If I Could Write A Song Like Daniel Treacy, Would You Consider Wasting Some Time With Me?

The title choice comes from Anthony Lombardi. I don’t know if he could write a song like Daniel Treacy or not, but he does make a darn fine mixing partner. He and Avocado Rabbit promise this won’t be a waste of your time.

There is a quiz, as usual. Answer this question: What song above contains the phrase used for the mix title?

1. Kevin Tihista's Red Terror – Oh
2. Martha Wainwright – Hearts Club Band
3. Calexico – Cruel
4. Okkervil River – You Can't Hold The Hand Of A Rock and Roll Man
5. The National – All The Wine
6. Elliott Smith – Division Day
7. Chris Mills – Suicide Note
8. Nina Nastasia – Regrets
9. Poi Dog Pondering – Collarbone
10. The Raconteurs – Rich Kid Blues
11. Paul Kelly & Uncle Bill – You Can't Take It With You
12. Micah P. Hinson – Patience
13. Kasey Chambers – Dam
14. The DØ – Stay (Just A Little Bit More)
15. The Bird & The Bee – Again and Again
16. Bedroom Eyes – Hand-in-Hand Grenade
17. Eels – Love of the Loveless
18. Sunfold – Shapeshiftin'
19. The Waifs – Fourth Floor
20. The Dreadful Yawns – Candles

A Severing Of Connective Tissue

Similar to an earlier trans-atlantic sport, here was a friendly match of a different sort between KathrynandRupert and doowad.

Whatever your diversion be, it is sure to get your bote moving.

1. Madness – In The Middle Of The Night
2. The Thieves – Soul Thief
3. Blue Ash – Dusty Old Fairgrounds
4. The Coral – A Warning To The Curious
5. Jeremiahs – Driving Into The Sun
6. The Stone Roses – Made Of Stone
7. Sea Ders – Thanks a Lot
8. Los Amaya – Llorarás
9. The Changing Scene – Color California Sunshine Blue
10. Dennis Wilson – River Song
11. Hit Parade – Autobiography
12. Spiritualized – I Think I'm in Love
13. The Times – Pinstripes
14. Los Bravos – Donde estés
15. Kitchen Cinq – Determination
16. LSD Orkestrasi – Donmeyen Sevgili
17. Penny Candles – Taj Mahal
18. Rising Sons – Flyin' So High
19. The Smoke – Waterfall
20. The Beau Brummels – Triangle
21. Choo Choo Train – Happy Bicycle
22. Sui Generis – El Tuerto y los Ciegos
23. The Cocks – Sai Che Tornero
24. Sarofeen and Smoke – You Make It So Hard

Meaninglessness

Expressions of disintegrating or disintegrated relationships from natalyesaurus and doowad…

1. Magnetic Fields – Meaningless
2. Bright Eyes – You Will. You Will. You Will.
3. Flight of the Conchords – A Kiss Is Not a Contract
4. Gentleman Auction House – Call It Casual
5. Pleasers – A Girl I Know (Precis of a Friend)
6. Apples In Stereo – Benefits of Lying (With Your Friend)
7. Los Concorde – Love Its a Bitch
8. Tigercity – OtherGirls
9. The Residents – Perfect Love
10. Les Savy Fav – Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cheated Hearts
12. Say Hi to Your Mom – Dimensions and Verticals
13. dEUS – Nothing Really Ends
14. The New Trust – The Body and The Brain
15. Blonde Redhead – The Dress
16. Mew – Like Paper Cuts
17. Café Tacvba – Aviéntame
18. little joy – Unattainable

Patres et filiae

The one-and-only French Connection and his daughter (7 going on 17), along with me and my daughter (12 going on 20) put this little transatlantic morsel together over the past couple months.

Sidebar: The Big Star track was from a show (free, of course) that The Wad and I were at in college. Unfortunately we were too cool at the time to enjoy the show and just mocked the pizza hippies, as was our wont.

