The Mutual Appreciation Society

You Better Mind

2009-02-13T07:53:00.000-08:00

The Mississippi Sheiks - The World Is Going Wrong
The Memphis Sheiks - After The Superbowl
Guy Davis - Run Sinner Run
Colin Linden - There Would Be Hell To Pay
Chris Smither - Can’t Shake These Blues
South Memphis Jug Band - Dr. Medicine
Jimmy Rodgers - Goin’ Away Baby
Kelly Joe Phelps - Where Do I Go Now?
Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee - You Better Mind
Precious Bryant - The Truth
Robert Belfour - My Baby’s Gone
Dom Flemons - Looks Like Another Lonely Moon
Corey Harris - Where The Yellow Cross The Dog
Elizabeth Cotton - Oh, Babe, It Ain’t No Lie
Jimmy Reed - Hush Hush
Pig In A Can - Talkin’ Tupelo Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Talkin’ To Your Mama
T-Model Ford - If I Had Wings
Peter Case - So Glad You’re Mine
Eric Bibb - Bring It On Home To Me

“I’ve been using You Better Mind as a working title,” said Texas Hobart in an email to Avocado Rabbit as the pair exchanged songs back and forth in this acoustic blues mix. “That works for me,” was the reply and, simple as that, a title was born. Nothing very clever or profound. It just seemed right, and so did this mix. We hope you feel the same.

As Blind Willie McTell once said, “The blues ain’t nothin’ but a good man feelin’ bad.” What more can you say? It’s the blues, and if you’re feeling bad it will make you feel, well … better.

As usual, there is a quiz. One of the musicians here is the son of two actors. Which one and who are his parents?

we’ll sneak into the promised land

2009-01-29T11:13:00.001-08:00

northern portrait - Crazy
sara groves - All right here
alias & tarsier - Dr. c
lambchop - The new cobweb summer
alan parsons project - Eye in the sky
the nazz - Open my eyes
of montreal - A Sentence of sort in kongsvinger
carbon leaf - Love, loss, hope, repeat
the national - It never happened
jude cole - Speed of life
chris isaak - I’m not waiting
the exciters - Tell him
the litter - Whatcha gonna do about it
paul cebar & the milwaukeeans - Didn’t leave me no ladder
mark moulin - Humpty dumpty [placebo sessions]
the displacements - Down and Out
broadcast - Before we begin
hezekiah jones - Albert hash
tom waits - Jockey full of bourbon
kelly joe phelps - Window grin
gary allan - Smoke rings in the dark
parker & lily - Hey sin jau

The Promised Land means many things to different people. To mixers freemethodist and Avocado Rabbit it might have referred to finally completing their collaboration after weeks of trying out songs before sending them back and forth to one another. Individually and, in the case of the mix on this page, it could have a deeper meaning. Each of us knows what wilderness must be crossed before reaching our salvation.

But let’s not get too serious. The mix was very enjoyable to put together and to hear the finished product. We think it will put a smile on your face, too.

And here is the quiz: Which band here took its name from a song by The Yardbirds?

Blessings in Disguise

2009-01-27T11:41:00.000-08:00

Max Middleton - Bomba's Bar [Land of Secrets]
Mallu Magalhães - Tchubaruba [Mallu Magalhães]
Jane - It's A Fine Day [Red Heaven]
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park [In Ear Park]
Nathan Larson - You Can Take What's Left of Me (Prozac Nation) [Filmmusik]
Air - Once Upon A Time [Pocket Symphony]
The Haywards - Kitten [Scene Missing]
Mae - Sun (acoustic) [Destination: B-sides]
Jose Gonzalez - Time to Send Someone Away [In Our Nature]
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa [Vampire Weekend]
Sebadoh - Happily Divided [Bubble and Scrape (Bonus Version)]
Tom Gabel - Harsh Realms [Heart Burns]
Millie Scott - Who Cares [The Best of Strike Vol 1]
Longwave - We're Not Gonna Crack [There's A Fire]
Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me [The Stoop]
Britney Spears - Circus [Circus]
Adrienne Pierce - Better Year [Faultline]

njr says: Anyhow, thanks once more to the amazing natalyesaurus for jumping into the mix with me. Can't thank the prolific avocado rabbit enough for his skillful artwork and spot-on title. And of course, without doowad, where would we all be?

The first all-woman MAS mix!

Pandora's Groove Box

2009-01-26T12:04:00.000-08:00

Al Green - Here I Am
Angie Stone - U-Haul
The O'Jays - Backstabbers
Ike & Tina Turner - I Can't Believe What You Say
Marvin Gaye - Baby Don't You Do It
Irma Thomas - Hittin' on Nothin'
Benny Sings - We'll Make Lovesongs
Todd Rundgren - Mighty Love
Isaac Hayes - Shaft
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
Little Milton - That's What Love'll Make You Do
Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
Aretha Franklin - You Send Me
The Righteous Brothers - You're My Soul and Inspiration
Sugar Simone - I Want To Know
The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
The 5th Dimension - Stoned Soul Picnic
Xscape - In The Rain
Deetah - Relax
Chocolate Genius - Love
Prince - Pop Life
Huck Daniels - Foolish Man
The Meters - Cabbage Alley
William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover

When sammyg123 and avocado rabbit made their first mix together, the finished product was woefully lacking in the affirmative action, equal opportunity department. It was too damn white, we said. So the two intrepid mixers agreed to do a follow-up mix with songs that would probably be classified as rhythm and blues, a category near and dear to my heart.

Of course, just because a song has soul doesn’t mean it has to be sung by black singers just as the President of the United States doesn’t necessarily have to be a white person, so I slipped in tunes by Todd Rundgren (a cover) and The Righteous Brothers.

Anybody can have a little soul and here’s a mix that brings it out. It also comes with a quiz as usual. One of the songs on the mix was sampled for the Dilated Peoples track “Worst Comes To Worst.” Which one?

ECONOMETRY – A Primer

2009-01-22T14:02:00.000-08:00

Disk 1
Disk 1
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Dow Jones Syndrome [Avocado Rabbit]
Down And Out In New York City - James Brown. [njr]
Wall Street Blues - Procol Harum [Johnny Dark]
The Wall Street Shuffle - 10cc [RetroJoe]
Todd Snider - Dividing the Estate (A Heart Attack) [Funky Ratchet]
Horse Feathers - Working Poor [e.buster]
The Bailes Brothers - Has The Devil Got A Mortgage On You? [Strange Loop]
Gang of Four - Capital [Mr. Mirage]
Lila Downs - Minimum Wage [Doowad]
Robyn Archer - Supply And Demand [Yaminon]
The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money [Avocado Rabbit]
Hunters & Collectors - Back on the Breadline [njr]
The Newtown Neurotics - Living With Unemployment [Johnny Dark]
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) [RetroJoe]
Kurtis Blow - Hard Times [Funky Ratchet]
Gang of Four - To Hell With Poverty! [e.buster]
Jimmy Smith - Recession Or Depression [Strange Loop]
Omar & The Howlers - Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty [Mr. Mirage]
El Trí - Casa, comida y sustento [Doowad]
Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It [Yaminon]

Disk 2
Phil Harris - Brother Can You Spare a Dime [RetroJoe]
Ray Charles - Busted [Mr. Mirage]
Frankie ‘Half-Pint’ Jaxon - The Mortgage Blues, Part 1 [njr]
Wreckless Eric - Take The Cash [Yaminon]
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown - Dollar Got the Blues [Strange Loop]
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Lien on Your Dreams [Funky Ratchet]
The Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People [gabechouinard]
The O'Jays - Laid Off [Johnny Dark]
Sonny Boy Williamson I - Welfare Store Blues [Doowad]
Cat Power - Lord Help the Poor and Needy [Avocado Rabbit]
The O'Jays - For the Love of Money [RetroJoe]
The Circle Jerks - When the Shit Hits the Fan [Mr. Mirage]
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Hard Times [njr]
Jackie Wilson - No Pity in the Naked City [Yaminon]
Royal Crown Revue - Datin' with no dough [Strange Loop]
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Capitalism Stole My Virginity [Funky Ratchet]
B.B. King - Chains & Things [gabechouinard]
Ted Lewis & His Band - Headin’ For Better Times [Johnny Dark]
Randy Newman - Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) [Avocado Rabbit]
Bob Dylan - Workingman’s Blues #2 [Doowad]

Here we are, a few months after the recession officially started and the economy has gotten worse, or is worsening, or has worsened. It’s so bad even my grammar and syntax are in a slump. And, by the way, shouldn’t congress institute a “syn-tax” to help fund all these bail-outs? From what I read in the papers and see on the news, there’s no shortage of sin or sinners.

