Today I actually had the displeasure of hearing the most-recent Arcade Fire album for the first time. It was forced on me at work. And here are the tweets I tweeted as I listened to it:
– “Forced to listen to the new Arcade Fire record at work. Sucks. Springsteen meets the Cars? I thought these losers were supposed to be good.”
– “Just because you date your bandmate doesn’t mean you should let her sing on your album. @arcadefire #suburbs #thisalbumsucks.”
– “This one sounds like a sped-up version of Bowie’s ‘Slip Away’ with more Cars-ish handicapping in the background. Ugh. @arcadefire sucks.”
– “On this song they ripped off Blondie’s ‘Heart Of Glass’. This is turning into a wicked fun game of Spot The Reference. @arcadefire sucks.”
My Twitter feed can be so much fun sometimes. Like when I remember I have a Twitter account.
And now your Sunday Mix Tape.
RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I’ll just throw songs at a wall (not literally) and see what sticks.No theme this week. 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.
Sunday Mix Tape – Number 210
I Wish It Had Been A Dream
01. Sad Lovers And Giants – Colourless Dream – (buy this album)
02. Dr. Koch Ventilator – Der Lugner – (1980)
03. The Kinks – Ring The Bells – (buy this album)
04. Absolute Body Control – Figures – (Body Records, 1983)
05. Snakefinger – Trashing All The Loves Of History – (buy this album)
06. The Leather Nun – No Rule – (Industrial, 1979)
07. Louvin Brothers – I Wish It Had Been A Dream
08. The Druids Of Stonehenge – Speed – (buy this album)
09. Earth – Descent To The Zenith – (buy this album)
10. The Fun Years – Makes Sense To Me – (buy this album)
11. Zoo Boutique – Forgive And Forget – (Lightbeat, 1982)
12. Syl Johnson – Could I Be Falling In Love – (buy this album)
13. Josef K – Heads Watch – (buy this album)
14. Johnny Cash – The Mercy Seat [Nick Cave] – (buy this album)
15. Sentimentale Jugend – Tote Kammer – (Das Cassetten Combinat, 1982)
16. Nobuto Suda – Fragment Of The Sun – (Somehow Recordings, 2010)
17. Motion Sickness Of Time Travel – Mental Projection – (Digitalis, 2010)
