May theme: SCIENCE!

Hey d00ds! New theme! Let's do science!

Give me a mix full of songs about science and scientists! Use your music libraries to DISCOVER THE VERY HEART OF THE BIG BANG ITSELF. (Hint: it's the sound that happened when yo' fat momma fell down).

SCIENCE MIX TIME: GO.

(Full disclosure, I will use choice cuts from these mixes on a future all-science edition of my radio show. Be aware.)

so over you

UPDATE: FIXED DOWNLOAD LINK HERE


i'm so over you i swear to god



1. i don't wanna be friends with you - shop assistants
2. stop killing me - the primitives
3. no offense - slutever
4. why don't you kill yourself - the only ones
5. she lied (i know why) - jester iv*
6. over it - dinosaur jr
7. it's ok - the sunglows
8. i've gotten over you - the sonnettes
9. i'm over you - jan bradley
10. ain't no big thing - the radiants
11. i wish i never met you - trina
12. i'm single - lil wayne
13. i'd do it all over you - doris duke
14. your key don't fit anymore - marie "queenie" lyons
15. i'm glad i got over you - jeanette jones
16. so gone - monica ft. missy elliot
17. up out my face - mariah carey & nicki minaj**
18. you cheated - the shields
19. gonna get along without you now - trixies
20. don't mess with me - the teddy boys
21. does it hurt? - wipers
22. look back in anger - television personalities

i wanna clock you right in your goddamn stupid face or maybe kiss you or maybe murder you or maybe marry you. but mostly, you know what, forget it, i'm over it

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For those unfamiliar with my mixes, here's how this one flows: 80s indie pop, lo-fi grrl, 60s garage, 50s soul, recent r&b, legitimate funk, **one of the best pop duets i've ever heard, 60s soul, old punk, and so on.

*also, jester iv is really cute because they're a bunch of little kids, so you can pretend the prepubescent boy is a girl singin about another girl letting her down. if you don't think that's cute, ok then just picture your uncles as little kids in a band in the 1960s. pretty cute.

(credit for the screencap: !)

Break it Up

Download here my fellow heart-weary souls, and buckle down for some Jilt Jamz.

1.The Smiths- I Know It's Over

"If you're so funny/Then why are you on your own tonight ?/And if you're so clever/Then why are you on your own tonight ?/If you're so very entertaining/Then why are you on your own tonight ?"

Pretty much my internal monologue in such situations. Thanks for the oddly specific, precise dagger to my heart Morissey.

2.Hole- Doll Parts

Someday you will ache like I ache.

That's the dream, right guys?

3.Patti Smith Group- Break it Up

Break it up, I don't understand. /Break it up, I can't comprehend./Break it up, oh, I want to feel you./Break it up, don't talk to me that way

4.Echo and the Bunnymen- The Killing Moon

Wait for the line "So cruelly you kissed me," then try not to dissolve into a puddle of melodramatic sadface. You can make a game of it! (like the other person made a game of your emotions, etc etc.)

5.Black Flag- I Love You

Because sometimes things get a little stabby. What're you gonna do? Ce'st la vie.

6.Guided by Voices- As We Go Up, We Go Down

See the truth, yeah/Is just a lie.

Guided by Voices lyrics are generally ridic/nonsensical, but this one has some good messages.

7.Piece of My Heart- Janis Joplin

"Take another little piece of my heart now baby/ Break another little piece of my heart "

8.Azeem Khan featuring Mishal-If We Ever Kiss

"I'm asking you/If we'll ever kiss again/ If you'll ever call me again"

9. The Buzzcocks- You Say You Don't Love Me

You say you don't love me/Well that's alright with me I'm not in love with you"

10.Neil Patrick Harris & Felicia Day-My Eyes

A novelty sure, but also features the stellar line "Listen close to everybody's heart/ And hear that breaking sound." Pretty solid encapsulation of what it's like to pine for someone and watch them fawn over someone else.

11.Islands- I Feel Evil Creeping In

Is it weird to associate so much murdering with this stuff?