Remember the economic stimulus package that President W came up with to give taxpayers back some of their own money, the idea being that they would revive the US economy by buying TV sets that were made in China? Doesn’t it seem a little comical now that the annual Christmas buying splurge has gone into the books as a total disaster?

Of course, that hasn’t stopped rich automakers from begging for their own $50 billion stimulus package. That gave “Kristen,” the prostitute who screwed (literally) the governor of New York, from asking for her own bail-out (again literally). She claims since she is no longer able to pursue her chosen profession, the federal government needs slip her some hundreds in a plain white envelope.

The price of gasoline soared to over $4 a gallon prompting Republicans to call for increased oil drilling everywhere, even in cemeteries and Dick Cheney’s backyard. Meanwhile, the Democrats called for a massive effort to find alternative energy sources, including wind, sun, tides, Al Gore and dragon’s breath. Less than enthused with Congress, Americans began buying less gasoline.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac invested $17 billion in an organic pizza franchise. The Clintons are reported to be in debt to the tune of $9 million with TV advertising and hairspray for Hillary being the two largest expenditures. Governor Palin spent $26 million of Alaska taxpayers’ money to build a tower with a telescope so the people “can better keep an eye on the Russians across the bay.”

Chrysler announces plans to lay off workers that haven’t even been hired yet. The only product that seems to be exceeding sales expectations is the new iPhone enhanced with the capability of sucking pieces of brain out through your ear. McCain tells top aids in a conference call that he wants a running mate capable of filling his shoes. Unfortunately he is speaking into an iPhone (which is sucking out his brain cells), and his aides think he said “someone who is capable of killing a moose.”

The fed finally cuts off AIG after its executives are caught selling crack cocaine at a middle school. Banks begin failing after years engaging in lending practices ranging from highly questionable to moronic, so the government says why not give these institution another $100 billion, generously provided by taxpayers.

The economy stabilizes for all of 3.3 seconds before it resumes going down the toilet.
Then the stock market plummets farther as investors realize that the only thing that had been keeping the economy afloat was the millions of dollars spent daily on TV commercials for presidential candidates explaining how they would fix the economy.

The National Bureau of Declaring Things That Make You Go "Duh" declares that the nation has been in a recession since December 2007. The bureau also points out that, according to its statistical analysis, "For some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods." The president's Council of Economic Advisers warns that the current recession "could spiral downward into a full-blown depression," leaving the United States with "no viable economic option but to declare war on Japan."

So you can see where the concept of this mix is coming from. We gathered together the best and brightest economic minds on AotM and seated them at a roundtable. We ordered take-out (no $15 thousand bottles of wine) and the ten of us selected the songs for this mix. The organizers – Doowad and Avocado Rabbit – wish to thank Retro Joe, Funky Ratchet, Strange Loop, NJR, Yaminon, Mr. Mirage and Johnny Dark, for their particpation. In the course of our roundtable, we had our own crisis of sorts, our best wishes go out to Ethel Buster who was only able to sit for disk 1 and our warmest thanks to Gabe Chouinard who filled her chair quite admirably on disk 2.

The members of the roundtable would like to leave you with a single piece of advice, and that is “If you have any money left, you should spend it soon.”

Hollow Ancient Eyes

2009-01-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

1. Willie Nelson - Still Is Still Moving To Me
2. The Avett Brothers - Salvation Song
3. Iron & Wine - Dearest Forsaken
4. Son Volt - Mystifies Me
5. Vic Chesnutt - Kick My Ass
6. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
7. Roger Miller - Whistle Stop
8. Lefty Frizzell - Jose Cuervo
9. Giant Sand - Increment of Love
10. The Mollys - Cash For Gold
11. 13th Floor Elevators - I Had To Tell You
12. The Waco Brothers - Bad Times Are Coming Round Again
13. Moby Grape - Ain’t That A Shame
14. Jerry Jeff Walker - Long Old Dusty Road
15. Blanche - Scar Beneath The Skin
16. Dave Alvin - Abilene
17. Neil Halstead - Phantasmagoria In Two
18. Tindersticks - Waiting For The Moon
19. Mando Diao - Mr. Moon
20. The Old 97s - Question
21. Nanci Griffith - You Asked Me To
22. John Prine - Hello In There
22. Hello In There - John Prine

The jumping off point for this mix was decidedly different from anything I had done before. It all began with the image that you see on the front cover artwork and developed from there. From my perspective, I tried to imagine what the two men may have been saying to each other or thinking. It was apparent that each had so many memories to share with the other. And that was the way Funky Ratchet and Avocado Rabbit approached the mix, sharing memories of songs and comments about their choices.

Matt sent along a quotation from John Lancaster Spalding, which I thought was particularly relevant to this project. "As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape."

Each one of us has but one life to live and passing along memories of that lifetime to one’s family and friends and sometimes to larger audiences is an opportunity to keep your light burning even after you’ve left this earth. Perhaps Sainte Teresa of Avila said it better when she wrote, "Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing."

Those words made me think in the same way the image we began this mix with did. Making mixes is one thing both Matt and I care about, even if we only have this one lifetime to make them. In that spirit of sharing, we hope everyone enjoys this mix.

As usual, here is a quiz to answer. Which of the musicians on this mix first drove Jimmy Buffett to Key West in, of all cars, a Packard?

Sweet is the Melody

2009-01-15T10:02:00.000-08:00

1. Sammy Walker - Misfit Scarecrow [Misfit Scarecrow]
2. Rodney Crowell - Earthbound [Fate’s Right Hand]
3. Jonathan Edwards - Magnolia Street [Tell Me Why]
4. Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons [Live at the Austin Outhouse]
5. Jim White - Static On The Radio [Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See]
6. Willie Nelson - My Own Peculiar Way [Songs]
7. Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game [Travelogue ]
8. T-Bone Burnett - Hollywood Mecca of the Movies [The True False Identity]
9. Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks (Featuring Tom Waits On Vocals) - I'll Tell You Why That Is [Beatin' The Heat]
10. Alejandro Excovedo - Slip [More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-96]
11. George Hanlon - Come Sit With Me [Obscurity's Hunger]
12. Bill Morrissey - Winter Song [Something I Saw or Thought I Saw]
13. Bill Garrett - Winters Night [Seems To Me]
14. Greg Brown - Skinny Days [The Evening Call]
15. Iris Dement - Sweet Is the Melody [My Life]
16. Dolly Parton - Early Morning Breeze [Coat of Many Colors]
17. Arlo Guthrie - Chilling of the Evening [Live in Sydney]
18. John Hartford - Crystallia Daydream [Natural to Be Gone 1967-1970]

In response to one of my (doowad’s) Prine picks for the Carter Family opus we did together, Brother Tex sent me the Sammy Walker tune.

I asked him if he wanted to use that as a start for a “songwriter” mix, emphasizing the usual suspects of Dylan, Prine, Townes, Earle, Waits, etc. Funny enough, we didn’t actually use any of those guys (with one great exception) and actually that Prine song I had submitted for the Carter mix was eventually dropped.

Hope this provides you with a winter warm-up, we have a deep freeze here in Missouri this week.

Pizza Hippie Smackdown

2008-12-29T18:54:00.000-08:00

1. SJ Esau – I Threw a Wobbly
2. All Night Radio – You'll Be On Your Own
3. A Sunny Day In Glasgow – 5:15 Train
4. Firewater – Place Not So Unkind
5. The Black Angels – Bloodhounds on My Trail
6. Atlas Strategic – Bad Robots
7. Does It Offend You Yeah? – Attack Of The 60 Ft Lesbian Octopus
8. They Might Be Giants – Homunculus
9. Awesome Color – Hat Energy
10. Magnetic Fields – I Wish I Had an Evil Twin
11. Shooting Spires – Alive And Well
12. Emiliana Torrini – Dead Duck
13. Tom Vek – I Ain't Saying My Goodbye's
14. Beck – Hell Yes
15. TV on the Radio – Shout Me Out
16. Fleet Foxes – Quiet Houses
17. Tobacco – Pink Goo
18. The Shins – Black Wave
19. Quasi – I Give Up

Third time around for e.buster and doowad, this time focusing on Ethel’s preferred genre. The mix was done blow-by-blow, almost conversational, yet with an obvious bit of aggression…

Feathered Friends

2008-12-10T13:20:00.000-08:00

When we started this mix my cohort, Sara, was sbbseg. She has since been married and changed both her name and her user name, in the latter case to ucelluccia. Just like a woman, as the poet Dylan would say.

