Mix CDs Anyone?

It's Mix CD Show and Tell Time…

My submission is the one just created for my 10 year nephew, who last year told me empathetically his favorite song was Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams. He also likes to rock out in Guitar Hero to "Rock and Roll All Night" and "School's Out". So with that in mind here's a selection of songs with catchy choruses and distorted guitars!

Supergrass - Pumping On Your Stereo
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Generation X - Ready, Steady, Go
Go-Gos- We Got The Beat
Ming Tea - BBC
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Saturday Night
Romantics - What I Like About You
Jimmy Eat World - The Authority Song
Proclaimers - I'm Gonna
R.E.M. - Stand
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
Splitsville - The Kids Who Kill For Sugar
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Rancid - Time Bomb
Adam and Ants - Dog Eat Dog
Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up
Rico and the Special A.K.A. - Jungle Music
The Jam - Town Called Malice
Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon Man
Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
Kiss - Detroit Rock City
Alice Cooper - School's Out

quick, you still have time to put cheap trick's
"surrender" on there, go go go!!

t'is the mythical "ultimate beginner's air guitar" cd that our ancestors have spoken of for millenia! it is upon us!!!

well done :)

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
quick, you still have time to put cheap trick's
"surrender" on there, go go go!!

That would be a definite inclusion for round two…

ok, i'll bite … i made this mix about a year ago for someone who liked hip-hop but had no idea that underground/indie hip-hop even existed:

Girl Talk - "Minute by Minute"
Blackalicious - "Alphabet Aerobics"
Handsome Boy Modeling School - "Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)"
Dilated Peoples - "Worst Comes to Worst"
The Roots - "The Seed (2.0)"
Dizzee Rascal - "Fix Up Look Sharp"
The Roots - "100% Dundee"
Atmosphere - "The Woman With The Tatooed Hands"
Sage Francis - "Slow Down Ghandi"
The Streets - "Too Much Brandy"
Danger Mouse - "Change Clothes"
Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."
Madvillain - "All Caps"
Talib Kweli - "Get By"
Black Star - "Definition"
Danger Doom (feat. Talib) - "Old School"
Common - "Go"
M.I.A. - "Galang"
Blackalicious - "Blazing Arrow"
Little Brother - "For You"
Madvillain - "Curls"
Viktor Vaughn - "Saliva"

I made an animal themed mix tape a year or two ago to give to some friends. (I'll save you from my witty liner notes):

REM–Wolves, Lower
Stooges–I Wanna Be Your Dog
Sleater-Kinney–Lions & Tigers
Nethers–Migratory Birds
Fleetwood Mac–Tusk
Nick Drake–Black-Eyed Dog
The Go Betweens–Cattle and Cane
Fugazi–Birthday Pony
Quasi–Master and Dog
Air Miami–Dolphin Expressway
Bonnie Raitt–Bluebird
The Chemical Brothers–Otter Rock
Belle & Sebastian–Judy and the Dream of Horses
13th Floor Elevators–Monkey Island
Adam Ant–Dog Eat Dog

Why don't you guys Zip the MP3s and upload them to Megaupload.com so we can listen to them? xneverwherex did this a few days ago and I've been really enjoying it.

I'd much rather hear a mix than read about it.

Originally posted by vansmack:
Why don't you guys Zip the MP3s and upload them to Megaupload.com so we can listen to them? xneverwherex did this a few days ago and I've been really enjoying it.

I'd much rather hear a mix than read about it.

If I had a legal and really good way to share my playlist, etc, I would. Yes I'm being overly cautious, just don't want to get shook down… Until the ability to share playlist when tits up on Lala, that had been the best option I've seen.

