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Jon Wolf’s Mixtape: The Best of 2012 (as of January)

Chuck Norton — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:37:14 +0000

Yellow Ostrich

Editor’s Note: I love good news. Jon Wolf couldn’t stay away from the Mixtape game. Here’s a mixtape he compiled and hopefully, he’ll continue to do so periodically. Welcome back on the horse, Jon.

Mixtape: The Best of 2012 (as of January)
by: Jon Wolf

The Internet loves lists, especially year-end lists.

Living in the age of everything-all-of-the-time, who wants to endure the inconvenience of waiting an entire year to compile a year-end list?

Not this guy.

So without further ado, or reason, here are the best songs of the year …

2012: The Best Songs of The Year (as of January)
1. Sleigh Bells – “Comeback Kid”
2. The Pharmacy – “Dig Your Grave”
3. Digital Leather – “The Fortress”
4. Radical Dads – “Skateboard Bulldog”
5. The Maccabees – “Pelican”
6. Foxy Shazam – “Holy Touch”
7. Cursive – “The Sun and Moon”
8. Cloud Nothings – “Stay Useless”
9. Thomas Patrick Maguire – “The Remedy”
10. The Front Bottoms – “Mountain”
11. Butch Walker and The Black Widows – “Synthesizers”
12. BOAT – “Kinda Scared of Love Affairs”
13. The British Public – “Breasts”
14. The Magnetic Fields – “Andrew In Drag”
15. Jeffrey Lewis – “Cult Boyfriend”
16. Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen – “Dream of the 90′s”
17. Sharon Von Etten – “Serpents”
18. Andrew Bird – “Eyeoneye”
19. New Hands – “Through the Woodwork”
20. Yellow Ostrich – “Marathon Runner”
21. Tim Fitz – “Disposable Youth”
22. Lost Lander – “Afraid of Summer”
23. This Frontier Needs Heroes – “2012″
24. First Aid Kit – “Emmylou”
25. Matthew Pryor – “Your New Favorite”

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Jon Wolf’s Highly Rec’d Mixtape: Goodbye ’11

Chuck Norton — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:10:03 +0000

Coconut Records - Davy

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

Editor’s Note: Sadly, Jon Wolf has decided to end the Highly Rec’d Mixtape. We’re sad to see him go but proud to have been able to bring his monthly mixtapes to you for the last three years. Thanks for all the music, Jon. We’ll miss your pieces but you always have a home if you decide you just can’t stay away. – Chuck

And THAT, Ladies and Gentlemen, was the last year of Highly Rec’d.

Real life has finally infringed enough to prevent me from dedicating the time necessary to maintaining the high standards I demand of my beloved pointless mixtapes.

HR’d has been a huge part of my life, a true passion, and I would rather end strong than try to force my way through a year without the same enthusiasm.

I think the few thousand new best friends I have made over the past five years(!) would call me out me if I tried to pass off anything less.

Thank you to all the readers and all the bands that participated and were truly into it.

So I leave the Internet with years of great music that you do not have to convince yourself that you like, as well as an obnoxious amount of superfluous exclamation points, to rediscover as it travels around the ether.

Thanks for playing, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did,

Jon

(And since I have a music problem and could not prevent myself from compiling one last mix, here is a greatest hits/personal favorites list with a few new tracks folded in to carry you into the new year, enjoy!)

Highly Rec’d: Goodbye ’11!
1. The Dance Party – “Libertine”
2. Cloud Nothings – “Stay Useless”
3. Black Lips – “Cold Hands”
4. The Unlovables – “Vacation”
5. Rival Schools – “Wring It Out”
6. Maxïmo Park – “Apply Some Pressure”
7. We Were Promised Jetpacks – “Quiet Little Voices”
8. Frightened Rabbit – “Nothing Like You”
9. Apollo Ghosts – “Land Of The Morning Calm”
10. Shout Out Louds – “100°”
11. Sharon Van Etten – “Serpents”
12. Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – “Take Off Your Sunglasses”
13. Pete & The Pirates – “Jennifer
14. The Promise Ring – “Make Me a Mixtape” (2000)
15. Weezer – “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” (live, Letterman 10/29/09)
16. The Features – “The Idea Of Growing Old”
17. The Forms feat. Matt Berninger – “Fire to the Ground”
18. The National – “90-Mile Waterwall” (live, KEXP)
19. Sondre Lerche – “Countdown” (Beyonce cover)
20. Arms – “Emily Sue, Cont’d”
21. The Constellations – “Setback” (Kickdrums Remix)
22. Fang Island – “Daisy”
23. Jack Peñate – “Be The One”
24. Bell X1 – “Flame” (Chicken Lips Mix)
25. Gotye -”Learnalilgivinanlovin”
26. Gabrielle – “Love Me Like You Do”
27. Jamie Lidell – “Multiply”
28. Mayer Hawthorne – “The Walk”
29. Jimmy Cliff – “Ruby Soho” (Rancid cover)
30. Howlin Rain – “Phantom In The Valley”
31. Mariachi El Bronx – “Cell Mates”
32. Rose’s Pawn Shop – “The Arsonist”
33. Coconut Records – “Wires”
34. Tapes ‘n Tapes – “Freak Out”
35. Hallelujah the Hills – “Wave Backwards To Massachusetts”
36. Ryan Adams – “Firecracker” (live)
37. Release the Sunbird – “No Light”
38. Ketch Harbour Wolves – “So Long To The Ground”
39. Savoir Adore – “Early Bird”
40. Tap Tap – “Half Moon Street”

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Special thanks to our sources! We were not as cool as we would like to think, we scoured the Interwebs for the best new music and compiled it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we did to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko,BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, Everyone’s Mixtape, and So Hot Right Now!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com has been proud to present Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: Xmas Xmix ’11

Chuck Norton — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:22:09 +0000

Los Campesinos!

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

Xmas Xmix ’11: “We’re Still Goodbying!”
1. AM Taxi – “Worst Noel ”
2. Heike Has The Giggles – “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey cover)
3. No Doubt – “Oi to the World” (The Vandals cover)
4. The Alter Egos – “(Gimme Gimme) I’ve Been Good”
5. Blink-182 – “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas”
6. The Kinks – “Father Christmas”
7. Weezer – “O Come All Ye Faithful”
8. The Ramones – “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)”
9. Pearl Jam – “Someday at Christmas” (Stevie Wonder/Jackson 5 cover)
10. Stevie Wonder – “What Christmas Means to Me”
11. Darlene Love – “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
12. The Flirtations – “Christmas Time is Here Again”
13. Toni Stante – “Donde Esta Santa Claus?”
14. Elvis Presley – “Santa Claus Is Back In Town”
15. The Puppini Sisters – “Step Into Christmas (Elton John cover)”
16. Vince Guaraldi – “Linus & Lucy (Pocketknife’s Hark, The Holler Remix)”
17. Run-DMC – “Christmas in Hollis”
18. The Waitresses – “Christmas Wrapping”
19. Paul McCartney – “Wonderful Christmastime”
20. Julian Casablancas – “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” (SNL cover)
21. The Darkness – “Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)”
22. Billy Mack – “Christmas Is All Around”
23. Gentleman Auction House – “Don’t Want Another Christmas (Like Last Christmas)”
24. Saint Etienne – “Come On Christmas”
25. Best Coast & Wavves – “Got Something for You”
26. Los Campesinos! – “Kindle A Flame In Her Heart”
27. Calamine – “Flicker”
28. Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler – “Zombie Christmas”
29. The Long Winters – “Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)” (Harvey Danger cover)
30. Aberdeen City – “Just Like Christmas”
31. The Dismemberment Plan – “This Christmas” (Donny Hathaway cover)
32. The Very Foundation – “All Lit Up (For Christmas)”
33. Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
34. Whale Tooth – “Hibernation Song”
35. Dar Willams – “Christians and Pagans”
36. Huffamoose – “Hanukkah And Christmas Hand In Hand”
37. Bright Eyes – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
38. The Very Most – “Away in a Manger”
39. Johnny Bertram – “Merry Christmas (You Won’t Get What You Want)”
40. Over The Rhine – “Darlin’ (Christmas is Coming)”
41. Badly Drawn Boy – “Donna and Blitzen”
42. The Rosebuds – “Worthwhile”
43. Freedy Johnston – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
44. Sufjan Stevens – “Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!”
45. John Legend – “Let It Snow”
46. Mayer Hawthorne – “Christmas Time Is Here”
47. Ron Sexsmith – “Maybe This Christmas”
48. Slow Club – “Christmas TV”
49. Regina Spektor – “My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)”
50. Ella Fitzgerald – “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” (Mangini vs. Pallin Mix)

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko,BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, Everyone’s Mixtape, and So Hot Right Now!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: December ’11

