Cougars vs. Cowboys Pep Rally

The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
AC/DC - Rock 'N Roll Train
Artists Stand Up To Cancer - Just Stand Up!
Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
Bravery - Believe
Ne-Yo - Closer
Miley Cyrus - See You Again
Paramore - That's What You Get
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine
Vanessa Carlton - Hands On Me
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Plain White T's - Natural Disaster
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
David Archuleta - Crush
Weezer - Pork And Beans
Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)
Gorillaz - Dare
Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Chris Brown - With You
The Cab - I'll Run
Lloyd - Get It Shawty
John Mayer - Say
Metro Station - Shake It
Maroon 5/Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again
Last Goodnight - Stay Beautiful
Timbaland/OneRepublic - Apologize
Pink - So What
Justin Nozuka - After Tonight
Angels & Airwaves - Everything's Magic
Gwen Stefani/Akon - The Sweet Escape
Rocket Summer - So Much Love
Duffy - Mercy
311 - Amber
New Found Glory - Kiss Me
Killers - Read My Mind
Incubus - Dig
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

The Value of a CD

So I'm a DJ. I have a lot of CD's. I take good care of my CD's. You'd think they would be worth a reasonable amount for trade-in. I found that to be an incorrect assumption.

I had an interesting experience at Graywhale Entertainment today. I recently organized my CD collection and took out ones that I don't want/need anymore. I called Graywhale to find out the average amount they give for used CD's. The employee politely informed me that it depends on the CD and it can range from 5 cents to $8. I decided it was definitely worth a shot, especially due to the popularity of the CD's I was giving up. So I drive down there and walk in with a shoebox full of 51 CD's. The employee tells me it will take her awhile to inspect the discs and determine the value. So I browse around the store for about 30 minutes. I'm enjoying my exploration of their inventory when the employee calls me over and says, "Alright I'm done, it looks like we can give you $28 for your CD's." My jaw honestly dropped in shock. I asked her if she was serious and she looked at me like duh are you stupid? She then explained to me that almost all of my CD's would have to be resurfaced and that they had a large amount of those titles already on hand, that's why the trade-in value was so low. I found this ridiculous because the CD's are in great, working condition and I had just browsed through their entire used inventory and found maybe 4 or 5 duplicates of CD's I brought. I told her no way, packed up my CD's and I was out of there.

Back in the good old days you could take a used CD to Wherehouse Music and they would easily give you $4 for an average CD. It's amazing to me how the value of a CD has completely disappeared. It makes me sad. The internet has taken over the industry. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the ability to get on iTunes and buy a great song from a horrible album for 99 cents but it's got to the point where that's all people do. What happened to desiring the actual physical CD? The experience of struggling to remove the wrapping, gently putting the disc in your car CD player and jamming out to your new purchase while looking through the album artwork and credits is priceless to me! Does anyone do that anymore? It's the ONLY way I do it. I thrive on seeing the hard work the artist put into the project and the uniqueness of every CD. When artists record an album they have a vision of their work. They have images, thoughts, ideas that inspired their songs and they want to share that with their fans. This is what I get out of the physical CD. It's how the artist expresses their love for their work.

I miss those days when I wasn't the only one. I always have and always will support the CD industry. Hopefully the digital option will NEVER be the only option.

T-Pain Time

Something Corporate - Hurricane
Jupiter Rising - Electropop
Jason Mraz - Coyotes
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar
Lil' Mama/Chris Brown/T-Pain - Shawty Get Loose
Estelle/Kanye West - American Boy
Federation/E-40 - I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Nite
Boys Like Girls - Hero/Heroine
The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
Matt Nathanson - Come On Get Higher (Acoustic)
2 Pistols/T-Pain - She Got It
Kanye West/T-Pain - Good Life
Offspring - Hit That
Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold
Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U (Scott Storch Remix)
Village People - YMCA
Bobby Valentino/Timbaland - Anonymous
Petey Pablo - Show Me The Money
New Found Glory - Kiss Me
Huey - Pop, Lock & Drop It
I Hate Kate - Always Something (It's Always Better When I'm With You)
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Flo Rida/Timbaland - Elevator
Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!
DJ UNK - Walk It Out
Kelis - Milkshake
AFI - Miss Murder
Baby Bash/T-Pain - Cyclone
Chris Brown - Forever
Britney Spears - Toxic
Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
D.H.T. - Listen To Your Heart (Furious F.EZ Remix)
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long
Pitbull/Lil' Jon - The Anthem
Three 6 Mafia/Project Pat - Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Madonna/Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
50 Cent - In Da Club
Darude - Sandstorm
Metro Station - Shake It
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
Kanye West - Stronger
Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Dem Franchize Boyz - Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Missy Elliott/Ciara/Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

