In honor of the NBA 08-09 season starting today I present to you THE PRINCE MIX. This is what we’ve all been waiting for. Your life is about to be changed.
Big shout to ONE DAY LATER. You’re doing god’s work over there.
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purple reign
October 28, 2008paper thin walls
September 24, 2008
I’m not sure what’s up with this site PAPER THIN WALLS. It seems to have lot’s of rad hipster music but I’m not exactly sure how it works. I’m sure if I had a FIXED GEAR bicycle that it would make a lot more sense.
But beyond the pretension and impossible to understand USER INTERFACE, these guys do put out a good mix of QUALITY INDEPENDENT MUSIC.
This is their mix of the top tracks of 2007. Features a nice version of that BARR tune, a track by the MAE SHI and a little DINOSAUR JR. just to make sure. Kinda tight.
8 days a week
September 12, 2008
It’s Friday. It’s the BEATLES. If you don’t like this mix you’re a fascist and your vote was probably swayed by the Sarah Palin nomination. Have an awesome weekend.
LISTEN!!! - LOVE REIGN O’ER ME
via: HERE COMES THE NICE
UPDATE: Tracklist link has been fixed. Sorrys about that.
happy accidents
September 2, 2008
Saw JON BRION at LARGO over the weekend and was not disappointed which is a rare feet these days. Brion, the quirky, awkward mind behind such idiosyncratic soundtracks as PUNCH DRUNK LOVE and THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF A SPOTLESS MIND was smart and charismatic while constructing songs shouted out by the audience on the fly.
This sent me on the quest to find a Jon Brion mixtape to post, which apparently does not actually exist in physical form although one of your favorite internet blogs decided to make a tracklisting for it. I’m not quite sure how that helps my cause any more than the girl who intentionally gave me blue balls in the 7th Grade but I’ll cut them some slack and trust that their intetions were pure. Bitch.
But, my search did lead me to THE MIXTAPECLUB- a loose collective of music mix lovers based out of NYC, and although this mix does not actually contain any Jon Brion, one of Michelle Higa’s earlier mixes does. I couldn’t resist putting this one up which has two songs I’ve been bugging out on lately: Shuggie’s Strawberry Letter #23 and Dilla’s Baby. This cannot be a bad thing.
oh snap
August 27, 2008
radiohead played a couple nights ago at the hollywood bowl. all morning i hear peeps talking about how amazing it was. best show ever. them asking me why i didnt go. blah blah blah. maybe because i don’t have a million dollars for tickets. assholes.
here’s radiohead live at golden gate park in sf from last week. staight outta the sound board.
see i’m still kinda cool. holler
LISTEN!!! - RADIOHEAD LIVE AT OUTLANDS 082208
EDITORS NOTE: Also check out the IN RAINBOWS remix album here.
Laugh Now, Cry Later
August 1, 2008
A friend of mine growing up had an extensive collection of “Teen Angel” magazines. I can remember hanging out at his place, thumbing through pages of low riders, prison pics and tattoo art. It was a magazine dedicated to chicano youth that was published out of Rialto. (If you take 101 North to San Francisco, you can find copies of TA in small markets).
One of the sections was ‘Dedications’ that were letters and notes from inmates in Soledad and Corcoran, etc. dedicating songs to loved ones on the outside. And here’s a mix dedicated to you!
whats yo’ name?
July 31, 2008When Chuck Berry opens your summer mix with “School Days” and then says what up “Havana Moon” style 11 tracks later, you know you’re in good hands.
Check out these two fine summer mixes from my friend Ben. Uno (You scared? Go to Church): smooth n’ mellow summertime hip-hop jams, and Uno mas (Different Strokes for Different Folks): classical rock n’ roll vibes.
Ben (McRubes, Rubix, Beezle, the McBeezlebub–I cannot stress enough how well this man wears a nickname! Damn!) is an editor at Centerstage Chicago, so I’m always asking what he’s listening to. Dude knows. So naive and impressionable I am, he has shown me the way: Atmosphere, People Under the Stairs, Spoon…Bernardo di Beeze has turned me on to all kinds of crazy good shit over the years.
There are tracks on these mixes that are straight-up ridiculous. Um, how can you not sigh (and mean it) when you hear Lou Reed “Perfect Day” or just feel baller driving around with The Coup “Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ‘79 Granada Last Night” playing. But “Ben” (sometimes it suits him), is a master of the pacing. Bang. I said it. See what I mean:
Another State Of Mind
July 16, 2008
Since the world of punk spreads so widely throughout genres (and even to a certain chain store), it’s been especially tough to recognize lately. And it’s always tough to name favorites. You’ll notice this mix below definitely has a, 80’s So Cal bent to it, but includes a diverse list of names. The Brit Punk version is on it’s way lads.
LISTEN!!! - THE PUNK RAWK MIX…
the love movement
July 7, 2008
Sorry about the late post but I’ve been busy trying to comprehend my life. Last week I was taking part in HEMBLECHA with the Lakota people in South Dakota and today I’m in Hawaii spending time with family. Then it’s off to Oregon for the Country Fair before embarking on THE WEDDING DJ TOUR which will take me through the UK, NYC and eventually land me at THE FRANK SINATRA HOUSE in Palm Springs. But more on that later.
So please roll with us if we can’t keep up our daily mix regimen. We’re gonna do our best but sometimes that little thing called life gets in the way.
I’m pretty sure we haven’t deserved it but we’ve been shown an amazing about of love throughout our travels. Love from people who have countless reasons to hate. Love from small towns like Sturgis, South Dakota. Love from YOU, giving us props on the blog. And we got so much love right back for you it’s crazy. We even got love for people who hate us.
In honor of all this good feeling in a time when it’s needed the most, I present to you a mix about LOVE by our new favorite producer DJ BULLION. love, love love
ALSO: MUCH LOVE TO ALL THOSE SENDING IN MIXES. WE’VE BEEN SWAMPED BUT WILL BE FEATURING A BUNCH SOON. SHARING IS CARING YO!!!
strictly the cuts
June 27, 2008
Myself not withstanding, there are three people on this planet who have ever cut my hair. That would be my moms, my boy Zach Harris (junior high buzz cuts) and most recently my girl ADRIANA who runs SUGAR in Silverlake. I’m hoping that’s the list I go to the grave with.
Because, hot damn, Adriana is good. And not only does homegirl get down with the scissors and comb but she is also an deep crated DJ and a humanitarian to boot. Her efforts to save the world are currently concentrated on but not limited to fund raising for the MEXICALI ROSE CENTER FOR THE ARTS as well as teaching and organizing workshops for all the border kids she can wrangle.
Her mix is pretty much what you would expect from someone hustling positivty as hard and in as many directions as Adriana does. Eclectic, funky and always the jam, this mix is the perfect compliment to a summer spent plotting world domination or local celebration. And honestly, Adriana had me with the first record she drops. Flamenco can’t be stopped. And neither can this girl.
