Rush - The Analog Kid: I always liked this song from Signals.

Jeff Beal - The Mark of the Beast: Haunting track from the Carnivale soundtrack.

Thymme Jones - Disjunct: I like songs that make me think something is wrong with the iPod (unless there was something wrong with the rip...never can tell with these things).

Philemon Arthur & The Dung - Goda Grannar: As wacky as ever.

The Flaming Lips - Placebo Headwound: Quiet, odd lips is just as fun as loud, odd lips, I think.

The dB's - Neverland: One of their fastest, bounciest songs.

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Brother: During my Toad phase during the blizzard earlier this year, I ordered a live album that I previously didn't know existed. The majority of the songs on it were from Pale and Fear, which are my two favorite and most familiar releases. Can't say I know this song, but it is striking me as a bit dull.

Boom Bip - Popsicle: A band I've kinda gotten into lately along with similar groups like Themselves and Subtle. I'm not sure what the connection between them all is yet (haven't spent the 2 minutes researching it online to figure it out), but all the music is really fun.

Almost Thursday...but the two year anniversary for the Random Eight.

Deerhoof - Sophie: From the wacky first album that isn't really reflective of how good the band is today.

Stewart Copeland - Samburu Sunset: From Copeland's African music inspired The Rhythmatist, this is a bit more random than most of the tracks.

Painkiller - Tortured Souls: There is no stopping the pain in one's ears with this tune.

The Flaming Lips - Suddenly Everything Has Changed: Certainly not the Lips of old, but I really liked The Soft Bulletin which was probably the last time I really got into the band (minus their recent cover release of Dark Side of the Moon).

The Velvet Underground - There She Goes Again: Yea Velvets.

Robyn Hitchcock - Queen Elvis II: The electric version from the great Eye album.

Sonic Youth - Pink Steam: Admittedly I've pretty much ignored a lot of new Sonic Youth songs even though they all reside on the iPod. As if I'm hearing it for the first time, I kinda like this tune.

Those Bastard Souls - Curious State I'm In: Really fun song from the 90's band comprising of players from multiple indie bands at the time.

Sugar - Judas Cradle: A dismal song from the Bob Mould-led band from the early 90's.

Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax: The morning is starting to have a 90's misery feel to it.

Jay Reatard - Waiting for Something: Two weeks in a row for the loud, angry punk.

Pit Er Pat - Vultures Beware: For some reason the Random Eight is making me very happy today.

Sebadoh - Unseen Waste: One of those screaming wacky tracks that made this band lots of fun in the early days.

Alias - Sixes Last: One of those bands/tunes that I just have no recollection of purchasing or memory as to why it caught my attention. It is fun, though; kinda bouncy in a slow, methodical way.

The Crystal Method - Wild, Sweet and Cool: Quicker than the last song, but cut from a similar cloth.

Nuno Canavarro - Alsee: A short (and titled, which is actually rare) track of bips and boops from Plux Quba.

The Ex - IP Man: Let us start the morning with mania and noise.

Jay Reatard - Oh It's Such a Shame: One of my favorites from his short catalog.

Deerhoof - Running Thoughts: A bit more manic from Deerhoof than normal, but still true to their typical offbeat, compelling presentation.

The Paper Chase - My Death: Two weeks in a row from the creepy, dismal band that I enjoy immensely. Plus I never grow tired of minor-key piano riffs.

Genesis - Visions of Angels: Well, it was only a matter of time before the trend of hearing songs written and recorded this century ended.

Robyn Hitchcock - Freeze: I've probably stated before how I think the live Storefront Hitchcock captured Robyn at my favorite stage of his touring career; I saw him numerous times during this era and still remember the shows fondly.

Chainsaw Kittens - Bliss (We're Small): From the band's first album, Violent Religion, which I was extremely excited about years ago after playing to death a cassette of Tyson Meade's previous band, Defenestration. Since then, I've actually found another punkish band called Defenestration in a clearance CD bin; I guess it isn't a band name that lends itself well to extreme commercial success. Nevertheless, I've never been disappointed by the Kittens.

The Boomtown Rats - Blind Date: Not really the most memorable song from the Rats, but it doesn't stray from their bouncy sound.

The Locust - Halo Of Pubic Hair And Earwax Manufactured For The Champion In All Of Us: I suspect they just make up these titles to make people feel stupid when they have to write them in a random play post.

The Paper Chase - So, How Goes the Good Fight: A few years older than the band's really fun stuff, but still very miserable.

