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

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

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



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

• 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

The more I research these songs the more I come to understand that 1984 was an awesome year in music

• In Your Eyes - SR71 (Peter Gabriel cover)

• Love Will Tear Us Apart - Nerina Pallot (Joy Division cover)

• Mad World - Alex Parks (Tears for Fears cover)

  

• Hello - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (Lionel Ritchie cover)

• If You Leave - Nada Surf (OMD cover)

• Boys of Summer - The Ataris (Don Henley cover)

• Nothing Compares to You - Ben Taylor (Prince cover)

• Against All Odds - The Postal Service (Phil Collins cover)

• Time After Time - The Quiet Drive (Cyndi Lauper cover)

• Close to Me - Pyeng Threadgill (The Cure cover)

• Just Can't Get Enough - Cph Jet (Depeche Mode cover)

• Darling Nikki - Foo Fighters (Prince cover)

• Only You - Joshua Radin (Yaz cover)

Music from the film (500) Days of Summer - with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel

• *She's Got You High - Mumm-Ra

• *Science of Fear - The Temper Trap

• Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

• There Goes the Fear - The Doves

• *Mushaboom - Feist

• There is a Light that Never Goes Out - The Smiths

• Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths

• The Infinite Pet - Spoon

• *Here Comes Your Man - Meaghan Smith

• Here Comes Your Man - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

• Vagabond - Wolfmother

Zooey Deschanel...is an awesome singer

• *Uh Huh - Muchausen by Proxy ft. Zooey Deschanel (Yes Man Soundtrack)

• Keystar - Muchausen by Proxy ft. Zooey Deschanel (Yes Man Soundtrack)

• Sweet Ballad - Muchausen by Proxy ft. Zooey Deschanel (Yes Man Soundtrack)

• Yes Man - Muchausen by Proxy ft. Zooey Deschanel (Yes Man Soundtrack)

• Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (500 Days of Summer Soundtrack)

• Sugar Town (500 Days of Summer Soundtrack)

• I've Just Seen A Face - Jim Sturgess

• Blackbird - Evan Rachel Wood

• Hapiness is a Warm Gun - Joe Anderson ft. Selma Hayek

• Something - Jim Sturgess

• Hold Me Tight - Evan Rachel Wood and Cast

• All My Loving - Jim Sturgess

• If I Fell - Evan Rachel Wood

• I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Dana Fuchs and Cast

• Come Together - Joe Cocker

• Being from the Benefit of Mr. Kite - Eddie Izzard

• While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Martin Luther McCoy

• Let It Be - Carol Woods ft. Timothy T. Mitchum

• Revolution - Jim Sturgess

• With a Little Help From My Friends - Jim Sturgess & Joe Anderson

• Hey Jude - Jim Sturgess & Joe Anderson

• It Won't Be Long - Evan Rachel Wood

• I Want to Hold Your Hand - T.V. Carpio

And I do mean that. It's definitely a unique experience. Dance your ass off.

• *Infinity 2008 (Klaas Vocal Remix) – Guru Josh Project

• I Gotta Feeling (FMIF Remix) – Black Eyed Peas

• Tik Tok (Fred Falke Club Remix) – Ke$ha

• Riverside Mutherfucker (David Guetta Remix) – Sydney Samson

• We Are Your Friends – Justice vs. Simian

• What is Love (remix) – Haddaway

• *Where’s Your Head At (Klaas Remix) – Basement Jaxx

• Destination Unknown (Calabria) - Alex Gaudino

• Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Fedde Le Grand

• Call on Me (Radio Edit) - Eric Prydz

• Bad Romance (remix) - Lady Gaga

• I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull

• I'm in Miami Bitch (Remix) - LMFAO

• Love is Gone - David Guetta

• I Like Move It, Move It - Mad Stuntman

Music from the bus 6 hr bus trip from Bangkok to Chumpohn Pier towards the southern islands

• Fire Escape - Fastball

• Mary - Scissor Sisters

• If Your Don't, Don't - Jimmy Eat World

• I See Girls (Crazy) - B Studio

• Face - The Black Ghosts

• Paper Planes (DFA Remix) - M.I.A. from the Slumdog Millionare Soundtrack

• Youth of the Nation - P.O.D

• Can't Stop - Love Arcade

• Regret - Color Filter (New Order cover)