The Soundtrack to the Worst Haircut You’ve Ever Had
This mix is like a conversation between the haircutee and the haircutter, with the last song obviously being the haircutter's
01. Beck - "Devil's Haircut" (Odelay)
02. Alkaline Trio - "Fuck You Aurora" (Maybe I'll Catch Fire)
03. Angels and Airwaves - "The Adventure" (We Don't Need to Whisper)
04. Barenaked Ladies - "Pinch Me" (Maroon)
05. The Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Out of Our Heads)
06. Coldplay - "Don't Panic" (Parachutes)
07. Colin Hay - "Overkill" (Man At Work)
08. The Cowboy Junkies - "Murder, Tonight, In The Trailer Park" (Open Road)
09. David Gray - "Please Forgive Me" (White Ladder)
We have tricked a homophobic future investment banker into thinking my male friend desperately wants
01. The Killers - "Andy You're A Star" (Hot Fuss)
02. Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Youthquake)
03. Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position" (The Magic Position)
04. Dragonette - "Take It Like A Man" (Galore)
05. Electric Six - "Gay Bar" (Fire)
06. Peaches - "Tent In Your Pants" (Impeach My Bush)
07. Hot Chip - "Ready for the Floor" (Made In the Dark)
08. Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me" (Sexor)
09. Rufus Wainwright - "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" (Poses)
10. Pink Grease - "The Nasty Show" (This Is For Real)
11. Le Tigre - "I'm So Excited" (This Island)
Songs To Make Lucky Paper Stars To
01. Patrick Wolf - "The Stars" (The Magic Position)
02. 1990s - "See You At The Lights" (Cookies)
03. The Teenagers - "Feeling Better" (Reality Check)
04. Múm - "Green Green Grass of Tunnel" (Finally We Are No One)
05. Au Revoir Simone - "Stars" (The Bird of Music)
06. The National - "Looking for Astronauts" (Alligator)
07. Josh Rouse - "Nothing Gives Me Pleasure" (Under Cold Blue Stars)
08. Broken Social Scene - "Stars and Sons" (You Forgot It It People)
09. Jack Peñate - "Spit At Stars" (Matinée)
10. St. Thomas - "You May Find A Treasure Everywhere" (Let's Grow Together)
11. The Magnetic Fields - "You and Me and The Moon" (Get Lost)
12. Joy Zipper - "Check Out My New Jesus" (The Stereo and God)
13. The Wannadies - "You & Me Song" (Skelleftea)
14. David Bowie - "Star" (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust)
Songs To Play Eight Hours of Dungeons and Dragons To
I tried to go for a general theme of adventure, with some gaming mixed in. It won't really last you eight hours, but you can set it to loop
01. Final Fantasy - "Adventure.Exe" (Has A Good Home)
02. Andrew Bird - "Action/Adventure" (Weather Systems)
03. Tokyo Police Club - "The Harrowing Adventures Of..." (Elephant Shell)
04. Blackblack - "Royal Dragon" (Japan Release)
05. Johnny Cash - "Dark As The Dungeon" (At Folsom Prison)
06. The Cure - "Play For Today" (Seventeen Seconds)
07. Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" (Vampire Weekend)
08. Of Montreal - "Wraith Pinned To The Mist (And Other Games)" (The Sunlandic Twins)
Stitching Night - Music to Sew By?
note from Evian: i feel like sewing to Yael Naim
01. Yael Naim - "Toxic" (Tot au Tard)
02. Yael Naim - "New Soul" (Tot au Tard)
03. Kimya Dawson - "Tire Swing" (Juno OST)
04. Beach House - "Childhood" (Beach House EP)
05. My Morning Jacket - "Golden" (It Still Moves)
06. Flunk - "Blue Monday" (Ultra Chilled 3)
07. Jeff Buckley - "Dancing In the Moonlight" (Grace)
08. Stars - "Don't Be Afraid to Sing" (Heart)
Suddenly I realize my burning desire to be a feral child!
note from Whiles: Can I just say what an awesome topic this is? Also, this mix contains both songs about being AND wanting to be wild animals.