Archers of Loaf - Scenic Pastures: Great tune from the All the Nation's Airports album.

Stan Richardson - Shika No Tone: Take that, you noisy Locusts.

Rollerskate Skinny - Shallow Thunder: I back-followed this band through Kid Silver after really liking his Dead City Sunbeams album. This has a very similar feel; a little odder at times which is, of course, fine by me.

Black Dice - Gag Shack: One of the better "let's make a bunch of noise" bands out there today.

The Crystal Method - The Winner: One of the lesser inventive tracks from the band.

The Boomtown Rats - A Second Time: From the sometimes crazy and confusing world of bonus tracks.

Yo La Tengo - Stockholm Syndrome: A sign of mellower days to come from the band.

Yoshinori Sunahara - ROBOT: It's not Bender, but it is pretty close to what a robot would be if it were a song.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - By the Candle Light: Lengthy bouncy track from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's crossovers to pop / electro'ish genres.

The Locust - Practiced Hatred: A short, loud, screamy opposite of the last tune.

The Red Krayola - Pride: Another tiny tune, barely time to get the Krayola's typical groove going.

Genesis - In Your Wardrobe: The old Gabriel-sung weird tune that was probably the most accessible of all their prog-rock nuttiness.

Brian Tyler - Thank You Very Much: Bubba Ho-Tep returns.

Nico - Evening of Light: Mesmerizing track from The Marble Index.

Robyn Hitchcock - One Long Pair of Eyes: Fine song from Robyn to start the morning.

The Flaming Lips - Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles: Towards the last of the very, very crazy Lips releases.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dang: Another pretty crazy track...just a different kind of crazy.

Yo La Tengo - Daphnia: Mellow piano track with just a dash of distortion.

Pixies - Hey: A song that I always think will blow up into a wall of noise, but it never quite does.

Frequencies - Untitled: One of a number of Mick Harris noisy soundscapes that made its way onto the iPod during a phase years ago. Good stuff, but I tend to always forget about it unless it pops up on the Random Eight (so, good for the Random Eight).

Radio Thailand - Blow-Dried Pop Collage: Another fun, if not a little goofy, radio broadcast collection.

Nirvana - Here She Comes Now: From an old Velvet Underground tribute album, I think this was released long before most people knew who Nirvana was. I've never been much of a Nirvana fan, but this is a fun version of the song and, unlike most tracks on the CD, one that doesn't ramble on twice as long as the original tune.

Everly Brothers - All We Really Want To Do: A safe way to start the morning.

Genesis - Broadway Melody of 1974: Moving within 30 years of the present.

Dreadnots - Known Friends: Hey, a song written this century. The Pittsburgh-based band hits another strong tune with this one from Money Machine Music

The Kinks - Set Me Free: Eh, okay Kinks song.

Grifters - Blood Thirsty Lovers: Always full of fun, this band is.

Archers of Loaf - Underdogs of Nipomo: From a very manic Vee Vee album, my first real exposure to the band and seemingly very reflective of the 90's "indie" trend.

Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap: Once again, a band who as aged very well for me.

Amon Tobin - Ownage: A final saving grace that I don't live completely in the past.

Motorhead - Kingdom of the Worm: Fairly mean track from Lemmy's metalheads.

The Kinks - 20th Century Man: Really, a song that works for any century.

Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay To me, this is Yo La Tengo at their peak.

The Dead Milkmen - Conspiracy Song: Well, that's less serious.

Philemon Arthur & The Dung - Goddag Gosta: Short vocal weirdness.

Chainsaw Kittens - She Gets: From back in the Tyson Meade loud days.

Marillion - Fugazi: I've always considered this a trademark song of the band.

Pigalle - En Bas, En Haut: French punk and punk and punk

The Paper Chase - I Did a Terrible Thing: They usually do.

Talking Heads - Electric Guitar: I'm not sure I ever thought better of a Heads album than Fear of Music

Deerhoof - Eaguru Guru: Good to hear another one of my favorite current bands this morning.

Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty: This band ages very well I think.

Clint Mansell - Stay With Me: From the very emotional The Fountain soundtrack.

Robyn Hitchcock - Listening to the Higsons: Whoa-oh-owa.

Thuja - Track 3: Again from The Deer Lay Down Their Bones, a fine collection of creepy ambient noise.

Deerhoof - My Purple Past: I think I'm going to be inspired to listen to Deerhoof all day now.

Jesus Lizard - Then Comes Dudley: Always a fun, crazy band.

