Sunday, December 28, 2014

Kaleidoscoped - Songs 2014

Here is another collection of songs from albums released in 2014 that found their way onto my various players throughout the year.  There has been a lot of good music this year and everything here falls into a broad categories of retro garage rock, neo-psychedelic and freakbeat. This is my third mix of music that fits into those categories.



All albums released in 2014.


  1. Vaniish - Kaleidoscoped (Memory Work)
  2. Elephant Stone - All Is Burning (Three Poisons)
  3. The Raveonettes - Wake Me Up (Pe'ahi)
  4. The Black Angels - Diamond Eyes (Clear Lake Forest)
  5. Magic Castles - Sky Sounds (Sky Sounds)
  6. The Diaphanoids - You Can't Shine If You Don't Burn (Lsme)
  7. Shocking Pinks - Working Holiday (Guilt Mirrors)
  8. Verma - Sunrunner (Sunrunner)
  9. Temples - Mesmerise (Sun Structures)
  10. The Sudden Death Of Stars - Pony Tails (All Unrevealed Parts Of The Unknown)
  11. King Tuff - Rainbow's Run (Black Moon Spell)
  12. The Vickers - Ghosts (Ghosts)
  13. Pink Mountaintops - Sell Your Soul (Get Back)
  14. The Orgone Box - Anaesthesia (Centaur)
  15. Sleepy Sun - Everywhere Waltz (Maui Tears)
  16. Amen Dunes - Lonely Richard (Love)
  17. The Hobbes Fanclub - The Boy From Outer Space (Up At Lagrange)
  18. Electric Wurms - Heart Of The Sunrise (Musik, Die Schwer zu Twerk)


Saturday, December 20, 2014

Another Christmas - Xmas Night


The last of the Christmas mixes for this year.












  1. The Shins - Wonderful Christmastime
  2. The Fleshtones - I Still Believe In Christmas
  3. Weezer - O Come All Ye Faithful
  4. The Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
  5. Aimee Mann - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  6. The Joseph and Mary Chain - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
  7. Calexico - Green Grows The Holly
  8. Bright Eyes - The First Noel
  9. Emmylou Harris - O Little Town Of Bethlehm
  10. Etta James - O Holy Night
  11. Nick Lowe - Silent Night
  12. Fruit Bats - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
  13. Barenaked Ladies - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings
  14. The Polyphonic Spree - Silver Bells (Reprise)
  15. Magnetic Fields - Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
  16. Coldplay - Christmas Lights
  17. Blitzen Trapper - Christmas Is Coming Soon
  18. Holly Golightly - That's What I Want For Christmas
  19. Cyndi Lauper - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
  20. Heartless Bastards - Blue Christmas
  21. Canned Heat - Christmas Blues
  22. Black Prairie & Sallie Ford - (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag
  23. The Head and The Heart - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
  24. Over The Rhine - Another Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas - Xmas Night


Another mix of Christmas songs.















  1. King Curtis - The Christmas Song
  2. Duels - Do You Hear What I Hear?
  3. Sufjan Stevens - Holly Jolly Christmas
  4. The Flaming Lips - White Christmas
  5. Nicole Atkins - Blue Christmas
  6. Freddie McGregor - Come All Ye Faithful
  7. The Legendary Shack Shakers - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  8. The Chesterfield Kings - Hey, Santa Claus
  9. The Smithereens - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  10. Ringo Starr - I Wanna Be Santa Claus
  11. El Perro Del Mar - Oh! What A Christmas
  12. Panda - Winter Wonderland
  13. Los Straitjackets - Holiday Twist
  14. The Sonics - Santa Claus
  15. Ciao Bella - Christmas Time
  16. Essex Green - Deck The Halls
  17. My Morning Jacket - X Mas Time Is Here Again
  18. The Decemberists - Angel, Won't You Call Me
  19. The Fleshtones - You're All I Want For Christmas
  20. Over The Rhine - All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue
  21. Cyndi Lauper - Three Ships
  22. The Alarm - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
  23. Sinead O'Connor - Silent Night
  24. Jimi Hendrix - Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne


Monday, December 8, 2014

Getting Ready For Christmas Day

This is another in my series of mixes for our family gathering on Christmas Eve. I posted five mixes last year and didn't get around to finishing up this one. Here it is.












  1. John Holt - White Christmas
  2. Bing Crosby - The First Noel (Attaboy House Party Mix)
  3. XTC - Countdown To Christmas Partytime
  4. Paul Simon - Getting Ready For Christmas Day
  5. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  6. Tom Petty - Christmas All Over Again
  7. J.D. McPherson - Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)
  8. Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
  9. The Chevelles - Come All Ye Faithful Surfer Girls
  10. Darlene Love - Winter Wonderland
  11. James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
  12. Solomon Burke - Presents For Christmas
  13. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects
  14. Fitz & The Tantrums - Santa Stole My Lady
  15. The Ronettes - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
  16. Louis Armstrong - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Mulato Beat Remix)
  17. Eartha Kitt - This Year's Santa Baby
  18. Etta James - Merry Christmas Baby
  19. Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (Margini vs. Pallin Remix)
  20. Gato Barbieri - Auld Lang Syne

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Always Going - Songs 2014

Always Going - Songs 2014

The collection of mixes highlighting songs from my favorite albums released in 2014 continues.





All albums released in 2014.



