Four Gems

Really excited about this one! Going back to my roots this week and sharing four new songs that are just slightly off the beaten track, in the hopes that you will love them as much as I do. Hurrah! Let me know what you think.

Playlist
1- tv on the radio - will do
2- toro y moi - leave everywhere
3- the airborne toxic event - half of something else
4- bon iver - holocene

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/btq4xm

The Workout Podcast, volume 4

That's right, friends, the next volume of the workout podcast has arrived! 25 minutes of new dance music to keep you going, including a surprisingly good pop remix. Pop on the headphones and run just a little bit faster with these.

Playlist
1- deadmau5 ft. greta svabo bech - raise your weapon
2- chris reece ft. jennifer needles - never let me go
3- train - hey soul sister (karmatronic remix)
4- gareth emery ft. lucy saunders - sanctuary
5- kaskade & adam k - raining

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/c246vg

Birthday Cake Remix

So, how long can you save birthday cake frosting from last year?
Thankfully, music has a much longer shelf-life. In a self-indulgent celebration of my birthday tomorrow, check out a re-post of this collection of some of my all-time favorite sweet tunes. Hope you love these as much as I do, and hope you're enjoying every minute of the summertime so far.
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/jka2dy

Playlist
1- ben lee - tornados
2- the beatles - til there was you
3- the arcade fire - rebellion (lies)
4- mos def - travellin' man
5- bob marley & the wailers - is this love
6- badly drawn boy - the further i slide
7- gift of gab - way of the light
8- smokey robinson & the miracles - the tracks of my tears
9- ratatat -seventeen years
10- eggstone - it's not the rain
11- marvin gaye - mercy mercy me
12- common - the light
13- kings of convenience - i'd rather dance with you
14- spoon - me and the bean
15- bloc party - the tulips
16- josh ritter - good man
17- miike snow - silvia
18- maritime - german engineering
19- matthew jay - please don't send me away
20- four tet - unspoken

Introducing... Fitz & The Tantrums

Fitz & The Tantrums make retro pop sound fresh and modern again, and really stand out of the crowd. These guys just may become your new favorite band. Fantastic summertime music, and if you haven't already had "Moneygrabber" on constant replay in your head (in a good way), you're very welcome!
Playlist
1- moneygrabber
2- darkest street
3- don't gotta work it out

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/jgo65l

Puddle Jumper

Back after a bit of a hiatus with three great tunes I've heard recently on BBC radio. I love these! Enjoy, and let me know what you think.

Playlist
1- the black ghosts - water will find a way
this song and the full album don't come out until july.. can't wait!
2- peter bjorn and john - second chance (RAC mix)
3- various cruelties - if it wasn't for you

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/tf2ir3

Mochi

There's something inspiring about the unabashed sparkle and sugary-sweetness of Japanese pop music. This is great stuff for a sunny spring day. I can't promise you won't get a sugar buzz or cavities, but I can promise you can feel great and do something good by donating to one of the Japan tsunami relief efforts here. Enjoy the tunes, and let me know what you think! Playlist 1- biruge - ivory days (ft. hatsune miku) 2- asitaka - beautiful sky 3- tujiko noriko - kiminotameni 4- nomak - fluffy cloud Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/45unsl

Freshmen and Taco Bell

We've been needing some fresh new hip-hop in this joint. I had a chance to check out XXL Magazine's Freshmen Class show recently and discovered some great new and newly-big artists that I hope you love. These guys are highly talented and unabashedly fun. ** Lots of explicit lyrics here, so you've been warned ** Playlist 1- big K.R.I.T. & curren$y - moon and stars remix sweet sample and rhymes representing from Mississippi 2- yelawolf - good to go lots of eminem comparisons have been made. he's white, yes, and super talented. 3- big K.R.I.T. ft. yelawolf - hometown hero this one was especially cool to see live. and yes, that's adele in the sample track. love it! 4- fred the godson - so crazy pure party hip-hop. 5- das racist - combination pizza hut and taco bell although a couple of years old now, this is one of the funniest tracks i've heard in a while. you're welcome, world. keep your eyes peeled for lots more from these guys. Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/y7t5ij

Two cheeseburgers, apple pie, a cigarette and a pretty girl

The Mississippi Delta Blues lost one of its legends last week when Pinetop Perkins passed away. He was the oldest artist to win a Grammy and was still performing this year at age 97 with his incredible piano personality and simple, sweet appreciation for life. It's quite sad to see him gone, but reassuring to know that his legend lives on in the decades of music that he's inspired. Check out the links and three great tunes below. Pinetop in action A great tribute in the Huffington Post "Two cheeseburgers" Playlist 1- pinetop perkins - hi heel sneakers 2- pinetop perkins - sunny road blues 3- pinetop perkins and willie "big eyes" smith - take my hand, precious lord Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/qpkq0u

Dream Job

No offense to my current profession, but I'd give pretty much anything to be able to scratch and chop and spin musical concoctions like these for a living. Hope you enjoy these four very different examples of making sounds out of sounds out of sounds. Sigh...