1. The Clash – Rock the Casbah
2. Eddie and the Hot Rods – Do Anything You Wanna Do
3. The Replacements – Answering Machine
4. Paramore – Crushcrushcrush
5. The Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot
6. Teenage Fanclub – Sparky's Dream
7. Big Star – In the Street (Live at MU, 93)
8. Mott The Hoople – Sweet Jane
9. The High Dials – The Holy Ground
10. Cosmic Rough Riders – River Runs Dry
11. David Bowie – Soul Love
12. The Ting Tings – Keep Your Head
13. Feist – I Feel It All
14. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Whoever You Are
15. Alejandro Marcovich – Gracias a la Vida
16. KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See
17. Blondie – One Way Or Another
18. Primal Scream – Kowalski
19. Dead Can Dance – Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book
20. The Bird And The Bee – La La La

embryonic renovations

People are equating the word “embryonic” with stem cell research, a hot button topic in modern times if ever there was one. Science wants to pursue all options -- umbilical, placental and embryonic – as a pathway to stem cell cures, offering hope to the millions of people that suffer from life-threatening conditions. Right-to-Lifers take an opposing viewpoint on this ethical issue.

Another usage for “embryonic” is to describe humankind’s progression through time and space. As our species evolves, hopefully we gain wisdom along with knowledge.

In the words of Gail Sheehy, “With each passage of human growth we must shed a protective structure [like a hardy crustacean]. We are left exposed and vulnerable - but also yeasty and embryonic again, capable of stretching in ways we hadn't known before.”

With numerous challenges facing both our society and all civilization, it is time to look towards these embryonic renovations on our pathway to the future.


This mix comes to you from FoolThemAlland avocado rabbit. The songs have been renovated into a continuous mix or, if you prefer, individual tracks.



1. The Mountain Goats – First Few Desperate Hours
2. Ramsey Midwood – Spinnin’ On This Rock
3. American Mars – Cuban Heel
4. Drive-By Truckers – Daylight
5. The Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect
6. Counting Crows – Perfect Blue Buildings
7. Nickel Creek – House Carpenter
8. The Scourge of the Sea – Waterwings
9. The Negro Problem – Bleed
10. Marah – Far Away From You
11. The Wrens – Per Second Per Second
12. Kings of Leon – Holy Roller Novocaine
13. The Dismemberment Plan – What Do You Want Me To Say?
14. Catatonia – Post Script
15. Stone Temple Pilots – Art School Girl
16. Hoobastank – The Reason
17. Sondre Lerche – To Be Surprised
18. The Lightning Seeds – Change
19. Yo La Tengo – Center of Gravity
20. The Replacements – Sadly Beautiful

Rompecabezas

This was a return to basics of sorts for the Mutual Appreciation Society, with njr and doowad trading picks from a bigger than the usual ocean apart, and putting this puzzle of the world's music together piece by piece...

Disk 1
1. Duncan Dhu – Rey de la Luna
2. Sultan de Pluton – Marianne
3. Thomas Dolby – Cloudburst
4. Lene Lovich – Lucky Number
5. Sean Lennon – Queue
6. Jamie McCarthy – Sunshine Love Parade
7. Joaquín Sabina – Ring Ring Ring
8. Gyllene Tider – Marie i Växeln
9. Los Concorde – Rompecabezas
10. Afra + Incredible Beatbox Band – Seven Nation Army
11. Cecilia Toussaint – Por Amar
12. Susana Baca – Golpe E Tierra
13. Emilie Simon – Graines d'Etoile
14. Stars – This Charming Man
15. Nortec Collective – Tengo La Voz
16. Apache Indian – Boom Shack A Lak
17. Los Petersellers – Homenaje A Los Ramones
18. Helen Love – Debbie Loves Joey
19. The Beach Boys – Cotton Fields
20. Harry Fay – How Are You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?

Disk 2
1. The Zydepunks – Johnny Can't Dance
2. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (con Flaco Jiménez) – Gitana
3. Fay-Ann Lyons Alvárez – Get On
4. Aterciopelados – Paces
5. Manu Dibango – Miss Cavacha
6. Peret – Musica
7. Amr Diab – Amarain (Two Moons)
8. Roberta Sá – Pelas tabelas
9. Amp Fiddler featuring Corinne Bailey Rae – If I Don't (Wookie Remix)
10 . Amparanoia – Dos Gardenias
11. Belleruche – Anything You Want (Not That)
12. La Lupita – El Vals del Buen Viaje
13. Juliette Gréco – Sous Le Ciel De Paris
14. Nacho Vegas – Que te vaya bien, Miss Carrusel
15. The Tossers – Going Away
16. Emmylou Harris – The Boxer
17. Chairlift – Don’t Give a Damn
18. Cowboy Junkies – Lonely Sinking Feeling
19. John Mayer – Why Georgia
20. John Prine – My Darlin’ Hometown

Your Choice: What Country Do You Want?

