I’ve been getting messages from different people that certain links to my mixes don’t work anymore. Apparently, it’s because I used the “http://anonym.to” pre-link and ever since the great Megaupload meltdown, mediafire has been disabling links that use them.
So I went through every single one of my posts and fixed them all. If there was something you wanted to download, go nuts and do it.
This was one of the mixtapes I listened to during my cleaning spree. It’s pretty indicative of my current listening habits—old/new indie stuff mixed with dance-y pop music and some other stuff thrown in because I like it.
tracklisting:
1. Trouble For Me - Britney Spears
2. Just Like You - Voice of the Beehive
3. California Soul - Marlena Shaw
4. Lift - Brad
5. Senator - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
6. Number One Blind - Veruca Salt
7. Big Boring Wedding - Guided By Voices
8. Red Hot Halos - Go Back Snowball
9. Set You Free - Allison Moorer
10. Messthetics - Scritti Pollitti
11. Hello, Lady - Michael Nesmith
12. 15 Ways - The Fall
13. Kiss Me, U Jacked Up Jerk - Brainiac
14. Dear Prudence (12” version) - Siouxsie & the Banshees
15. Life of Leisure - Luscious Jackson
16. Legend of a Cowgirl - Imani Coppola
17. Gold on the Ceiling - The Black Keys
18. Monkey Sanctuary (Cynic) - Bivouac
19. Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland - The B-52’s
20. New In Town - Little Boots
21. Pocket of Scabs - Butterglory
22. The Brides Have Hit Glass - Guided by Voices
Ever wanted to hear twelve different versions of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”? Here’s your chance!
Tracklist (copy and paste is awesome, btw):
1. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (vocals only) - Marvin Gaye
2. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (live) - Birds of Tokyo
3. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (live) - Florence Welch
4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Sam Taylor Jr.
5. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 1/single version) - Roger
6. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (single version) - Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
8. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Kaiser Chiefs
9. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (live) - The Crust Brothers (Silkworm + Stephen Malkmus)
10. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pips
11. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - The Temptations
12. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - The Slits
I really need to get a better hobby.
In honor of Robyn Hitchcock’s 59th birthday, I threw together this mix of my favorite Robyn songs. It’s not supposed to be a ‘Greatest Hits’ compilation, just a bunch of songs that have always lifted my spirits or comforted me throughout the years. I’ve been a fan for 19 years now and I always feel like my life is a little bit better because of Robyn’s music, you know?
Anyway, here are the songs. Download and enjoy.
The Soft Boys
1. Where Are the Prawns? (demo from 1976-81)
2. The Rat’s Prayer (A Can of Bees)
3. Underwater Moonlight (demo from 1976-81)
4. There’s Nobody Like You (Underwater Moonlight)
Robyn Hitchcock
5. It’s a Mystic Trip (Invisible Hitchcock)
6. Out of the Picture (Black Snake Diamond Role)
7. Dancing on God’s Thumb (Black Snake Diamond Role bonus track)
8. Winchester (Element of Light)
9. Tell Me About Your Drugs (Element of Light)
10. Raymond Chandler Evening (demo)
11. Listening to the Higsons (The Kershaw Sessions)
12. Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis) (Globe of Frogs)
13/14. Intro to “Eyes”/One Long Pair of Eyes (Queen Elvis)
15. Madonna of the Wasps (The Kershaw Sessions)
16. Lysander (Perspex Island)
17. Oceanside (The Kershaw Sessions)
18. Ride (Perspex Island)
19. Open the Door Homer (The Kershaw Sessions)
20. The Yip Song (Respect)
21. Driving Aloud (Radio Storm) (Respect)
22. No, I Don’t Remember Guildford (Storefront Hitchcock)
23. Up to Our Nex (Rachel’s Getting Married soundtrack)
24. Goodnight I Say (I Often Dream of Trains in NY)
25. Star of Venus (Propellor Time)
26. The Abyss (Tromso, Kaptein)
And I know there are 26 tracks, but I had to throw in one of his monologues. It just wouldn’t be a RH compilation without one.
This was a pretty good year for me, both socially and musically. I honestly love every single song on this mix, and the majority of them are really good to drive to (especially the Silkworm and Spinanes songs). As always, download and enjoy.
1. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
2. The Noise of Carpet - Stereolab
3. The One - Tracy Bonham
4. Cannibal Cannibal - Silkworm
5. All Ready - Jale
6. Alright, Yeah - Robyn Hitchcock
7. Barely Breathing - Duncan Sheik
8. Your New Cuckoo - The Cardigans
9. If I Could Talk I’d Tell You - The Lemonheads
10. Valency - The Spinanes
11. Binky the Doormat - R.E.M.
12. Vincent Come on Down - Brainiac
13. Hotwax - Beck
14. Butter of 69 - Butter 08
15. Birthday Cake - Cibo Matto
16. Dynamite Lover - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
17. Pepper - Butthole Surfers
18. Won’t Come Off - Jawbox
19. Big Bang Baby - Stone Temple Pilots
20. Ladykillers - Lush
21. Gold Dust Woman - Hole
22. Sheet Kickers - Guided By Voices
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1. Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson
2. Balloon - Imperial Teen
3. Drop Dead Gorgeous - Republica
4. Criminal - Fiona Apple
5. Lost Fun Zone - John Parish and PJ Harvey
6. Middle Child - Railroad Jerk
7. Even If It’s Wrong - BR5-49
8. R.S.V.P. - Lois
9. Itchycoo Park - Ben Lee
10. Sunshine Superman - Jewel
11. Stare at the Sky - Idaho
12. Six Dick Pimp - Liz Phair
13. Inside - Patti Rothberg
14. Prince-S - Sebaadoh
15. Feeling Peaky - Sleeper
16. I Love Perth - Pavement
17. Headshot - Lifter
18. El Scorcho - Weezer
19. Never So Lonely - Kostars
20. Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
21. Not Turning Off - Spoon
22. Photograph - The Verve Pipe
Not only do I spend a lot of time at my computer, but I listen to a lot of music as well. Naturally, the two end up clashing, and I wind up making mixtapes/playlists to amuse myself. This might be a weekly thing, who knows—I still have four more year-themed mixes to finish.
The title comes from The Fall song. I have no idea where the picture is from, but when I had my old tumblr, I used to post a lot of artsy shit like that. Enjoy, if you download.
I Don’t Want to Dance (download)
1. Walking on the Moon - The Black Ghosts
2. Make the Weather - The Waitresses
3. Laughing - R.E.M.
4. The Sun a Small Star - The Servants
5. We’re Not in Charleston Anymore - Juliana Hatfield
6. Frightened - The Fall
7. Secretarial - A.C. Newman
8. All Your Way - Morphine
9. Velocity Girl - Primal Scream
10. Crazy Town - Velocity Girl
11. Deep Karma Canyon - Bob Mould
12. When Prince Was a Kid - Jonathan Fire*Eater
13. All The Same - Imperial Teen
14. Raindrops - Hannah Schneider
15. Strangers - Portishead
16. Goodnight I Say - Robyn Hitchcock
17. Lay in the Sun - Ezra Furman
18. Coast to Coast - Twerps
Depressing artwork for the worst year of my life. Past mixes are here. Download, enjoy, etc.