  1. Peggy Sue - Always Going (Choir Of Echoes)
  2. Real Estate - Talking Backwards (Atlas)
  3. Alt-J - Every Other Freckle (This Is All Yours)
  4. Hozier - Take Me To Church (Hozier)
  5. The War On Drugs - Red Eyes (Lost In The Dream)
  6. Dum Dum Girls - Too True To Be Good (Too True)
  7. Jack White - Would You Fight For My Love? (Lazaretto)
  8. Foxygen - How Can You Really (...And Star Power)
  9. Broken Bells - After The Disco (After The Disco)
  10. St. Vincent - Digital Witness (St. Vincent)
  11. TV On The Radio - Quartz (Seeds)
  12. We Are Catchers - Tap Tap Tap (We Are Catchers)
  13. The Empty Hearts - Fill An Empty Heart (The Empty Hearts)
  14. Lake Street Dive - Seventeen (Bad Self Portraits)
  15. Spoon - I Just Don't Understand (They Want My Soul)
  16. Water Liars - I Want Blood (Water Liars)
  17. Angel Olsen - Hi-Five (Burn Your Fire For No Witness)
  18. Howler - Don't Wanna (World Of Joy)
  19. Ryan Adams - Stay With Me (Ryan Adams)
  20. Nick Waterhouse - High Tiding (Holly)

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Waking Light - Songs 2014


More songs from some of my favorite albums released in 2014.












  1. Beck - Waking Light (Morning Phase)
  2. Ingrid Michaelson - Wonderful Unknown (Lights Out)
  3. Wye Oak - Shriek (Shriek)
  4. Jeremy Jay - Far & Near (Abandoned Apartments)
  5. Nicole Atkins - Who Killed The Moonlight? (Slow Phaser)
  6. Broken Bells - Holding On For Life (After The Disco)
  7. Lykke Li - Just Like A Dream (I Never Learn)
  8. Spoon - Inside Out (They Want My Soul)
  9. Real Estate - Past Lives (Atlas)
  10. Orenda Fink - This Is A Part Of A Something Greater (Blue Dream)
  11. The Soft Hills - Road To The Sun (Departure)
  12. Simone Felice - If You Go To LA (Strangers) 
  13. Womans Hour - Darkest Place (Conversations) 
  14. Strand Of Oaks - Woke Up To The Light (Heal) 
  15. Lana Del Rey - Cruel World (Ultraviolence) 
  16. Mark Lanegan - Torn Red Heart (Phantom Radio) 
  17. Wake Owl - Oh Baby (The Private World Of Paradise) 
  18. Winterpills - Time Of No Reply (Echolalia) 



Saturday, November 29, 2014

Down On The Bottom - Songs 2014

Here is another mix of songs from some of my favorite albums released in 2014.













  1. The New Basement Tapes - Down On The Bottom (Lost On The River)
  2. Hozier - Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene (Hozier)
  3. Alt-J - The Gospel of John Hurt (This Is All Yours)
  4. Weyes Blood - Land of Broken Dreams (The Innocents)
  5. Interpol - My Desire (El Pintor)
  6. Ryan Adams - Feels Like Fire (Ryan Adams)
  7. Angel Olsen - Stars (Burn Your Fire For No Witness)
  8. You+Me - Capsized (Rose Ave.)
  9. Damien Rice - I Don't Want To Change You (My Favourite Faded Fantasy)
  10. Sharon Van Etten - You Know Me Well (Are We There)
  11. The War on Drugs - Eyes To The Wind (Lost In The Dream)
  12. Ray LaMontagne - Julia (Supernova)
  13. Trippy Hippy - Pretty Mess (Trigger Hippy)
  14. J Mascis - Every Morning (Tied To A Star)
  15. The Black Keys - In Time (Turn Blue)
  16. Conor Oberst - Zigzagging Toward The Light (Upside Down Mountain)



Thursday, November 6, 2014

You Go Back Jack Do It Again - Decade 2

You Go Back Jack Do It Again. Let's play some more of that classic rock from the second decade.










  1. Steely Dan - Do It Again (Can't Buy A Thrill, 1972)
  2. Santana - Everything's Coming Our Way (Santana, 1971)
  3. Led Zeppelin - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)
  4. String Driven Thing - Circus (String Driven Thing, 1972)
  5. Fairport Convention - Matty Groves (Liege & Lief, 1969)
  6. Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley (Gasoline Alley, 1970)
  7. Elton John - Country Comfort (Tumbleweed Connection, 1970)
  8. Grateful Dead - Box Of Rain (American Beauty, 1970)
  9. The Byrds - Wasn't Born To Follow (The Notorious Byrd Brothers, 1968)
  10. Bob Dylan - Went To See The Gypsy (New Morning, 1970)
  11. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Carry On (Deja Vu, 1970)
  12. America - Sandman (America, 1971)
  13. Jefferson Airplane - She Has Funny Cars (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)
  14. Cream - Swlabr (Disraeli Gears, 1967)
  15. Jimi Hendrix - Room Full Of Mirrors (Rainbow Bridge, 1971)
  16. Moby Grape - Omaha (Moby Grape, 1967)



Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Tomorrow Never Knows - Decade 2

Tomorrow Never Knows - Another psychedelic trip through my album collection that focuses on the late 60's. A spacey mix from the Beatles to Bowie. Part of my Decade 2 series of mixes that explores the mid 60's through the mid 70's. The so called age of Classic Rock.

Some obvious picks and some deep tracks keeps this mix interesting.









