Congratulations to those who managed to complete the Six Degrees of Separation Mix. It was tough, it was brutal, it was in the middle of summer when people were getting married. A time when people chose beer and illicit substances over mild mannered mix-making. Times were simpler then, people laughed more.
Moving on, this month’s theme was decided by Travis S., not because Vic picked him to win last month, but because he hasn’t had a shot yet, and he’s made all of his mixes so far. Congrats Trav. Not to worry, Victor, you are still owed one (1) beer (beer) from me (you). All mix club winners are entitled to one beer purchased from me. This price is transferable and can be traded for the cash value of 12 (twelve) peanuts.
If you are actually reading this, and haven’t just skipped on to to see what the theme is, congratulations. You have now wasted about 30-45 seconds. I’d also like to extend a hearty welcome to the many new members this month. Good luck, and I’ll have a rotation up in, oh, a couple days.
THIS MONTH’S THEME IS….Farrell’s Summer Vacation.
This one is pretty broad. For those of you who don’t know, Farrell is spending time doing media analysis with the Lincoln Group in the Greenzone, or the IZ, in Iraq. He’s been there since June and has about two more months to go (am I right Farrell?). Take any angle you want on this. You can pick songs about the topics and events in his posts –Cuban cigars, beards, body armor, palaces, Baghdad. You can make a war themed mix, or a soundtrack for the events in his posts. Whatever you want to do with this, go for it, as long as it relates to his blog in some way.
All right, let’s do this thang!
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my mix is entitled “the word ‘vacay’ is sux0rz”
1. call to prayer – passion sources
2. war/no more trouble – bob marley
3. new violence – white williams
4. vacation – the go gos
5. holiday – madonna
6. holiday in cambodia – the dead kennedys
7. pessimistic lines – bad religion
8. hope – bauhaus
9. weapons of mass distortion – crystal method
10. war pigs – black sabbath
11. summertime – glenn miller and the us army air corps orchestra
12. summertime – louis armstrong and ella fitzgerald
13. killing an arab – the cure
14. ‘merican – descendents
15. warlock – desmond dekker
16. go forth and die – dethklok
17. stukas over disneyland – the dickies
18. american patrol – glenn miller
19. ya-umma-i-iah – sister marie keyrouz
Title: It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home.
1. Arabian Nights- Sountrack to Alladin
2. Rivers Of Babylon- Sublime
3. A’la Jisr Il Iousieh- The Arab Orchestra Of Nazareth
4. Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue- Toby Keith
5. Symphony Of Destruction- Megadeth
6. The Government Totally Sucks- Tenacious D
7. Childhood- Rahim Alhaj
8. Lunchlady Land- Adam Sandler
9. Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
10. Killing In The Name- Rage Against the Machine
11. Planet Caravan- Pantera
12. Sunset of the City- Rahim Alhaj
13. If You’re Into It (Album)- Flight Of The Conchords
14. Masters Of War [Live]- Pearl Jam
15. Letter From Iraq- Bouncing Souls
16. Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven any more- John Prine
17. Taqsim Maqam Sika- Rahim Alhaj
18. Devils & Dust- Bruce Springsteen
19. Peace Sells- Megadeth
20. Gimme Some Truth- John Lennon
21. Taqsim Maqam Sharqi Ras- tRahim Alhaj
22. Die For Oil, Sucker – Higher Octane Version- Jello Biafra
A little late…which means Kerley buys me a shot.
War Protests
01 – Masters of War – Bob Dylan
02 – The Unknown Soldier – The Doors
03 – Power to the People – John Lennon
04 – Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
05 – Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
06 – What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
07 – War Pigs – Black Sabbath
08 – I’m Against It – The Ramones
09 – War – Bob Marley
10 – Know Your Rights – The Clash
11 – Seconds – U2
12 – It’s the End of the World… – REM
13 – One – Metallica
14 – Drive On – Cash & Nelson
15 – Rooster – Alice in Chains
16 – Sound of a Gun – Audioslave
17 – World Wide Suicide – Pearl Jam
18 – The First Vietnamese War – The Black Angels
Once upon a time, before Farrell even went on his summer vacay, the United States decided to liberate the Iraq. You could say, there was a LIBERATION FREQUENCY (Refused) in the air. As marines pulled down statues of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, America cheered: “THE WORLD LOVES US AND IS OUR BITCH” (McLusky). At home, people were still skeptical, until Saddam was found hiding in a hole, and EXECUTION DAY (New Pornographers) was finally at hand.
