Lazy Monday Mix
For today’s mixtape from 8tracks, I’ve chosen to feature 10 mellow/dub/reggae songs that are perfect for a lazy Monday mix, but it’s good for any day. If you want to just listen to something that isn’t distracting, easy on the ears, and has a good beat, then this mix is for you.
Track listing:
Amber - 311
Let The Drummer Kick – Citizen Cope
Runnin’ With a Gun – Slightly Stoopid
Waiting for My Ruca – Sublime
Left Hand Suzuki Method – Gorillaz
Hot Cookin’ – G. Love
Stormtrooper – Pepper
Ganja Smuggling – The Expendables
Cali Girl – Ballyhoo!
Can’t Slow Down – Brett Dennen
If you like any of the songs listed above, support the artist by purchasing them.
Mash it up!
Since I did a mashup of my theme, why not do a mashup mixtape as my next mix? I’ve been long overdue anyways, so here we go!
15 tracks of mashup goodness rolled into one fabulous mixtape. DJ Earworm, A Plus D, Lobersterdust, and some other hot mashups I found laying around the internets. Hit play and crank that volume!
If you like any of the songs, leave a comment with a valid email address and I’ll send it over. Don’t feel guilty: all these songs are free to download.
Tagged: Bastard Pop, Bootleg, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Mashup, Pop, Rap, Remix, Retro, Rock
Mellow Monday in May
Here’s a great mixtape of some mellow tunes of blues, jazz, and folk goodness, made on a mellow Monday in May, hence the title. A few artists featured are Amos Lee, Ben Harper, Norah Jones, Ray Lamontagne, and Nick Drake.
Have a great Monday everyone!
If you like any of the songs, please support the artist by purchasing them.
United State of Pop (Viva La Pop)
I love me some mashups, and this mashup by DJ Earworm is a classic. He took the top 25 songs of 2008 according to Billboard and created one song. I’ve included the music video as well as the audio link if you just want to listen to it. Also incuded is the track listing of all songs in this kickass mashup.
United State of Pop by DJ Earworm
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Cover Me Crazy!
For my latest and freshest mixtape, I’ve decided to include 23 tracks of awesome covers of equally awesome songs.
Tracks featured:
Free Fallin’ – John Mayer, Original by Tom Petty
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Amy Winehouse, Original by The Shirelles
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Taken By Trees, Original by Guns N’ Roses
Crazy – Ray Lamontangue, Original by Gnaryls Barkley
Manic Monday – Bonnie Pink, Original by The Bangles
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me – She & Him, Original by The Miracles
Nothing Compares 2 U – Stereophonics, Original by Sinead O’Conner
Bitches Ain’t Shit – Ben Folds, Original by Dr. Dre
Bizarre Love Triangle – Frente!, Original by New Order
Dreams – The Corrs, Original by Stevie Nicks
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Sixpence None The Richer, Original by Crowded House
Time After Time – Eva Cassidy, Original by Cyndi Lauper
Drive – Deftones, Original by The Cars
Dancing With Myself - Nouvelle Vague, Original by Billy Idol
Careless Whisper – The Gossip, Original by George Michael
Fortunate Son – Cat Power, Original by CCR (Creedance Clearwater Revival)
Just Like Heaven – Katie Melua, Original by The Cure
King of Pain – Alanis Morissette, Original by The Police
Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World (Medley) – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Originals by Judy Garland & Louis Armstrong
Billie Jean – Chris Cornell, Original by Michael Jackson
I Want You Back – KT Tunstall, Original by Jackson 5
Wonderwall – Ryan Adams, Original by Oasis
If you like any of the songs listed above, support the artist by purchasing them.
90′s Rock Extravaganza
It’s time for a new mixtape from 8tracks so I’ve decided the theme for this tape is going to be some kick ass rock songs from the 1990′s. I grew up listening to this stuff and I love all of these tracks.
The 90′s represent a lot of things to me and bring back a lot of memories. Now dive it!
If you like any of the songs, please support the artist by purchasing them.
Tagged: Alternative, Garage, Grunge, Mix, Rock
The Best Gift: A Kickass Music Compilation CD
Every year a friend of mine makes a music compilation CD of a bunch of songs he deems totally awesome that he gives to friends and family for Christmas. He creates the CD cover, inserts, and even designs the artwork on the CD itself. It’s a nice homemade gift that takes a shitload of time and effort and I am lucky to be a recipient of his yearly gift.
Since I am not a selfish person and love sharing music, below is ALL 17 tracks from the CD in order (since order is very important when making any CD or mixtape). I’ve listed the artists and track names above each song. Get ready to listen to some great songs!
Brain Farts All Around
So obviously I haven’t blogged in a while. Yeah, I don’t feel obligated to blog, but I have been having major brain farts about… well, everything lately. I’ve been feeling out of sorts and haven’t been able to do shit lately. I couldn’t decide what theme I liked, so I kept trying out different things. My regular readers will know that this is usual with me, but usually I know what I want and lately I haven’t. I do like this design so that is out of the way. For now…
I need to get back to working on my novel and I have a ton of books I need to read. I feel like I’ve been in some sort of funk and my head is finally clearing. It’s frustrating when you have so many things to do but don’t know what you want to do first or how you even want to go about it. I’ve been a bit down lately, too, so maybe that is it. Either way, hopefully this time I can get a firm grip on my head and pull it out of my ass and get my shit together. If I had a theme song, No Rain by Blind Melon would be it.
No Rain by Blind Melon
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No Woman, No Cry
Anyone who has heard of Bob Marley knows the song No Woman, No Cry. It is so popular that it has been covered by artists over and over again. The song is about written about violence and abuse against women. The songs name No Woman, Nuh Cry in Jamaican patois, where the “nuh” means “don’t”, literally translates to No Woman, Don’t cry.
A more accurate rendering of the title in Jamaican patois would be “No, woman, nuh cry”. Nuh, which makes a shorter vowel sound for no, is the equivalent of the contraction don’t.[2]
The song was written by Bob Marley, but the copyright credits go to “V. Ford”, which is Vincent Ford, who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown where Marley grew up. These song credits kept this soup kitchen open to serve the poor and needy.
So many have covered it but I’ve chosen a few to include here. While you are listening to your favorite version of the song, remember the reason why it was written and how the power of music and love can overcome anything.
No Woman, No Cry by Xavier Rudd (One of my favorite versions)
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That Was A Crazy Game Of Poker/No Woman, No Cry by O.A.R. (Live, 2004)
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No Woman, No Cry by Murder One, featuring Kid Rock
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No Woman, No Cry by The Fugees
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And what would this list be without the original?
No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Live, 1975)
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