Rob's B-Day Mixtape '23 by Christie Gee!

My dear and awesome friend Christie Gee made me a mixtape (on cassette!) for my birthday back in August, and I'm only now getting around to digitizing it so I can share it with all of you! It deserves to be shared because it's a great listen. And the thing I love about receiving mixtapes is you can totally feel the personality of the person giving it to you. Every single one of these songs makes me think of Christie and her beautiful, bright spirit. Hope you dig it too! 

Rob's B-Day Mixtape '23 by Christie Gee:

1. Song for a Mix Tape by The Ataris
2. Hang Out by Morella's Forest
3. Friends of P. by The Rentals
4. Here and Now by Letters To Cleo
5. Burnout by Green Day
6. Popular by Nada Surf
7. Sugarhigh by Coyote Shivers
8. In My Waking Life by Saves The Day
9. Domino Effect by Ozma
10. Teenage Lobotomy by The Ramones
11. Running Out of Time by Hot Hot Heat
12. Hand In My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
13. Can't Hardly Wait by The Replacements
14. Summer Of '69 by MxPx
15. Mr. Brightside by The Killers
16. Man of Conviction by The Get Up Kids
17. Last by Gratitude
18. No Reason by Ben Kweller
19. Til I Hear It From You by Gin Blossoms
20. Lump by The Presidents Of The United States of America 

2023, Vol 5: Who's Laughing Now

 

Music always offers comfort. And this could be my best mix in quite some time. 

It all started with a strong foundation. I was introduced to the band DURRY via my friend Sam Hoyas, and I instantly fell in love with their pitch-perfect pop debut album "Suburban Legend." So right away, I knew at least 3 of the songs from that album would make up the spine of this mix. 

Add to that brand new singles from The Rolling Stones, Crosses, L7, Lawrence, blink-182, Duran Duran; new music from slowdive, Explosions In The Sky, The National (a 2nd album in 2023!?), The Pauses. Friends music including System Syn, AL1CE, John Presnell (with an excellent music video by my dear friend Adam Barnick), my own new EP "Pike Project Plays Spiral Moon!" And the theme song from Netflix's ONE PIECE, arguably the best show this year, and this makes up for a lot of positive vibes. 

Give these tunes a spin, and enjoy! 

2023, Vol 5: Who's Laughing Now

1. Who's Laughing Now by Durry
2. Angry by The Rolling Stones
3. I'm From LA by Go Betty Go
4. 69th St. Bridge (from Escape From New York) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, & Daniel Davies
5. Ghost Ride by Crosses
6. Terrible Lie by Static X
7. Say It Again by Filter
8. We Hold This Time by System Syn
9. Cooler Than Mars by L7
10. I Cocoon by The Pauses
11. My Sails Are Set (from the Netflix series One Piece) by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli
12. i'm confident that i'm insecure by Lawrence
13. I'm Fine (No Really) by Durry
14. Nursing Your Shadow by John Presnell 
15. Is It Over (Every Time We Say Goodbye) by Pike Project
16. Space Invader by The National
17. Ten Billion People by Explosions In The Sky
18. the slab by Slowdive
19. ONE MORE TIME by blink-182
20. MORE THAN YOU KNOW by blink-182
21. Are You Awake? by Lauren Mayberry (of Churches) 
22. See Me by AL1CE
23. Danse Macabre by Duran Duran
24. Somewhere by Johnny Marr
25. Another Fire by Voxtrot
26. Encore by Durry
27. Bending Hectic by The Smile 

New 4-Song Acoustic EP! Pike Project Plays Spiral Moon!

 

My new 4 song acoustic EP, "Pike Project Plays Spiral Moon" is now available!!!

I recorded this in 2 nights on my recent NY visit with Jay Catropa.

We spent that time reminiscing, looking at old photos, and paying tribute to that time period from around 1998-2000 where we played countless gigs together & were just having so much fun. He reminded me that when Pretty Polly wasn't available, I used to open up, solo, with an acoustic U2 cover of "Sunday Bloody Sunday." The Edge had done a live, stripped back and slowed down version of it on the "If God Would Send His Angels" CD single, so I did my version of that. 

And I figured... I might as well round it out by doing one of my own Pretty Polly song as well.

Spiral Moon... my high school friends, my favorite local band... this was done with nothing but love and respect for you guys: Clifford Catropa, Jaxon, Frokus, Kenny Meyer. I hope you ALL dig it. ✌️ 

Robert V Galluzzo · Pike Project Plays Spiral Moon

2023, Vol 4: The End Of Summer Is Here

New mixtape to cap off the end of summer! So many of my talented friends put out new music in the last few months, including: Playing Dead, Coventry Carols, System Syn, Miss Randall, & Katy Tunbridge.

My newest band discovery is Pierce The Veil who I caught doing an incredible version of Radiohead's "Karma Police" on Like A Version from Triple J. (Look it up on YouTube.) Also, Sleep Token, great recommendation from Dustin Sain. PLUS: New music from Guns N' Roses, Filter, Crosses, The Chemical Brothers, Ash, The Gaalight Anthem, Kula Shaker (remember them?!), Nation of Language, Alan Walker, and so much more. Kick back, relax, and crank these tunes as we close out the summer of 2023. I"m already working on Volume 5!

