Shows to find new music

So these are some of the best places to find new music.

Chuck:

Premise:

A witty, action- comedy starring Zachary Levi as Chuck a sweet, awkward computer nerd working at the local Buy More with his childhood best friend Morgan (Joshua Gomez) and several other socially awkward misfits. Chuck lives with his sister Ellie (Sarah Lancaster)who spends a good deal of her time involving herself in aiding Chuck's declining social life and her fiance Devon or "Captain Awesome" (Ryan McPartlin). On the night of his birthday, Chuck receives an email from a college friend that contains a copy of all of the secrets of the CIA, called the intersect and is encoded into his brain. The CIA and NSA both send agents to retrieve the data, Casey, (Adam Baldwin) the staunch, angry, emotionally-distant, republican type (for lack of a better description) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovaki) who is presented as much more compassionate but still is an extremely capable agent. Sarah and Chuck's roles are a reversal of typical action film gender roles; Sarah being the protector and Chuck being the brain or protected. Sarah and Casey are ordered by the CIA to protect Chuck from the Fulcrum (the bad guys) agents who will be after the intersect, or what has been imprinted in Chuck's brain.

The music:

This show knows it's music, ranging through every genre. Loud guitar and drum vengeance anthems for action sequences ("Bite Hard"- Franz Ferdinand), epic, sunshine-bright, songs that force your shoulders back and your chin up for victories ("Around The Bend"- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour), and creamy, heart-breaking, love ballads for the tender moments ("The Earth Has Lost it's Hold"- Calhoun). Although there are some misses ("Toxic" - Britney Spears) the soundtrack is a great place to find new music.

Some good songs from the show:

"Blood Bank"- Bon Iver

"Around the bend"- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

"Signs"- Bloc Party

"God and Suicide"- Blitzen Trapper

"Buildings and Mountains"- The Republic Tigers

"Fake Empire"- The National

"Lake Michigan"- Rouge Wave

Don't You Evah" - Spoon

"See the World"- Gomez

"Foux Du Fafa"- Flight of The Conchords

"Wild Girl"- Matt Pond PA

"Looking at the Sun"- Gramercy Arms

"Shopping for Blood"- Franz Ferdinand

Theme song:

"Short Skirt/ Long Jacket"- Cake

Scrubs:

Premise:

A comedy-drama that follows the lives of 4 employees at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. The show is primarily seen through the eyes of J.D. (Zach Braff) a warm and effeminate attending physician. He works with his best friend, Dr. Christopher Turk (Donald Faison) or simply Turk and his wife Carla (Judy Reyes) and also, his close friend Elliot (Sarah Chalke). Each character struggles with their relationships and general troubles of life within the crazy schedule of hospital life, which is dispersed by slapstick humor in the daydreams of J.D. and the almost irritatingly constant optimism of J.D.'s voice over which links all the events of the show together.

Music:

Music has a large role in Scrubs, it acts as an emotional compass for the audience, allowing for a more intense experience and even the most emotionally turtled person to feel empathy for the characters. A wide variety of artists are played on the soundtrack and essential has something for most everyone (rap and country fans aside).

Some good songs from the show:

"Please Forgive me"- David Gray

"Good Time"- Leroy

"Dracula From Houston"- Butthole Surfers

"Camera One"- Josh Joplin

"Have It all" -Jeremy Kay

"Something's Always wrong"- Toad the Wet Sprocket

"Come Around"- Rhett Miler

"Bad Day"- R.E.M

"A Murder of One"- Counting Crows

"Winter"- Joshua Radin

"Lost Cause"- Beck

"Blue Eyes"- Cary Brothers

"Learn to Fly"- Foo Fighters

"Half"- G Tom Mac

"Sooner or Later"- Michael Tolcher

"Sideways"- Citizen Cope

"Alive with the Glory"- Say Anything

"The Man"- Pete Yorn

"Missed The Boat"- Modest Mouse

Theme song:

"Superman"- Lazlo Bane

House:

Do I even have to talk about the premise of the show? I absolutely love this show so much.

Premise:

House is a medical drama revolving around Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) a medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. House is most easily paralleled with Sherlock Holmes. Both were geniuses, musicians drug addicts and for the most part friendless. House suffered an infarction in his quadriceps muscle and now uses Vicodin to control the pain which is a large part of the show. But House with his cynical yet lovable personality manages to figure out a diagnosis every time regardless of whether the patient lives or dies.

Music:

There is a diverse musical background for House but thats all music is in this show, background. Although music plays a much smaller part in the show than in others the quality of the music is still fantastic.

Some good songs from the show:

"Happiness"- Grant Lee Buffalo

" It's Okay to Think About Ending"- Earlimart

"Beautiful"- Elvis Costello

"Delicate"- Damien Rice

"Crystalline Green"- Goldfrapp

"Desire"- Ryan Adams

"In the Waiting Line"- Zero 7

"Ain't No Reason"- Brett Dennen

"Into Dust"- Mazzy Star

"One Big Holiday"- My Morning Jacket

"Slide Away" - The Verve

"Passing Afternoon"- Iron and Wine

"I'm In Love With a Girl"- Big Star

"Lose You"- Pete Yorn

Theme song:

"Teardrop"- Massive Attack

Bones:

Premise:

This drama stars Emily Deschanel as doctor Temperance ("Bones") Brennan, a brilliant yet (as per stereotype) fairly socially handicapped forensic anthropologist who, with the help of her foil Agent Seeley Booth played by David Boreanaz, solve murders. Though the main characters have the almost conventional partnership where only opposites can be a brilliant team, the dark humor and unique visual effects separate this from Law and Order.

