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)

2. Prince - "Kiss" (Z-Trip Remix feat. Murs) [FREE MP3]

3. Ruben Sam - "Guiry Up" (vers.) [FREE MP3]

4. Taconite - "Always Falling" (Live at Beaner's) [FREE MP3]

5. John Vanderslice with Spoon - "Time Travel is Lonely" (vers.) [FREE MP3]

6. Psalm One - "Psalmie" [FREE MP3]

7. Shad - "Keep Shining"

8. Girl Talk - "No Pause" [FREE MP3]

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

10. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - "With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)" [FREE MP3]

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"

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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!

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

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

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
 

PJ Harvey returns!

PJ HARVEY LET ENGLAND SHAKE NEW ALBUM OUT FEBRUARY 15, 2011 New Track To Be Previewed at www.pjharvey.netBeginning Tues. Nov. 30

PJ Harvey's eighth studio album 'Let England Shake' is set to be released on the February 15, 2011 on Vagrant Records in the U.S. 'Let England Shake' was recorded in a 19th Century church in Dorset with long time collaborator Flood who co-produced the album with PJ Harvey, John Parish and Mick Harvey. The record was also mixed by Flood. The new album will be supported by a run of sold out live shows early next year, with dates in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, and London's Troxy on February 27th and 28th.  2011 will also see Harvey return to the festival stage, with more details to be announced. PJ Harvey will perform with a live band which includes Mick Harvey, John Parish and Jean-Marc Butty. A new album track will be previewed at the official website www.pjharvey.net  beginning Tuesday November 30.  The completed tracklisting for 'Let England Shake' is as follows: 1.       Let England Shake 2.       The Last Living Rose 3.       The Glorious Land 4.       The Words That Maketh Murder 5.       All And Everyone 6.       On Battleship Hill 7.       England 8.       In The Dark Places 9.       Bitter Branches 10.   Hanging In The Wire 11.   Written On The Forehead 12.   The Colour of The Earth Source: Nasty Little Man

Motion City Soundtrack teams with Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, other cool kids

Motion City Soundtrack Presents the First Ever Popsickle Festival!
Taking Over Minneapolis' Famed First Avenue on December 18th, Motion City Soundtrack Headlines and are Joined by Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, Gold Motel and many others!

Motion City Soundtrack’s Music Video for “A Lifeless Ordinary” Exclusively Premiered on SPIN.com Last Week & Currently in the Top 4 Most Popular Articles:

http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-new-motion-city-soundtrack-video

New York, NY - Motion City Soundtrack are excited to present the first ever Popsickle festival in their hometown of Minneapolis, MN on December 18th.  Taking over Minneapolis' famed  First Avenue and spilling over into 7th Street Entry, the all ages festival will feature headliners Motion City Soundtrack along with Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, Gold Motel, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Now Now Every Children, One for the Team, Gospel Gossip, Take Cover and The Chord and the Fawn with more to be announced.

We wanted to start a festival in the vein of what Lollapalooza was to me in the early '90's -- a bunch of bands that most likely would never have toured together, but were all doing something interesting and unique in that particular point in time. Our version of that will be much smaller of course, but the idea is the same.  We hope to make this an annual festival that takes place in Minnesota every winter and hopefully can continue to grow in both scope and girth. – Justin Pierre/MCS

Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 13^th at noon at all Ticketmaster outlets and the First Avenue box office. The first 100 tickets purchased at the box office will be specially priced at just $12.50 (two ticket limit). All other tickets are $22.50 in advance.

www.popsicklefestival.com
www.twitter.com/popsicklefest 
www.myspace.com/popsicklefestival 
www.facebook.com/popsicklefestival

Motion City Soundtrack is currently out on a co-headlining tour of the US with Say Anything, with Saves The Day supporting. Check out the remaining tour dates below:

Nov.      9^th           Nokia Theatre                                                                                   New York, NY

                10^th         Electric Factory                                                                                 Philadelphia, PA

                12^th         Sonar                                                                                                    Baltimore, MD

                13^th         Amos’ Southend Music Hall                                                        Charlotte, NC

                14^th         Variety Playhouse                                                                          Atlanta, GA

                16^th         Revolution                                                                                         Ft. Lauderdale, FL

                17^th         House of Blues                                                                                 Orlando, FL

                19^th         The Palladium Ballroom                                                               Dallas, TX

                20^th         Warehouse Live                                                                               Houston, TX

                21^st         Stubb’s BBQ                                                                                       Austin, TX

Source: Stunt Company

Google gets sued over Buzz privacy issues, is forced to apologize (kind of)

I apologize for the non-music-related post, but I found this e-mail from Google HQ this morning to be quite interesting ... funny how it doesn't mention how Google violated our privacy, just that the company did:

Important Information about Google Buzz Class Action Settlement

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Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we've reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.

Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.

The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users' concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.

Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.

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