Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Mix Tape Appreciation Society No. 8 :: GREMLINS IN THE MACHINE


Here lies a mix tape. Enjoy it in the evening-time. 


(Note: As I've been sitting on this one for a couple months now, this will be the last awesome mix tape in this particular awesome-mix-tape series. I'm going to get a fresh start in 2011 and return to the Fly High, Duluth! series, which was always so fruitful for me.)



1. Ultimate Fakebook - "Inside Me, Inside You" (Rock Mix)





7. Shad - "Keep Shining"


9. The Killers - "Who Let You Go?"


11. Holy Sons - "Slow Days"

12. Junior League Band - "Good Lord"

13. These United States - "The Great Rivers"

14. Dios (Malos) - "Feels Good Being Somebody" (Live at Spaceland)

15. The Raveonettes - "Dead Sound"

16. The Grouch & Eligh feat. Gift of Gab and Pigeon John - "All In"

17. K.Flay - "So Fast, So Maybe"

18. Apache, The - "James Coburn or Samantha Morton (1833)"

19. Belle and Sebastian - "Write About Love"

20. Yo La Tengo - "Tom Courtenay" (acoustic vers.)

21. The Appleseed Cast - "Here We Are (Family in the Hallways)"

22. Amanda Blank - "Might Like You Better"

23. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "Pieces Form the Whole"

24. Cloud Cult - "Today We Give Ourselves to the Fire"



Even though he hasn't had a regular radio gig since he was the program manager at Thunder Web Radio (now KDSU) in Fargo, Budgeteer editor Matthew R. Perrine likes to make mix tapes like he's going to play them on the air someday. This here Mix Tape Appreciation Society is a continuation of SHAKE*YOUR*SHORES, the awesome mix tape series formerly known as "Don't Tell a Soul." Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Musicians in Duluth: Participate in 'Winter Rounds' at Beaner's

*BEANERS CENTRAL PRESENTS*
WINTER ROUNDS * A Singer Songwriter Showcase
Hosted by Patti Ryan and Jason Wussow
4 Months * 4 Topics * 4 Singer Songwriters per Showcase
Calling all singer songwriters* We’d like you to submit to perform at the Winter Rounds Showcase. On the first Friday of each month, 4 artists will gather at Beaner’s Central to perform two original songs each, on a particular topic. You can perform songs you’ve already written or perhaps will be inspired to write a couple of fresh songs for the event. Each song should be no longer than 5 minutes long. This will allow time for discussion, which your audience and peers will be encouraged to participate in. The last 60 minutes of the evening will be dedicated to a headlining/mentor artist. Please submit a short statement on your songwriting process and tell us how and when you started writing. Also include why this opportunity would be meaningful to you and which month/topic you are interested in. Open to ALL singer songwriters. First time performers encouraged to submit. Send submissions to Patti Ryan at: inukshukpass@gmail.com
January Seventh**Starting Over February Fourth**Heritage/Roots
March Fourth**Tenacity/Strength April First**Challenge and Redemption

*Don’t be afraid to write songs…there ARE no stupid songs*

Source: Patti Ryan

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Could Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' receive the top Grammy honor?

ARCADE FIRE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY
The Suburbs Receives Three Nods Total

"Now our parents will get off our backs about getting a real respectable job!!!!!"--Win Butler

Arcade Fire's critically acclaimed opus The Suburbs has been nominated for Album Of The Year, arguably the highest possible honor of the 53rd annual Grammy Awards.

The Suburbs has received a total of three nominations: Album Of The Year, Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for The Suburbs' "Ready To Start" and Best Alternative Music Album.

Reached for comment in London, where the band is in the midst of a two-night stand at the O2 Arena, Arcade Fire's Win Butler said, "We are very proud of the record we made and feel incredibly blessed that so many people have gotten it! For those of you who don't understand how gambling works, if something is 100 to 1 odds and you put down 10 dollars, you win 1000 dollars... I'm just saying."

The Suburbs was released August 3, 2010 on Merge Records, debuting at #1 on the U.S. Top 200 and selling nearly 400,000 copies as of press time. The record has been supported by an extensive world tour that has included two nights at New York's Madison Square Garden and a November 13 appearance on Saturday Night Live. The current run of dates will conclude December 12 in Glasgow.

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will take place at Los Angeles' STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, and will air live on CBS from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).  

Source: Nasty Little Man

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Only read this if you want to cry

Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses presents: Birdsmell and Friends
With special guest Holopaw

A Benefit for the Andy Kotowicz Family Foundation
Friday, December 10th at the Pour House in Charleston, SC

A recent tragedy befell our Sub Pop brethren, when friend and co-worker Andy Kotowicz was killed in a car accident. A post on the Sub Pop website shortly after the incident recounts what happened, and is paraphrased below:

Last Thursday evening, October 21st, driving his young daughter Anna home after picking her up from daycare, our co-worker Andy Kotowicz was involved in a terrible car accident that, so incredibly sadly, proved fatal. In what qualifies as nothing short of miraculous and definitively heroic, his daughter was pulled from the remains of the car, while it was on fire, by a local business owner who witnessed the accident.

Andy was under care at Harborview Medical Center in a coma until Saturday evening when he was taken off life support in the company of his immediate family. He was an organ donor and a recipient for his kidneys was found very soon after his passing. This is a small indication of the kind of guy he was.

Anna suffered some bruises and a broken arm, but is now home with her mother and family and is, we are told, recovering and adapting. There is a lesson here about the resilience and redemptive powers of children that we can all hope to learn from.

Many associates of the Sub Pop and Seattle music community have pitched in to help Andy's family in different ways.

Ben will be performing a show at the Pour House in Charleston, SC on December 10th with the proceeds going to the foundation set up for the family.
Birdsmell and Friends will feature Ben with members of Band of Horses performing songs old and new, and special guest Holopaw will open the show.

Tickets are $25 and are on sale now. Get them here:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=1385481&cobrand=charlestonpourhouse

Source: Nasty Little Man