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[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (May 2013 Round #5)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - May 21, 2013

We all have those songs that we find eeeeextremely annoying the first time we hear them. So annoying that we publicly swear we will never listen to it again. But then someway, somehow, they magically creep into our world and we find ourselves enjoying it more than we ever hated it. You know the one. The song that we blast in our cars and then the moment our friend gets in we quickly hit the next button while expressing how stupid it is. The funny this is, those friends are probably secretly wishing you would have kept it on. And honestly, why should we be embarrassed of our musical taste? Everyone has got that one stupid song or 100 stupid songs for that matter. So be a ninja. Stand tall and let your musical taste fly free…..

Milky Chance
Down by the River

Morningbell
Goodbye And Goodbye And Goodbye And Goodbye

Bipolar Sunshine
Rivers

Slothpop
Kokoro

Worry Dolls
Polaroids

Settling
Put a Ring On It (Beyonce Cover)

[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (May 2013 Round #2)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - May 14, 2013

Consistency. Something this planet’s unpredictable climate and the Indie Dojo do not have common. ‘Cause no matter if you are currently being slapped in face with an unbearable heatwave or you have ice tsunamis (yes, this is a real thing) knocking down your doors, you’ve always got that weekly playlist to bundle up to or in LA’s case…get naked with. Hey…don’t judge. It’s f’n hot.

Adios Ghost
October Snow

Lowing
I Will Wait For You (Everybody Wants To Be a Cowboy)

ALL WE ARE
Utmost Good

Cosmo Sheldrake
Rich (Ft. Anna Roo)

The Preatures
Is This How You Feel?

Lia Ices
Grown Unknown

[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (May 2013 Round #1)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - May 7, 2013

Ever hear a song for the first time and your immediate response is “Really?? Someone let them go out like that???” Unfortunately, we know that reaction all too well. Now, we ain’t promising you’re gonna fall madly, deeply in love with every song on the Indie Dojo, but we do promise to drop kick as many craptastic ones as we can. And if you think otherwise, by all means, let us know. Suggestions, comments and/or rants as always welcome over at allegra[at]themusicninja.com. The flood gates have been opened.

Smooth Hound Smith
The Minutes

Smoke Signal
Black Holes featuring Rocco DeLuca

Whetherman
Simple Lives

Deertree
The Little Boy Lost

Quiet Hounds
Calling All Gamma Rays

Adam Stafford
Fire & Theft (LP Version)

Isaac Delusion
Early Morning

[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (April 2013 Round #5)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - April 30, 2013

When you are down in the dumps, music can be the perfect amount of motivation you need to get right back up to solid ground . And sometimes, if you decide to stew in your own misery and turn on the “broken hearts club” playlist, it can drag you down right along with it. Funny how strong of a hold it has on us. We are basically putty in the hands of music. So whether you are having a good day or a shitastic one, let the indie dojo be your motivational speaker for the next 20 minutes. This particular list just happens to have a PowerPoint of positive vibes all prepared and ready to go….

Allosaurus
You and I

Bronze Radio Return
Further On

Timid, the Brave
Metal

The Riverside
Times Goin

Owen Steel et al
Twig Eater

The Green Apple Sea
Please Slow Down

[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (April 2013 Round #4)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - April 23, 2013

As music lovers, we are constantly on the search, whether consciously or subconsciously, for a musical soul-mate. One who will enjoy the same genre as we do or is completely open to listening to something new. Which makes us feel really cool ’cause that means we get to introduce someone to something they have never heard before. And if the relationship, friend or lover, decides to fizzle, we have forever engraved our presence into their brain. That song = our face.

In our minds, to be with someone who despises the music library we have spent years piecing together would only be relationship murder. This can definitely make the search for the one a little more complicated then we would like to believe. So, if you happen to be so lucky to have found the ying to your musical yang, cheers to you. If you are still kicking dirt down the long and windy road of failed love connections, don’t worry, we won’t judge. In fact, think of the Indie Dojo as your booty call. We will always be here when you need us. And when things get serious with someone else, we won’t be jells. Just promise not to fall into the black hole of a relationship and come say hi every once in while. In return, we promise to not make it awkward…

The Mast
UpUpUp (Original)

Natural Self
The Valleys (Feat Tanya Auclair & Milly Blue)

Slowrunner
Strange Days

Trouble In The Wind
Rising

Barnaby Saints
Over and Over

Annie and The Beekeepers
Wake Up Mama

[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (April 2013 Round #3)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - April 16, 2013

In the midst of all madness we see possessing the world around us, even the toughest Ninja needs an escape. The indie dojo is here to guide you on the journey to your happy place…even if only for the length of a 6 song playlist.

Torches
If the People Stare (demo)

Josh Record
Wonder

earth person
Flower Honey Bee

waywardbreed
Undertow

Turner Cody
Better days

Soft Cat
Sincerity

[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (April 2013 Round #2)

Posted by Allegra Azzopardi - April 9, 2013

Plagued by a power outage as the result of a random and crazy Los Angeles windstorm, (Palm Tree branches falling to their death at an incredible rate are no joke) the Indie Dojo is brought to you from a local coffee shop who is kind enough to lend a free WiFi connection with purchase. Point being, wind, sleet, hail, snow, tornadoes, earthquakes and/or more, the Indie Dojos got you. Resilient MFer’s we are.

The May Birds
Wait For Me

Oh So Quiet
Motorcycle Journey (demo)

Larcenist
Dig Me Up

Humble Home
Welcome Home

Stonefeather
Hipster Girl

Alan Boyle
SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP