Vol. 48 - Naughty and Nice: A Christmas Mix

This is definitely not the worst Christmas mix ever.

Nice Disk
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01 - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone
02 - Merry Christmas Baby - Elvis Presley
03 - 'Zat You, Santa Claus? - Louis Armstrong and The Commanders
04 - Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby
05 - Christmas Song - Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
06 - River - Joni Mitchell
07 - White Christmas - Otis Redding
08 - Happy Christmas (War is Over) - John Lenon
09 - Christmas Blues - Ramsey Lewis
10 - O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
11 - Christmastime - Aimee Mann
12 - Santa Baby - Macy Gray
13 - Merry Christmas Baby - Lightnin' Hopkins
14 - Carol Of The Bells - George Winston
15 - Auld Lang Syne - James Taylor


Naughty Disk
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01 - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits
02 - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Eels
03 - Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
04 - Santa Claus Boogie - Hasil Adkins
05 - Soulful Christmas - James Brown
06 - Back Door Santa - B.B. King & John Popper
07 - Christmas In the City - Marvin Gaye
08 - Presents for Christmas - Solomon Burke
09 - Merry Christmas Baby - Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean
10 - Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa - De La Soul
11 - Father Christmas - The Kinks
12 - Christmas At The Zoo - The Flaming Lips
13 - Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas - Commander Cody
14 - Christmas Island - Jimmy Buffett
15 - Little Drummer Boy - The Dandy Warhols
16 - Christmas Katie - Widespread Panic

Vol. 47 - Head Bob meets Shoulder Shake

It's a funky love story.

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01 - Let's Make A Record - King Britt
02 - Merry Man - Buddy Ross
03 - On and On (Biggie vs. Cream) - Girl Talk
04 - Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie mix)
05 - I'm A Good Man (Mousse T Breakbeat Mix) - Martin Solveig
06 - Hercules Theme - Hercules and Love Affair
07 - Who Makes Your Money - Spoon
08 - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass - !!!
09 - Hare Krisna - Thievery Corporation
10 - Empire Ants (featuring Little Dragon) - Gorillaz
11 - New World In My View - King Britt

Vol. 46 - pleasantly bipolar

It's up. It's down. It's bipolar.

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01 - Six O'clock News - Lambchop
02 - Happy Animals - Futurebirds
03 - Riverside Blues - The Choosy Beggars
04 - Southern Point - Grizzly Bear
05 - Pleasure Sighs - Morning Benders
06 - Hallelujah - The Helio Sequence
07 - Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
08 - Let The Whiskey Take The Reins - Old 97's
09 - Move Over Mama - Justin Townes Earle
10 - 40 Day Dream - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
11 - What More Can I Say (Top Chillin) - Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins

Vol 45 - like, totally! (an 80's mix)

This mix was subjected to a "focus group" review with my wife and our friend Amy la Roo from ah-boo-dah-bee. I told her it was an 80's mix and when she heard it she said "Oh...this is good music..."

HA! Good 80's music!

...imagine that...

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01 - Just Like Heaven - The Cure
02 - When The World Is Running Down - The Police
03 - I Will Follow - U2
04 - Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
05 - Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones
06 - Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
07 - A Hard Rains Gonna Fall - Edie Brickell
08 - Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
09 - Wishing Well - Terrence Trent Darby
10 - Mirror In the Bathroom - The English Beat
11 - Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
12 - Blue Monday - New Order
13 - Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
14 - In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
15 - Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money
16 - Add It Up - Violent Femmes

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01 - I Can't Go for That - Hall & Oates
02 - Rapture - Blondie
03 - Electric Avenue- Eddy Grant
04 - What You Need - INXS
05 - Some Like It Hot - Robert Palmer
06 - Girls On Film - Duran Duran
07 - Whip It - Devo
08 - How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
09 - Goodbye Horses - Garvey
10 - West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
11 - Lips Like Sugar - Echo & the Bunnymen
12 - Back to Ohio - The Pretenders
13 - Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top
14 - Lowdown (Unplugged) - Boz Scaggs
15 - Sister Christian - Night Ranger
16 - Bitchin' Camaro - Dead Milkmen

Featured Album: Summertime - The Mixtape

Oh man, this is good.

A summer mix up by none other than DJ Jazzy Jeff (of fresh prince lore) and Mick Boogie (don't know who he is but a great name nonetheless). For those of you who love old school hip-hop and funk, you're in for a treat...

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1. Summertime Intro
2. Kool & The Gang: Summer Madness (Live Version)
3. Kool & The Gang: Summer Madness
4. Quincy Jones: Summer In The City
5. Ahmad: Back In The Day
6. Ice Cube: It Was A Good Day
7. Roy Ayers f/ Mary J Blige: Everybody Loves The Sunshine
8. Pharcyde: Passin’ Me By (Ffej Remix)
9. Jay-Z f/ Babyface: Sunshine
10. Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess
11. A Tribe Called Quest: Find A Way (Ffej String Edit)
12: Bush Babies f/ Mos Def: The Love Song
13. Jodeci: Get On Up
14. The Commodores: High On Sunshine
15. J Dilla f/ Dwele : Think Twice
16. Erick Sermon f/ Marvin Gaye: Music (Mick’s Marvapella Edit)
17. Bernard Wright: Who Do You Love
18. LL Cool J: Loungin’
19. A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex
20. Main Source: Live At The BBQ
21. Nuyorican Soul: Nautilus
22. Pharcyde & Sublime: Summertime
23. Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff: Summertime Remix
24. Michael Jackson: I Can’t Help It
25. De La Soul: Breakdawn
26. Musiq: Just Friends
27. Carl Thomas: Summer Rain
28. Faze-O: Riding High
29. Dionne Warwick: Walk On By
30. Skee-Lo: I Wish
31. Black Moon: Who Got The Props
32. Frankie Beverly and Maze: Before I Let Go
33. Nu Shooz: I Can’t Wait
34. Montell Jordan: This Is How We Do It
35: The Roots f/ George Benson: Breezin’
36: Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff: Time To Chill
37. Biggie: Can’t You See
38. James Brown: The Payback
39. En Vogue: My Lovin’
40. Bobby McFerrin: Sunshine Of My Life
41. Fifth Dimension: Let The Sun Shine In
42. Mos Def: Sunshine
43. Nine: Whatcha Want
44. Otis Redding: Sittin’ On The Dock
45. 2Pac: I Get Around (Mick’s String Edit)
46. Zapp: Computer Love (Terry’s Mirage On The Water Mix)
47. Seals And Croft: Summer Breeze
48. Jay-Z: Dear Summer
49. Weldon Irvine: Morning Sunrise

Vol. 44 - down a notch

I feel obligated to follow up the last mix of beautiful noise with something a little more mellow and perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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01 - May This Be Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
02 - Blue Turning Gray - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
03 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green
04 - Nothing But The Whole Wide World - Jakob Dylan
05 - Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith
06 - Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands (Bob Dylan) - Phoenix
07 - Wildlife - The Phoenix Foundation
08 - Heartbeats - Jose González
09 - Streets Of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
10 - How To Disappear Completely - Radiohead
11 - Terrible Love - The National
12 - Tiny Vessels - Death Cab For Cutie
13 - Roads - Portishead
14 - Nothing to Lose - Isabelle Antena
15 - All My Life - DJ Harry
16 - 2 - Misled Children
17 - Hide & Seek - Imogen Heap

Vol. 43 - your blown speakers

...as in: "Your blown speakers ain't my fault"
(DISCLAIMER: Please don't play this on shitty computer speakers. The artists deserve more than that. Take it home and put it on the house stereo, silly)

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01 - White Table - Delta Spirit
02 - Quiet Dog - Mos Def
03 - Fuckin With My Head - Beck
04 - Sinister Kid - The Black Keys
05 - Goin' Out West [Live] - Tom Waits
06 - Dirty Side Down - Widespread Panic
07 - Sao Paulo - Deadstring Brothers
08 - Slow Night, So Long - Kings Of Leon
09 - Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
10 - Sparks - The Who
11 - Monkey Man - The Rolling Stones
12 - Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
13 - Bonzo's Montreux - Led Zeppelin

Vol. 42 - (new)alternatvie

more alternatives.
alternative to what, you say?
...

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01 - Intro - The XX
02 - Wide Eyes - Local Natives
03 - The Mystery Zone - Spoon
04 - The Ghost Inside - Broken Bells
05 - Sea Legs - The Shins
06 - So Here We Are - Bloc Party
07 - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - The Arcade Fire
08 - Bus Stop Boxer - Eels
09 - White Sky - Vampire Weekend
10 - Shadow People - Dr. Dog
11 - Untitled - Interpol
12 - Fake Blues - Real Estate
13 - Swing Tree - Discovery
14 - Bend Over Beethoven - !!!

Vol. 41 - Yo No Soy Latino Pero Mi Musica Es!

Translation: "I am not latino but my music is".

Denada.

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01 - Hotel California (Spanish) - Gipsy Kings
02 - Satori - Rodrigo Y Gabriela
03 - Bim Bom - Stan Getz & João Gilberto
04 - Sol Tapado (Feat Patrick De Santos) - Thievery Corporation
05 - Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader
06 - Eva - Ozomatli
07 - Oye - Noraida
08 - Bonita - Pimps of Joy Town
09 - Pa' Bailar - Bajofondo Tango Club
10 - Ron's Groove - Los Hombres Calientes
11 - Fiesta De La Rumba (Guaguancó) - Afro Cuban All-Stars
12 - When The Circus Comes - Los Lobos
13 - Temple Bar - Rodrigo Y Gabriela
14 - Jin-Go-Lo-Ba - Santana
15 - Almendra - Macondo
16 - Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
17 - Desafinado (Off Key) - Stan Getz & João Gilberto

Vol. 40 - Giddy Up

You may not know this but..."Giddy Up" will accelerate your horse AND your party.

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01 - Stylo (feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack) - Gorillaz
02 - Make Her Say (feat. Kanye West & Common) - Kid Cudi
03 - Empire State of Mind (New York) - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
04 - Shakatakadoodub - Kruder & Dorfmeister
05 - Solamente - Pretty Lights
06 - Zap Zap - Cut Copy
07 - Underwater Love - Jerome Isma-Ae
08 - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter (Jazzeem's All Styles Remix) - Nina Simone
09 - A Fifth of Cool J (Bombs Remix) - LL Cool J

Vol. 39 - The Joy of Sax

Alternate titles included "Sax Education 101", "Sax Therapy", "Make Up Sax", "Oh, You Saxy Mother Fucker" and "Makin' Sweet, Sweet Sax to Your Earhole"

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01 - Unwind Your Mind - Greyboy feat. Karl Denson
02 - Chicken - Maceo Parker
03 - Shugy - Addison Groove Project
04 - The Emperor - Topaz
05 - D Minor Nine - Crown City Rockers
06 - So Danço Samba - Stan Getz & João Gilberto
07 - Tenor Man - The Greyboy Allstars
08 - Kooks On Parade - Stanton Moore
09 - Bosco's Blues - The Sugarman 3
10 - Pass The Peas - The J.B.'s
11 - N.E.S.T.A. (Never Ever Submit To Authority) - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
12 - Zombie - Fela Kuti

Vol.38 - PianOH: the Keys that Please

This ones for the ebony's and ivory's.

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01 - Hi-Heel Sneakers - Ramsey Lewis
02 - Root Down (And Get It) - Jimmy Smith
03 - Hey Now Baby - Professor Longhair
04 - Tipitina - Dr. John
05 - What' I'd Say (Part 1) - Ray Charles
06 - Fat Mama - Herbie Hancock
07 - Higga Boom - Gene Harris
08 - Sho Nuff Mellow - Reuben Wilson
09 - Sinnerman - Nina Simone
10 - Down The Road Apiece - Amos Milburn
11 - The Great Gig In The Sky - Pink Floyd
12 - Rocket Man - Elton John
13 - Amsterdam - Coldplay
14 - Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio

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01 - Hang On Sloopy - Ramsey Lewis
02 - Fantasy, Pts. 1 & 2 - PI-R-Square
03 - Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Isaac Hayes
04 - Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's
05 - Cash's Dream - Soulive
06 - Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
07 - Empty Pages - Traffic
08 - Sunny's Song - The Benevento/Russo Duo
09 - Jelly Belly - Medeski, Martin & Wood
10 - Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band
11 - Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker
12 - E in a G - Widespread Panic
13 - Quantico, VA - Greyboy Allstars
14 - Night - George Winston