This column seeks to create a digital version of trading mix tapes/sharing music with friends. It also seeks to publicize the amazing work of “common people” (i.e. not superstar celebs but celebs nonetheless) who are doing cool things around the globe.
What makes Tuesday night the best night of the week? Another confusing and unsatisfying episode of Lost? (So, last week!) The fact that it’s not Monday? No, friends, it’s the guaranteed three hours of mirth, music, and mayhem that Tom Scharpling brings to the table every Tuesday from 8-11pm on his radio show The...
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Tags: ABBA, Artic Monkeys, COCOCOMA, Electric Light Orchestra, fucked up, Jon Wurster, madlib, Mamas and Papas, Monk, New Jersey, paul McCartney and wings, redd kross, sleigh bells, Sloan, Superchunk, Ted Leo, The Best Show, The Dirtbombs, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Mountain Goats, the nazz, Tom Scharpling
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The mix that lies before you is the work of a colorful team, clashing over the necessity of amputated body parts in The Wolfman and gauging the “wonky”-ness of the last episode of “The Office.”
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Tags: All Summer Long, Andrews, Break You Off, Bryan Adams, Camerson Cubbison, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Everybody's Fine, Flash Delirium, Fresh Prince, Good Life, Grease, Gwen Stefani, Hall and Oates, Jay-Z, Jermain Dupri, Keith Williams, Keshaunta Morton, Kid Rock, La Isla Bonita, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Make My Dreams Come True, MGMT, Money Ain't a Thang, OneRepublic, Phrenology, poptimal, Robert De Niro, Summberboy, Summer Girl, Summer of '69, Summertime, Sweet Escape, The Office, The Roots, The Wolfman
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Classic rock is a filmic treasure trove: There are dozens upon dozens of rad songs that have an epic quality. The musicianship is textured, layered and shines through. By now you have likely noticed that I gravitate toward music that suggests cinematic sequences, drama and story.
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Tags: Alanis Morissette, Apocalyptica, artemis eternal, Ayub Ogada, Bat for Lashes, Battlestar Galactica, Bear Mcreary, Clint Mansell, Corner Stone Cues, Death is the Road to Awe, E.S. Posthumus, Eliza Carthy, film scoring, filmmaking, Harry and the Potters, Harry Gregson-Williams, Here Comes The King, Hopelandic, Horse and I, J.K. Rowling, jessica mae stover, Kothbiro, Last of the Mohicans, Led Zeppelin, LOTR, Lux Aeterna, Metallica, movies, Nara, Nothing Else Matters, Orchestral Choir Demo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Promontory, Randy Edelman, Requiem for a Dream, Requiem for a Tower, Return of the King, Rogue's Gallery, Rolling Sea, Roslin and Adama, Sigur Ros, soundtracks, Stairway to Heaven, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Sunshine, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Constant Gardener, The Fountain, The Gael, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Other Boleyn Girl, This Book is so Awesome, Trevor Jones, Untitled #4, Vitamin String Quartet, Wingmen, Wunderkind, X-Ray Dog
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A little backstory: In case you didn’t know, the nonpretentious mix tapes started as a way to share new music and promote cool people doing cool things around the globe. Here at nonpretentious, we’ve always been big believers in word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and friends-of-friends alike (see: our creative philosophy). In fact, that’s precisely...
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Tags: Above Ground Episodes, Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Big Yellow Taxi, Bjork, Bob Dylan, Chaka Khan, Down Now, Fallen for You, French Kicks, Gigantic, Going to California, Got til it's Gone, Herbie Hancock with Leonard Cohen, Hey Joni, Janet Jackson, Joni Mitchell, Josh Wise, Ladies' Man, Led Zeppelin, Matt Stinchcomb, Neil Young, Nick Stumpf, Prince, Sheila Nicholls, sonic youth, Sweet Joni, The Boho Dance, The Jungle Line, The Pixies, Tin Angel, Tom Rush, word-of-mouth
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1derful Seconds from J.D. Amato on Vimeo. Filmmakers see the world differently than most. It’s their gift. Judging by his work, J.D. Amato‘s world is colorful and tightly edited. It’s surreal and fanciful but based in reality. (Note: Even the cover to his mix-tape is bright!) Give him a small space, limited characters (see:...