12. Violent Femmes- Do You Really Want to Hurt Me (cover)

Best experienced when clutching scotch and perusing Facebook.

13. The Blow- True Affection

"I was out of your league."

Bonus! Smiths Sad-Sack Track: Never Had No One Ever

Obviously you could make this whole mix with only Smiths songs.

Tuning In & Out of Love:

A Mix by Jamora
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I originally made this mix to be played in reverse. Starting from complete bitterness, the listener will be taken backward in time-- visiting the various stages of grief, then going back to the break-up, next the period of doubt (but knowing you're totally going to get dumped), and finally returning to the lovey-dovey stages when you thought "Geeze, this person is amazing!" No, they probably weren't. You were too blinded by your hormones. I know. So here is my angst-ridden portion of the mix, complete with some charming (but angsty) pop songs and classy hits.


1. The Police - "So Lonely"

"Welcome to this one man show
Just take a seat they're always free
No surprise, no mystery
In this theatre that I call my soul
I always play the starring role"

2. Apples In Stereo - "I Can't Believe"

"She come and she goes at sunrise
She come and she goes when I'm yawning
She come and she goes, that's not nice"

3. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - "Think I Wanna Die"

"Think I wanna die if you don't stay
drop dead in place, you can forget it
Carry a torch for days,
I'm gonna let it burn"

4. PAS/CAL - "You Were Too Old For Me"

"Could've called you if I wanted
There's a number to your room
I thought it would be so much smarter
To just stay in"

5. Nick Lowe - "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"

"I love the sound of breaking glass
Especially when I'm lonely
I need the noises of destruction
When there's nothing new"

6. The Magic Numbers - "Love Me Like You"

"All those years gone by,
I only want to find a way to make it hard for you"

7. Cake - "She'll Come Back to Me"

"...to hear her footsteps on my walkway
she never came,
she never even called"

8. Gang of Four - "Damaged Goods"

"I'm kissing you goodbye!"

9. Peter Bjorn & John - "Let's Call It Off"

"When you decided to knock on my door,
did you remember what happened before?
It just didn't sparkle, it just didn't glow"

10. The Futureheads - "Skip to the End"

"I would skip to the end
Decide if it's worth going through with
Skip to the last paragraph before we start
Said a happy ending or a broken heart"

11. Sondre Lerche - "I Cannot Let You Go"

"And it's all coming back to me now
So we'll pretend or make up something new
You can push me away but I cannot let you go"

12. The Wannadies - "You and Me Song"

"You and me always
And forever
It was always you and me always"


But not anymore... forget it! Ugh!

Boo, Love!

Seeing as I'm mostly apathetic about love (emotions? Que es esto?), it was pretty hard to make an angry love mix. However, I'm a huge fan of unrequited love (see: most of my history) so most of these songs are about that. And of course, I made this mix without looking at the ones that have already been posted (Hava's), there are two overlaps, but only one artist overlap. That just means these are perfect songs for this month!

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1. The Carpenters: Goodbye to Love
Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend
From this day love is forgotten
I'll go on as best I can

2. Jens Lekman & Tracey Thorn: Yeah! Oh Yeah!
So it's over, you and I
Was my whole life just a lie?
Yeah! Oh, yeah!

3. Mirah: Don't Die in Me
All the time you felt so free
Did you forget how much you once loved me

4. Feist: Let it Die
Don't you wish that we could forget that kiss
And see this for what it is
That we're not in love

5. Joanna Newsom: Peach, Plum, Pear
And I have read the right books
To interpret your looks
You were knocking me down
With the palm of your eye

6. Bright Eyes: Lover I Don't Have to Love
Love's an excuse to get hurt
And to hurt
Do you like to hurt?
I do, I do

7. The Smiths: Unhappy Birthday
'Cause you're evil
And you lie
And if you should die
I may feel slightly sad
(But I won't cry)