This mix started out as a free-flowing, see what happens thing and quickly evolved into a thematic ode to birds, our feathered friends. I think ucelluccia and avocado rabbit started to become friends during the making of this mix, and the pair are already working on a follow-up.

In the words of the Scot James Matthew Barrie: “The reason that birds fly and we can’t is simply that for to have faith is to have wings.” What he tells us is that we can fly spiritually; we just don’t realize it.

And now for the quiz: Which musician once opened a Cajun restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay?

1. Iggy Pop – The Passenger
2. My Morning Jacket – Golden
3. Limbeck – Bird Problems
4. Fields – Schoolbooks
5. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – The Gold Finch & The Red Oak Tree
6. Richie Havens – High-Flying Bird
7. The Beatles – Free As A Bird
8. John Vanderslice – Up Above the Sea
9. Goldfrapp – Little Bird
10. The Juliana Hatfield Three – For The Birds
11. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova – Fallen From The Sky
12. Mary Gauthier – Soft Place To Land
13. Sons and Daughters – The Nest
14. The Rosebuds – Shake Our Tree
15. Jenny Lewis – Pretty Bird
16. Jesse Harris – Wish I Was A Bird
17. Jesse Baylin – Sparrow
18. Loree Alexandria – Baltimore Oriole
19. Annie Lennox – Little Bird
20. Carly Simon & James Taylor – Mockingbird

Good To The Last Drop of Summer

2008-12-09T07:13:00.000-08:00

It’s a little embarrassing that it’s taken this long for our mix to get posted. Things happen. At any rate, what has finally emerged is this paean to summer from njr and avocado rabbit, compiled at a time when the last drops of summer were being squeezed from the early September skies.

Who better to give us the inspiration for this double-disc set than the eternal beach boy himself, Brian Wilson.

“Another car running fast,
Another song on the beach,
I take a trip through the past,
When summer’s way out of reach.”

As for the quiz: What two songs are linked by musicians that once performed together?

disc one
01. Your Imagination – Brian Wilson
02. We’ll Go Walking – The Silver Seas
03. Keep Moving – Ivy
04. Don’t Stop The Dance – Bryan Ferry
05. All For Swinging You Around – The New Pornographers
06. Grace – Supergrass
07. She’s My Best Friend – Lou Reed
08. Woman – John Cale
09. You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
10. MayOnaka Wa Jyunketsu {Midnight Chastity} – Ringo Shina
11. Better Man – Martina Sorbara
12. When She Believes {live} – Ben Harper
13. Hey Jude – Wilson Pickett
14. Stairway to Heaven – Rodrigo y Gabriela
15. Travels – Pat Metheny Trio
16. Jota Do Porta Do Cabo – Sharon Shannon & Carlos Nunez
17. Ingots – Kaki King
18. Why Georgia – John Mayer
19. What Does It Mean Now? – World Party

disc two
01. World Party – The Waterboys
02. Book of Life – I-Wayne
03. Summer – India.Arie featuring Rascal Flatts & Victor Wooten
04. Fade – Solu Music featuring Kimberlee
05. Summer Goddess – Soil and “Pimp” Sessions
06. Summer Son – Texas
07. Födelsedag {Birthday} – Per Gessle
08. As Is – Amy Rigby
09. A Change Would Do You Good – Sheryl Crow
10. Clear Blue Day In Limbo – Stew
11. It’s A Fine Day – Jane
12. Here Comes The Sun – Nick Cave
13. Las Abarcas – Perdã
14. Don’t Steal Our Sun – The Thrills
15. Waterfront – Irene
16. U Know What’s Up – Donell Jones
17. Folhas Secas – Yoshihide Otomo & Ground Zero
18. A Round Figure – Solex
19. 8 Point Agenda {version two} – The Herbaliser featuring Latryx
20. Summer of the Drugs – Soul Asylum
21. La Danza de Los Mirlos – Los Mirlos

it’s all hopeless, but it’s not serious

2008-12-05T10:36:00.000-08:00

1. owen – who's found who's hair in who's bed
2. cat power – back of your head
3. beck – lost cause
4. amy rigby – better stay gone
5. the velvet teen – forlorn
6. the new year – the newness ends
7. chris walla – our plans, collapsing
8. the new pornographers – my rights vs. yours
9. say hi to your mom – prefers unhappy endings
10. steven jackson & the leavers – the leavers and the left-behinds
11. rogue wave – love's lost guarantee
12. cheri knight – white lies
13. pedro the lion – bad diary days
14. bob mould – the silence between us
15. the magnetic fields – i'll dream alone
16. loudon wainwright iii – our own war
17. idlewild – live in a hiding place
18. the beautiful south – hot on the heels of heartache
19. nada surf – always love
20. quasi – i never want to see you again

Going through a break-up is never easy, neither for the leaver nor the left-behind. And who cannot relate from first-hand experience? But in the words of the poet, Ms. Browning: “I would rather experience a hopeless love than a passionless love.” In other words, it is better to have loved and lost as long as you loved (and were loved) well.

This is the first of two alt-dj mixes from natalyesaurus and avocado rabbit. Natalye is not big on capital letters as you can see above, and her mixing partner wants to cheer her up.

But of course there is a quiz: Which band in this mix is led by a husband and wife who have split up?

Law & Order SVU: Season One

2008-12-02T18:20:00.000-08:00

Heinous crimes indeed! I’ve always been drawn the investigations of Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a tough cop trying to protect his family from the horrors of the world and his equally tough but compassionate partner, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), herself the child of a rape.

In Season One of an ongoing mix series (how long no one knows) on the Law & Order franchise, tough but compassionate mixers Doowad and Avocado Rabbit once again join forces to bring mixing justice to all.

1. Mike Post – Law & Order SVU Theme Song
2. Neil Young – Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero, pt. 1)
3. Iris Dement – Letter to Mom
4. John Prine – Six O’Clock News
5. Robby Baier – Dead End
6. Ry Cooder – Dark End of the Street
7. Franky Perez – Something Crazy
8. T-Bone Burnett – Criminals
9. Teddy Thompson – Missing Children
10. Frank Zappa – Bobby Brown
11. Nina Gordon – Black & Blonde
12. Nirvana – Polly (acoustic demo)
13. The Brandos – The Solution
14. Ween – Object
15. Mark Knopfler – Victims (Last Exit to Brooklyn OST)
16. The Who – Fiddle About (original Tommy version)
17. Merle Haggard – Branded Man
18. The Rolling Stones – Stray Cat Blues (Ya-Ya’s version)
19. City High – 15 Will Get You 20
20. Johnny Copeland – Ghetto Child
21. Joe Henry with Madonna – Guilty By Association

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

2008-11-24T13:12:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-19T06:42:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-14T08:50:00.001-08:00

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

2008-11-12T07:07:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-11T04:32:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-06T13:31:00.000-08:00

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?

2008-11-02T17:02:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-01T06:12:00.000-07:00

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

Evangelistas

2008-10-28T14:40:00.000-07:00

1. Loudon Wainwright III – I Am The Way
2. Steve Earle – Angel Is The Devil
3. Alison Krauss & Union Station – There Is A Reason
4. Joni Mitchell with the Band – Shadows and Light
5. Timbuk 3 – Prey
6. Robert Forster – The Evangelist
7. Susan Werner – Lost My Religion
8. Ray Stevens – Would Jesus Wear A Rolex
9. De Dannan – Operator
10. Sandy Posey – Down In The River To Pray
11. Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton – Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man
12. Original Blind Boys of Alabama – Old Time Religion
13. Tom T. Hall – The Little Lady Preacher
14. Amos Lee – Street Corner Preacher
15. Ben Folds – Jesusland
16. Robbie Robertson with Neil Young – Soap Box Preacher
17. Smokelahoma – Jesus on a Candle
18. Townes Van Zandt – When He Offers His Hand
19. Billy Joe Shaver – Jesus Is The Only One Who Loves Us
20. The Sovines – Jesus Dionysus
21. Clem Snide – Messiah Complex Blues
22. Ted Hawkins – Long As I Can See The Light

“Hallelujah” is, to use a religious term, no revelation.