Chuck Norton — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:45:09 +0000

Dynamite Hack

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

December ’11: “Shake It Easy!”
1. Cameras – “Defeatist”
2. The Black Keys – “Run Right Back”
3. Japanther – “Battle Of The Hopeless Crushes”
4. The England Ramaband – “All I Do”
5. Mister Loveless – “Nineties Children”
6. Hawksley Workman – “We’ll Make Time (Even When There Ain’t No Time)”
7. Dynamite Hack – “So Far”
8. Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – Doomed Love Affair”
9. Allo Darlin’ – Kiss Your Lips”
10. Total Warr – Jamie” (Weezer cover)
11. Guster – So Long” (1999)
12. Saves The Day – Freakish” (Daytrotter Session)
13. The Beets – I Think I Might Have Built A Horse”
14. Laura Veirs – Jump Down Spin Around”
15. JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” (Wilco cover)
16. VV Brown – Everybody”
17. Ducky – Windup Bird”
18. Typhoon – The Honest Truth” (live, Letterman 8/4/11)
19. Elliott Smith – Misery Let Me Down” (live, unreleased) (1997)
20. Laura Marling – New Romantic”
21. Ryan Adams & Laura Marling – Oh My Sweet Carolina” (live, Abbey Road)
22. Standard Fare – Darth Vader”
23. Birdy – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” (Postal Service cover)
24. Snow Patrol – New York”
25. The Bangles – I’ll Never Be Through With You”

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And be sure to check out the new kid on the block: Everyone’s Mixtape is a very slick little site made by someone with way more web savvy than myself, I love the format, it offers a quickie turotial, and you are off making mixes for the masses, check it out, I think it has great potential for capturing the new music zeitgeist. I created one of my own, working in my favorite artistic medium: 90′s Indie Rock.

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: Covers For Your Mother ’11

Chuck Norton — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:47:57 +0000

Dum Dum Girls (Photo: Lauren Dukoff)

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

Covers For Your Mother ’11!
1. Jamie Cullum – “Video Games” (live) (Lana Del Rey)
2. Richard Cheese – “Tik Tok” (Ke$ha)
3. Imelda May – “Tainted Love” (Gloria Jones)
4. Dum Dum Girls – “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” (The Smiths)
5. Metric – “The End Has No End” (The Strokes)
6. Cee Lo Green – “Inhaler” (Miles Kane)
7. Kevin Devine – “Lounge Act” (Nirvana)
8. Teenage Fanclub – “Like A Virgin” (Madonna)
9. Jonathan Coulton – “Baby Got Back” (Sir Mix-A-Lot)
10. Cocoon – “American Boy” (Estelle)
11. Beyonce vs. Beastie Boys – “Girls On Girls” (Captain Cuts Remix)
12. Robyn – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” (Coldplay)
13. Kasabian – “I’m So Tired” (The Beatles)
14. Freja Bluegrass Band – “The Sign” (Ace of Base)
15. KD – “You Might Think” (The Cars)
16. Ryan Adams – “A-Punk” (Vampire Weekend)
17. Christine Collister – “Dirt In The Ground” (Tom Waits)
18. GASHCAT – “As The World Falls Down” (David Bowie)
19. Diamond Rings – “Mellow Doubt” (Teenage Fanclub)
20. Lana Del Rey – “Video Games” (Club Clique For The Bad Girls Remix)

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Highly Rec’d Mixtape: November ’11

Chuck Norton — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:45:23 +0000

Ash

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

November ’11 : “An Adventure In An Airship Inflated By My Ego!”
1. Eugene McGuinness – “Lion”
2. Duffy and The Doubters – “Sorry Mom My Brain Is Dumb”
3. The Beets – “Friends Of Friends”
4. Surfer Blood – “Miranda”
5. Ash – “Jack Names The Planets” (2011 Remastered Version)
6. Jonathan Coulton – “Alone at Home”
7. They Might Be Giants – “Marty Beller Mask”
8. Teenage Cool Kids – “Landlocked State”
9. Herzog – “Fuck This Year”
10. Guided By Voices – “The Unsinkable Fats Domino”
11. Rachael Yamagata – “Starlight”
12. Aimee Mann – “Say Anything” (1993)
13. Kris Gruen – “Memoir”
14. Company – “Heaven Is Gone”
15. First Rate People – “Someone Else Can Make A Work Of Art”
16. Florence + The Machine – “Lover To Lover”
17. The National – “Twenty Miles To NH Part 2″ (The Philistines Jr. cover)
18. Peter Gabriel – “In Your Eyes” (2011 New Blood Version)

