not from concentrate

quite the week … rest in peace gerald ford, former president of the united states of america, and james brown, the godfather of soul.

we’ll miss ya both

According to Smith’s Olde Bar, the Squirrel Nut Zippers are playing there on Friday, February 9. This band broke up maybe 4-5 years ago, and I haven’t heard anything about them since. I can’t find any references to them on the web that aren’t about that old. So what’s going on? I called the venue up and talked to a couple people — I’m convinced they don’t even know who the Squirrel Nut Zippers are… Does anyone out there know what’s going on? Are the Zippers back together? Is this a different band? Is Smith’s Olde Bar just insane? Does anyone know someone at Smith’s who might know what’s going on?

–update–
the current rumor is that it’s katherine whalen & a new band. i guess we’ll see on feb 9!

thanks to trey for the heads up

This is my first attempt at a ‘year’ mixtape … I started out creating this on the basis of music I discovered in 2006, not caring whether or not it was actually released in 2006. There’s even a couple songs I discovered at the very end of 2005. So right off the bat, I’ve already broken my own rule. oh well. fuckit.

Here, you’ll find the most mainstream of mainstream all the way to the indiest of indie (read: myspace is the closest thing they have to a label). There are some of my favorite local artists (atl), who I’m sure will slowly creep into ears of folks across the nation/world. There’s country, dance, pop, remixes, covers, remixes of remixes, anti-folk, hipster gypsy, acoustic punk, songs that were performed on tv shows … from atlanta, austin, japan, athens, england, brooklyn, gypsy communes in eastern europe, brazil, and i’m sure more i’m not even aware of.

My first version of the mixtape clocked in around 90 minutes. Now that just won’t do for a mixtape meant for the world of cds.

Without further ado, I present: Get YourSelf an Education {or, What i Learned in 2006: a Musical Journey}:

1. Regina Spektor “Fidelity”
2. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy”
3. Yuki “Joy”
4. Cansei De Ser Sexy “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above”
5. Justin Timberlake “SexyBack”
6. Purple Ribbon Allstars “Kryptonite”
7. Bloc Party “Helicopter” {remix by Diplo}
8. Beirut “Postcards from Itlay”
9. Darling New Neighbors “Puppies”
10. Imogen Heap “Hide & Seek”
11. Regina Spektor “Samson”
12. Tova Rinah & the Way Home “Walk Me Home”
13. Sting “Fields of Gold”
14. José González “Heartbeats”
15. Cold War Kids “Hospital Beds”
16. TV On the Radio “I was a Lover”
17. Tin Cup Prophette “Going Numb”
18. Regina Spektor “On the Radio”
19. The Selmanaires “In the Direction of Yes”
20. Snowden “Anti-Anti”
21. Mates of State “Like U Crazy”
22. Ray Charles + Kanye West “I Got a Woman” + “Gold Digger” {remix by Diplo}
23. The Rapture “Whoo! Alright-Yeah… Uh Huh”
24. Art Brut “Emily Kane”

Runners up {i.e., what i had to cut because of cd restrictions}:

Kudos to Anchor Brewing for a delicious Christmas Ale.

delicious!