Hey. How’s it going? What’d you think of Game Of Thrones tonight? Pretty sweet, no? Shit’s about to get crazy…
Are you aware that the Lyrid meteor shower is ongoing through tonight and tomorrow, and that in the midnight-to-dawn hours tonight (Sunday) and tomorrow (Monday) you have the opportunity to see dozens of meteors per hour shooting across the sky? As an amateur avid star-watcher — that’s how I define someone who enjoys meteor showers but little else — you know I’ll be up at some high point in the LA area with some warm bourbon and good company tonight and tomorrow. You’d be wise to do the same, especially if you live in the western United States, where the visibility will be better.
Until then, here’s your 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. This week features…no, wait. There is no theme! 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 256
A Good Friend Is Hard To Find
01. Stereolab – Wow And Flutter
02. Teenage Fanclub – Don’t Look Back
03. On! Air! Library! – Fell To Earth
04. The American Analog Set – Hard To Find
05. Paul Kanter / Jefferson Starship – Have You Seen The Stars Tonight
06. Landing – Coming Down
07. Marissa Nadler – Days Of Rum
08. Isis – The Other
09. Low – Witches
10. Jason Molina – Everything Should Try Again
11. Man Or Astro-Man – Planet Collision
12. Experimental Audio Research – Dusk
13. The Nerves – When You Find Out
14. Kraftwerk – Radioland
