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”

ZIP’D

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.

Small Black

Brooklyn’s Small Black has announced a new album to be released on a yet-to-be-named in 2012. In advance of the new album, the band has a mixtape set to come out on 11.11.11 which includes a single with Heems of Das Racist. Track listing of the mixtape, Moon Killer, below.

Check out Small Black’s “Two Rivers” featuring Heems via SoundCloud below.

Small Black f. Heems, “Two Rivers” by The FADER

Small Black - Moon Killer

Track listing
1. Intro
2. Two Rivers (ft. Heems)
3. Moon Killer
4. Clear Blue Skies
5. Ø
6. Sunday Son (ft. Heems)
7. Late Night G
8. Love’s Not Enough
9. All The Rainbows
10. New Chain (Phonetag remix SB edit)
11. Photojournalist (Star Slinger Remix SB edit)

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.

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.

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.

Fare Soldi's Capri Sonne Mix 2011

Capri Sonne mix 2011 by FARE SOLDI

I don’t know if I have ever heard an electro masterpiece start out with a beat box. Fari Soldi then takes no time dropping into their “Yo! Raps Remix” of Mothers of Charleston song “Taxi Driver“. From Beat Box to Hip Hop to Frisco Disco they get things started fast and furious. They refuse to take the foot off the throttle for the next 40 minutes.

I look forward to the Fare Soldi Carpi Sonne Mix every year. Its always jammed packed with their completely original and unique remixes. They also feature the hottest sounds out right now.

Case and point is the Roy Booge Brukup of Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time”. “Remember the Time” is probably my least favorite Michael Jackson song. Something about the video leaves a bad taste in my mouth still many years later. I can’t get the horrible image of Michael dancing around as an pharaoh out of my head. But when they dropped this track, I literally was frozen in disbelief. Not only was it good but it fit Fare Soldi’s crazy ass sound perfectly.

Capri Sonne 2011 picks up right where they left off last year. If you start listening in your cubical make sure your co-workers are not around. Trust me, I have gotten more than one funny look as I fidgeted uncontrollably in my seat as Fare Soldi pumped through my headphones. I can’t wait to get in my car, roll down the windows, turn it up, and enjoy the open rode. I hope you enjoy this beauty of a mixtape as much I have in the past 24 hours.

Download it here

TRACK LIST
1) Eklips – A Beatbox History of Hip-Hop
2) Mothers Of Charleston “Taxi Driver (Fare Soldi “YO! Raps” rmx)”

3) Senor Stereo “Hot Damn! (Kid SL Crafty edit) “

4) Bag Raiders “Sunshine” (Armand Van Helden rmx)

5) Pierre De La Touche “Song Of The Sirens (Louis La Roche rmx)”

6) Fare Soldi “Cassa Forte”

7) Moonchild “Love Birds” (Gigi Barocco rmx)

8) Hervè “Together”

9) MJ vs HC “Remember the time” (Roy Boogie’s brukup)

10) Alan Sorrenti “Love fever”

11) Munk “Keep my secret” (Rory Phillips club mix)

12) Beyoncè “Crazy in love (Fare Soldi “Chiapponzilla” rmx)”

13) Broke One “Go go go (Russ Chimes Gunman rmx)”

14) ODahl “Out of Control (Justin Faust rmx)”

15) Toro Y Moi “New Beat (Fare Soldi “Cantatu” rmx)”

16) Swing Out Sisters “Breakout”

Editor’s Note: Brent Smith is a regular contributor to DeadJournalist.com. You can read more of his work on his blog, SmithBlogsAtlanta, or you can follow him on Twitter: smithblogsatl

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.

Osa Virtuoso

Editor’s Note: Los Angeles-based rapper Osa Virtuoso has provided DeadJournalist.com an exclusive, first-person view into the process behind his unique mixtape The Classics. With this continuing series of artist Op-Ed’s we continue to bring you the undiluted voice of the artist the best way possible: directly from the source.

On Creating The Classics Mixtape
by Osa Virtuoso

The Classics came about from listening to a radio station, actually. I’ve always loved soulful/pop hits from back in the day, but it wasn’t until one afternoon listening that the idea came about. I loved the sound so much that I thought, why not recreate it.

I knew that there had to be a market of people that loved these classic tracks as much as I did, and wouldn’t mind hearing it with a new twist. So I looked it up, noticed no one had done it before, and got to work.

The first one I did was The Spinners, “Take Your Time.” Then it was The Jackson Five, “Never Can Say Goodbye,” and Phil Collins, “In The Air”. My friend Giovanni did the Otis interludes. I called him up, he came by the studio the same day and knocked it out effortlessly.

