Choice Cuts

2011 Mixes

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November 2011

Ffunny Ffriends -- Unknown Mortal Orchestra (4:17)
Life On The Nickel (Mansions On The Moon Remix) -- Foster The People (3:20)
Shake it Out -- Florence + the Machine (4:38)
Dance Card -- Pepper Rabbit (3:44)
Why Even Try (RAC Remix) -- Theophilus London (5:14)
Gotta Go -- Oberhofer (3:18)
Eyes Wide (Fool's Gold Remix) -- Local Natives (3:16)
By Your Hand -- Los Campesinos! (4:07)
We Are -- Freestyle Fellowship (2:43)
Before I Knew -- Basia Bulat (1:13)
Sway -- Mates of State (3:35)
Bittersweet Melodies -- Feist (3:57)
This is the Life -- Two Door Cinema Club (3:31)
Balance -- Future Islands (4:07)
Wild Window -- Fool's Gold (2:57)
Bunhill Fields -- Amor de Días (2:13)
The Rip Tide -- Beirut (4:26)
Make My -- The Roots (4:32)
No Ending -- Stacy Lane (2:23)
Coffee -- Yuna (2:52)

October 2011

Pull Me Back to Earth -- Friendly Fires (3:30)
Paradise -- Coldplay (4:39)
Rocketeer -- Far East Movement & Ryan Tedder (3:31)
Sleeping at Night -- Caught A Ghost (3:30)
Indian Summer (Des Moines) -- Canon Blue (4:31)
Street Joy -- White Denim (3:36)
Midnight City -- M83 (4:03)
Charmed Life -- Icebird (RJD2 & Aaron Livingston) (3:41)
Money -- The Drums (3:54)
My Boo -- Friends (3:32)
Don't Move -- Phantogram (4:18)
Free My Mind -- Katie Herzig (4:46)
Little House of Savages (Walkmen Cover) -- Asobi Seksu (3:13)
Walked Alone -- YACHT (4:50)
Romance -- Wild Flag (3:52)
Play (Los Rakas Remix) -- Goapele (4:24)
Steady Steady -- North Highlands (3:35)
Matador -- Maria Taylor (4:20)
Somebody that I Used to Know -- Gotye (4:04)
Desire -- Mates Of State (2:47)
Carry -- Tori Amos (4:08)

September 2011

Block After Block -- Matt & Kim (2:56)
Bedroom Eyes -- Dum Dum Girls (3:58)
Ritual Union -- Little Dragon (3:30)
I Would Do Anything For You -- Foster the People (3:31)
I Stand Alone -- Theophilus London (3:23)
Another Luvr (feat. Wale) -- Teedra Moses (4:06)
Up Up Up -- Givers (4:34)
What You Know -- Two Door Cinema Club (3:11)
Beautiful Trash (feat. Megan Washington) -- Lanu (3:31)
Why Can't We -- Aṣa (3:44)
Wolves (Crystal Fighters Remix) -- The Good Natured (5:17)
In A City Without Seasons -- The One AM Radio (3:03)
All Alone -- Toro Y Moi (3:55)
Weekend -- Class Actress (4:02)
Angela -- The Go Round (4:16)
Street Clothes -- Fool's Gold (5:01)
The Heron And The Fox (Work Drugs Sex-Fi Remix) -- Little Scream (3:44)
The Romance of the Telescope (feat. Andrew Cedermark) -- Lushlife (4:52)
How Can U Luv Me -- Unknown Mortal Orchestra (3:28)
Dreams -- Blood Diamonds (3:45)

August 2011

A Long Time (Chromeo Remix) -- Mayer Hawthorne (4:41)
Going And Going. And Going. -- Icebird (RJD2 & Aaron Livingston) (4:19)
What Starry Eyes Know (Two Door Cinema Club vs. Ellie Goulding) -- Neon Hitch (3:46)
Radar Detector (The Loving Hand Remix) -- Darwin Deez (5:37)
Pumped Up Kicks (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix) -- Foster The People (4:03)
Life Is Life (Yuksek Remix) -- Noah and the Whale (4:28)
Maps -- The Front Bottoms (3:35)
Swell Window -- Zee Avi (3:52)
Judy Is Your Viet Nam -- They Might Be Giants (1:26)
I Don't Know How To Act Here -- Teletextile (4:21)
Lies We Live In -- Ximena Sarinana (3:46)
Nothing But Our Love -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (4:06)
Watch Me Dance -- Roots Manuva (4:06)
Northern Mentality (Friendly Ghost Remix) -- Mathieu Santos (Ra Ra Riot) (4:34)
The Jingle Swing -- Bigott (2:55)
Colour -- Keegan DeWitt (4:02)
Half Of Something Else -- The Airborne Toxic Event (4:39)
Dan's Silverleaf -- The Middle East (4:13)
Dub Revolution -- See-I (3:40)

July 2011

Second Chance -- Peter Bjorn & John (4:13)
Underneath the Sycamore -- Death Cab for Cutie (3:25)
The Roller -- Beady Eye (3:35)
You Were Never There -- Diego Garcia (3:40)
Georgia -- Cee-Lo (3:46)
King Of The Beach -- Wavves (2:38)
Just a Friend (feat. Biz Markie, Matt Berninger, and Sharon Jones) -- Booker T. Jones (4:05)
Warm Heart of Africa (Featuring Ezra Koenig) -- The Very Best (3:47)
Juice -- Tony Castles (2:35)
Skip the Charades -- Cold War Kids (4:25)
Call Your Girlfriend (Feed Me Remix) -- Robyn (4:56)
Battery Kinzie -- Fleet Foxes (2:49)
Faster -- Matt Nathanson (3:28)
Calgary -- Bon Iver (4:10)
Half Of Something Else -- The Airborne Toxic Event (4:39)
Wonder Why -- Vetiver (3:22Tonight's The Kind Of Night (RAC Mix) -- Noah and the Whale (3:39)
One for You, One for Me -- Bright Eyes (6:35)
Ire -- The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination (3:20)
Wooden Bones -- Follow That Bird (4:18)
Representing Memphis -- Booker T Jones (3:30)

May 2011

Cant Keep Johnny Down -- They Might Be Giants (2:23)
May Seem Macabre -- Peter, Bjorn and John (4:42)
Starry-Eyed -- Ellie Goulding (2:57)
Scissor Runner -- Jenny And Johnny (2:58)
The Shark Fighter! -- Aquabats (2:57)
Love To Get Used -- Matt Pond PA (3:34)
Turning Tables -- Adele (4:10)
Make Some Noise -- Beastie Boys (3:32)
Sadness Is A Blessing (Gold Panda Remix) -- Lykke Li (4:32)
The Healthy One -- Laura Stevenson & The Cans (2:23)
Wait & See -- Holy Ghost! (3:43)
No One's Gonna Love You -- Cee Lo Green (3:29)
Exile Vilify -- The National (4:45)
Can't Stop Thinking about You -- Brett Dennen (4:05)
Dinner -- Blood Orange (4:50)
Sunshine Eyes (Channel Swimmer Mix) -- Polarsets (4:40)
Seashell -- Scala and Kolacny Brothers (3:25)
Golden State -- Delta Spirit (3:13)
Go Outside -- Cults (3:24)
Upside Down -- J. Pinder (3:52)
Need You Now -- Cut Copy (6:10)

March 2011

New Leaf -- Alameda (2:58)
Something's Gotta Give -- The Kickdrums (3:44)
Breaker Breaker -- Peter Bjorn & John (1:39)
Perfectly Crystal -- Asobi Seksu (3:49)
The Cave -- Mumford & Sons (3:36)
Catapult -- Operator Please (3:12)
Seance On A Wet Afternoon -- Girls Names (3:00)
I Don't Wanna -- Anna Waronker (3:08)
Simmerdown -- Nostalgia 77 (3:27)
Save Me -- Nicki Minaj (3:05)
The Last Dance (Chase & Status Remix) -- Clare Maguire (3:26)
Helplessness Blues -- Fleet Foxes (5:03)
Rolling In The Deep -- Adele (3:48)
Oh My Heart -- R.E.M. (3:21)
Eleven (feat. tUnE-yArDs) -- Thao & Mirah (4:01)
The Tide Pulls From The Moon (Acoustic Version) -- William Fitzsimmons (3:21)
Call Up to Heaven -- Kraak and Smaak (4:46)
Armistice (RAC Remix) -- Phoenix (4:56)
Forget That You're Young -- The Raveonettes (3:58)
Winter Song -- The Head and the Heart (2:43)

January 2011

Middle Of The Night -- Eastern Conference Champions (2:56)
Genius Of Love (Money Mark Remix) -- Tom Tom Club (4:43)
Ready To Start -- Arcade Fire (4:19)
Tonight -- Koudlam (3:25)
The World (Is Going Up In Flames) -- Charles Bradley (3:25)
Tree By The River -- Iron & Wine (3:57)
Mine Is Yours (Passion Pit Remix) -- Cold War Kids (4:18)
Sweet Louise -- Belle Brigade (3:08)
Up All Night (SBTRKT Remix) -- Alex Clare (3:22)
Tear the Fences Down -- Eulogies (2:37)
Still The Same Person -- Sister Crayon (3:44)
Cold Rain (prod. Ski Beatz) -- Talib Kweli (2:37)
I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix) -- Lykke Li (3:58)
Alter Ego -- Tame Impala (4:48)
Shake Me Down -- Cage the Elephant (3:30)
Barton Hollow -- The Civil Wars (3:25)
We Are Stars -- The Pierces (3:48)
Sunlight (feat. Dan Black) -- Bag Raiders (4:03)
I Count The Ways -- Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible (3:50)
The Smoke -- Home Video (5:12)
Triple Double -- Girl Talk (6:28)

Rock the Waffle House: Choice Cuts Vol. 9

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1. "Fair Game" -- The Like

There's a lot to like about The Like. Yes, they're the daughters of industry vets (including group founders Elizabeth "Z" Berg, the daughter of a former Geffen exec, and Tennessee Thomas, the daughter of Elvis Costello's drummer. But these women can craft some seriously catchy pop -- and "Fair Game" is irresistible.

2. You! Me! Dancing! -- Los Campesinos!

This feel-good Los Campesinos! track is actually three years old. But I just discovered it this year, and got instantly hooked. I dare you to listen to this track without tapping your toes. (The video's pretty cool too; the song doesn't actually begin until more than a minute in, but it's well worth a watch.)

3. Lose It (In The End) -- Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface Killah

Fresh off Mark Ronson's third album, "Record Collection," this jam's short but powerful, a great use of Phantom Planet's Alex Greenwald juxtaposed with Wu Tang's Ghostface Killah.

4. "Sun Hands" -- Local Natives

Silver Lake's own (by way of Orange County) Local Natives was featured on several of Franklin Avenue's playlists this year, as the group's debut CD, "Gorilla Manor," was a fave. "Sun Hands," which features the group's harmonies leading up to a powerful climax, was one of my faves.

5. "The High Road" -- Broken Bells

Broken Bells -- the duo consisting of uber producer Danger Mouse and The Shins vocalist James Mercer -- came on the scene big this year, starting with their lead-off single, "The High Road." Their self-titled CD, released in March, remains a favorite of 2010. Danger Mouse -- real name: Brian Burton -- reps the second producer on our Choice Cuts end-of-year collection, along with Mark Ronson. (His partnership with Cee-Lo, Gnarls Barkley, was also a Choice Cuts favorite.)

6. "Symphonies" -- Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi

Dan Black's "Symphonies" was a minor hit this year in its original version, but I'm partial to this reworked version featuring Kid Cudi. It's been quite a year for both artists: Kid Cudi received three 2010 Grammy nominations and starred in HBO's "How to Make it in America," while Dan Black's debut album "UN" was released this year. Black's video for "Symphonies" (above) also scored multiple MTV Video Music Award nominations.

7. "Not in Love" -- Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith

This is a very late addition to the end-of-year mix -- but I can't get this song, or the vocals by the Cure's Robert Smith, out of my head. It's a cover of a 1980s song by Platinum Blond, updated by Crystal Castles -- with the genius addition of Smith's vocals. Better than anything The Cure has put out since the early 1990s.

8. "Little Secrets" -- Passion Pit

First off, you gotta love the fact that Passion Pit -- formed in 2007 -- took their name (allegedly) from Variety's slanguage dictionary. (Variety used the term in the past to refer to drive-in theaters). I enjoyed Passion Pit's CD for much of 2009, actually, but this song snuck onto my January 2010 mix. It's such a catchy, delicious slice of electro pop (I also love the use of PS22 chorus for the "higher and higher" riff).

9. "Heard It on the Radio" -- The Bird and the Bee

Back in May, we took our first major road trip since the birth of Blogger Baby 2.0. During the drive north to San Francisco, we probably listened to the Bird and the Bee's "Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Hall and Oates" four or five times. It was the perfect, breezy soundtrack for our drive up the 5. "Heard It On the Radio" stood out to me, perhaps because the original Hall & Oates song isn't as overplayed as some of the others that Bird and the Bee (Inara George and Greg Kurstin) covered.

10. "Shyness" -- Thieves Like Us

Gotta love a band that takes its name from a classic New Order track. Thieves Like Us, which boasts members from both the U.S. and Sweden (but is based in Paris), came up with this solid pop song.

11. "Boy" -- Ra Ra Riot

Off Ra Ra Riot's second album, "The Orchard," the track "Boy" was a standout. Fast-paced with some great guitar work, this song will quickly get you moving.

12. "The Drumming Song" -- Florence and the Machine

This was Florence and the Machine's year, and while the hit song was clearly "Dog Days Are Over," I was partial to the power (and the drums, natch) of "The Drumming Song."

13. "As We Enter" (Tinie Tempah Remix) -- Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

One of the more interesting releases this year came from hip-hop vet Nas and reggae star Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. Their collaboration, "Distant Relatives," was an interesting mix of hip-hop, reggae and African beats. I actually put several songs on my playlists throughout 2010, and their track "Strong Will Continue" was another contender for the end-of-year Choice Cuts mix. But the lead-off track to "Distant Relatives," the short jam "As We Enter," contains that irresistible sample from Mulatu Astatke. The mix I include is slightly different from the video version (above).

14. "Young Blood" -- The Naked and Famous

OK, so yeah, there's a definite Passion Pit vibe here. I clearly dig that kind of sound. But no matter. I like this song.

15. "Islands" -- The XX
Smoothest grooves of the year came from The XX, including their hit "Islands." London-based The xx's debut CD was actually released in late 2009, but their CD hit it big here across the pond in 2010. The xx also won this year's prestigious Mercury Prize.

16. "Skinny Genes" -- Eliza Doolittle

British singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle (real name: Eliza Sophie Caird) burst on the scene this year with her self-titled debut. Pop ditty "Skinny Genes" went on to become a big hit in the U.K.

17. "Dear God 2.0" -- The Roots (feat. Jim James and Monsters of Folk)

The Roots are a reminder that, through some hard work, you can have it all. Being the house band for Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night" has given the live hip-hop crew more exposure than ever -- and yet The Roots still had time to release the critically acclaimed CD "How I Got Over." The group even perfomed at Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity. It's good to be the Roots. Here, they collaborate with Monsters of Folk's Jim James for a new spin on that group's "Dear God."

18. "Tighten Up" - Black Keys

I didn't think I could like this Black Keys track any more... and then I saw the video and fell in love with it all over again.

19. "Lumiere (The xx Intro Remix)" -- Blue Scholars

This Seattle-based hip-hop duo, consisting of Geologic (George Quibuyen) and Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi), has made it big in the Pacific Northwest thanks in part to their socially conscious lyrics and cool beats. "Lumiere" works thanks in part to that great sample from the xx as well as the catchy lyrics, such as Blogger Kid's favorite line, "Locked in thought/like a Filipino/watchin' boxing." The clip above was created by Oakland photographer John Coyne, who liked "Lumiere" enough to produce his own video.

20. "Soldier On (Big City Love Affair Remix)" -- The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap's original tracks are great, but they also led themselves to some stellar remixes. Here's one, "Soldier On," which I think really benefits from the addition of a marching drum-style backbeat.

21. "Modern Drift" -- Efterklang

Maybe I had a thing for drums this year? Dutch band Efterklang shares a quiet force with "Modern Drift," the first track off their third studio album, "Magic Chairs."