*Header graphic art by Spooky Dan Walker!

2023, Vol 4: The End Of Summer Is Here

1. Right? by Mammoth WVH
2. Obliteration by Filter
3. Death Of An Executioner by Pierce The Veil
4. Weak In Your Light by Nation of Language
5. Invisible Hand by Crosses 
6. A Wave Across A Bay by Frank Turner
7. Waves by Kula Shaker
8. Endless Summer by Alan Walker & Zak Abel
9. Pull Me Through by Royal Blood
10. S'old by Taking Back Sunday
11. Kill Your Ego by Pike Project
12. Highlands by Middle Kids
13. History Books by The Gaslight Anthem featuring Bruce Springsteen
14. Blue by Bloc Party
15. Li by Thomas Powers featuring Chelsea Jade
16. No Reason by The Chemical Brothers
17. Perhaps by Guns N' Roses
18. Kill The Light by System Syn
19. The Follower by Miss Randall
20. Follow The Flow by Katy Tunbridge featuring Robert "Peewee" Hill
21. Are You Really Okay? by Sleep Token
22. Usual Places by Ash
23. How Are You? by Playing Dead
24. The Crippling Fear Of Night by Coventry Carols

2023, Vol 3: Midsummer Blues

I ended up finishing this mix a bit earlier than usual as soon as I came up with the title, "Midsummer Blues," and found the above corresponding image! 

Lots of great new tunes from Alan Walker, Morrissey, Olivia Rodrigo, Dean Lewis, Playing Dead, Taking Back Sunday, (a long lost song from) The Breeders, PJ Harvey, Nation of Language and more! But I'm particularly proud of the two Nirvana covers I included, which are radical reinterpretations of those songs. I couldn't resist but put the originals on as well to close it all out!

ENJOY! 

2023, Vol 3: Midsummer Blues

1. Rebels Without Applause by Morrissey
2. vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
3. Go Man Go by The Breeders
4. By A Thread by Playing Dead
5. The One by Taking Back Sunday
6. sickly sweet (Alan Walker remix) by kenzie & Alan Walker
7. Ashes in the Wind (1000 Years Remix) by System Syn
8. Sole Obsession by Nation of Language 
9. In A Perfect World by Dean Lewis & Julia Michaels 
10. Race the Night by Ash
11. Scoliosis by Pond
12. Sugar Babies by Spoon
13. Ride or Die by Tele-Starr
14. Lwonesome Tonight by PJ Harvey
15. Electrical by AL1CE
16. Land of the Heroes by Alan Walker & Sophie Stray 
17. Lounge Act by Touche Amore
18. Very Ape by Mean Jeans 
19. Lounge Act by Nirvana 
20. Very Ape by Nirvana 

2023, Vol 2: Does Anybody Else Feel Numb?

 

The second mixtape of 2023 is here, and it's loaded with lots of great new music! 

I'm particularly proud of the Brit-Pop Blur into Noel Gallagher into James segue. Second track is Foo Fighters and so is the second to last track! Wolfie's Just Fine manages, yet again, to sing a song that completely captures what it personally felt like for me to be 13 years old with "Hulk Hogan Slammed Andre The Giant." New PJ Harvey, Queens of the Stone Age, Alan Walker, and more! 

My favorite discovery was Dean Johnson, a folk singer recommended to me by my music compadre Jay. And I had to close with the opener from The National's latest album. "Once Upon A Poolside" is one of my favorite new songs I've heard in years! Kick back, crank it, and enjoy. 

2023, Vol 2: Does Anybody Else Feel Numb?

1. Tomorrow Never Comes by Rancid
2. Rescued by Foo Fighters
3. Joy by Therapy?
4. Numb by The Used
5. Emotion Sickness by Queens Of The Stone Age
6. The Narcissist by Blur
7. Dead To The World by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
8. Tomorrow (Orchestral Version) by James
9. Mountains At Midnight by Royal Blood
10. Passion Fuels by Playing Dead
11. Eucalyptus by The National 
12. Acting School by Dean Johnson
13. The Crystal Ship by Miss Randall
14. A Child's Question, August by PJ Harvey
15. Bootleg Firecracker by Middle Kids
16. Don't Forget by Sky Ferreira
17. LosT by Bring Me The Horizon
18. Hero by Alan Walker & Sasha Alex Sloan
19. Hulk Hogan Slammed Andre The Giant by Wolfie's Just Fine
20. Another Celebration at the End Of The World by Mammoth WVH
21. Hearing Voices by Foo Fighters
22. Once Upon A Poolside by The National (featuring Sufjan Stevens) 

"Love For The Loveless"... The Original One-Take Version!

"Love For The Loveless"... the one-take version!

Erika Smith and I shot this Pike Project music video on my iPhone way back in November of 2021, and this was the original idea. Just two people walking on opposite sides of the street, all in one continuous take. After nailing it in 3 takes, that's when we went off and improvised a bunch of stuff that ended up in the final released video. But it's fun to look back at this original version. It's goofy, but fun. And it's a catchy tune.

I will always take pride in the Pike Project album, and forever be grateful that Erika is always game to be creative on a whim. (She's got her own album coming soon too!)  

Alternate version of the video below. Released version underneath that. 

Stream or download the full Pike Project album RIGHT HERE!