Welcome to the sixth Halloween mix. Â Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; Curtis Mayfield; Charlie Daniels; Billy Bragg; Van Halen; Donovan; and, of course, many more…! 1. Halloween Spooks Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (1959) Â Â Â 2:17 The vocalese trio from their Hottest New Group in Jazz LP. Â If you like vocalese, then – well, then you
And… here’s the fifth of seven Halloween mixes. Â They Might Be Giants, Tom Jones, Undertones, Flaming Lips, the Archies, and more! Â It’s a very busy week, but I’m going to do my utmost to get these all up prior to the 31st. 1. Dr. Evil They Might Be Giants (1999) Â Â Â 1:50 From Austin
And now, it’s part IV of my Halloween mix series – to be followed in short order by V through VII! Â Judas Priest, Belle & Sebastian, Old 97’s, the Puppini Sisters, Sammy Davis Jr., Echo & the Bunnymen, and more! Â Enjoy! 1. Living After Midnight Judas Priest (1980) Â Â Â 3:27 From the band‘s album
Welcome to the third Halloween Mix!  Some more by artists from previous Halloween mixes (the Clash, Robyn Hitchcock, Squirrel Nut Zippers, They Might Be Giants), plus plenty that appear here for the first time: Laurie Anderson, Cozy Cole, Garbage, Hoodoo Gurus, Rockwell, Spike Jones, Swan Dive, and many more. 1.     This is Halloween Panic! at the
On last week’s mix, I felt obliged to include many of the songs people expect on a Halloween mix. Â You’ll hear more such songs in the coming weeks (“Zombie Jamboree,” included on this mix, is one). Â But you’ll also hear other songs, such as Roybn Hitchcock’s “The Devil’s Coachman,” Eyeball Skeleton’s “Eyeball Skeleton,” and the
Welcome to the first of seven Halloween mixes. Â Yes, you heard me correctly: seven. Â I’ll be posting one per week until the week of October 25th, when three mixes will appear. Â This first mix includes a lot of the songs you’d expect, with a few you might not. Â Enjoy! 1. Â Â Bach’s Toccata from
Inspired by a tweet and then a blog post from Natalia Cecire, this mix is intended for those of you on the academic job-market — but I hope it provides some encouragement for anyone out there looking for work. 1)Â Respect ARETHA FRANKLIN (1967) If this isn’t the greatest cover song of all time, I don’t
For those of you in the northern hemisphere, August and September mark the beginning of the fall term – or, at least, they do if you are or have been a student, a parent/guardian of a student, or a teacher. This mix is for you. And, yes, I know that I’ve omitted the Beach Boys’
An uptempo mix created in June 2010. Features new and old music of many genres.