2024, Vol 2: All We Have Is Here and Now

It's early March, and there's already been enough great music to warrant the 2nd mixtape of the year! 

Welcome returns from: Pearl Jam, James, Norah Jones, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ministry, Bayside.

New music from: St. Vincent, Dean Lewis, Kings Of Leon, Vampire Weekend.

Covers galore! Paramore tackling Talking Heads, Pierce The Veil doing a killer Radiohead cover, PAW covering Nirvana, Front Line Assembly with Jimmy Urine covering Falco! 

I don't think anyone writes love ballads as beautifully as Susie Suh. The songs by Principe Valentine and Allie X, both new discoveries for me, feel straight out of a John Hughes movie or an 80's goth club. It's great to hear an unearthed Linkin Park tune.

And the title of this mix comes from the new Beth Gibbons (of Portishead) single, "Floating On A Moment," which ends with the lyric "all we have is here and now, all going nowhere." Crank it, enjoy, discover something new!

2024, Vol 2: All We Have Is Here and Now

1. Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
2. Burning Down The House by Paramore
3. Castaway by Bayside
4. School by PAW
5. Friendly Fire by Linkin Park
6. Karma Police by Pierce The Veil
7. Under Our Pillows by The Smile
8. Broken Man by St. Vincent
9. Our World by James
10. I Do by Susie Suh
11. Running by Norah Jones
12. Floating on a Moment by Beth Gibbons
13. Memories by Dean Lewis
14. Who I Am by Alan Walker, Putri Ariani & Peder Elias
15. Coffee by Hinds
16. Something New by Principe Valentine
17. jamcod by The Jesus and Mary Chain
18. Weird World by Allie X
19. Mustang by Kings of Leon
20. Capricorn by Vampire Weekend
21. Danzig With Myself by The Dandy Warhols featuring Black Francis
22. Rock Me Amadeus by Front Line Assembly featuring Jimmy Urine
23. B.D.E. by Ministry
24. Idle Hands by Kerry King 

2024, Vol 1: Bent Not Broken - First Mixtape of the Year!

"Maybe you've got to break me to see what I'm made of..."

That lyric from the Middle Kids single "Bend" is what started out as the main inspiration behind my first mix of the new year. I usually build these playlists off of one song of "new discoveries." But then, during the Christmas break, I read drummer Barrett Martin's latest book, followed by Mark Lanegan's "Sing Backwards and Weep" and "Devil In A Coma," and that set me off on a deep dive back into the Screaming Trees music. So that ended up becoming the foundation for these set of songs. Brand new tunes, sprinkled with the heart, soul, and voice of Mark Lanegan. 

The first new single from Billy Joel in 17 years. A pair of tunes from Michael C. Hall's band (fully channelling Bowie), Princess Goes. The surprising returns of KMFDM and James! A new, long lost song from Sunny Day Real Estate. A metal song about how much the STAR WARS sequels sucked. AL1CE covering A Perfect Circle! New music from The Smile, Chealsea Wolfe, Dean Lewis, Explosions In The Sky, NewDad, HELIUM's Mary Timony. A beautiful little romantic ditty by Durry. And so much more. 

I couldn't help but follow a Screaming Trees song with Liam Gallagher, especially after reading about their beef in Lanagen's memoir. 


This collection, like all the previous mixes, is intended to take you on a journey. For those listening, for those still paying attention, and those that are still here, I hope you enjoy the ride. 

2024, Vol 1: Bent Not Broken

1. Turn The Lights Back On by Billy Joel
2. Nearly Lost You by Screaming Trees
3. Bend by Middle Kids
4. Let It Go by Princess Goes
5. Perfect by Mannequin Pussy
6. Childhood Died by Lost Souls
7. Kool-Aid by Bring Me The Horizon
8. The Hollow by AL1CE
9. Let Go by KMFDM
10. I Don't Know Anything by Mad Season
11. Goodbye To Beauty by Mark Lanegan Band
12. 28 by Ruth B. & Dean Lewis
13. Loved Ones by Explosions In The Sky
14. Dying Days by Screaming Trees
15. Just Another Rainbow by Liam Gallagher & John Squire
16. Dominoes by Mary Timony
17. Nightmares by NewDad
18. Terrible News by Middle Kids
19. Bubble of My Gum by Durry
20. Hit The City by Mark Lanegan featuring PJ Harvey
21. Fire! by Alan Walker, JVKE & YUQI
22. Is This Love by James
23. St Louis Elegy by Mark Lanegan Band
24. Friend Of A Friend by The Smile
25. Novum Vetus by Sunny Day Real Estate
26. Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Mark Lanegan
27. Every Unpleasant Emotion by Lifesick
28. Tunnel Lights by Chelsea Wolfe
29. Jetpack by Princess Goes
30. Traveler by Screaming Trees 

- "Original Download" T-Shirt gifted to me by Brinna Kelly.
- Completely staged records photograph by me.