LWA Blog — mixtapes

Hi, a little late but here's this month's mix, Songs Inspired by Famous People. Most of these are pretty obvious, but you might have to dig a little for a handful. That song about Olivia Newton John (by California Oranges) is one of my faves. And Monica Bellucci, by Sweet Trip. The FOTC song about David Bowie is pretty funny. Anyways, yeah, I love 'em all. Tell me which ones you like, or if there are others you like that aren't on this list. Enjoy. 

I was watching Drive (2011) the other night, which frequently seems to be something I do when it's late and I want to watch something but don't know what I'm in the mood for. Decided to try my hand at making a night drive mix. I had to nick one of the songs from the Drive soundtrack, Nightcall (Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx). Think I kinda succeeded in capturing that feel. I tried to have it go from chill to slightly more up-tempo, then drop the bottom out at the end. But whatever, it was a fun exercise. Hope someone likes it. ...

This is a mix I started making in lockdown. Finally felt like it was done a couple months ago. There wasn't really any kind of theme, except I knew I wanted to start it with Mary Lou Lord's version of I Figured You Out and end it with Elliott Smith's version. The mix on my computer is different, Spotify doesn't have everything. If I get ambitious, I might make a downloadable version. I've also been thinking of doing a mix-a-month kinda project. I realize it's already February, but let's just say this is my January submission and I'll try to...

Happy 2025, hope it's as good as it can be. Let's get to it. This mix took a while to put together, but I somehow buckled down and got er done. For some reason, this year seemed like a stellar year for great music. Gonna try not to get super into it, but yeah, there is a lot I liked. 123 tracks. Just under 8 hours. I probably need to learn how to filter shit out and just do a top ten or twenty like a normal person. Standard disclaimer, this is just stuff I liked and listened to, I'm sure I've...

It's been a minute since I posted here, mainly because...2023 was, well, it's been something. I went back and forth a couple times on whether I wanted to do this or not. The old habit won out in the end and here we are. As usual, the download version is the one I prefer because, well, reasons. But here's a Spotify link if that's your thing, no judgement. The download version has a couple tracks and a couple nifty things that aren't available from the corporate machine.  Details details details. This is just stuff I like and what I was able to...