1. X-Men '97 Theme by The Newton Brothers 2. Raise The Red Flag by Marilyn Manson 3. F**k What You Heard by Body Count 4. Say My Name by Cassyette 5. Fix by BONES UK 6. War Dreams Of Itself by The Smashing Pumpkins 7. Imminent Redemption by Jane's Addiction 8. On The Block by Pye Corner Audio 9. Roses by Alisa Xayalith 10. Rest by Dean Lewis and Sasha Alex Sloan 11. Rainbow Overpass by Bright Eyes and Alex Orange Drink 12. Falling Apart by Playing Dead 13. Drown (Waves Mix) by AL1CE 14. Zero Sum by The Smile 15. Tears by Julia Wu 16. Heart-Shaped Box by Marcin 17. Crystal Breath by Kim Deal 18. Heard A Train by Mark Lanegan 19. Cherry Pie by Fazerdaze 20. As The Waters Cover The Sea by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 21. Chronos by Pye Corner Audio 22. The Emptiness Machine by LINKIN PARK 23. The Crow (In Memory Of B.L.) by Life Of Agony 24. Burn by Corvyx 25. ---- -- --- ----
New mix! And I named it after a song that my friend Erika Smith introduced me to called "Attention" by Charlie Puth, because... well, it seems a lot of people these last few years really want attention!
New discoveries include Nilufer Yanya, The Beaches, Justice, Grimson. New singles from my friends in Playing Dead & AL1CE. Welcome returns from Bright Eyes, The Jesus Lizard, Phantom Planet.
I had to include a track from BudDihKuh (aka my Pike Project band mate Kyle Arneson) and former fellow Amoebite Rona Rapadas.
Oh, and I already had the Ruth B and Dean Lewis duet 28 on my previous mix, but I feel like it got lost in the shuffle, and so I'm opening this mix with that! ENJOY!
2024, Vol. 4: You Just Want Attention: 1. 28 by Ruth B & Dean Lewis 2. The Algorithm by Puscifer 3. Attention by Charlie Puth 4. Like I Say (I runaway) by Nilufer Yanya 5. Welcome To The Show by BuhDihKuh featuring Galen Aamot 6. You Cant Say No by Playing Dead 7. Bells and Whistles by Bright Eyes 8. Drive On by Phantom Planet 9. All I Ever Wanted by Dean Lewis 10. Spent The Day in Bed by Morrissey 11. Everything Is Boring by The Beaches 12. Generator by Justice 13. Into You by Daniel Davies 14. Kiss The Blood Off My Fingers by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies 15. Me and You by AL1CE 16. Our Blood by Rona Rapadas 17. Broken Thread (Love Theme from TOUCH) by Hogni 18. Starburster by Fontaines D.C. 19. Field of Vision by Laika Songs featuring onelinedrawing 20. Ephemeral by Sons Of Alpha Centauri 21. Hide & Seek by The Jesus Lizard 22. Chimney Sweeper by Grimson 23. Like A Stone by Atreyu
I don't know if anyone out there cares about the mixes I make, but it doesn't really matter. For me, they are perfect time capsules; digital soundtracks, to very specific moments in time. I was just re-listening to the master playlist that collected all my mixes from 2021 and it brought back a lot of sensory memories, good and bad, from a time that wasn't that long ago, yet feels like it was a decade back.
That said, I always test the mixes out before I publish them, and I can say with confidence this one features some pretty great tunes. AND an unintentional theme. I think most of us are sick of the "complainers." The perpetually, supposedly infallible finger-pointers (aka frauds and imposters) out there. So this mix started with Infinity Song's "Hater's Anthem," (which perfectly captures what these people are really like) and grew from there. With song titles like: Life Is A F-ing Miracle, Philosophy, Gaslight, I Came To See The Wreck, Keep Going, and so forth... This one definitely tells more of a story than my previous mixes and it all formed organically. And you know what? The Truth Is Out There.
It also doesn't get much better than that last home stretch with Vertigo (the new single from LUSH frontwoman Miki Berenyi), going into new Pearl Jam, a rare Mark Lanegan collaboration with Warpaint and Martina Topley Bird I just discovered, Trent & Atticus for Challengers and finally Thom Yorke.
