Tiny Mix Tapes NEWS: Stephin Merritt Writes Jingle for Volvo

October 13, 2008

by Split Foster

I’m From Barcelona

Who Killed Harry Houdini?

Jackie-O Motherfucker

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Marnie Stern

This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That

Small Sur

We Live In Houses Made of Wood

Los Fancy Free

Nevergreens, Vol. 1

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• Juana Molina

• The Present

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Eureka!

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• I’ve cut my foot and the floor’s full of salt.

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• Yes, it was me. I threw the burrito at your windshield AGAIN.

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Stephin Merritt Writes Jingle for Volvo

by Octavia (written at age 8, now age 9) daughter of Azucar

[This news story is part of our Take Your Kids to Work Day special]

Posted by Guest Writer on 10-19-2007

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Monday, 10-13-2008

• From Out of the Ashes Rises, a Femi Phoenix: After a Seven-Year Absence Femi Kuti Returns with a New Album November 18

• Freenoise Fest Says "No" to CMJ

• El Guincho Set to Cut a Swathe of Neon, Unwarranted Animal Collective Comparisons During Upcoming U.S. Tour

• Shearwater Announce Migration Flight Paths In U.S. and Europe

• RIP: Alton Ellis, "The Godfather of Rocksteady"

Sunday, 10-12-2008

• Jeff Mangum Performs Three Songs at New York’s E6 Holiday Surprise Gig

Friday, 10-10-2008

• Jolie Holland Kicks Off Fall Tour, Still Probably Gets Pissed When Mistaken for Neko Case

• Mates of State Combat Failing Economy By Touring Non-Stop

• Mammatus Obviously Care About the West Coast, But What About the East Coast? Or Middle America? Our Next President Needs to Care About All of America, Not Just the West Coast

• Thanks to Studio One Media, you can now make a totally professional quality music video during your 15-minute break from the Cinnabon!

• Mirah Mirah on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest of Them All?

Thursday, 10-09-2008

• Jeff Mangum Might Make Appearances on the E6 Holiday Surprise Tour, As If It Weren’t Already Full of Surprises! Oh, You Guys!

• Brian Eno Collaborates with Peter Chilvers on iPhone Ambient Music Application, Gets Atomic Wedgie From Bryan Ferry

• Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy Confirmed for November 23; Chinese Edition to Include Tainted Milk

• Ticketbastard’s TicketsNow Announces Some New, Lame, Scam Service: “Sell Your Tickets On TicketsNow” — Y’all Should Just Use Craigslist

• Animal Collective’s Forthcoming Album Merriweather Post Pavillion Gets Tracklisting, So Yeah... I Guess It’s True

• M. Ward Record on Its Way, I Try to Remember What That Commercial Was That Used His Song to Sell Cars, Wonder if M. Ward Really Do Have Car-Selling Powers

Wednesday, 10-08-2008

• My Morning Jacket Torso Accident Forces Band to Cancel Shows

• Merge to Jizz Out Volcano Suns’ First Two Albums on CD for the First Time

• Web-Friendly Musical Scores to Hit Internet, Provide Adequate Short-Term Politico-Economic Distraction to the Truly Poor and Nerdy

• NEW TELEFON TEL AVIV ALBUM NEWS + TRACKLISTING + TOURDATES + MYSPACE LINK + BAND PAGE LINK = THIS NEWS STORY

• Herman Dune Have Already Played Their Canadian Dates; America To See You Soon