  1. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (Revolver, 1966)
  2. Jimi Hendrix - Third Stone From The Sun (Are You Experienced?, 1967)
  3. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)
  4. The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind (Journey To The Center Of The Mind, 1968)
  5. H.P. Lovecraft - At The Mountains Of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft II, 1968)
  6. The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow (Their Satanic Majesties Request, 1967)
  7. The Moody Blues - Om (In Search Of The Lost Chord, 1968)
  8. The Chocolate Watch Band - Voyage Of The Trieste (The Inner Mystique, 1968)
  9. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Smell Of Incense (Vol, 2 - Breaking Through, 1967)
  10. The Who - Magic Bus (Magic Bus: The Who On Tour, 1968)
  11. The Troggs - Purple Shades (Hip Hip Hooray, 1968)
  12. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)
  13. Traffic - Pearly Queen (Traffic, 1968)
  14. Donovan - Sunshine Superman (Sunshine Superman, 1966)
  15. Country Joe & The Fish - Section 43 (Electric Music For The Mind and Body, 1967)
  16. The Sons Of Champlin - 1982-A (Loosen Up Naturally, 1969)
  17. Love Sculpture - In The Land Of The Few (Forms and Feelings, 1969)
  18. David Bowie - An Occasional Dream (David Bowie, 1969)


Thursday, October 23, 2014

I'm a Paranoid Schizoid Product of the 20th Century - Decade 2

This a an older mix that has been recently tweaked for posting to Mixcloud.










  1. The Kinks - 20th Century Man (Muswell Hillbillies, 1971)
  2. The Rolling Stones - 2000 Man (Their Satanic Majesties Request, 1967)
  3. The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow Is Born (S.F, Sorrow, 1968)
  4. Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (Shine On Brightly, 1968)
  5. Strawbs - New World (Grave New World, 1972)
  6. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969)
  7. The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (Seventh Sojourn, 1972)
  8. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (The Man Who Sold The World, 1970)
  9. T. Rex - Ballrooms Of Mars (The Slider, 1972)
  10. Silver Apples - Oscillations (Silver Apples, 1968)
  11. Hawkwind - Silver Machine (In Search Of Space, 1971)
  12. Jefferson Airplane - Have You Seen The Saucers (Early Flight, 1974)
  13. Seatrain - 13 Questions (Seatrain, 1970)
  14. Grateful Dead - Friend Of The Devil (American Beauty, 1970)
  15. H.P. Lovecraft - Wayfaring Stranger (H.P. Lovecraft, 1967)
  16. The Doors - Ship Of Fools (Morrison Hotel, 1970)
  17. Traffic - Freedom Rider (John Barleycorn Must Die, 1970)
  18. Leon Russell - Stranger In A Strange Land (Leon Russell and the Shelter People, 1971)



Monday, October 20, 2014

In My Time - Late Night

The Late Night mix series continues with a selection of indie rock songs from the last decade or so.












  1. Kurt Vile - In My Time (Smoke Ring For My Halo, 2011)
  2. Heartless Bastards - Only For You (Arrow, 2012)
  3. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Baby (Mature Themes, 2012)
  4. Jonathan Wilson - Dear Friend (Fanfare, 2013)
  5. Jim James - All Is Forgiven (Regions Of Light And Sound Of God, 2012)
  6. Beck - Volcano (Modern Guilt , 2008)
  7. Beach House - Silver Soul (Teen Dream, 2010)
  8. Grizzly Bear - Ready, Able (Veckatimest, 2009)
  9. Arcade Fire - Deep Blue (The Subarbs, 2010)
  10. Shearwater - Johnny Viola (Palo Santo, 2007)
  11. Father John Misty - Funtimes in Babylon (Fear Fun, 2012)
  12. Thurston Moore - Circulation (Demolished Thoughts, 2011)
  13. Castanets - Sway (In The Vines, 2007)
  14. Sun Kil Moon - Floating (Ghosts Of The Great Highway, 2007)
  15. Bon Iver - Michicant (Bon Iver, 2011)
  16. Exitmusic - The Night (Passage, 2012)

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Through The Dark - Late Night


A collection of indie rock songs from the last decade or so that is part of my Late Night series of mixes. Mostly relaxed and darkly pensive.

Some of my favorite albums from recent years are represented here and on the next couple of mixes created from the same playlist.






  1. Alexi Murdoch - Through The Dark (Towards The Sun, 2011)
  2. Cat Power - The Moon (The Greatest, 2006)
  3. Beck - Movie Theme (The Information, 2006)*
  4. Sleepy Sun - Golden Artifact (Embrace, 2009)
  5. Fleet Foxes - Sun It Rises (Fleet Foxes, 2008)
  6. Iron & Wine - Sunset Soon Forgotten (Our Endless Numbered Days, 2005)
  7. Emiliana Torrini - Autumn Sun (Tookah, 2013)
  8. Bon Iver - Flume (For Emma, Forever Ago, 2008)
  9. Panda Bear - You Can Count On Me (Tomboy, 2011)
  10. Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Epic, 2010)
  11. The National - Slow Show (Boxer, 2007)
  12. Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day (Seasons of Your Day, 2013)
  13. A. A. Bondy - To The Morning (When The Devil's Loose, 2009)
  14. Cloud Cult - Dawn (Light Chasers, 2010)
  15. Lord Huron - Lullaby (Lonesome Dreams, 2012)
  16. Lower Dens - Tea Lights (Twin-Hand Movement, 2010)
  17. Keren Ann - Run With You (101, 2011)
  18. Eels - End Times (End Times, 2010)

*Replaced Beck's It's All In Your Mind from Sea Change.



Saturday, October 11, 2014

Living In The Past - Songs 1969


Living in the past with more songs from 1969. Classic rock.