01. Brian Setzer- "Stray Cat Strut" (Stray Cats)
02. T Rex- "Seagull Woman" (1970)
03. The Indigo Girls- "Chickenman" (1200 Curfews)
04. The Magnetic Fields- "Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits" (69 Love Songs Vol 1)
05. Skip James- "Catfish" (She Lyin')
06. They Might Be Giants- "Dr. Worm" (Severe Tire Damage)
07. The Troggs- "Wild Thing" (The Best of the Troggs)
08. The Roches- "Damned Old Dog" (The Roches)
09. R.E.M.- "Wolves, Lower" (Dead Letter Office)
10. T Rex- "Rabbit Fighter" (The Slider)
11. The Mamas and the Papas- "Dancing Bear" (The Mamas and the Papas)
12. R.E.M.- "Swan, Swan Hummingbird" (Life's Rich Pageant)
13. The Magnetic Fields- "A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off" (69 Love Songs Vol 1)
14. Warren Zevon- "Werewolves of London" (Exciteable Boy)
15. Duran Duran- "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Greatest)
Side A: Top 5 songs to play on the way to prom. Side B: Top 5 songs to play on the way home from pro
note from Jess: The best songs are, of course, songs that you and your friends know and like to sing along to. Since you and I aren't friends (yet?) I made this mix from memories of my friends and my prom. I remember there was a lot of pre-nostalgia to prom, so I tried to incorporate as much of that as I could on both sides. Side A is for getting ready to party like you are almost out of high school, Side B is for quiet reflection/makeouts.
Side A:
01. The Dismemberment Plan - "Tonight We Mean It" (Is Terrified)
02. LCD Soundsystem - "North American Scum" (Sound Of Silver)
03. The Magnetic Fields - "The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing" (69 Love Songs)
04. Joe Jackson - "Kinda Kute" (I'm The Man)
05. The Mountain Goats - "This Year" (The Sunset Tree)
Side B:
01. The Clientele - "Bookshop Casanova" (God Save The Clientele)
02. Devendra Banhart - "Quetate Luna" (Cripple Crow)
03. Mirah - "La Familia" (You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This)
04. Jeff Buckley - "Everybody Here Wants You" (Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk)
05. The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize??" (Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots)
Got everything I need on my back and ready to see the world.
01. Bright Eyes - "Another Travillin' Song" (I'm Wide Awake, Its Morning)
02. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "Graceland" (Graceland EP)
03. The Hush Sound - "Crawling towards the Sun" (So Sudden)
04. The Brunettes - "If You Were Alien" (Structure & Cosmetics)
05. The Mountain Goats - "Sax Rohmer, #1" (Heretic Pride)
06. Metric - "Dead Disco (Old World Underground, Where Are You Now)
07. Modest Mouse - "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" (The Moon and Antarctica)
My lady and I aren’t really a whole lot like Jack and Diane.
note from whiles: this mix is about unusual love affairs
01. Hot Hot Heat- "Goodnight, Goodnight" (Elevator)
02. Jack Johnson- "Do You Remember" (In Between Dreams)
03. Frank Sinatra- "My Funny Valentine" (Babes in Arms)
04. Everclear- "You Make Me Feel Like A Whore" (Sparkle and Fade)
05. The Clash- "Should I stay Or Should I Go" (Combat Rock)
06. The Doors- "Love Me Two Times" (Strange Days)
07. Jars of Clay- "I Need You" (Furthermore: From the Studio/From the Stage)
08. Goldfrapp- "Strict Machine" (Black Cherry)
09. Chris Isaak- "Wicked Game" (Heart Shaped World)
10. Jewel- "Everyone Needs Someone Sometimes" (This Way)
11. Everclear- "Here We Go Again" (Songs From an American Movie Vol 1)
12. George Michael- "Father Figure" (Ladies and Gentlemen)
A Mix of Underappreciated Basslines
Note: I highly appreciate the basslines in these songs. They're not necessarily sophisticated ones, just simple catchy ones that practically hold the song together
01. Death Cab For Cutie - "Summer Skin" (Plans)
02. Stars - "Don't Be Afraid to Sing" (Heart)
03. The Dandy Warhols - "We Used to Be Friends" (Welcome to The Monkey House - AD)
04. Tokyo Police Club - "Citizens of Tomorrow" (A Lesson in Crime)
05. Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down" (Beneath the
Boardwalk)
06. LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" (LCD Soundsystem)
07. Tegan and Sara - "Back In Your Head" (The Con)
08. Stars - "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" (Set Yourself On Fire)
09. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)