8. Pulp: F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
What is this feeling called love?
Why me, why you, why here, why now?
It doesn't make no sense, no
It's not convenient, no
It doesn't fit my plans, no
It's something I don't understand, oh

9. Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen in Love With Someone (You Shouldn't've Fallen In Love With)?
I can't see much of a future
Unless we find out what's to blame
What a shame
And we won't be together much longer
Unless we realize that we are the same

10. Vivian Girls: I Heard You Say
No you'll never be in his arms again,
I'm so cold.

11. Girls: Laura
Where did it start?
We used to be friends
Now when I run into you, I pretend I don't see you
I know that you hate me

12. The Bird and the Bee: Fucking Boyfriend
Are you working up to something?
But you give me almost nothing
Keep me helpless
Up to something on my knees
Would you ever be my
Would you be my fucking boyfriend?

13. Grizzly Bear: Ready, Able
Make a decision with a kiss
Maybe I have frostbite
And when I shuffled on back home
I made sure all my tracks in the snow were gone

14. Fever Ray: If I Had a Heart
if i had a heart i could love you
if i had a voice i would sing
after the night when i wake up
i'll see what tomorrow brings

15. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone: Nashville Parthenon
& when you make it back to Nashville
we'll forget all of your sins
& I still buy two pairs of everything
so when you come home you & I'll be twins

16. LCD Soundsystem: No Love Lost
We've been moving round in different situations
Knowing that the time would come
Just to see you torn apart
Witness to your empty heart

How Fucking Romantic

I tried to make this mix err more on the "we-broke-up-and-I'm-pissed" side than the "we-broke-up-and-I'm-wearing-black-eyeliner-and-moping" type of break-up songs. It's not perfect. It's messy and ugly, just like a broken relationship. Hey-o!

Let's commence.

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1. The Distillers -"Dismantle Me" Brode Dalle's throaty roar out-Courtney Loves even Courtney Love. Choice lyric: "And all I know dissolved/I could never reundo you"
2. Sleater-Kinney - "One More Hour".
The counterpoint harmonies between Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein just drive home the heartbreak. It makes it hit home even more when you know this was written about their breakup. Choice lyric: "Take off the dress, take off the face/I'll hold you close before I leave"
3. The Magnetic Fields - "Yeah! Oh Yeah!"
It would be impossible to make a breakup mix without this band. Choice lyric "I've enjoyed making you miserable for years". For the way Stephen Merrit delivers that line, in the most cosmopolitan way.
4. Rihanna - "Breakin' Dishes"
Choice lyric: "I'm killin' time, you know, bleachin' your clothes/I'm roasting marshmellows on the fire/And what I'm burning is your attire"
5. Ani Difranco - "Dilate" Choice lyric: "'Cuz you've left me with nothing/But I've worked with less"
6. Ben Folds - "Gone" Choice lyric: "I know that you went right to someone else/while I worked through all this shit here by myself". So simple, but it cuts right to the quick.
7. Alkaline Trio - "Stupid Kid" Choice lyric: "Remember when I said I loved you/Well forget it, I take it back". Bratty and perfect.
8. Nightmare of You - "Why Am I Always Right" Choice lyric: "Stick a fork in a socket, do what you'd like /Just make sure that I'm far out of your life"
9. Bjork - "5 Years" Choice lyric: "I dare you to take me on/I dare you to show me your palms/I'm so sick of cowards/Who say they want, but can't handle love"
10. The Mountain Goats - "No Children".
Maybe the finest breakup song in the bunch. Hell, I'd go as far to say the best breakup song EVER. No hyperbole. Choice lyric: Too many, but I'll go with "And I hope when you think of me years down the line /You can't find one good thing to say /And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out, You'd stay the hell out of my way"
11. Of Montreal - "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal"
At nearly 12 minutes, this is by far the longest song on this mix, but it is well worth it. The energy just builds and builds. Plus, spaceship noises! Choice lyric: "Let's tear the fucking house apart/Let's tear our fucking bodies apart/But let's just have some fun"
12. Fiona Apple- "Oh Well" Choice lyric: "What wasted unconditional love/On somebody who doesn't believe in the stuff"
13. Dance Hall Crashers - "Nothing Left To Say" Choice lyric: "So you can't be mad when you don't get your sweater back /'Cause it's the only part of you that I can hold"
14. Dresden Dolls - "Truce" Choice lyric: "And if we should meet through some misunderstanding/I'll be very sweet, very patient and forgiving/Now get off my side of the state"
15. Robyn - "Should Have Known" Choice lyric: "My family, they never did pretend/My mama felt she never liked you/And neither did my friends"
16. Feist - "Let It Die" Choice lyric: "And after all it won't take long to fall in love /Now I know what I don't want /I learned that with you"
17. Kate Nash - "Foundations" Adorable british accents make everything go down easier, don't they? Choice lyric: "Well, I'll leave you there 'till the mornin'/And I purposely wont turn the heating on/And dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one."
18. Shellac "Prayer To God".
And I've saved the best one for last. This isn't so much a breakup song as it is, dear God, keep Steve Albini AWAY from that girl and her boyfriend cause he IS gonna fucking kill them. White-hot anger, distilled into a four minute song. Choice lyric: "Make him cry like a woman, no particular woman/Let him hold out hope that someone or other might come". Ouch!