The Beta Band - Needles In My Eyes: And yet, they play on.

Skinny Puppy - pedafly: Not quite as vicious as tunes from The Process which I know I always rave about, but this one still has a good rip to it.

Tom Waits - Long Way Home: Quiet Tom from the Orphans triple disk release.

Sebadoh - Temptation Tide: Softer song from Bakesale.

The Boomtown Rats - Talking in Code: Going further and further back in time.

Jeff Buckley - Jewel Box: Lesser known, but great track from the second disk of the posthumous Sketches release.

The dB's - Soul Kiss (Part Two): In a world awash in crummy outtake and b-sides releases, Ride the Wild Tom Tom is probably one of my favorites, being a fun history of the band. This, however, is just a silly outtake of the real version of the song.

Michael Petak - Reign or Fall: One of many opening acts I was introduced to (for Love Spit Love around 1994) that I have enjoyed for many years to follow.

Cursive - In the Now: This will likely put Mama, I'm Swollen back in my head for a few weeks.

Boredoms - ?: Taken from a live recording, this is one of many great Boredoms tunes that doesn't really map to any studio release, but captures the energy of the band's live performances.

Tom Waits - Woe: Mellow tune from Blood Money.

Sebadoh - Crisis: Loud loud loud.

Cabaret Voltaire - Burnt to the Ground: Crazy sounds from the crazy version of the band.

Nuno Canavarro - Untitled: From a collection of compelling bips and boops on Plux Quba

Tomorrow is Already Here - Favorite Son: Hi Garret.

Lou Reed & John Cale - Work: From the fantastic Songs for Drella memorial for Andy Warhol, Reed and Cale rip out a vicious tune expanding on their often cantankerous relationship with the artist.

Cursive - Mothership, Mothership Do You Read Me?: A fairly crazy, somewhat miserable tune from the band.

Sebadoh - Happily Divided: Goodness from the lo-fi world.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Intoxicated: From a bouncy recording with Ali Khan's vocals.

Knut - Genoa: From a loud recording that would be with a bear's vocals had it not been instrumental (maybe the bear was sleeping).

Marillion - He Knows You Know: Can't accuse the Random Eight of not being diverse today.

Built to Spill - Stop the Show: My peak of interest with the band was with this release, Perfect From Now On.

Husker Du - Dreams Reoccurring: A short introduction to the longer manic noise conclusion on Zen Arcade.

Knut - El nino: Early morning scream!

Pit er Pat - Evacuation Days: A haunting, fun tune.

Mozart - Requiem in D Minor Offertorium Hostias El Preces: Not as much screaming in this one as the Knut song.

Tom Waits - Yesterday is Here: Another great Tom tune for the Random Eight.

Boom Boom Satellites - Dub Me Crazy: Out Loud is one of the most fun albums I own.

Toad the Wet Sprocket - One Little Girl: Go 90's.

The Residents - In The Dark: I've enjoyed The Residents over the years, but lately their releases seem pretty hard to get into. This, from The Voice of Midnight, is a CD that just hasn't had much playtime for me.

Sunny Day Real Estate - J'Nuh: Go 90's.

Sonic Youth - Heady Jam #1: From the self-issued SYR 6, one of the rambling ambient / noisy releases reaching back to the band's experimental side.

Chan Chaya - Sak Kra Va: From the City of Ghosts soundtrack, a traditional Cambodian tune.

Venetian Snares - Des Plaines: A rapid, chaotic electronic track from the vicious Meathole album.

Pit Er Pat - The One Dot: A much calmer song than the last from this unique sounding band.

Mozart - Le Nozze Di Figaro: My adventure into the Figaro opera. I think I'm expecting Bugs Bunny to show up.

The Kinks - Don't Forget to Dance: A recent re-fascination into The Kinks had me load up their songs on the iPod; as I think I've said before, this is a band who has aged very well for me.

Tom Waits - That's the Way: Short tune from The Black Rider.

Flaming Lips - Brainville: A fairly silly song from a fairly silly band.

Mark Lanagan - Hit the City: I actually never listened to Lanagan before the Gutter Twins release with Greg Dulli, but I really like the few albums I've purchased since then.

Deerhoof - Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back: Sometimes Deerhoof is a little silly.

Robyn Hitchcock - Egyptian Cream: I've heard so many live versions of this song that it is weird to here this studio track from Fegmania! Still, a very classic Hitchcock tune.

