Welcome to Playlist, Youthography’s newest monthly offering that features high rotation music that we think are important indicators of contemporary youth culture. We love the holidays so much we wish we could give our loyal readers the biggest, bestest, most expensive gift ever. But since we can’t, you’ll have to settle for more great music – sweet! Gifts from the heart are better anyway!
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The Killers – Don’t Shoot Me Santa (Island Records)
T’is the season for giving! The Killers turned their new Christmas single "Don't Shoot Me Santa" into a fundraiser for Project (RED), with 100% of the proceeds to benefit the Global Fund for investment in African AIDS programs. So get on Santa’s nice list this year and support a good cause, because according to this video, you don’t want to piss Santy off…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqKXGeV6-Wk |
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Sufjan Stevens – We Wish You a Merry Christmas
If you’re a traditionalist at heart, but don’t want to upset your urban guests with another night of standard holiday tunes, play this little diddy to get your guests talking. This clip, featuring Sufjan Stevens and a rag-tag bunch of carolers, plus every strange whiz-bang and bing-boom instrument straight outta Dr. Suess, makes you feel like you’ve had too much eggnog and lovin’ it!
http://download.stereogum.com/mp3/Sufjan%20Stevens%20-%20We%20Wish%20You%20A%20Merry%20Christmas.mp3
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Michael Cera & Ellen Page – Anyone Else But You (Juno Movie Soundtrack, Rhino Records)
Need a sweet escape from all the craziness of the holidays? Well thank the Baby Jesus that movie theatres are open on Christmas Day and they’ll all be playing “Juno,” one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Starring Canucks Ellen Page (Hard Candy) and Michael Cera (Superbad, Arrested Development), this movie about an unplanned teenage pregnancy is a fresh and funny way to spend your holiday time (instead of gossiping about Jamie Lynn Spears). Oh, and the soundtrack rocks!
http://spinmagazine.com/community/blogs/peter_gaston/2007/12/071217_juno/
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 Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining (Under the Black Light, Warner)
http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-rilo-kiley-video-silver-lining_006205.html
 The White Stripes – Conquest (Icky Thump, Warner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77EMzwScHy0
 The New Pornographers – Challengers (Challengers, Universal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHWWWa8EvzI
 Basia Bulat – Snakes and Ladders (Oh My Darling, Universal)
http://www.gramotunes.com/2007/03_Basia_Bulat_Snakes_and_Ladders.mp3
 Britney Spears – Pieces of Me (Blackout,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc7fwMuchdY
 Los Campesinos – You! Me! Dancing! (Sticking Fingers Into Sockets)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj6SO_yKMe8
 White Williams – Route to Palm (Smoke, Tigerbeat6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-XcYf4nCg0
 Spiral Beach – Made of Stone (Ball, EMI)
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22611793
 Gwen Stefani – Early Winter (The Sweet Escape, Universal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6bHPk4Vx84
 Digitalism – Pogo (Idealism, EMI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhvMGxSlkto
For more information on Youthography’s Playlist, please contact Mike D'Abramo at 416 206 1256 x241 or email
dabramo@youthography.com.Youthography is Canada's most significant young consumer marketing and communications consultancy-offering full service research, strategy, marketing and advertising for a wide array of companies, brands, products and institutions.
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