1. Rid of Me - PJ Harvey
2. Dogs of Lust - The The
3. All Your Jeans Were Too Tight - American Music Club
4. Time Capsule - Matthew Sweet
5. Opelousas (Sweet Relief) - Maria McKee
6. Photograph - R.E.M. & Natalie Merchant
7. White Belly - Belly
8. Little Pieces - The Juliana Hatfield Three
9. Sodajerk - Buffalo Tom
10. Heterosexual Man - The Odds*
11. Help Me Mary - Liz Phair
12. Positive Bleeding - Urge Overkill
13. Slackjawed - The Connells*
14. Watch the Girl Destroy Me - Possum Dixon*
15. Cannonball - The Breeders
16. The Drowners - Suede
17. Seen the Future - Lloyd Cole
18. Chemical World - Blur
19. Superblaster - Curve*
20. Pets - Porno For Pyros
21. Manos - The Spinanes*
1. Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
2. Crank - Catherine Wheel
3. Say Anything - Aimee Mann
4. Beautiful Homes - Chris Isaak
5. Kite - Nick Heyward
6. Grace Cathedral Park - Red House Painters
7. Easy - Faith No More
8. Dissident - Pearl Jam
9. Start Choppin’ - Dinosaur Jr.
10. Sappy - Nirvana
11. For Tension - Superchunk
12. Animal Wild - Shudder to Think*
13. Unseen Power of the Picket Fence - Pavement
14. Inside the World of the Blues Explosion - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion*
15. Thursday - Morphine
16. Gentleman - The Afghan Whigs*
17. We Understand - Railroad Jerk*
18. Pop Loser - Velocity Girl
19. Love Letter Boxes - The Posies
20. Hey Jack Kerouac - 10,000 Maniacs*
21. Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom - Robyn Hitchcock*
* = the songs I really, really love.
Another “year specific” mixtape. The “read more” break isn’t working, which means you’re spared the ungodly long explanations I usually give with these things. Nothing but the links and tracklists today, you lucky bastards.
Disc 1
1. Everybody Loves Me But You - Juliana Hatfield
2. What Girls Want - Material Issue
3. Tom Boy - Bettie Serveert
4. Nearly Lost You - Screaming Trees
5. Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) - Cracker
6. What Do You Think? - The Sundays
7. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite - R.E.M.
8. The Guitar (Williamsburgh Mix) - They Might Be Giants
9. I Do Believe You Are Blushing - Unrest
10. 500 Up - Sloan
11. Tomorrow - Morrissey
12. Lord Kill the Pain - Red House Painters
13. A Letter to Elise - The Cure
14. Seen The Doctor - Michael Penn
15. Safari - The Breeders
16. Keep On Rockin’ It - Luscious Jackson
17. Jimmy James - Beastie Boys
18. Love Your Money - Daisy Chainsaw
19. Hit - The Sugarcubes
20. Martin Scorsese - King Missile
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Disc 2
1. Horror Head - Curve
2. For Love - Lush
3. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
4. Not Sleeping Around - Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
5. Pleasure - The Soup Dragons
6. Trout (featuring Michael Stipe) - Neneh Cherry
7. Blood Makes Noise - Suzanne Vega
8. O Stella/Dress - PJ Harvey
9. Everything’s Ruined - Faith No More
10. Sugar Kane - Sonic Youth
11. Perfume-V - Pavement
12. Suck You Dry - Mudhoney
13. Wish - Nine Inch Nails
14. Jungle Train - Babes in Toyland
15. Breath - Pearl Jam
16. Buttermilk - Eugenius
17. Bring a Gun - James
18. Few and Far Between - 10,000 Maniacs
19. Confetti - The Lemonheads
20. Hoover Dam - Sugar
Fits on 2-discs, if you’re into that sort of thing. Links, explanations and track listings behind the “read more” jump:
Another one of my mixes, this time for 1990. 21 songs. I’m now determined to get through every year until 2000. Link, explanations and tracklisting behind the “read more” jump:
Instead of going in chronological order, I wound up going backwards and compiled a mixtape for 1989. Tracklisting, link and explanation behind the “read more” cut:
Another mixtape, but like the others, this isn’t a year specific one. It’s just a bunch of songs that I thought sounded good together.
Everything is Gin and Roses:
1. Mixtape - Tift Merritt
2. Who Needs to Dream? - Bob Mould
3. Scorpio Rising - 10,000 Maniacs
4. Twilight Campfighter - Guided by Voices
5. Where I’m Going - Cut Copy
6. Bicycle - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
7. Abajo de Mar (instrumental) - Montalban Quintet
8. 5678! - Butterfly Boucher
9. Make Love All Night Long - TV on the Radio
10. Rock a Boy Blue - Scritti Politti*
11. Rock and Roll - the Velvet Underground
12. Actor Out of Work - St. Vincent
13. Heaven’s On Fire - The Radio Dept.
14. Nickle, Nickle Millionaire - Jawbox
15. Past the Sleep - Company of Thieves
16. Can’t Find My Way Home - Blind Faith
* The title is from the Scritti Politti song.
Another 2-disc mix collection, this time with my favorite songs from 1995. Links, tracklisting + explanations after the jump:
If Time Life ever put out a “90’s Alternative/Indie Rock!” collection, I’d hope it would look something like this. A 2 disc collection of my favorite songs from 1994. Links after the jump.
