A journey of strings that loops around from one place to somewhere completely different and back again. These tunes have many stories to tell on a hot and sunny afternoon. Enjoy!
Playlist
1- rodrigo y gabriela - juan loco
2- rjd2 - ghostwriter
3- ali farka toure & toumani diabate - kaira
4- javelin - off my mind
5- rodrigo y gabriela - logos
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Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_stringtheory
After broadcasting freeform music live on WCBN 88.3 FM Ann Arbor from 2002-2006, I'm taking my obsession with sharing music mixes online. A new bite-sized mix available every week, with playlists and more on this blog.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Retro Girls (Part 2)
The wait is over... Six more swoon-worthy tunes from great female singers of then and now.
Enjoy!
Playlist
1- martha reeves & the vandellas - love (makes me do foolish things) (1965)
2- duffy - stop (2009)
3- amy winehouse - tears dry on their own (2007)
4- big maybelle - i don't want to cry (1958)
5- cat power - lived in bars (2005)
6- nina simone - since i fell for you (1967)
As always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_retrogirls_2
Enjoy!
Playlist
1- martha reeves & the vandellas - love (makes me do foolish things) (1965)
2- duffy - stop (2009)
3- amy winehouse - tears dry on their own (2007)
4- big maybelle - i don't want to cry (1958)
5- cat power - lived in bars (2005)
6- nina simone - since i fell for you (1967)
As always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_retrogirls_2
Monday, May 17, 2010
Retro Girls (Part 1)
Some great women of today are echoing and reimagining the sounds of legendary divas from the past, and when you mix it all together it's almost too much fun. See if you can tell the old from the new here.. and hope you get to make some great discoveries within.
Look out for part 2 next week - and let me know if you have any suggestions!
Playlist
1- sharon jones & the dap-kings - better things (2010)
2- aretha franklin - it was you (aretha arrives outtake) (ca. 1967)
this song is an absolute gem.. knocks me out every time
3- adele - right as rain (2008)
4- she & him - thieves (2010)
5- carole king - crying in the rain (1961)
6- joss stone ft. common - tell me what we're gonna do now (2007)
7- etta james - lovin' you more every day (1962)
As always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_retrogirls_1
Look out for part 2 next week - and let me know if you have any suggestions!
Playlist
1- sharon jones & the dap-kings - better things (2010)
2- aretha franklin - it was you (aretha arrives outtake) (ca. 1967)
this song is an absolute gem.. knocks me out every time
3- adele - right as rain (2008)
4- she & him - thieves (2010)
5- carole king - crying in the rain (1961)
6- joss stone ft. common - tell me what we're gonna do now (2007)
7- etta james - lovin' you more every day (1962)
As always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_retrogirls_1
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Whirl
This week, three great songs for motoring down a long dark highway at midnight. Enjoy.. and look out for the upcoming reissue of Exile on Main Street in just a couple of weeks..
Playlist
1- human highway - the sound
2- the rolling stones - sweet black angel
3- wilco - should've been in love
Let me know what you think! And as always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_whirl
Playlist
1- human highway - the sound
2- the rolling stones - sweet black angel
3- wilco - should've been in love
Let me know what you think! And as always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_whirl
Monday, May 03, 2010
Mille Feuille
Each of these songs layers many dimensions of sound into something quite lovely. Listen carefully and you may even hear the spaces in between.
Playlist
1- andrew bird - anonanimal
2- badly drawn boy - once around the block
3- annuals - loxtep
4- beirut - elephant gun
Let me know what you think! And as always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_millefeuille
Playlist
1- andrew bird - anonanimal
2- badly drawn boy - once around the block
3- annuals - loxtep
4- beirut - elephant gun
Let me know what you think! And as always, tell your friends, and email me at marwajoy@gmail.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line if you want to get a weekly update email.
Download here: http://drop.io/tinycomets_millefeuille
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