The close of the 20th century was a bad time for TV preachers. One moment, men like the PTL Club's Jim Bakker and television's Jimmy Swaggart seemed bigger than life, men who had been blessed with an uncanny ability to attract followers and money. The next, they were fragile, flawed, and the butt of barroom jokes and newspaper cartoons. In many ways, it seemed like big-time TV religion would start to fade away. Look, the critics said, the emperors really have no clothes.

But Americans, at least many of them, seem to have forgiven and forgotten. TV's salvation shows are still here, bigger and flashier than ever, thanks to the proliferation of the Internet and the continued spread of satellite and cable TV. The names may have changed – Benny Hinn, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Paula White, T.D. Jakes and Joyce Meyer have replaced Bakker, Swaggart and Oral Roberts at the top of the evangelical mountainbut the message remains virtually identical.

Believe with all your heart and soul, they tell the faithful. Give and you shall receive, sow and you shall reap. And give, give, give until you can't give any more. God, they say, loves a cheerful giver.

Two decades have passed since Bakker's Praise the Lord empire turned to dust, the victim of a motel tryst with Jessica Hahn and a criminal conviction of defrauding thousands of investors in his Heritage USA theme park. Swaggart, too, fell fast and hard, after a rival minister caught him meeting with a prostitute. His guilt-ridden, tear-streaked face still graces mocking Internet websites, though he has made his way back into the lower tiers of the industry. Even Roberts, dubbed the father of television evangelism, took fire for claiming that God would "call me home" unless his viewers sent him $8 million, a statement seen by some as a form of evangelical blackmail. Oral’s son is carrying on the family tradition of corruption and deceit, by being temporarily relieved of his duties at the university bearing his father’s name because of “improper usage of university funds for political and personal purposes along with the improper use of university resources.”

Critics of the evangelists risk accusations of being in league with Satan. That’s the ultimate response to questions about the ethics of these evangelists, but it falls short as we have seen to serving as a get-out-of-jail-free card. Worse yet is their still relevant influence over our political system. We only have to see John Hagee’s en dorsement of McCain and McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin to realize the potential these preachers have for undermining the democratic process.

Doowad and Avocado Rabbit put together this mix about the “Evangelistas” still cluttering up the TV and Internet. Don’t take it as gospel, though there are flavors of gospel throughout.

Last Human Voice: The Art of the Radio

2008-10-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

¡No comprendo, hay mucho ruido!

1. Kinky – Mexican Radio
2. Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere
3. The Doors – The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
4. Tom Petty – The Last DJ
5. Duncan Dhu – Radio Deseo
6. Beatnik Termites – We Want The Airwaves
7. Captain Beefheart – Harp Boogie III (1972 Radio Phone-In)
8. Transistor Sister – Hi-Fives
9. The Velvet Underground – Rock & Roll
10. Hole – Boys On The Radio
11. Pylon – Weather Radio
12. Sloan – Listen To The Radio
13. All Night Radio – All Night Radio
14. Unidentified Voices – Radio Call Gone Wrong
15. Manolo Cabeza Huevo – Soytuano
16. The Eat – Communist Radio
17. Communist Radio – The Eat
18. R.E.M – Radio Free Europe
19. I Like Dinner – Left of the Dial
20. Steve Earle – Satellite Radio
21. Michael & Messengers – Up Til News
22. Ray Stevens – Turn Your Radio On
23. Tight Fit – AM & FM
24. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Radio Kriminal
25. The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner
26. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Radio Radio

Circa Pre WWII Vintners Doowad & RetroJoe, Special Blend #2

2008-10-08T05:03:00.000-07:00

Contains less than 4% from a more recent vintage.

1. Slim & Slam – Flat Foot Floogee (1938 #2)
2. Benny Goodman (Quartet, v Lionel Hampton) – Vibraphone Blues (1937)
3. Paul Whiteman – Changes (1927)
4. Gene Austin – My Blue Heaven (1927 #1)
5. Bing Crosby – The Day You Came Along (1933 #3)
6. Billie Holiday – I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (1937 #4)
7. Ted Black & His Orchestra – Love Letters In The Sand (1931 #6)
8. Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (v Bea Wain) – Deep Purple (1939 #1)
9. Joe Venuti (Blue Five) – Hey Young Fella Close Your Umbrella (Instrumental) (1933)
10. Hoagy Carmichael with Bix Beiderbecke – Rockin’ Chair (1930)
11. Horace Henderson – Happy Feet (Instrumental) (1933)
12. Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra – Happy Days Are Here Again (Instrumental) (1930)
13. Boswell Sisters – The Gold Digger’s Song (We’re In The Money) (1933)
14. Count Basie – Pennies From Heaven (1937)
15. Fletcher Henderson – Sugar Foot Stomp (Instrumental) (1925 #8)
16. Art Tatum – Tea For Two (Instrumental) (1939 #18)
17. Lew Stone Duriam Dance Band (v Al Bowlly) – It’s Psychological (1934)
18. Guy Lombardo – Boo-Hoo (1937 #1)
19. Earl Burtnett – Sunny Side Up (1929 #9)
20. Ben Selvin’s Novelty Orchestra – Dardanella (Instrumental) (1920 #1)
21. Jack Hylton – Happy As The Day Is Long (1933)
22. Louis Armstrong – Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (Instrumental) (1928 #14)
23. Red Norvo & His Swing Octet – Bughouse (Instrumental) (1936 #19)
24. Django Reinhardt (Hot Club De France) – Tiger Rag (Instrumental) (1934)
25. Don Azpiazu & Havana Casino Orchestra – Peanut Vendor (1931 #1)
26. Woody Herman – Mexican Hat Trick (Instrumental) (1955)
27. Arthur Pryor’s Band – Whistler And His Dog (Instrumental) (1925)

The Next Fools

2008-09-04T05:53:00.000-07:00

Tex Hobart and Doowad are mixing together for the second time, though we felt this time we achieved a higher level of mutual appreciation.

Tex was so inspired by Doowad & strange loop’s most recent MAS production that he sent Doowad his own FTHOI/WTF mix. One thing led to another and they decided to make a new alt-dj, but with the traditional ping-pong and trying to avoid both of their usual suspects®.

We put this together in 24 hours of emails, going with our gut instincts in all but one case. And quite by accident, a few of these turned out to be covers, though the Avett Brother’s song is not a cover. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did bringing it to you...

1. Frank Black– The Tale of Lonesome Fetter
2. Ron Franklin– Beyond the River
3. The Avett Brothers– Signs
4. Martin Stephenson and the Daintees– The Old Church Is Still Standing
5. Marianne Faithfull– As Tears Go By
6. Kemp Harris– Nightlife
7. Swamp Dogg– Sam Stone
8. Billy Goodman– Jigsaw Puzzle
9. Blue Stingrays– Green Sea
10. Chris Terrie– Ode To Billie Joe
11. Charlie Rich– Who Will The Next Fool Be
12. Eric Bibb– Destiny Blues
13. Moondog– Lament 1 'Bird's Lament'
14. John Hammond, Jr– Fannin Street
15. Ray Price– City Lights
16. Forest Sun– Day By Day
17. David Johansen And The Harry Smiths– Darling Do You Remember Me
18. Caroline Herring– All The Pretty Little Horses
19. Augustana– Rest, Shame, Love
20. Steve James– Rain Done Fell On Me
21. Randy Newman– Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong
22. The Gourds– Hallelujah Shine

It’s Dark As A Dungeon Way Down In The Mind

2008-08-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

The title comes from the Two Gallants track while the resolution comes from the quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne. “What other dungeon is so dark as one’s own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one’s self!” And on that buoyant note, the mix from e.buster and avocado rabbit came together.

For me (the rabbit), this mix was especially pleasurable due to the drawn out nature of many of the songs. I was able to find a couple new (to me) bands that I liked enough to search out their CDs, and that’s at least part of what this is all about. The other part is the collaborative process, and for this I am grateful to have such a terrific partner. Stay tuned for the second installment.