22. "Bed Intruder Song" -- Antoine Dodson and the Gregory Brothers

Wellll.... you can't really put together a 2010 mix without some sort of catchy Gregory Brothers autotune song. "Bed Intruder Song" was in my head, and I'm sure yours, for what seemed like months.

And that's it! Happy New Year, everybody.

2010 Mixes

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November 2010

Heat And Hot Water (Passion Pit Remix) -- ARMS (3:32)
Skinny Genes -- Eliza Doolittle (3:05)
Home -- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (5:06)
Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith) -- Crystal Castles (3:46)
All Matter -- Bilal (5:21)
Me And The Moon (Twin Shadow Remix With No FX) -- The Drums (4:13)
Somebody To Love Me (ft. Boy George & Miike Snow) -- Mark Ronson And The Business Intl (4:58)
Freak Out -- Tapes 'n Tapes (4:05)
10 Slow -- Twin Shadow (3:58)
What's My Name --Rihanna feat. Drake (4:17)
Ain't Nobody (Coyote Remix) -- Clare Maguire (3:50)
Down By The Water -- The Decemberists (3:42)
Stop Me -- Mark Ronson Feat. Daniel Merriweather (3:54)
Get Some -- Lykke Li (3:23)
Just Before The Rain -- Dutch (3:59)
Louder Than Ever -- Cold War Kids (2:44)
MoneyGrabber -- Fitz & The Tantrums (3:10)
Boxer -- Lovers (4:20)
Favorite Colour (PUNCHES Remix) -- Tokyo Police Club (5:07)
Hypnotize U (Nero Remix) -- N.E.R.D. & Daft Punk (5:33)

October 2010

Lumière (The Xx Intro Remix) -- Blue Scholars (2:42)
I'm Afraid I'm Gonna Die Here -- Tim Kasher (4:51)
Bubbles -- Biffy Clyro (4:58)
A Roof Somewhere -- Lonely Drifter Karen (2:28)
Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice mix) -- Deerhunter (4:06)
Secrets -- Silver Swans (2:52)
Kisses -- Kisses (4:11)
Soldier On (Big City Love Affair Remix) -- The Temper Trap (5:03)
Nobody's In Love (Xaphoon Jones Remix) -- 2AM Club (3:45)
Gasoline And Matches (Soundtrack Version) -- Buddy & Julie Miller (3:12)
Sun Demon -- Stereolab (3:16)
Mountaineer -- White Sea (3:54)
Ode To Hip Hop (Intro) -- Nemo Achida (1:37)
My Girl The Horse -- Fences (4:28)
Total Live Forever -- Foals (3:16)
Resurrection (Penguin Prison Remix) -- The Temper Trap (5:39)
Faith (feat. Drake) -- K-Os (3:21)
Fast Lane -- Husky Rescue (4:36)
Tell 'Em -- Sleigh Bells (2:57)
Get Down -- Danny! (2:24)
Tokyo (Superhumanoids Remix) -- Wombats (3:06)

September 2010

Everything You Wanted (RAC Remix) -- Kele (4:29)
When I Come Home -- The Drums (3:42)
Doubt -- The Corin Tucker Band (3:23)
My Body -- Young The Giant (4:06)
Islands -- The XX (2:41)
Lose It (In The End) -- Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface Killah (2:26)
Climbing Walls (Demo) -- Strange Talk (3:45)
Sun of A Gun -- Oh Land (3:26)
Enemy Gene -- Of Montreal (3:38)
In Sleep (Live) -- Lissie (4:00)
Don't Leave My Mind -- Azure Ray (3:43)
I'm Leaving You For Solitude -- Manic Street Preachers (3:22)
The Good Life (prod. Pharrell) -- Chiddy Bang (2:57)
Boy (RAC Mix) -- Ra Ra Riot (3:54)
I L U -- School Of Seven Bells (4:40)
Stranger -- Dr. Dog (3:44)
Animal -- Jenny And Johnny (3:41)
Pretty Please (Love Me) -- Estelle (Featuring Cee-Lo) (3:59)
Come Undone -- Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan (5:43)
Bed Intruder Song -- Antoine Dodson & The Gregory Brothers (3:05)

August 2010

Stick Up Kids (Full Version Demo) -- Bad Rabbits (3:12)
Big Wave -- Jenny & Johnny (3:54)
Lamplight -- Bombay Bicycle Club (3:45)
Tightrope (Organized Noize Remix) -- Janelle Monáe (feat. Big Boi (4:50)
Why Does The Wind? (Morgan Geist Remix) -- Tracey Thorn (5:56)
Young Blood -- The Naked And Famous (3:53)
Bye Bye Bye -- School of Seven Bells (4:15)
Erase Me -- KiD CuDi (feat. Kayne West) (3:11)
Boy -- Ra Ra Riot (3:11)
Genesis 3:23 -- The Mountain Goats (3:13)
Everytime I'm With You -- Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse (feat. Jason Lytle) (3:12)
Make It Better -- The Knocks (3:54)
Georgia -- Yuck (3:40)
Cold War -- The Morning Benders (1:44)
Sun Hands -- Local Natives (4:51)
Wake Up Everybody -- John Legend & The Roots (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona) (4:16)
Jimmy Had A Polaroid -- Math and Physics Club (2:27)
Oh My God -- Cults (3:21)
Trophy Queen -- Guards (feat. Caroline Polachek) (2:11)
Boyfriend -- Best Coast (2:30)

July 2010

I Know We'll Never -- Rose Elinor Dougall (3:04)
Towards The Future (feat. Deacon The Villain) -- Tunji Balogun (4:23)
Can't Back Down -- Bad Rabbits (3:15)
We Don't Want Your Body -- Stars (3:26)
Clap Your Hands (Prince Vince Remix) -- Sia (5:02)
Right On (Feat. Joanna Newsome, STS) -- The Roots (3:36)
Fire With Fire -- Scissor Sisters (4:13)
Shutterbugg -- Big Boi Feat. Cutty (3:35)
Dancing On My Own -- Robyn (4:51)
Tonight, Tonight -- Passion Pit (4:08)
Even Though (Surfing Leons Afternoon Remix) -- Morcheeba (5:38)
Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) -- B.o.B (3:01)
Tell Me You Love Me -- Leela James (3:30)
Up In The Clouds (Shoes Remix) -- Darwin Deez (3:41)
Don't Turn The Lights On -- Chromeo (4:37)
Point Me At Islands -- Tired Pony (3:12)
Hot-N-Fun (Yeasayer Remix) -- N.E.R.D. (3:46)
Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! Adult Swim Remix) -- LCD Soundsystem (4:17)
Cold War (Wondamix) -- Janelle Monáe (3:34)
Cosmic Love (Short Club Remix) -- Florence and the Machine (6:50)

June 2010

Fair Game -- The Like (2:28)
Each Year (Absofacto Remix) -- Ra Ra Riot (3:58)
So This Is Goodbye (Pink Ganter Remix) -- William Fitzsimmons (5:04)
Dear God 2.0 (feat. Jim James & Monsters Of Folk) -- The Roots (3:59)
Acapella (Friends Electric Mix) -- Kelis (4:19)
Shyness -- Thieves Like Us (3:39)
Cry Cry (Deichkind Remix) -- Oceana (4:21)
Wait Up (Boots Of Danger) -- Tokyo Police Club (3:18)
Learnalilgivinanlovin -- Gotye (2:47)
Babelonia -- School Of Seven Bells (5:01)
California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) -- Katy Perry (3:56)
Hollywood -- Codeine Velvet Club (4:03)
Strong Will Continue -- Damian Marley & Nas (5:06)
Rill Rill -- Sleigh Bells (3:50)
Tighten Up -- The Black Keys (3:30)
Drumming Song -- Florence & The Machine (3:46)
Kids ('Live Lounge' MGMT Cover) -- B.o.B (3:36)
Excuses -- The Morning Benders (5:17)
What's The Attitude -- Cut Chemist Feat. Hymnal (4:06)
Honest Face -- Liam Finn + Eliza Jane (3:43)
Sleepwalk -- Charles Webster featuring Shana Halligan (5:52)

May 2010

Heard It On The Radio -- The Bird & The Bee (3:03)
Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart -- Alicia Keys (3:51)
The Mall & Misery? -- Broken Bells (4:08)
He's Not A Boy -- The Like (2:35)
Compass -- Jamie Lidell (5:38)
Deny All -- Bettie Serveert (3:02)
Amazing -- One Eskimo (4:37)
As We Enter (Tinie Tempah Remix) -- Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley (2:13)
Shadows -- Au Revoir Simone (4:03)
Wake Up - It's Africa Calling (Youssou Remix) -- Youssou N'Dour feat. Neneh Cherry (4:08)
Promises -- The Morning Benders (3:04)
Modern Drift -- Efterklang (4:54)
Invisible Light -- Scissor Sisters (6:14)
Airplanes -- Local Natives (4:00)
Paradise Circus -- Massive Attack (4:58)
Rules Don't Stop -- We Are Scientists (2:17)
Emancipated Minor -- Ani Difranco (4:31)
Infinity Guitars -- Sleigh Bells (2:36)
Laughing With -- Regina Spektor (3:18)
Happy Accident -- Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova (3:12)

April 2010

45 -- Ozomatli (3:03)
Baby Lee -- Teenage Fanclub (4:24)
The High Road -- Broken Bells (3:52)
The Kids Don't Stand A Chance -- Vampire Weekend VS Miike Snow (4:54)
4 3 2 1 -- K-OS (3:54)
Falling From The Sun -- The Album Leaf (4:57)
A Hundred Hearts -- Swimmers (3:05)
At A Glance (Toro Y Moi Remix) -- Body Language (3:24)
Black Lotus -- The Whigs (3:38)
I'm Sorry, Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Any More -- Bob Mould (3:12)
Window Seat -- Erykah Badu (4:50)
If I Ever Had a Dream -- Nellie McKay (3:50)
Divisive -- We Have Band (3:46)
Mossie -- Bettie Serveert (3:14)
Good Morning -- Rogue Wave (4:11)
Full Steam -- David Gray featuring Annie Lennox (4:12)
The Boxer -- Editors (4:44)
Powerful Stuff -- Sean Hayes (3:37)
Friends -- Nas & Damian Marley (4:49)
Waves -- Holly Miranda (5:05)
World News -- Local Natives (4:32)

March 2010
Eat that Up, It's Good for You -- Two Door Cinema Club (3:45)
Night By Night -- Chromeo (2:19)
October -- Broken Bells (3:38)
Pirates Declare War -- The Bundles (4:12)
Vapours -- Islands (2:41)
Bloodbuzz Ohio -- The National (4:38)
Four Floors -- Diplo vs. Sunday Girl (4:23)
Turn the Dirt Over -- Sea Wolf (2:59)
Calypso Gold -- Princeton (3:44)
Oh, The Divorces! -- Tracey Thorn (4:15
Flash Delirium -- MGMT (4:16)
Red -- Daniel Merriweather (3:57)
Gladhander -- Stripmall Architecture (4:38)
Ready for the Floor -- Lissy Trullie (4:00)
Always For You -- The Album Leaf (5:08)
Heartbeat (Chase & Status Remix) -- Nneka (3:39)
Games You Can Win -- RJD2 fea. Kenna (5:26)
I'd Do It All Again -- Corinne Bailey Rae (3:07)
I Learned The Hard Way -- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (3:47)
Feel It All Around -- Washed Out (3:16)

February 2010
Sunlight -- Harlem Shakes (2:53)
Stylo (Chiddy Bang Remix) -- Gorillaz (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) (3:36)
You've Changed -- Sia (3:10)
Little Secrets -- Passion Pit (3:59)
Look -- Solillaquists of Sound (4:12)
Odessa -- Caribou (5:16)
The Book of Love -- The Magnetic Fields (2:43)
Soldier Of Love -- Sadé (5:58)
50 Lashes -- Floating Action (4:32)
Oh No -- Andrew Bird (4:21)
The Uncomfortable Truth -- Nneka (3:50)
Fall Hard (Passion Pit Summertime Radio Remix) -- Shout Out Louds (5:00)
Able To -- Eternal Summers (1:59)
Don't Gotta Work It Out -- Fitz and the Tantrums (4:10)
When They Fight They Fight -- The Generationals (3:20)
Feeling The Pull -- The Swell Season (2:21)
Sugalumps -- Flight Of The Conchords (2:12)
Anyway -- Duck Sauce (2:53)
Resurrection -- Lupe Fiasco (feat. Kenna) (2:56)
When I'm Small -- Phantogram (4:09)

January 2010

Two Weeks -- Grizzly Bear (4:03)
Empire State Of Mind -- Jay-Z (Feat. Alicia Keys) (4:37)
The Wooden Chair -- Jenny Wilson (3:15)
You! Me! Dancing! -- Los Campesinos! (5:00)
Walkabout -- Atlas Sound (3:59)
Animal (Mark Ronson Remix) -- Miike Snow (4:58)
Slow Poison (Of Montreal Remix) -- The Bravery (4:01)
Audience -- Cold War Kids (3:02)
Whatcha Say -- Jason Derulo (3:43)
Front Row (Acoustic) -- Metric (3:14)
Cruel Intentions (Heartbreak's Slow Action Remix) -- Simian Mobile Disco (feat. Beth Ditto) (3:28)
Symphonies -- Dan Black (feat. Kid Cudi) (3:40)
Sad Song- Pacific -- Au Revoir Simone (3:26)
I Would Like to Call It Beauty -- Corinne Bailey Rae (4:19)
Mystery Zone -- Spoon (4:59)
Squeeze Me -- Kraak & Smaak (3:18)
Deadbeat Summer -- Neon Indian (4:03)
Seven -- Fever Ray (5:10)
Never Gonna Let You Go -- Esthero (4:00)
Always Free -- The Kooks (3:31)

Taco the Town: Choice Cuts Volume 8

2009-12-31T07:54:00.000-08:00

1. PANIC SWITCH -- Silversun Pickups
2. LISZTOMANIA -- Phoenix
3. 28 BUTTS -- Little Jackie
4. CHANGE -- Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale
5. SONG FOR NO ONE -- Miike Snow
6. BEGGIN' -- Madcon
7. HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW -- The Heavy
8. PARANOID -- Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson
9. TIME LAPSE LIFELINE -- Maria Taylor
10. BARCELONA -- Plastiscenes
11. IT DON'T MOVE ME -- Peter Bjorn and John
12. GIVEN UP -- One Eskimo
13. VISION ONE -- Royksopp
14. LOVELY, LOVE MY FAMILY -- The Roots
15. NEVER FORGET YOU -- The Noisettes
16. HALF ASLEEP -- School of Seven Bells
17. ABC's -- K'naan
18. BLINKING PIGS -- Little Dragon
19. HURT FEELINGS -- Flight of the Conchords
20. EVERYBODY KNOWS (RAC Mix) -- John Legend
21. MJ MEGAMIX -- Michael Jackson

2009 Mixes

2009-11-30T00:08:00.000-08:00

November 2009

Pop Art Blue -- Zero 7 (4:23)
Let's Go -- The Feelies (2:40)
Blinking Pigs -- Little Dragon (3:39)
Maybe So, Maybe No -- Mayer Hawthorne (2:57
How You Like Me Now (Single Edit) -- The Heavy (3:37)
100 MPH (In 2nd Gear) -- Gemma Ray (3:04)
Iamundernodisguise (Alternate Version) -- School of Seven Bells (3:42)
The Spectator -- The Bravery (3:50)
No One Said This Would Be Easy -- The Postmarks (3:34)
Sweet Disposition -- The Temper Trap (3:56)
Lovely, Love My Family -- The Roots (2:06)
Ghosts -- Fanfarlo (4:18)
Use Somebody (Andre Anjos Remix) -- Kings Of Leon (3:53)
First Train Home -- Imogen Heap (4:14)
Into The Chaos -- Howling Bells (3:15)
Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix) -- Au Revoir Simone (4:28)
Moth's Wings -- Passion Pit (4:16)
I Don't Feel It Anymore (George Raquet Remix) -- William Fitzsimmons (5:35)
Cecilia -- Thomas Dybdahl (3:42)
Green Eyed Love (Classixx Remix) -- Mayer Hawthorne (5:10)
You've Got the Love (The xx Remix) -- Florence and The Machine (5:44)