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Highly Rec’d Mixtape: Halloween ’11

Chuck Norton — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:41:52 +0000

The Specials

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

Halloween ’11: 27 Songs Not As Good As Thriller!
1. Marilyn Manson – “This Is Halloween” (Danny Elfman cover)
2. Tegan and Sara – “Walking With A Ghost”
3. Ryan Walsh – “Enough Blood To Bathe A Zombie”
4. The Electric Mess – “You’ve Become a Witch”
5. Duffy and The Doubters – “Ouija Bored”
6. Shannon and the Clams – “I Don’t Want To Be In A Cult No More”
7. Greenskeepers – “Lotion”
8. L7 – “Pretend We’re Dead”
9. The Killers – “Bones”
10. Rocky Horror Picture Show – “The Time Warp”
11. Oingo Boingo – “Dead Man’s Party”
12. Parallels – “Pet Sematary” (The Ramones cover)
13. Black Hat Brigade – “Zombie City Shake”
14. Alkaline Trio – “Private Eye”
15. David Bowie – “I’m Afraid Of Americans” (Trent Reznor Mix V1)
16. The Protomen – “The Hounds”
17. Bat For Lashes – “What’s a Girl To Do”
18. The Specials – “Ghost Town”
19. Magazine – “Because You’re Frightened”
20. Eugene McGuinness – “Monsters Under The Bed”
21. Islands – “Creeper”
22. Frank Black – “Superabound”
23. Ryan Adams – “Halloweenhead”
24. Warren Zevon – “Werewolves Of London”
25. Blue Oyster Cult – “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”
26. Donovan – “Hurdy Gurdy Man”
27. Rockwell feat Michael Jackson – “Somebody’s Watching Me”
28. Michael Jackson – “Thriller”

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There is absolutely nothing official about Highly Rec’d. All music is posted for promotional purposes.
We’re just here to fill that mixtape-shaped hole in your life, and we hope you are able to find at least one new tune that helps you get through your day/week/month/year, which in turn gets you interested in these artists and you can then go support them in whatever way you choose.

Vote with your dollars, it’s the fastest way to say: “Thank you for making music I like, now go make more.”
The “Single’d” links will remain up for the rest of the year, but the “Album’d” links will eventually expire.
And in this spot you usually type words really small and then say the year you started: 2007.

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape October ’11

Chuck Norton — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:59:56 +0000

We Were Promised Jetpacks

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

October ’11: “Are We Really Who We Used To Be?”
1. Pearl Jam – “Olé”
2. Robbers On High Street – “Second Chance”
3. The Kooks – “Rosie”
4. Danielle Duval – “Ambulance”
5. Duffy and The Doubters – “Ouija Bored”
6. Shannon and The Clams – “I Don’t Want To Be In A Cult No More”
7. Sock Puppets – “Ton of Fun”
8. Blink-182 – “Heart’s All Gone”
9. We Were Promised Jetpacks – “Circles and Squares”
10. Wild Flag – “Future Crimes”
11. Rilo Kiley – “My Slumbering Heart” (2002)
12. Cataldo – “Rock of Calvary”
13. Hello Echo – “Birdbeat”
14. The Jayhawks – Pouring Rain At Dawn
15. Ryan Adams – “Lucky Now”
16. Wilco – “Whole Love”
17. Release The Sunbird – “Why Can’t You Look At Yourself”
18. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “The Witness’s Dull Surprise”

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Highly Rec’d Mixtape: September ’11

Chuck Norton — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:24:14 +0000

Lana Del Rey

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

September ’11: “I Want To Give A Shit!”
1. Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside – “I Swear”
2. Jon Fratelli – “Daddy Won’t Pay Your Bill”
3. Mates Of State – “At Least I Have You”
4. Gold Motel – “Leave You In Love”
5. Shotgun Jimmie – “Suzy”
6. Mike Doughty – “Na Na Nothing”
7. Caught A Ghost – “Sleeping At Night”
8. The Rapture – “Come Back To Me”
9. The John Steel Singers – “Rainbow Kraut”
10. The Planet Smashers – “Blind (2001)”
11. Sleepy Kitty – “Dykula”
12. Andrew Jackson Jihad – “Hate, Rain On Me”
13. Gold Bears – “Record Store”
14. You Can Be a Wesley – “Talking Science”
15. Jenny Owen Youngs – “Great Big Plans”
16. Mister Heavenly – “Hold My Hand”
17. Feist – “How Come You Never Go There”
18. Lana Del Rey – “Video Games”