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Tags: 1derful Seconds, alarm clock, Big Sky, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Cellular Welkin, Chapter Project, Chilly Down, colorful, craigslist, Danger Don Rogers, David Bowie, Decollage, director, Gum Drops, Hering illusion, Hermann Grid, Hi Hi Hello, Hot Sugar, Illinois, Inverse Video, jd amato, Kevin Bewersdorf, Labyrinth, Les Balayeurs Du Desert, M83, Michael Jackson, mix tape, Nektar, Ninja High School, Oingo Boingo, Optical illusion illusions, post-racial Jackson, Red Doyle, Rick Wakeman, Robot Quest, Shake It Off, short films, Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight, Take This Up in Fisticuffs, That's Life, The Beggar and the Marionette (Loutky), The Face of YouTube, The Kinks, The Shooting Death Of..., They Might Be Giants, Tinted, Tisch, TRS-80, Uncle Monsterface, We Close Our Eyes, What Do You Want From Me Now, Wilmette
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Marten Reed from Questionable Content Shares Some Sad Songs (2009.09)
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Tags: ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Apollo, Castor, Comics, Death Cab for Cutie, Deathmøle, do make say think, Five Hours Later, Home, How Near How Far, Hum, In Mind, IYLT, Jeph Jacques, Juno, Low, Marten, Martent Reed, mixtape, Mogwai, No Joy In Mudville, questionable content, seam, Still Light, Take Me Somewhere Nice, The Great Salt Lake, The Knife, They Move On Tracks of Never-Ending Light, This Will Destroy You, web comic
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When Starbucks started offering its Pumpkin Spice Lattes last week, I almost started to cry. Fine, that may be a little bit of an exaggeration but not by much. Don’t get me wrong. I love the fall. And, it’s not only because my birthday is in October. No other season brings the enjoyment that...
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Tags: Ari Hest, Big Casino, Bruce Springsteen, Cranberry Lake, down the shore, Dr. Dog, freelance writer, Golden Days, goodreads, Guster, hairspray, Homecoming King, indie music stores, Jen A. Miller, Jimmy Eat World, June, Labor Day, matt pond PA, mixtape, National Geographic, New Jersey, Pete Yorn, Philadelphia Inquirer, She & Him, shore, So Much Trouble, Surfer Girl, The Beach Boys, the Damnwells, This Is Not a Test, Thunder Road, USAirways, We All Belong, Writing
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In our world, only two types of people exist: 1) Those who take the “Which Freaks & Geeks Character Are You?” quiz and pray for Bill Haverchuck; and 2) Those who have no idea who Bill Haverchuck is. Needless to say, we prefer to hang out with the first type. We also suggest a...
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Tags: 5 Years Time, Adventureland, Benjamin Gibbard, Bill Haverchuck, Bon Iver, Brenton Wood, Brother Ali, Carolina, Common Rotation, Custom Concern, Doo Right, dreams, Everyday, Flobots, Forest Whitaker, Freaks and Geeks, geeks, Human Highway, Ice Dogs, Ingrid Michaelson, Judd Apatow, Kate Micucci, Knocked Up, Little Brother, Love Love Love, Man Man, Martin Starr, Met, Michael Jackson, Mike Doughty, Modest Mouse, Move On, Noah and the Whale, Novelists, On My Block, Oogum Boogum, Out the Door, Party Down, pipe, Queen Sheba, Russian literature, Scarface, Serge Gainsbourg, Skinny Love, Spoon, Stand Up, The Girl is Mine, The Mountain Goats, The National, The Sound, The Underdog, Treats, Vetiver, With My Trumpet in My Hand, Writing W/ Rifles, You and I, You've Done It Again Virginia
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Here at nonpretentious, we love a spot of British comedy (or humour, as they like to misspell it.) And we also love Mister T (and we pity the fool who doesn’t.) So we were overjoyed that the Queen’s own Robin Fry, actor, comedian, and voice of Mister T, agreed to make a mix-tape for...
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Tags: 96 Tears, ? and the Mysterians, A Song For You, Afrika Bambaataa, Archie Bell and The Drells, Atlas, Battles, beastie boys, Benny And The Jets, Benny Hill, Bobbie Gentry, Broder Daniel, Care Of Cell 44, Chet Baker, Chew Lips, comedy, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Elvis Presley, England, Ennio Morricone, Give Him A Great Big Kiss, Gram Parsons, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, I Would Die 4 U, Iggy Pop, improv, Kentucky Rain, Let's Get Lost, Luke Skywalker, massive attack, Mississipi Delta, Mr. Bean, My name Is Nobody, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Pink Bear Club, Plan B, Planet Rock, Plastikman, Prince, Rakin' The Dead, Robin Matthew Fry, Scorpio, Solo, Spastik, The Revolting Cocks, The Shangri-Las, The Zombies, Tighten Up, Tonight, Unfinished Sympathy
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IndyHall's Alex Hillman Knows Karaoke (2009.07)
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Tags: Barenaked Ladies, beastie boys, Billie Jean, Billy Joel, Bohemian Rhapsody, books, Chuck Berry, Citizen Space, co-working, DJ Joe, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Don't Stop Believing, Elton John, Emma Persky, Faith, Fight for your Right, Geoff DiMasi, George Michael, Happy Cog, I Touch Myself, IgnitePhilly, Imagine, IndyHall, Jessie's Girl, John Lennon, Johnny B Goode, Journey, karaoke, Kiki Dee, kiss, Like a Prayer, Lovefool, Madonna, Michael Jackson, mixtape, My own worst enemy, National Mechanics, Neil Diamond, One Week, Piano Man, Prince, Queen, rick springfield, Sweet Caroline, Tara Hunt, The Beatles, the Cardigans, the Divinyls, The Wuffie Factor, Tony B Goode, Twist & Shout, whuffaoke, whuffie
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