Music:

For the most part, Bones gives it's music over to the genre of a sort of techno-y alt. rock. Which feels very right with the concept of the show.

Some good songs from the show:

"Miles from Monterey" - West Indian Girl

"Precious"-Depeche Mode

"Ooh La La" -Goldfrapp

"Feel it Now"- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

"Born"- Over the Rhine

"Cannonball"- Damien Rice

"Running Up the Hill"- Placebo

"A Light On a Hill"- Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

"Be Here Now"- Ray LaMontagne

theme song:

"Bones Theme song" -The Crystal Method

Veronica Mars:

Premise:

Simply, Veronica Mars is a mystery drama about a high school student named Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) who goes to college while moonlighting as a private investigator.

Music:

The music is a jumble of lovable 90s-esque indie tunes and electrifying techno-y songs, all of which is impossible to not enjoy.

Some good songs form the show:

"Insincere Because I"- The Dandy Warhols

"Edge of the Ocean"- Ivy

"What are You Afraid of?"- West Indian Girl

"All that we Perceive"- Thievery Corporation

"The New Kid"- Old 97's

"Slow Hands"- Interpol

"Tulips"- Bloc Party

"Momentary Thing"- Something Happens

"Marc"- Louis XIV

"Long Time Coming"- Delays

"On Your Porch"- The Format

"Where Is my Mind?"- The Pixies

"Nth Degree"- Morningwood

"Oh My"- Mellowdrone

"Lost and Found"- Adrienne Peirce

"Hold on, Hold on"- Neko Case

"Right here, Right Now"- Fatboy Slim

"Rally"- Phoenix

"It Never Rains in Southern California"- Albert Hammond

Theme song:

"We Used to be Friends"- The Dandy Warhols

Buffy:

Yes, yes, I was a HUGE Buffy geek when I was younger. I was absolutely in love with the 90s, the music and Buffy, herself. Part of it was that she was a strong female in the media regardless of the fact that she is fictitious. Either way, music from this soundtrack fill my i-pod today, still.

Premise:

A supernatural action-comedy following Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who is "The Slayer", a young woman who was chosen by fate to protect the world against the forces of darkness. Buffy struggles to maintain her life as a teenage girl while battling demons. Most of the early episodes are metaphors for real issues and have real life applications but as the series continued the value and humor was lost in the drama of the later episodes.

Music:

There is a mix of 90s indie, rock and pop which I have found to have had mixed results with many people. Over all this shows music is one of the major facets of my musical taste.

Some good songs from the show:

"Believe"- Sprung Monkey

"Strong"- Velvet Chain

"Pain"- Four Star Mary

"Never an Easy Way"- Morcheeba

"Blue Sun"- Darling Violetta

"Going to Hell"- The Brian Jonestown Massacre

"Fire Escape"- Fastball

"The Good Life"- Cracker

"Praise You"- Fatboy Slim

"Wild Horses"- The Sundays

"Bodyrock"- Moby

"Vivian"- Nerf Herder

"Ok Nightmare"- Caviar

"Tears Are In Your Eyes"- Yo La Tango

"Bohemian Like You"- The Dandy Warhols

"Play It by Ear"- Summercamp

"Even If"- Lift

"I Know"- Tresspassers William

"Out of this World"- Bush

"New Slang"- The Shins

Theme song:

"Buffy The Vampire Slayer Theme"- Nerf Herder

Skins:

Premise:

A British teen-drama following the lives of 10 (not to be redundant) British teens. Tony (Nicholas Hoult), his sister Effy (Kaya Scodelario), his girlfriend Michelle (April Pearson), his best friend Sid (Mike Bailey), and other friends, Cassie(Hannah Murray), Chris (Joe Dempsie), Anwar (Dev Patel (the guy from Slumdog Millionaire)), Jal (Larissa Wilson), Sketch (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) and Maxxie (Mitch Hewer). Each character has episodes devoted to their lives and points of view within the group of friends. The drama and parties just make you want to live one day the way these kids live their lives.

Music:

The music is a huge variety of alternative music that adds another dimension to the story and also is just really enjoyable to listen to I honestly can't think of a song off this soundtrack I don't like.

Some good songs from the show:

"Positive Tension"- Bloc Party

"No Pun Intended"- The Hives

"Limit to your love"- Feist

"You look Great When I'm Fucked up"- The Brian Jonestown Massacre

"Wild World"- Cat Stevens

"New York, I Love you, But you're Bringing me Down"- LCD Soundsystem

"Spread your Love"- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

"Come Pick me up"- Ryan Adams

"Carrot Rope"- Pavement

"Keep the the Car Running"- Arcade Fire

"House on the Hill"- Beach House

"The Information"- Beck

"Shakin"- Dandy Warhols

"Nude"- Radiohead

"23"- Blonde Redhead

"Walcott"- Vampire Weekend

"I Feel You"- Depeche Mode

"K Rhythm Part 2"- Holy Fuck

Theme song:

"Skins Theme"- Fat Segal

-alene