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: August ’11

Chuck Norton — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:30:35 +0000

TV Girl - Benny And The Jetts

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

August ’11: “Something That Will Make You Want To Live!”
1. Mikal Cronin – “Apathy”
2. Bleached – “Think of You”
3. Virgin Islands – “No Doctor”
4. The Features – “Another One”
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Maniac”
7. Beirut – “Santa Fe”
8. Mariachi El Bronx – “48 Roses”
9. Turf War – “Cheers to the Years”
10. Whiskeytown – “Runnin’ Out of Road” (1997)
11. O’Death – “Bugs”
12. TV Girl – “Benny and the Jetts”
13. Graham Wright – “Potassium Blast”
14. They Might Be Giants – “You Probably Get That a Lot”
15. Big Talk – “Replica”
16. Reptar – “Stuck In My Id”
17. Pepper Rabbit – “Rose Mary Stretch”
18. Lanu feat. Megan Washington – “Fall”
19. Guillemots – “Walk the River”
20. The Depravations – “Tonight”

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

High Rec’d Mixtape: Covered & Smothered ’11

Chuck Norton — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:07:09 +0000

The Watson Twins

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

Covered & Smothered ’11!
1. Cee Lo Green – “(You’re So Square) Baby, I Don’t Care” (Buddy Holly)
2. Soundcheck – “WDFFIL” (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
3. Swarm of Bats – “Pump It Up” (Elvis Costello)
4. Pris – “Janie Jones” (The Clash)
5. The Strokes feat. Elvis Costello – “Taken For A Fool” (live, MSG 4/1/11)
6. Mumford & Sons – “England” (VH1 Unplugged) (The National)
7. Dolly Parton – “Travelin’ Prayer” (Billy Joel)
8. Jhameel – “White Winter Hymnal” (Fleet Foxes)
9. John Legend – “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele)
10. The Watson Twins – “Sweetest Taboo” (Sade)
11. The Wooden Birds – “Maneater” (Hall & Oates)
12. Sheila – “Bang Bang” (Nancy Sinatra)
13. ESG – “What She Came For” (Franz Ferdinand)
14. Jackson Five vs. Passion Pit – “The Jackson Pit” (Xaphoon Jones mash-up)
15. PoZitive Orchestra – “Money for Nothing” (Dire Straits)
16. Land of Leland – “Your Love” (The Outfield)
17. Taylor Swift – “White Blank Page” (live, BBC) (Mumford & Sons)
18. Beth Orton – “Buckets Of Rain” (Bob Dylan)
19. Ingrid Michaelson – “Creep” (Radiohead)
20. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet – “God Only Knows” (The Beach Boys)

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Special thanks to kickarse cover sites: Cover Me, Cover Freak, Cover Lay Down, Berkeley Place, and many other dedicated cover sites saving the world on a daily basis.

Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now!

High Rec’d Mixtape: July ’11

Chuck Norton — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:12:44 +0000

YACHT

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

July ’11: “We Are Young Supernovas!”
1. Apollo Ghosts – Why Can’t They All Be Like You?
2. Wilco – “I Might”
3. Telekinesis – “Sleep Soundly, Sleep Swell”
4. Teenage Cool Kids – “Write Back Soon”
5. Pris – “True Romance”
6. Blondie – “Love Doesn’t Frighten Me”
7. Galaxy Birthday – “The Way You Make Me Feel”
8. The Rapture – “How Deep Is Your Love?”
9. Bodies of Water – “Mary, Don’t You Weep”
10. Swoon – “Swim Around With You”
11. Comet Gain – “You Can Hide Your Love Forever” (2001)
12. Sondre Lerche – “Private Caller”
13. Dog Day – “Scratches”
14. David Bazan – “Level With Yourself”
15. Ryan Adams – “Empty Room”
16. Kelly McFarling – “Reach”
17. The Mountain Goats – “High Hawk Season”
18. Yalls – “Weave It”
19. Cassettes Won’t Listen – “Perfect Day”
20. YACHT – “Shangri-la”