New Theme for February:

History has shown that there are two distinct themes of love songs.

Theme the first: The Honeymoon Phase. These songs are characterized by their devotion to romance, undying affection, wonder, and massive promises of love eternal.

Theme the second: The songs for when those promises are proven to be the worthless lies they are.

Guess which ones I want you to make a mixtape of.

Please give me ≤80 minutes of the rawest tunes you can scrape together for rebounds/breakups/white-hot-emotional-rage. Difficulty level: No Alanis or Ms. Gaynor.

Valentine's Day's a-comin'! Get your mix full of bile ready!

for these, we are truly thankful

I'm going to avoid using horrible puns ("Feast on these!") and just give you the tracklisting. I think they're all pretty great songs... enjoy.

1. The American Analog Set - Born on the Cusp
2. Say Anything - Shiksa (Girlfriend)
3. Reggie and the Full Effect - Thanx For Stayin'
4. The Stills - Baby Blues
5. Soft - You Make Me Wanna Die
6. Rilo Kiley - So Long
7. Lightspeed Champion - No Surprise (For Wendela)
8. Jimmy Eat World - Table For Glasses
9. We Are Scientists - Spoken For
10. Modest Mouse - Broke
11. Of Montreal - So Begins Our Alabee
12. Cut Copy - Lights and Music
13. Moving Units - Paper Hearts
14. The Promise Ring - Red and Blue Jeans
15. Wolf Parade - Modern World
16. Interpol - Obstacle I
17. Kent - Quiet Heart
18. Saves the Day - Rocks Tonic Juice Magic

November theme

Oh hey dudes,

Remember us?

This months' mix theme will be "Thanksgiving," as thought up by Vivian, who explains it thusly:

"Each song is your favorite song for each artist. Why you are thankful that that artist exists, bc they have this song"

That should be a pretty nice softball to get everyone back into the mix-making spirit after being out of practice.

Go to it. :)

Let's Go!

Hey hey fellow Mixies! (We call ourselves that, right?) I was inspired to actually get on and make a "World Tour" mix this time due to the fact that I basically spend 3-6 months of any calendar year outside of the good ol' US of A. So pardon my tardiness, & let's get to it shall we? (Warning, due to said theme, I took the liberty of making this mix as ethno-tastic as possible.)

Catch it while you can! (RAR)

1.Son of a Lion OST- Leaving the Workshop

2.Guided By Voices- As We Go Up, We Go Down

3.Coconut Records- West Coast: Dedicated to my bb grl Viv. :(

4.Cat Steves- Wild World

5.Asha Bhosle-Dum Maro Dum: The Subcontinent's go-to tune for getting high to, or so I would imagine. Not like I know from experience, or anything.

