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This week’s podcast is full of lovely, regretful gems, epic declarations of passion, and artful ballads of bitter ambivalence. The flavor is not far from the first O’Pinionated podcast in May-”Lost Verses.” And it contains such treats as a brand new track by a dear old friend (Lands = Ramiro Fernandez recording with Troy Kidwell), my favorite song of the spring and summer, and the greatest anthem about being born in Vermont that you’ve ever heard. Enjoy. (Full playlist is below the fold) No better place to be, than at my mother’s side, when I hear the great man, Cronkite has passed. She had read that Walter recently befriended, as a sailing partner, Mickey Hart– percussionist for our beloved Grateful Dead. So, at the outset of this worthy media reverie, I am treated to my mom’s best routine about the pair: “Mickey… Mickey…,” Cronkite intones, “Could you just lay off the wind chimes for a bit?” Today’s mix is like an after-hours midsummer night’s cooldown from the dance party marathon that was the Summer Pop series of podcasts. It is also a sequel (of sorts) to the most popular podcast so far — namely the second 2Bougie2Strong (Jazz & Soul) mix. This one doesn’t have any jazz instrumentals but it is chock-full of electronically infused funk and sultry soul cuts, and of course the purple one makes an appearance early on. With the title “What happens in Appalachia stays in Buenos Aires” I’m obviously paying homage (with this sweaty mix) to the love story of the summer, between S.C. Governer and King David admirer, Mark Sanford and his South American paramour. Playlist is below the fold. 2Bougie2Strong # What Happens in Appalachia Stays In Buenos Aires “Can you hear me, that when it rains and shines, (When it Rains and shines.) It’s just a state of mind? (When it rains and shines.) Can you hear me, can you hear me?” So, five weeks ago, when I kicked off this Summer Pop Podcast series, I had no idea that my particular choice of Beatles tunes would be so predictive. I hope you right click and enjoy all five, and play them in the next few months, as the weather adjusts its attitude and begins to reflect the overall vibe and not just the series opener. An accidental independence day irony is that this one has even more U.K. conceived rockers than any the previous mix. Here’s hoping that this, being the last Summer Pop mix of the season, means that the colonies can declare their independence from the British invasion of our climate. Next week will be another 2bougie2strong jazz & soul mix, as this jack of all parades peels off with his two turntables, microphone, and convertible getaway car… Think you can guess the color and make? Playlist is below the fold. These last two Summer Pop mixes have been marinating since the winter and are both essentially new to the world. And this one is really pretty, lovely fun and great– if I do say so myself. It’s got a little bit of everything in there jingle, jangle, riffs, hooks and choruses galore. Truly, if this one doesn’t open up the clouds and keep the sun up in our sky for the rest of the summer, well, I really don’t know what else I can do… Dig it. (Playlist is below the fold) (ROUGHLY CHRONOLOGICAL) 1. World War Z I kept stopping myself in the midst of reading Max Brooks‘ Studs Terkel-inspired novel, thinking, “This was supposed to be a silly fun, summer, beach-read about Zombies but damn, this shit is seriously deep.”
2.Wall-E Perfection? I don’t know if it is or not, because each time I watch I am too overwhelmed with sentiment and awe to apply an ounce of critical thinking.
3. Monday morning swims after Yaknbo weekends. 4. Emmy Bean’s Fall Barn Show: All Music. No Columbuses. A dozen families of all ages. Half-a-dozen great local music acts. Dramatic lighting by the sun through rafters. Closed out by Merrill Garbus’ astonishing tUnE-yArDs… a musical force that will be causing ripples for decades to come.
Okay…. So, I originally finished this mix a few years back and it definitely has a sadder more rainy summer feel to it … Perhaps that makes it more appropiate for the vibe of this summer so far? I think I recognized it had a more melancholy flavor when I completed it, and that accounts for the choice of the last song. (It also skews more post-1980 than the previous 2 mixes. Worry not. The 60s & 70s will come back in full force with the next batch I promise) This is not to say that it is not filled with gems. And I am sure that any listener who sticks with it will appreciate the cloudburst followed by a rainbow that is embodied by the late appearance of the Breeders. So um… click it and dig it! (Playlist after the fold) 1. Mulatu Astatke is back with a new LP collaboration. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Inspiration Information 3 2. Rewatched Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday. Gal is funnier by the minute. 3. This Matt Taibbi article I missed from January- still blisteringly funny!
Haircuts, beaches, robots, rainbows, Kodak pictures and polyester brides… Sunshine, we are ready to rock, if you ever decide to return to the East Coast. (Complete playlist is below the fold.) Hey Folks, For the next 5 Fridays I will be posting podcasts of my Summer Pop mixes. I began making these mixes back in the late 90’s, to feed my romanticized imaginings of which tunes might provide the ideal soundtrack to a beach vacation, backyard barbecue, block party, or top-down-convertible-joyride along a coast. The eras span from the late 60’s forward and I try to give classics, british invasion-era, 80’s, indie-rock and punk-pop, all equal time here. For a long time these mixes have been the safe place where single tunes by bands I never really followed, can peacefully co-exist alongside the catchiest hooks by my all-time favorite bands. I believe this particular mix made its debut at a spontaneous roofdeck party at Rugg Road around 1999. At the time it took up 2 sides of a cassette and it has barely changed compositionally during it’s subsequent transformation to CD mix and now mp3. I confess that though they are designed for the summer I throw these mixes on, no matter the season, whenever I need a dose of sunshine. And for my money this first one, like the 4 Summer Pop Volumes that will follow, continues to stand the test of time. I hope you will agree. -Evan (Playlist below the fold) |
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