You Only Live Once

Paul's Driving Mix

Thanks to another great connection via social networking, I got to drive around Kuala Lumpur with the lovely Paul Frankz, who by the way has the best taste in music. Want to know how great? Here's a taste:

• You Only Live Once - The Strokes

• Cornerstone - The Artic Monkeys

• Want Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane

• King of Bongo - Manu Chau

• Young Love - Mystery Jets

• Up on the Downside - Ocean Colored Skin

• She Sells Sanctuary  - The Cult

• Live Your Life - TI feat. Rhianna

Mixed with a few of my own:

• Galang - MIA

• Ima Showem - GRITS

• Our Time Now - The Plain White T's

• The Uncomfortable Truth - Nneka

• Blah Blah Blah - Kesha feat. 3OH3

Love is My Religion

Railay East is known for it's laid back rasta style nightlife. So it's only right that the music should match.

Railay Beach and Bars - The "I'm Almost Too Comfy in this Place...Almost" Mix

• Alone – Ben Harper
  • Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper
  • Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
  • Is This Love – Bob Marley
  • Love is My Religion – Ziggy Marley
  • Cry Cry – Louque
  • Whoa Now – Louque
  • Perique – Louque
  • Free ft. Jack Johnson – Donovan Frankenreiter
  • Lovely Day – Donovan Frankenreiter
  • I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
  • I Melt With You – Jason Mraz (Modern English cover)
  • Who Needs Shelter – Jason Mraz
  • One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer – John Lee Hooker
  • Wonderful World – Jimmy Cliff

Paradise Found

The Best Nap of My Life - on the beach at Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

From The Beach Soundtrack

• Pure Shores – All Saints

• Yeke Yeke – Mory Kante

• Lonely Soul – Unkle

• Caribbean Blue – Enya

• Spinning Away – Sugar Ray

• Spinning Away – Brian Eno

• Brutal – New Order

• Porcelain – Moby

• Voices – Dario G

• Beached – Orbital



Thank You For Flying.....Peanuts or Preztels?

The "I Survived Oceanic Flight 815 - Sydney to Los Angeles" Mix

When you're a Lost fan and you board a morning flight from Sydney to LA, thoughts of crashing upon a magicial yet creepy island pops into your head a couple times. Of course when you're not catatonic or catching up on movies in the in-flight selection, a nice little soundtrack goes a long way.

In Flight Movie picks:

from the film Whip It (with Ellen Page and Kristin Wiig):

• Cannonball - The Breeders

• Jolene - Dolly Parton

• Boys Wanna Be Her - Peaches

• *Never My Love (Ft. Adam Green) - Har Mar Superstar

• Black Gloves - Goose

• *High Times (ft. Turbo Fruits) - Landon Pigg

• Sheena is a Ponk Rocker - The Ramones

• Crown of Age - The Ettes

  

from the film Adventureland (with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart):

• Looking for a Kiss - The New York Dolls

• Let the Music Play - Shannon

• Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

• Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely - Husker Du

• I'm in Love with a Girl - Big Star

from the film Push (with Chris Evans and Camilla Belle):

• *The Hop (ft. Bajka) - Radio Citizen

• *Consequence - The Notwist

• Rocket - Working for a Nuclear Free City

• What New York Used to Be - The Kills

Vagabonding

 Some songs just sound better when the scenery is passing you by

• The Vagabond - Air

• World Town - M.I.A

• Ghostboy - Gabriel Rios

• I Will Survive - Cake

• Run - Air

• Iko Iko - The Belle Sisters

• Young Forever - Mr Hudson ft. Jay Z

• Hey Man, Now You're Really Living - The Eels

• Last Stop This Town - The Eels

• Fresh Feeling - The Eels

• Walk Idiot Walk - The Hives