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: June ’11

Chuck Norton — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:17:48 +0000

Tom Vek

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

June ‘ 11: “I Just Want Some Sunshine!”
1. Miles Kane – “Inhaler”
2. Black Lips – “New Direction”
3. Liam Finn – “Reckless”
4. Spazzys – “Don’t Say Goodnight”
5. The Cars – “Free”
6. Big Talk – “Getaways”
7. Pete & The Pirates – “United”
8. Tom Vek – “Aroused”
9. Sparrow and The Workshop – “Snakes In The Grass”
10. Face To Face – “Blood In the Water”
11. Delta Hotel – “Prime Numbers”
12. Nodzzz – “Troubled Times”
13. Home Blitz – “Stupid Street”
14. White Suede – “Cold Kids”
15. Brad – “Sweet Al George” (1997)
16. Pearl and The Beard – “Sweetness”
17. Brooke Fraser – “Something In The Water”
18. I’m from Barcelona – “Battleships”
19. Wild Ones – “You’re a Winner”
20. Vandaveer – “Concerning Past Future Conquest”
21. Come On Live Long – “Waiting”
22. Typhoon – “Summer Home”

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this is music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Odd Bloggings, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, BIRP!, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: May ’11

Chuck Norton — Sun, 01 May 2011 13:50:52 +0000

Chad VanGaalen

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

May ’11: “The Anti-Depressor!”
1. Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
2. Audio Bullys – Only Man
3. Raphael Saadiq – Heart Attack
4. Tommy James & The Shondells – Do Something to Me (1968)
5. Love Boat – You Know I Really Want You
6. Let’s Wrestle – If I Keep On Loving
7. Teenage Bottlerocket – Mutilate Me
8. Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard – Slogans
9. Slam Donahue – It’s Scary
10. Two Wounded Birds – All We Wanna Do
11. Brett Dennen – Sydney (I’ll Come Running)
12. The Feelies – Nobody Knows
13. Liam Lynch – I’m Not Ready
14. The Watson Twins – U ‘n’ Me
15. Ezra Furman and The Harpoons – Mysterious Power
16. The Big Crunch Theory – What To Say?
17. Chad VanGaalen – Sara
18. Folly and the Hunter – Cost
19. The National – Exile Vilify
20. Dry The River – New Ceremony

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this is music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Daytrotter, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Good Cat Collective, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now! And make sure to check out the outstanding site Odd Bloggings, an old friend with a new name.

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.

Highly Rec’d Mixtape: April ’11

Chuck Norton — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:05:19 +0000

Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose

HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
by: Jon Wolf

April ’11: “Optimistic On Overload!”
1. TV On The Radio – “Caffeinated Consciousness”
2. Art Brut – “Unprofessional Wrestling”
3. R.E.M. – “That Someone Is You”
4. The Mountain Goats – “Estate Sale Sign”
5. BOAT – “Frank Black Says”
6. Mazes – “Vampire Jive”
7. Beast Make Bomb – “Zombie Song”
8. Smoking Popes – “Freaking Out”
9. Those Darlins – “Screws Get Loose”
10. The Strokes – “Gratisfaction”
11. We Can’t Enjoy Ourselves – “Miss Maris Morris”
12. Oregon Bike Trails – “High School Lover”
13. Airlines – “Neon Moon”
14. Air – “Kelly Watch the Stars!” (1998)
15. The Liptonians – “Hey! Hey! Help Is On Its Way Now!”
16. The Shondes – “Make It Beautiful”
17. Ham Sandwich – “The Naturist”
18. The Parade Schedule – “Dye Your Hair”
19. Sam Amidon – “Saro”
20. Explosions In The Sky – “Postcard From 1952″

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Go to the source! We are not as cool as we would like to think, we scour the Interwebs for the best new music and compile it into one life-changing mix every month. This is not good enough music, this is music has actual shelf-life, and we hope it reminds you of how much you used to like music, and how much great new music is still out there. These diligent sites work way harder than we do to get a ton of music and news content to you on a regular basis, check them out and find some new music to recommend on your own: Dead Journalist, Pop’stache, Pretty Much Amazing, Consequence of Sound, HearYa, Cover Me, Daytrotter, Les Enfants Terribles, Ryan’s Smashing Life, Mixtape Maestro, Faronheit, Indie Rock Cafe, I Guess I’m Floating, Peenko, Obscure Sound, Listen Before You Buy, The Vinyl District, Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, I Am Fuel You Are Friends, The Burning Ear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Chromewaves, Culture Bully, We All Want Someone To Shout For, Said The Gramophone, Some Velvet Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Largehearted Boy, Cover Lay Down, Drive A Faster Car, The Hype Machine, and So Hot Right Now! And welcome our newest friends The Good Cat Collective serving all your Leeds needs!

Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s Monthly Mixtape. Join his mailing list: highlyrecd@gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.