Tiny Mix Tapes

July 4, 2009

Mix Tape

• Chocolate Grinder Mix 13: "The Man Who Made A Beast Of Himself"

by parallelliott

Various Artists: Honest Jon’s

The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From the Congo, 1954-55

by Keith Kawaii

The Myth of DIY

Toward a Common Ethic on Piracy

Boy in Static: “My approach is to take things and exaggerate them.”

NXNE 2009: [Toronto, ON]

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• John Vanderslice / Tallest Man On Earth

[Exit/In; Nashville, TN]

• David Byrne

[The Paramount Theatre; Seattle, WA]

DeLorean

Early Monks 1964-65 / Black Monk Time

by Jason P. Woodbury

Cor-Crane Secret

by Laura Holmes

Eureka!

Hairdryer Peace

by Joe Davenport

Monoliths & Dimensions

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John Jolley

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MUSIC REVIEWS: Nicola Ratti - From the Desert Came Saltwater

EUREKA! REVIEWS: Angel - Kalmukia

MUSIC REVIEWS: =Eureka!=
Angel - Kalmukia

MUSIC REVIEWS: Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop, Drop, and Roll [Side A]

MUSIC REVIEWS: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV

MISC NEWS: Merge Records Now Offering Downloads Via "Digital Store"

MUSIC REVIEWS: Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra - Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra

INDUSTRY NEWS: U-God Is Mad As Hell And Isn’t Going To Take It Anymore, Sues Wu-Tang Over Unpaid Royalties

MISC NEWS: The Hafler Trio Opens Online Store

TOUR NEWS: Pinback To Once Again Mercilessly and Ferociously Pillage and Plunder The West Coast Into Terrified Submission

RELEASE NEWS: Lee "Scratch" Perry and Andrew WK: Together At Last!

MUSIC REVIEWS: =Eureka!=
Burial - Untrue

EUREKA! REVIEWS: Burial - Untrue

RELEASE NEWS: Del The Funky Homosapien Goes Nerdcore!

MISC NEWS: Donovan Teams Up with Director David Lynch to Impose Transcendental Meditation Upon The World at Large Via "Invincible Donovan University"

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Film

⇒ FILM REVIEWS:

Dir. Tatia Rosenthal

⇒ FILM REVIEWS:

Dir. Jennifer Lynch

by Jafarkas

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• Afghan Star

Dir. Havana Marking

• The Hurt Locker

Dir. Kathryn Bigelow

⇒ JAPAN THE BEATS:

The Way of the Traveler – Osaka

"Osaka’s hip-hop culture is a rich home for self-styled thugs and hustlers."

by David Morris

⇒ TMT CERBERUS:

TMT Cerberus 06

At Arm’s Length

by Gabriel Keehn, Jspicer, Mangoon

⇒ ALL THAT IS SOLID:

All That Is Solid 07: Auto-Tune

Some Thoughts on Auto-Tune; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love "The-Dream"

by Brian Richardson

tiny mix tapes cassette

• It’s almost time for the annual summer vacation pool party. Side A: Swimming in the sunshine Side B: Smores around a campfire

• Songs for the the stay-at-home dad

• Songs that remind you of Pet Sounds

• We’re going to go stand in line at 3 in the morning to buy shit we dont need or want, but it’s going to be the best time ever.

• The "I Hate My Fucking Roommate" Mix Tape (featuring: awesome songs that will make him want to move out)

News

Thursday, 07-02-2009

• Kurt Vile Goes on Tour, Forms Indie Rock Legion of Doom

• Trail Of Dead Announces Summer Tourdates; Wait, They Haven’t Broken Up Yet?!

• Unbelievable News! Violent Femmes Front Man Gordon Gano Is Still Alive! Slightly Less Unbelievable Sub-News: Violent Femmes Front Man Gordon Gano to Release New Album

• Andrew Bird Takes St. Vincent Back To School With Him This Fall

Wednesday, 07-01-2009

• Stars: They’re Just Like Us! The Clientele Release New Album, Hang Out in Jane Austen-y Cottages

• Jack’s Mannequin, The Fray, Pepper, Oh My! Mile High Festival Delivers The Worst Lineup of The Summer Season

• The Twilight Sad to Release New LP in September Despite Ongoing Depression

• Whoa! Swine Flu Infects Jens Lekman, Puts Him Under Quarantine at Sweden Home

• Shake Your Butt, Europe! (Not Too Hard!) Pixies to Do Doolittle on Tour This Fall

Tuesday, 06-30-2009

• The Pirate Bay Sold for $7.8 Million (Maybe)

• Dandy Warhols Tour Some States, Release 7-Year-Old LP

• Rhino to Release 63-Song Party, People! Factory Records Digital Compilation Is Industrial Strength

• Paul McCartney Gets Government Voucher to Exchange Gas-Guzzling, Acid-Laced Yellow Submarine for More Energy Efficient, Family Friendly, Hot Air Balloon Driven by a Frog

• Woodsist and Captured Tracks Team Up for (Anti-American?) Fourth of July Weekend Fest

Monday, 06-29-2009

• Evil Update: sunn 0))) Announce West Coast Dates! Invocations and Monoliths to Spread Across The Old Frontier

• Australia’s Dirty Three Tour in September, Dingoes Babies Crocodiles Dundees Fosters Vegemite Wallabies I See You’ve Played Knifey Spoony Before

• San Francisco’s Newest Summer Lovin’ Band, Girls (Not to Be Confused With The Girls, Brazilian Girls, Girls Against Boys, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Parenthetical Girls, Theoretical Girls, Theoretical Girl, The Scissor Girls, Vivian Girls, Sun City Girls and Definitely Not The Spice Girls), Sign To Matador and Release Album

• RIP: Tim Krekel, songwriter/guitarist

• Islands Promise Chest-Congestion Relief with New Album Vapours