Mix Tape #57 - Moody and Pedestrian

And I don't care.



Side A
1. Grant Hart - All Of My Senses
2. Alice Donut - My Life Is a Mediocre Piece of Shit
3. Morphine - I Had My Chance
4. Brainiac - Fuckin' With the Altimeter
5. White Flag - Suicide King
6. Picastro - Sharks
7. Tim Hardin - Don't Make Promises
8. Scrawl - Clock Song
9. Hüsker Dü - Everything Falls Apart
10. El Perro Del Mar - Sad
11. New Model Army - Green And Grey
12. Modest Mouse - Out Of Gas
13. Swans - God Damn the Sun

Side B
1. Flipper - Ever
2. Red House Painters - Medicine Bottle
3. Sebadoh - Careful
4. Will Oldham - O Let It Be
5. Sleater-Kinney - Living in Exile
6. Songs: Ohia - Ring The Bell
7. Necros - Blizzard of Glass
8. The Bicycle Thief - Rainin' (4 am)
9. Idlewild - Little Discourage
10. The Waterboys - This Is The Sea

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Mix Tape #56 - A Proclamation of Tortoise Intent

Caterina Caselli is new to me and she's lovely.



Side A
1. The Emeralds - Hey Everybody Let's Dance Tonight
2. The National Trust - See No Evil
3. The Plugz - Contentment
4. Caterina Caselli - La Mia Vita, La Nostra Vita
5. Versus - I Love The WB
6. Sajid Kahn - I Started A Joke
7. Gil Trythall - Foggy Mountain Breakdown
8. Lyroholika - Wer ?!?
9. Yma Sumac - Remember
10. Skullbot - Phase 90
11. Skip Spence - Weighted Down (The Prison Song)
12. The Queers - Born To Do Dishes

Side B
1. Barbara And Ernie - Somebody To Love
2. Botho Lucas Singers und die Sound Masters - Zigarillo
3. The Young Gods - Longue Route
4. Antena - Camino del Sol
5. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (CDT Crew Remix)
6. Phyllis Dillon - Woman Of The Ghetto
7. Link Wray & The Ray Men - The Freeze
8. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Bend It
9. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - My Pal The Tortoise
10. Optimus Rhyme - Obey The Moderator (Stenobot Remix)
11. The Make Up - Walking On The Dune
12. Janice Peters With The Frank Barbar Band - A Girl Likes
13. Flying Giraffe - Bring Back Howdy Doody
14. Al Hibbler - He

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Mix Tape #55 - Ayo. I'm Tired Of Using Technology.

Hey Tindersticks. Thanks for making another great album. I always love the things you do but, album-wise, you can be spotty. This is the first one I've enjoyed front to back since Curtains and that was 13 years ago. I think this new one'll be getting quite a few spins in the aught ten.

I love this other song so much:



It was an "our song." It's terrible as an "our song," isn't it? The fact that she did terrible things to me always makes more sense whenever I hear it.

Hey. Everyone. Be nicer to each other, yo. We're all in this together.

Side A
1. The Nightblooms - 59#1
2. Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Get Money
3. 4 Gazm - Dead Girl
4. Tindersticks - Harmony Around My Table
5. The Quests - Roller Coaster Man
6. Mudhoney - The Rose
7. Beat Happening - Ask Me
8. Heart - Jackleg Man
9. Damien Jurado - Now That I'm In Your Shadow
10. Yvonne Accompanied By The Sparklers - Let's Go Gay
11. Minutemen - Fake Contest
12. Tubeway Army - We Have a Technical

Side B
1. Big Black - Racer X
2. Carl Smith - BJ The DJ
3. Del Shannon - New Orleans (Mardi Gras)
4. Takako Minekawa - Fantastic Cat
5. Piero Umiliani - Motore a Loni
6. 50 Cent - Ayo Technology
7. Touchstone - You Can Dodge the Ball
8. Roky Erickson - Don't Slander Me
9. Joe Tex - Popeye Johnny
10. Brody's Militia - Strange Pursuits
11. Norma Tanega - Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
12. Thee Oh Sees - Ghost In The Trees
13. Mark Kozelek - Celebrated Summer
14. El Michels Affair - Shimmy Shimmy Ya

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Mix Tape #54 - Darn. Vic Chesnutt Died?

That sucks. I guess he left behind a mountain of debt and his loved ones need help covering it. Help them out, yo.

Speaking of musicians who died in 2009.



Crazy.

List:

Side A
1. Melvins - The Kicking Machine
2. Sergio Mendes - Where to Now St Peter?
3. Johnny Hallyday - Mal
4. Vic Chesnutt - Speed Racer
5. Mr Lif - The Sun
6. Milt Jackson - My Funny Valentine
7. Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina
8. Mclusky - Why I Don't Believe In You
9. Galaxie 500 - Strange
10. Brother Ali - Fresh Air
11. Vainio Väisänen Vega - Motor Maniac
12. Butter 08 - Butterfucker

Side B
1. Busdriver - Casting Agents and Cowgirls
2. The Enchanters - Cafe Bohemian
3. Puffy - Nice Buddy
4. Group Doueh - Eid For Dakhla
5. Manitoba's Wild Kingdom - The Party Starts Now!!
6. Eazy-E - Still A Nigga (DJ Screw Remix)
7. Akmal Shaikh - Come Little Rabbit
8. Tommy Tutone - Which Man Are You?
9. Monster Magnet - Medicine
10. Jorgen Ingmann - Oh
11. Bobby Womack - Hang On In There
12. Queens of The Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu
13. Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died

You're gonna get, you're gonna get eeeeeeet.