  1. Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (Single, 1969)
  2. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)
  3. Neil Young - Cowgirl In The Sand (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969)
  4. Terry Reid - Superlungs My Supergirl (Terry Reid, 1969)
  5. Deep Purple - Kentucky Woman (The Book of Taliesyn, 1969)
  6. Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman (The Pious Bird of Good Omen, 1969)
  7. Steve Miller Band - Your Saving Grace (Your Saving Grace, 1969)
  8. Jefferson Airplane - We Can Be Together (Volunteers, 1969)
  9. The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band, 1969)
  10. The Byrds - Drug Store Truck Driving Man (Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, 1969)
  11. Poco - Pickin' Up The Pieces (Pickin' Up the Pieces, 1969)
  12. Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles (Running Down The Road, 1969)
  13. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969)
  14. The Box Tops - Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (Dimensions, 1969)
  15. Traffic - Shanghai Noodle Factory (Last Exit, 1969)
  16. Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson and Clover (Crimson and Clover, 1969)


Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Everybody Look What's Going Round - Protest Songs

And still more songs about war and peace from that second decade of rock during the Vietnam War.












  1. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield, 1966)
  2. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Ohio (So Far, 1974)
  3. The Mothers of Invention - Trouble Every Day (Freak Out, 1966)
  4. Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On (What's Goin' On, 1971)
  5. The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (The Temptations Greatest Hits Vol. 2, 1970)
  6. James Brown - Funky President (People It's Bad) (Make It Funky: 1971-1975, 1996)
  7. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Small Talk At 125th and Lennox, 1971)
  8. The Isley Brothers - Fight The Power (Part 1 & 2) (The Heat Is On, 1975)
  9. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Willy and the Poor Boys, 1969)
  10. The Guess Who - American Woman (American Woman, 1970)
  11. Graham Nash - Military Madness (Songs For Beginners, 1971)
  12. Donovan - The War Drags On (Fairytale, 1965)
  13. John Prine - Sam Stone (John Prine, 1971)
  14. Jimmy Cliff - Viet Nam (Jimmy Cliff, 1967)
  15. Bob Marley & The Wailers - War (Rastaman Vibration, 1976)
  16. John Lennon - Bring On The Lucie (Mind Games, 1973)
  17. Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Live) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, 2002)
  18. The Byrds - Chimes of Freedom (Mr. Tambourine Man, 1965)
  19. Tim Hardin - Simple Song of Freedom (Tim Hardin, 1969)
  20. Peter, Paul & Mary - Blowin' In The Wind (In The Wind, 1963)

Change The World - Protest Songs

More songs of war and peace from the second decade of rock.














  1. Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World (A Space in Time, 1971)
  2. Graham Nash - Chicago/We Can Change The World (Songs For Beginners, 1971)
  3. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (The Times They Are a-Changin', 1964)
  4. The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World (Share The Land, 1970)
  5. Steppenwolf - Monster/Suicide/America (Monster, 1969)
  6. Chicago - Dialogue Part I & III (Chicago V, 1972)
  7. The Beach Boys - Student Demonstration Time (Surf's Up, 1971)
  8. Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me (What About Me, 1970)
  9. The Byrds - Draft Morning (The Notorious Byrd Brothers, 1968)
  10. Donovan - To Susan On The West Coast Waiting (Barajagal, 1969)
  11. The Kinks - Some Mother's Son  (Arthur: Or The Decline and Fall Of The British Empire, 1969)
  12. The Chambers Brothers - People Get Ready (The Time Has Come, 1967)
  13. The Rascals - People Got To Be Free (Freedom Suite, 1969)
  14. Curtis Mayfield - We Got To Have Peace (Roots, 1971)
  15. Stevie Wonder - Blowin' In The Wind (Up-Tight, 1966)
  16. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Shake, 1965)



Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Teenage Wasteland - Songs 2014

Continuing the Orgone Bliss with this mix of songs released in 2014. Lots of psychedelia, garage rock and noise.

Wussy in the pic.








  1. Wussy - Teenage Wasteland (Attica)
  2. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - What You Isn't (Revelation)
  3. Allah-Las - Artifact (Worship The Sun)
  4. The Raveonettes - Endless Sleeper (Pe'ahi)
  5. The Donkeys - Black Wave (Ride The Black Wave)
  6. Coves - Let The Sun Go (Soft Friday)
  7. Van der Vous - Mind Changes (La Fuga)
  8. Empty Hearts - I Don't Want Your Love, If You Don't Love Me (The Empty Hearts)
  9. The Autumn Defense - This Thing That I've Found (Fifth)
  10. Donovan Blanc - Girlfriend (Donovan Blanc)
  11. Elephant Stone - Wayward Son (Three Poisons)
  12. Reigning Sound - You Did Wrong (Shattered)
  13. The Vacant Lots - Never Satisfied (Departure)
  14. Dum Dum Girls - Rimbaud Eyes (Too True)
  15. The Roaring 420s - Blue Jay (What Is Psych?)
  16. Syd Arthur - Garden Of Time (Sound Mirror)
  17. The Underground Youth - The American Dream (Sadovaya)
  18. Hollis Brown - Rock & Roll (Gets Loaded)



Friday, September 26, 2014

In Dreams - Late Night


More songs about dreams.













  1. Roy Orbison - In Dreams (In Dreams, 1963)
  2. The Magnetic Fields - Busby Berkeley Dreams (69 Love Songs, 1999)
  3. The Sleepy Jackson - Dream On (Personality - One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird, 2006)
  4. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Among Dreams (The Doldrums, 2004)
  5. The Beach Boys - And Your Dreams Come True (Summer Days And Summer Nights, 1965)
  6. Sam Phillips - I Dreamed I Stopped Dreaming (A Boot And A Shoe, 2004)
  7. Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice - Future Dream (James and the Quiet, 2007)
  8. The Soft Boys - Dreams (Underwater Moonlight, 1980)
  9. Suicide - Dream Baby Dream (Single, 1979)
  10. New Order - Dreams Never End (Movement, 1981)
  11. Marianne Faithful - Bored By Dreams (A Secret Life, 1995)
  12. Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams (Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits, 1967)
  13. Swans - Dream Dream (Various Failures 1988-1992, 1999)
  14. Kate Bush - The Dreaming (The Dreaming, 1982)
  15. Bill Nelson - Do You Dream In Colour (Quit Dreaming and Get On The Beam, 1981)
  16. The Human League - Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Dare, 1981)
  17. The Shiny Gnomes - You Live In A Dream (Wild Spells, 2001)
  18. The Pillbugs - 4 Sec Nightmare In A 5 Sec Dream (Monclovia, 2007)
  19. R.E.M. - I Don't Sleep, I Dream (Monster, 1994)
  20. The Cure - The Dream (Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001, 2004)
  21. Tom Waits - Innocent When You Dream (Franks Wild Years, 1987)
  22. Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - All I Have To Do Is Dream (All I Have To Do Is Dream, 1968)



