Living Room Dance Party!

Put on your red shoes and dance the blues, March's mix is here!

Tracklist:

1. Chromeo / Fancy Footwork
2. Kate Miller-Heidke / Can't Shake It
3. Regina Spektor / Dance Anthem Of The 80's
4. The Beach Boys / Dance Dance Dance
5. Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse / Valerie
6. The Ramones / Judy Is a Punk
7. Those Dancing Days / Those Dancing Days
8. The Wombats / Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
9. Architecture In Helsinki / Like It Or Not (Version 2)
10. David Bowie / Let's Dance
11. Bishop Allen / Middle Management
12. Black Kids / Hurricane Jane
13. Rooney / When Did Your Heart Go Missing
14. Thao / Cool Yourself
15. Rilo Kiley / Smoke Detector
16. Chris Merritt / Dance Karate
17. Lykke Li / Dance Dance Dance
    

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xoxo

Less Than Three

It's heeeere! 17 sugary-sweet songs to get you through Valentine's day with your somebody special. I do so hope you enjoy it.

Tracklist:

1. Van Morrison / Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
2. Those Darlins / Red Light Love
3. Her Space Holiday / Sleepy Tigers
4. The Do / At Last
5. Devendra Banhart / Lover
6. Lay Low / My Second Hand Heart
7. The Wannadies / You and Me Song
8. Pains of Being Pure at Heart / This Love is Fucking Right
9. Girl In a Coma / As The World Falls Down
10. Roy Orbison / You Got It
11. Old 97's / Valentine
12. Seabear / Arms
13. Nina Simone / To Love Somebody
14. Mum / If I Were A Fish
15. Wilco / You And I
16. Viva Voce / Mixtape=Love
17. Karen O and the Kids / All Is Love

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xoxo

Sweethearts on Parade

Don't get too excited yet.... this mix is from last February. This year's will be up shortly. Until then, enjoy some lovey-dovey sounds from last year.

Tracklist:

1. Mika / Love Today
2. Lisa Hannigan / I Don't Know
3. Feist / Mushaboom
4. Nouvelle Vague / Just Can't Get Enough
5. Pixies / La La Love You
6. Frank & Nancy Sinatra / Somethin' Stupid
7. The Morning Benders / Lovefool
8. The Flaming Lips / Do You Realize??
9. Björk / All Is Full of Love
10. Cake / Love You Madly
11. The Cure / Lovesong
12. John Lennon / Oh My Love
13. The Raveonettes / Last Dance
14. The Smiths / There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
15. Colin Hay / I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You
16. Death Cab For Cutie / I Will Follow You Into the Dark
17. M. Ward / Sweethearts on Parade
    

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Don't Look Back

Obsessed with the new She & Him video. Have a peek:

She & Him - Don't Look Back from Merge Records on Vimeo.

Cover Me Mondays: God Only Knows

It's my favorite Beach Boys song. It's about time I did this one.

The Beach Boys, God Only Knows, Original, 1966:

Neil Diamond, (with bonus psychedelic video), 1977:

David Bowie, 1984:

Elton John, live, 2001:

Julia Nunes (YouTube sensation), 2007:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., 2010:

Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer), 2011:

And the verdict? Original is best. The Beach Boys will always win in this fight.
Happy Monday, Happy New Year.
xoxo

Holiday Road

Chris and I are leaving Statesboro tonight for his parents' house in North Georgia.

Here's hoping you have safe journeys on the "holiday road" this weekend.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.

xoxo

Cover Me Mondays: Pink Moon

What a lovely, lovely song. I could listen to Nick Drake's voice forever.

Nick Drake, 1972:

Beck, 2005:

xoxo

This Antelope Is Yours

In my defense, I had the mix ready last night at 11:00. Then I found out that 8tracks has gotten rid of their "network tracks" which meant I had to upload ALL of them. Took forever! But nonetheless, it's here now! May I present.....


...This Antelope Is Yours! Hopefully this will get you (and me) through the holidays.

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Tracklist:

1. Rilo Kiley / The Frug
2. Darwin Deez / Radar Detector
3. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas / Bad to Me
4. Paul Simon / Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
5. Coconut Records / Nighttiming
6. Feist / I Feel It All
7. Bombay Bicycle Club / Always Like This
8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! / Satan Said Dance
9. Hey Marseilles / Rio
10. Neutral Milk Hotel / Holland, 1945
11. The Shins / So Says I
12. Beck / Gamma Ray
13. Okkervil River / Unless It's Kicks
14. The Flaming Lips / Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Part 1
15. Chris Merritt / Sugar
16. The Head and the Heart / Ghosts
17. Sufjan Stevens / Decatur, Or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!

As for the image on the cover (and the title, for that matter) it was a shot I found going through our pictures from Washington D.C. from the summer. It was taken at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum... hence, the antelopes being "yours." Really, I just thought it was a nice image with pretty colors, so I used it.


Listen on 8Tracks:

Enjoy the music!
xoxo

PS to Citymouse: I just couldn't make Morcheeba fit. I tried and tried. :( Next month?

It'll be a little late, but I'm working on December's mixtape now. Tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a preview:

Deez is the man. Word.
xoxo

I got a brand new pair of rollerskates....

Damn HP commercial got this song stuck in my head last night. I thought I'd share.

Happy Friday.

Cover Me Mondays: True Love Will Find You In The End

I used this one on this month's mixtape (see previous post), so I thought I'd use it for 'Cover Me Monday' too.
Just a warning, there are a million covers of this song out there. Really, really a lot. These are just a few....