He’s a comedian/actor, and I really love the way he works. It was literally one take, no mistakes, and I chopped it up into a few different interludes and placed them where I saw fit. I did the same thing with the original songs. Chopped them up, made beats and choruses.

I didn’t actually grow up listening to these songs and artists because I was too young. But, I certainly remember hearing them. Maybe not on my own merit, but from parents, commercials, radio, etc. I’m just happy to know that people are enjoying the mixtape as much as I did putting it together.

My objective is to entertain, educate, and inspire at the best of my ability. I hope to attain the same success with my debut album this fall.

Osa Virtuoso

Osa Virtuoso dropped a new mixtape, The Classics, which includes his remix of Duck Sauce’s “Barbra Streisand”. He’s also released a video for the track which you can check out below.

To download the mixtape, visit his Web site or click here

Anoraak

This fantastic mixtape from Anoraak is right in my wheel house of music. When I was younger, I used to think my brother’s taste in House music was so lame. It was “old guy” electronic music for me. I used to think, what’s with all these vocals and two step beats? At that time I was listening to furious drum and bass. The grimier the bass lines and the faster the beats; the better. Talk about polar opposites! This House music was for old people…

Fast forward ten years and now I am that old guy and feel bad for dissing my brother.

So what exactly am I talking about and what does it have to do with this mixtape. Let me first say that this mixtape is not house music centered but features some smooth vocals. It starts out fairly poppy with some crossover electronic music. Anoraak then progress into some serious dance music of the disco/house/electro variety to finish it off. These types of tracks suit my old man ears I guess. The most complimentary thing I could say is if I were to make a mixtape, these are the types of tracks I would play. It has been on repeat for the last three weeks and I hope you check it out …

Anoraak is an electronic/pop artist from France with two great full length albums under his belt. DJing isn’t his main stick but he does an really awesome job putting this mixtape together.

GRAND BLANC Mix n°1 | by Anoraak by Anoraak

Track List
Uniforms – “1020 Trickery Lane” (Eumig & Chinon Remix)
Jupiter – “Vow Populi” (Lifelike treatment)
Kelis – “Scream” (Russ Chimes remix)
Chas Bronz – “Walking in Space” (Mustang remix)
Luke Million – “Italo Journey” (Part II)
7he Myriads – “Running Man” (Oliver DAX remix)
Michael Cassette – “Winter ”
Bot’ox – “Blue Steel” (Para One & Tacteel remix)
Dirty Super Car – “Get a Grip” (The Loops Of Fury remix)
Pnau – “With You Forever” (Dirty South remix)
Vandroid – “Slave” (Van She Tech remix)
Daft Punk – “Burnin’”
Bloc Party – “One More Chance” (Alex Metric remix)
Yuksek – “Daladeu2″
StardonE – “Space Romance”

Editor’s Note: Brent Smith is a regular contributor to DeadJournalist.com. You can read more of his work on his blog, SmithBlogsAtlanta, or you can follow him on Twitter: smithblogsatl

It Came From The Cloud, Vol. Two

It’s been three months since my first compilation was posted. I am back with 16 free tracks from the best Soundcloud has to offer. Some returning artists were too good to keep off, It Came From The Cloud Volume Two, like Punks Jump Up, Hood Internet, and Fare Solidi. The majority of the tracks on Volume Two are brand new artists for me. I am really excited for you all to explore.

Side A
1)Your My Friend – Quinten 909
2)What’s Going On (White Stripes vs Marvin Gaye Edit) – Flirtphonic
3)Herbie Hanckock “Bring down the birds bassline” (Kick-OH Edit) – Kick-OH
4)Notorious B.I.G. “We got Machine Funk” – Relative Funk SoundSystem Remix
5)Herr Style “Jack” – Fare Soldi Remix
6)Chromeo “Hot Mess” – Punks Jump Up Remix
7)Love it is, Then – Moullinex
8)Fenech Soler “Demons” – Jokers of the Scene Remix

Side B
9)Find Me – Gold Rush
10)Thumb – Lung
11)Cafe Tacuba “El Punal y El Corazon” – Den5hion Remix
12)Persistance – Caballo & the Mothafu Kings
13)Siba e a Fuloresta – A Folha de bananeira – Amy Grante Edit
14)Kayne West vs Journey “Runaway” – The Hood Edit Mashup
15)Black Sabbath “War Pigs” – An-Ten-Nae
16)Kayne West “Dark Fantasy” – Figure Remix

Combined Download

Quinten 909 – You’re My Friend by Quinten 909

What’s Going On [Marvin Gaye vs. The White Stripes] by Flirtphonic

Herbie Hanckock – bring down the birds baseline (Kick-OH Booty is in the Heart) by KickOH

