skirts on fire

 

miss maude fealy (1881-1971) edwardian stage and silent film actress, one of the few of her kind to successfully adapt to acting in films with sound. suffered a tempestuous love life, a secret marriage, several other not so secret marriages and a lesbian affair.

karen dalton ... little bit of rain
patti smith ... kimberly
lauren hill ... doo wop
dominique young unique ... music time
wendy rene ... after laughter
the sugarcubes ... birthday
bat for lashes ... i'm on fire
sea of bees ... willis
emahoy tsegué-maryam guèbrou ... homeless wanderer
the andrews sisters ... rum and coca cola
mae west on the radio in 1937 ... in the garden of eden
joanna newsom ... it does not suffice

October Mix / 'See What I'm Hearing'

young marble giants ... ode to booker t
the beatles ... real love
the raincoats ... in love
the vaselines ... molly's lips
sonic the hedgehog noises
m.i.a. ... it takes a muscle
the paragons ... wear you to the ball
lord kitchener ... my wife's nightie
the flaming lips ... silver trembling hands
bonnie "prince" billy ... no bad news

September Mix

king curtis ... memphis soul stew
beck ... satan gave me a taco
the vaselines ... monsterpussy
raymond scott ... night and day
dan deacon ... paddling ghost
boston common quartet ... that old quartet of mine
the five discs ... never let you go
los incas ... huayno de la roca
the mountain goats ... love love love
brian eno ... put a straw under baby
emeralds ... candy shoppe

August Mix

the beach boys ... unreleased backgrounds
jane morgan ... the day the rains came down
the detroit cobras ... bye bye baby
andrew bird ... tenuousness
joe tex ... buying a book
wu tang clan ... c.r.e.a.m.
dolly parton ... my tennessee mountain home
kyu sakamoto ... sukiyaki
air ... run
mark mothersbaugh ... sparkplug minuet

...

randy newman ... i think it's going to rain today

Birthday Ness Mix

four tet ... smile around the face
lady gaga ... eh, eh (nothing else i can say)
cocorosie ... rainbowarriors
the temptations ... my girl
ren and stimpy ... happy happy joy joy song
bonnie "prince" billy ... i am goodbye
david bowie ... heroes
nirvana ... where did you sleep last night
charles bukowski read by tom waits ... nirvana
guns n' roses ... sweet child o' mine
daniel johnston ... first day at work

July Mix B / If I Was A Dancefloor

electric light orchestra ... strange magic
air ... sexy boy
the chills ... pink frost
lee hazlewood & ann margret ... dark end of the street
the lemonheads ... being around
patti smith ... kimberly
lcd soundsystem ... all i want
the beau brummels ... still in love with you baby
the cure ... lovecats
cass mccombs ... pregnant pause
tom waits ... long way home

July Mix A / Take One

nick cave and the bad seeds ... breathless
yuck ... weakend
melt banana ... lost parts stinging me so cold
harry belafonte ... sylvie
micah p hinson ... take off that dress for me
the flaming lips ... she don't use jelly
ink spots ... i don't want to set the world on fire
four tet ... everything is alright
raymond scott ... don't beat your wife
roots manuva ... witness the fitness
etta james ... i'd rather go blind
arcade fire ... we used to wait

H's Primavera-Inspired Supermix for J, V, N, M, and O. Oh, and R.

giacomo puccini ... madame butterfly
sleigh bells ... rill rill
the fall ... strychnine
vince guaraldi ... peanuts theme / linus and lucy
van dyke parks ... donovan's colours
owen pallett ... lewis' dream
the troggs ... coca cola commercial
diplo ... california soul remix (marlena shaw)
liquid liquid ... cavern
manel ... dona estrangera (live at the apolo, barcelona)
the delta rhythm boys ... dry bones
tom waits ... walking spanish
scout niblett ft. bonnie 'prince' billy ... kiss
fred astaire and rita hayworth ... clip from 'you'll never get rich'
simon and garfunkel ... homeward bound

type slowly life's too short

the lafayettes ... life's too short
phil spector/the crystals ... he hit me (and it felt like a kiss)
pavement ... slowly typed
the divinyls ... i touch myself
kelis ... acapella
caribou ... irene
the drifters ... under the boardwalk
dick dale and his del-tones ... misirlou
lcd soundsystem ... new york i love you but you're bringing me down
jimmy soul ... if you want to be happy

handclapsmix

the blow ... hey boy
smog ... somewhere in the night
the stooges ... no fun
au revoir simone ... knight of wands
radiohead ... we suck young blood
she & him ... home
jonathan richman ... tandem jump
shirley ellis ... the clapping song
dominique young unique ... show my ass
nina simone ... sinnerman

March Mix

ramond scott ... painquelizer
cocorosie ... coconuts
flying lotus ... melt!
john maus ... through the skies for you
zooey deschanel ... please please please let me get what i want
louis prima ... i'm just a gigolo
schlitz jingle
the ramones ... sheena is a punk rocker
wendy rene ... i wish i were that girl
blackstreet ft. dr dre ... no diggidy
the white stripes ... it's true that we love one another

Lullaby mix for Ellis Harding

joanna newsom ... baby birch
tom waits ... lullaby
bonnie prince billy ... raining in darling
billie holiday ... i'll be seeing you
nat king cole ... stardust
jon brion ... eternal sunshine
leonard cohen ... famous blue raincoat
ennio morricone ... harvest
the beach boys ... ol' man river

Let's go

the walkmen ... on the water
jacques brel ... au suivant
david bowie ... heroes
the ramones ... rock and roll radio
frankie lymon and the teenagers ... why do fools fall in love?
francoise hardy ... mon amie la rose
joanna newsom ... good intentions paving company
john cale ... andalucia
ennio morricone ... harvest
the beach boys ... in my room
vampire weekend ... giving up the gun
karen o and the kids ... worried shoes

It's late, but...

liquid liquid ... optimo
yeasayer ... ambling alp
mark lanagan .. hit the city
au revoir simone ... knight of wands
graham coxon ... bitter tears
joan as policewoman ... the ride
wendy rene ... last love
micky and silvia ... love is strange
tom waits ... innocent when you dream
scott walker ... dutchess