here's brennser's best of 2007 mix CD….no theme except new/new to me in 07

1. Over the Rhine â??I Donâ??t Wanna Waste Your Timeâ??
2. Wilco, â??Either Wayâ??,
3. The Rentals â??Life Without a Brainâ??
4. My Teenage Stride â??To Live and Die in the Airport Loungeâ??
5. Moonbabies â??War on Soundâ??,
6. Josh Ritter â??Right Movesâ??
7. Grant McLennan (1958-2006) â??Havenâ??t I Been a Foolâ??
8. The Veils â??Advice for Young Mothers To Beâ??
9. Robbers on High Street â??Crown Victoriaâ??,
10. Blonde Redhead â??23â??,
11. Apples in Stereo â??Skywayâ??,
12. Two Cow Garage â??Epitaphâ??,
13. brakesbrakesbrakes â??Hold Me In the Riverâ??,
14. Emma Pollock â??Acid Testâ??,
15. Arctic Monkeys â??Brianstormâ??,
16. Good Shoes â??All In My Headâ??
17. Super Furry Animals â??Into The Nightâ??,
18. Jay Reatard â??My Shadowâ??,
19. Bishop Allen â??Click, Click, Click, Clickâ??,
20. Stars â??Take Me To The Riotâ??,
21. Iron & Wine â??The Devil Never Sleepsâ??,
22. Jens Lekman â??Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingoâ??,
23. The Avett Brothers â??Shameâ??,

My annual Christmas mix for family/friends…the cover art is my dog with a Santa hat, looking depressed…wish I knew how to share that…

"Get Behind Me, Santa!"

01. Changes - When I Wake
02. Heartless Bastards - Searching for the Ghost
03. Weakerthans - Sun in an Empty Room
04. Feist - 1 2 3 4
05. Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars
06. Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
07. Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
08. Blow - Parentheses
09. Tokyo Police Club - Your English is Good
10. Pipettes - Pull Shapes
11. Broken West - Big City
12. Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up
13. Shins - Turn on Me
14. De Novo Dahl - Shout
15. Spoon - The Underdog
16. Bishop Allen - Corazon
17. New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
18. Albert Hammond, Jr - In Transit
19. Band of Horses - Weed Party
20. National - Fake Empire
21. Dismemberment Plan â?? The Ice of Boston
22. Sufjan Stevens - Get Behind Me, Santa!

My sister wanted the ultimate in 80's pop and Italo disco that we used to hear across the pond, so I put together this thumpin' little mix as a Christmas stocking stuffer:

Color My Love – Fun Fun
The Look of Love – ABC
Penthouse and Pavement – Heaven 17
Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight – Lime
Turbo Diesel – Albert One
Vamos a la Playa – Righeira
People from Ibiza – Sandy Marton
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) – Pet Shop Boys
Talk Talk – Talk Talk
Tenderness – General Public
World Destruction – Time Zone featuring John Lydon & Afrika Bambaataa
Situation – Yaz
Duel – Propaganda
Tesla Girls – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Blue Monday – New Order
My Heart Goes Bang – Dead or Alive
Clouds Across the Moon – The RAH Band

Originally posted by dhinojwala:
the cover art is my dog with a Santa hat, looking depressed…wish I knew how to share that…

Get a free photobucket account, upload pic, link from there to here.

or flickr or picassa (you already have an account for the latter if you have gmail - follow the "photos" link at top of page after signing in).

Originally posted by vansmack:
Why don't you guys Zip the MP3s and upload them to Megaupload.com so we can listen to them? xneverwherex did this a few days ago and I've been really enjoying it.

I'd much rather hear a mix than read about it.

glad you enjoyed it :) a bunch of other friends are working on theirs and id be glad to share them all. im afraid that so far we all have at least one LCD soundsystem song - which is pretty impressive since we all have very different taste. and everyone seems to love D.A.N.C.E. :)

Originally posted by xneverwherex:

Originally posted by vansmack:
Why don't you guys Zip the MP3s and upload them to Megaupload.com so we can listen to them? xneverwherex did this a few days ago and I've been really enjoying it.

I'd much rather hear a mix than read about it.

glad you enjoyed it :) a bunch of other friends are working on theirs and id be glad to share them all. im afraid that so far we all have at least one LCD soundsystem song - which is pretty impressive since we all have very different taste. and everyone seems to love D.A.N.C.E. :)

Which thread was your playlist posted to, xneverwherex? I must have missed it.

