HOLY SHIT.

MXTP#1

I've always wanted to do this. Put music on a blog. Like since high school. Still a little afraid that this might be illegal? Whatever. It's a mixtape. Which is... less illegal.
Anyhow. These may be old, may be new, and may just be songs I like that I want to share. Kthanks.

Track Listing

MXTP#1- I included the m3u playlist file so if you upload that as a playlist into your music player, it'll turn out like a real mixtape.

1. Symphonies (Passjon Pit Remix) - Dan Black
Everything is better with Passion Pit, isn't it.

2. The Rip - Portishead
It was between The Rip, Magic Doors, or Machine Gun. Definitely listen to Machine Fun (probably one of the most talked-about tracks of the year?) and Magic Doors is lovely and under-appreciated. The Rip is probably the most haunting. And so romantic. Brb. Wild white horses are taking me away.

3. Howl - Florence and the Machine
Is it just me or are there more and more ravishly beautiful crimson-haired indie songstresses? Neko Case, Jenny Lewis, and now Florence Welch. Her debut album "Lungs" is already becoming HUGE. Duh. Her voice is gorgeous; it's deep, urgent and flowing. It rings with less clarity but much more soul than Lewis. And she's much clever-er lyricist; I mean what part of "Drive my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart..." doesn't make you shudder with musical pleasure. New Moon soundtrack? I'm calling it.
mashTape tells me she was discovered singing Motown covers in a nightclub toilet, drunk. BBC tells me that she writes her best stuff drunk or hungover. Raise your hand if you want to be her bff.

4. I'm in Miami Bitch - LMFAO
If you've been in my car ever since like March, you've heard and probably reheard their Love Lockdown remix, HotNCold remix, and La La La (my fave). Album "Party Rock" is exactly its name. They're the most infectious blend of hip hop and electrobeats. So get your hands up. Put that ASS UP.

5. Paper Cities - Other Lives
I put this on my first music exchange CD. I'm such a sucker for classical instrumentals. The song is pretty bleak. The album is pretty bleak, but its fucking amazing. Cannot wait to see them at Lolla.

6. Sleepyhead (Emil & Friends rework) - Passion Pit
Everyone loves some Sleepyhead. And Passion Pit has blown up. Sleepyhead is excellent, but this version is mellower and still awesome. Sleepyhead is kind of a heart attack. Like I'm sure that if Jenny listened to Kids on repeat for 24 hours, she'd have a stroke. Sleepyhead is the same. This is kind of like that Ben Lee version of Kids, just not a lullaby.

7. Cataracts - Andrew Bird
Who doesn't LOVE Andrew Birds. He's just a beautiful man. Who makes beautiful music. And this song is so PRETTY. Oh and he covers Kermit the Frog's "It's Not Easy Bein Green"


8. Pennies - The Cool Kids
My favorite hip hop group ever. When I saw them a year or so ago opening for M.I.A. I was not yet knowledgeable enough musically to recognize their greatness. But now I'd do anything to see them. again. New album "Gone Fishing" (?) coming soon hopefully. Hearing this track and "Champions" makes me think it may even top "The Bake Sale." Rad.

9. Flume (Bon Iver cover) - The Chairs
I love covers. I love covers that sound even better than the original (not saying that it applies here, the original is great).
This is my favorite cover.

10. Puma - Good Luck at the Gunfight
Electropop is my new favorite genre. And this mashTAPE bio pretty much says it all: "Good Luck at the Gunfight is one, two, three San Franciscans. They like warm weather and the beach. They have this strange amusement with cats and moo cows. And Katy Perry.

All for now. Lolla-based tape soon. Bc I need to listen some more to those people anyways.

And just for Lizzie

i love trailers, i love music, this is perfect for me

I've never even heard of this before. A trailer for an upcoming album?
But this is pretty bangin. If it were a movie, I'd watch it.
Happy weekend. Mixtape coming sooon. I'm excited.

zomg ratatouille

remy. you know that little mouse in ratatouille thats a really good chef? you know that ratatouille they made at the end? well. I JUST MADE IT. without a mandoline.

So pretty. Pretty delicious. So proud. And it looks like the one in the movie!

So uh. Yeah I'd really like to be sleeping right now and be able to wake up early in the morning but... I'm on this really weird bodily schedule that started a few weeks ago where I go to bed at like 5AM and wake up around 2PM.
It sucks. I should take some homeopathic sleeping meds or something.
Or find some apples to put in a bowl on my nightstand. Or cook. Or stare at some music blogs for hours. Or paint some French girl. See why this keeps happening?

So I have decided to start this thing because I can't sleep and browsing the internets can only last so long before your brain starts to cry. To me this is kind of embarrassing bc everyone I know who has a blog is abroad or graduated. I half feel like I don't have the right to start one and half feel that its pretentious and that everyone who starts a blog (who is not graduated or abroad) is a self-righteous narcissist. Sorry.

But I'm bored. And can't sleep. And sometimes there are things that happen that I want to write down and keep forever. And I don't like diaries. I kept one in like 8th grade and every entry started with "Dear Legolas..." or something. It's one of those memories that whenever you happen to remember it, you involuntary implode with shame, seize your face in your hands, and cry out even if you're in a public place. So if I'm with you and this happens you'll know that I have probably just remembered that I once, at the height of adolescence, addressed my diary as "Legolas." It is enough to make you never want to touch a journal again.

So this seems the only plausible alternative. A blog.