The Pocket DJ

Just some of my favorite Post Punk songs. By no means a definitive playlist for the genre.

Joy Division - Transmission

Joy Division - Disorder

Joy Division  - Passover

Joy Division - New Dawn Fades

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

The Cure - Pictures Of You

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

The Cure - Lovesong

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Israel

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust

Echo And The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar

Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Echo And The Bunnymen - Crystal Days

Echo And The Bunnymen - People Are Strange

Echo And The Bunnymen - Seven Seas

Interpol - Barricade

Interpol - Evil

Interpol - No I In Threesome

Interpol - Pace Is The Trick

Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls

New Order - Temptation

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

New Order - The Perfect Kiss

New Order - Blue Monday

The Horrors - Count In Fives

The Horrors - Endless Blue

The Horrors - I Can See Through You

The Horrors - She Is The New Thing

The Horrors - Gloves

The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink

The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

Blood Red Shoes - Heartsink

The Smiths - This Charming Man

The Smiths - Panic

The Smiths - Hand In Glove

The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

The Smiths - Pretty Girls Make Graves

The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now

Morrissey - You Have Killed Me

Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

So I'm scouring through my copy of The Pocket DJ to try and find a playlist that resonates with what's going on in my life right now, and I come across this gem made by themodernage.org. Perfect for those of us who have experienced heart break and don't know how, or don't want, to move on. I'm adding in "TV Dinner" by The Oohlas because it absolutely has to be on any mix about this.

Bettye Swann - Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)?

Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar

Heart - What About Love

Rufus Wainright - Foolish Love

Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

The Streets - Dry Your Eyes

Ryan Adams - English Girls Approximately

Bright Eyes - Landlocked Blues

Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman

Harry Nilsson - One

Loretta Lynn - Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight

The White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself

David Gray - This Year's Love

Travis - Driftwood

Beck - Lost Cause

The Shins - Kissing the Lipless

Snow Patrol - On/Off

Coldplay - Trouble

The Strokes - Under Control

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

Janet Jackson - Again

Blur - To the End

Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)

Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman (Pretty Woman)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman)

The Cardigans - Lovefool (Romeo + Juliet)

The Wannadies - You and Me Song (Romeo + Juliet)

New Order - Tepmtation (Trainspotting)

Sleeper - Atomic (Trainspotting)

Underworld - Born Slippy (Trainspotting)

Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Lost Highway)

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Natural Born Killers)

Juliette Lewis - Born Bad (Natural Born Killers)

Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls (The Crow)

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard)

Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You (Empire Records)

Coyote Shivers - Sugarhigh (Empire Records)

Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (Dazed and Confused)

Love Spit Love - How Soon Is Now? (The Craft)

Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Armageddon)

Divinyls - I Touch Myself (Austin Powers)

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)

Feeder - High (Can't Hardly Wait)

Seal - Kiss from a Rose (Batman Forever)

Hole - Gold Dust Woman (The Crow: City of Angels)

The Muffs- Kids in America (Clueless)

Jill Sobule - Supermodel (Clueless)

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (Cruel Intentions)

No Doubt - New (Go)

Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me (She's All That)

"When i discovered this music, I wasn't a teenager. I wasn't a rebel. I wasn't crashing school dances. I wasn't working a dead-end job. I wasn't breaking up with my boyfriend. I wasn't sneaking into R-rated movies. I wasn't looking to be saved., and yet this music changed my life. It might not alters yours, but i guarantee it'll offer an amazing soundtrack." - Leslie Simon, Alternative Press (editor)

Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles

Weezer - Say It Ain't So

Jawbreaker - Save Your Generation

The Get Up Kids - Don't Hate Me

Lifetime - Turnpike Gates

Braid - Never Will Come for Us

Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint

The Promise Ring - Emergency! Emergency!

The Anniversary - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh

Rainer Maria - Artificial Light

Reggie and the Full Effect - Thanx for Stayin'

Alkaline Trio - Take Lots with Alcohol

Brand New - Mix Tape

Dashboard Confessional - The Best Deceptions

Saves the Day - Firefly

Thursday - Understanding in a Car Crash

Piebald - American Hearts

Taking Back Sunday - Timberwolves at New Jersey

Fall Out Boy - Chicago Is So Two Years Ago

Aggressive, noisy guitars. Vocals that sound like they were processed through a blender. And yet through all that chaos, hardcore music manages to be not only rhythmic but also harmonic.