Here is a recent CD I made for some friends. Tracks were all over the place…

1 You! Me! Dancing!-Los Campesinos!
2 Postcards From Italy-Beirut
3 Mansard Roof-Vampire Weekend
4 Rent A Wreck-Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
5 — Karate
6 Kissing Families-Silversun Pickups
7 Tell Everyone We're Dead-The Promise Ring
8 Shim Sham-Imperial Teen
9 Why I Like The Robins-Hum
10 A Life Of Possibilities-The Dismemberment Plan
11 Accident & Emergency-Patrick Wolf
12 Fujiya & Miyagi-Collarbone
13 Piano Man-Ghostland Observatory
14 That's Not My Name-The Ting Tings
15 Wolves At Night-Manchester Orchestra
16 Born to Drive-Aviso Hara
17 How I Ruined My Life-Landspeedrecord!
18 Stay Gold, Ponyboy-The Get Up Kids
19 It Was There That I Saw You-…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

I just received this one from my friend in Chicago (and it has an LCD Soundsystem song!)

Hey Bulldog - Beatles
Alcohol - Saturday Looks Good to Me
Long Distance Call - Phoenix
Daft Punk is Playing at My House - LCD
Cornerstore - Brazilian Girls
No Action - Elvis Costello
On the Bubble - Broken West
I Want to Miss you - Laureates
A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill - Jens Lekman
I Never - Rilo Kiley
Lovedust - Luna
Our House - CSNY
A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left - Andrew Bird
Collide the Tide - Chin Up Chin Up
I don't Do Crowds - Camera Obscura
Working Girls (Sunlight Shines) - Pernice Bros.
Right In Time - French Kicks
Let's Call it Off - Peter, Bjorn, and John
Big Dipper - Built to Spill
When I say Go - 1990's
It'5! - Arch. in Helskinki

Originally posted by Darth Ed:

Originally posted by xneverwherex:

Originally posted by vansmack:
Why don't you guys Zip the MP3s and upload them to Megaupload.com so we can listen to them? xneverwherex did this a few days ago and I've been really enjoying it.

I'd much rather hear a mix than read about it.

glad you enjoyed it :) a bunch of other friends are working on theirs and id be glad to share them all. im afraid that so far we all have at least one LCD soundsystem song - which is pretty impressive since we all have very different taste. and everyone seems to love D.A.N.C.E. :)

Which thread was your playlist posted to, xneverwherex? I must have missed it.

it wasnt posted here nor any thread im afraid. it was sent out to people i know that i thought might have had an interest in it. i can send the link your way if you want to d/l it.

my best of 2007 can be found here

These were my "sleepy fall mixes" volume one and two.

Yes, I'm bored and the "heatin' up for winter" mixes will be coming out soon!

Volume 1

1. Outta My Head - M. Ward
2. Kim Smoltz - Ween
3. Act Nice And Gentle- The Black Keys
4. Willie - Cat Power
5. Dog Got A Bone - The Beta Band
6. Love In The Harbour- The Bees
7. Looks Just Like The Sun - Broken Social Scene
8. Muscle 'n' Flow - Menomena
9. Now That I Know - Devendra Banhart
10. The Ruling Class - Loose Fur
11. Girl in the War - josh ritter
12. Malibu Love Nest - Luna
13. Trouble - Ray LaMontagne
14. Wordless Chorus - My Morning Jacket
15. Modern Girl - Sleater-Kinney
16. I Was a Lover - TV On the Radio

Voume 2, still available for download…

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q8pv0n

01. Pink India - Stephen Malkmus
02. La Cienega Just Smiled - Ryan Adams
03. Dream - Doug Martsch
04. Buddy - Lemonheads
05. Be Still and Know God (Don't Be Shy) - Will Oldham
06. Little Eyes - Yo La Tengo
07. Smoke Like Ribbons - Ugly Casanova
08. You Ain't the First - Guns N' Roses
09. I Burn Today - Frank Black
10. Railroad Man - Eels
11. Moonlight Mile - The Rolling Stones
12. Sleepyhouse - Blind Melon
13. Dash 7 - Wilco
14. Drive You Home - The Verve
15. Neverending Math Equation - Sun Kil Moon
16. A Fond Farewell - Elliott Smith