bonnaroo?

somehow i've scored a free backstage pass for saturday at bonnaroo. a friend of a friend works for one of the bands and i get to reap the benefits. so i just took a look at the festival's lineup and it's kind of disappointing - gone are the days of radiohead in manchester, tn.

in fact, the only act that excites me is sigur ros. why the hell are they playing from 1-3am??? unfortunately, talib kweli is playing from 2:15-3am on a different stage. i could get into seeing cat power or ben folds if i happen to be in that kind of mood, but for the most part i'm wondering if it's even worth the trip. pearl jam, jack johnson, 4 hours of phil lesh & friends...? not so much.

i'm curious if anyone reading this has ever ventured to "the 'roo" (i hear that's what true bonnaroo fans call it) before and if you think i should take this backstage pass. here's the full saturday lineup. who knows? maybe i'm missing another worthwhile band on that list.

mostly, i'm just wary of 80,000+ versions of this guy. i mean, it's going to be pretty damn hot out there.

sub time

i'll be substituting for dj jazzy jesse's show "these are the breaks" saturday evening from 6-8. i don't know if i'll stick around to sub for viva vaia from 8-9 because i have other things going on and i'm not sure how to fill up 3 hours of airtime in the first place.

anyway, it should be a fun show but i wouldn't expect to hear jesse's signature breakbeats and electronica if i were you. listen to the these are the breaks audio archive all next week if you're too busy grilling out, fishing, camping, or whatever else you're supposed to do on memorial day weekend.

show #3 playlist

this week's nashville mixtapes playlist is here! you can listen to both hours all week long on the new nashville mixtapes audio archive.

rock then sleep mix
1. yoga means union - ambulance ltd
2. the future is obsolete - voyager one
3. tipp city - the amps
4. maria stacks - thee oh sees
5. subzero fun - autolux
6. million young - the american analog set
7. i think i'm in love - spiritualized
8. my body is a cage - the arcade fire
9. not a job - elbow
10.stella was a diver and she was always down - interpol
11.bullet proof...i wish i was - radiohead
12.you still believe in me - m. ward
13.you still believe in me - the beach boys

rotation mix
1. don't you worry - jim noir
2. out country way - mt. wilson repeater
3. dreams - the apples in stereo
4. remember - the ruby suns
5. running through my mind - the black hollies
6. cheekbone hollows - the child ballads
7. i will be grateful for this day - bright eyes
8. weather to fly - elbow
9. jubilee - el perro del mar
11.please concrete - wye oak
12.apocalypse - neva dinova
12.carry me - the jealous girlfriends

not a job - elbow

happenin records

for everybody who called looking for paul selby's music, just visit happenin records to pick up his album "visitation". his newest release "life on tv" (featuring yellow soul) is currently looking for a home, but should find one soon. hope this helps.

yellow soul - paul selby

nashville mixtapes on demand

starting friday morning, you can listen to nashville mixtapes whenever you like via audio archive. so if thursday 10-midnight is too late for you to listen live, then problem solved.

show #2 playlist

congratulations to our liam finn winner and maybe i'll see you there! and thanks for putting up with the occasional glitch - i'm still new. one thing's for sure - i'll never confuse pete seeger and bob seger again.

i was going to do some northern soul tonight because i didn't get to play much a couple weeks ago due to a scheduling conflict. but i decided to be extra selfish and succumb to my propensity for melancholy music.

go to bed mix
1. towers - headlights
2. any day now - elbow
3. long, long, long - the beatles
4. don't dream it's over - crowded house
5. gather to the chapel - liam finn
6. gila - beach house
7. pink moon - nick drake
8. solid air - john martyn
9. state trooper - bruce springsteen
10.yellow soul - paul selby
11. poses - rufus wainwright
12.let down - radiohead

rotation mix
1. mirrorball - elbow
2. undone - DeVotchKa
3. remotely together - lo fine
4. tell me in time - peter moren
5. the golden flower - the apples in stereo
6. burn this bridge - these united states
7. archaic smile - wye oak
8. apocalypse - neva dinova
9. loretta lung - lambchop
10.the old fat robin - lambchop
11.an audience with the pope - elbow
12.think about it - flight of the conchords

hopefully i'll have the whole audio archiving thing sorted out this weekend in case you want to listen to the show again or you missed it the first time.

my favorite surprise of the evening:
apocalypse by neva dinova

liam finn giveaway bonanza

want a pair of tickets to see liam finn this saturday night at the basement? want a copy of his new cd? then tune into nashville mixtapes this thursday night between 10 and 12 when i'll be giving away both at some point during the show.


the station has provided these goodies for me to give away, but the only way i can do it is on the air. if you're the winner, you and a friend get on the guest list AND the station will mail you the cd.

pretty rad, don't you think?

okay, i'm back

last week began with disappointment (see the previous blog post), but a vacation always seems to turn things around and great music while on vacation is even better.

first there was radiohead in atlanta

then the apollo up! release party/send-off at the basement, then DeVotchKa at mercy, and now...

finally...

wrvu's summer schedule!

nashville mixtapes will be on the air live every thursday night from 10:00 - 12:00 all summer long starting this week. as always, feel free to email me at nashvillemixtapes@gmail.com with any questions, suggestions, comments, or ideas for future show. it's your mix tape, after all.

rats

once again, the end of vanderbilt's semester has made show scheduling a challenge. obviously i'm new to all this and am finding these things out the hard way.

if you tuned in to listen to the show tonight, i'm sorry that you only got about 10 minutes of my stuff before someone else took over. it's a long story, but obviously there was some confusion (but no hard feelings!) about tonight's schedule.

so i'll go on vacation in a couple days, attend next sunday's scheduling meeting, and wait to go back on the air when my show has a set schedule for the entire summer. no worries, though. it should all be sorted out in about a week or so and at least i have my next show already planned out, right?

here's a song the fcc wouldn't let me play anyway...
think twice by jackie wilson and lavern baker

northern soul nite

this week's mix will be all the best in northern soul music. in the 60's a lot of north english kids who were bored with rock and roll listened to underground uptempo soul music instead. they called it northern soul to draw a distinction between what they liked and popular r&b. the scene's influence is still around - breakdancing is very similar to northern soul dancing and skinny jeans, quirky buttons, patches, etc. all come from the northern soul subculture.


i have a modest n.s. collection of my own, but if it weren't for the soul girl i wouldn't have i saw you there by the appointments (a 45 that sells for $5000 in england!) or voodoo man by four tracks (worth $3000!).

so tune in this sunday night from 8-10pm cst to hear the best in bass-and-beat-driven soul music the first hour and good new stuff the second hour. at least you'll get your money's worth.

here's a teaser: tainted love by gloria jones