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Here comes not the sun….but more snow

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Okay. I get it. More snow. Seriously. If you’re reading this and anywhere in the northeastern part of the United States, you will understand why I’m pissed off. All over facebook, I have friends that have these stupid status messages saying something to the effect of, “I get it, it’s going to snow. Welcome to New England.” No, assholes, this bullshit isn’t natural. I want some fucking sunshine. And this is where my music addition for the day comes in. To all you people saying, “Suck it up, it’s New England”? I want to slam your genitalia into a car door. If you’re just as pissed as I am? Enjoy this music. It makes me look forward to this god-forsaken winter ending.

Click to Play The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun

Click to Play Belle and Sebastian – Here Comes The Sun (Live)

Click to Play Nina Simone – Here Comes The Sun (Francois K Remix)

New Winter DJ Set

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A little holiday gift for you! I hope you enjoy. I still love putting these mixes together.


This is my first mix in a long while. My turntables were in storage for a year. Then after I set them back up, I had to work the rust off. I’m already excited to work on another one…so you might get a part 2 soon! Im here to please…so let me know in the comments if you want another one sooner than later.


Although this is a winter mix, it probably has nothing to do with winter except that one of the artists I include has the last name of Snow. The fact we were in the middle of a cold snap here in Las Vegas, with temperatures below freezing, might have kept me inside long enough to get it done! 


/shrug

  inALLcaps.com Winter Mix by inallcaps

Track list:

Depeche Mode VS The Crystal Method – Busy World In My Childs Eyes
Crystal Method are from Las Vegas. The Depeche Mode reminds me about this asshole who owes me 10 grand. I hope he chokes on his Egg Nog this year.
Candid – Empire State Of Mind (Drunk & Brilliant Mix)
This track is built around some “raverish” synth stabs and a pitched up sample of Alicia Keys from the Jay-Z hit off the Blueprint 3 album.
Benjamin Diamond

Benjamin Diamond – Little Scare (change your life mix)
This is one of my favorite house tracks. Benjamin Diamond was also the vocalist in the Stardust track “Music Sounds Better With You” if you are wondering why his voice sounds so familiar.

Phoenix – Long Distance Call (Moonchild’s ’25 Hours a Day’ Edit)
This is a great dubby disco house remix. This dude Moonchild is really dope actually. He’s from Australia and has some fantastic remixes and original work on his soundcloud. Make sure you check it out.
Miike Snow – Black and Blue (Savage Skulls Remix)
I remember saying to myself… “Damn…I am so clever for putting Miike Snow after Phoenix!” I wish I remembered why I thought that. These two tracks do sound great together…it just seemed like I had some “meaning” for it. I might over-think this stuff…
David Guetta – Memories (Armand Van Helden vocal remix)
I like to squeeze something AVH related into my mixes. I am a big fan of his work. Walt Zink, one of our contributors on this blog, used to be a huge fan of his back in the day. He’s NOT a fan of the direction Van Helden has gone with his work in recent years…but I’m still on board! I love it!
Wolfmother- New Moon Rising (Riton Club Rub)
I think Walt Zink also like Wolfmother. Not that i was over-thinking THAT much!


NastyFunker – Blood on the Dancefloor ( Nastys chunk-a-Funk Mix )
I am not sure about where I got this track. Or who this is exactly. I think I found a few profiles, but can’t confirm it’s the same remixer. I think this is the artists soundcloud. I just can’t be 100% sure. I might need your help on this guys!
Daft Punk

Daft Punk – Television Rules The Nation (Dirty Disco Youth Remix)
I love Daft Punk. It’s another artist I like to squeeze in to a mix. Everyone loves Daft Punk. The Dirty Disco Youth are doing a lot of hot stuff, and you should check them out.

Snoop Dog – Thought I Was A DJ (Wonky Ninja Remix)
I usually have a pretty good idea what I want to play when I record a mix… until about the 50 minute mark. This is where a good mix can go bad for me as I struggle to find a few more tracks to drop. Luckily this one fit the vibe nicely!

Maxwell – Bad Habits (Harlan Pepper & AG III Dub Remix)
Love this remix, but the original is great as well. Maxwell is the perfect soundtrack to get busy to, if you know what I mean!


That’s it! Hope you enjoyed the mix and the DVD style commentary! Stay warm peeps!


    





Since I Drove My Girl Away, or I Can Feel Your Arms

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Yes, there are two titles for this blog post. Here’s why…

It’s getting to be wintertime.

It’s getting cold.

You need a soundtrack for this.

And maybe some wine.

And a fireplace, and another body.

You got all that?

I mean, I can help you with the soundtrack part. But you’re on your own for the rest.

And if you don’t have all the rest, fine then. I’ve got the perfect emo album to listen to while you watch the rain hit the window. Life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard.

Download Dashboard Confessional – Belle of the Boulevard

It’s about that time for Chris Carrabba to give us a new album. It’s a double album, so why don’t you go ahead and listen to Side 1 for your angst-filled lonely drives and Side 2 for those evenings with wine and fires (No! Stop! Romantic wine and fire. No setting fires!). Alter the Ending is a collection of 11 tracks performed with the energy and devotion we know and love from Dashboard Confessional, and the same 11 tracks repeated in acoustic form.

No new and eye-opening themes or lyrics. In fact, Chris seems to watch the sun go down a lot. But it’s OK. I like the way he has described this romantic occurrence throughout his past work, and watching it “burn down into cinders” is not a bad picture to paint is it? And really, you’d listen to this guy sing about his bowel movements. Admit it.
What! Don’t be annoyed. This is a fluff piece for a fluff band that you love to love or hate to love or love to hate but it makes you feel SOMETHING! I listened to Them Crooked Vultures hoping to review them for this post (maybe you weren’t aware how much I love Dave Grohl?) but it made me feel NOTHING!

So Dashboard Confessional is what you get, since their album was released on November 10. And it’s kinda like winter. And you want to get cozy. Or you want to be sad and alone. So here’s the next track I will share with you. Just don’t cut yourself.

Download Dashboard Confessional – Water and Bridges

What. I like it when people shorten old idioms. Water. Bridges. Deal.