Earlimart on Dollhouse

Earlimart's "The World" was on the season 2 premiere of Dollhouse last night, and anybody who has spent any time at all reading this blog knows that I get super excited for all things Earlimart. The veteran duo of Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray have enjoyed a stellar career, releasing album after album of consistent, yet original material. "The World" is the perfect song to fit into the dark, mysterious world of Dollhouse. Brooding and emotive without being sad-sack, "The World" is the type of song that gets the hair to stand up on your arms, and the lyrics fit the eeriness of the scene.

Like Melrose Place, Kyle XY, and many other of my favorite shows, Dollhouse is struggling with ratings. However, if they keep on producing great episodes like last night and including great tunes like "The World," I believe people will eventually start to 'get' the show and tune in.

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Earlimart on Rockville

Let's just come out and say this right now : More than any singular person that I don't actually know, Josh Schwartz (and his go-to music director, Alexandra Patsavas) has shaped my musical taste over the years. Yes, The OC and Gossip Girl creator has introduced me to a lot of good stuff over the years, from Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek," and Alexi Murdoch's "Orange Sky" on the OC, to "Hang Me Up to Dry" by Cold War Kids on Gossip Girl, I've found scads of great music through Mr. Schwartz's shows. 

Rockville CA is the latest show from the obviously musically-inclined Schwartz's mind, and although sometimes I feel a little trashy checking out these quick web-only episodes, I always come back because there IS great music, and let's be honest, sometimes the show's drama is too much to resist. As any follower of this blog knows, I love Earlimart, and they recently made an appearance on the show, playing "Song For" and "God Loves You the Best," in addition to sticking around for a must-see interview. Check out the performance of "Song For" below, and head on over to Rockville's website for the rest.

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Earlimart on MySpace

Song of the Week

So as you can see, I have been somewhat AWOL the last few weeks. Don't worry, I don't have swine flu, but I have been pretty sick, causing me to fall behind in school and blogging...but I'm back. So without further adieu, let's get going on the Pop Culture Song of the Week.

This week's winner was featured in Ugly Betty, one of the best shows on TV that is for sure getting renewed for next season. The song, Earlimart's "Before It Gets Better," has actually won this award before, but it is such a great song and had such an awesome useage in Ugly Betty that I had to nominate it again. 

This wistful piano-driven starts playing at the end of the episode, just as (spoiler alert) Willi informs Christina that she can't have any contact with the baby since the blood tests have shown Willi to be the mother. This of course, is made more confusing because the baby looks nothing like Willie, in fact, she looks a lot like Christina....so this sets up some future drama. Cue the song and the people at ABC did a great job editing the song to fit the montage perfectly...see for yourself below by clicking on the image of Christina.

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Listen to "Before It Gets Better" in full on Last.fm

Pop Culture Song of the Week

So this week wasn't that exciting for me personally when it came to music in pop culture, but I did get a tip from a friend that one of my favorite bands (and previous Pop Culture Song of the Week winners), Earlimart, had a song in the NBC tv show Life. Honestly, I've never heard of this show (maybe I have but it has such a forgettable name!), but I love the song that was used, which is called "The World." I absolutely love Earlimart songs when the female vocalist, Ariana Murray, takes over lead duties. Another sad-sounding, yet uplifting song from Earlimart, and definitely something you should check out. 

Pop Culture Song of the Week

Each week, I will select my favorite song that I find embedded in pop culture from that week. What is 'pop culture' you ask? I ask myself the same question! It could be playing at the bowling alley while I'm there sharpening up my skills. It could be on a TV show. Who knows?

So without further adieu, let's meet the first ever Song of the Week, "Before It Gets Better," by Earlimart. I saw this on the *sniff* last episode of Kyle XY on Monday, and it was a great going away song. As soon as the episode was over, I read some beautiful eulogies on KyleXy.net's forums and then moved on to discovering this song.

I love the when the singer leans into the line, "it's a bloodbath," - it makes for a great happy music/sad lyric, spine-tingling moment. I've been looking on YouTube or a clip, but can't find one. For now, check out this shakey clip of the band playing the song live.