Mixtape Tuesday: Oldies But Goodies, February 19, 2008 February 19, 2008

(photo by Sarah Marshall)

Unless otherwise noted, all of my mixtapes here will feature “new” music. Of course, “new” is relative. But generally it means the songs are on albums that have been released recently or are set to release sometime in the following months. I want to be your source of awesome new music. Sometimes, though, I will share with you some oldies but goodies - songs I love that are at least 1 year old. So here are some of my very favorite not-new songs.

01. Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

02. Talking Heads - And She Was

03. Gui Boratto - Like You

04. James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing / Release The Pressure

05. Gillian Welch - Black Star (Radiohead Cover)

06. Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl

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01. Vampire Weekend - M79

Vampire Weekend is completely overhyped….. but this song’s string arrangements make it irresistible. And believe me, I’ve tried resisting.

02. The LK - Blakboy vs the snow

This band is going to explode this year (of course they are - they’re Swedish, and we all know how I feel about music that comes from Sweden). Their album ‘VS the Snow’ is very solid but this is my favorite song of the bunch. If you don’t like the singer’s voice, hang tight, the last half of the song is gorgeous.

03. She and Him - Why do you let me stay here?

Wonderful collaboration between indie fave M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. This song will make you bop in your chair.

04. The Whip - Divebomb

Really, really wonderful electronic track.

05. Hologram - Blazey Storm

The first half of this song reminds me a bit of Gillian Welch, and then the vocals die off for the guitar-driven second half of the song, which is basically awesome.

06. The Knux - Cappuccino

I love the beat on this one, and though rapping about fresh cappuccinos with mocha twists sounds pretty lame, it grows on you. Trust.

(The art above is by the enormously talented Nicole Linde. You can buy her art here and look at more here. Buy up her prints before she gets so famous you can’t afford any of them!)

These are the Sounds of Squeaky Clean: February’s Shower Mix February 5, 2008

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I like to listen to music. Recently I’ve been doing so while taking showers and let me tell you, it is divine. I’ve found that the best music to listen to in the shower is that of the infectiously boppy variety. So most of these songs, at some point, will make you bop around your shower whilst definitely increasing your chances of slipping, falling, and dying. So try not to slip, fall, and die, because the disclaimer here is that I am not responsible for anything that happens to you while rocking out naked and wet in your shower (meeeow!). However, I am responsible for sharing these really infectiously awesome songs with you. Oh, they’re also fun driving songs. Just don’t wreck - I’m not responsible for that, either.

Also, just so we’re clear - if the second song doesn’t make you want to shake your booty then it’s obvious you have some serious booty-shaking issues. Which are kind of like daddy issues, but with more ass.

(The beautiful photo above is by Joana of Bright White Light)