Friday, September 19, 2014

How Long Must I Dream - Late Night

This was a mix that I originally made and posted in early 2009 but of course I had to tweak it a little to post here and on Mixcloud.

I started this with a playlist based on songs with dream in the title. Quite a large list and it was fun to put something like this together and a second mix was made at the same time.

This mix fits well in my Late Night series.




  1. Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream (High Hopes, 2014)
  2. Eels - Trouble With Dreams (Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, 2005)
  3. Randy Newman - Last Night I Had A Dream (Sail Away, 1972)
  4. Love - Dream (Four Sail, 1969)
  5. The Lovetones - Inside A Dream (Meditations, 2005)
  6. Of Montreal - I Was A Landscape In Your Dream (The Sunlandic Twins, 2005)
  7. My Morning Jacket - Dream A Lil Dream O' Me (Ch. 2 Learning: Early Recordings, 2001)
  8. Dion - Life Is But A Dream (Acappella Underdub) (King of the New York Streets, 2000)
  9. Daniel Johnston - I Had A Dream (Why Me?, 2000)
  10. John Lennon - #9 Dream (Walls and Bridges, 1974)
  11. Olivia Tremor Control - Define A Transparent Dream (Dusk At Cubist Castle, 1996)
  12. Hawkwind - You Know You're Only Dreaming (In Search of Space, 1971)
  13. The Teardrop Explodes - When I Dream (Kilimanjaro, 1980)
  14. Radiohead - (Nice Dream) (The Bends, 1995)
  15. The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect (Castaways and Cutouts, 2003)
  16. Nico - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Chelsea Girl, 1967)
  17. The Zombies - Hung Upon A Dream (Odessey and Oracle, 1968)
  18. John Martyn - Dreams By The Sea (Solid Air, 1972)
  19. Richard Thompson - I Still Dream (Amnesia, 1988)
  20. Los Lobos - Dream In Blue (Kiko, 1992)
  21. Roy Orbison - Dream Baby (In Dreams: Greatest Hits, 1963)



Friday, September 12, 2014

60 Albums 1981

1981 was not one of my favorite years for music but there were some very solid releases. Aside from the very top of the list the order is not necessarily important. To make the list is significant.

Most of the albums I liked here were second and third albums of artist I discovered during the previous few years. Aside from The Blasters there were not many new discoveries and that was a problem. The first New Order was interesting but we were still seeing it as an extension of Joy Division. The first Duran Duran album was OK but knowing how they would evolve kind of lowers there place in the list.

Lots of second albums; X, English Beat, U2, Pretenders, Echo & The Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, etc.

It's a very personal list. No Rush, Phil Collins, Journey, Van Halen, Styx, Genesis, Def Leppard Foreigner, etc

One can never forget the facial expression of Phil Alvin on the cover of The Blasters. It mirrored the intensity of the music inside.
  1. The Blasters - The Blasters
  2. X - Wild Gift
  3. Squeeze - East Side Story
  4. Gang of Four - Solid Gold
  5. Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
  6. Joan Armatrading - Walk Under Ladders
  7. The English Beat - Wha'ppen?
  8. The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
  9. Elvis Costello - Trust
  10. U2 - October
  11. Prince - Controversy
  12. The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle
  13. Pretenders - Pretenders II
  14. Split Enz - Waiata
  15. Ramones - Pleasant Dreams
  16. Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up There
  17. Robyn Hitchcock - Black Snake Diamond Role
  18. The dB's - Stands For Decibels
  19. The Gun Club - Fire Of Love
  20. King Crimson - Discipline
  21. Black Uhuru - Red
  22. David Lindley - El Rayo-X
  23. UB40 - Present Arms
  24. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
  25. The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder
  26. Pete Shelley - Homosapien
  27. New Order - Movement
  28. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes
  29. The Selecter - Celebrate The Bullet
  30. Kraftwerk - Computerwelt
  31. Joe Ely - Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
  32. Rick James - Street Songs
  33. Was (Not Was) - Was (Not Was)
  34. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises
  35. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
  36. Elvis Costello - Almost Blue
  37. Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club
  38. Emmylou Harris - Evangeline
  39. Black Flag - Damaged
  40. Men At Work - Business As Usual
  41. The Cure - Faith
  42. Joe Ely - Live Shots
  43. Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
  44. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju
  45. The Cure - Pornography
  46. Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
  47. Magazine - Magic, Murder and the Weather
  48. Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement
  49. The Police - Ghost In The Machine
  50. Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache
  51. Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking of War Babies
  52. Tom Verlaine - Dreamtime
  53. David Byrne - The Catherine Wheel
  54. The Church - Of Skins and Heart
  55. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places
  56. Mink DeVille - Coup de Grace
  57. The Human League - Dare
  58. Garland Jeffreys - Escape Artist
  59. Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
  60. Duran Duran - Duran Duran

Almost on the list...

