Snake Bite Spitting Spider's Eyes
I made Jeff a mix tape the other day (a real mix tape. As in, from the 80s.)
Side 1:
1. Strange Boutique - Whipoorwhil
2. Faith and the Muse - The Burning Season
3. Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
4. This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren
5. Concrete Blonde - Mandocello
6. Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Killing Jar
7. Rasputina - Hunter's Kiss
8. Danielle Dax - Fizzing Human Bomb
Side 2:
1. The Chameleons UK - Paradiso
2. The Cure - How Beautiful You Are
3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Straight to You
4. Tear Garden - We the People
5. The Legendary Pink Dots - Curious Guy
6. Tear Garden - Isis Veiled
7. The Legendary Pink Dots - Fate's Faithful Punchline
Decidedly goth-heavy, yes? Alright, so side 2 (the 'male side') is a bit ka-Spel biased, but so what? The idea in making the mix tape was to introduce Jeff to some of my favorite bands and songs - the old faithfuls, as it were. He and I have a lot of the same tastes in music in some aspects, and I feel that there is probably an enormous potential for more. So the idea was to give him a taste of my musical background that wasn't something he was probably familiar with, like Elton John, Billy Joel, or Coldplay, which he knows. You know, the more eclectic stuff. And I couldn't burn CDs (not until the new computer arrives), so making a mix tape was the only option. There's something quirky about making a mix tape in 2009, anyway.
Speaking of musical indulgences, I received a startling gift of a $100 AmEx gift card from my boss at work, which was incredibly unexpected (and made my $10 bottle of wine I gave her look pathetic. But really, who gives co-workers $100 gift cards for Christmas?) But the first thing I did with the money was go on a small shopping spree on Half.com. I did purchase Faith and the Muse's Elyria, because I'm really sick and tired of only having The Burning Season and not being able to hear "Vervain" or "Mercyground" if I want to. I also bought Strange Boutique's The Loved One because, again, I was sick of just having the Greatest Hits, and when you've had access to a great album and then lose it, no amount of Singles collections is going to make up for it. I also got Placebo's Black Market Music for the same reason. Since the speakers on my computer shit the bed, I've been having to supplement my music collection for stuff I only had on the computer that I can no longer listen to. See? Downloading music does increase music sales. The record industry just has to figure out how to sabotage everyone in the world's computer speakers, and they'd be all set.
Also, I've been trying to get my hands on this version of "Little Drummer Boy" that the Trans-Siberian Orchesta do, but can't seem to find it anywhere. Their official site says that they didn't even do one.
Side 1:
1. Strange Boutique - Whipoorwhil
2. Faith and the Muse - The Burning Season
3. Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
4. This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren
5. Concrete Blonde - Mandocello
6. Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Killing Jar
7. Rasputina - Hunter's Kiss
8. Danielle Dax - Fizzing Human Bomb
Side 2:
1. The Chameleons UK - Paradiso
2. The Cure - How Beautiful You Are
3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Straight to You
4. Tear Garden - We the People
5. The Legendary Pink Dots - Curious Guy
6. Tear Garden - Isis Veiled
7. The Legendary Pink Dots - Fate's Faithful Punchline
Decidedly goth-heavy, yes? Alright, so side 2 (the 'male side') is a bit ka-Spel biased, but so what? The idea in making the mix tape was to introduce Jeff to some of my favorite bands and songs - the old faithfuls, as it were. He and I have a lot of the same tastes in music in some aspects, and I feel that there is probably an enormous potential for more. So the idea was to give him a taste of my musical background that wasn't something he was probably familiar with, like Elton John, Billy Joel, or Coldplay, which he knows. You know, the more eclectic stuff. And I couldn't burn CDs (not until the new computer arrives), so making a mix tape was the only option. There's something quirky about making a mix tape in 2009, anyway.
Speaking of musical indulgences, I received a startling gift of a $100 AmEx gift card from my boss at work, which was incredibly unexpected (and made my $10 bottle of wine I gave her look pathetic. But really, who gives co-workers $100 gift cards for Christmas?) But the first thing I did with the money was go on a small shopping spree on Half.com. I did purchase Faith and the Muse's Elyria, because I'm really sick and tired of only having The Burning Season and not being able to hear "Vervain" or "Mercyground" if I want to. I also bought Strange Boutique's The Loved One because, again, I was sick of just having the Greatest Hits, and when you've had access to a great album and then lose it, no amount of Singles collections is going to make up for it. I also got Placebo's Black Market Music for the same reason. Since the speakers on my computer shit the bed, I've been having to supplement my music collection for stuff I only had on the computer that I can no longer listen to. See? Downloading music does increase music sales. The record industry just has to figure out how to sabotage everyone in the world's computer speakers, and they'd be all set.
Also, I've been trying to get my hands on this version of "Little Drummer Boy" that the Trans-Siberian Orchesta do, but can't seem to find it anywhere. Their official site says that they didn't even do one.