I’ve added a new featured band to Mixtape Songs. The older Kelowna crowd will know who I’m talking about when I mention that it’s The Metic. For all the people not familiar, The Metic was the amazing two piece formed by Darcy Hancock (Ladyhawk) and Carey Pratt (Sparrow). The entire album minus one song that Darcy doesn’t like is available to download for free. Check it out!
Celebrating our 10th cast, Dustin brings us a 1.5hr mixtape of music from the likes of TV on the Radio to Fridge. As he states in the podcast, we can’t believe its already been 10 weeks! Thank you so much for listening and supporting the podcast, we really appreciate it.
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TW Walsh’s first release as The Soft Drugs is available for free online, it’s complete with album art and everything. In Moderation is licensed under creative commons- which is totally awesome of him. If you are wondering who TW Walsh is, he used to play and write with David Bazan in both Pedro The Lion and Headphones (neither of which exist anymore), he also released a few solo albums under his own name. You’ll for sure dig him if you are into Pedro The Lion or Headphones, and it’s both free and legal so there’s no harm in giving it a chance. For more info on TW check him out on wikipedia or on his blog.
Go to The Soft Drugs site
Download The soft drugs in moderation
When I come across music sections on “corporate” sites I am always skeptical. I assume the only thing they have to offer are reviews about top 40 artists and shows I could care less to see. AOL’s The Interface offers quite the opposite.
Just thinking of AOL makes me think old school, cheap, and shitty tv ads, however the artists showcased wiped those thoughts clean. They feature live sets and interviews with artists such as: M. Ward, The Hold Steady, Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio. Granted not all the artists are worth checking out so take this site with a grain of salt, but free live sets from awesome bands are something no one should pass by. Below I have linked the individual live TV on the Radio songs, the full podcast and a link to subscribe to The Interface.
Listen to the entire show (live performance and interview)
TV on the Radio - Wash the Day Live
TV on the Radio - Young Liars Live
TV on the Radio - Province Live
First off, lets start with the video. Watch Grizzly Bear - Knife. While watching, try to answer these questions:
1. Are they trying to get something across?
2. Do I care about these questions?
3. Does the music video match the song?
4. Will I tell someone to “listen to the song first, the video isn’t very good”?
5. Should this be dropped in the fractal forest at shambhala?
6. Does this video rip my face off?
I don’t remember where I came across this video but its by the awesome website: encyclopediapictura.com make sure to check it out. Check out some of the making of photos as well.
I asked a couple fellow mixtaper’s to review the video, heres what they had to say:
“This video makes me think of those old science fiction movies you see from the silent era. It should be in black and white stop-motion animation, with dramatic changes to the music when the villain appears. Or, just some gentle freak-folk and no plot. Either way.” - Nathan
“This video is quite interesting but I was sure in for a surprise. I thought this was supposed to be a movie about a guy who makes a suit so he can live in harmony with bears. I realized pretty quickly that I was in store for something much more disturbing; they don’t keep many bears in the desert, it’s much too hot for them and there isn’t enough honey comb. This documentary makes public the story of Astar, a robot that can put his arm back on, who tried to stop Walt Disney and his crew from building The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I had heard that someone died on this ride, but I thought they were too tall or just weren’t wearing their seatbelt.” - Brant
What do you think?
On this podcast Benson focused on a genre yet to be addressed on Mixtape Songs: Hip-Hop. You’ll be hearing straight up, head bopping hip-hop, the way it was intended to be. No lyrics about making money, rolling on Spinnaz, or bustin’ caps… just keepin’ it real.
If the songs heard in this week’s podcast were more available during the 1990’s, would current mainstream hip-hop still be overrun by bling-blingers and cellphone-ringaz?
I don’t think so…
what do you think?
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Lookalikes, Kaare Iverson and Jesse Helfrick spent a hot and heavy night compiling a sexy mixtape podcast of dance beats for you. Check for transitions…can’t find them? That’s because they rule at Garage Band. No Biggie.
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Nathan’s latest podcast brings you some of the best lo-fi rock around. Enjoy!
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