Tuesday, January 31, 2006

February is notoriously a very difficult month at my school. To put it plainly, it's when everyone begins fighting and holding grudges and biting and kicking and scratching each other. I've ironically entitled this mix "Smile It's February" for it's mostly down-trodden atmosphere. Enjoy!

PS Note the correct usage of the word "ironically."

1) Chet Baker - I Fall in Love Too Easily
2) Marc Shaiman - I Have Dreamed (The State Dinner)
3) Israel - You Are Not Forgotten
4) Hem - The Fire Thief
5) Over the Rhine - I Want You to be My Love
6) Cat Power - Where Is My Love
7) Hank Williams - Tennessee Waltz
8) Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
9) Whiskeytown - My Hometown
10) Hotel Lights - Miles Behind Me
11) Neil Young - Are You Ready for the Country?
12) Joe Cocker & Leon Russell - Space Captain
13) Elvis Costello - What Do I Do Now?
14) Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
15) Tom Waits - Hold On
16) Antony & the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
17) Juliet Turner & Brian Kennedy - I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
18) Leonard Cohen - Winter Lady
19) Enescu - Romanian Rhapsody, Op. 11, No. 1

Monday, January 30, 2006

For whatever reason, I entitled this mix FUNKY, yes, all caps. It should be entitled SYNTHS or something funnier like, "Yes, I live in Williamsburg." This is a classic hipster move: claim to love eighties synth r&b, and throw in a bit of pop for familiarity's sake. That being said, this mix is one I've been working on since this summer when first I heard "I Like It" by DeBarge at my favorite restaurant on the Lower East Side, The Pink Pony. So, laugh as you will, but this mix makes me shake, it makes me move, it makes me laugh, and most importantly, it makes me happy.

1) DeBarge - I Like It
2) The Whispers - Rock Steady
3) Shalamar - The Second Time Around
4) Diana Ross - Upside Down
5) Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mama Jama
6) Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
7) Earth, Wind, & Fire - Let's Groove
8) Prince - Controversy
9) Rick James - Give It to Me Baby
10) The Human League - Fascination
11) Shannon - Let the Music Play
12) Mtume - Juicy Fruit
13) Skyy - Call Me
14) Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
15) Leon Ware - Why I Came to California
16) Ready for the World - Oh Sheila
17) Midnight Star - No Parking on the Dancefloor

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Re:Discoveries

1) KT Tunstall - Other Side of the World
2) Secret Machines - Nowhere Again
3) Billy Bragg - Sexuality
4) XTC - River of Orchids
5) Erin McKeown - To the Stars
6) Left Banke - Walk Away Renee
7) Richard & Teddy Thompson - She May Call You Up Tonight
8) Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Handle with Care
9) Rilo Kiley - With Arms Outstretched
10) Rilo Kiley - Go Ahead
11) Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On
12) The Elected - I'll Be Your Man
13) Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now
14) Teddy Thompson - I Don't Want to Say Goodbye
15) Neil Diamond - Captain of a Shipwreck
16) Etta James - Someone to Watch Over Me
17) Nico - I'll Keep It With Mine
18) Bob Dylan - Talking World War III Blues
Sad Sack: Music for Rejection... and/or other shoulder schlumping moments life presents
Subtitled: Dying to Live

1) Willie Nelson - He Was a Friend of Mine
2) Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
3) Townes Van Zandt - Dead Flowers
4) Edgar Winter - Dying to Live
5) Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
6) The Rolling Stones - Memory Motel
7) Whiskeytown - Sittin' Around
8) Kings of Convenience - I Don't Know What I Can Save You From
9) Josh Ritter - Come and Find Me
10) Gillian Welch - Revelator
11) Bonnie Raitt - Since I Fell for You
12) Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis - Angry All the Time
13) Neil Young - Heart of Gold
14) Rachael Yamagata - The Reason Why
15) John Prine & Bonnie Raitt - Angel from Montgomery
16) Tim Hardin - Reason to Believe
17) Nick Drake - Which Will
18) Emmylou Harris - A Love that Will Never Grow Old
19) Dave Van Ronk - He Was a Friend of Mine

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Rhythm, Blues, Funk, & Soul

Check this mix out. If this doesn't turn you on, well, I'm sorry. Nothing will.

1) Chuck Berry - Little Queenie
2) Doris Troy - Just One Look
3) Koko Taylor - Voodoo Woman
4) Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Good Morning Little School Girl
5) Barrett Strong - Money, That's What I Want
6) Muddy Waters - I Just Wanna Make Love to You
7) James Brown - Cold Sweat
8) Junior Walker - Roadrunner
9) The Meters - Cissy Strut
10) Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back
11) Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - We're a Winner
12) Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin'
13) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
14) Jamie Lidell - Multiply
15) Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain
16) Donny Hathaway - A Song for You
17) William Bell - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
18) Little Willie John - I Need Your Love So Bad
19) Rickie Lee Jones - Easy Money
20) Big Bill Broonzy - The Glory of Love
21) Charles Brown - Black Night
22) Leon Russell - Tight Rope
23) Sonny Boy Williamson - Bring It On Home to Me
24) Stevie Wonder - Living for the City

Monday, January 09, 2006

These are the front-runners for the first CD I'm putting together for a photo shoot I'm going to on Saturday.

Neil Young - Old Man
Bob Dylan - Queen Jane Approximately
Chuck Berry - Little Queenie
The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden
The Beatles - For You Blue
Leonard Cohen - The Guests
Whiskeytown - Sittin' Around
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You into the Dark
Doris Troy - Just One Look
Charles Wright - Express Yourself
Jamie Lidell - Multiply
Van Morrison - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Junio Walker & The All Stars - Roadrunner
James Brown - Cold Sweat
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Marvin Gaye - Pride & Joy
Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin'
Curtis Mayfield - We're a Winner
Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back
Rickie Lee Jones - Easy Money
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going to a Go-Go
Koko Taylor - Voodoo Woman
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
Donny Hathaway - A Song for You
William Bell - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Leon Russell - Tight Rope
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Good Morning Little School Girl