Bob Mould / New Age - New Day Rising: Recorded at the All Tomorrow's Parties event last year, Bob Mould turned twenty years younger playing beside New Age and ripped out a great set including this manic masterpiece.

Yo La Tengo - Attack on Love: A bit more of a transitional tune from my favorite album of the band, Electr-O-Pura.

Quasi - Seven Years Gone: A quick search shows that this would be the third time this song has appeared on the Random Eight. I'm okay with that.

Everly Brothers - Cuckoo Bird: Pretty standard Everly tune.

Ondar - Little Yurt on the Prairie: And, thanks to Google, I now know what a Yurt is (although I suppose I should have figured it out from the song title...but I couldn't get past thinking Yurt was slang for a goofy little kid).

Tom Waits - All Stripped Down: Manic song from the ever enjoyable Bone Machine album.

Boredoms - Anal Eater: Random attack of noise and screaming.

Flaming Lips - What a Wonderful World: Yep, it is that song, with a tad more feedback than the original, from the In a Priest Driven Ambulance album.

Boom Bip - Aplomb: Haunting instrumental track.

Sugar - Come Around: Opening song to the Bob Mould-led Beaster EP that was my favorite release in the early 90's.

Tom Waits - Shiny Things: I'm liking the resurgence of Tom Waits songs on the iPod.

Yoshinori Sunahara - Welcome to Japan: It sounds welcoming.

Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead: Apparently Curtis didn't hear about the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie.

Tom Waits - Lie to Me: Tom regains control of the Random Eight with another tune this week.

Mike Watt - Friction: From a live show off archive.org, Mike Watt was one of my favorite acts to catch in the late 90's.

Six Organs of Admittance - Bless Your Blood: Low droning music from a low droning band.

R.E.M. - Gardening at Night: This should wake up a few ghosts of ancient indie music.

Hella - City Folk Sitting Sitting: Noise noise noise.

Beequeen - Blackbum: Ambient song that just drifted right by me this morning.

Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground: Great song from the Franks Wild Years album.

Jay Reatard - See Saw: Fun punk tune from the sadly recently-deceased artist.

The Gutter Twins - All Misery / Flowers: The Dulli / Lanagan led band reaches back to the Afghan Whigs dismal view of the world with a great collection on Saturnalia.

Lou Barlow - Puffin': Guess what this song is about.

The Flaming Lips - Superhumans: From an even more crazy era of the Lips that most songs.

Boredoms - Noise Ramones: I was just thinking on the way into work today how, even for my tastes, unlistenable Pop Tatari can be. Play this 30 second tune and see for yourself.

Chainsaw Kittens - Hold: Early tune from Tyson Meade's band; a little poppy but still driven by Meade's compelling vocals.

Alex Chilton - D-I-V-O-R-C-E: After Chilton's recent death, a number of recordings turned up from his live shows over the years. None were probably as interesting as one where, after a power outage, he saw in a club with an acoustic guitar and played away for an hour, running through both his catalog and a number of goofy tracks gaining the laughter and enjoyment of the audience. This would be one of those tunes.

Mission of Burma - Progress: I think the iPod likes MOB...which is good, as I do also.

Clint Mansell - Death is the Road to Awe: Another remarkable, emotionally grabbing composition from The Fountain Soundtrack.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Ditch: Fun song from the exciting blues explosion.

Boomtown Rats - Nothing Happened Today: The early Rats always had an urgency to their music that I find very compelling.

Brian Tyler - The Mummy's Eye: It has been a while since the Bubba Ho-Tep soundtrack made an appearance here. This is a wacky dysfunctional collection of banging and noise...I guess a mummy's eye would bring terror (the mummy is coming, and he's looking at you...better walk faster...).

Cabaret Voltaire - Jazz the Glass: I don't know enough about the band to understand why they sometimes sound dancy and why they sometimes sound like The Residents. But I like The Residents sounding tunes.

The Beta Band - B + A: Another band I don't know much about, but I really like The Three E.P.'s release that this tune is from.

Pit Er Pat - Uh-Oh: A simple-sounding band that just goes off in strange enough directions to be very entertaining.

Cursive - The Road to Financial Stability: After a Cursive song appeared here a few weeks ago, I've been listening to the latest Mama I'm Swollen release pretty much non-stop. I didn't care for that release much at first...mainly because it wasn't The Ugly Organ which is simply fantastic, but now I'm starting to think Cursive gets better with every album.

Subtle - Call to Dive: If this trend keeps up, one might think I have a lot of songs from this decade on the iPod. Go 21st century...