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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

(yeah) a bunch of christmas music

yes, i own one of these.

it's kind of a lazy collection, as i put no thought into the order i'm presenting them to you, but here's a bunch of christmas songs:

cocteau twins "winter wonderland"

cocteau twins "frosty the snowman"

and surprisingly jon spencer did what could be called a christmas song for his non-christmas "acme" album way back in the late 90s. musically there's nothing christmas about it, but listen to the words and...

jon spencer blues explosion "high gear"

belle and sebastian "o little town of bethlehem"

sonics "don't believe in christmas"

wizzard "i wish it could be christmas everyday"

gary glitter "rock and roll christmas"

the band "christmas must be tonight"

emerson lake and palmer "i believe in father christmas"

bee gees "thank you for christmas"

bee gees "medley: silent night-hark the herald angels sing"

margo guryan "i don't intend to spend christmas without you"

the wedding present "step into christmas"

me first and the gimme gimmies "hava nagila (christmas version)" i'm not going to include this one on the combines mix stream since the track also contains a long silence, followed by a few more songs.

here's the whole bunch combined:

and then of course the download for the zip file

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Friday, December 12, 2008

12/12/08

taken, while driving, on the 10 freeway, heading east from santa monica.

roy wood "why does such a pretty girl sing those sad songs" roy obviously listened to pet sound before writing and recording this one:

johnny osbourne "eternal peace"

venom "live like an angel (die like a devil) another alternative to listening to "ace of spades" for the millionth time. the lyrical logic doesn't make that much sense, as at no point in the song is the "angel" side of it explained. it's all "devil".

megadeth "hangar 18" not only one of the greatest metal songs of all-time, also one of the greatest guitar solos ever:

roger miller "chug a lug" underage drinking anthem:

DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

12/04/08

another pic from my kitchen window

swan lake "the partisan, but he's got to know" i don't listen to the swan lake album enough. also, this reminds me, i've got to get some frog eyes albums, as i believe this is a carey mercer contribution (though you do hear spencer krug and dan bejar (can't stand him actually) in there):

del davis "baby don't wake me"

pullman "to hold down a shadow"

howard roberts "girl talk" not sure who wrote it, but i've heard lots of takes on "girl talk", and this one is my favorite. i love how i always forget there's a guitar in there on the melody as well, and not just an organ:

dios malos "long long long" one of two beatles cover they did, that i know of:

the beatles "hey bulldog" one of the few beatles songs you haven't heard to death. it was advertised as "unreleased" when they issued "yellow submarine" on cd back in 1999, but i'm not sure how true that was. i think there was some technicality in there. also one of their best.

download zip

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

11/26/08

(photo i took from the top of my building)

i was hoping to make a full mix with some of the below tracks this week, but i didn't have time, so here's the usual:

two tracks from two different french new wave collections. i've been listening to both (songs) on repeat this week:

ruth "poloroid - roman - photo"

perspective nevsky "moment of hate" sounds like it could be a misfits song by the title, but it's nothing of the sort:

empire of the sun "walking on a dream" new project from the sleepy jackson guy:

natalie portman's shaved head "hush hush" they're fun enough. nothing to get excited about or anything but, you know:

chapterhouse "if you want me" you have to give this one a little time before if get loud enough to appreciate:

liz durrett "outside our gates"

sixto rodriguez "forget it" i was hoping to use this one for a breakup but i didn't get the chance:

or, if you want to listen to them continuous:

and finally, for dave (his preferred method):
CLICK ME

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

11/20/08

elvis presley "good time charlie's got the blues"

cocteau twing "half gifts"

frank sinatra "i fall in love too easily" i prefer sinatra in his 40s, once his voice took on some character. he was a bit of a generic crooner in the beginning, but there's something genuine in his voice on this track from early in his career:

camper van beethoven "chain of circumstance" not only did i forget about this song, i forgot that camper ever even sounded like this:

holopaw "cinders"

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

unclaimed mix

another mix that didn't find it's home. it starts off with omd's "extended souvenir", which, to me, was a big discovery, but was probably a big single back when it was released. it's a good mix despite slowing down quite a bit. the last song "cammie" is maybe one of the saddest ever. anyways, you can either stream it, or download it.

DOWNLOAD HERE.

note: the songs are tagged for use in itunes / on an ipod, and will show up under the artist name "mix from shawn"
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Friday, October 17, 2008

10/17/08

sunset rubdown "three colors" (daytrotter session) this version from the daytrotter session is far better than what appears on the ep, where the songs is split into two parts, bookending the release.

my my "reverse charge" this what your brain sounds like at 5am, but you don't ever hear it cause you're asleep.

grandpaboy "i'll do anything" a very meatloaf-esque sentiment from paul westerberg and the rest of the replacements (or at least that's the rumor). what's interesting about this recording is that it's mono (hence the name of the album title it's taken from). but it sounds great, and i feel like i can still hear where the instruments are within a real space despite the absence of a stereo mix.

stan bush "city under siege" despite cheesy 80's-ness, there's something to this track. i'm not going to tell you which movie soundtrack it came from (a movie that i've actually never seen).

sportsguitar "get you out"

ALSO:

i was told by my co-worker and friend, megan, that i could not sneak up on her. so, today, when she stepped out of her office, i decided to hide in a box next to her desk. not for the purpose of actually sneaking up on her and scaring her, but for the dumb joke of it all. mike, in his brilliance, turned the tables on me and made the whole thing worth it. what you'll see is a large brown cardboard box (that's the one i'm in) and mike's taping up the holes i'm cutting so i can see out.

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