Today marks a very special occasion for this blog, and it could be perceived as a happy thing or a sad thing depending on how you look at it. Tonight will be the final Sunday Mix Tape. I’m stopping at number 100, and in all likelihood there will never be another Mix Tape posted here. Since I started doing this over two years ago, a ton of music blogs (remember: this isn’t a music blog, no matter what others say) have followed my lead. Some of them have even stolen my themes! Whatever, I don’t give a fuck. I know I was the first.
Instead of having a featured music-related post on a set day and time, I’m going to take between five and ten days each month to post rare or out-of-print albums that have somehow found their way into my record collection or onto hard drive. The inaugural entry (titled “Treasures From The Collector’s Slum”) was published on Wednesday. For each of these rare albums, I’ll post a handful of MP3 and a download link to a reliable file hosting service. For each album, I’ll try my best to write a full review. Or maybe I’ll just copy a better-written one from some other Internet site. I haven’t quite decided yet.
RULES for uninitiated noobs (not that it matters anymore!): With 100MB of webspace, 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 being the final Mix, I’ve said “screw the 100MB max!” and uploaded a whopping 32 tracks for download. Some of these have been featured on prior Mix Tapes, and some have never been used before. I just wanted to make a big collage of many of the bands that have graced this page before. As always, 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.
Sunday Mix Tape Number 100 – “The Last Straw”
01. Neu! – Hallogallo – (buy this album)
02. Hawkwind – Hurry On Sundown – (buy this album)
03. Chris Brokaw – My Confidante – (buy this album)
04. Bjork – Army Of Me – (buy this album)
05. The Zombies – She’s Not There – (buy this album)
06. Guided By Voices – Echos Myron – (buy this album)
07. Miles Davis – Blue In Green – (buy this album)
08. Adelaide – Games Without End – (buy this album)
09. The Goslings – Dehiliahia
10. Ativin – When The Sky Turns Clear – (buy this album)
11. Polvo – Thermal Treasure – (buy this album)
12. Can – Father Cannot Yell – (buy this album)
13. Buzzcocks – Orgasm Addict – (buy this album)
14. Cows – Mine – (buy this album)
15. Bill Fay – Garden Song – (buy this album)
16. Earth – An Inquest Concerning Teeth – (buy this album)
17. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You – (buy this album)
18. Jawbox – Savory – (buy this album)
19. Abilene – Fellini – (buy this album)
20. Harvey Milk – Lay My Head Down – (buy this album)
21. Godz – Ruby Red – (buy this album)
22. Tim Buckley – Dream Letter – (buy this album)
23. Philip Cohran – The Minstrel – (buy this album)
24. Nina Simone – I Shall Be Released – (buy this album)
25. Amon Duul II – Luzifers Ghilom – (buy this album)
26. Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive – (buy this album)
27. Howlin’ Wolf – Moanin’ At Midnight – (buy this album)
28. Slowdive – J’s Heaven – (buy this album)
29. The Beta Band – It’s Over – (buy this album)
30. Blur – To The End – (buy this album)
31. Sibylle Baier – Give Me A Smile – (buy this album)
32. Entrance – Lookout! – (buy this album)
