Mix #4 - "I Ain't No Bunny Rabbit"

Last night, I got the great idea that maybe one of these mixes coming up soon should be some serious blues.  I can't escape it.  Maybe it's the Mississippi in me coming out, but every now and then, I just absolutely have to hear and play some blues.  The dirtier, the better.  I think you fine folks could stand to be educated about the blues.  Maybe I'll get to working on that...

Also, I totally ripped the title of this one from a sample an artist I've recently been turned on to used.  I am, of course, talking about dub-step.  Lesson learned.  Dub-step is not what I thought it was.  It is soooooo much better.  I am officially converted.  This shit is my jam.  75 minutes of non-stop insanity that just goes and goes and goes.  More samples than you can shake a stick at and more funk than you know what to do with.  Lacerated Wax.  "Exit Wounds".  Look it up and learn something about yourself.

Sorry this didn't get uploaded yesterday.  For some reason my site I use to host these wouldn't load yesterday and I couldn't get the music to the middle man in order to get it to you.  Technology failed me.  Without further interruption, here you go.

01 - "When I'm With You" - Best Coast
02 - "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" - Spoon
03 - "Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio
04 - "Off the Record" - My Morning Jacket
05 - "Dead Disco" - Metric
06 - "Kiss Kiss" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
07 - "California" - Mates of State
08 - "White Knuckles" - Ok Go
09 - "Swimmers" - Broken Social Scene
10 - "Fake Palindromes" - Andrew Bird
11 - "Mistaken for Strangers" - The National
12 - "The General Specific" - Band of Horses
13 - "Ready to Start" - Arcade Fire
14 - "Slow Hands" - Interpol
15 - "There There" - Radiohead

Mixtape #3 - "Rainy Day Woman"

No one ever accused me of getting everything done on time or staying free from distractions, but the past several days have really dragged me away from here.  So sorry for that.  I'm sure I'm leaving dozens of you hanging on in anticipation, waiting, wondering what's coming next.  Can you detect the note of sarcasm??  Family for the holiday and I just got a new job!!  Say hello the the newest member of the Advance Auto Parts team (in other car-related news, Forza 3 Ultimate pretty much rules).  Aside from that, I'll go on and use the piss poor excuse that I had a post typed up yesterday and then the power went out.  True story.

Anyway, Thanksgiving has come and gone and we are now into the ever-lengthening, ever more commercial holiday season of Christmas.  Truth be told, it makes me sick.  But that's entirely besides the point.  I may just be feeling that because it's been raining all day today.  And yesterday.  And the day before that.  I know the mixtape is a little late, but shit, how about I just agree to try and post one per week rather than every monday??  I don't do well with deadlines.  Fuck it.  You'll probably get one monday.  Let me just say that.  Fresh mixtapes every monday... usually.  Maybe even most of the time.

So I actually ended up making 3 different mixes.  One for me, one for you, and one for someone else.  Of those three, I ended up combining bits and pieces from each to make something different entirely.  I'm sure you'll notice a bit of a theme in most of the songs.  Can you tell what kind of mood I've been in??  If you guessed vaguely sad, nostalgic, and contemplative, you guessed right.  I don't know what it is about a good storm that makes me want to ignore my health, stand in the rain, and slowly enjoy a cigarette as I get lost in thought.  And as we've previously discussed, our music is the soundtrack to our lives, and I found myself thinking about that soundtrack these past few days.  I wanted the songs to say something about the mood I've been in, but be relatively relatable.  Man, those two words have a lot of the same letters...  I promise I'll post again soon.  Probably tomorrow.  I have a few funny stories and observations for you to enjoy, so you've got something to look forward to.


What follows is a collection of songs that are perfect for a rainy fall day.  I hope you like them.

01 - Act of the Apostle - God Help the Girl
02 - For the Price of a Cup of Tea - Belle & Sebastian
03 - Sweet Child o' Mine - Taken By Trees
04 - Tonight - Stars
05 - Capturing Moods - Rilo Kiley
06 - Nineteen - Tegan & Sara
07 - Everything With You - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
08 - Jen is Bringin' the Drugs - Margot & the Nuclear So-and-So's
09 - One Two Three Four - Feist
10 - Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine
11 - Norway - Beach House
12 - Moths - This Is The Kit
13 - Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
14 - I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab For Cutie

Mixtape monday #2 - "ALL DAY"

So I made a great new mixtape for ya'll to download.


Forget that.  Download Girl Talk's new album instead.  The Messiah of Mash-Ups decided to surprise us all and release his latest opus "All Day" out of nowhere today.  Let me just say this:  he delivers.

Download it here from his label, Illegal Art (fo' free).

Here's some album art.

Well, what the fuck are you waiting for??  Download it now and listen to it front to back.

Mixtape #1 - "The Lost Art"

I wanted to tell a funny story, but I don't want to use up all of my good material in one post, and I realized I don't want to ruin my first mixtape monday by posting it late...

If music is the soundtrack to our lives, then a good mix should be about crafting the soundtrack to a moment, capturing a mood, or maybe just throwing together some bitchin' driving music for a road trip.  Back in the day, the best quality cassettes only had about 25 minutes of play time per side, so for that reason, I'm gonna try and keep the length of these under an hour.  I've always felt like there's something about restricting yourself in art that makes you rise above and overcome your limitations.  But then again, it all boils down to effectively using someone else's words to make your point... so...... yeah.

This is a tiny sampling of what I'm into right now.  I try to never use the same artist more than once on a single mix and I'll try not to recycle songs too much, but the I can't guarantee that the really good ones that are in heavy rotation won't make return appearances.

So, without further ado, mix numero uno lands here for your listening pleasure.  Click the song titles to download.  If you have issues, try again after midnight.  I don't get unlimited bandwidth.  But that'll be a good problem to have if we ever get to that point.


1 - There's No Secrets This Year - Silversun Pickups
2 - Loud Pipes - Ratatat
3 - Dull Life - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4 - The Way We Get By - Spoon
5 - Matchbook Seeks Maniac - Deerhoof
6 - Postcards From Italy - Beirut
7 - St. Augustine - Band of Horses
8 - Rise Up With Fists!!! - Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins
9 - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
10 - Sun Was High (So Was I) - Best Coast
11 - Next Girl - The Black Keys
12 - Love Is A Deserter - The Kills
13 - Take Me To The Riot - Stars

Download.  Listen.  Enjoy.  Share.  :D