1.6 Band - Back in Church

Killing Time - Backtrack

Burn- ...Shall Be Judged

The Faith - Subject to Change

Verbal Assault - Trial

Underdog - True Blue

Underdog - Frontside Grind

The Meatmen - Meatmen Stomp

Bad Brains - Soul Craft

Bl'ast!- Time to Think/Surf and Destroy

Chain of Strength - True Till Death

The Circle Jerks - Parade of the Horribles

The Circle Jerks - In Your Eyes

CIV - Set Your Goals

Descendents - Clean Sheets

D.Y.S. - Which Side Am I

D.Y.S. -City to City

Faction - Tongue Like a Battering Ram

Gorilla Biscuits - New Direction

Gorilla Biscuits - Big Mouth

Gorilla Biscuits - Hold Your Ground

JFA - Beach Blanket Bongout

Murphy's Law - Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law - California Pipeline

Negative Approach - Lost Cause

Scream- Came Without Warning

Soul Side - Punch the Geek

Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed to Skate

The Abused - Loud And Clear

Half Off - The Truth

T.S.O.L. - Superficial Love

T.S.O.L. - Code Blue

Krakdown - Ignorance

For the ladies who want to be with Seth Cohen and the boys who want to be him.

The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Le Tigre - Deceptacon

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date with the Night

James - Laid

Sparks - Angst in My Pants

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

Bloc Party - Banquet

The Killers - Somebody Told Me

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

The Bravery - An Honest Mistake

Blondie - Atomic

TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

INXS - Need You Tonight

Interpol - Slow Hands

The Cure - Lovesong

The Go! Team - Huddle Formation

Elastica - Connection

Razorlight - Rip It Up

Modest Mouse - Float On

The Strokes - Last Night

Pulp - Common People

New Order - Crystal

Pixies - Debaser

The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers

Kasabian - Club Foot

"Mash-up" and "bootleg" are terms used to describe the combination of two totally different yet recognizable songs that are typically unauthorized. The titles usually have "vs." in the name to reference the two songs used to create one track. The mash-up craze started in 2001 when a dj known as Freelance Hellraiser mashed together Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle" and the Strokes' "Hard to Explain" in a track called "A Stroke of Genius." And in 2004, DJ/producer Danger Mouse combined Jay-Z's The Black Album with the Beatles' The White Album to produce the underground sensation The Grey Album.

The Freelance Hellraiser - A Stroke of Genius (Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle" vs. The Strokes' "Hard to Explain")

Soulwax - Smells Like Booty (Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" vs. Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious")

Danger Mouse - 99 Problems (Jay-Z's "99 Problems" vs. The Beatles "Helter Skelter")

Party Ben - Somebody Rock Me (The Killers' "Somebody Told Me" vs The Clash's "Rock The Casbah")

Erol Alkan - Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My head (Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" vs. New Order's "Blue Monday")*

A Plus D - Decepta-Freak On (Missy Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On" vs.Le Tigre's "Deceptacon")

Go Home Productions - Ray of Gob (Madonna's "Ray of Light" vs. Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" and "God Save the Queen")

Go Home Productions - Rapture Riders (The Doors' "Riders on the Storm" vs. Blondie's "Rapture")

Ultra 396 - Intergalactic Friends (Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic" vs. The Dandy Warhol's "We Used To Be Friends")

Dsico - Love Will Freak Us (Missy Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On" vs Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart")

The Freelance Hellraiser - Just Can't Get Enough Pills (Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" vs. D12's "Purple Pills")

Sex Pistols a little too scary and dirty for you? Fear not, pop punk is here. 

blink-182 - All the Small Things

Weezer - Buddy Holly

The Donnas - Skintight

Good Charlotte - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

Taking Back Sunday - A Decade Under the Influence

My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

The Used - The Taste of Ink

New Found Glory - My Friends Over You

Saves the Day - At Your Funeral

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

Green Day - Basket Case

Sum41 - Fat Lip

AFI - Girl's Not Grey

Something Corporate - Space

Story of the Year - Until the Day I Die

Goldfinger - My Head

Sarah Lewitinn:

                 Sarah Lewitinn (born 1980), also known by her nickname Ultragrrrl, is an American record producer, music critic, DJ, and blogger. She began her career as an assistant editor at Spin Magazine, and soon helped champion rock bands like My Chemical Romance and The Killers, which led to her starting her own record label, Stolen Transmission. In 2006, New York magazine named Lewitinn as one of "The Most Influential People in Music", citing that "she has more power than any print music critic".