  • Devo - New Traditionalists
  • Material - Memory Serves
  • Killing Joke - What's This For...
  • Martha & The Muffins - This Is The Ice Age
  • Japan - Tin Drum
  • Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture & Morality
  • Bauhaus - Mask
  • Trio - Trio
  • Kim Wilde - Kim Wilde
  • Wall of Voodoo - Dark Continent
  • Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive
  • Fela Kuti - Original Sufferhead
  • The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
  • Gary U.S. Bonds - Dedication

Some other interesting Collections, Compilations and Concerts:

  • Sly & The Family Stone - Anthology
  • The Rolling Stones - Sucking In The Seventies
  • Various Artists - Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation of the Norm
  • Various Artists - Seize The Beat (Dance Ze Dance)



Wednesday, September 3, 2014

It's Never Too Late - Songs 1969


More songs from 1969. Starts off with some blues then gets into some hard rock.







All albums released in 1969.


  1. B. B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (Completely Well)
  2. Taj Mahal - Take A Giant Step (Giant Step)
  3. Johnny Winter - Rollin' And Tumblin' (Second Winter)
  4. The Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More (The Allman Brothers Band)
  5. John Mayall - Room To Move (The Turning Point)
  6. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (Kick Out The Jams)
  7. The Stooges - 1969 (The Stooges)
  8. Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin)
  9. Mott The Hoople - Rock And Roll Queen (Mott The Hoople)
  10. The Open Mind - Magic Potion (The Open Mind)
  11. Vanilla Fudge - Shotgun (Near The Beginning)
  12. Santana - Persuasion (Santana)
  13. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (Willy and the Poor Boys)
  14. Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (Ramblin' Gamblin' Man)
  15. Grand Funk Railroad - Time Machine (On Time)
  16. Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (Joe Cocker)
  17. Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (Then Play On)
  18. Steppenwolf - It's Never Too Late (At Your Birthday Party)



Saturday, August 30, 2014

Rocked Me On The Water - Decade 2

Rocked Me On The Water - Decade 2. Music from the early 70's that rocked me on the water while I was in the Navy during that time period. Many of the albums I was buying during this time were on the new media of prerecorded cassette tape. I was buying tapes because they were easier to manage on board ship especially during high seas when a record player just didn't work well. I also did not have a work space that I could set up a stereo with a record player so it was tapes for me. I think the first tape I got was George Harrison's All Things Must Pass.

  1. Randy Newman - Sail Away (Sail Away, 1972)
  2. Neil Young - Old Man (Harvest, 1972)
  3. Bruce Springsteen - 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle, 1973)
  4. Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy In New York (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
  5. Cat Stevens - Where Do The Children Play? (Tea For The Tillerman, 1970)
  6. Elton John - Tiny Dancer (Madman Across The Water, 1971)
  7. Jackson Browne - Rock Me On The Water (Jackson Browne, 1972)
  8. Steely Dan - Show Biz Kids (Countdown To Ecstasy, 1973)
  9. Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized (Mystery To Me, 1973)
  10. America - Riverside (America, 1971)
  11. Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band (Workingman's Dead, 1970)
  12. Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind (Every Picture Tells A Story, 1971)
  13. Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (Tupelo Honey, 1971)
  14. George Harrison - I'd Have You Anytime (All Things Must Pass, 1970)
  15. Derek & The Dominos - Keep On Growing (Layla and Assorted Love Songs, 1970)
  16. Santana - Hope You're Feeling Better (Abraxis, 1970)
  17. The Beach Boys - Sail On Sailor (Holland, 1973)

Friday, August 29, 2014

I Can Hear Music - Songs 1969


More songs from 1969. They just keep coming. It was one of my favorite years for music. More great classic rock from a classic year in rock music. The opening from the Stones is probably one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

John and Yoko pic.












  1. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (Let It Bleed)
  2. The Beatles - The Ballad Of John and Yoko (1967-1970)
  3. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Led Zeppelin II)
  4. The Who - I'm Free (Tommy)
  5. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
  6. Traffic - Medicated Goo (Last Exit)
  7. Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (Crimson and Clover)
  8. Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming (Suitable For Framing)
  9. Ten Years After - Bad Scene (Ssssh)
  10. Steppenwolf - Rock Me (At Your Birthday Party)
  11. Santana - Soul Sacrifice (Santana)
  12. Janis Joplin - Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama)
  13. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker)
  14. Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (Blind Faith)
  15. The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother)
  16. The Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music (20/20)



Thursday, August 28, 2014

The First Time - Songs 1969


Songs 1969.  This is a quieter set. Who can forget the first time hearing the wonderful voice of Roberta Flack on her first album First Take. The Dusty in Memphis album was a revelation just as hearing the new singing voice of Bob Dylan that first time on his Nashville Skyline album.

It was nice to hear another great song from George Harrison on a Beatles album. It's also hard to believe that Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin song got so much radio airplay. Lots of wonderful folk music in this set too. Closes with an all time great reggae song from Jimmy Cliff.

Pentangle in the pic.
  1. Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (First Take)
  2. Dusty Springfield - Just A Little Lovin' (Dusty in Memphis)
  3. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (Nashville Skyline)
  4. The Beatles - Something (Abby Road)
  5. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je Taime... Moi Non Plus (Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg)
  6. Rotary Connection - Sunshine Of Your Love (Songs)
  7. Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard (Suitable For Framing)
  8. Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (Single)
  9. Nick Drake - The Thoughts Of Mary Jane (Five Leaves Left)
  10. Wendy & Bonnie - You Keep Me Hanging Up On My Mind (Genesis)
  11. Incredible String Band - Mr. & Mrs. (The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter)
  12. Tyrannosaurus Rex - She Was Born A Unicorn (Unicorn)
  13. Pentangle - Light Flight (Basket of Light)
  14. Townes Van Zandt - Tecumseh Valley (Out Mother The Mountain)
  15. Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladbags (An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down)
  16. Elvis Presley - Long Black Limousine (From Elvis in Memphis)
  17. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Dark End Of The Street (Gilded Palace of Sin)
  18. Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers Too Cross (Jimmy Cliff)




Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Ever Since I Was A Young Boy - Songs 1969


The playlist of Songs 1969 continues with more of what would be called "classic rock" and the beginnings of our love of reggae. Finishing up with some psychedelic soul and Moondog.