September 2009

Us -- Regina Spektor (4:05)
Never Forget You -- The Noisettes (3:12)
Animal (Peter Bjorn and John Remix) -- Miike Snow (3:58)
Melody -- Kate Earl (3:52)
My Secret Friend (feat. Imogen Heap) -- IAMX (4:06)
Change (feat. Wale) -- Daniel Merriweather (3:21)
Too Much Time -- John Vanderslice (3:30)
Barcelona -- Plastiscines (3:21)
Work All Day -- Portugal. The Man (2:59)
Fables -- The Dodos (4:19)
Paul Slaps Down Colleen -- KNBC (0:38)
Flaming Arrow -- Jupiter One (3:24)
To Kingdom Come (Artwork Remix) -- Passion Pit (5:26)
Boy Boy -- Lissy Trullie (3:26)
And It's Alright (Nils Frahm Remix) -- Peter Broderick (4:34)
Brownstone Alley -- Freddy and Francine (3:34)
Everybody Knows (RAC Mix) -- John Legend (4:53)
Good Morning (Live at Downtown Studios) -- William Fitzsimmons (2:16)
Cheerleader -- Grizzly Bear (4:54)
Day to Day -- Eulogies (3:26)
Natural Reaction -- Gomez (4:13)

July 2009

Beggin (Original Version) -- Madcon (3:39)
Girlfriend -- Phoenix (3:24)
Given Up -- One Eskimo (4:03)
Song for No One -- Miike Snow (4:09)
Hurt Feelings -- Flight of the Conchords (2:26)
Bitter Heart -- Zee Avi (2:38)
Talk to Me -- Peaches (3:07)
Icicles (Remix by The Deadly Syndrome) -- Let's Go Sailing (3:39)
E.S.T. -- White Lies (5:04)
I'm Confused -- Handsome Furs (3:36)
Think Again -- Malynda Hale (3:12)
Animals -- Sara Lov (4:05)
Postcards -- An Horse (2:30)
Mykonos -- Fleet Foxes (4:35)
Black Magic (Magic Love and Dreams Masters) -- Magic Wands (2:34)
Belated Promise Ring -- Iron & Wine (3:46)
Factories -- Winter Gloves (2:40)
Percussion Gun -- White Rabbits (3:08)
Stillness Is The Move -- Dirty Projectors (5:14)
Lush Life -- Nat King Cole (3:16)
MJ Urban Megamix -- Michael Jackson (4:56)

May 2009

There's No Secrets This Year -- Silversun Pickups (5:33)
Vision One -- Röyksopp (5:00)
It Don't Move Me -- Peter Bjorn and John (3:22)
Better Days -- Lisa Shaw (3:50)
Lisztomania -- Phoenix (4:09)
Cupid -- Sam Cooke (2:38)
A Chance -- Maria Taylor (3:19)
Weekend -- The Sea and Cake (2:43)
Connjur -- School Of Seven Bells (4:40)
Burn The Maps -- Castledoor (3:48)
If You Would Come Back Home -- William Fitzsimmons (3:51)
Houses -- Great Northern (4:18)
New York -- Sara Lov (4:25)
Hey World (Don't Give Up Version) -- Michael Franti & Spearhead (4:09)
Birds Fly Away -- Theresa Andersson (3:28)
Magic -- Ladyhawke (3:27)
She Loves Everybody -- Chester French (4:00)
Burn Burn -- Nico Vega (2:30)
5 Years Time -- Noah And The Whale (3:37)
Keep Your Eyes Ahead -- The Helio Sequence (4:24)
Runnin' (Philippians Remix) -- The Pharcyde (5:31)

March 2009

Time Lapse Lifeline -- Maria Taylor (3:59)
Paranoid -- Kanye West (feat. Mr. Hudson) (4:38)
Bang Bang -- K'naan (ft. Adam Levine) (3:07)
Dreams of 18 -- Lal Meri (4:38)
Nothing To Worry About -- Peter Bjorn & John (2:58)
Twice -- Little Dragon (3:06)
Zero -- Yeah Yeah Yeahs (4:26)
Long Long Time -- Rebel Souljahz (3:52)
When Your Mind's Made Up -- Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (3:42)
People Got A Lotta Nerve -- Neko Case (2:33)
Everyday -- Vetiver (3:48)
Something Is Squeezing My Skull -- Morrissey (2:38)
Train Song -- Feist and Ben Gibbard (3:03)
Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups (5:44)
Melody Day -- Caribou (4:11)
Walkin' My Baby Back Home -- Nat King Cole (ft. The Roots) (4:15)
Love Letter To Japan -- The Bird And The Bee (4:08)
Not Now But Soon -- Imogen Heap (3:47)
The Rake's Song -- The Decemberists (3:16)
Hiphopapotamus v Rhymenocerous -- Flight of The Conchords (3:46)

January 2009

28 Butts -- Little Jackie (3:09)
Kim And Jessie -- M83 (5:23)
Down To Earth -- Peter Gabriel (5:59)
Heartless -- Kanye West (3:32)
Daylight -- Matt and Kim (2:51)
Monster Hospital (mstrkrft rmx) -- Metric (5:19)
Say Hey (I Love You) -- Michael Franti & Spearhead (Feat. Cherine Anderson) (3:56)
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You -- Black Kids (3:40)
Sleepyhead -- Passion Pit (3:00)
Being Here -- The Stills (3:29)
Oscar Wilde -- Company of Thieves (4:43)
ABC's -- K'naan (3:07)
The Fear -- Lily Allen (3:26)
The Next Time Around -- Little Joy (2:37)
O...Saya -- A R Rahman & M.I.A. (3:36)
Morning Tide -- The Little Ones (4:05)
Half Asleep -- School of Seven Bells (4:41)
You're Not All That -- The Herbaliser (3:37)
Lassoo -- The Duke Spirit (3:02)
Fitz and the Dizzyspells -- Andrew Bird (3:37)

Glazed Goodies: Choice Cuts Vol. 7

2008-12-31T01:00:00.000-08:00

2008 Mixes

2008-11-30T01:48:00.000-08:00

November 2008
Green Light -- John Legend feat. Andre 3000 (3:54)
Bow To The Middle -- The Rosebuds (2:26)
Fools -- The Dodos (4:43)
Parisian Goldfish -- Flying Lotus (3:01)
Rocky Took A Lover -- Bell X1 (4:07)
Love Hangover -- Kidz In The Hall feat. Estelle (3:51)
Be A Star -- Oh No! Oh My! (3:03)
The Gospel of Goro Adachi -- The Boxer Rebellion (3:40)
Universal Mind Control -- Common feat. Pharrell (3:25)
Ruthless City - Original Mix -- Morgan Geist (5:56)
Boys With Girlfriends -- Meiko (4:07)
Don't Believe in Love -- Dido (3:54)
So Long -- Hearts Of Palm (3:09)
Big Jumps -- Emiliana Torrini (3:02)
On My Knees -- Aqualung (4:37)
Hero -- NaS (4:01)
Midnight Coward -- Stars (3:42)
Just Dance -- Lady Gaga (4:01)
Nothing Ever Happened -- Deerhunter (5:51)
Deserter -- Matthew Dear (3:56)

September 2008
Black & Gold (Marcussen Album Version) -- Sam Sparro (4:34)
Rows of Homes -- The Western States Model (3:38)
Nine Ships -- The Voom Blooms (3:19)
Moving To New York -- The Wombats (3:35)
Finer Feelings -- Spoon (4:57)
Magic (Remix) -- Robin Thicke feat. Mary J Blige (3:32)
Heart Heart Heart Out -- The Seabellies (3:24)
Will You Tell Me Then (Domer Remix) -- Faunts (4:35)
Play -- Chop Chop (3:04)
Walking -- The Dodos (2:09)
Please Don't -- Bears (2:13)
Dangerous -- Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon (3:55)
Exhausted -- Joseph Arthur (4:46)
Gun -- Emiliana Torrini (5:46)
Paris -- Friendly Fires (4:00)
Resurrection Fern -- Iron and Wine (4:29)
Count To Ten -- Tina Dico (4:41)
Can You Tell -- Ra Ra Riot (3:07)
Skinny Love -- Bon Iver (3:59)
Machine Gun -- Portishead (4:52)

July 2008

Viva la Vida -- Coldplay (4:04)
Confessional -- Raine Maida (3:07)
My Drive Thru -- Santogold, Julian Casablancas & N.E.R.D. (3:04)
JCB Song -- Nizlopi (3:48)
Cold Shoulder -- Adele (3:12)
Be The One -- The Ting Tings (2:57)
Know-How -- Kings Of Convenience Feat. Feist (3:17)
Back For More (Hess Is More Vs. Jenno Mix) -- Kudu (4:28)
Sni Bong -- Dengue Fever (4:29)
Wires -- Athlete (4:05)
Buzzin' -- Shwayze (3:38)
Delayed Devotion -- Duffy (3:06)
Superstar -- Lupe Fiasco Feat. Matthew Santos (4:49)
Never See You -- Rocha (2:49)
Happy Everywhere -- The Pinker Tones (4:17)
Walking On Air -- Kerli (4:27)
Living The Dream -- Sloan (2:53)
Soul Of My Soul -- Terri Hendrix (3:55)
The Art Of Storytelling Pt. 4 -- DJ Drama F. Outkast & Marsha Ambrosius (1:57)
No One is to Blame (Featuring Howard Jones) -- Katrina Carlson (4:16)

May 2008

Mercy -- Duffy (3:57)
Time to Pretend -- MGMT (4:21)
Be Mine -- Robyn (3:25)
Chasing Pavements -- Adele (3:32)
Your Voice -- Santogold (4:00)
Use Your Love -- Katy Perry (3:03)
Homecoming (Dirty) -- Kanye West feat. Chris Martin (3:24)
Teenage Love Affair (Album Version) -- Alicia Keys (3:11)
Kill The Director -- The Wombats (2:35)
Swimming Pool -- The Submarines (3:18)
Let Your Light In, Babe -- Robert Forster (4:44)
On My Shoulders -- The Dø (5:01)
Stranger [Radio Edit] -- Sunny Day Sets Fire (3:42)
Echinacea -- Bell (3:14)
American Boy (Radio Edit w/ Kanye West) -- Estelle (4:05)
The Life Highrise -- The Foxglove Hunt (4:42)
The Light ’08 (It's Love) -- Common (3:56)
Stephen Stephen -- The Apples In Stereo (1:51)
One Day Like This -- Elbow (6:36)
Nothing Compares 2 U -- The Coconutz (5:58)

March 2008

Golden Skans -- Klaxons (2:46)
The Get Go -- New Young Pony Club (4:28)
World, Hold On -- Bob Sinclar Feat. Steve Edwards (3:19)
Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop -- Landon Pigg (3:46)
The Girl You Lost To Cocaine -- Sia (2:40)
The Mating Game -- Bitter:Sweet (5:22)
Little Bit -- Lykke Li (4:28)
Just Fine -- Mary J. Blige (4:15)
Run -- Gnarls Barkley (2:40)
Only You -- Pacha Massive (3:06)
Crime -- Cocco (3:02)
Cherries in the Snow -- Elk City (3:16)
First Sight -- These United States (2:57)
Get Up -- Rhymefest feat. Wale (2:33)
Never Can Say Goodbye -- Rhymefest feat. Talib Kwali (2:34)
It's Good To Be You -- Prairie Cats (2:38)
Me and You -- Slow Club (3:04)
Lights & Music -- Cut Copy (4:37)
Always Where I Need To Be -- The Kooks (2:37)
The L.S.B. -- Make Model (4:20)

January 2008

Pool Party -- The Aquabats (4:16)
Someone Great -- LCD Soundsystem (5:50)
Home -- Ben's Brother (3:02)
Products -- Sway (3:30)
Whats A Girl To Do -- Bat For Lashes (2:43)
Back To Black -- Amy Winehouse (4:00)
Toop Toop -- Cassius (2:44)
Long Road to Ruin -- Foo Fighters (3:46)
Believe -- The Bravery (3:47)
And I Was A Boy From School -- Hot Chip (3:45)
Little Black Sandals -- Sia (4:14)
Count On This -- The Frail (2:48)
Couldn't Be Done -- Tim Finn (2:51)
I Want You -- Common (3:57)
Not Going Anywhere -- Keren Ann (3:39)
Going Home -- Nathan & Stephen (2:27 )
Miss Rebellion Des Hormones -- Stereo Total (3:15)
Don't Let Go -- Pacha Massive (3:33)
Full Moon Cigarette -- Gran Bel Fisher (4:34)
No Somos Máquinas -- Ojos De Brujo (3:36)
Sideways -- Let's Go Sailing (4:19)

Grab A Slice: Choice Cuts Volume 6

2007-12-31T22:31:00.000-08:00

There's no excuse. In 2004, I was able to put together an end of year Choice Cuts even though we'd just had a baby. In 2006, we were busy finishing up our house addition, and yet I still had time.

This year, well, I guess we've both been busy. Maria with her freelancing, and me with all sorts of things. Plus, let's face it, in some ways a rambunctious 3 year-old requires more attention and energy than a newborn.

So that's my way of noting that, hi, it's the end of May, and I'm only now posting my 2007 Choice Cuts round up. Better late than never, yes? It's a fun mix, a lot of poppy stuff, plenty of electronic beats, several local entrants and... yes, two songs from TV shows, including one from a hip series geared toward preschoolers.

I popped it in the other day, and I didn't feel as bad -- I still like the mix, even if I put it together six months ago. Here it is, my sixth annual Choice Cuts CD, "Grab A Slice":

1. CITY OF ANGELS -- Ozomatli: Gotta start off with a Los Angeles-centric track, of course, and there are few better suited for an ode to the City of Angels than Ozomatli. The group is L.A. : Multi-ethnic, offering up a melting pot of hip-hop, rock and Spanish influences. Ozomatli’s one of the few groups that sound at home on KROQ, Power 106 or Super Estrella.

2. A GOOD START -- Maria Taylor: What can I say, I’m in love with Maria Taylor’s ethereal voice. Both Taylor and her old group, Azure Ray, have made frequent appearances on the year-end list. This one comes from her most recent CD, “14:59.” Thanks to Franklin Avenue reader and former Nettwerk exec JT, I was able to check out Taylor last year at the Echo. Great show.

3. MAN OVERBOARD -- Kristoffer Ragnstam: Catchy pop from Sweden’s Kristoffer Ragnstam, whose music doesn’t sound at all like he hails from Sweden . What can I say, I’m still enjoying the 80s influenced electro pop, as several tracks here can attest to.

4. GOOD LIFE -- Kanye West feat. T-Pain: I know, I know, going ultra mainstream with this pick. But I figured Kanye would whine if I didn’t include him. Plus, I’m a sucker for a good sample, and “Good Life’s” use of Michael Jackson’s “PYT” is so damn infectious, I can’t resist it.

5. FALLING SLOWLY -- The Frames: You know the version of this song from the movie “Once,” the duet featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Hansard also fronts The Frames; I kinda like this version better.

6. GET UP GET OUT -- The Rosebuds: The blog You Ain’t No Picasso writes: “The intro and chorus of Get Up Get Out” answer that age old question: What would it sound like if ABBA wrote music for the Final Fantasy video games? This is a delightfully poppy work that’s destined for glimpses of dancefloor glory.”

7. HOME -- Great Northern: Los Angeles’ own Great Northern had a great 2007. Not only did they become the year’s local indie darlings, but they scored big time national exposure thanks to a Nissan commercial, which used “Home” as musical accompaniment.

8. AGAIN & AGAIN -- The Bird and the Bee: I guess I’m a sucker for duos made up of producers and chanteuses. I loved Frou Frou, and I’m digging Bird and the Bee. Inara George, whose solo work you probably remember from the early part of the decade, has paired with producer/keyboardist Greg Kurstin to make up Bird and the Bee. Dare you not to get sucked in by “Again & Again’s” chorus.

9. PRESSURE SUIT -- Aqualung: The sweeping sound of Aqualung – also known as Matt Hales – makes another appearance on our end-of-year recap.