1. Maquiladora – Chinese Girl
2. Two Gallants – My Madonna
3. The Helio Sequence – Broken Afternoon
4. Butch Hancock – The Wind’s Dominion
5. Vietnam – Step On Inside
6. Drugstore – Navegando
7. Clinic – Corpus Christi
8. The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love – East Jesus America
9. The Go-Betweens – The Clarke Sisters
10. Chris Thile – Stay Away
11. Alexi Murdoch – Dream About Flying
12. Lambchop – Grumpus
13. David Bowie – Always Crashing in the Same Car
14. The Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running
15. London Suede – The Asphalt World
16. Me’shell Ndegeocello – Shoot ‘n Up and Gett ‘n High
17. Yo La Tengo – I Feel Like Going Home

The Rules of Having Fun

2008-08-25T04:57:00.000-07:00

The first rule of having fun is to have fun, the second rule of having fun is there are no rules.

1. The Busters – The Rule of Having Fun
2. Bersuit Vergarabat – Sincerebro
3. Calexico – Alone Again Or
4. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap – I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
5. La Ley – El duelo
6. Luis Alberto Spinetta con Fito Páez – Folis berget
7. Shaft El Grüpo de Röck – When You Were Mine
8. The Charlatans – Indian Rope
9. The La’s – Son Of A Gun
10. David Lebón – Te cubrirás de soledad
11. Knitters – Baby Out Of Jail
12. The Beau Brummels – Are You Happy
13. David Allan Coe – The Devil Went Down To Jamaica
14. Los Hitters – Mary y Juana
15. Wilfrido Vargas – A mover la colita
16. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Cartas, flores, y un puñal
17. Los Ovnis – No hay leche
18. Caetano Veloso – Soy loco por ti, América
19. Motivo Show – El borracho
20. Amandititita – La cumbia del Telmex
21. Kaoma – Lambamor
22. John Prine – Blue Umbrella
23. Bill Staines – Prairie Song

Bridging A 7-Year Gap (1967-1974)

2008-08-23T08:09:00.000-07:00

Avocado Rabbit sent me (RetroJoe) an email about two months ago with an idea to do a mix together.

He wanted us to use songs from our 16th year, him choosing music from 1964 and myself having the year 1971. The reason for choosing the 16th year being that that was when he first started branching out musically from pop to less mainstream music. I told him that for me that would have been my 19th year and suggested we do a mix of music from 1964 & 1974. He thought about it and decided he might appreciate a mix of 1967 music as much or more than '64, so we settled on the present combination of music from our 19th year (with a seven year gap). I've done a few mixes that have included the year 1974, so I had to dig a bit to come up with my choices.

As a result I, for the most part, have picked songs that didn't do better than #52 on the pop ch_arts. Exceptions being tracks 11 and 19 (which I wasn't able to work into any earlier mixes) and track 21, which I have used on a prior mix, but it's an old favorite of mine. I jumped right in and chose the odd numbers, starting things off with a power song that implores the listener to explain what hipness is. Hopefully we get a good taste of what that was for both 1967 and 1974, without the contrasts of the two years clashing too much.

The mix strayed off the pure path a bit with the choice of the Beach Boys Heroes and Villains, since it was a 2002 stereo mix, but this longer version than the 2m55s mono cut, is so kick ass, it just had to be included (this choice was also partly responsible for the length of this mix which barely fits on to a CD at 79m56s in length).

A bit of a Contrast to this is track 17, which was a cover of a song that was a much bigger hit when it first came out (in 1930 when it hit #5 on the ch_arts). Songs that my fellow mixer picked that I'd used on prior mixes (and thus I like very much) are tracks 4, 8, 12, 14 (but not that particular take), 22, & 24.

However, there was a version to a song, track 20, that was a new one to me, but i liked it a whole lot. Well, this was a fun experience that I hope to repeat sometime with my fellow mixmeister.

1. Tower of Power – What Is Hip (1974 #91)
2. Love – A House Is Not A Motel (1967)
3. Billy Joel – Travelin' Prayer (1974 #77)
4. Soul Survivors – Expressway (To Your Heart) (1967 #4, R&B #3)
5. The Doobie Brothers – Eyes Of Silver (1974 #52)
6. Eric Burdon & The Animals – San Francisco Nights (1967 #9)
7. Bobby Bland – Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City (1974 #91)
8. Wilson Pickett – Funky Broadway (1967 #8)
9. Edgar Winter Group – Easy Street (1974 #83)
10. Willie Bobo – Juicy (1967)
11. Cheech & Chong (featuring Alice Bowie) – Earache My Eye (1974 #9)
12. Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl (1967 #10)
13. Linda Ronstadt – Silver Threads And Golden Needles (1974 #67)
14. The Beach Boys – Heroes and Villains [2002 Stereo Mix] (1967 #12)
15. Electric Light Orchestra – Daybreaker (1974 #87)
16. The Young Rascals – Groovin' (1967 #1)
17. Lou Christie – Beyond the Blue Horizon (1974 #80)
18. Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell – If I Could Build My Whole World Around You (issued late '67, peaked in1968 #10)
19. Eric Clapton – Willie And The Hand Jive (1974 #26)
20. Tim Hardin – If I Were a Carpenter (1967)
21. The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe (1974 #6)
22. Cream – Tales Of Brave Ulysses (1967)
23. The Who – The Real Me (1974 #92)
24. The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends (1967 #71)

Double La-La-La

2008-08-20T17:25:00.000-07:00

Second outing from e.buster and doowad, this time aiming for something with a little more sabor.

No restrictions on genre or style, a mix of a little Spanish, some Portuguese, even some pseudo-latin all fed through tapatío trip-hop, nova bossa nova, electrónica, ska, hip-hop en español and of course Argentine & Mexican rock.

1. Suba– Voce Gosta
2. Sara Valenzuela– Lado este
3. 3 Na Massa feat. Thalma De Freitas– Enladeirada
4. Control Machete – Camaleon
5. Nortec Collective – Tengo La Voz
6. Kinky – El Patan Natan
7. Think of One– Agua
8. Caifanes – Nubes
9. Ozomatli– Nadie Te Tira
10. Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio – Toño
11. Ska Cubano– Cumbia en Do Menor
12. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs– El Genio Del Dub
13. Balkan Beat Box– Mexico City
14. Ely Guerra – Lucrecia y Rigoberto
15. DJ Bitman– Ejale!
16. La Portuaria – Vudu Danza
17. Manu Chao– Rainin In Paradize (Scheps version)
18. Billy Bond – Fandango
19. Rodrigo y Gabriela– Diablo Rojo
20. Luis Alberto Spinetta y Fito Páez– Solo la la la

Well Enough

2008-08-18T04:30:00.000-07:00

We thought about titling this Mutual Appreciation Society effort from arktical and avocado rabbit “Why This Will Never Work Between Us.” But since it did, in fact, work – “Well Enough” – for both of us to schedule a second collaboration, I scrapped that title and found another.

Neither of us really knew what to expect from one another, which is how most things go between two people. This passage from Hamlet puts it best: “I have heard of your paintings too, well enough; God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another.” ~ William Shakespeare.

In the end, however, we seemed to combine our musical choices smoothly and the result is before you in both continuous mix and individual tracks. Artwork is included in both zip files.

1. Ride – Dreams Burn Down
2. School of Fish – Take Me Anywhere
3. Oppenheimer – This Is A Test
4. The Bronx – History's Stranglers
5. Cursive – The Martyr
6. Shane MacGowan & The Popes – The Snake With Eyes of Garnet
7. DeVotchKa – El Zopilote Mojado
8. Smile Empty Soul – Vultures
9. Jim Reid – And Your Bird Can Sing
10. Sleeper – What Do I Know
11. South Ambulance – Die 5 Times Times 5
12. The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
13. Bon Savants – Why This Could Never Work Between Us
14. Firewater – 6:45 (So This Is How It Feels)
15. Ghost of the Russian Empire – August 1914
16. Sondre Lerche – Dead Passengers
17. Irene – Cold Feet
18. Nada Surf – Do It Again
19. Blackstrap – Rough Parade
20. Baby Animals – Painless

Untangling Our Minds

2008-08-14T04:53:00.002-07:00

A kind of FTHOI/WTF in MAS format, the third that strange loop
and Doowad have put together. Every time it drifted into the usual suspects, we intentionally went a different direction...

1. Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah
2. Ben Folds Five – Magic
3. Bebel Gilberto – Águas de Março
4. Chet Baker – My Heart Stood Still
5. Miles Davis & Gil Evans- – Duke [Master]
6. Count Basie – April In Paris
7. Duke Ellington – East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
8. Django Reinhardt – Belleville
9. Uncle Tupelo – Black Eye
10. Chet Atkins – Ochi Chomya (Dark Eyes)
11. Glen Campbell – Mr. Tambourine Man [Instrumental]
12. McGuinness Flint – The Death of Emmett Till
13. Blind Faith – Sleeping in the Ground
14. Memphis Slim – Mother Earth
15. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – I'm Gonna Booglarize You, Baby
16. Chico Magnetic Band – Explosion
17. Masonics – The Runaway Goblin (Inst)
18. Naked City – Latin Quarter
19. Professor Longhair – Rum and Coca-Cola
20. John Hartford – Untangle Your Mind

Circa Pre WWII Vintners Doowad & RetroJoe

2008-08-14T04:53:00.001-07:00

A sentimental journey of sorts, our best blends were from the late '20s and early '30s for RetroJoe and the late '30s and (very) early '40s for doowad, but the slightly different tastes came together to form what we believe to be a very good overall bouquet, won’t you join us on our jaunt down memory lane?

1. Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra – The Baltimore (1927)
2. Annette Hanshaw with Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Adrian Rollini – I'm Somebody's Somebody Now (1927)
3. The Callahan Brothers – Somebody's Been Using That Thing (1937)
4. Boswell Sisters – When I Take My Sugar To Tea (1931, #6)
5. Bing Crosby – I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) (1940, orig. vers. charted in 1931 #2)
6. Paul Whiteman, with vocals by Mildred Bailey – All Of Me (1932, #1)
7. Louis Armstrong – St James Infirmary (1929, #15)
8. Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher (1933, orig version charted in 1931 #1)
9. Chick Webb, with vocals by Ella Fitzgerald – 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It) (1939, #19)
10. Duke Ellington, with vocals by Ivie Anderson – It Don't Mean A Thing (1932, # 6)
11. Benny Goodman – After You're Gone (1935, #20)
12. Ethel Waters – I Got Rhythm (1931 #17)
13. Billie Holiday – They Can't Take That Away From Me (1937, #12)
14. Earl Hines – Boogie Woogie On the St. Louis Blues (instrumental) (1940, #11)
15. Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner – Roll 'Em Pete (1938)
16. Fats Waller – I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (1939)
17. Albert Ammons – Bass Goin' Crazy (1939)
18. Miff Mole & His Little Molers, with vocals by Sophie Tucker – I Ain't Got Nobody (1928, #12)
19. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – New San Antonio Rose (1941, #11)
20. Ted Weems – You're The Cream In My Coffee (1929 #7)
21. Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Begin the Beguine (1938, #1)
22. Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band, with vocals by Al Bowlly – My Woman! (1932; orig version by Ted Lewis charted #9)
23. Isham Jones & His Orchestra – Swingin' Down the Lane (1923 #1)
24. (Bert) Ambrose & His Orchestra, with vocals by Elsie Carlisle – The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (1932)
25. Glenn Miller – Moonlight Serenade (1939, #3)
26. Eddy Duchin with Lew Sherwood – Did You Ever See A Dream Walking (1933 #1)

What We've Wrought Here

2008-08-14T04:52:00.000-07:00

The latest Mutual Appreciation Society includes two relatively internationally-focused mixers in e.buster and doowad.

Initially playing on the theme of leavin' lovers and twangy guitars, the mix seemed to take its natural course.

Firewater - 6:45 (So This Is How It Feels)
Mazzy Star - Ride It On
Beck - Side Of The Road
Richard & Linda Thompson - Down Where the Drunkards Roll
The Mountain Goats - Game Shows Touch Our Lives
David Crosby - Tamalpais High (At About 3)
Dengue Fever - Monsoon of Perfume
Madredeus - Adeus e nem voltei
Bethany Curve - Cygnus X-1
Spiritualized - Run
Apollo Nove - Fruta Vermelha
Aterciopelados - Luz Azul
Yo La Tengo - From Black To Blue
Nina Simone - I Think It's Going to Rain Today
The Black Keys - When the Lights Go Out
Tom Waits - Make It Rain
Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores - Portuguese Man O' War
The Fleet Foxes - Drops in the River
The Kills - Black Balloon

Every Day is a Yellow Day

2008-08-14T04:48:00.000-07:00

Underappreciated mixer Barkis and overexposed mixer Doowad have been mutual admirers for some time now. Not originally conceived as a covers mix, it just seemed to flow that way…

1. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra – Condition of the Heart
Prince and the Revolution
2. Björk – The Boho Dance
Joni Mitchell
3. The Decemberists – Bridges and Balloons
Joanna Newsom
4. Constie Brown – Ella Mae
Greg Brown
5. Clem Snide – Don't Let the Sun go Down on Your Grevience
Daniel Johnston
6. Elvis Costello – Sleepless Nights
Gram Parsons
7. Everything But The Girl – Alison
Elvis Costello
8. Lyle Lovett – Step Inside This House
Guy Clark
9. Peter Gabriel – The Book of Love
Magnetic Fields
10. Café Tacvba – Una mañana
José José
11. Towa Tei – Private Eyes
Hall and Oates
12. Julieta Venegas – Sin Documentos
Andrés Calamaro
13. Peggy Lee – The Boy from Ipanema
Getz/Gilberto
14. Maria Bethânia – Depois de ter você
Adriana Calcanhoto
15. Paul Anka – Lovecats
The Cute
16. La Dosis – Pedro Navajas
Rubén Blades via Bobby Darin via Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
17. Calexico – Human
Goldfrapp
18. Bruce Cockburn – Avalon, My Home Town
Mississippi John Hurt
19. Grant-Lee Phillips – Love My Way
Psychedelic Furs
20. Ry Cooder con Flaco Jiménez – Goodnight Irene
Leadbelly

Forever Begins

2008-08-14T04:34:00.000-07:00

This latest installment in The Mutual Appreciation Society series sees the inimitable avocado rabbit team up with a mixer making his MAS debut here, sammyg123.

Forever Begins is the first of two mixes by the dynamic duo, stay tuned for part 2, coming very soon....

1. The Telepathic Butterflies – Epistle to Dippy
2. The The – Soul Catcher
3. The Pillbugs – I Don't Really Mean To Freak You Out
4. Built To Spill – Conventional Wisdom
5. Field Music – You Can Decide
6. Sleeper – Inbetweener
7. Monkees – Circle Sky
8. Mellowdrone – Oh My
9. Cosmic Rough Riders – Baby, You're So Free
10. They Might Be Giants – Unrelated Thing
11. Denny Laine – Say You Don't Mind
12. Roman Candle – Something Left To Say
13. David Kilgour – BBC World
14. M. Ward – Helicopter
15. The Ruby Suns – Tane Mahuta
16. The Chills – The Oncoming Day
17. The Sneetches – Unusal Sounds
18. The Lolas – Can't Go Wrong
19. Kelley Stoltz – Everything Begins
20. Sherwood – The Only Song
21. The Explorers Club – Forever
22. Bangles – In Your Room
23. Michael Head – Glynys and Jackie
24. The Like – What I Say and What I Mean

The Conversation: with doowad and avocado rabbit

2008-08-14T04:25:00.000-07:00

The mix you have here is a collaboration between Doowad and Avocado Rabbit, swapping songs back and forth between St. Louis and Knoxville (Tennessee) as if these two guys were sitting on the back porch remembering tunes that they liked. Ain’t the Internet grand!

They’ve titled this mix “The Conversation,” which was also the title of one of Francis Ford Coppola’s lesser known films. It starred Gene Hackman as a nerdy master eavesdropper. Coppola made it after “The Godfather” had propelled him to super-director status, but this was a personal film he had wanted to make for some time, and for which he wrote the screenplay. He has said it was something of an homage to Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 arty “Blowup,” with its themes of privacy and its invasion creating a psychological thriller. This film is a crisp illustration of the old saying about judging books by covers. You think you know what is going on, but, like our reclusive anti –hero - Harry Caul - you slowly begin to doubt the evidence of your own eyes and ears. Finally, it dawns on you that you have completely misjudged the situation, the participants---and maybe, just a bit, your own reason.

