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Archive for October 2007

Gruff Rhys – Candylion

I’m beginning the slow descent from my Mars Co. induced rush. We already posted our Halloween mix, but here’s a song for the comedown inspired by my son’s lion costume. “Candylion” is the title track from the excellent solo album by the Super Furry Animal’s Gruff Rhys. Mellower and more straightforward than his full-time gig, [...]

Happy Halloween

To celebrate the oncoming sugar coma here’s a collection of 13 spooktastic tracks. Enjoy!

Download:
Dream Syndicate – Halloween
John Cale – Fear Is A Man’s Best Friend
Gun Club – Ghost on the Highway
The Beat Happening – Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive
Radiohead – We Suck Young Blood
The Cramps – Rockin’ Bones
Luna – Bewitched
Neil Young – Vampire [...]

Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London

Tomorrow we’ll be bringing you a full Halloween-centric mix. In the meantime, here’s a teaser with Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London.”
“His hair was perfect…”
Download:Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
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Billy Nicholls – Would You Believe

In 1968, while still in his late teens, Billy Nicholls recorded one of the finest albums of British psychedelia. Nicholls was clearly a product of his surrounding influences as traces of the Zombies, the Kinks, and Between the Buttons era Stones are blended to create lavishly produced pop. Harmonies drip from every corner and strings [...]

A Place To Bury Strangers

Sound Technician: “I’ve got your guitar running through three reverb, two crunch, and twelve fuzz pedals. The vocals are so wet, it sounds like you’re in a sunken, hollowed-out submarine. I’ve got fuzz pedals on the drums for Chrissake! Don’t you think this is all a bit much? Overkill, if you will?”
Oliver: “Great idea! [...]

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