10. FLY PAPER -- K-OS: OK, remember how I said I was a sucker for a sample? The use of Bob Marley’s “Could You Be Loved?” guitar riff was good enough for entry on this song. And the maddeningly catchy hook kept me.

11. THE ERASER -- Thom Yorke: Reverb. The way Thom Yorke says “E – rase.” That final “ooh.” Like a rainy afternoon in New York .

12. POOL PARTY (YO GABBA GABBA! Mix) -- The Aquabats: Could a quirky Nick Jr. TV show geared toward pre-schoolers be the best new program of 2007? If you’re the parent of a toddler, the answer is yes. Evan’s introduction to indie rock has come via “Yo Gabba Gabba,” which was created by Aquabats frontman Christian Jacobs (with Scott Schultz). The 'Bats have appeared on the show several times, and performed a kid-friendly version of their track "Pool Party" -- a song that Evan now knows all the words to. I actually kinda like the YGG! version better than the original, believe it or not, as it's more uptempo.

13. BUSINESS TIME -- Flight of the Conchords: Maria and I are finally going to see Bret and Jemaine live next weekend, and we can't wait -- talk about a reason for getting a sitter! I had a hard time choosing which FOTC song to put in the end-of-year wrap... but how can I deny "Business Time?" You know when I'm down to just my socks it's time for business that's why they call them business socks!

14. LAST OF DAYS -- A Fine Frenzy: Singer/pianist Alison Sudol has seen several of her songs score TV airplay; she even guested last year on "CSI: Miami." Her "Almost Lover" was the big hit (well, "big hit" is a relative term), but I kinda like the gravity of "Last of Days" instead.

15. UMBRELLA (Remix) -- Rihanna feat. Chris Brown: Here's another pick inspired in part by the Kid Formerly Known As Blogger Toddler. A year ago, he and I would frequently sing "Umbrella" in the car -- and indeed, hearing a two-year-old croon "-ella, ella, ella, ella" is as cute as it sounds. This was obviously the song of the summer in 2007. Here, I've thrown on the reworked version featuring Chris Brown. Yes, his take on it -- "Cinderella -ella-ella-ella" is pretty damn cheesy. And yet, it's nearly as catchy.

16. ELEPHANT GUN -- Beirut: Zach Condon may be from New Mexico, but his voice and musical choices are as haunting and melancholy as the under-seige city from which he's taken his performing name. "Elephant Gun"

17. IT’S ALL TRUE -- Tracey Thorn: How great was it to see Tracey Thorn finally re-emerge with a new CD? One-half of Everything But the Girl, Thorn had been quiet in recent years, as hubby/partner Ben Watt continued to explore his DJ side.

18. TAP-TAP, CLICK-CLICK -- Division Day: Like many of you, we'd actually had "Beartrap Island" in our hands back in 2006, but the CD was re-released by Eenie Meenie in 2007. Much like Silversun Pickups before them, Division Day began to see it all come into fruition by the end of 2007. This is my favorite track off the CD.

19. VALERIE (REMIX) -- Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse: Here's another case where I think the remix is stronger than the original. Just as crazy, messed up Amy Winehouse is much more interesting.

20. PAPER PLANES -- MIA: I still remember the first time I heard this track. Wait, are those gun shots? And is that a cash register? Even Indie was too wussy to play the gun shots, muffling the sound effect. 2007 felt like the year of MIA, and it felt like a natural way to wrap up this year's "Choice Cuts."

2007 Mixes

2007-11-30T00:11:00.000-08:00

November 2007

Girls Who Play Guitars -- Maximo Park (3:12)
The Girls -- Calvin Harris (5:17)
Cinderella -- Aqualung (4:33)
Bouncing Off Clouds -- Tori Amos (4:10)
Tap-Tap, Click-Click -- Division Day (3:53)
1234 -- Feist (3:06)
Paper Planes -- MIA (3:23)
All My Friends -- West Indian Girl (4:37)
Tonight I Have To Leave It -- Shout Out Louds (3:33)
Rock Song -- Smoosh (2:02)
Much Farther To Go -- Rosie Thomas (4:18)
So Good Today -- Ben Westbeech (2:58)
No One's Gonna Love You -- Band of Horses (3:37)
Valerie Remix -- Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse & Baby J (4:23)
Need Your Needs -- Georgie James (3:26)
Good Life (ft. T-Pain) -- Kanye West (3:28)
It Never Was -- The Minor Canon (3:56)
Got to Be a Love -- Greyboy (3:26)
Dashboard -- Modest Mouse (4:06)
Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) -- Kanye West, Nas, KRS One & Rakim (4:42)

October 2007

Oh My God -- Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen (3:46)
Get Up Get Out -- The Rosebuds (4:02)
Stronger -- Kanye West (5:12)
Falling Slowly -- The Frames (4:21)
Oh My -- The Office (2:04)
This Year -- The Thrills (2:49)
Money -- Jesca Hoop (5:06)
Shim Sham -- Imperial Teen (2:52)
Hold Me -- Emily King (3:44)
Our Velocity -- Maximo Park (3:18)
Pool Party (Yo Gabba Gabba Mix) -- The Aquabats (2:09)
Elephant Gun -- Beirut (5:50)
Business Time -- Flight of the Conchords (4:05)
Raise The Roof -- Tracey Thorn (4:03)
Souvenirs -- Midnight Movies (3:19)
Love Me Like the World Is Ending -- Ben Lee (3:47)
Last Of Days -- A Fine Frenzy (4:13)
D.A.N.C.E. -- Justice (3:20)
Neighborhood -- Sugar & Gold (4:35)
Reckoner -- Radiohead (4:52)

August 2007

Home -- Great Northern (3:51)
What We Have Is Now -- To Live And Die In L.A. (4:43)
Born Losers -- Matthew Good (5:21)
To Live And Die In The Airport Lounge -- My Teenage Stride (3:42)
Rainkiss -- 747s (3:17)
Party in My Tummy -- Yo Gabba Gabba! (2:22)
Passing the Hat -- Cold War Kids (3:29)
NYC Boy -- Jill Cunniff (3:30)
I Will Be Grateful for This Day -- Bright Eyes (4:22)
Fly Paper -- K-OS (4:13)
Breathe Deep -- Bellweather (2:37)
Beautiful Woman -- Darkel (2:42)
You're A Wolf -- Sea Wolf (3:38)
Fa Fa Fa (Radio Edit) -- Datarock (3:45)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room (live) -- Flight of the Conchords (5:12)
Wound Up -- Office (3:22)
El Comal -- B-Side Players (3:42)
Man Overboard -- Kristoffer Ragnstam (3:25)
Tape It -- Winterkids (3:32)

June 2007

Life After Love -- Low Vs. Diamond (3:41)
Rehab -- Amy Winehouse (3:31)
Time Won't Let Me Go -- The Bravery (4:17)
Summertime-- Jesca Hoop (3:17)
Eternity Is A Long Time-- Creeping Weeds (4:03)
My Moon My Man -- Feist (3:04)
Say It Right -- Nelly Furtado (3:41)
Don't Lose Yourself -- Laura Veirs (3:58)
Can't Forget About You -- NAS F/ Chrisette Michele (3:51)
(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar -- Frank Black (2:21)
Splinter -- Slowtrainsoul (2:57)
Almost Lover -- A Fine Frenzy (4:25)
The Perfect Crime #2 (Radio Edit) -- The Decemberists (4:08)
Our Haunt -- Palomar (3:12)
Umbrella -- Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (4:30)
La Familia (Remix) -- Mirah (2:52)
A Crack In Time -- Ferraby Lionheart (2:54)
S'posed To Be -- Channel 2 F. Joy Jones (3:47)
Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse -- Of Montreal (3:16)
Heaven -- Bitter:Sweet (3:47)
Just A Dream -- Great Northern (5:43)

April 2007

A Good Start -- Maria Taylor (4:13)
It's All True -- Tracey Thorn (4:13)
If I Ever Feel Better -- Phoenix (3:10)
Parenthesis -- BLOW (3:33)
Pressure Suit -- Aqualung (4:38)
Red Hot -- Jurassic 5 (3:43)
Cold Hands (Warm Heart) -- Brendan Benson (3:22)
Song for Someone -- The Frames (5:36)
Pattern Skies -- The Greenhornes (2:10)
Brighter Discontent -- The Submarines (4:28)
Yelling Away -- Zap Mama (4:17)
The Story -- Brandi Carlile (3:58)
Killalady -- Justine Electra (4:24)
Mama's Belly -- Mosquitos (2:43)
Car Crash -- She's Spanish, I'm American (3:43)
Supply And Demand -- Amos Lee (3:20)
The Bird -- Shawn Colvin (3:10)
Put Your Hands On Me Baby -- Joss Stone (2:56)
Ankle Injuries -- Fujiya & Miyagi (4:52)
Trouble Sleeping -- Corinne Bailey Rae (3:29)
Utopia -- Gigi (4:50)

February 2007

City of Angels -- Ozomatli (3:16)
Again & Again -- The Bird And The Bee (2:42)
The Eraser -- Thom Yorke ( 4:55)
Herculean -- The Good, The Bad And The Queen (3:59)
Say It All -- Sondre Lerche (3:53)
The Spaces Between -- Expatriate (3:14(
Grace Kelly -- Mika (3:01)
In The Crossfire -- Starsailor (3:19)
More Bounce In California -- Soulkid #1 (3:55)
Running Up That Hill -- Placebo (4:52)
Lonely By Your Side (Featuring Jonny Blake) [Radio Cut] -- Azzido da Bass featuring Johnny Blake (3:24)
Ootischenia -- The Be Good Tanyas (3:21)
You Know I'm No Good -- Amy Winehouse (4:17)
Bump -- Spank Rock (5:19)
Take What You Take -- Lily Allen (4:06)
Read My Mind -- The Killers (4:01)
I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor -- Sugababes (2:44)
Answers -- She's Spanish, I'm American (3:40)
Lazy Girls -- Jill Cunniff (2:49)

Shake Things Up: Choice Cuts Volume 5

2007-01-14T18:51:00.000-08:00

For the fifth year in a row, I’ve thrown together some of my favorite tracks of the year into one final mix (under the “Choice Cuts” banner). This year’s edition, “Shake Things Up,” salutes our summer-long obsession with milkshakes (which, you may recall, was spawned by a Los Angeles Times feature on hotspots like Scoops and Lucky Devil’s).

Maria, as usual, did an awesome job designing the CD. (Hey, what’s the use of being married to a Grammy nominated designer if I can’t rope her into throwing together something for my own mixes?!)

As for the music, as usual, I tried to run the gamut from mainstream to obscure, while avoiding anything that was too overplayed. That’s why Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” isn’t here – sure, it was probably the song of 2006, but we’ve all heard it a million times. (As a nod to the track, though, I include Ray LaMontagne’s acoustic version.)

Some of the other picks are sure to be controversial as well. (A handful of these tracks weren’t actually released in 2006, but I included them because this was the year I first heard them.) And yes, I can’t believe I included that new version of “Jessie’s Girl” on my mix. Actually, I can: C’mon – that song rocked in 1982, and it still does.

Hip-hop is sorely lacking on this year’s mix, I know, although I include my other nominee for the year’s best track, Lupe Fiasco’s “Kick Push.”

I have a limited number of copies available – if you’re interested in doing a mix swap, e-mail me! Now, here’s my 2006 Choice Cuts CD, “Shake Things Up”:

1. LDN -- Lily Allen: OK, this is my third nominee for top track of 2006. I love everything about this song: The beat, Lily’s accent, the way she rhymes “Tesco” with “al fresco.” Why it’s taking so long for this import CD to finally be released in the States, I don’t know. But that just means one of the best CDs of 2006 will also be considered one of the best CDs of 2007.

2. Hard To Beat -- Hard-Fi: I first stumbled onto Hard-Fi by accident, picking up a free copy of the band’s “Stars of the CCTV” CD at work, where it was just sitting on a freebie table. I especially dug “Hard to Beat” – upbeat, romantic, and a very dance-y tune. What’s not to like? Soon after, the band hit it big. And although you could hear “Hard to Beat” all over the place after that, it didn’t get old.

3. Lazy Eye -- Silversun Pickups: Silver Lake’s gift to the indie rock gods this year. I’ll avoid the Smashing Pumpkins comparison, since everyone else is doing it. I love that singer Brian Aubert’s voice is so androgynous that I at first thought the SSPUs was led by a female singer. And bonus shout out that bassist Nikki Monninger is a co-worker of Maria’s at Rhino.

4. Out of LA -- The Dollyrots: Another L.A. band, The Dollyrots are on the famed Lookout! label; this track boasts a few of my fave things, all in one package: Female rock vocals on a song about Los Angeles. Score!

5. Kick Push -- Lupe Fiasco: Easily my fave hip-hop single of the year. The backing track. The unusual story about a skateboarder falling in love with the sport – and then falling in love with another skateboarder. It’s such a unique song; in a year when hip-hop failed to overly impress, this stood out.

6. Crazy -- Ray LaMontagne: I still remember the first time I heard Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.” It made me want to immediately go home and make an entire CD mix, just so I could throw it in there. Over time, the song got a bit overplayed (I knew it was time to retire “Crazy” when Billy Bush bopped to it during the Emmy Awards pre-show). The cool stripped-down, slow Ray LaMontagne version is excellent in its own right, and a way to still recognize what should be remembered as 2006’s game-changing track.

7. Smiley Faces -- Gnarls Barkley: Of course, there’s a lot more than just “Crazy” on Gnarls Barkley’s excellent “St. Elsewhere” CD. Here, Cee-Lo’s crooning and Danger Mouse’s beats make for a powerful and urgent song.

8. Mama's Room -- Under the Influence of Giants: Yup, another L.A.-based band. How can you not love the funky falsetto in “Mama’s Room”?!

9. O Valencia! -- The Decemberists: I’ve loved the Decemberists for quite a long time, and it’s been nice to see them get quite a bit of notice as of late (even radio play!) I guess being signed to a major label – Capitol, in this case – does have its benefits. I still can’t get enough of Colin Meloy’s unusual voice.

10. St. John's Night (LAMACQ Live BBC Session Version) -- Every Move A Picture: Lamacq is a BBC1 DJ, and this track was one of his show’s “singles of the week” last summer. Catchy rock track with an electronica tone.

11. Numb -- Sia: Loved Sia from her days with Zero 7, and loved her “Colour the Small One” CD so much that I continued to listen to it into 2006. “Breathe Me” was a hot track last year, so this time around I selected “Numb” for the mix.

12. Like A Star -- Corinne Bailey Rae: I didn’t really care for her first track, “Put Your Records On.” There’s something more beautiful and even a tad haunting about “Like a Star.” Actually, I liked the track so much that I put it on two mixes this year. The original version in March, and then a stripped-down iTunes version in November.

13. Jessie's Girl (Acoustic) -- Rick Springfield: I took this off a 2006 compilation, “80s Hits Stripped.” 25 years later, the song still kicks ass, even in this new version.

14. Young Folks -- Peter Bjorn and John: Damn you, Sweden, and your ability to churn out such catchy pop songs! This one is both unforgettably groovy (love the drum line) and melancholy (the dramatic vocals by singer Victoria Bergsman, who duets here with Peter).

15. I Want To Be Buried In Your Backyard -- Nightmare Of You: Yeah, it’s a little too Smiths-y (nothing wrong with that, I dug The Smiths), but that line “you’re a shining star/You’ll do great in L.A.” was stuck in my head for weeks at the start of 2006.

16. Melt Your Heart -- Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins: Rilo Kiley has made a regular appearance on my end-of-year mix, so it’s probably no surprise that I included singer Jenny Lewis’ solo work this year. Her voice is just so smooth.

17. Throw it All Away -- Zero 7: Can’t get away from Sia Fuller. She leads this solid Zero 7 track, from their 2006 release “The Garden.”

18. Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me -- The Pipettes: Nice indie rock, female vocal track reminiscent of the girl groups of the 1960s.

19. Jerusalem -- Steve Earle: Not a new track (Earle released it in 2002 as the title song to his controversial album “Jerusalem”), but important nonetheless in these times. Earle remains optimistic that “one fine day/All the children of Abraham/Will lay down their swords forever/ in Jerusalem.” And so we end 2006’s Choice Cuts CD.

