Friday Mixtape Volume 115
jamie on April 13th, 2007
This week seemed to drag on and on for me. I don't know if it was the return of sunny, warm days here in the ATL, or maybe the strain of my first soccer match of the season (I was sore for days), or that there seemed to be nothing new in my iPod this week that excited me. Sure, I've been listening to the new Mark Ronson, but I can't get by on one sound alone. I had to go back a bit to pull up some tracks for this week's mixtape. I've been hearing a lot from a few british acts recently, but hadn't put any of them on a mixtape yet- saving them for the proverbial rainy day I guess. Anyway, there's Dykeenies, Pigeon Detectives, Good Shoes, The Twang and The Crib here from across the pond, and Pela and Ari Hest from New York. Closer to home, locals (or nearly locals) Estates and Modern Skirts round out the list…because they both kick ass!
On a bit of a side rant: I've put in Colour Revolt- who are awesome and need all the support they can get these days after their touring van and equipment were stolen. They're in the process of buying back their own gear, which really blows. This is a sick new trend in thievery, and I'm sick every time I hear another band's touring rig has been stolen- there's even a new website to help track these incidents, which is a sad indication of the problem. Anyway, their tour schedule is on their myspace, and a great thing to do would be go see them when they play your city, k?
I've used a photo by flickr user jurvetson before, and returned for this pic of…well, take a guess (without reading the comments on the flickr page)! Then, go to his flickr page and check your guess. Also, I've revamped the banner on the blog, and incorporated this week's mixtape cover photo into it…I'm going to continue this as a trial. Let me know what you think!
Download it HERE while you can:
Tracklisting:
Ari Hest - Slow
Dykeenies - New Ideas
Pigeon Detectives - I Found Out
The Twang - Wide Awake
The Cribs - Mans Needs
Bjork - Earth Intruders
Colour Revolt - Mattresses Underwater
Pela - Waiting On The Stairs
Estates - Houses
Good Shoes - The Photos On My Wall
Modern Skirts - Seventeen Dirty Magazines
Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Desert Eagle Remix)