6.The Ramones- California Sun

7.The Kominas- Chaku!

8.Wall of Voodoo- Mexican Radio

9.The Modern Lovers-Modern World: Put down the cigarette, & drop outta BU.

10.Marie Laforet-Mon Ami Mon Amour: Buy a beret and try to convey a sexy, disaffected je ne sais quoi

11.Beirut-Postcards from Italy

12.Lata Mangeshkar-Aa Jaane Jaa: Just close your eyes and imagine this song screeching on an ancient record player as you sit in a seedy cafe in some developing world hole-in-the-wall waiting for a big "deal" to go down. You know the one. Avoid the first briefcase, it's a decoy filled with scorpions.

13.Patti Smith- Redondo Beach

14.Fun Boy Three- Our Lips Are Sealed (Urdu Version): A very recent discovery of mine, found while trolling for records on ebay.

15.They Might Be Giants-Istanbul

16.Kraftwerk-Das Model

17. M.I.A.-World Town: I know, I know- M.I.A. is supposed to be so over, but if I ever lead a revolution, my battle cry will totally be this song's titular refrain.

18.The Buzzcocks-Late for the Train: You've got the right briefcase, you fool- what are you waiting for? Run!

19.Broken Social Scene-Passport Radio

20. Carla Bruni-Quelqu'un m'a dit

21.Son of a Lion OST-Niaz Runs Away (Buchmann Remix):

22.The Clash- Rock the Casbah

23. The Cure-Killing an Arab: What does this song thing it is? Operation Iraqi Freedom? Zing! (This joke © 2004.)

24.Sex Pistols-Holiday in the Sun

25.The Velvet Underground-European Son

26.Phoenix-Long Distance Call:

27. Tears for Fears- Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Because let's face it, the central goal of travel is laying the groundwork for world domination, right? What, you guys don't consider the planet a giant Risk board?

28.Khalid- Didi (live): You and the briefcase, successfully cruising away on a Sheik's luxury party yacht as angry henchmen shake their fists impotently at you from the shore.

29. King Khan & The Shrines- Que Lindo Sueño: Au revoir mon petit!

I'll Take Us Home: A mix about New York

It's an obvious choice--doing a mix about New York--but oh well, I make my own rules. In honor of my packing two suitcases and moving 3,000 miles to ~the City~ here is a mix with songs inspired by my new home.
P.S. If I can take some time out from relocating and familiarizing myself with an entirely new city to do this, I think you guys can bust out some mixes too. Just sayin'. :)

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1. Wu-Tang Clan: C.R.E.A.M.
2. Santogold: L.E.S. Artists
3. Matt and Kim: I'll Take Us Home
4. Simon & Garfunkel: 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
5. The Mountain Goats: Lovecraft in Brooklyn
6. The Clash: The Right Profile
7. Jeffrey Lewis: The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song
8. The Velvet Underground: I'm Waiting for the Man
9. Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna
10. The Magnetic Fields: I'm the Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
11. Belle and Sebastian: Piazza, New York Catcher
12. Nico: Chelsea Girls
13. Kings of Convenience: Little Kids
14. Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch: Lua
15. Cat Power: New York
16. Thom Yorke: And it Rained all Night
17. LCD Soundsystem: New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down (duh).

August theme: World Tour!

The theme for the month of August shall be: World Tour


Interpret how thou wilt. Bands from different countries, songs about countries, songs about world travel, songs that remind you of places you've been, etc etc etc. You get the idea.

Not Too Late for 1988

For a very long time, I considered the year that I was born a kind of musical wasteland. I mean, just look at the Billboard charts for 1988. Music then was just cheesy, artificial, mind-numbing -- and not in a fun way, either.

So I went on a journey to the center of 1988. Beneath the horrors of the mainstream, was there anything worth salvaging?