Mix Tape #53 - I'm Dreaming of [Actually, Literally Praying For] a White Christmas Eve

You know what? I think "Christmas Wrapping" is my favorite Christmas song ever.

Here's a youtube of me lip-synching to it.



Just kidding. That's not me. I have a penis.

Taking a week off after this. Happy holidays, yo.

Side A
1. Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
2. Afghan Whigs - Retarded
3. Strong Arm Steady - Bark Like A Dog
4. Jorgen Ingmann - The Little Drummer Boy + Jingle Bells
5. PJ Harvey and John Parish - A Woman a Man Walked By/The Crow Knows Where All the Little Children Go
6. Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now?
7. Afrika Bambaataa - Zulu Nation Throwdown
8. Suicide - Hey Lord
9. Artie White - A Love Like Yours (Is Hard To Find)
10. Boris - Nothing Special
11. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

Side B
1. The Wedding Present - Santa Ana Winds
2. Jim Jones - Ballin' On Xmas
3. Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake
4. Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas
5. Beastie Boys - Pass The Mic (Green Lantern Mix)
6. Terakaft - Iswegh Atay
7. The Fall - (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas
8. Geto Boys - Mind Playin' Tricks On Me
9. Nouvelle Vague - Heart of Glass
10. The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So
11. The Coup - We Are the Ones
12. Yoome - Dubai
13. Davitt Sigerson - It's a Big Country

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Mix Tape #52 - Auld Lang Syne

Oh wow. New decade! Time for a whole slew of completely arbitrary best-of lists!

Here's one song each from my favoriteist albums of the 00's. I forgot Joanna Newsom and her shapely buttocks. Sorry Joanna!

Something that really bummed me out in the 00's: Acetone's lead singer killed himself. Just doesn't make any sense to me. They were awesome and had a really unique quietLOUDquiet sound.



Rest in peace, yo.

List:

Side A
1. Shellac - Prayer to God
2. Acetone - Wonderful World
3. Ghostface Killah - 9 Milli Bros.
4. Kristin Hersh - Sno Cat
5. Princess Superstar - Do it Like a Robot
6. DEV2.0 - Beautiful World
7. The Mountain Goats - Source Decay
8. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - The World Exposed
9. Wooden Shjips - Death's Not Your Friend
10. Carolyn Mark - Not a Doll
11. Sleater-Kinney - Entertain
12. Black Box Recorder - The Facts of Life
13. Pinebender - Polly Gray
14. Davila 666 - Bla Bla Bla
15. The Books - Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again
16. Hot Snakes - XOX
17. Fruit Bats - Glass In Your Feet
18. Madvillain - Rhinestone Cowboy

Side B
1. The Lights - When You Smile
2. Consonant - Buckets of Flowers, Porno Mags
3. Damien Jurado - Medication
4. Dougal Reed - The Chain
5. Mr. Lif - New Man Theme
6. Coachwhips - I Drank What?
7. Mclusky - Alan Is A Cowboy Killer
8. King Geedorah - The Fine Print
9. Petty Booka - Tiki Torches at Twilight
10. Lady Sovereign - A Little Bit of Shhh
11. Uzeda - Steam, Rain and Other Stuff
12. Panda & Angel - Ohio, December 24th
13. 50 Foot Wave - Petal
14. Quasimoto - Return of The Loop Digga
15. Big Business - O.G.
16. Hot Pursuit - Lucky Seven
17. Isis - From Sinking
18. Songs Ohia - Didn't It Rain
19. Ugly Casanova - So Long To The Holidays

This violates time constraints and is way too long. But. Eh. Hope you like something herein.

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Mix Tape #51 - Nothing But Love

- That Jaylib re-issue is pretty fucking great, yo.

- That Frankie Avalon song is pretty fucking creepy.

- That Florence Henderson song is just fucking terrible.



So's that Guns N' Roses. I finally listened to Chinese Democracy. What a delightful freakshow that is.

List:

Side A
1. Transmissionary Six - Beautiful World
2. Denny Gerrard - Hole in My Shadow
3. Usha Uthup, Bappi Lahiri & Chorus - Auva Auva Koi Yahan
4. Shocking Blue - Love Buzz
5. feedtime - Drag Your Dog
6. Pain Teens - Bannoy
7. Nick Noble - The Bible Tells Me So
8. West Street Mob - Break Dance Electric Boogie
9. Guided By Voices - Cut-Out Witch
10. Gene Vincent - Woman Love
11. Florence Henderson - That Old Black Magic
12. Gossip - Fire/Sign
13. Guns N' Roses - Street Of Dreams

Side B
1. Brakes - Two Shocks
2. Jaylib - The Heist
3. Leichtmetall - Im Paradies
4. John Lurie - Horse Guitar
5. Lou Monte - Pepino The Italian Mouse
6. The Books - An Animated Description Of Mr. Maps
7. New Bag - You'll Lose
8. Frankie Avalon - Bobby Sox To Stockings
9. Melvins - Let It All Be
10. Dolly Parton - The Man
11. Johnny Burnette - Eager Beaver Baby
12. Joe Tex - The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
13. Micronotz - Lately
14. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Arise Therefore
15. Thelonious Monster - Life´s A Groove

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