Class Of '08

Jagged Edge/JD/Bow Wow/Da Brat - Where The Party At (Remix)
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
Lonestar - Amazed
Paramore - Misery Business
Jay-Z/Linkin Park - Numb/Encore
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine
Wiz Khalifa - Say Yeah
Vengaboys - We Like To Party!
Howie Day - Collide (Acoustic)
Madonna/Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
Reel Big Fish - Sell Out
Metro Station - Shake It
Kanye West - Stronger
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Soulja Boy - Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Fall Out Boy/John Mayer - Beat It
Michael Buble - Home
Sean Kingston - Take You There
Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Lil' Wayne - Lollipop
Casper - Cha Cha Slide
Miley Cyrus - See You Again
Flo Rida/T-Pain - Low
Edwin McCain - I'll Be
Pitbull - Fuego
Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie
Petey Pablo - Show Me The Money
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
DJ UNK - Walk It Out
Lil' Jon/E-40/Sean Paul - Snap Yo Fingers
Jessica Simpson - Take My Breath Away
Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
Jonas Brothers - S.O.S.
Danity Kane - Damaged
Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
Enrique Iglesias - Somebody's Me
Darude - Sandstorm
Timbaland/Keri Hilson/D.O.E. - The Way I Are
Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Vitamin C - Graduation (Friends Forever)

Here's To The Night

Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You
Jennifer Lopez/Ludacris - Do It Well (Remix)
Lucy Walsh - So Uncool
K-OS - Sunday Morning
Gia Farrell - Hit Me Up
Pink Spiders - Little Razorblade
Mandy Moore - Only Hope
Nelly Furtado - Maneater
Rocket Summer - So Much Love
Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call
Diddy/Nicole Scherzinger - Come To Me
Tim McGraw - My Little Girl
Chris Brown - Wall To Wall
Five - When The Lights Go Out
Christina Aguilera/Redman - Dirrty
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Edwin McCain - I'll Be
T-Pain/Yung Joc - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Paula DeAnda/Bow Wow - Easy
Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
Baby Bash/T-Pain - Cyclone
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!
Chingy/Jermaine Dupri - Dem Jeans
George Strait - I Cross My Heart
Lil' Mama - Lip Gloss
Jay-Z/Linkin Park - Numb/Encore
Casper - Cha Cha Slide
Ryan Cabrera - True
D4L - Laffy Taffy
Rihanna/Jay-Z - Umbrella
AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
Eve 6 - Here's To The Night **Royalty**
Soulja Boy - Crank Dat Soulja Boy (Supaman)
Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz/Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Howie Day - Collide (Acoustic)
Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
DJ UNK - Walk It Out
Darude - Sandstorm
K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life
Timbaland/Keri Hilson/D.O.E. - The Way I Are
Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay
D.H.T. - Listen To Your Heart (Furious F.EZ Remix)
Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
Kanye West - Stronger
Lonestar - Amazed

Post Game Party

Diddy/Nicole Scherzinger - Come To Me
Justin Timberlake/T.I. - My Love
Cute Is What We Aim For - The Curse Of Curves
Chingy/Jermaine Dupri - Dem Jeans
Paula DeAnda/Bow Wow - Easy
Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold
Mims - Like This
Soulja Boy - Crank Dat Soulja Boy (Supaman)
Yung Berg - Sexy Lady
Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)
DJ UNK - Walk It Out
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
Will.I.Am - I Got It From My Mama
Nelly/Diddy/Murphy Lee - Shake Ya Tailfeather
AFI - Miss Murder
Darude - Sandstorm
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Huey - Pop, Lock & Drop It
Rihanna/Jay-Z - Umbrella
Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
Down AKA Kilo - Lean Like A Cholo
Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay
Ying Yang Twins/Pitbull - Shake
Timbaland/Keri Hilson/D.O.E. - The Way I Are
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
D.H.T. - Listen To Your Heart (Furious F.EZ Remix)
Usher/Lil' Jon/Ludacris - Yeah!
Kanye West - Stronger

Kickin' It With Cougars

Killers - Read My Mind
Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See
Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go
Cartel - Honestly
Katharine McPhee - Love Story
Blue October - Into The Ocean
Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You
Rob Thomas - This Is How A Heart Breaks
Aly & AJ - Potential Breakup Song
Gwen Stefani - Cool
Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
Click Five - Just The Girl
Kelly Clarkson - Never Again
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Switchfoot - Awakening
Foo Fighters - Best Of You
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret
Mat Kearney - Undeniable
Jason Mraz - Wordplay
Lloyd - Get It Shawty
Simple Plan - Welcome To My Life
JoJo - Anything
311 - Amber
Sick Puppies - All The Same
Shifty - Turning Me On
Incubus - Dig
Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Kooks - Naive
Howie Day - Collide
Cute Is What We Aim For - The Curse Of Curves
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
Darude - Sandstorm