Born in New York City Lewitinn was raised and educated in New Jersey. She began her career as a teenager writing for the AOL-based ABC Kidz site before interning at Spin Magazine. It was at that time she received the moniker of "Ultragrrrl", by which she continues to be known. After briefly working at the defunct Kurt Andersen-run Inside.com in 1999, Lewitinn was hired as an assistant to Michael Hirschorn at VH1. In 2002, she was the first manager for both rock bands stellastarr* and My Chemical Romance, both prior to their first major record deals. Her blog, Ultragrrrl.com (launched in July 2003), further established her as a taste-maker in the New York indie rock scene, as did her early championing of the rock band The Killers before they were signed to Island Def Jam. She returned to Spin several months later, this time as an assistant editor with her own column.

In 2005, Lewitinn quit Spin to start her own record label, Stolen Transmission in partnership with Island Def Jam and Rob Stevenson, the Island Def Jam A&R executive responsible for signing The Killers as well as Fall Out Boy, Thrice, and The Bravery. Bands which were signed or had releases by Stolen Transmission include The Oohlas, The Horrors, PlayRadioPlay!, Monty Are I, Permanent ME, Schoolyard Heroes, The Photo Atlas, Innerpartysystem, and Bright Light Fever. Though Stolen Transmission severed its official relationship with Island Def Jam in December 2007. Lewitinn edited IDJ's parent company Universal Music Group's short-lived Web site, Almack's Dance Hall.

In January, 2008, Lewitinn, along with Stevenson, launched For The Win! Media, an Internet marketing company focused on promoting bands and Web sites. Clients have included Pet Shop Boys, Lady Sovereign, The Verve and The Futureheads as well as the film "Anvil! The Story of Anvil". However, in August 2008, Stevenson was named president of EMI's Virgin US label.

In November, 2008, Lewitinn became a featured presenter and on-air talent for FUSE's show "Fuse On Tour" where she presents "The Ultragrrrl Report".

Lewitinn left For The Win! Media in 2009 and is now a member of the Digital Strategy Team at the public relations firm Edelman

Lewitinn is also a DJ and, along with New York-based publicist Karen Ruttner, threw a weekly party also called "Stolen Transmission" at various locations on Manhattan's Lower East Side, including Pete Wentz's bar, Angels & Kings. The Stolen Transmission party won two Paper Magazine Nightlife Awards for People's Choice Best Party in 2005 and 2006 and Lewitinn herself won People's Choice for Best Deejay those two years as well.

In October 2009, Lewitinn went on tour as the backing DJ for Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Melanie Fiona.

Lewitinn has published two books, both released by Simon Spotlight, a division of Simon & Schuster. Her first was "The Pocket DJ", a guide to "building the best music library", divided into "Essential Genres" the best music of certain eras and genres, "Essential Artists" a list of musicians who are important to pop culture or have "a profound influence on music" including such diverse artists as Eminem, The Beatles, Nirvana, Madonna, Björk and Queen, "Celebrity Playlists", recommended music from DJs, musicians and others and "Other Playlists", a list of various situations with recommended songs for them, ranging from pool parties to playlists for going back to school. Her second book, "Pocket Karaoke" featured karaoke song lists, including those contributed by Simon LeBon of Duran Duran and Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance.

Lewitinn graduated with a degree in Advertising and Marketing from Fashion Institute of Technology in 2001.

The book character, Natalie "Motorrrju" Levine, from Marc Spitz's 2006 novel Too Much, Too Late, was based on Sarah "Ultragrrrl" Lewitinn.

Lewitinn also joined the 9th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.

Sarah Lewitinn can be found/contacted on Twitter or on her blog.