2006 Mixes

2006-11-30T12:36:00.000-08:00

November 2006

Lazy Eye -- Silversun Pickups (5:50)
Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind -- Badly Drawn Boy (3:24)
Smile (Radio Edit) -- Lily Allen (3:14)
Young Folks -- Peter, Bjorn and John (4:37)
We Used To Vacation -- Cold War Kids (3:58)
O Valencia! -- The Decemberists (3:38)
Like a Star (AOL Sessions Mix)-- Corinne Bailey Rae (4:03)
Here In Your Arms -- Hellogoodbye (4:00)
Dead Meat -- Sean Lennon (3:33)
It's You -- Annie Stela (3:56)
Hot Machete -- Jonezetta (3:39)
Phantom Limb -- The Shins (4:43)
Stalk U -- Los Abandoned (3:41)
Enough To Get Away -- Joseph Arthur (2:38)
Conceived -- Beth Orton (3:22)
Chicago -- Sufjan Stevens (5:01)
You're Not Alone -- Shaye (3:22)
Is It Any Wonder (Tall Paul Remix) -- Keane (4:34)
Get Live -- Strange Fruit Project Feat. Badu (3:16)
True Affection -- The Blow (3:23)

September 2006

LDN -- Lily Allen (3:06)
St. John's Night (LAMACQ Live BBC Session Version) -- Every Move A Picture (3:34)
Rise -- Samantha James (4:19)
How To Save A Life -- The Fray (4:23)
Beautiful Otherness -- Bent (4:48)
Mushaboom (Mocky Mix) -- Feist (4:57)
Get Over It -- OK Go (3:15)
Jessie's Girl (Acoustic) -- Rick Springfield (3:15)
Kick Push -- Lupe Fiasco (4:11)
Crazy -- Ray Lamontagne (4:10)
Smiley Faces -- Gnarls Barkley (3:05)
Tracking Treasure Down -- Gabriel & Dresden (4:23)
Over My Shoulder -- I Am Kloot (2:53)
A Quick Drunkard -- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (3:30)
Numb -- Sia (4:34)
So Far to Go -- J Dilla featuring Common & D’Angelo (5:36)
Dirty Laundry -- Bitter:Sweet (3:18)
Dancing Shoes -- Arctic Monkeys (2:20)
Rainbows In The Dark -- Tilly & The Wall (4:12)
In the Clouds -- Under the Influence of Giants (3:43)

July 2006

Standing in the Way of Control-- The Gossip (4:16)
Melt Your Heart-- Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins (2:50)
Mama's Room-- Under the Influence of Giants (3:46)
Free-- Gnarls Barkley (2:16)
Closer to You-- Brandi Carlile (2:54)
Put Your Records On-- Corinne Bailey Rae (3:36)
Off the Record-- My Morning Jacket (3:23)
Out of LA-- The Dollyrots (3:14)
Throw it All Away-- Zero 7 (5:21)
Blink-- The Blue Scholars (3:54)
Holding Me Down-- Toby Lightman (3:20)
The Funeral-- Band of Horses (4:45)
Yesterdays-- Junkie XL (3:56)
Sunday-- Sia (4:17)
Jeruselem-- Steve Earle (4:11)
Babylon-- Naked Rhythm (4:49)
Dreamland-- Third World (3:31)
Basically-- Gnarls Barkley (2:32)
To The Woods-- Division Day (4:11)
Signs of Life-- Every Move A Picture (3:46)
Assisted Suicide-- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid & Dave Lombardo (3:16)

May 2006

I Try -- Gnarls Barkley (3:45)
No Room For Change -- Crystal Skulls (3:31)
DARE -- Gorillaz (4:04)
Spiral -- William Orbit (4:57)
Hard To Beat -- Hard-Fi (4:13)
Too Rude -- Carmen Rizzo feat. Esthero (4:21)
Unwritten -- Natasha Bedingfield (4:20)
Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me -- The Pipettes (2:12)
Bittersweet Faith -- Bitter:Sweet (4:19)
Forever Lost -- The Magic Numbers (4:11)
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House -- LCD Soundsystem (5:16)
Beautiful Life -- Fisher (3:06)
Crooked Teeth -- Death Cab for Cutie (3:23)
Bullet And A Target -- Citizen Cope (4:22)
I Was Just Thinking -- Teitur (3:30)
The Needle Has Landed -- Neko Case (3:45)
When She Smiles She Lights the Sky -- Plantlife (3:08)
Breakdown -- Jack Johnson (3:32)
Callin' Out -- Lyrics Born (3:36)
This Time It Will -- Jeff Hanson (4:33)

March 2006

Club Foot -- Kasabian (3:36)
Crazy -- Gnarls Barkley (Cee-Lo & Danger Mouse) (3:01)
Black Horse & The Cherry Tree -- KT Tunstall (2:51)
Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor -- Arctic Monkeys (2:56)
Be Without You -- Mary J. Blige (4:32)
I Hear The Bells -- Mike Doughty (4:19)
Ladyflash -- The Go! Team (4:16)
Munich -- Editors (3:46)
Song With A Mission -- The Sounds (2:57)
Gold Lion-- Yeah Yeah Yeahs (3:08)
Dakota -- Stereophonics (4:58)
Hold On -- Magnet (5:02)
Like A Star -- Corinne Bailey Rae (4:00)
Benzi Box -- Dangerdoom Feat. Cee-Lo The Mouse & The Mask (3:00)
June Gloom -- The Like (4:08)
16, Maybe Less -- Calexico/Iron & Wine (4:46)
On The Table -- A.C. Newman (3:58)
Heaven Hammer (Missing) [Air Remix] -- Beck (4:54)
I Want To Be Buried In Your Backyard -- Nightmare Of You (4:05)
Lost & Found -- Adrienne Pierce (3:39)

Piece of Cake: Choice Cuts Vol. 4

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000-08:00

Now that 2005's up, for the fourth year in a row I've compiled some of my favorite tracks of the year under the "Choice Cuts" banner. As usual, Maria handled the design duties (even while juggling several other projects).

This year's edition, "Piece of Cake," contains the usual round of remixes, slightly obscure tracks, a few you've heard (hopefully not too much), and a few that technically weren't released in 2005 (but since I stumbled across them this year, I've included them anyway). I tried to avoid songs that got too overplayed (Death Cab for Cutie's "Soul Meets Body," for example), and I'm sure there are several picks that will make you question my taste.

But hey, that's the fun of making a mix. Like last year, I'll likely have a few copies left over -- if you're interested in making a mix swap, drop me a line at the mikemaria@sbcglobal.net.

This year’s track list:

1. One of Us Is Going to Die Young-- The Ark: This is pure pop pleasure. A hooky chorus that'll have you singing along by the second verse. A breezy ode to being young and carefree, I thought this was the perfect track to kick off the mix.

2. Catch My Disease-- Ben Lee: I gotta hand it to Ben Lee; he seems to disappear for a few years, and then comes back with song worth putting on "repeat." His classic track "Cigarettes Will Kill You" remains my favorite, but "Catch My Disease" rivals it. How can you not love a song that name checks "Beyonce on the radio"? (Although, I don't get the love for Good Charlotte.)

3. Hip Teens Don't Wear Blue Jeans-- Frank Popp Ensemble: This mod-pop collective from Germany hasn't quite made it to the States, although I first caught this song on Indie 103.1's imports show. By far the catchiest song I've heard all year, it manages to avoid novelty status despite its title. I still haven't tired of this 60s-inspired track.

4. Goodnight and Go-- Imogen Heap: Ahh, Imogen. "The OC" and Zach Braff may have co-opted you, but we still love you. Imogen keeps a spot in our hearts because it was Frou Frou that we listened to on the portable CD player as Maria went into labor last year. That's why we think Evan has taken a particular liking to her; this song remains my fave off her new CD.

5. Leap Year-- Maria Taylor: What a haunting, beautiful voice. Maria Taylor was on our Choice Cuts mix last year through Azure Ray; this year she returns for an encore as a solo performer.

6. Hate It or Love It (Official Remix)-- Mary J. Blige feat. The Game: The Game's original version was good, but the Soul/Hip-Hop Queen takes it to a whole new level. Mary J. recounts her career up until now, and proclaims that she "ain't going nowhere -- but you already know me."

7. Slow Hands (Britt Daniel Remix)-- Interpol: Stripped down to the core, this Interpol remix could have wound up on 2004's Choice Cuts edition, "Baby Food." But it just missed the cut then; it was still a song I listened to enough in the early part of 2005 to make this year's recap.

8. We Might as Well Be Strangers (DJ Shadow Remix)-- Keane: It's official: No one can remix like DJ Shadow. This reworking of Keane is so powerful, you'll forget what the original sounded like. You'll want to listen to this one a few times.

9. Mirrorball (DJ Jazzy Jeff Sole Full Remix)-- Everything But the Girl: Yes, you read that right: DJ Jazzy Jeff. This parent understands: (Yes, that was so cheesy, but I had to say it)Everything But the Girl better put out a new CD soon. In a mean time, this year's remix CD -- including a beautifully done reinterpretation of "Mirrorball" by Jazzy Jeff (love the subtle piano) was a nice substitute. Now, if only we could get new parents Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt to release a new original CD...

10. Dance Music-- The Mountain Goats: Less than 2 minutes long, this song gives out a quiet but powerful punch more potent than tracks twice as long. Bonus points for location checking San Luis Obispo, which doesn't get the kind of song love that most other California cities get.

11. In the Morning-- The Coral: A tad cheesy, yes. But I bet you can't get that steel drum line out of your head. Big in the U.K., this song didn't make the same kind of splash here.

12. Twilight Creeps-- Crooked Fingers: Erich Bachman, who makes up Crooked Fingers, has a gritty voice that's paired rather nicely here with the sweet voice of Lara Meyerattken.

13. 16 Military Wives-- The Decemberists: Either you love 'em or hate 'em: The Portland-based Decemberists (who also appeared on last year's Choice Cuts mix) came out with one of my favorite CDs of the year, "Picaresque," their most accessible one yet. With "16 Military Wives," they also stepped into anti-war territory, although the song is equally hard on newsanchors and mindless celebs. Plus, the chorus is catchy.

14. I Drive Alone-- Esthero: Esthero's back! Finally. As a big fan of her 1998 release "Breath from Another," I waited for the follow-up... and waited... and waited. Finally, she released the EP "We R In Need Of A Musical Revolution," followed by the full-length "Wicked Little Grrrls." I didn't like the new CDs quite as much as "Breath," but I still dug on most songs -- including "I Drive Alone," reminds me of 1998 Esthero. For some reason, this track only appears on the EP.

15. Six Days (remix)-- DJ Shadow feat. Mos Def Another DJ Shadow appearance. I loved this song as a solo project, but also like what Mos Def has added to the remix. That's what you'll hear here.

16. I Can't Believe Its Over-- Bent: Sian Evans, from the group Kosheen, adds a seductive voice to this smooth track. From the Bent CD "Ariels," which was actually released at the end of 2004.

17. I See You, You See Me-- The Magic Numbers: "Love Me Like You" would have been the obvious pick from this group, who released their debut CD this year and immediately took Europe by storm (and are about to do the same here). Comprised of two sets of siblings, the Magic Numbers are clearly inspired by the folk traditions of the 1960s -- yet sound super fresh. I heard them perform "I See You, You See Me" live on KCRW, and immediately fell in love with this track.

18. Worn Me Down-- Rachael Yamagata: Actually released in 2004, I didn't catch up with Rachael Yamagata's "Worn Me Down" until this year. Better late than never; it's a stellar track. Bonus points: I didn't know her at the time -- actually, still don't -- but Rachael lived in the dorm across the street from me at Northwestern.

19. Mary Jane (DJ Green Lantern Evil Genius Remix)-- Rick James: It's Rick James, bitch! The late Superfreak comes to us courtesy this year's "Motown Remixed" project. One of the better CDs to come along recently and reinterpret classic songs (in this case, well-known Motown entries), "Motown Remixed" ends with "Mary Jane" as a bonus track.

20. Brighter Than Sunshine-- Aqualung: One of the more overplayed songs on this year's Choice Cuts mix, there were more sentimental reasons to keep it on here anyway. "Brighter Than Sunshine" became our unofficial song for Evan; we even used it as the accompaniment to a home movie of Blogger Baby.

2005 Mixes

2005-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

November 2005

Ageless Beauty --Stars (4:05)
The Walk --Imogen Heap (5:14)
Saturday --Go Betty Go (3:17)
16 Military Wives --The Decemberists (4:52)
Hung Up --Madonna (5:36)
These Lights --The Forecast (2:47)
Song Beneath The Song --Maria Taylor (3:41)
Heard 'Em Say --Kanye West (feat. Adam Levine) (3:23)
Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix) --The Postal Service (3:56)
Heartbeat --Annie (3:04)
One of Us Is Going to Die Young --The Ark (3:30)
You're Beautiful --James Blunt (3:32)
Pre-Emptive Stroke --Epo-555 (3:20)
Jerk It Out --Caesars (3:18)
Mary Jane (DJ Green Lantern Evil Genius Remix) --Rick James (4:27)
King Without a Crown --Matisyahu (4:48)
I See You, You See Me --The Magic Numbers (5:07)
California --Low (3:26)
Huddle Formation --The Go! Team (3:11)
Bertie --Kate Bush (4:18)

September 2005

Soul Meets Body --Death Cab For Cutie (3:50)
Soul Back--Butterfly Boucher (3:22)
Dance Music--The Mountain Goats (1:57)
I Love You Cause I Have To--Dogs Die In Hot Cars (2:35)
Leap Year--Maria Taylor (4:28)
Maybe Tomorrow--Stereophonics (4:33)
My Name Is Love--Rob Dickinson (4:08)
Don't Change--INXS (4:28)
Gangsters & Thugs (Rob Version)--Transplants (3:24)
Amazing Life--Jem (4:02)
Walking With A Ghost--Tegan and Sara (2:30)
We Both Go Down Together--The Decemberists (3:04)
Precious--Depeche Mode (4:06)
Papa E--Hapa (3:50)
Twilight Creeps--Crooked Fingers (5:41)
Play--Flunk (4:03)
Forget Myself--Elbow (5:22)
Tied Up Too Tight--Hard-Fi (4:50)

July 2005

Unplayed Piano (Chris Lord-Alge Mix) --Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan (3:48)
Junglebook --Esthero feat. Andre 3000 (4:38)
Hide and Seek --Imogen Heap (4:16)
Los Angeles --X (2:27)
I Can't Believe It's Over --Bent (4:15)
Spectacular Views --Rilo Kiley (6:20)
Come Close To Me --Common feat. Mary J Blige (4:20)
In The Morning --The Coral (2:27)
This Is Not A Love Song --Nouvelle Vague (3:47)
Jumpers --Sleater-Kinney (4:25)
What Have I Done To Deserve This? --Pet Shop Boys (4:19)
Half Light --Athlete (3:37)
Kerk Gybson --Hot Karl (4:00)
Hip Teens Don't Wear Blue Jeans --Frank Popp Ensemble (3:45)
Dreamaniacs --Bettie Serveert (3:52)
Knock Yourself Out --Jon Brion (2:10)
Jowenna (Sweet Hawaiian Girl) --Fiji (3:57)
Brighter Than Sunshine --Aqualung (4:02)
Tess Dont Tell --Ivy (4:35)
Worn Me Down --Rachael Yamagata (4:34)

May 2005

One Evening --Feist (3:36)
Feel Good Inc (Single Edit) --Gorillaz (3:41)
Arms Of A Woman --Amos Lee (4:42)
Headlock --Imogen Heap (3:29)
Hate It Or Love It (Official Remix) --Mary J. Blige feat. The Game (4:05)
We Might As Well Be Strangers (DJ Shadow Remix) --Keane (3:41)
Eve, The Apple Of My Eye --Bell X1 (4:06)
Tribulations --LCD Soundsystem (5:05)
Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You) --Aqualung (3:51)
Pop a Cap In Yo' Ass --Ben Watt (4:10)
The Engine Driver --The Decemberists (4:17)
The Power of Orange Knickers --Tori Amos feat. Damien Rice (3:36)
Born Into The World --Supersystem (4:37)
Waiting For The Sirens --New Order (5:43)
This Modern Love --Bloc Party (4:25)
Mirrorball (DJ Jazzy Jeff Sole Full Remix) --Everything But The Girl (4:26)
Somebody's Gotta Do It --The Roots (4:10)
We Are Nowhere And It's Now --Bright Eyes With Emmylou Harris (4:12)
Soul Boy --The Blue Nile (4:39)

