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The Dunce Cap: Week of Dec. 5, 2012

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The Dunce Cap, Vol. 50: Look so nice, standing by yourself. I don’t want to be with anybody else. (click on link to listen to mix via 8tracks or play above)

1. “Kate” – Ben Folds Five
2. “It’s Nice to Be Alive” – Ball Park Music
3. “The Concept” – Teenage Fanclub
4. “Teenage Queen” – Snowglobe
5. “Let the Distance Keep Us Together” – Bright Eyes (ft. Britt Daniel)
6. “Blue Ice” – Shout Out Louds
7. “Sex” – The 1975
8. “Kiss Me on the Bus” – The Replacements
9. “Hey Sandy” – Polaris
10. “Song for You” – Alexi Murdoch
11. “All I Want for Christmas is You” – Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey & The Roots

I realize I made this mix last month – last year, if we’re being technical – and simply forgot to blog about it. So, mostly, I’m just postin’ it here without much explanation. This is simply a collection of tunes I adore, including an awesome version of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” live from “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and featuring a kids’ chorus. Truly festive.

As always, happy listening.

P.S. 8-bit Dikembe Mutombo? Genius.

The Dunce Cap: April 11, 2011

in: heavy rotation

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The Dunce Cap, Vol. 32: I wanted to control it. But, love, I couldn’t hold it. (click on link to listen to mix via 8tracks)

1. “The Things That You Say That You Do” – Dressy Bessy
2. “Gold Soundz” – Pavement
3. “French Navy” – Camera Obscura
4. “Everyday” – Vetiver
5. “Don’t Carry It All” – The Decemberists
6. “Seaweed Song” – Passion Pit
7. “The Hill” – Bombay Bicycle Club
8. “Never Forget You” – NOISEttes
9. “Your Ex-Lover is Dead” – Stars
10. “Fair” – Ben Folds Five

Hey, pals. This one’s actually pretty good! Happy April, my favorite month of the year for so many reasons. For instance, my 21st birthday is impending; the weather in Evanston was 80° and perfectly sunny; shit is feeling manageable. It’s one of those times when I want to wake up and do a little shimmy.

This mix is a mish-mash of songs catered to my mood: happy songs with a dark center. If you’re looking for nougat, maybe look elsewhere. Mmm. Nougat.

There’s not much else to say, not really – except love. Just love. In its most platonic and romantic forms, it’s what’s keeping me going. May your life be replete with love and lovers and loved ones.

Happy listening.

Michael: You’re just jumping right into this, huh?
Buster: That’s what you do when life hands you a chance to be with someone special. You just grab that brownish area by its points and you don’t let go no matter what your mom says.
– Arrested Development, “Key Decisions,” Ssn. 1, Ep. 4

The Dunce Cap: Nov. 29, 2010

in: heavy rotation

How cute! Young'ns.

 

The Dunce Cap, Vol. 27: And as she closed her eyes upon the world and picked upon the bones of last week’s news, she spoke his name out loud again. (click on link to listen to mix via 8tracks)

1. “Private Eyes” – The Bird and the Bee
2. “Sing Me Spanish Techno” – The New Pornographers
3. “This Time” – Marvelous 3
4. “Anything You Want” – Spoon
5. “Blood Bank” – Bon Iver
6. “Veronica” – Elvis Costello
7. “Knock Yourself Out” – Jon Brion
8. “Amie” – Damien Rice
9. “Smoke” – Ben Folds Five
10. “Somebody More Like You” – Nickel Creek

Well, muckluck. I’ve been a bad blogger all over again! But I brought you this excellent mix chocked full of songs to clean to, to cling to, to work to. Y’know, for all times. I’m pretty fond of it. Give it a (digital) spin.

Happy listening.