Last week's music roundup.

All day every day, music is with me. Whether it's playing from my iPhone, Pandora, or various radio shows on the IHeartRadio app. I don't exactly know what to call this (I'm sure I'll get a genius idea sometime), but I feel like sharing what I'm listening to - maybe I'll do it weekly, maybe not.

Radio:
I don't listen to conventional radio that often. Once in a blue moon when I'm in my car and bored with my iPhone music, maybe. A few of my diehard listening habits are as follows:

IHeartRadio: Nothing but Sixx Sense. If you don't know what Sixx Sense is, it is a radio show hosted by Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx and Kerri Kasem. Amidst the music, they are always going back and forth and being snarky with one another, and they have fun little ditties like 'Rock Facts' for every day, things like that. Also banter about everything from current events to making fun of Nikki's new workout regime as he gets ready for tour. Available on the IHeartRadio app, or on various radio stations from about 7 PM on five days a week. Sometimes the music he plays makes me WTF a bit, but everyone's entitled to their opinions!

Pandora: I've created a variety of different Pandora stations, all dependent on my mood. Sometimes I like listening to electronic music, sometimes pop-punk, sometimes 80's metal, sometimes poppy stuff. As of right now, my radio stations are as follows: Combichrist radio, Born This Way radio (Lady Gaga song), New Found Glory radio, Powerman 5000 radio, Motley Crue radio, Alkaline Trio radio, Hawthorne Heights radio, City and Colour radio, and finally Pink radio. I don't lie when I say I have a myriad of different musical tastes to go with whatever day of the week it just so happens to be. Mostly, I'm playing three stations: Combichrist radio, New Found Glory radio, and Motley Crue radio. I get a good mix of many different sounds that way. The ads still piss me off, though.

On iPhone:
About 80 percent of the time my music shuffles, unless I'm really into a certain artist. This week was a bit of a half shuffle-half listen to albums kind of week. It helps get me through the day when I can air-drum behind my desk or laugh to myself about a funny lyric.

Looking at my play history this week, there are some definite winners for most played:

GWAR: Scumdogs of the Universe - One of my favorite albums of all time, and the second Gwar album. Sometimes, when life gets weird, you want to shut your brain off and listen to nothing but songs about murder, fucking, and outer space. Gwar is the band for you in that respect. First track "The Salaminizer" is one of my favorites... forever. It also makes me chuckle when it's what I'm into at the office, since I get the absolute best looks, especially during "Slaughterama" as they explain how to hide money from a hippie... in a way only Gwar can.

Turbonegro: Scandinavian Leather - Yesterday, I just needed to listen to a party band. Turbonegro are that band. And after you spend six hours spinning Scandinavian Leather over and over... shit just gets fun!

Every Time I Die: The Big Dirty - Another fun 'party' record, if I do say so. My favorite track is 'We'rewolf' for nothing more than the lyric, 'But I didn't put my hair in a ponytail for nothin', so if I'm going home alone I'm not going at all'. Live they're a great band, and The Big Dirty is one of my favorite releases of the past few years.

Pink: Greatest Hits... So Far! - Doesn't seem it, but Pink is one of my favorite 'pop' artists. She's uncompromising, does what she wants, throws the middle finger to anyone who doesn't like it. May not seem it, but she's an amazing role model for strong women everywhere. "Heartbreak Down", an unreleased track, is one of my absolute favorites.

That's it for last week!