Me and Mr. Jones

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Sitting on the train the other night (an urban train… CTA) I felt the sadness coming, which could have simply been frost from the window but it definitely set the mood. I turned up my iPod and began looking for songs that matched the moment, that helped release melancholy by embracing it. One of these songs I had just sang that evening during a Karaoke party, and the rest just snuggled up next to it with perfect harmony.  And so I give you “Train Tracks”.

You may be interested to know, however, that the tracks featured on the cover of this mix are of a very different sort. They are what I always thought to be and so referred to as “The World’s Steepest Railroad Grade” — so named on some drawing hanging in my Grandfather’s house. They exist in my home town and I had several important trips up and down these tracks with special boys and girls.  Such memories I recall and you can imagine while you play these songs.

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This music is some of my favorite from different genres. It will not be everyone’s cup of tea but if you like randomness, enjoy country and hip-hop, then this may be the mix for you!

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So I LOVE cover songs. I have created two entire mixtapes of them. This is a re-post of my favorite of those mixes. They tend toward feeling sad. They are reinventions of great music. Enjoy!

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To quote K-Os… “This is not a love song… It’s a sonnet.” I got inspired yesterday over a glass of wine. The girl that made me think of these songs is my longest friend… not in height but in chronology. And she has left her mark.  These songs are songs she played for me, or that I heard her play, or newer songs that have a feel of something that may be inspired by her.  She feels like my sister.  My feelings for her are love.  Enjoy!

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A collection of songs (some recycled from older mixes that are no longer available) that tell a story. Or so it seems to me.  A little kinky.  A little funky.  And the mandatory awesome cover songs.  Enjoy!

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It began with my sister and her unconventional spelling of potential baby names. This was followed by a remembered impression from a lovely evening with Tuta: a concert featuring DeVotchKa and Gogol Bordello. And then came a singular movie and its defining selection of an Etta James tune. This was followed by a tremendous weekend with my Aunt and her own music recommendation of the song stylings of Phoebe Snow. All of this is featured on a new mix, combined with several more tunes I am convinced string together into a synchronous whole.