Mix Masters: Alexis' Secret Hippiness of T-Pain Summer Mix

My homie Alexis is hanging out in Woodstock, New York for the summer. She's gettin' free up there with a revolving door of guests dropping by to have some crucial hangs in the woods. I imagine her having late-night chillouts by a bonfire, nursing microbrews, and listening to this mix on repeat. Only Alexis can get away with seamlessly transitioning from T-Pain to Steely Dan. Well done, girl. She is coordinating the 2nd Street Festival in Northern Liberties on Saturday, August 1st. Go. While I'm hurling imperatives at you, download this mix HERE.

Track listing:

1. Woods - Bon Iver
2. Bartender (feat. Akon) - T-Pain
3. Peg - Steely Dan
4. I Know It's True - James Brown & The Famous Flames
5. New Age - Sleepy Sun
6. Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
7. Sweet Jane - Mott The Hoople
8. Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts
9. Didn't I - Darondo
10. Sweet Virginia - The Rolling Stones
11. Tunnelvision - Here We Go Magic
12. What a Fool - Believes The Doobie Brothers
13. Season of the Witch - Donovan
14. Julia - The Very Best
15. Spanish Stroll - Mink De Ville
16. Dear God - The Roots
17. Sweet Thang - Shuggie Otis

Mix Masters: Alexis' Secret Hippiness of T-Pain Summer Mix

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Mix Masters: Jenna's Party At The Moontower Mix, Duuuude

I've been LOVING all the mixes we've been sharing recently and I'm especially excited to have you check this baby out. For all those summertime freedom lovers out there, this one's for you.

This mix is perfect for sitting around a campfire and catchin' a buzz off cheap beer with your best buds. Crank it up and let the good times roll. 

Click either here or on the picture of the tush to download. Yeah!

Track listing:

1. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
2. Jane - Jefferson Starship
3. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
4. Do It Again - Steely Dan
5. I Been Born Again - The Phenomenal Handclap Band
6. Wheels Of Fortune - The Doobie Brothers
7. Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
8. Too Hot To Handle - UFO
9. The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
10. Waiting on the Bus - ZZ Top
11. Limb from limb - Motörhead
12. The Wizard - Black Sabbath
13. Night Train - Guns and Roses

Mix Masters: Jenna's Party At The Moontower Mix, Duuuude

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Mix Masters: Phil's Summer Breeze Mix

I'm super stoked to share this with you guys. Our very own Phil put together a mix for y'all to laze your days away to. Rig up the ol' hammock, toss together a boozy cocktail and let the summer breezin' begin. Click here or on the image to download it.

Track listing:

1. Wild Nothing - Summer Holiday
2. Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing
3. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
4. Dirty Projectors - Temecula Sunrise
5. Hot Chip - Alley Cats
6. Francis & The Lights - Tap The Phone
7. Beach House - 10 Mile Stero
8. Metric - Help I'm Alive (The Twelves Remix)
9. SEAS - The Downtown Lights
10. The Cinnamon Band - Nobody But Me
11. Slowdive - Shine
12. Weezer - Holiday
13. Dolorean - Beachcomber Blues

Mix Masters: Phil's Summer Breeze Mix

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Mix Masters: Lightning Girl's Rock*Candy Mix

I don't know about you, but I've been LOVING the mixes that we've posted from our pals. If you haven't checked them out, please do. And, if any of the links have expired, let me know and I'll post a new one.

With that said, it brings me great pleasure to post this one from my homegirl Tracy Wilson aka Lightning's Girl. I love her like a sister. I first met her in New York City about ten years ago. We'd have movie nights at her apartment every Tuesday with a revolving door of movers and shakers dropping in to watch whatever zany movie someone brought. (My personal favorite was For Your Height Only.) If you ever go to visit her, she'll make you feel like royalty as soon as you step in her door. Everything I've learned about being a warm, welcoming hostess I've learned from her.

Now she lives in Richmond, VA where she helms Cherry Bomb, an all-female deejay collective. An avid record collector, she is basically my music sensei. And, I gotta say, this mix knocks it straight out of the fucking park. IT HAS A BILL COSBY SONG ON IT which basically blew my mind! Click on the image to download it or click here.