The Rolling Stones in the pic and the link to listen below.





  1. The Who - Pinball Wizard (Tommy)
  2. The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler (Let It Bleed)
  3. John Lennon - Cold Turkey (Single)
  4. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges)
  5. David Bowie - Space Oddity (David Bowie)
  6. Pink Floyd - The Narrow Way Pt. 3 (Ummagumma)
  7. Procol Harum - Salty Dog (A Salty Dog)
  8. 13th Floor Elevators - The Rose And The Thorn (Bull of the Woods)
  9. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Moonlight On Vermont (Trout Mask Replica)
  10. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia (Hot Rats)
  11. The Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (Rivers of Babylon)
  12. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites (The Israelites)
  13. Toots & The Maytals - Sweet & Dandy (Sweet & Dandy)
  14. The Temptations - Cloud Nine (Cloud Nine)
  15. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (Stand!)
  16. Moondog - Lament I, Bird's Lament (Moondog)




Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Now That You Found Your Paradise - Songs 1969


1969 again. Some of the folk songs of the year included in this set.







All albums releases in 1969.


  1. The Kinks - Shangri-La (Arthur: Or The Decline and Fall Of The British Empire)
  2. The Velvet Underground - Beginning To See The Light (The Velvet Underground)
  3. Tommy James & The Shondells - Sweet Cherry Wine (Crimson and Clover)
  4. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere)
  5. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
  6. Nick Drake - Way To Blue (Five Leaves Left)
  7. Tim Buckley - I Must Have Been Blind (Blue Afternoon)
  8. Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (Clouds)
  9. Leonard Cohen - Bird On A Wire (Songs From A Room)
  10. Phil Ochs - The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns (Rehearsals For Retirement)
  11. Scott Walker - Boy Child (Scott 3)
  12. Wendy & Bonnie - The Paisley Window Pane (Genesis)
  13. Skip Spence - Cripple Creek (Oar)
  14. Tom Paxton - Cindy's Cryin (The Things I Notice)
  15. Grateful Dead - St. Stephen (Aoxomoxoa)
  16. Fairport Convention - Come All Ye (Liege & Lief)

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Shades Of Time - Songs 1969


One of my favorite years in music. When I put a playlist together for 1969 and didn't expect it to go on for twelve hours plus. Here is more. A few deep tracks.









  1. Santana - Shades Of Time (Santana)
  2. Chicago - South California Purples (Chicago Transit Authority)
  3. Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke And Sasafras (A Gathering Of Promises)
  4. The Rolling Stones - Monkey Man (Let It Bleed)
  5. Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited (Second Winter)
  6. The Moody Blues - Gypsy (Of A Strange and Distant Time) (To Our Children's Children's Children)
  7. It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird (It's A Beautiful Day)
  8. Rotary Connection - Tales Of Brave Ulysses (Songs)
  9. Tommy James & The Shondels - Ball Of Fire (Crimson & Clover)
  10. Donovan - Atlantis (Barabajagal)
  11. David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival (David Bowie)
  12. Iron Butterfly - Soul Experience (Ball)
  13. Blind Faith - Sea Of Joy (Blind Faith)
  14. The Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider (Ballad Of Easy Rider)




Saturday, August 23, 2014

Tomorrow Never Comes - Late Night

A folk mix. Dark. Gets a little freaky. I added this to my Late Night series and all the songs are from Decade 6... approximately 2005 to now.

Espers in the pic.







  1. Espers - Tomorrow (Weed Tree, 2005)
  2. Dark Dark Dark - Meet In The Dark (Who Needs Who, 2012)
  3. Fern Knight - Silver Fox (Fern Knight, 2008)
  4. Strand of Oaks - Dark Shores (Dark Shores, 2012)
  5. Speck Mountain - Midnight Sun (Summer Above, 2008)
  6. The Deep Dark Woods - It's Been A Long Time (Jubilee, 2013)
  7. Laura Gibson - Time Is Not (Le Grande, 2012)
  8. Half Moon Run - Full Circle (Dark Eyes, 2012)
  9. Sharon Van Etten - Serpents (Tramp, 2012)
  10. Mazzy Star - I've Gotta Stop (Seasons Of Your Day, 2013)
  11. Over The Rhine - Favorite Time of Light (Meet Me At The Edge Of The World, 2013)
  12. Tyler Ramsey - Night Time (A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea, 2007)
  13. Jolie Holland - Out On The Wine Dark Sea (Wine Dark Sea, 2014)
  14. Bowerbirds - Tuck The Darkness In (The Clearing, 2012)
  15. The Kills - Goodnight Bad Morning (Midnight Boom, 2008)
  16. Le Loup - Morning Song (Family, 2009)


Thursday, August 21, 2014

Time Has Told Me - Songs 1969


More songs from 1969 from my high rotation pile. A little quieter, folkier set this time with some country rockin' thrown in too.

Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash in the pic.

A link to Mixcloud below to listen.