March 2005

Catch My Disease -- Ben Lee -- 4:14
I Drive Alone -- Esthero -- 3:40
Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix) -- The Postal Service -- 3:31
Dance Me to the End of Love -- Madeleine Peyroux -- 3:57
Goodnight And Go -- Imogen Heap -- 3:52
Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect --The Decemberists -- 4:31
Dirty Harry -- Gorillaz -- 3:49
Sunny Road -- Emiliana Torrini -- 3:04
Delicious Surprise -- Beth Hart -- 3:48
Are You Beautiful -- Chris Pierce -- 3:18
E-Pro (Edit) -- Beck -- 3:15
Back In The Wild (Greenskeepers Mix) -- Greenskeepers -- 5:04
David --Nellie McKay -- 2:46
Six Days (remix) -- DJ Shadow ft. Mos Def -- 3:55
The One You Love -- Rufus Wainwright -- 3:44
The Hidden Track -- Earlimart -- 4:12
Title And Registration -- Death Cab for Cutie -- 3:39
Sacrifice -- Rachael Sage -- 4:21
Walk on the Moon -- Asobi Seksu -- 4:35
Eres -- Cafe Tacuba -- 4:26

January 2005

I Try--Talib Kweli feat. Mary J Blige--4:26
Galvanize--Chemical Brothers--3:07
Jesus Walks--Kanye West--3:20
(Who Discovered) America? --Ozomatli--4:35
Mistress--Inara George--4:39
A Lack Of Color--Death Cab For Cutie--3:36
Aganju--Bebel Gilberto--4:44
Slow Hands (Britt Daniel Remix)--Interpol--3:44
Dust--Van Hunt--4:14
Lua--Bright Eyes--4:29
New York City 1964--Shawn Amos--3:47
Something Pretty--Patrick Park--3:12
The World's Gone Mad--Handsome Boy Modeling School feat. Alex Kapranos, Barrington Levy, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien--5:24
So You Are To Me--Eastmountainsouth--1:58
Smile Like You Mean It--The Killers--3:56
Where I Belong (Red Astaire Remix) --Sia--6:10
So Says I-- The Shins--2:49
I'd Rather Dance With You (The After Dark Parliamix) --Kings of Convenience--5:25
Eastern Glow--The Album Leaf--5:47

Baby Food: Choice Cuts Vol. 3

2004-12-31T08:00:00.000-08:00

Besides the annual race, Maria and I have another tradition: The end-of-the-year “Choice Cuts” compilation CD. It’s a sampling of some of my favorite songs from 2004 (although, granted, not all are actually from the year), with the package designed by Maria. We managed to somehow churn out the third edition, “Baby Food” – keeping with the series’ food theme, natch -- just days before the birth of Evan. (Maria stayed extra late at work her last day before maternity leave to produce the cover!)

Like last year, we have a few extra copies for readers who might be interested – just email us at mikemaria@sbcglobal.net. We just ask that you send us a mix in return.

Now, on to this year’s selections. With just room for 18 tracks, plenty didn’t make the cut. And I also decided to stay away from great songs that are already all over the place (hence the glaring omission of songs from Indie 103.1 darlings like Interpol or the Killers). I know, I then violate that rule by including songs by Kanye West and Ozomatli, but whatever.

This year’s track list:

1. Los Angeles, I’m Yours-- The Decemberists: Of course I gotta start the mix off with an ode to our city. The Decemberists capture the love/hate relationship so many of us have with this metropolis. Los Angeles, you drive us nuts. But we're still yours. I found this song simply by typing “Los Angeles” in Limewire and took a chance. Glad I did, as this breezy tune reminds me of driving down Sunset Boulevard on a lazy Sunday afternoon in April.

2. All the Wine-- The National: Another stripped-down pop tune; I’d love to say I was inspired by one of the year’s best films, “Sideways,” but I simply happened upon this song via Utne mag’s bimonthly “In Radio: Out of the Mainstream” CD series. My sister Ann signed me up for the subscription as a birthday present; every other month, I receive a CD featuring interesting tracks from a mix of signed and unsigned artists.

3. Everything Is Everything-- Phoenix: One of the year’s best singles, I dare you not to get caught up in its infectious groove.

4. Overnight Celebrity-- Twista and Kanye West: A controversial choice, I know. By far the most mainstream pick on this year’s mix, I couldn’t help myself. Again, I’m a sucker for a catchy beat. And although I was originally planning on putting Kanye West’s “Through the Wire” here, I kept going back to the background sample Twista and Kanye use here.

5. New Resolution-- Azure Ray: Haunting. Beautiful. Wins the Gloria Gaynor award for this year’s best “F- you, I’m moving on” song.

6. First of the Gang to Die-- Morrissey: Morrissey released some of his best work in years in 2004, and this tune definitely stood out from the bunch. “You have never been in love Until you have seen the stars Reflect in the reservoirs.” Who knew moving to Los Angeles would give Morrissey some new creative juice?

7. Change the World-- Nellie McKay: I gotta admit, Nellie McKay’s strange PR gambit paid off. Never mind her irreverent lyrics (she name checks Dr. Phil here, for example) or strong, Tin Pan Alley vocals. Nah, I’ve been intrigued ever since it came out that McKay was lying about being a 19-year-old wunderkind. Turns out she’s a 22-year-old wunderkind. Why fudge just three years? It adds to the mystique. And it worked.

8. Golden-- Jill Scott: Another solid, catchy, damn fine song. No one’s asking who is Jill Scott anymore; this single, from her second CD, proved the girl’s got chops.

9. Snowflakes-- Just Jack vs. The Cure: The first of two “mash ups” on this year’s Choice Cuts, “Snowflakes” works beautifully. The song takes the vocals from British trip hop artist Just Jack and merges it with the music bed from the Cure’s “Lullaby.” U.K. DJ Eddie Temple Morris first did the mix as a bootleg for his show on London’s xfm radio; The Cure’s Robert Smith gave the thumb’s up to officially release it. Well done.

10. Where Is My Mind (Live 2004)-- The Pixies: Finally, an excuse to get The Pixies on a Choice Cuts mix! Back and touring, The Pixies have already been the subject of several concert bootlegs. This is from an April 2004 concert; Frank Black/Black Francis/Charles and Kim Deal never sounded better. Well, maybe they have, but it’s just nice to have them back.

11. Black Jettas-- Ima Robot: Regular readers of the blog remember how Maria’s poor black Jetta was totaled on Franklin Avenue back in May. And I mean totaled. Two teens stoned out of their mind sped down the Shakespeare Bridge and flew across the median, hitting Maria’s car face on. It never had a chance. Ima Robot takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the ubiquitous car, joking that all of their ex-girlfriends drive ‘em. We knew several people, including Maria, who drove black Jettas at one point or another, but most have moved on. For the record, Maria replaced the Jetta with a Volvo. See, the guys who plowed into her car really shouldn’t have come out alive – but they were driving a Volvo. And lived. That was good enough for her.

12. I Never-- Rilo Kiley: A timeless song, transcending genres, “I Never” should have been a hit.

13. Go or Go Ahead (Kaskade’s Sweet Secret Mix)-- Rufus Wainwright: All right, I must confess: I stole this song from someone else’s mix – MTV’s Brian Graden, the guy who discovered the “South Park” creators, puts out an annual CD for the holidays, and last year’s was really strong – kicking off with this remixed Rufus Wainwright track. I know, that makes it even worse -- it’s from his Christmas 2003 mix! But since I didn’t get that CD until January, it was really a 2004 track for me. It was just too strong to pass up. At over six minutes, it’s one of the longest songs on this year’s Choice Cuts compilation. But it’s a masterful remix, starting out slowly and quiet, before building into a true anthem.

14. Saturday Night-- Ozomatli: Probably another controversial choice, since this song was also pretty widely heard in the fall of 2004 – and even appeared in an iPod ad. But it’s a true jam, and Ozomatli still screams Los Angeles to me. I was hooked the first time I heard the “Hip hop, socialize, get ready for the Saturday Night!” chorus, and am still not tired of it.

15. I Need Love-- Luka Bloom An oldie; Luka Bloom actually recorded this in 1992, but I only heard it this year. C’mon, an acoustic rendition of the classic LL Cool J track by an Irish singer… what’s not to love?

16. Bandy Bandy-- Zap Mama feat. Erykah Badu: Erykah Badu somehow manages to get herself on the coolest songs out there, from The Roots’ “You Got Me” to her duet with Common, “Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop).” Add this song to the list, from Zaire-born Belgian resident Marie Daulne. the artist behind Zap Mama.

17. New York City, 1964-- Shawn Amos: Our friend Shawn has constructed an amazing album, “Thank, You Shir-lee May,” which tells the story of his late mother. Shawn’s mom was a promising young R&B singer in the 1960s; she passed away last year. Shawn channeled the pain of losing his mother into a pretty amazing album; you can read more about it here.

18. Frontin’ on Debra-- DJ Reset, feat. Pharrell vs. Beck: The second “mash up” on the album, mixing Pharrell’s “Frontin’” with Beck’s classic tale of JCPenney worker Jenny, her sister Debra, and Glendale’s Zankou Chicken. If 2004 was the year of the mashup, this was one of the trend’s biggest hits (beyond Danger Mouse’s Jay-Z/Beatles-inspired “Gray Album,” of course).

Hidden Track. Far East Network – Philippines radio I.D., 1981: A nod to our trip to the Philippines in February, the first time I'd been back since childhood.

2004 Mixes

2004-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

November 2004

All the Wine--The National--3:21
World on Fire (Marius de Vries mix) --]Sarah McLachlan--4:31
New Born (MP3) --Elbow--3:15
How to Be Dead--Snow Patrol--3:22
I Eat Dinner (When The Hunger's Gone)--Rufus Wainwright featuring Dido--5:39
Purple Haze--Groove Armada--4:04
Tulips--Bloc Party--5:25
Four to the Floor (Thin White Duke Mix) --Starsailor--4:33
Jenny--The Killers--3:59
I Would Never--The Blue Nile--4:26
TKO--Le Tigre--3:27
People Mover--Le Concorde--4:49
Won't You Open Up Your Senses--4 Hero/Horace Silver--3:49
Where Is My Mind (live 2004) --The Pixies--3:46
Northbound 35--Jeffrey Foucault--5:00
Common People--William Shatner--4:40
Milk and Honey--Eliza Gilkyson--3:00
Paint the Silence--South--5:53

September 2004

Bandy Bandy--Zap Mama feat Erykah Badu--6:49
Slow Hands--Interpol--3:04
Against All Odds--The Postal Service--4:12
I Never--Rilo Kiley--4:25
Let Go--Frou Frou--4:13
Ping One Down--Gomez--3:20
Ariel Ramirez--Richard Buckner--2:17
I Wanna Thank You--Angie Stone ft. Snoop Dogg--3:43
Staring At The Sun--Simple Kid--3:46
First Of The Gang To Die--Morrissey--3:38
Mr. Brightside--The Killers--3:54
If I Ain't Got You--Alicia Keys--3:53
Demon of Love--The Sharp Things--4:40
Bellissimo--San Ilya--5:02
Turn It Up--Brandy Ft Timbaland--4:07
Take Your Mama Out--Scissor Sisters--4:33
Oceania (Radio Edit) --Bjork feat. Kelis--2:51

August 2004

Mass Destruction (Single Mix) --Faithless--3:34
Change The World--Nellie McKay--3:58
Snowflakes--Just Jack vs. The Cure--4:16
Break Beat--The Roots--2:58
Lenu (Sounds of Summer remix) --Bobi Cespedes feat. Rob Swift--5:25
Remind Me--Royksopp--3:37
Be Thankful--Omar feat. Angie Stone and Guru--4:31
The Last High--The Dandy Warhols--4:48
Somersault--Zero 7--6:57
Triple Trouble--Beastie Boys--2:42
It Matters Now--Jonatha Brooke--3:58
One Night Stand--Kekai Boys--4:56
My Slumbering Heart--Rilo Kiley--5:37
Frontin' on Debra--DJ Reset feat. Pharrell v. Beck--6:12
Everything is Everything--Phoenix--3:01
Angels--Wax Poetic feat. Norah Jones--4:00
100 Million--Audio Bullys--3:29
War & Peace--Ryuichi Sakamoto--5:31

April 2004

We Don't Stop--Michael Franti & Spearhead (Featuring Gift Of Gab and Radioactive) --4:36
Spitting Games--Snow Patrol--3:45
What More Can I Say--DJ Danger Mouse--4:25
Yeah--Usher Feat. Lil' Jon and Ludacris--4:08
Golden --Jill Scott--3:53
Dream Machine--Mark Farina feat. Sean Hayes--6:08
Overnight Celebrity--Twista and Kanye West--3:53
The Letter--PJ Harvey--3:22
Glass Danse (Paul Oakenfold Remix) --The Faint--5:39
Misfit--Elefant--3:13
Frontin-(Radio) --Pharell Feat. Jay-Z--4:01
Roses--Outkast--6:09
What's Your Number--Cypress Hill--3:52
Maps--Yeah Yeah Yeahs--3:39
Blanket--Urban Species feat. Imogen Heap--5:48
Ch-Check it Out--Beastie Boys--3:10
Float On--Modest Mouse--3:29
Irish Blood, English Heart--Morrissey--2:26
Saturday Night--Ozomatli--4:05

March 2004

She Wants To Move--N.E.R.D. --3:33
Secret--Kylie Minogue--3:15
Such Great Heights--Iron and Wine--4:10
Through The Wire--Kanye West--3:41
Believe--Earl Slick feat. Robert Smith--3:59
Kick It--Peaches feat. Iggy Pop--2:31
New Resolution--Azure Ray--3:23
Take Me Out--Franz Ferdinand--3:13
Los Angeles, I'm Yours--The Decemberists--4:17
Worry About You--Ivy--3:58
Black Jettas--Ima Robot--3:33
Try--Nelly Furtado--4:39
Too Young--Phoenix--3:18
Breathe Me--Sia--6:51
Come Into My World (Fischerspooner mix)--Kylie Minogue--4:20
GhettoMusick--Outkast--3:56
I Don't Know What It Is--Rufus Wainwright--4:51
Back to Life--The Reelists feat. Ms. Dynamite--3:31
Dance To The Underground--Radio 4--4:02
As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Chill Out Mix) --Motorcycle--6:26

February 2004

Lover I Don't Have To Love--Bright Eyes--4:00
Taken For Granted--Sia--3:33
Obstacle 1--Interpol--4:11
Finally Woken--Jem--3:58
Shake Your Coconuts--Junior Senior--2:26
Tell Me (Temple of Soul Mix) --Wax Poetic feat. Norah Jones--3:55
Go Or Go Ahead (Kaskade's Sweet Secret Mix) --Rufus Wainright--7:33
Marseillais Du Nord--Cheb Mami feat. K-Rhyme Leroi & Imhotep--3:50
Hallelujah--John Cale--4:39
Hey Jude--Bob Belden Project--5:34
One Horse Town-- The Thrills--3:13
Just Like Honey--The Jesus & Mary Chain--3:02
Everybody's Laughing--Alex Lloyd--3:50
Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix) --Nina Simone--4:35
Sweet Adeline--Elliott Smith--3:15
You Promised Me--In Grid--3:37
Prego Amore--Erlend Oye--3:46
Mad World--Tears For Fears--3:29
Smells like Booty [Soulwax remix] --Destiny's Child Vs. Nirvana--3:26