Track Listing:

1. I Want To Hold Your Hand  - Al Green  
2. Funky North Philadelphia  - Bill Cosby   
3. School's Out  - Alice Cooper    
4. Southern Girls - Cheap Trick   
5. American Girl  - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers   
6. With A Girl Like You  - The Troggs  
7. Hungry - Paul revere and the raiders 
8. Saturday Night  -  Bay City Rollers  
9. Hey! Little Child  -  Alex Chilton
10. Another Girl Another Planet  - Only Ones   
11. Kiss Me On The Bus  - The Replacements    
12. Stay Right Here For A Little While  - Outrageous Cherry  
13. Couldn't I Just Tell You  - Todd Rundgren   
14. Heart of the City  - Nick Lowe   
15. My Heart And The Real World  - Minutemen
16. Get that girl  - Joe Jackson    
17. Uncontrollable Urge  -  Devo
18. Let's Go  - Ramones   
19. Precision Auto  - Superchunk   
20. Motor Bike Beat  -  Revillos  
21. Ruthie Ruthie  - King Tuff 

Mix Masters: Lightning Girl's Rock*Candy Mix

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Mix Masters: Chris Ward's Don't Come A-Knockin' If The Yacht's A Rockin' Mix

Some of you may remember Chris Ward from being one beard hair away from snagging our Philly's Sexiest Dude ALIVE! title last December. Others may know him from being one half of Philly bearded wonders, Pattern is Movement. Clearly, he rules.

We asked him to do a mix for us, and this is what he tossed to together. He explains, "It's inspired by the famed yacht rock that we came to love a few years ago via the show on Channel 101. However, I peppered the playlist with some slammin' r&b that seems to have inspired the blue-eyed soul that is yacht rock. I also placed a couple r&b tunes from the '90s/'00s that seemed to fit the bill, so this is definitely a lineage of yacht rock of sorts." There you go!

These are the types of smooth jams he'll be spinning tonight at Johnny Brenda's from 7pm-11pm for a Beer Week Cider event. Go 'cause cider will be a flowin' all night long. Click on the image to download the mix and prepare to sail away.

Click to download this puppy

Track Listing:

1. Darling Baby - The Elgins
2. I'm In Love - Wilson Pickett
3. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
4. Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
5. I'm Glad You're Mine - Al Green
6. I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd
7. Yah Mo B There with James Ing - Michael McDonald
8. What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
9. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
10. How Long - Ace
11. Whenever I Call You Friend - Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks
12. Never Be The Same - Christopher Cross
13. Close the Door - Teddy Pendergrass
14. Into The Night - Benny Mardones
15. Time Out Of Mind - Steely Dan
16. Waterfalls - TLC
17. You Don't Know My Name - Alicia Keys

Mix Masters: Chris Ward's Don't Come A-Knockin' If The Yacht's A Rockin' Mix

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Mix Masters: Yvynyl's Floppy Hats for Summer Mix

We asked our homie Mark from Yvynyl to put together a mix for our readers and we were thrilled when this baby popped up in our inbox. It the perfect soundtrack to ease us into warmer days and even warmer nights. Click here or on the image to download it.

photo by Pepe Cardoso

Track listing:

1. Ride My Bike - Trriangle    
2. O.N.E. (NEON TUXEDO remix) - Yeasayer    
3. Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie    
4. Jesus - DOM    
5. Shelia (CRACKS remix) - Atlas Sound   
6. Lady Daydream - Twin Sister    
7. Too Young To Burn - Sonny And The Sunsets    
8. Away FRM U - Oberhofer   
9. Chinatown - Wild Nothing    
10. Wilderness - Active Child   

Mix Masters: Yvynyl's Floppy Hats for Summer Mix

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Shmitten Kitten Mix: I Want _____ Mix By Rub Paw Press

My homie Jose from Rub Paw Press made y'all a mix as an early Valentine's Day present. He is calling this an aleatory Valentine's mix. Apparently, aleatory means to leave something up to chance (I looked it up!) For instance, he typed the word "want" into his iTunes and this mix bubbled up. Here is what he had to say about it:

Valentine's Day is an occasion designed almost exclusively for the exchange of commercial goods. Whether V Day is or is not an authentic holiday, it is in many ways the perfect occasion to unleash the sweet mix tape / CD / iTunes playlist on that special someone, allowing for the trade of material goods to occur outside of the province of market capitalism. Or maybe it's reflective of an age where the exercise of "good taste" in arranging bits if illegally downloaded data can be presented as superior to gifting something that costs money or real effort.

A Valentine's Day mix can get away with sending a direct message: It's Valentine's Day! Speak from the heart! Tell Him/Her/Ze how you feel! In this spirit, I present the I Want _____ mix to you as an exercise in judging a book by its title and arranging titles into a message sort of. And, desire is one of the central dynamics in love, right?

Click on the rekkid below to download his present to you:

Track listing:

1. I Want You - Bob Dylan
2. I Knew I'd Want You - The Byrds
3. I Want the One I Can't Have - The Smiths
4. I Want a House - Twin Sister
5. I Want You Back Again (Alternate) - The Zombies
6. I Don't Ever Want To Come Down - 13th Floor Elevators
7. I Don't Want Control Of You - Teenage Fanclub
8. I Don't Want To Die Alone - Jens Lekman
9. Why'd You Want Me - The Jesus And Mary Chain
10. Don't You Want Me - The Human League

There you go! As part of the deal, I made a mix for him using the word "love" to post on his site. Download it here!

Shmitten Kitten Mix: I Want _____ Mix By Rub Paw Press

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