2 to the 1

So, yeah, I've been delinquent posting the last two tracks of the awesome mix that Carls gave me for my Birfday.  This is mainly because I've been going to awesome shows and hanging out with Carls and Weezy, gangin up on all kinds of new musiks.  I did come through on a couple mixes for her this past weekend, which we enjoyed over a puzzle and with more than one glass of wine.

I'll post about a couple recent adventures later this week.  For now, I give you the top two tracks on the mix, and then I'm out to catch Passion Pit at the Moore! (which my very cool new roommate was awesome enough to snag me a ticket for) aaaaaand I'm sure Carls'll impress me later with how she got backstage passes to her Weezer concert tonight...

#2

The Ghost Inside, by the Broken Bells

While you may not have heard of the Broken Bells, you've certainly heard of the duo in other contexts...Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) teamed up with James Mercer, of the Shins.  The two of them compose and produce together, but rock the full band on tour.  This song was a hit for me from the first time I played it.  Pretty chill song, with a weird ass Star Wars video accompaniment...



#1

Holidays, by Miami Horror

This Aussie group has been crafting since 2008, but is really hitting its stride today.  This song has a faaaaaaantastic beat and puts me in a great mood.  I had heard some of their mixed stuff, (I Look to You, ft Kimbra), but this song really brought them to the forefront of my musiks world.  hope you dig it too...

Miami Horror - Holidays by mikkelstonefire

1. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
2. Dom - Living in America
3. Washed Out - New Theory
4. The Very Best - Angonde (Johan Hugo Remix ft. Mo Lauci)
5. The Firecracker Kids - Half Light II (No Celebration)
6. Gobble Gobble - Lawn Knives
7. Active Child - When Your Love is Safe
8. KiD CuDi - Sountrack 2 My Life
9. Telephoned - O.N.E. (Yeasayer x Gyptian Cover)
10. The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
11. The Streets - Trust Me
12. Ra Ra Riot - Boy (RAC Mix)
13. Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
14. Miami Horror - Holidays
15. Tunng - Hustle
16. Bloc Party - Letter to My Son
17. Sleigh Bells - Crown on the Ground
18. The Radio Dept. - Heaven's on Fire
19. Delorean - Simple Graces

Call Your Girlfriend

My obsession with Robyn dates back to 'Show Me Love' being the fourth CD I ever bought at Amoeba Records in the '90s. The final installment of Bodytalk is coming out at the end of the month, and I can't wait to go to another of her shows, it's like going to a dance party in someone's living room where all the guests are cute hipster gay boys. I fully plan on wearing lots of sparkles and possibly a tutu FYI.

3 Call Your Girlfriend by Jon_ALi

HTML5

just follow the directions and watch.  this is the new technologies.  and firecracker kids.

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Numéros quatre et trois

Dans le quatrieme position, nous avons une chanson de The Radio Dept. avec une introduction tres interesante...

"People see rock and roll as, as youth culture, and when youth culture becomes monopolised by big business, what are the youth to do? Do you, do you have any idea?  I think we should destroy the bogus capitalist process that is destroying youth culture."

votre pensées?

The Radio Dept - Heaven's On Fire by ganaz

et dans le troisieme position, nous avons, a plusieurs reprises, The Naked & Famous, qui sont de rigueur aujourd'hui, bien sur. Mais, j'ai pris la liberté pour changer la chanson un peu, parce que nous avons vu Young Blood récemment.  Entrer, notre favorite, et l'autre homme du jour, Chiddy Bang.  Pour mon ami, Brett Bretterson, "et....voilà!"

1. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
2. Dom - Living in America
3. Washed Out - New Theory
4. The Very Best - Angonde (Johan Hugo Remix ft. Mo Lauci)
5. The Firecracker Kids - Half Light II (No Celebration)
6. Gobble Gobble - Lawn Knives
7. Active Child - When Your Love is Safe
8. KiD CuDi - Sountrack 2 My Life
9. Telephoned - O.N.E. (Yeasayer x Gyptian Cover)
10. The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
11. The Streets - Trust Me
12. Ra Ra Riot - Boy (RAC Mix)
13. ?
14. ?
15. Tunng - Hustle
16. Bloc Party - Letter to My Son
17. Sleigh Bells - Crown on the Ground
18. The Radio Dept. - Heaven's on Fire
19. Delorean - Simple Graces

(Pardonez-moi pour la manque d'accent, c'est "une chienne" avec cette UI)

Car's Mix

I recently had a quiet birthday, spent in part with Car, down in SF, but one of the more smashing successes of the weekend was a mix I got from her fantasticness.  The album contained a heady mix of new musics for me.  Some more well known groups made it on with new hits (the Firecracker Kids), there were a lot of rising stars (The Naked & Famous - I'm looking at you in particular), and of course, those artists that you're never sure if she heard from her newest hipster friend, or is just something that she pulled off her Pure Moods CD and subsequently dubbed: "Tunng."

Anyway, this mix has been getting me from place to place in the trusty RSX for the past month or so, and I thought, "Ya know, this mix is definitely good enough for a top 5..."  and here we are today.

I think I'll let the tracks speak for themselves, but what I will say, is that the distinction between contender and pretender is quite clear.  I knocked out the first 10 tracks quite easily - while they weren't BAD, they just weren't standouts for me.

The remaining 4 were considerably more difficult, but manageable, and we had to lose some great artists like Ra Ra Riot and The Streets, as well as one of my favorite Cudder songs.  And so, without further ado, I give you # 5 in the 4 spot.

1. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
2. Dom - Living in America
3. Washed Out - New Theory
4. The Very Best - Angonde (Johan Hugo Remix ft. Mo Lauci)
5. The Firecracker Kids - Half Light II (No Celebration)
6. Gobble Gobble - Lawn Knives
7. Active Child - When Your Love is Safe
8. KiD CuDi - Sountrack 2 My Life
9. Telephoned - O.N.E. (Yeasayer x Gyptian Cover)
10. ?
11. The Streets - Trust Me
12. Ra Ra Riot - Boy (RAC Mix)
13. ?
14. ?
15. Tunng - Hustle
16. Bloc Party - Letter to My Son
17. Sleigh Bells - Crown on the Ground
18. ?
19. Delorean - Simple Graces

Look for #s 4 and 3 over the coming week, then I'll wrap up the list with our winner sometime before Thanksgiving, when I plan to grace Car with her very own epic mix.

04 Angonde (Johan Hugo Remix Feat. M.mp3 by cooperativemusicuk

STARS

Sach, Weits, the future Doctor, Lunch, and I are going to the Stars show tonight. While this isn't out of the ordinary, our planning email string about meeting up before, paying people back for tickets, and general concert logistics, has turned into some fantastic comedy. My favorite so far: "Bitches in Tokyo --how much/who do I owe for my ticket? ... in other news, C, Your Ex-Lover is Dead. prepare your Celebration Guns." Now excuse me, I have to go respond to This Charming Man before Wasted Daylight.

Something I Can Dance To

As the wolf pack knows, I've been obsessing over some dance-tastic music lately. Really anything coming out of the Neon Gold label has been pure awesome. The Knocks was my World Series jam of choice, but if I had to choose my song for the rest of indian summer, it would have to be the Naked & Famous track Young Blood.

The Naked & Famous "Young Blood" by OnTheRecord