2024, Vol. 3: The Truth Is Out There
1. Blackbird by Beyonce 2. In Circles (Diary - At London Bridge Studios) by Sunny Day Real Estate 3. Running by Pearl Jam 4. Life Is A F*****g Miracle by James 5. Hater's Anthem by Infinity Song 6. Philosophy by Middle Kids 7. Gaslight by Travis 8. I Came To See The Wreck by Ride 9. Keep Going by Guster 10. Teenagers Forever by Durry 11. Ok? Ok!? Ok? Ok! by Mannequin Pussy 12. Pheurton Skeurto (Diary - At London Bridge Studios) by Sunny Day Real Estate 13. Application For Release From The Dream by Thursday 14. But You Said by Plutocracy Planet featuring onelinedrawing 15. QWERTY by LINKIN PARK 16. Fallout by Sleep Theory 17. Hidden Agenda by Manuela 18. Change Shapes by Lauren Mayberry 19. This Is Nowhere by The Black Keys 20. Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 21. I Know Why by Daniel Davies 22. Shuttle Astronaut by Firewoodisland 23. Baby I'm the Wolf by Ha Vay 24. Guy I Used To Be by Lawrence 25. Team Side by Alan Walker & Sofiloud 26. Vertigo by Miki Berenyi Trio 27. Metamorphosis by Infinity Song 28. Won't Tell by Pearl Jam 29. Crystalised by Martina Topley Bird featuring Mark Lanegan 30. Compress / Repress (MIXED) by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross 31. Knife Edge by Thom Yorke
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
"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.
Another year, come and gone. And as usual, I like to collect together all the tracks from all my mixes and combine them into one master playlist. Usually I make 4 mixtapes throughout the year, one for each season. But there was just so much great music this year, that I ended up with 6 volumes!
So, now here are all 6 collections, in sequence, plus BONUS TRACKS! It adds up to over 10 hours of muic. And going back to the very first mix, it's just amazing how far we're come.
(Kicking it off with 3 songs revived by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3!)
151. In The Meantime by Spacehog 152. Creep (Acoustic) by Radiohead 153. Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine 154. Happier by YUNGBLUD, Oli Sykes & Bring Me The Horizon 155. TK421 by Lenny Kravitz 156. Dancer by IDLES & LCD Soundsystem 157. Telepath by Jimmy Eat World 158. Light As A Feather by Crosses 159. Black Horse by Sarah Kinsley 160. Wall of Eye by The Smile
The sixth and final mixtape of the year! Normally I only make 4 volumes; one per season, and a master playlist at the end of the year with BONUS tracks, but there was just so much good music this year that I couldn't help but add a few extra volumes!
Kicking it off with the final Beatles song, followed by some Rolling Stones and U2. New music from: Taking Back Sunday, Middle Kids, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES, Lawrence, Bruce Springsteen, Green Day, MGMT. Always happy to support friends like Skyhill, Katy Tunbridge, and Spiral Moon. (I cover their song "Falling" acoustically as Pike Project.) Speaking of covers, Dolly Parton covering 4 Non Blondes, Pearl Jam covering Tom Petty, guitar protegee Marcin doing his version of Layla!
I was in a record store not too long ago and I recognized Thom Yorke's voice as they were playing the Modeselektor album. Capping it all off with one of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite albums of the year, "Last Rites" by Crosses. Kick back, relax, crank these tunes, and enjoy! 2 hours straight of bangers!
Vol 6: It's The End Of The World, And I Feel Fine!
1. Now And Then by The Beatles 2. Whole Wide World by The Rolling Stones 3. Atomic City by U2 4. What's Up? by Dolly Parton featuring Linda Perry 5. Dramamine by Middle Kids 6. DC Special Sha La La by Scream 7. Shame by Lauren Mayberry 8. DArkSide by Bring Me The Horizon 9. Panic Room by I Ya Toyah 10. State Of Mind by 3rd Street 11. Nowhere To Go But Everywhere by Bush 12. The American Dream Is Killing Me by Green Day 13. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT by blink-182 14. I Am The Only One Who Knows You by Taking Back Sunday 15. Addicted By Romance by Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa 16. The Glass by H.E.R. (Foo Fighters cover) 17. Hasta La Vista Baby by Durry 18. Whispers In The Echo Chamber by Chelsea Wolfe 19. 23 by Lawrence 20. Falling by Pike Project (Spiral Moon cover) 21. Layla by Marcin 22. Lying Through Your Teeth by Katy Tunbridge 23. Hands by Jewel 24. I Won't Back Down Live by Pearl Jam (Tom Petty cover) 25. Everything Turns Around by Dogstar 26. Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis 27. The Last Domino by Skyhill 28. Can't Catch Me Now by Olivia Rodrigo 29. Mother Nature by MGMT 30. Better Off (Alone, Pt. III) by Alan Walker, Dash Berlin & Vikkstar 31. Heart over Mind by Alan Walker & Daya 32. Redline (From Road 96) by SURVIVE 33. Shipwreck by Modeselektor & Thom Yorke 34. This by Modeselektor & Thom Yorke 35. Last Rites by Crosses
