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'. :)

Download here.
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

Download the mix here!

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.

Download here.
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