Quite a bit, it turns out! 1988 was a prime year for UK's Sarah Records and NZ's Flying Nun Records; my mix delivers a heady mix of both. Meanwhile, in the USA, The Go-Betweens and Talking Heads release their final albums. In accordance with the circle of life, another sensation is born when The Pixies debut with "Surfer Rosa."


Rebecca's 1988 Mix

1. The Field Mice - Fabulous Friend

2. The Poppyheads - Pictures You Weave

3. 14 Iced Bears - Come Get Me

4. Another Sunny Day - Anorak City

5. The Sea Urchins - Solace

6. The Golden Dawn - My Secret World

7. Bailter Space - The Today Song

8. The Dead Milkmen - Life is Shit

9. The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On!

10. The Bats - Time to Get Ready

11. The Chills - Wet Blanket

12. The Springfields - Sunflower

13. The Orchids - I've Got a Habit

14. Yo La Tengo - Alyda

15. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?

16. Straitjacket Fits - Telling Tales

17. Talking Heads - Nothing But Flowers

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Other bright spots in 1988: The Proclaimers concoct the perfect one-hit-wonder-hit; everybody knows that Leonard Cohen is our man; Jesus and Mary Chain release an extensive collection of B-sides; Camper van Beethoven blend genres like nobody's business; and George Harrison and the Beach Boys sneak guilty pleasures onto the charts.

All in all, not too shabby. Hopefully, kids born in 2010 can look past Ke$ha, as I looked past Tiffany, and find the sweet indie releases of these years.

The Time of Your Life

For awhile, I was trying to decide whether I wanted to do a ~cheesy~ playlist (ALL GEORGE MICHAEL. ALL THE TIME) or a really cool mix (DINOSAUR JR., SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES). Then, I decided to just do a mix that I could listen to at anytime and it will make me happy; music that I would probably be into if I was 22 living in 1987.

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1. Cutting Crew: (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
2. The Smiths: A Rush and the Push and the Land is Ours
3. Guns 'n Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine
4. The Replacements: Alex Chilton
5. Echo & the Bunnymen: Lips Like Sugar
6. Talulah Gosh: Talulah Gosh
7. Sonic Youth: Schizophrenia
8. The Cure: Why Can't I Be You?
9. Depeche Mod: Strange Love
10. Madonna: La Isla Bonita

this mix makes me feel old.

.1982.

so uh, according to the wonderful internet, the number one song on the US charts for 11 june 1982 was "Ebony and Ivory."
this mix is ridiculously bad... enjoy!

01. Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
02. Duran Duran - Rio
03. Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter
04. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
05. Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy
06. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (alright, yes, this was a single in 1983, but Thriller was recorded/released in 1982. don't trip.)
07. INXS - Don't Change
08. The Cure - The Hanging Garden
09. Billy Idol - White Wedding
10. Orange Juice - Rip It Up
11. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
12. A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
13. Roxy Music - More Than This
14. Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya
15. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
16. The Clash - Rock The Casbah
17. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (Sciiiiience!)
18. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
19. Hall & Oates - Maneater
20. The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
21. Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
22. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
23. Prince - 1999

Birthyear Theme: Having Fun in '81

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1. Rush - Tom Sawyer ["Moving Pictures"]
2. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash ["This Is Radio Clash/Radio Clash" single]
3. The Specials - Ghost Town ["Ghost Town/Why?/Friday Night, Saturday Morning" single]
4. New Order - Ceremony ["Ceremony/In a Lonely Place" single]
5. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Mea Culpa ["My Life in the Bush of Ghosts"]
6. Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love ["Tom Tom Club"]
7. Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator ["Computer World"]
8. Devo - Through Being Cool ["Through Being Cool/Going Under" single]
9. Black Flag - Rise Above ["Damaged"]
10. Minor Threat - I Don't Wanna Hear It ["Minor Threat" EP]
11. Wipers - Youth of America ["Youth of America"]
12. Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk to Fuck ["Too Drunk to Fuck/The Prey" single]
13. The Gun Club - Sex Beat ["Fire of Love"]
14. The Cramps - The Crusher ["Psychedelic Jungle"]
15. Orange Juice - Intuition Told Me (Part Two) ["L.O.V.E... Love /Intuition Told Me (Part Two)" single]
16. Television Personalities - The Glittering Prizes ["And Don't the Kids Just Love It"]
17. Daniel Johnston - Grievances ["Songs of Pain"]
18. Prince - When You Were Mine ["Controversy/When You Were Mine" single]
19. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure ["Under Pressure/Soul Brother" single]

