mixtapes and musings
I woke up a little late today. About 3 hours late, so I missed Office and What Made Milwaukee Famous. Oops. The first act I saw, brazilian girls had a great stage presence and their thumping bass was a good start to the day.
This is amazing, I’m actually getting an edge signal at this one spot in the park. After I saw Brazilian girls, I went over to check out Black Kids. Very energetic and deserving of the hype behind them.
So excited about Lollapalooza in a few days. I’ve already got a schedule mapped out, and my previous post from the Wolf Parade concert was a great test run of the new Wordpress on iPhone application. If all goes well and my battery does not die on my during the days, I should be live blogging straight from Grant Park in true geek form.
In the spirit of the festival, this week’s mixtape has artists from the festival that I should be seeing barring natural disaster.
Girl Talk - Set It Off
Yeasayer - 2080
Toadies - Possum Kingdom
Wilco - Jesus, Etc.
Iron & Wine - Jezebel
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Brazilian Girls - Don’t Stop
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
Broken Social Scene - KC Accidental
Office - Wound Up
Radiohead - Street Spirit [Fade Out]
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Epic Last Song
I’ve moved into a new place which prevented me from having internet and updating this mix like normal. Obviously I’m on the internet now so that’s one hurdle down, but I still don’t have TV which may have influenced this week’s theme. I think I’m still on a Radiohead high since I decided to entitle this week’s mix after one of their b-sides.
That DeBeers ad - with Cat Power Stevens
That HSBC ad - with Miss Leslie Feist
That Axe ad - with Brazilian Girls
That Microsoft Zune ad - with the Shins
That Gears of War ad - with Gary Jules for Fears
That Outback Steakhouse ad - with a beautiful steak
That University of Phoenix ad - with the University of Pornographers
That Gap ad - with everybody in vests
That Gap ad - with everybody in leather
That VW ad - with Mr. Blue Sky
That VW ad - with The Big Day
That Ford ad - with a cute girl
I must say that I enjoy all the songs in the commercials, but can’t say that I totally approve the usage of them in a few. But then, I’m not the one with millions and they are so what do I know?
Cat Power - How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens)
Feist - Gatekeeper (One Room One Hour Mix)
Brazilian Girls - Lazy Lover
The Shins - Sleeping Lessons
Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears for Fears)
Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games)
The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show
Madonna - Dress You Up
Depeche Mode - Just Can’t Get Enough
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
J. Ralph - One Million Miles Away
Band of Horses - The Funeral
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