I'd also like to become a world-famous travel-eater like Anthony Bourdain, so if anyone can help me figure that one out as well please do let me know!.. :)

Playlist
1- james blake - wilhelm scream
2- four tet - she moves she
3- rjd2 - i really like your def jux baby tee
4- skrillex - scary monsters and nice sprites

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/3lu0yz

Buds

This week, three fresh discoveries that I've had on heavy rotation recently as the promise of spring hovers tantalizingly before us. Hope you love them! Let me know your suggestions for what you'd like to hear in future weeks as well.. lots of great stuff around these days..

Playlist
1- ellie goulding - guns and horses
i am a huge fan of this fresh young voice from the UK.. can't wait until her full album is released in just a few days
2- adele - he won't go
check out her new album, just as gorgeous and lush as the first. a must-have.
3- caribou - jamelia
thanks, s, for this one. unique melodic electronica, oh so cool and canadian to boot

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/49nyf7

The Mini Hipsters are Back...

This week, four incredibly fun dance/trance remixes that make your favorite cooler-than-thou indie artists sound even cooler than usual. Blast these and just try to sit still!
Playlist
1- tiesto with tegan & sara - feel it in my bones
2- two door cinema club - something good can work (the twelves remix)
3- the temper trap - love lost (keljet remix)
4- jose gonzalez - crosses (jori hulkkonen remix)
Download here:
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/e03oog

...Also check out the last Mini Hipster Dance Party here:
http://tinycometsradio.blogspot.com/2010/10/mini-hipster-dance-party.html

Windchill

This week, three of my current favorite tracks provide a puff of warm fresh air in this icy weather. I especially love the sweeping montage of whirrs and hums and background sounds behind the simple melody in the iron & wine song. Let me know what you think!

Playlist
1- the xx - intro
2- the temper trap - fools
3- iron & wine - walking far from home

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/grz9ec

Tahrir

We are in the midst of history being made around the world. As the future continues to unfold, let's all hope that this will truly be 'a moment of promise' for a brighter tomorrow.
This week, a celebration in music to echo the spirit of positive change.

Playlist
1- gil scott-heron - the revolution will not be televised (clip)
2- the beatles - revolution
3- bob marley & the wailers - get up, stand up
4- the byrds - chimes of freedom
5- the isley brothers - fight the power
6- marvin gaye - what's going on
7- sly & the family stone - everyday people
8- bob dylan - the times they are a-changin'
9- sam cooke - a change is gonna come

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/ynilfn

Best of 2010: String Theory in an Alternate Universe

More 'casts you may have missed from last year - now's your chance to download these again with new links that work. Hope you love them and stay tuned for shiny new 'casts coming up soon!

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String Theory (rebroadcast from May 31, 2010)

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

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/q2a6hy

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Alternate Universe (rebroadcast from August 8, 2010)

Some cover songs are simply interesting twists on the originals. Others take a song to a new dimension, reimagining it into something entirely different. This week, four unique reimaginings of some old school classics. Let me know your own favorite covers!

Playlist

1- discovery - i want you back

2- schneider TM - the light 3000

3- greg laswell - girls just want to have fun

4- matisyahu - message in a bottle

Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/c44wbc

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Best of 2010: Retro Girls

More 'casts you may have missed from last year - now's your chance to download these again with new links that work. These two in particular are absolute favorites so I hope you love them!!
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Retro Girls Part 1 (rebroadcast from May 17, 2010)
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.
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)
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/nl09fk
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Retro Girls Part 2 (rebroadcast from May 24, 2010)
Six more swoon-worthy tunes from great female singers of then and now.
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)
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/3ua8rl
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Best of 2010: Blues Day and Mille Feuille

More 'casts you may have missed from last year - now's your chance to download these again with new links that work.
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Blues Day (rebroadcast from March 15, 2010)
Really excited about this one! A mix of soul and funk with some raw, hauntingly joyful blues tunes that have influenced most everything. Plus one of the greatest songs about rain ever recorded... Enjoy!
Playlist
1- big maybelle - rain down rain (ca. 1952)
2- kid koala - skanky panky (2003)
3- robert johnson - when you've got a good friend (ca. 1936)
4- cymande - brothers on the slide (1974)
5- son house - grinnin' in your face (ca. 1930)
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/e875m3
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Mille Feuille (rebroadcast from May 3, 2010)
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
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/f3oivp
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Best Of 2010: Rewind and Freezing Rain

Happy New Year!
Kicking off the year with a few 'casts you may have missed from last year - now's your chance to download these again with new links that work. Hope you enjoy! Do let me know your suggestions for themes or interesting tunes to showcase in 2011.

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Rewind (rebroadcast from February 7, 2010)
So much great music comes from great music that came before...and in the end we're all just products of our collective histories.This week - two of my favorite hiphop tunes, preceded by the classic motown tunes that they sample. Listen up, rewind, and listen again.
Playlist
1- aretha franklin - one step ahead (1965)
2- mos def - ms. fat booty (1999)
3- william bell - i forgot to be your lover (1968)
4- dilated peoples - worst comes to worst (2001)
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/xt2t77
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Freezing Rain (rebroadcast from January 24, 2010)
I like how these indie tunes sort of melt together... Good background music to a foggy, drizzly week in the city, full of the fuzzy promise of greener times around the corner...
Playlist
1- grizzly bear - two weeks
2- cut copy - strangers in the wind
3- pinback - penelope
4- passion pit - swimming in the flood
Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/s00mgv
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