My favorite High Fidelity moment is Rob Fleming’s (patron saint of music nerds) soliloquy describing the art of the mixtape. The rules: Stick to a theme, no mixing black music and white music, no two songs by the same artist on the same side (unless you’re doing doubles) etc. While the advice is rote (and […]

Kool & The Gang’s, “Summer Madness,” is one of the most gratifying seasonally themed records of all time and the inspiration for a plethora of songs that could lay claim to the same title. Recorded in 1973 (incidentally, the year credited as hip hop’s official birth date) and released on the group’s seventh studio album, […]

Summer’s a mess, this year more than ever. Not only do we have to cope with the usual mix of baking heat, overexcited crowds and a seemingly never-ending run of bad television, the warm months of 2009 come packaged with a recession swamping the globe, a Swine flu pandemic and Dick Cheney hanging around like […]

Summer Jamz ‘08 #15: Sach O http://www.sendspace.com/file/jugatb Sach O blogs for Ohword.com where his angry rants make the natives restless. He can currently be found somewhere in Thailand but will be returning to North-America in August to record a pop album. We’re not sure if he’s joking. The Beastie Boys – Mark on the Bus […]

Summer Jamz ’08 #14: Douglas Reinhardt’s “Sugar Pies and Lullabies” http://www.sendspace.com/file/josps9 Sometimes, Douglas Reinhardt blogs at Skeet on Mischa. Sometimes, he blogs at Defamer. At all times, he is well-caffeinated.  Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N’ Roll. Track Listing: 1. “Fresh” by Daft Punk 2. “Bring It On” by Playgroup Featuring […]

Douglas Martin is a singer/songwriter living in Seattle. He records and blogs under the name Fresh Cherries From Yakima.. He may be the best musician with “Cherry” in his name since Neneh Cherry. Screw you Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. Summer Jamz ’08 #13: Douglas Martin’s Days and Nights http://www.sendspace.com/file/vudu8d Most years, I go back and forth […]

Summer Jamz ‘08 #12: Disco Vietnam Presents Soul Korea: The Ultimate Summer Blunt Sesh http://sharebee.com/8b113323 http://discovietnam.muxtape.com/ Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N’ Roll 01. Aretha Franklin – I Get High 02. Spanky Wilson – You 03. Syl Johnson – Concrete Reservation 04. Smith – I Just Wanna Make Love to You […]

Summer Jamz ’08 #11: G’Z Up, Prose Down http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4NBDRWLQ Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N’ Roll and What Was it Anyway. Parliament-“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) N.W.A.-“Alwayz Into Somethin’” Dr. Dre-“Nuthin’ But a G Thang” Above the Law ft. 2Pac & Money B-“Call It What U […]

Summer Jamz ’08 #10: What Is http://www.sendspace.com/file/ucf276 Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N Roll and What Was it Anyway. 01. Baka Pygmies – Hut Song 02. Disco Inferno – It’s a Kid’s World 03. Lord Melody – Carnival Proclamation 04. Junior Murvin – Roots Train 05. The Who – Mary Anne […]

Banner swiped from Adventures in Sonic Fiction Summer Jamz ’08 #9: Nate DeYoung & Todd Hutlock http://www.sendspace.com/file/58zmwc Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N Roll and What Was it Anyway. Tracklisting: 1. Bandulu – Phase In Version 2. Delta Funktionen – Nebula 3. Two Lone Swordsmen – Turn the Filter Off 4. […]