This mix was the creation of a collaborative effort by doowad , avocado rabbit, RetroJoe, G-Sphere& tornadoZ, forming a Political Roundtable submitting 4 songs a piece. While we wear our political affiliation on our sleeves, the most important thing you can do is vote on Tuesday.

1. Sixto Rodríguez – This is Not a Song, It’s an Outburst (Establishment Blues) (1970)
2. Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction (1965 #1)
3. James McMurtry – Cheney's Toy (2008)
4. The Thrills – You Can't Fool Old Friends With Limousines (2004)
5. George Baker Selection – Paloma Blanca (1975)
6. Fósforo – Cumbia de Obama (2008)
7. Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together (1973, #3)
8. Patti Smith – People Have the Power (1988)
9. Extreme – When I’m President (1990)
10. Rusty Warren – Rusty for President (1961)
11. Dave Brubeck (with Louis Armstrong) – The Real Ambassador (1961)
12. Randy Newman – Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) (1974)
13. Richard Thompson – Dad's Gonna Kill Me (2007)
14. Todd Snider – Conservative Right-Wing Republican Males (2004)
15. Tower of Power – Only So Much Oil In the Ground (1975)
16. The Impressions – This Is My Country (1968)
17. Solomon Burke – None of Us Are Free (1974)
18. Billy Preston – Little Black Boys and Girls (2002)
19. Jewel – Stand (2003)
20. Stevie Wonder – Heaven Help Us All (1970, #9)

1. Roy Harper – The Monster (2000)
2. Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964)
3. John Prine – Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore (1971)
4. Kris Kristofferson – In The News (2006)
5. The Les Humphries Singers – Love One Another (1973)
6. Jim Boggia – Live The Proof (2005)
7. The Isley Brothers – Fight the Power (parts 1 & 2) (1975 #4)
8. Merry Clayton – Gimme Shelter (2001)
9. The Moody Blues – Question (1970 #21)
10. Electric Light Orchestra – New World Rising (1974)
11. Tish Hinojosa – Yesterday's Paper (1994)
12. Marvin Gaye – What's Going On (Original Detroit Mix) (1971 #2)
13. Nina Simone – To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1970 #76)
14. Bob Marley – Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (Live in London, 1975)
15. Paula Webb – Please, Mr. President (1975 #60)
16. Rodney Crowell – The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design (2008)
17. Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (1969 #65)
18. The Lovin’ Spoonful – Revelation: Revolution ’69 (1968)
19. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – Redemption Song (2003)
20. Tom Waits – Chocolate Jesus (1999)

You Say Tomato

There was an old Italian man who lived alone in the country. It was spring and he wanted to dig his tomato garden as he had done every year. It was very hard work for the aging man because the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was currently in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:

Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging for a garden. If only you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the garden for me. Love, Your Father

A few days later he received a letter from his son:

Dear Dad,
Not for nothing, but don't dig up that garden. That's where I buried the BODIES.
Love, Vinnie

At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived at the old man's house and dug up the entire area. However, they didn't find any bodies, so they apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son.


Dear Dad,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
Love, Vinnie

It’s a cultural tale rather than an ethnic joke, which are not so good these days, right? The mix you have here is a cultural tale as well, between two English speakers separated by a large pond – Barrydali and Avocado Rabbit. Naturally, we found our common ground in music and in sharing saw our differences weren’t so great. If only politics and world peace were as easy as “You say tom-ay-to and I say to-mah-to.”

1. Port O’Brien – I Woke Up Today
2. Fruit Bats – The Little Acorn
3. Super XX Man – Collecting Rocks
4. The Minus Five – Over The Sea
5. The Mendoza Line – Rat’s Alley
6. Julian Dawson – Luckiest Man in the Western World
7. Mull Historical Society – Public Service Announcer
8. Sheryl Crow – Subway Ride
9. Marvin Gaye – Calypso Blues
10. Cowboy Mouth – Jenny Says
11. The Mary Onettes – Lost
12. Centromatic – If We Had Our Say
13. Sparklehorse – Chaos of the Galaxy/Happy Man
14. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Hole
15. The Clever Square – I Did Not Mean To Fall Asleep While We Were Having Sex
16. The Bird and The Bee – Fucking Boyfriend
17. Declan O’Rourke – Galileo (Someone Like You)
18. The Stratford 4 – All The Fading Stars
19. Josh Ritter – Me and Jiggs
20. Scott Kempner – Beyond the Pale