January 2004

Dice--Finley Quale/William Orbit feat. Beth Orton--4:18
I Need Love--Luka Bloom--5:27
As the Rush Comes (DJ Tiesto mix) --Motorcycle--6:43
Come On Closer--Jem--3:52
Billie Jean--Shinehead--3:14
Slap That Bass (Miguel Migs Petalpusher remix) --Ella Fitzgerald--4:45
Ashes--Ben Harper--3:52
This Charming Man--Death Cab For Cutie--2:14
Angel--Weekend Players--3:41
Stand Back--Linus Loves Feat. Sam Obernik--3:25
Spread--Outkast--3:51
All In My Head--Kosheen--4:04
Dynamite--Junior Senior--2:55
Lucky Star--Basement Jaxx feat. Dizzee Rascal--4:31
Downtown Train--Tom Waits--3:53
If You Fall--Azure Ray--3:03
You Will Be My Ain True Love--Alison Krauss--2:31
My Culture--1 Giant Leap feat. Maxi Jazz & Robbie Williams--5:39
El Shing-A-Ling--Poncho Sanchez--5:47

Prego: Choice Cuts Vol. 2

2003-12-31T08:00:00.000-08:00

Best of 2003

Sunrise--Simply Red--3:19
Starry Eyed Surprise--Paul Oakenfold Feat. Shifty Shellshock--3:44
They--Jem--3:19
Downtown L.A. --Gary Jules--3:27
Pursuit of Happiness--Weekend Players--4:13
Thin Line-- Jurassic 5 feat. Nelly Furtado--4:45
Gabriel--Lamb--4:18
Digital Love--Daft Punk--4:26
Such Great Heights--The Postal Service--4:26
Hanging Around--Gemma Hayes--3:35
Carry On (Radio Edit) --Alana Davis--3:43
War--Outkast--2:43
The Blower's Daughter--Damien Rice--4:48
Back In The Day (Puff)--Erykah Badu featuring Lenny Kravitz--4:46
Bomb The World (Armaggedon Version) --Michael Franti and Spearhead--4:46
Don't Blame You-- Cat Power--3:05
Clocks ( H.E.D. Remix ) --Coldplay--9:18
Has It Come To This? --The Streets--4:04
Check The Meaning--Richard Ashcroft--4:29

2003 Mixes

2003-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

November 2003 (The Italy trip mix)

Slow--Kylie Minogue--3:19
White Flag--Dido--3:35
Buon compleanno--Irene Grandi--4:04
Faithfulness--Skin--3:55
In The Shadows--The Rasmus--4:14
Going Under--Evanescence--3:34
You Weren't There--Lene Marlin--3:31
Where is the Love (CDS) --Black Eyed Peas Ft Justin Timberlake--3:47
Special Needs--Placebo--5:15
Something Beautiful--Robbie Williams--4:00
Bad Day--R.E.M. --3:57
I Believe In a Thing Called Love--The Darkness--3:36
Satisfaction--Benny Benassi Presents The Biz--2:49
Hey Ya! --Outkast--3:55
Broken --Elisa--4:21
Almeno Stavolta--Nek--3:28
The Long Black Veil--Dave Matthews & Emmylou Harris--4:00
Right Thurr--Chingy--4:10

October 2003

Water From a Vine Leaf--William Orbit--3:42
I Remember--Damien Rice --5:31
Anywhere (two lone swordmen remix vocal) --Beth Orton --5:56
Peligroso Pop--Plastilina Mosh--3:35
Opera--Floetry--4:02
Eple (Fat Boy Slim Remix) --Royksopp--3:56
Weak Strong Heart--Leona Naess--4:08
Follow Through--Gavin DeGraw--4:00
With My Two Hands--Ben Harper--4:34
They--Jem--3:19
A Movie Script Ending--Death Cab for Cutie--4:19
Back In The Day (Puff) --Erykah Badu featuring Lenny Kravitz--4:46
Extraordinary--Liz Phair--3:24
The Way You Move (Featuring Sleepy Brown) --Outkast--3:54
Are you Gonna Be My Girl--Jet--3:50
The Blower's Daughter--Damien Rice--4:48
Never--The Rock Project Ft Tina Arena--3:43

September 2003

Wake Up (Original Mix) --Waldeck--5:21
We Don't Mind--Michael Franti & Spearhead--4:49
Hey Ya! --Outkast--3:55
Ooh Child (alternate version) --Beth Orton--3:53
Hear Me Out--Frou Frou--4:19
Nothing Better--The Postal Service--3:46
Somnambulist--BT--4:21
Chain Gang Of Love--The Raveonettes--2:17
Into the Hollywood Groove (Gap Ad) --Madonna and Missy Elliott--1:14
Island Girl--Pau Hana--5:07
Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) --The Thrills--3:51
At The End (UltraSun Remix) --IIO--5:31
Ready For Love--India.Arie--4:28
Need One-- Martina Topley Bird--3:55
Amen Omen--Ben Harper--5:51
Here Comes the Sun--Carmen Rizzo feat. Rami--3:55
Under Cold Blue Stars--Josh Rouse--4:05
Uneasy--Laika--4:59
War--Outkast--2:43

August 2003

Everyone Deserves Music--Michael Franti and Spearhead--4:36
Just Shake It Brother--Junior Senior--3:26
Volcano (Radio Edit) --Damien Rice--3:20
Breathe In (radio edit) --Paloalto--3:41
Skills--Gang Starr--3:20
Don't Ask Me--OK Go--2:47
Powder Blue--Elbow-- 4:31
Digital Love--Daft Punk--4:26
4 More-- De La Soul feat. Zhane--4:18
Show Me (Original Mix) --Vanessa Daou--3:52
Cannonball--Damien Rice--5:10
California--Phantom Planet--3:14
Stacy's Mom--Fountains of Wayne--3:18
The Golden Path--Chemical Brothers Ft The Flaming Lips--3:58
Fix Up, Look Sharp--Dizzee Rascal--3:44
Don't Blame You--Cat Power--3:05
Clocks (Acoustic) --Coldplay--4:06
Why Can't I? --Liz Phair--3:28
Sleeping In--The Postal Service--4:21
All or Nothing--Dirty Vegas--4:58

July 2003

Sometimes (Ummah Remix) --Brand New Heavies feat. Q-Tip--4:31
Where is the Love (CDS) --Black Eyed Peas Ft Justin Timberlake--3:47
Silent All These Years--Tori Amos feat. Leonard Cohen--4:44
Bomb The World (Armaggedon Version) --Michael Franti and Spearhead--4:46
Such Great Heights-- The Postal Service--4:26
Pavement Cracks--Annie Lennox--5:10
Crazy In Love--Beyonce Knowles Ft Jay-Z--4:08
The Boys Of Summer--The Ataris--4:18
Now It's On--Grandaddy--4:08
Private Sunshine (Big Lounge Album Mix by Carmen Rizzo) --Saint-Germain-des-Prés--3:54
Tears From The Moon (Carmen Rizzo Chillout Mix) --Conjure One feat Sinéad O'Connor--4:33
Firewalker--Liz Phair--4:29
All in Your Hands (Rae and Christian mix) --Lamb--6:51
Check The Meaning--Richard Ashcroft--8:03
88 Ways--Mia Doi Todd--4:29
Take Me (Clifton Mix) --Everything But The Girl--5:04
Things That Scare Me--Neko Case--2:30

June 2003

Clocks ( H.E.D. Remix )--Coldplay--9:18
Move Your Feet--Junior Senior--3:01
I Remember--Sudden Rush--4:49
Gabriel --Lamb--4:18
Hanging Around--Gemma Hayes--3:35
Caroline--David Gray--3:36
I'm In Heaven--Jason Nevins--3:52
Bossa Nova 3003--Pizzicato Five--4:39
Complete Beloved--Black Eyed Peas feat. Esthero--4:19
Hold Your Hand--Paul Oakenfold feat. Emiliana Torrini--3:39
The Reason--Sylk 130--4:32
Brother--Ms. Dynamite--3:34
Every Single Soul--Michael Franti & Spearhead--5:43
Lose You--Pete Yorn--4:36
King of Sorrow--Sade feat. Guru--3:48
Evening Sun--Gemma Hayes--3:38
Just the Way You Are--Milky--3:31
Unemployed In Summertime--Emiliana Torrini--3:46

May 2003

There There --Radiohead--5:24
Joyful Girl--Soulive feat. Dave Matthews--6:14
Strange Condition--Pete Yorn--4:33
If You're Not the One (Metro Mix) --Daniel Bedingfield--6:36
Stuck In A Moment(Acoustic) --U2--3:43
Righteously--Lucinda Williams--4:41
Peckings--Ballistic Brothers--2:54
The Scientist--Coldplay--5:09
Carry On (Radio Edit) --Alana Davis--3:43
Livin It Up--Ja Rule feat. Case--4:16
You Held the World in Your Arms--Idlewild--3:21
When The World Ends (Oakenfold mix) --Dave Matthews Band--5:26
I'll Be There--Weekend Players--6:22
Time After Time--Eva Cassidy--3:58
Happy Now? --Stretch Princess--4:20
Things That Scare Me--Neko Case--2:30
A Sudden Rush--Erlend Oye--3:24
You're Aging Well--Dar Williams with Liz Phair--4:24

April 2003

Run For Your Life--Jarvis Church feat. Esthero--3:51
Redemption Song--The Chieftains with Ziggy Marley--4:22
Believers (Featuring Tammy Payne) --Smith & Mighty--5:44
Sunrise--Simply Red--3:19
Inner Smile--Texas --3:52
I Don't Know Why I Love You--Ivy--2:48
My United States of Whatever--Liam Lynch--1:30
Move On Up--Curtis Mayfield--5:07
Flicker--Kathryn Williams--3:29
The Sound Of Violence (Cosmo Vitelli Remix) --Cassius with Steve Edwards--5:12
I Want You--Alana Davis--4:17
Hey--Pixies--3:17
Beware of the Boys--Panjabi MC Feat. Jay Z--3:59
Waiting For A Superman (piano version) --The Flaming Lips--3:55
Bring Me To Life--Evanescence--3:58
The Gift Of Freedom-- Charles Webster feat. Xan--5:21
Laundry--Antipop Consortium--4:13
Atomic--Blondie--4:40
Noorie (Album Version) --Billy Sagoo feat. Gunjan--5:50

March 2003

Family Affair--Mary J. Blige--4:25
In Da Club (Dirty)--50 Cent--3:40
Underdog--Lisa Loeb--3:02
What Your Soul Sings--Massive Attack--6:38
It's You, It's Me--Kaskade--4:55
Humpty Dumpty--Aimee Mann--4:01
Something--Lasgo--3:43
Love Can Damage Your Health--Telepopmusik--3:17
Iwoya--Dave Matthews and Angelique Kidjo--3:47
Distractions (Madlibs YNQ remix) --Zero 7--5:13
The Last Ride--Johnny Marr's Healers--5:12
Summertime--Saint Germain feat. Angelique Kidjo--4:21
Can You See Me Now [Hawaiian I'z]--Sudden Rush (Featuring Jon Osorio)--5:04
Pepita--Calexico--2:36
Windmills of Your Mind--Esthero--4:16
Wheels of Life--Gino Vanelli--4:15
Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix)--DJ Feelgood--6:01

February 2003

Here To Stay (Radio Edit)--New Order--3:56
Lazy--X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne--5:03
Don't Mug Yourself--The Streets--2:39
Desire--Gus Gus--5:08
Hurt--Johnny Cash--3:38
Tres Delinquentes--Delinquent Habits--4:20
Starry Eyed Surprise--Paul Oakenfold Feat. Shifty Shock --3:44
Solsbury Hill--Erasure--4:17
Too Blind To See It (Hurley's "no rap" House Mix) --Kym Sims--3:34
Landslide--Dixie Chicks--3:50
Think Twice... --Groove Armada--5:59
Thin Line--Jurassic 5 feat. Nelly Furtado--4:45
Saltwater--Chicane Feat. Maire Brennan--3:26
Murder On The Dancefloor--Sophie Ellis Bextor--3:51
Poor Leno--Royksopp--3:57
Hotel Tell--The Sea And Cake--4:01
Cry Me A River--Justin Timberlake--4:50
Destiny (Hefner remix) --Zero 7--3:36

January 2003

Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps--Cake--2:23
Downtown L.A. --Gary Jules--3:27
In The Waiting Line (Koop Remix) --Zero 7--3:28
Electricity-- The Avalanches--3:29
Do You Realize--Flaming Lips--3:32
Someday We'll Know--New Radicals--3:37
Put Him Out--Ms Dynamite--3:58
Surrounded--Chantal Kreviazuk--5:17
More Than This--Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Norah Jones--4:10
Pursuit of Happiness--Weekend Players--4:13
Let's Go To Bed--Ivy--4:16
Be Mine--David Gray--4:23
Blue Monday--Flunk--4:31
Treat Em Right--Chubb Rock--4:34
Tinseltown to the Boogiedown--Scritti Politti feat. Mos Def--4:43
Bananeria [Remixed By Ray & Christian] --Bebel Gilberto--4:49
Yellow (The Alpha Remix) --Coldplay--5:13
Bright Lights--Richard Ashcroft--5:15
Ready (Featuring Terra Deva) --Charles Webster--5:56

Choice Cuts Vol. 1

2002-12-31T08:00:00.000-08:00

Best of 2002

Concrete Sky--Beth Orton feat. Ryan Adams--4:32
Addictive (Dirty Version) --Truth Hurts f Rakim--3:46
Breathe--Telepopmusik--4:38
Mas--Kinky--4:21
Sorrow--Bad Religion--3:21
Distractions--Zero 7--5:16
Shoot the Moon--Norah Jones--4:05
Earth (Ben Watt remix) --Me'shell Ndegeocello--5:39
Black Mona Lisa--Lamya--4:22
It's Yours--Jon Cutler feat. E-Man--6:20
Magic in the Air--Badly Drawn Boy--3:43
Summer Sun--Koop--3:47
Fields of Gold--Eva Cassidy--4:42
Breathe In--Frou Frou--4:28
Days Go By (Acoustic Version)--Dirty Vegas--2:43
Love of My Life--Erykah Badu & Common--3:46
Always --Bent--4:47
Lapdance (Rock Mix) --N.E.R.D. --3:33
Has It Come To This? --The Streets--4:04
I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Royksopp Remix) --Kings of Convenience--4:13

2002 Mixes

2002-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

December 2002

Jenny From The Block (ft The Lox) --Jennifer Lopez--3:10
Breathe In (Watkins Vocal Remix) --Frou Frou--3:57
It's Written In The Stars--Paul Weller--3:10
Complexity--The Roots ft. Jill Scott--4:47
This Is How It Goes--Aimee Mann--3:49
Signs--Badmarsh & Shri--4:40
Feel (Full Version) --Robbie Williams--4:27
Work It (Main) --Missy Elliott--4:23
You Were Right--Badly Drawn Boy--4:52
Fairytale Of New York--The Pogues--4:36
'03 Bonnie and Clyde--Jay Z Ft Beyonce--3:25
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps--Doris Day--2:32
21st Century (Original mix) --Weekend Players--7:09
Disappointed - Original--Electronic--5:39
Saturday--Yo La Tengo--3:56
What's Luv? --Fat Joe Feat. Ashanti--3:51
Good Feeling--Violent Femmes--3:56
I Love My Man--Bent--5:20
Has It Come To This? --The Streets--4:04

November 2002

Breathe--Telepopmusik--4:38
Make You Feel That Way--Blackalicious--3:26
I Will Love You--Fisher--3:48
No More Drama (Thunderpuss Club Anthem Mix) --Mary J. Blige--4:50
I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Royksopp Remix) --Kings of Convenience--4:13
Concrete Love (Featuring India.Arie) --Julia Fordham--4:02
Hidden Place--Bjork--3:58
Waltz for Koop--Koop--3:03
Full Moon--Brandy--3:57
Psychobabble--Frou Frou--5:33
Truth Or Dare--N.E.R.D. --4:52
Feeling the Same Way --Norah Jones--2:57
Gotta Get Thru This--Daniel Bedingfield--2:30
Digging Your Scene--Ivy--3:41
Die Another Day--Madonna--3:43
Waiting for the DJ--Talib Kweli ft. Bilal--3:59
A Sorta Fairytale--Tori Amos--5:25
Soun Tha Mi Primer Amor--Kinky--3:11