That was Avocado Rabbit’s approach to the alt-dj process. It was a little uncomfortable at first, having another person become part of the building of a mix. He figured he would either love it or hate but there was no way he could be neutral. And Rabbit did, in fact, love it, loved the surprise of not knowing what song would come next and being able to think afterwards “Oh, yeah, that fits.”

The veteran half of the combo, Doowad, states he’s just a mixer who cain't say no to an alt-dj. “This particular collaboration really went smoothly, so much so that we were basically just conversing back and forth with song titles and/or sentiment.”

Francis de la Rochefoucauld neatly sums up what our intrepid pair of mixers were feeling: “To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.”

Disk 1
1. Celeste Holm – I Cain’t Say No
2. Delbert McClinton – One of the Fortunate Few
3. Dr. John – Dis, Dat or D'udda
4. Graham Parker – Anything For A Laugh
5. John Hiatt – Woman Sawed In Half
6. Patsy Cline – I Fall To Pieces
7. The Flying Burrito Brothers – Together Again
8. Lauryn Hill with D'Angelo – Nothing Even Matters
9. Ray Charles – Yes, Indeed!
10. Lucky Peterson – Remember The Day
11. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Albert King – Ask Me No Questions
12. Randy Newman – Big Hat No Cattle
13. Doug Sahm – Get A Life
14. Spearhead – Yes, I Will
15. O.V. Wright – I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled or Crazy
16. Buddy Miller – Worry Too Much
17. Mary Weiss – Stop and Think It Over
18. The Raconteurs – Steady As She Goes
19. John Hartford – I Won't Know Why I Went Till After I Get Back
20. Jason Boland & The Stragglers – If I Ever Get Back To Oklahoma

Disk 2
1. Meredith Brooks – It Don’t Get Better
2. Fiona Apple – Oh, Well
3. Willy Porter – Angry Words
4. Richard Thompson – Keep Your Distance
5. Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me
6. Emmylou Harris – Where Will I Be
7. Greg Brown – Cold + Dark + Wet
8. James McMurtry – Poor Lost Soul
9. Railroad Earth – Hard Livin'
10. Joe Ely – Honky Tonkin' [live]
11. ZZ Top – Pincushion
12. Frank Zappa – Stick It Out
13. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Androgynous
14. Lou Reed – Satellite of Love
15. Missy Elliot featuring Ginuwine – Friendly Skies
16. Astrud Gilberto – Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
17. Train – Drops of Jupiter
18. David Bowie – Space Oddity
19. Willie Nelson – There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone

Just a Bum

2008-08-14T04:20:00.000-07:00

Tex Hobart and I have been sharing mixes back and forth here and there, he said he had a few ramblin’ songs just layin’ around that he wanted to throw on a mix. So, this is not necessarily about bein’ a hobo, but it mostly is…

1. A Hobo In My Mind – Ralph McTell and Tom Paxton
2. Natural to Be Gone – John Hartford
3. Just a Bum – Michael Hurley
4. Hobo Chang Ba – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
5. My Ramblin' Heart – The Red Stick Ramblers
6. The Hobo Song – John Prine
7. Rambler's Anthem – Yonder Mountain String Band
8. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad – Woody Guthrie
9. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad – Etta Baker
10. Hobo Jungle – The Band
11. Born to Roam – Highstrung
12. Long, Lonesome Highway Blues – Steve Earle with the Del McCoury Band
13. I've Always Been a Rambler – The Mercury Dimes
14. Rambling Hobo – Doc Watson
15. Rounder's Spirit – Special Consensus
16. Walkin' Down The Line – Bob Dylan
17. Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind – Carolina Chocolate Drops
18. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor – Mississippi John Hurt
19. Here's To You Rounders – Will Hoppey
20. Terraplane Blues – Robert Johnson
21. Sometimes I Wonder – Patrick Skey
22. Leaving Home – Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers
23. The Hidden Hobo Side – Buzz Porter
24. Hobo's Lullaby – Arlo Guthrie

Henry Young's Body

2008-08-14T03:48:00.000-07:00

Good evening folks, and welcome to the latest installment of the Mutual Appreciation Society. I am your host, Funky Ratchet.

I have always been a big admirer of Texas Hobart's blues, folk, and country mixes, so I jumped at the opportunity to do a mix with him. The picture served as our inspiration - the final panel from "The Willowdale Handcar" by Edward Gorey. If you know anything at all about either of our music tastes, it shouldn't be hard to figure out who's odds and who's evens; I just hope the couple of curveballs I threw in served to further the atmosphere we were going for, rather than disrupt it. Thanks again, Tex...

1. Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, & Fats Kaplin – Lost John Dean
2. Tom Waits – Gun Street Girl
3. Peggy Seeger – Logan County Jail
4. The Stanley Brothers – Tragic Romance
5. Jim and Jennie & the Pinetops – Elmore Mountain Road
6. 13th Floor Elevators – Splash 1
7. Upsala – Field of Wildflowers
8. Blanche – O' Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
9. Dock Boggs – Rowan County Crew
10. Neko Case & Her Boyfriends – Furnace Room Lullaby
11. Billy Goodman – Prodigal Son
12. Johnny Cash – Further On Up the Road
13. Bad Livers – Uncle Lucius
14. Earl Scruggs – It's Mighty Dark To Travel
15. Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie – Hiram Hubbard
16. The Blue Sky Boys – I Have Found A Way
17. Jody Stecher – Snake Baked A Hoecake
18. Leonard Cohen – Who By Fire
19. Rufus Crisp – Shady Grove
20. Iron & Wine – The Spectre of Jasper County
21. Charlie Parr – Henry Young's Body
22. Palace Music – We All, Us Three, Will Ride

Prenuptial Agreements and Disaster Insurance

2008-08-14T03:42:00.000-07:00

Theoretically, we were alternating between songs about relationships gone bad and natural disasters, but it got a little random after a point.

The number of songs just kept rising like the floodwaters many of them mention and we got into some cool little grooves until finally cresting at a double CD, 156 minutes or so…

The mix itself flows like the Mighty Mississip' from country blues to bluegrass to jazz and back ‘round again, with a few unexpected turns along the way. And as these things tend to do, it was wrapped up like a failed marriage with the low moaning of Tom Waits.

Disk 1
1. St. Louis Jimmy – Florida Hurricane
2. T-Bone Walker – It's A Low Down Dirty Deal
3. Albert King with Pops Staples & Steve Cropper – Tupelo (Pt. 1)
4. John Lee Hooker – I Cover The Waterfront
5. Lizzie Miles – I Hate a Man Like You
6. Bob Dylan & The Hawks – Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)
7. B.B. King – I Got Some Help I Don't Need
8. Booker T. & the MG's – Melting Pot
9. The Meters – Stay Away
10. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Texas Flood
11. William Eliot Whitmore – The Buzzards Won't Cry
12. Steve Earle – Rivers Of Babylon
13. Johnny Cash – Delia's Gone
14. Woody Guthrie – Los Angeles New Year's Flood
15. Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys – The Coupon Song
16. Flatt & Scruggs – Take Me in a Life Boat
17. Hank Williams, Sr. – Move It On Over
18. The Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor & Amos Garrett Band – Sweet Home Chicago
19. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – I’m Leaving
20. Neil Young – Like a Hurricane
21. Bill Withers – Better Off Dead
22. Regina Carter – Higher Ground

Disk 2
1. Albert King – Drownin' on Dry Land
2. Albert Collins – So Tired
3. Big Joe Turner – Lonesome Graveyard
4. Lonnie Johnson – She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight
5. Dr. Ralph Stanley & Dr. Bob Dylan – The Lonesome River
6. Webb Pierce – High-Geared Daddy
7. Merle Haggard – Mississippi Delta Blues
8. Q – Some Of These Days
9. Louis Armstrong – Alligator Crawl
10. Green Bailey – The Fate Of Ellen Smith
11. Charley Patton – Revenue Man Blues
12. David Edwards – Build Myself A Cave
13. The Maddox Brothers & Rose – (Pay Me) Alimony
14. Guitar Slim – Quicksand
15. Bob Dylan – High Water (For Charley Patton)
16. Gomez – Me, You And Everybody
17. Uncle Tupelo – New Madrid
18. Mose Allison – Meet Me At No Special Place
19. Tuts Washington – Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
20. Gene Harris – Everything Happens To Me
21. Mickey Rooney – Why Can't She Lower the Alimony-
22. Tom Waits – Another Man's Vine

Tu Mechri

2008-08-14T03:23:00.000-07:00

Some rather acidic rock from all over the globe, communicating to the nether regions of the cosmos, to wherever Valis may be.

