a little music

i'm over winter.

not just winter of 2013/2014... i'm pretty much over the general concept.  persistent subzero windchills have me feeling immensely trapped in front of screens lately.  one of the good things to come out of this, however, has been a discovery of some enjoyable new bands, in addition to my inaugural viewing of the movie spaceballs.

to spread the warmth a little, i've put together a mini-mix for you guys to download and enjoy while we all do our best to fight off the winter blues.

click here for the download link 

(note: be sure to select the link that says "click here to start download from sendspace," other buttons are spam).

tracklist in no particular order:

beta radio - either way

peasant - a little one

the oh hellos - hello my old heart

kopecky family band - heartbeat

weinland - people like you

word count: 37,228

listen up: zoe keating - we insist

this song is so beautiful.

hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

word count: 24,890

mini-mix download

this was my dorm room sophomore year of college circa 2009 hahahahaha

we've finally gotten some nice weather around these parts again!  (ok well, not really nice weather... kind of a damp swampy 90 degrees, but i'm just thankful for a bit of heat since this summer has been colder than i like.  i really don't know what we're doing up so far north these days.)

otherwise we are just trying to catch our breath for a moment and finish putting away all the crap in boxes before ann arbor wakes up for football season.

i hope i get a chance to blog a bit more about all the madness happening around here down the road a bit, but for now here's a mini-mix you are welcome to download, with love from me:

filthy gorgeous - scissor sisters

island song - ashley ericksson

les os - the unicorns

click here to download it!

be sure to right click save target as the link in the box that says "click here to start download from sendspace" other download buttons are spam ads.

music for summertime & a little extra

2009

here's a look at what i've been listening to lately.  as far as i'm concerned, summer wouldn't be summer if it didn't have its own personal playlist.

when the link takes you through, be sure to click the one that says "click here to start download from sendspace" because other buttons are spam:
click here to download the free mix!  

bombay - el guincho

i could be dreaming - belle & sebastian

oh no! - marina and the diamonds

here comes your man -the pixies

kick you out - caesars

from a window seat - dawes

daffodils - charlene soraia

isjaki - sigur ros

what are you guys listening to this summer?

i've been putting photos and side projects on the back burner lately because i'm really pleased with how well things are going with the creative piece of fiction i am writing, and it's keeping me pretty busy.  i've hit the 20 page / 5,000 word mark, which is an early milestone, but an exciting one nonetheless.

and also:  today and tomorrow are the last 2 days to enter my giveaway!

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road trip mix tape

as promised i have a mix for you to listen along with steve and i while we power drive nearly 900 miles this saturday.  sadly the forecast is starting to look colder than i am excited to see, but we will forge on and if all else fails at least we can rock out in the car and nom our sandwiches and gushers.  i love to drive, we've got champagne, and we're staying someplace really swanky so i'm pretty sure we'll survive the 54 degree weather!  Download the mix here.

Tracklist:

1.  1957 - Milo Greene (buy)

2.  America - Simon & Garfunkel (buy)

3.  Born Free - The Rassle (free)

4.  Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (buy)

5.  Churlish May - Johnny Flynn (buy)

6.  Dog on Wheels - Belle & Sebastian (buy)

7.  Down in the Valley - The Head & The Heart (buy)

8.  Under Streetlights - Brooke Annibale (buy)

9.  Walking Far From Home - Iron & Wine (buy)

10.  Water From the Same Source - Rachel's (buy)

do you like excellent music?

if you like excellent music, today is your lucky day.

when my sister was in high school she dated the most ultimate super extra hipster guy who introduced me to the likes of radiohead, pinback, neutral milk hotel, and one of my forever favorite bands belle & sebastian.

since those days long gone (i'm pretty sure i was in eighth grade at the time?) i have become a devout indie music snob guru, and i really owe it to david.  

i crossed out snob because i'm pretty sure you can't be an indie music snob and like nicki minaj as much as i am ashamed to admit i do.  i've also noticed that working a full time job really cuts in to the time you can spend hunting down obscure music, so i've been digging on a lot of familiar oldies lately.

i have always loved making music mixes, so for any of the few readers of this blog who are interested, i would love to share a little of what i've been listening to most lately.   it is available to download here.

tracklist:

1.  the monolith - grammatik (buy album)

2.  if you want to sing out, sing out - cat stevens (buy album)

3.  doom and gloom - the rolling stones (buy album)

4.  hurricane - bob dylan (buy album)

5. i'm shakin' (little willie john cover) - jack white (buy album)

6. the flat - johann johannsson (buy album)

7.  hurt (nine inch nails cover) - johnny cash (buy album)

8.  we are the tide - blind pilot (buy album)