Alright, it’s been enough time for the Name That Tune contest. There has been some good responses to it so I’ll be doing it again, but for now you can see who they were.

mixtapes and musings
Alright, it’s been enough time for the Name That Tune contest. There has been some good responses to it so I’ll be doing it again, but for now you can see who they were.

It’s awesome! And there’s an Obama tent.
Update: so the whole live blogging thing didn’t work out too well, as I wasn’t unable to procure an EDGE signal for data at the festival. However, this just means I get to do it the old fashioned way! Continue reading ‘Holy fuck! Lolla day 1′

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
Go see The Dark Knight. This week’s mix has two different faces. (Yeah, I know that was pretty bad.)
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Bonnie Tyler - I Need A Hero
David Bowie - Heroes
Daft Punk - Superheroes
Ratatat - Black Heroes
The Steve Miller Band - The Joker
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
Radiohead - Lucky
Massive Attack - Protection
Spoon - Chicago at Night
Explosions in the Sky - Greet Death
Another week, another cover songs mixtape. Some quite good, some of rather dubious quality. You be the judge!
Of Montreal - Final Countdown (Europe)
The Polyphonic Spree - Lithium (Nirvana)
Nickel Creek - Just (Radiohead)
Petra Haden - Thriller (Michael Jackson)
The Watson Twins - I Summon You (Spoon)
Death Cab For Cutie - All Is Full Of Love (Björk)
Muse - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths)
Death Cab For Cutie - This Charming Man (The Smiths)
The Watson Twins - Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
We Are Scientists - Hoppípolla (Sigur Rós)
M. Ward - Let’s Dance (David Bowie)
Of Montreal - Raspberry Beret (Prince)