Won’t you join us on the journey?
1. La Fleur Fatale – Children of Neon Lights
2. Blood, Sweat & Tears – I Can’t Quit Her
3. Kak – Disbelievin’
4. Sui Generis – Mr. Jones
5. Manu Chao – Me gustas tú
6. Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio – Don Palabras
7. Fleet Foxes – Sun Giant
8. Serú Girán – Viernes 3 a.m.
9. International Tussler Society – Laila Lou
10. Billy Bond y la Pesada – Cada día somos más
11. The Heavy – Set Me Free
12. The Waistcoats – Theme from w.a.i.s.t.c.o.a.t.
13. Rhinoceros – I Need Love
14. Love – Seven & Seven Is
15. The Dolly Rocker Movement – Walk In The Light
16. Invisible – Las golondrinas de Plaza de Mayo
17. Fruit Machine – I’m Alone Today
18. Three Souls In My Mind – Let Me Swim
19. Glass Family – House of Glass
20. Gilberto Gil & Beat Boys – Questão de ordem
21. Clinic – Winged Whell
22. All Night Radio – You’ll Be On Your Own

Alma Latina

2008-08-13T12:39:00.000-07:00

Mr. TornadoZ is a mixer I have a lot in common with, though I think we have put our individual stamps here. He didn’t think we would make it to two disks, but when that Omar Izar wrapped things up so nicely on side 1 and we were already 2 or 3 deep into the second disk, we barreled on through.

Disk 1
1. Joan Manuel Serrat – Mediterráneo
2. Nicola Di Bari – Vagabondo
3. Café Tacvba – Puntos Cardinales
4. Jacques Michel – J’ai Vu (4e letter à Charlie)
5. Nacha Pop – Luz de cruce
6. Beto and the Fairlanes – Pelirroja Peligrosa
7. Andrés Calamaro – El Mambo
8. Henry Mancini – Siesta
9. Trío Los Panchos – La Hiedra
10. Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde – Bloody and Blunt
11. Soda Stereo – Zoom
12. Coralie Clément – Samba de mon cœur qui bat
13. Natalia Lafourcade – O pato
14. The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett – El rancho grande
15. Lila Downs – Malinche
16. Luis Alberto del Parana y Su Trío Los Paraguayos – Alma llanera
17. Trío Tariácuri – La llorona
18. Violines Románticos de México – Bésame y olvídame
19. Amparanoia – Moreno
20. Molotov – Eternamente Molotov
21. Zurdok – Hombre Sintetizador I
22. Desconocido – Drigi Drigi Mana Mou
23. Adriana Calcanhotto – Mais Feliz
24. Omar Izar – O caminho das estrelas

Disk 2
1. Niza – Por las tardes
2. Julieta Venegas – Andamos huyendo
3. Migala – La Noche
4. Jean-Louis Murat – L’heure de berger
5. Paris Combo – Señor
6. Toña la Negra – Oración Caribe
7. Dntel featuring Lali Puna – I’d Like To Know
8. Jorge Drexler – Guitarra y vos
9. Paul Davis – Love Or Let Me Be Lonely
10. Charly García – Rezo por vos
11. El Negro Peregrino y su Trío – Nochecita
12. Chavela Vargas – La niña Isabel
13. Olivia Newton-John – The Air That I Breathe
14. Mecano – Mujer Contra Mujer
15. Bud Shank – Frío y calor
16. Los Ases – La noche de anoche
17. Hicksville – Natural
18. Javier Mendoza – En la fuente
19. Marima Orchestra de Ernesto Domínguez – La Zandunga
20. Mocedades – La Barca de Oro

Inspiration Blues

2008-08-13T12:35:00.001-07:00

Nothing too scientific here, Strange Loop and I were planning an alt-dj and I grew impatient with him to start. So I pulled the title track out of one of the cassettes he digitized for me and sent it to him for Inspiration. And well, it just kind of fell together from there.

1. T-Bone Walker – Inspiration Blues
2. Slim Harpo – I'm a King Bee
3. Sticks McGhee – One Monkey
4. Arbee Stidham – Mr. Commissioner
5. John Lee Hooker with Ry Cooder – This Is Hip
6. Willie Dixon – 29 Ways
7. Otis Spann – I Got A Feeling
8. Big Maybelle Smith – So Good To My Baby
9. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – I Like 'Em Fat Like Dat
10. Zeb Turner – Big Fat Papa
11. Big Joe Turner – Flip, Flop & Fly
12. Clarence Samuels – Lollypop Mama
13. Ray Charles – Night Time Is The Right Time
14. Howlin' Wolf – Hidden Charms
15. Tom Waits – Pasties and a G-String
16. Chuck E. Weiss – Horseface
17. Bob Dylan – Ugliest Girl In The World
18. Roosevelt Sykes – That's My Gal
19. Louis Prima & Keely Smith – Baby Won't You Please Come Home
20. Bobby "Blue" Bland – I've Got A Twenty Room House
21. B.B. King – Sweet Little Angel
22. Blue Smitty – Date Bait
23. Mose Allison – Hey, Good Lookin'
24. Memphis Minnie – Keep On Eatin'
25. Bessie Smith – Kitchen Man
26. Blind Boy Fuller – I Want Some Of Your Pie
27. Carl Perkins – Jive After Five
28. Screamin' Jay Hawkins – Mountain Jive

Musa Híbrida: Los docentes del amor

2008-08-11T05:34:00.000-07:00

1. Caifanes – No dejes que.... Spanish
2. Super Furry Animals – Dacw Hi Welsh
3. Caetano Veloso – Musa Híbrida Portuguese
4. Serge Gainsbourg – Ford Mustang French
5. Corrado Lojacono – Carina Italian
6. Erkin Koray – Fesuphanallah Turkish
7. Cheb Mami and Ziggy Marley – Madanite Arabic
8. Dengue Fever – Lost in Laos Laotian
9. Mama Sissoko – Safiatou Mandinka
10. Future Pilot AKA – Darshan Hindi
11. Prem Joshua – Funky Guru Sanskrit
12. Paiboon – Yom Pha Barn Norn Pahwaa Thai
13. Loituma – Leva’s Polka Savo
14. Vapnet – Aldrig Dar Swedish
15. Cigarette a Bana – Habib Koité & Bamada Bamanankan
16. J Sham – Pada Mulanya Malay
17. Long-ge – 打麻將 (Playing Mah-Jong) Mandarin
18. Nagisa Ni Te – 渚にて(Nagisa Ni Te, On The Beach) Japanese

Jake and doowad got to talking about being ESL teachers, Jake is currently and doowad was for 6 years in Guadalajara. So they decided to make a mix similar to Alex & Victor’s mix from a couple years back. While they did not repeat countries, the new mix just aimed to not repeat languages and used two from India and two from Mali

the mutual appreciation society

2008-08-11T04:50:00.000-07:00

1 sabina & serrat – no hago otra cosa que pensar en ti
2 vampire weekend – cape cod kwassa kwassa
3 paul simon – the coast
4 belle & sebastian – we are the sleepyheads
5 bersuit vergarabat – se viene
6 andrew bird – heretics
7 fito paéz – el diablo de tu corazón
8 nick cave & the bad seeds – dig lazarus dig!!!
9 charly garcía – V.S.D.
10 black mountain – angels
11 babasónicos – desfachatados
12 the ruby suns – oh mojave
13 café tacvba – el tlatoani del barrio
14 fleet foxes – white winter hymnal
15 julieta venegas – oportunidad
16 beirut – a sunday smile
17 ely guerra – la tumba falsa
18 richard swift – the million dollar baby
19 caifanes – la llorona
20 david bowie – the man who sold the world

We set up a nice little groove over the mix, going back & forth between newer indie releases from Leon & worldbeat/latin pop from Diego, but we decided to go out with a bang, a bit of a throwback to spice things up, so we summed up the mix with “The Man Who Sold the World [Music]”