Bonus!: The Rub - Hip-Hop History Volume 3: 1981

Throwback

Happy birthday, USA! Olivia Newton John's "Physical" was #1 on the charts the day I was born, so I thought it was only appropriate for an album cover. I was born in 1981, so to celebrate my year of birth (and America's) , here are songs from albums of that year.

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1. Stevie Nicks- "Edge of Seventeen"
2. New Order- "Ceremony(7" Single Version)
3. Black Flag- "Rise Above"
4. Prince- "Sexuality". I know just included him on my last month, but this song is essential listening.
5. Squeeze- "Tempted"
6. Electric Light Orchestra- "Twilight" No relation to the shitty book of the same name.
7. Oingo Boingo- "Only a Lad"
8. Billy Joel- "Miami(Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)." Fuck the haters, this song is EPIC.
9. Mission of Burma- "That's when I Reach For My Revolver"
10. Depeche Mode- "Just Can't Get Enough"
11. The Gun Club- "She's Like Heroin To Me"
12. The Go-Go's- "How Much More"
13. Elvis Costello- "Strict Time"
14. The Cure- "Primary"
15. Kim Carnes- "Bette Davis Eyes".
16. Ramones- "The KKK Took My Baby Away"
17. The Birthday Party- "Nick the Stripper". Early Nick Cave. Awww yeah.
18. The Pretenders- "I Go To Sleep"
19. The Raincoats- "Shouting Out Loud
20. Stiff Little Fingers- "Silver Lining"
21. Kraftwerk- "Pocket Calculator"
22. Hall and Oates- "You Make My Dreams Come True". If you don't like this song you are flat out LYING, sir.

July theme: birthday celebration!

So, it's America's birthday! Wooooooooo. Fourth of July firework bbq drink-a-palooza for 'MERICA!

So, let's celebrate birthdays in general by celebrating YOUR birthday. Please make a list of your favorite songs that were released the year of your birth. If you want some help finding jams for that year, you can pull up lists at the rateyourmusic.com site: http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart

Feel free to use either the release of the single or the release of the album. That'll give you more breathing room.

Go!

beach party!

I've always been attracted to summery music! Since my radio show Take a Run at the Sun was all about fun in the sun, I had a lot to pull from for this mix. So I tried to focus it as much as possible: here's a set of songs perfect for barbecues, bonfires, and babes.


1. Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring (demo version)
2. Atlas Sound - Doctor (Five Discs cover)
3. Wendy Rene - BBQ
4. Jens Lekman - Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill
5. Best Coast - Sun Was High (So Was I)
6. Carnivores - Shark Teeth
7. The Golden Boys - Older Than You
8. The Clean - Beatnik
9. Episode Six - Incense
10. Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Olufeme
11. Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
12. Meshugga Beach Party - Shalom Alechem
13. The Ventures - Green Hornet Theme
14. The Zookeepers - Arnold Palmer
15. Harlem - Poolside
16. The Ultras - Straight Arrow (Davie's Theme)
17. The Rumblers - Summertime Blues
18. The Goldentones - Outbound
19. RNA - Spanish Bombs (The Clash cover)
20. Annette Funicello - Luau Cha-cha-cha
21. Novos Baianos - Swing de Campo Grande
22. tUnE-yArDs - Fiya

Download my mix >>here!<<

If you hold it up to your ear, you can hear the ocean.


PS: If you insist on doing a pool party instead of a beach party, this song is really all you need. Play it, and you'll have an abundance of food, and girls, and more food...and Mike Taruto will be there.

the endless summer

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