October 2002

Must Be Dreaming--Frou Frou--4:01
What's Golden --Jurassic 5--3:09
Sky Blue--Peter Gabriel--6:37
They say Vision (dj Encore Mix) --Res--5:48
Every Day Is Halloween--Ministry--6:26
Love of My Life--Erykah Badu & Common--3:46
Smile--Grant-Lee Phillips--3:49
Jesus on a Greyhound--Shelby Lynne--5:03
Always--Bent--4:47
It Takes More--Ms. Dynamite--4:37
Wonder, wonder--Femi Kuti--6:06
Gloomy Sunday--Heather Nova--3:46
Treasure--Zuco 103--4:53
Bizarre Love Triangle--Stabbing Westward--3:44
Songbird--Eva Cassidy--3:41
Shoulda Woulda Coulda--Beverley Knight--3:30
Distractions (Bugz in the Attic remix) --Zero 7--5:33

September 2002

Breathe In--Frou Frou--4:28
Love Story [Tim Deluxe remix] --Layo and Bushwacka--4:15
Love At First Sight--Kylie Minogue--3:59
Daybreaker--Beth Orton--3:55
Days Go By (Acoustic Version) --Dirty Vegas--2:43
Electrical Storm--U2--4:27
A Long Walk [Touch of Jazz Remix] --Jill Scott--4:18
Oh! --Sleater-Kinney--3:56
Will I (Radio Edit) --Ian Van Dahl--3:39
Clocks--Coldplay--5:07
Strength, Courage & Wisdom (Radio)--India.Arie --4:01
He Wants Me Back--Dance Hall Crashers--3:40
Breathing--Anggun--3:42
Brasil 2000--Zuco 103--3:23
Blackman Know Yourself--Femi Kuti feat. The Roots--6:06
Caught By The River--The Doves--3:47
When You're Falling--Peter Gabriel--3:59
Weak Become Heroes--The Streets--5:33

August 2002

A Little Less Conversation--Elvis vs JXL--3:31
In My Place--Coldplay--3:48
Hard Knock Life--Dr. Evil and Mini-Me--1:43
Concrete Sky--Beth Orton feat. Ryan Adams--4:32
The Harder They Come--Paul Oakenfold feat. Nelly Furtado and Tricky--3:44
Fields of Gold--Eva Cassidy--4:42
True Love--Aquanote--5:26
August Day Song (King Britt remix) --Bebel Gilberto--4:07
Apple of My Eye--Ed Harcourt--4:01
I'm a Woman--Cassius--3:54
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? (Rae & Christian Mix) --Dinah Washington--4:58
Rat in Mi Kitchen--UB40--3:05
Never Enough--Lamya--4:15
Heavy Metal Drummer--Wilco--3:10
Take a Message--Remy Shand--4:02
Down In It--Nine Inch Nails--3:46
4000 Miles--Blackalicious--4:35
Music & Wine--Blue Six--4:11
Prove My Love--Violent Femmes--2:38

July 2002

45--Elvis Costello--3:33
Ladyfingers--Luscious Jackson--3:27
Black Mona Lisa--Lamya--4:22
Motion --Paul Oakenfold--6:25
Love--Julia Fordham--4:32
A Thousand Miles--Vanessa Carlton--3:56
It's Only Life--The Feelies--3:01
Romeo--Basement Jaxx--3:37
Toxic Girl--Kings of Convenience--3:08
The Light--Common--4:01
Suddenly--Matthew Herbet--6:22
Magic in the Air--Badly Drawn Boy--3:43
Remember--BT--6:36
Cry To Me--Solomon Burke--2:33
Spin the Bottle--Juliana Hatfield--2:22
Ready Steady Go (Album Version) --Paul Oakenfold--4:15
How Long Has This Been Going On (Mj Cole Remix) --Carmen McRae--4:57
Lapdance (Rock Mix) --N.E.R.D. --3:33
I Will (accoustic version) --Allison Krauss--4:03

June 2002

Mas--Kinky--4:21
Papa Dont Preach--Kelly Osbourne--3:25
Rapture--IIO--3:12
Silent Sigh--Badly Drawn Boy--4:44
Home And Dry--Pet Shop Boys--4:21
Your Body Is A Wonderland--John Mayer--4:09
We Are All Made Of Stars--Moby --4:32
Chemical Calesthenics--Blackalicious--3:21
'C' Is For Cookie--Cookie Monster--1:26
Level Green--Hefner--4:56
Wade in the Water--Eva Cassidy--4:02
South--Alpha--3:44
When The World Ends--Dave Matthews Band--3:35
Empire Strikes Black--Black Eyed Peas feat. Esthero--4:29
Once Around The Block (Andy Votel Remix)--Badly Drawn Boy--5:37
60 Miles An Hour--New Order--4:34
Never Tear Us Apart--Joe Cocker--4:04
Done (I'll Be Loving You) --Moony--4:02
Ain't Got Nothin'--Supreme Beings of Leisure--3:31
Inspiration Information--Shuggie Otis--4:11

May 2002

Wake Up Everybody (R&C Remix) --Rae & Christian featuring Bobby Womack--4:31
To Get Down--Timo Maas--3:32
Empires--Lamya--4:23
London Calling--The Clash--3:21
Teardrop--Massive Attack--5:30
Now That I Know --Shannon McNally--3:58
Celebrity Jeopardy: A Whore--Saturday Night Live--0:45
Swollen--Bent--6:47
She Will Have Her Way--Neil Finn--5:10
Earth (Ben Watt remix) --Me'shell Ndegeocello--5:39
November--Azure Ray--4:26
Mad World--Gary Jules--3:07
Days Go By--Dirty Vegas--3:43
Celebrity Jeopardy: Keanu & Hilary--Saturday Night Live--1:31
Seasons--Neil Halstead--5:23
Too Much--David Garza--4:05
As If You Said Nothing--Craig Armstrong--4:38
Lapdance (Rock Mix) --N.E.R.D. --3:33
I Put Spell On You--Bryan Ferry--5:22

April 2002

Life Is Free--Arkarna--3:27
In Demand (Wookie Remix) --Texas--4:48
Brothers and Sisters--Coldplay--4:47
Addictive (Dirty Version) --Truth Hurts feat. Rakim--3:46
Not Just Anybody--Rae And Christian--5:47
Sorrow--Bad Religion--3:21
Beautiful (Man Edit) --Mandalay--3:47
Run To The Sun--N.E.R.D. --4:47
Green Tea--Slow Supreme--5:02
Stay--Craig Armstrong feat. U2--6:02
Cuando--Si*Se--4:31
Shoot the Moon--Norah Jones--4:05
Bucket Bottom --Prince Alla--2:43
Heaven Or Las Vegas--Cocteau Twins--4:55
Fear (Remix) --Sarah McLachlan--6:40
Going, Going, Gone--Stars--3:40
Distractions--Zero 7--5:16
Ballerina Out of Control--Ocean Blue--3:54

March Too 2002

Save a Prayer (dance remix) --Duran Duran--7:16
Stars All Seem To Weep--Beth Orton--4:40
Got 'till its Gone--Janet Jackson Feat.Q-Tip--4:01
Here With Me (remix) --Dido--5:28
Summer Sun--Koop--3:47
Day is Done--Norah Jones & The Charlie Hunter Quartet--4:36
Still Remind Me--Anggun--3:51
The Full Sentence--Pigeonhed--6:48
The Union Forever--The White Stripes--3:26
What About Us? (Radio) --Brandy--3:58
Let's Go Out Tonight--Craig Armstrong feat. Paul Buchanan--6:02
19-2000 [Soulchild Remix] --Gorillaz--3:30
Come As You Are--Elbow--3:39
Description of a Fool (Groove Armadas Acoustic Mix Live) --A Tribe Called Quest--6:14
This Is Not America--David Bowie & Pat Metheny--3:55
Heaven--Lamb--4:58

March 2002

American Boy--Chris Isaak--2:51
The Life--Mystic--3:48
Good Souls--Starsailor--4:53
Seven Days (acoustic) --Craig David--4:01
Lessons in Love--Level 42--4:00
A Better Life--Ian Pooley feat Esthero--6:50
This Woman's Work--Maxwell--4:25
Help Me--Timo Maas feat. Kelis--4:40
Tomorrow, Wendy (live) --Concrete Blonde--4:28
Tomorrow Comes Today--Gorillaz--3:12
Waitin' for a Superman--The Flaming Lips--3:36
Someday We'll All Be Free--Donny Hathaway--4:15
My Friend--Groove Armada--5:01
Want You to Want Me--Anggun--3:13
Not Pretty Enough--Kasey Chambers--3:20
Rollercoaster--Everything But The Girl--3:13
Sporting Life--The Sea and Cake--4:54
This Love--Craig Armstrong featuring Elizabeth Fraser--6:26
Two Of Us--Aimee Mann and Michael Penn--3:32

February 2002

Los Angeles--Frank Black--4:08
The World I Know--Esthero and Goodie Mob--5:02
Lullaby--Starsailor--4:13
The Harder They Come--Jimmy Cliff--3:43
A Woman's Worth--Alicia Keys--5:03
Lovely Day--Bill Withers--4:16
All Good (MJ Cole Mix) --De La Soul and Chaka Khan--5:13
Final Home--DJ Krush with Esthero--4:41
Night Nurse (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session) --Gregory Isaacs--5:27
Send Me An Angel (Oakenfold Extended Vocal Remix) --Real Life--5:40
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised--Gil Scott-Heron--3:05
Deliver Me--Sarah Brightman--4:00
Northern Sky--Nick Drake--3:48
Comfort Me--Sparklehorse--5:01
It's Yours--Jon Cutler feat. E-Man--6:20
The Modern Age--The Strokes--3:13
Insane in the Membrane (Chemical Brothers remix) --Cypress Hill--4:06
Strange Fruit--Billie Holiday--3:14

January 2002

The Shining (The Avalanches Good Word For The Weekend Remix)--Badly Drawn Boy--5:10
Alcoholic--Starsailor--3:15
Another Day--4 Hero feat. Jill Scott--4:57
Sometimes, Always--The Jesus and Mary Chain--2:34
Brown Skin--India Arie--5:35
Celebrity Jeopardy: Anal Bum Cover--Saturday Night Live--0:55
Last Nite--The Strokes--3:15
Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix) --Destinys Child (f Missy Elliot) --4:12
In The Waiting Line--Zero 7--4:32
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night--Dylan Thomas--1:40
Lucy At The Gym--Jill Sobule--3:46
Turn Off the Light (Remix) --Nelly Furtado feat. Miss Jade & Timbaland--4:41
Tomorrow--Morrissey--3:54
Calling All Angels--Jane Siberry--5:20
Celebrity Jeopardy: Febtober--Saturday Night Live--0:35
Bombs Over Baghdad (Rock Remix) --Outkast f/ Rage Against the Machine--4:34
Creep (Live - Radiohead Cover) --Tears for Fears--4:55
Breath From Another--Esthero--4:47
Jacking the Ball--The Sea and Cake--3:52
Celebrity Jeopardy: Famous Titties--Saturday Night Live--0:55
Institutionalized--Suicidal Tendencies--3:50
Girl Like You (bonus song)--Pete Yorn--2:18

Mike + Maria Wedding Mix

2002-10-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Wedding: Union Station, Downtown Los Angeles

October 26, 2002

KNBC Tease #1--0:16
Wild Horses--The Sundays--4:46
Lover Lay Down--Dave Matthews Band--5:37
Wedding Proposal--KNBC--0:53
I Will--The Beatles--1:46
Lovely Day--Bill Withers--4:16
The Last in Love--Jules Shear feat. Paula Cole--4:13
Christy Phone call--0:59
Montréal--BranVan 3000 feat. Youssou N'dour--4:10
A Long Walk--Jill Scott--4:41
Girl Like You (bonus song) --Pete Yorn--2:18
La La Love You--Pixies--2:43
Steady Pull--Jonatha Brooke feat. Michael Franti--4:28
Wedding Proposal-KTLA 10pm--0:34
You Got Me-- The Roots featuring Erykah Badu--4:19
Northern Sky--Nick Drake--3:48
By Your Side (Neptunes Mix) --Sade--3:54
Magic in the Air--Badly Drawn Boy--3:43
My Funny Valentine--Elvis Costello--1:29
My Head Is My Only House (Unless It Rains) --Everything But the Girl--2:56
Wedding Proposal-KTLA Morning News--0:43
Please Forgive Me--David Gray--5:35
The Best Thing--Ivy--3:43
Maunaleo--Keali'i Reichel--4:40

2001 Mixes

2001-12-31T08:00:00.000-08:00

December 2001

Since I Left You--The Avalanches--4:18
Idol--Amanda Ghost--4:44
Lover Lay Down--Dave Matthews Band--5:37
To Be Free--Emiliana Torrini--3:23
Sail Away--David Gray--3:45
Not Over Yet (Oakenfold mix)--Grace--4:13
Bitchin' Camaro--Dead Milkmen--3:01
Hard Time Hustlin'--Krayzie Bone--3:54
Into My Arms--Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds--4:16
They Say Vision--Res--3:35
Hit Song--Peter Murphy--5:31
One of These Things First--Nick Drake--4:51
Sunbeam--Submarine--4:23
Underdog--Turin Brakes--3:34
Torn--Ednaswap--3:58
Seven Seconds--Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour--5:07
Maria--Jane Siberry--4:27
Idioteque (BBC Remix) --Radiohead--4:09

November 2001

Fun for Me--Moloko--3:49
Erotic City--Prince and the Revolution--3:55
Remember Me--Blue Boy--3:51
Heaven Sent--Esthero--4:30
Trouble (Big Beat Mix) --Coldplay--4:06
Holiday--Stardust vs Madonna--5:42
More--Bobby Darin--2:25
Purple--Crustacean--4:25
Skin Trade--Duran Duran--4:28
Nasty Girl--Vanity 6--5:13
I Can't Wait--Sylk 130 feat. Twyla--3:33
Ma Nah Ma Nah--Muppets--2:19
Because I Got It Like That--Jungle Brothers--3:10
Keep Your Worries--Guru feat. Angie Stone--4:58
Little Fluffy Clouds--The Orb--4:02
Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) --Texas feat. Wu Tang Clan--4:07
Rose Rouge--St. Germain--7:00

October 2001

Slip Away--Si*Se--4:15
Astounded--BranVan 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield--5:56
Walking--Jonatha Brooke--4:46
Fuck and Run--Liz Phair--3:07
I Feel You--Nelly Furtado feat. Esthero--4:12
Last Time--Shea Seger--3:55
Destiny--Zero 7--5:38
If I Fall--Tara MacLean--4:09
Cry--The Sundays--4:06
I Don't Know Why I Love You (7 Inch Drip Of Rockman Mix)--House of Love--3:32
La La Love You--Pixies--2:43
Stars--Dubstar--4:05
Wall in Your Heart--Shelby Lynne --3:37
Disillusion--Badly Drawn Boy--4:11
Sail Away--David Gray--3:45
Idol--Amanda Ghost--4:44
The Tree Knows Everything--Adam F feat. Tracey Thorn--4:28

"Summer Sweets" (2001 Mix Vol. 3; June 2001)

Side One
YOUR SONG -- Ewan MacGregor
CLUTCH -- Shea Seger
I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU -- House of Love
FILL ME IN -- Craig David
THE SPACE BETWEEN -- Dave Matthews Band
DREAM ON -- Depeche Mode
MAD ABOUT YOU -- Hooverphonic
GLASS HALF EMPTY -- Jonatha Brooke
LAY ALL YOUR HANDS ON ME -- Erasure
GET UR FREAK ON (REMIX) -- Missy "Misdameanor" Elliot feat. Nelly Furtado
BECAUSE I GOT IT LIKE THAT -- Jungle Bros.
ROCK THE NATION -- Michael Franti and Spearhead
CATCH THE SUN -- The Doves
10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT -- The Cure

Side Two
CLINT EASTWOOD -- Gorillaz
HAUNTED -- Poe
JOY -- Gay Dad
RIDE WIT ME -- Nelly feat. City Spud
GET A LIFE -- Rae & Christian
SKIN ON THE DRUM -- Michael Franti & Spearhead
C'MON PEOPLE (WE'RE MAKING IT NOW) -- Richard Ashcroft
1983 -- Incredible Moses Leroy
WILDWOOD -- Eliza Carthy
OOOH -- De La Soul feat. Redman
BEFORE YOU -- Chantal Kreviazuk
TOGETHER WE WILL CONQUER -- Paul Van Dyk