Surprise, I’ve made a mix tape for you. And why? Because I love you all. Plus, some of you have been quite loyal readers despite my discontinuing the weekly mix tapes. Also, I don’t want to do a lot of work tonight because I’m too busy being nervous about the Mets opening day tomorrow. Apparently Nicci scheduled us to get massages tomorrow after the game, so I’ll be sure to have great blogging fodder tomorrow night. I’ve never had a professional massage before. In fact, I think the only people to ever attempt giving me massages before are Nicci, my exes and that South African counselor who oversaw my age group at overnight camp. Those ones, in hindsight, seem a little weird. Whatever, it’s not like he ever touched me in an uncomfortable way…Sorry, I just needed to get that out there, to prevent some smart ass from asking me if the South African man molested me. He didn’t…but he was very gentle.
Aaaanyway. Here’s your mix tape! Remember the rules? These songs will be removed if desired by the band or those who represent them. Let me know and I will gladly comply. The goal of this endeavor, as always, is to pique your interest in these artists so you’ll support the artists and buy their albums.
Oh, before I start. My boss has put his entire collection of Spinal Tap memorabilia up for sale on eBay. It is quite an awesome list. Yours truly photographed the majority of the items for him. All the ones that are pictured at least. My favorite pieces included an actual knob from Nigel’s guitar amplifier (customized to go to 11, of course), and the official Spinal Tap calendar — which is actually a colander. Fucking hilarious. Anyway, spread the word about the Spinal Tap memorabilia eBay auction because I want it to make the front page of eBay’s website and I want him to get his asking price for the lot.
Track Listing:
01. Chrome – How Many Years Too Soon – (buy this album)
02. Dennis Wilson – Moonshine – (buy this album)
03. Growing – Cutting, Opening, Swimming Southern Wrights – (buy this album)
04. Hawkwind – Mirror Of Illusion – (buy this album)
05. Abilene – Apache County – (buy this album)
06. Calexico – Sequoia – (self-released)
07. Papa M – Napoleon – (buy this album)
08. Cul de Sac – The Invisible Worm – (buy this album)
09. Tom Waits – Pony – (buy this album)
10. Jack Rose – Flirtin’ With The Undertaker – (buy this album)
11. Harvey Milk – The Anvil Will Fall – (buy this album)
12. Archers Of Loaf – Toast – (buy this album)
13. The Jesus Lizard – Zachariah – (buy this album)
14. Earth – Hung From the Moon – (buy this album)
15. Low – So Easy (So Far) – (buy this album)
16. Jackson C. Frank – Milk And Honey – (buy this album)
17. The Zombies – Beechwood Park – (buy this album)
18. Spiritualized – The Ballad Of Richie Lee – (buy this album)
19. Maserati – Show Me The Season – (buy this album)
