Mixtapes

After much too long of a hiatus, I’ve put together Volume 8 of the Over In About An Hour mixtape series.
This collection of songs was pulled together for an evening of washing dishes and cleaning a very messy kitchen. While our kitchen does have a dishwasher in it, there is something about cleaning dishes by [...]

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I’ve put together Volume 7 of the Over In About An Hour mixtape series a while back and have been slow to post it. My apologies for the delay in getting it out the door.
While on IM with Lucas Gonze, I commented that playlist blogs have really become the liner [...]

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Volume 6 of the Over In About An Hour mixtape series is now available for your listening pleasure. There wasn’t much of a story behind this playlist. It’s a collection of songs that I’ve been enjoying and felt like sharing with others.
Would love to hear your thoughts on the artists, albums and [...]

Here is the latest edition of the Over In About An Hour mixtape series. The inspiration for this playlist came to me this week as I spotted groups of teenagers heading back to high school after their summer vacation.
Some time during my high school years, I think it was the summer of ‘86, a [...]

After too long of a delay between Over In About An Hour mixtape releases, I’ve put the finishing touches on the Volume 4.
The tracklist is:

Brighter Discontent – The SubmarinesJohn Dragonetti and Blake Hazard pair up for musical and emotional journey on Declare a New State! This record gets better with each listen. Download [...]

Attention Garden State soundtrack fans. No need to wait for the new Zach Braff compiled mixtape for the film “The Last Kiss“ to come out on August 8th. All but one of the tracks are available on today.
The tracklist for the disc is:

Chocolate (from the album “Final Straw“) – Snow Patrol
Star Mile (from the [...]

Over the past week, the blogging community (Robert Scoble, Jason Calacanis, Michael Arrington, Matthew Ingram, Valleywag, et al) has been “booming” over the drama surrounding Amanda Congdon’s departure from Rocketboom. In fact, unofficial lipreading sources say that Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi were chatting about it prior to the now famous headbutt [...]

tickets, Originally uploaded to Flickr by fetching (Lane Hartwell).
Yesterday morning I saw a stunning picture posted on Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection. The photography was the work of Lane Hartwell. The picture stayed in my head all day and I found myself going back to look at it a couple of times. I then started thinking [...]

The first mix tape of a (hopefully lengthy) series. The concept behind the series is to create one hour (ish) playlists that blend established artists with those that are up and coming, to cross genres, decades and styles and to dabble in moods, lyrical and emotional journeys. Overall its about creating playlists I wished radio [...]

to Derek and Everett at m3 online for their M3 Volume 7 mixed tape. This playlist is the kind that flows beautifully and will be stuck at the top of my player for days to follow. Simply awesome. The acoustic version of Chicago by Sufjan Stevens is the turning point for the mix. Enjoy it.

July 2005: A mix of some new hip-hop, old R&B and soul.

Be – Common
Go – Common
Ride Of Your Life – Gift Of Gab
Inspiration Information – Shuggie Otis
How Long Do I Have To Wait For You – Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings
Che Che Colo (Remix) – Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Too Much For You – Bobby Angelle
Lean [...]

July 2005: Tracks that suit a Saturday afternoon at a cottage or a drive in the car.

Talk – Coldplay

I haven’t figured out if the new Coldplay record “X&Y” is a disc that I like a little bit or a lot. At times it feels like a big anthemic record. Yet I find that the lyrics [...]

July 2005: This mix was created for Saturday mornings spent reading books, relaxing with the newspaper, or enjoying breakfast. Most of the tracks are older releases that have been floating in and out of my CD player this past year or so.

Dynamite Walls – HaydenFrom the album “Skyscraper National Park“, the lyrics remind me of [...]