Notorious BIG-we got machine gun funk-Relative Funk Remix by Relative Funk SoundSystem

Herr Styler – Jack (Fare Soldi Jackette rmx) by FARE SOLDI

Chromeo-Hot Mess (Punks Jump Up remix) by Punks Jump Up

Moullinex – Love it is, Then – Free download! by Moullinex

Fenech-Soler “Demons (Jokers of the Scene Rmx)” by Jokers of the Scene

Find Me . . .feat. Anneka [Free DL] by GoldRush

Thumb (FREE DL) by Lung

El Puñal y El Corazon (den5hion remix) by den5hion

Caballo and the Mothafu Kings – Persistance by caballo

Siba e a Fuloresta – A folha da bananeira (Amy Grante Edit) by amygrante

The Hood Internet – Runawayfully (Kanye West x Journey) by hoodinternet

Black Sabbath – War Pigs (An-Ten-nae’s Acid Crunk Remix) by an-ten-nae

Kanye West – Dark Fantasy (Figure Bootleg) by Figure

Editor’s Note: Brent Smith is a regular contributor to DeadJournalist.com. You can read more of his work on his blog, SmithBlogsAtlanta, or you can follow him on Twitter: smithblogsatl

Teen Daze

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

Don’t Hog The Covers ’11!
1. Dropkick Murphys feat. Bruce Springsteen – “Peg O’ My Heart” (traditional)
2. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes – “All Out Of Love” (Air Supply)
3. Situationists – “Digital Love” (Daft Punk)
4. Teen Daze – “Wet Hair” (Japandroids)
5. Bad Rabbits – “Human Nature” (Michael Jackson)
6. Ben l’Oncle Soul – “Seven Nation Army” (White Stripes)
7. Kate Nash – “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” (Denise Williams)
8. The Concretes – “Back For Good” (Take That)
9. The Rural Alberta Advantage – “Eye Of The Tiger” (Survivor)
10. Cornbread Red – “Self Esteem” (The Offspring)
11. Loch Lomond – “The Chain” (Fleetwood Mac)
12. The Decemberists – “Cuyahoga” (R.E.M.)
13. The Gaslight Anthem – “Songs for Teenagers” (Fake Problems)
14. The Vatican Cellars – “Runnin’ With the Devil” (Van Halen)
15. Billy Idol vs. Jan Delay – “Reggae Yell” (Ed Home Remix)
16. Beastie Boys – “Sure Shot” (Barzin Remix)
17. OK Go – “Gigantic” (The Pixies)
18. Camilo Diaz Pino – “Scott Pilgrim (16-Bit Remix)” (Plumtree)
19. Run Toto Run – “Sleepyhead” (Passion Pit)
20. Guster – “Melanie” (live)
21. Lucy Wainwright Roche – “Superman’s Song” (Crash Test Dummies)
22. Tim Reynolds – “In Your Eyes” (Peter Gabriel)
23. Sophie’s Pigeons – “Flux (live)” (Bloc Party)
24. Vika – “Toxicity” (System Of A Down)

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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 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!

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.

Le Castle Vania - Bulletproof Tiger Mixtape Vol.2

Our old pal Le Castle Vania has released a new, free mixtape, Bulletproof Tiger Mixtape Vol.2, late last week. As usual, he can make anytime turn into 2AM.

You can download the mixtape via his Web site or play it via SoundCloud.

Le Castle Vania’s Bulletproof Tiger Mixtape Volume 2 by Le Castle Vania

Mother Mother - Eureka (release date March 15, 2011)

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

March ’11: “Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty!”
1. The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
2. Mother Mother – “Baby Don’t Dance”
3. New Shouts – “Kiss For Fun”
4. Rival Schools – “Wring It Out”
5. The Dears – “Stick w/ Me Kid”
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage – “Muscle Relaxants”
7. Cheap Girls – “Pure Hate”
8. Sloan – “Follow The Leader”
9. Pete & The Pirates – “Come To The Bar”
10. Sun Wizard – “World’s Got a Handle”
11. The Fresh & Onlys – “Waterfall”
12. The Winter Olympics – “The Great Outdoors”
13. Co-Ed – “Going, Going, Gone” (2001)
14. Lemuria – “Lemons”
15. Garfunkel and Oates – “You, Me and Steve”
16. Fishboy – “Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut”
17. The Shape Of The Earth – “You Can Only Get So Lonely”
18. Alexander Ebert – “A Million Years”
19. Gruff Rhys – “Sensations In The Dark”
20. The Forms feat. Matt Berninger – “Fire to the Ground”
21. David Lowery – “The Palace Guards”

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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!

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.