MIXTAPE: FRIDAY
July 24, 2009,
Written by Greg Thrasher
Words and Picture by Gregory Thrasher
Some weeks are just better off coming to an end, and what better way to blow off some work-week (or lack-of-work-week) steam, than with a barn-burning set of super-heady-nug-jams. Each song has been carefully selected and placed in an order that will cater to each and every one of your delicate little psyches...yes, you, I'm speaking to you. I lovingly put this mixtape together with the specific intention of lighting that proverbial fire under all your bum-bums...so get outside this weekend and enjoy Mother Nature's splendor, no matter what the conditions. Actually, just do what you want, be selfish, spoil yourself, eat fried chicken, smoke cigarettes, read Anne Rice. Do whatever it is you do, but seriously though, DO IT. And remember, play it loud fuckers.
1. Scott Walker - It's Raining Today
2. Ty Segall-Oh Mary
3. Bardo Pond - Be a Fish
4. Jay Reatard-Night Of Broken Glass
5. The Fall - Oh! Brother
6. Sir Lord Baltimore - Hell Hound
7. Fleetwood Mac - Ledge
8. Captain Beefheart - Electricity
9. This Heat - Horizantal Hold
10. T-Rex - She Was Born To Be My Unicorn
11. Black Dice - Ultra Vomit Craze
12.Can- Sing Swan Song
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+points for the Bardo Pond, Beefheart, T-Rex and Can love! Nice one.
Will - 09/02/10
Quite often when a song becomes part of a soundtrack, the artist doesn't get a say as to what programme or advert that song goes on, as music is mostly put on a huge database that production companies pay for and choose any song they like from. Can't quite remember what this database is called and I'm not sure if I've explained it correctly either, but the point is I don't think Oberst chose to have his song associated with a bank so that he could make money... maybe. [view article]
Emma - 09/02/10
I accept Danny's Lostprophets diss (Oh how I used to LOVE them when the Fake Sound of Progress came out) BUT, Iggy Pop! Iggy pop is the man. It doesn't matter that he's sold out. I'd do the same thing in his shoes. I mean, Iggy Pop, selling car insurance? It's just funny. And that freaky little side kick puppet wasn't actually provided for him by the insurance company. At least I'm assuming it's the same one that was used in the BPA video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NbMYbX4DU (Just made slightly less disturbing for the general public) [view article]
Euan - 09/02/10
just to throw a less 'in your face, that ad makes my piss boil' examples... Where do people stand on Journey or anyone involved with the whole Glee-commerce phenomenon...? ...or what about Leonard Cohen...? Whilst he has not sold out in quite the same way, he did sell Hallelujah to Simon Cowell and Alexandra Burke for it to be brutally butchered... though granted he had been robbed by his accountant and was broke so there was some justification... Whilst I was young and idealistic about this, I'm now a lot more realistic. I think that times have changed in the digital age whereby much of music is being acquired for free (legitimately or otherwise). Given this providing soundtracks to ads, movies, eastenders, hollyoaks or whatever is now a realism and it's a way of your favourite artist making ends meet and getting enough exposure for their record company to keep them signed. Hell, even 405 faves Grizzly Bear featured on an ad in the middle of the Superbowl, Telekinesis are the sound of Ford, Conor Oberst in the shape of Bright Eyes is telling us all about Halifax, Death Cab have appeared in the OC, as have Rilo Kiley and Modest Mouse etc etc... the list goes on... Not the most structured arguement really... but the long and short of it is this... What Iggy did was the worst kind of sell out, as his appearance had nothing to do with his music but, let's face it, it's mainly just that the ad was so fucking irritating. [view article]
Oliver - 09/02/10
SUPER excited about that lineup! [view article]
emma - 09/02/10
Caribou to play alongside Phoenix for Field day 2010 http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/news/top-news-stories/6978/phoenix-to-headline-field-day- [view article]