackybutfun  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy birthday Stereogum!
    I love this blog. I was a blog virgin before I read your blog. Once you go blog you dont go back…
    any ways I just wanted to know if any one knows about this Canadian Daliy show esque show called Popcultured. They talk about, well, popculture. Its crazy (but I love it)…
    Thanks for the laughs and the tears (mostly from your Brit related posts).
    Bye

  67. Johnnyboy  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy birthday as well of course!

  68. Jake  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    In a strange way, I guess Katie Holmes knew she was going to eventually get with Tom Cruise…I mean who wouldn’t after watching Cocktail

    “I think every little girl dreams about her wedding. I used to think I was going to marry Tom Cruise.”

  69. Miranda  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    From Rosie O’ Donnell’s blog:

    “my tommy has a new babe
    katie holmes – who is a great actress
    she did a movie with
    patricia clarkson
    i can?t remember the name
    but she was amazing in it
    he looks happy
    and that makes me happy”

  70. here’s a new oasis tune
    sounds like gospel shoegaze to me . maybe its andy bell’s song .

    http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JSUAHZL9IC6G09FTJC6FJ2KKY

    oh yeah its an intrumental song .
    it’s gonna be a bonus track for jappanese release

  71. here’s a new oasis tune
    sounds like gospel shoegaze to me . maybe its andy bell’s song .

    http://s17.yousendit.com/e.aspx?id=2JSUAHZL9IC6G09FTJC6FJ2KKY

    oh yeah its an intrumental song .
    it’s gonna be a bonus track for jappanese release

  72. mike  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday, i love your blog and thanks for sharing the groove!!!

    i also will click all links, just for you. :)

  73. happy birthday!

    here’s my new favorite random mp3 find!

    http://www.myvictoria.net/music.html

    accidental beauty has got to be the best out of this crop. but they’re all good.

    it’s got probably the best drum intro since mississippi queen.

  74. Here’s the FOO FIGHTERS covering BAKER STREET.

    http://www.thenewsaskew.com/main/2005/04/foo_fighters_co.html

    Happy Birthday!

  75. dude, how in the hell were you bored by the brunettes when you saw them open for the shins?!

  76. happy birthday, scott.

  77. Here’s an mp3 from a great new band from Norman, OK called Cheyenne.

    Produced by James McAlister (Sufjan Stevens, Pedro the Lion, Ester Drang), Cheyenne’s new album rests somewhere inbetween each of these artists, with a midwestern Bruce Springsteen added in. They are on The Record Machine label out of KC.

    http://www.cheyennesongs.net/You_Were_The_Sound.mp3

    Enjoy! http://www.cheyennesongs.net

  78. cramedog  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE I CAN GET THE “ILLINOIS” ALBUM FROM SUFJAN!?? I’M DESPERATE!

  79. Libs  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Britters will purchase a Blonde Redhead album next, to remind her of former hair colours!

  80. Uppers are better than downers  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    I stay at a job I hate because I cant pass a drug screen anywhere else. I do drugs because I hate my job.

    Happy B-day Stereogum. I bet you COULD pass a drug test….squarehead! J/J

  81. zipyflavor  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Just in case you are keeping track of all the people who you dont know, but read enough of your blog to pretend they know you that wish you happy birthday, I thought I would throw mine in there.

    Happy Birthday!

  82. another oasis tune . this one is a b-side for the single ” lyla ”

    eyeball tickler
    http://s3.youshareit.com/files/22cd0ecad52a47197ece8e73e5ac1988.html

    cheers

  83. Happy Birthday, Stereogum.

    PDXBands.com – a bunch of free mp3s from Portland.

    Pangs “Funeral Girls”:
    http://pdxbands.com/pangs/download/FuneralGirls128.mp3

  84. smitty  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    crane – they are trying to keep the album really secret and very few copies have gotten out. I hope no one posts a link to the new record, cause they are trying really hard to keep it from the downloaders until at least closer to the release date. we gotta respect that!

  85. doc holiday  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    i’m currently obsessed with britney’s upper arms.

    http://sallymusic.com/offsite/thankgodforsunglasses.mp3

  86. How come everyone’s using your birthday to promote their own shit? Bunch of self-absorbed attention whores who are only looking out for their own interests.

    Fuck that.

    It’s my birthday too.

    But i wont link to my blog here cause it’s not about that.

  87. Happy birthday!

    I bring you the gift of… THE GAS FACE!

    http://3rdbass.disgruntledhuman.com/gasface/

    Whatever you’re using as desktop wallpaper, there’s sure to be something even better here.

    Enjoy.

  88. potato  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Happy birthday!

    i have nothing cool to share except that there is a large kickass john lennon poster in my room now.

  89. Happy Smurfday!

    I wanted to get you this:

    http://www.barcodeart.com/art/portrait/oprah_frames.html

    Because probably you don’t already have a picture of Oprah created entirely with bar codes. But then I remembered that I don’t have any money. So instead I give you a scrumptious free mp3 by my boyfriends We Are Scientists.

    http://www.wearescientists.com/songs/inaction/selectivememory.mp3

    Have your cake and eat it too. Otherwise, what’s the point.

    xo,

  90. Danz  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    How would one go about saving an mp3 that is just a line of text sort of link? I’ve not a clue, but I want them. Like, now.

    Thanks for any help or advice! :^)

    Oh, and Happy Birthday, stereogum. *sings* “Happy Birthday tooo youuu (bum-bum-bum-buuuum) This is your daaayy.. and on this day for you, we’re gonna love you in every waaay.. this is your day, you’rrre daaaayy, Happy Birthday, here’s to you, to you, to you to you to *high pitched NKOTB singing* YoooooooooOOOOooooouuuuu…

    That’s all I remember, but O, how I loved that song on my 7th birthday..

  91. Summer  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    My brother’s band. Genius, I tell ya.

    http://pdxbands.com/bands/?band=perfectinplastic

    Three or four mp3s on the site. Enjoy – and happy day!

  92. Danz  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    In that case, here’s my brother Dylan’s band – Gym Class:

    http://www.gymclassmusic.com/

    mp3′s for all!

    Dylan’s a big hipster/scenester from Seattle who moved to NYC a few years ago.. his little sister now lives in DC.

    An interview:
    http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/12/01/gym_class_in.php

  93. Happy Birfday to You! I don’t have anything to add other than I liked Drudge Report’s headline yesterday that read “THANK YOU DEBBIE” in re her testimony in the MJ trial. Eek.

  94. Danz  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    One more thing: I’ve actually got the NKOTB Happy Birthday song on itunes and I’m listening to its awesomeness as I type. Is it possible to get the link to you guys? I don’t know how to go about it if it is. . . email me or tell me or I don’t know what, just do something so I can be learn-ded.[/Ralph Wiggum]

  95. Phoebe  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    Hey Happy Birthday!

  96. civilian  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    happy birthday!

    le tigre is producing a track on paris hilton’s album.

  97. char  |   Posted on Apr 28th, 2005

    thanks for keeping us entertained. happy b!

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