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

Humpday Listday: It Isn't Wednesday.

I know it isn't Wednesday, but it's been so long since I've posted a list, I decided it didn't matter what day it was. This list is a two-parter.

Things that are ruining my day:

1. Burned my hand on my curling iron this morning. All 5 fingers and a little palm. Big Ouch.
2. Had a fender-bender on Friday in the rain. So I don't have a car until mine gets fixed.
3. It's still raining. The proof is coming in through the roof of the shop where I work and landing in a bucket.
4. I stepped in a puddle in my new shoes (that have the cutest cut-outs that let the water in) when I went out to the curb to get the lunch that the Hubs so kindly brought me to work.
   
5. Also, my hair got soaked and now all the hard work I put in with the offending curling iron is ruined.
   
6. I'm working all day at the shop and can't leave. Even though there hasn't been one. single. customer. All day.
   

Things that are making me smile anyway:

1. I'm editing engagement photos for Jessica & Justin and there are quite a few that make me get all mushy inside and go "Aaawwwwwww!"
2. I have a dinner date with Jessica tonight!
   
3. Cranking up the radio at the shop since there are no customers. :)
4. Getting emails that people are "liking" my mixes on 8tracks.
5. Having the will-power to get the fruit-cup as a side at Chick-fil-a instead of fries.
6. Watching City Slickers and City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold this weekend.

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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OR, as always... listen via 8tracks.com!

Frank Signed My Secret!

Georgia Southern hosted a Postsecret event tonight and I got Frank Warren (founder of Postsecret) to sign my secret in the book. Aaaaand on the back where it appears on the dust jacket. AND he said it was a very important part of the book. So exciting!


xoxo

Errmmmm....

So, um.... no January mix. I actually put the mix together, but when I listen to it, it just doesn't excite me. It doesn't make me happy. It's just not good enough. So it will most likely never see the light of day. I may poach songs from it for future mixes.

There is some good news, though! I'm working on mixes for February and March already, so it isn't too bad. Also, I'm packaging last year's "Sweethearts on Parade" mix for download and 8tracks, so you'll have a little bonus mix.

xoxo

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