the art of the mix tape
This site has become more of a diary then a display piece. In that vein, I give you a mix that is a landmark of my making new music in California. I've met up with some like-minded individuals and we've gotten together several times. Its gotten to a point to where we need to discuss the direction of the music. This mix is a letter to my band. It is everything I love and want to reproduce in music. 1. This Heat - Horizontal Hold This band is perfect. If you've never heard them and you think the...
This one is for Rachel. Happy Birthday!!! (49:04)1. Bloc Party - Helicopter2. Radiohead - Body Snatchers3. Girltalk - Set It Off4. The Beastie Boys - Stand Together5. James Brown - Sex Machine6. The Jackson 5 - ABC7. MIA - Pull Up The People8. House of Pain - Jump Around9. Built to Spill - Conventional Wisdom10. Mission of Burma - 1,2,3 Party11. We Were Promissed Jetpacks - It's Thunder & It's Lightening12. The Flaming Lips - Flight Test13. Phoenix - 190114. Jay Z - Run This Town15. Animal Col...
You wouldn't know it from looking at me, but Bluegrass is one of my absolute favorite genres. So much so that I had to break a couple of personal rules in this mix. You'll notice a lot of repeat offenders when it comes to the artists. Well in the bluegrass game the greats always end up on each other's porches. So I hope you won't mind old Earl Scruggs sitting in all over the place. I also added a story track leading into "Soldier's Joy". There just ain't nothing comparin' to the likes of picke...
There are almost as many songs about cars as there are about women. Here goes a few.(51:23)1. Chuck Berry - Riding Along in my Automobile2. The Beatles - Drive My Car3. War - Low Rider4. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up5. Canned Heat - On the Road Again6. John Prine - Automobile7. Wilson Picket - Mustang Sally8. Prince - Little Red Corvette9. Gary Numan - Cars10. Sir Mix A Lot - My Hooptie11. Buddy Guy - She Suits Me To a T12. The Clash - Brand New Cadillac13. The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Cou...
Everyone loves a bad girl.(45:11)1. Melt Banana - Shield for Your Eyes, a Beast in the Well on Your Hand2. Bjork - Army of Me3. The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control4. Deerhoof - L'Amour Stories5. Fiona Apple - Get Him Back6. Blonde Redhead - Elephant Woman7. Cat Power - Stuck Inside of Mobile (Bob Dylan cover)8. Neko Case - Train from Kansas City9. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control10. Shannon Wright - Portray11. Sleater Kinney - Modern Girl
Love is lost on all 13 of these unlucky tracks. (48:02) 1. Louis Armstrong - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)2. Shellac - Prayer to God3. Built to Spill - You Were Right4. Elliott Smith - Somebody That I Used to Know5. The Beatles - I'm Looking Through You6. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna7. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine8. Radiohead - No Surprises9. Bon Iver - For Emma10. Willie Nelson - I Can't Find the Time11. Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You12. Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have ...
From start to finish explore the excitement of finding new love, then relish a love that has stood the test of time. (44:27) 1. The Zombies - The Way I Fell Inside2. Jon Brion - Here We Go3. The Fruit Bats - Canyon Girl4. She & Him - I Was Made for You5. Buddy Holly - It's So Easy6. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her7. Bob Dylan - Shelter From the Storm8. The Beatles - And I Love Her9. The Temptations - My Girl10. Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is11. Akron/Family - I'll Be On The Water12. Geor...