  1. Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (Fives Leaves Left)
  2. The Zombies - Imagine The Swan (Single)
  3. Love - Always See Your Face (Four Sail)
  4. Pearls Before Swine - When I Was A Child (These Things Too)
  5. Melanie - Beautiful People (Affectionately Melanie)
  6. Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)
  7. Jefferson Airplane - Good Shepherd (Volunteers)
  8. Jack Bruce - Theme From An Imaginary Western (Songs For A Tailor)
  9. Karen Dalton - Little Bit Of Rain (It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best)
  10. Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash - Girl From The North Country (Nashville Skyline)
  11. The Guess Who - Laughing (Canned Wheat)
  12. The Turtles - You Showed Me (Single)
  13. Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (Clouds)
  14. Jethro Tull - Look Onto The Sun (Stand Up)
  15. Moby Grape - If You Can Learn From My Mistake (Moby Grape '69)
  16. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #2 (The Gilded Palace of Sin)
  17. The Band - Rag Mama Rag (The Band)
  18. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (Green River)




Sunday, August 17, 2014

Armageddon Days - Protest Songs

More protest songs about war and peace.












  1. The The - Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) (Mind Bomb, 1989)
  2. The Cranberries - Zombie (No Need To Argue, 1994)
  3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Hibakusha Mix) (Welcome To The Pleasuredome, 1984)
  4. Love & Rockets - Ball of Confusion (Single, 1985)
  5. Men At Work - It's A Mistake (Cargo, 1982)
  6. Gang of Four - Guns Before Butter (Entertainment, 1979)
  7. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Penthouse and Pavement, 1981)
  8. Marianne Faithful - Broken English (Broken English, 1979)
  9. Green Day - American Idiot (American Idiot, 2004)
  10. Robert Plant & The Strange Sensations - Freedom Fries (Mighty ReArranger, 2005)
  11. John Fogerty - Long Dark Night (Revival, 2007)
  12. Steve Earle - Amerika v 6.0 (The Best That We Can Do) (Jerusalem, 2002)
  13. The Clash - Hate & War (The Clash, 1977)
  14. Mercury Rev - I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier (Instant Karma: A Tribute To John Lennon, 2002)
  15. Black 47 - I Ain't Marching Anymore (Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60's, 1999)
  16. Tom Russell - Who's Gonna Build Your Wall? (Wounded Heart of America, 2007)
  17. Wilco - War On War (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002)
  18. John Gorka - War Makes War (Old Futures Gone, 2003)
  19. Todd Snider - Fortunate Son (Peace Queer, 2008)
  20. Ocean Colour Scene - Profit For Peace (One From The Modern, 1999)


 

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Pop Life - Decade 3

Exploring some quirky pop music from the early 80's.

Laurie Anderson pic.










  1. Prince - Pop Life (Around The World In A Day, 1985)
  2. M - Pop Musik (New York - London - Paris - Munich, 1979)
  3. Thomas Dolby - Radio Silence (The Golden Age of Wireless, 1982)
  4. Laurie Anderson - O Superman (Big Science, 1982)
  5. Trio - Da Da Da (Trio , 1981)
  6. Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (Waiting, 1983)
  7. The Cure - Play For Today (Seventeen Seconds, 1980)
  8. The The - Uncertain Smile (Soul Mining, 1983)
  9. Cocteau Twins - Lorelei (Treasure, 1984)
  10. Roxy Music - More Than This (Avalon, 1982)
  11. The Human League - Mirror Man (Greatest Hits, 1988)
  12. Orange Juice - Rip It Up (Rip It Up, 1982)
  13. Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (Steve McQueen, 1985)
  14. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (The Smiths, 1984)
  15. R.E.M. - Catapult (Murmur, 1983)
  16. Aztec Camera - Oblivious (High Land, Hard Rain, 1983)

Friday, August 15, 2014

Dance This Mess Around - Decade 3


Out on the dance floor in the 80's. Played a lot of this stuff during my late night DJ days. More New Wave jams and mutant disco.

The B-52's in the pic.







  1. The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around (The B-52's, 1979)
  2. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Do It Yourself, 1979)
  3. Shriekback - My Spine (Is The Bass Line) (My Spine Is The Bass Line, 1982)
  4. James White & The Blacks - Contort Yourself (Off White, 1979)
  5. Was (Not Was) - Wheel Me Out (Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation Of The Norm, 1980)
  6. Yaz - State Farm (You And Me Both, 1983)
  7. New Order - Blue Monday (Substance, 1987)
  8. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Penthouse and Pavement, 1981)
  9. Pete Shelly - Homosapien (Homosapien, 1980)
  10. Ultravox - Sleepwalk (Vienna, 1980)
  11. ESG - Moody (Spaced Out) (ESG, 1981)
  12. Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)
  13. The English Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom (I Just Can't Stop It, 1980)
  14. Pig Bag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag (Dr Heckle & Mr Jive, 1982)
  15. Laid Back - White Horse (Keep Smiling, 1983)
  16. Tones On Tail - Go! (Go, 1984)


Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Gut Feeling - Decade 3

More New Wave jams from the late 70's and early 80's.

Gang of Four in the pic.










  1. Devo - Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy) (Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!, 1978)
  2. Pretenders - The Wait (Pretenders, 1980)
  3. Pylon - Crazy (Chomp, 1983)
  4. Buzzcocks - I Believe (A Different Kind of Tension, 1979)
  5. Gang of Four - Natural's Not In It (Entertainment, 1979)
  6. Joy Division - Isolation (Closer, 1980)
  7. Magazine - Because You're Frightened (The Correct Use of Soap, 1980)
  8. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (Fear of Music, 1979)
  9. Giant - The The (Soul Mining, 1983)
  10. Hunters & Collectors - Talking To A Stranger (Hunters & Collectors, 1982)
  11. Midnight Oil - Power And The Passion (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, 1982)
  12. 999 - English Wipeout (The Biggest Prize in Sport, 1980)
  13. The Jam - Town Called Malice (The Gift, 1982)
  14. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (Murmur, 1983)