Original, Daniel Johnston, 1984

Wilco, 1999

Beck, 2004

Matthew Good, 2007

Richard Walters, 2009

Mates of State, 2010

Mates of State: True Love Will Find You In The End from Amplified on Vimeo.

xoxo

This Is The Day

Happy Monday, how was your Halloween? Are you ready for a new mix? Good. 'Cause November's mix is heeeeeeeeere!


Tracklist:

1. Lykke Li / Get Some
2. Belle and Sebastian / White Collar Boy
3. Miniature Tigers / Cannibal Queen
4. Voxtrot / Raised By Wolves
   
5. Asobi Seksu / Thursday
6. Viva Voce / Believer
7. Atlas Sound / Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox)
8. Beck / Volcano
9. Pains of Being Pure at Heat / Young Adult Friction
10. Wild Beasts / All The Kings Men
11. Band of Horses / Dilly
12. The The / This Is The Day
13. Tokyo Police Club / Bambi
14. Telekinesis! / Coast of Carolina
15. Sleeping At Last / Next To Me
16. Coldplay / Green Eyes
17. Daniel Johnston / True Love Will Find You In The End
    

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xoxo

Cover Me Mondays: Statesboro Blues

If you're a fan of Blues music or the Allman Brothers, you know this song. Well, I happen to live in Statesboro, GA. I can see the William McTell walking trail from my back door. I live in the birthplace of Statesboro Blues. Some days, I have the Statesboro Blues. So as a tribute to our fair town, here's the original version, plus the Allman Brothers version you're bound to know, along with a few others. Enjoy.


Blind Willie McTell, 1928

Taj Mahal, 1968

The Allman Brothers Band, 1971

Bonus Bluegrass Version!

xoxo

Cover Me Mondays: You Can Call Me Al

I must confess: I heart Paul Simon. I heart You Can Call Me Al even harder. It's in my top 10 favorite songs of all time. (Maybe that's a list I should put to paper sometime...)

Original, Paul Simon, 1986
The video also features a highly amusing Chevy Chase.

Jens Lekman, live, 2007

Noah and the Whale, 2008

Which is your favorite?
xoxo

Cover Me Mondays: Almost Grown

I'm still having trouble blogging regularly. Please be patient.

Here's another Cover Me Monday... on Tuesday. It would seem that I'm all about the 50's music lately.....

Original, Chuck Berry, 1959:

Chuck Berry with Keith Richards, 1986:

Cover, David Bowie, 1979:

xoxo
PS... Do you know how many people have covered Johnny B. Goode? Wow.

Cover Me Monday: Earth Angel

The Hubs and I got back late last night from St. Simons for our first anniversary, so I'm still trying to get myself together from being out of town. I have a few pictures of stuff from the weekend that I'll share tonight or tomorrow.... including the best ever anniversary gift from Chris' parents.

For now, I'm just going to jump right back into blogging, starting with what I missed yesterday....

Cover Me Monday....on Tuesday!

I've been obsessed with Death Cab For Cutie's version of Earth Angel since I heard it a few weeks ago. It just makes me happy. It also makes me think of Back to the Future, but that's neither here nor there....

Original, The Penguins, 1954:

Death Cab for Cutie, 2005

BONUS COVER: From Back to the Future, featuring Marty McFly, 1985/1955

Happy Tuesday.
xoxo

Look what paint can do!

Well, paint, ink, water, and vibration....

Symbion Project - "Exploited & Exposed"

Very cool video.
xoxo

Cover Me Mondays: Addicted to Love

Original, Robert Palmer, 1986:

Cover: Florence + The Machine, 2009:

**Note: Just so you know, this was not the song I originally picked for today's cover. But after careful consideration, I decided that MGMT's cover of NIN's Closer wasn't exactly rated PG. Oh well.

Not Punctual: Better Late Than Never!

Nothing for a month, then two posts in one day?! Cover your head Chicken Little, the sky is falling!
But look! New mix! Woot!

Yeah, I thought I'd use my punctuality fail for the title. Clever, huh? I'm a clever girl.

TRACKLIST!

1. Vampire Weekend - Jonathan Low
2. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Sink/ Let it Sway
3. Zeus - Marching Through Your Head
4. Best Coast - Goodbye
5. Bishop Allen - Dimmer
6. The Unicorns - I Was Born (A Unicorn)
7. Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes
8. Brandon Flowers - Magdalena
9. The Black Keys - Never Give You Up **Note: I totally RickRolled myself a few times trying to find this one on 8Tracks. Not awesome.
10. Wavves - King of the Beach
11. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
12. Pepper Rabbit - Older Brother
13. Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home
14. Delta Spirit - Devil Knows You're Dead
15. Sonny & The Sunsets - Too Young To Burn
16. Ra Ra Riot - Keep it Quiet
17. The Working Title - Can't Sleep 'Til Sunup

DOWNLOAD IT HERE! (direct link via dropbox)

And as always, you can preview before downloading below via 8tracks. And look! A new flash player with album artwork as the background! Fancyyyyyyyy.

Enjoy your new music and have a lovely, lovely day.
xoxo

Cover Me Mondays: Dancing In The Dark

No apologies for being gone, I needed the time. Now, if you don't mind, I'll jump right in with one of my all-time favorite covers.
Now, I've never really been a huge fan of The Boss, but this song has always been one that I love.

The original:
Bruce Springsteen, 1984

Pete Yorn, 2001 (Bonus track on his album, Musicforthemorningafter)

In other news, I am very very close to being done with September's mixtape. Today or tomorrow. Better late than never.
xoxo

PS... I'm not making any promises, but I think I'll be back to a regular blogging schedule soon. Thanks for stickin' around.