Mixtape
7/8/06
Side A
Elvis Costello - "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" For the duration that this song is playing, there is no better song in the universe. Oh sure, there's other music out there, but the stuttering toms, Costello's youthful sneer, "where are the strong and who are the trusted?" wipe out any memory of anything else.

The Constantines - "Some Party" There's something about walking around Atlanta with the Cons filling my ears that makes me feel ten feet tall.

The Clash - "Rudie Can't Fail" You been drinkin' brew for breakfast.

Mates of State - "Fraud in the '80s" Heard this on a Barsuk comp, sounds like the New Pornographers, but the little choppy guitar noises at the beginning are right out of Shiner's "Giant's Chair."

The The - "This Is The Day" This song was written for me, I'm convinced of it.

J Dilla - "It's Like That" I can't remember the names of the two MCs on this track, but it's from the Welcome to Detroit album JD put together. There's a mural en memoriam of JD at the old Lenny's Bar here in Atlanta. Now that they're moving, I wonder what's going to happen to it.

Mission of Burma - "2wice" Their new album is mindblowingly loud, mindblowingly good. I like how the dainty la la las fit right into the mix.

Moby Grape - "Omaha" I shoulda followed this with the Counting Crows' song of the same name, but I don't have that on CD anymore. Shame on me.

Supergrass - "Evening of the Day" If only for the Spinal Tap reference. I cut it off before it shifts to that long meandering outro.

Seam - "The Prizefighters" From Touch and Go's Lounge Ax Defense comp. Distorted melodic rock with buried vocals that folks from Chicago and the Midwest seem to be so good at. I've heard it called "post-grunge," but I don't think I know of a stupider name for a sub-genre.

Television - "Days" I coupled this with...

R.E.M - "Talk About The Passion" because they sound remarkably similar.

Shellac - "Killers" "I SIDE WITH THE DEFENDERS!"

side b forthcoming.  ¶ 7/13/2006 10:26:00 AM