Seeing all this bloodshed on TV and reading about it in the news wasn’t enough for Farrell, so he decided he should go for himself. Washington DC agreed, and the next thing Farrell knew, he was BANNED IN DC (Bad Brains). As he was coming into the airport, the plane did a quick FLYOVER (Asian Dub Foundation) so that Farrell could take in the beauty of his summer vacation home. As he arrived in the airport, he was met by some colleagues and some security. little did he know how intense the drive to the green zone would be. They quickly departed on their FREEDOM RIDE (Halo Benders) into the heart of Baghdad.
He was finally there. Not to his surprise, Farrrl found that Baghdad consisted of mainly two types of people: POLICE & THIEVES (The Clash). Despite this, a stable government was trying to be formed in Iraq, and Farrell saw that the outlines were far from a PERFECT GOVERNMENT (NOFX).
Despite any misgivings about the political climate, Farrell had a job to do. He was lucky enough to work in one of Saddam’s old palaces, and while at work he couldn’t help feeling like he was in a ZELDA FORTRESS (The Advantage). One fine day, a young man by the name of Barack Obama came to greet the workers, including Farrell. He had to bite his tongue, while secretly wanting to scream – YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENT (Bad Religion). He was happy to be on vacay, but it seemed he could still not escape BULLSHIT POLITICIANS (Propagandhi).
In his frustration and isolation, Farrell decided to write a blog, in which he attacked the APATHY (Subhumans) of Americans. He walked out into the lonely Baghdad streets, longingly staring towartds the Red Zone, and found himself SCREAMING AT A WALL (Minor Threat). We walked home slowly, kicking rocks on the way, and when he got there he buried his face in pillows and sang THE LONELINESS SONG (Best Friends Forever).
That night he cried himself to sleep. He slept heavy, in fact he was IN DEAD SLEEP (The Night Marchers). But not for long, as a call to WAKE UP (The Walkmen) came in the form of mortar alerts. For the next few nights Farrell had INSOMNIA (The Rentals), but eventually got over it and everything was peacful and happy from then on.
Now Farrell was looking forward to the end of his time in Iraq, and we all have one final question for him: WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOUR SUNTAN FADES? (Beulah)
Title “Helping the HELL out of them” Also late, so I owe James a shot.
Oxford Comma, Vampire Weekend (I’m a media analyst…it’s relevant)
It’s a Curse, Wolf Parade
Rabbit Fighter, T Rex
Paradise City, Guns n’ Roses
The Desert is a Circle, Six Organs of Admittance
Song of the Sad Assassin, Why?
Brother in Conflict, Voxtrot
We Built Another World, Wolf Parade
Warrior, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s
I Never Said That I was Brave, Me Without You
Phantom Limb, The Shins
Blitzkrieg Bop, Ramones
Fake Empire, The National
Colony, Joy Division
The World’s Edge, John Frusciante
Kingdom of Doom, The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Babel, The Language of Termites
Pasta Baghdadiyya, Munir & Bashir Omar
The Best Dies, Raveonettes
Finally. At least I put it up before nate sent me his address.
Nice work everyone. James is apparently setting a new standard in set list design. Good thing the rest of us will ignore it.
Since I choose the winner this month, I choose “It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home”.
Not only does it have my favorite tRahim Alhaj song, but it also has two (2) Megadeth songs. Although you won, I’m told that doesn’t necessarily mean that you get to choose anything.
Here’s my mix, call “I Rock”.
1. I Be Bound To Write To You – Muddy Waters
2. Middle Eastern Tune – Malignus Youth
3. White Teeth And War – Monofog
4. Three Religions – Lamar Holley
5. Walls – John Frusciante & Josh Klinghoffer
6. Fleabite – Schlong
7. Bite Back – Negativland
8. Danger Zone – Chrome
9. Flyin – Dance Hall Crashers
10. Green World – Gorillaz
11. Albright Monument Baghdad – Propagandhi
12. The Pleasure Palace – The Legendary Pink Dots
13. Trailer Trash – Modest Mouse
14. Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
15. Apache – The Ventures
16. Pink Cigarette – Mr. Bungle
17. Took Out A Loan – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
18. China Sea – John Cale
19. Bring It On Home – Sonny Boy Williamson
Since it’s almost the end of August/September I thought I should post this.
1. “Sundered Things” by Mutton
I believe one of Farrell’s blogs was title “My friends grow the best beards” which also happen to be lyrics in this song, coincidentally written by Farrell as well. Awesome song too (not biased).
2. “Ants” by John Frusciante
Although this song doesn’t mention the Ants biting any taints or balls I’d like to think it would if this song had lyrics.
3. “Airborne” by Bright Channel
4. “Have a Cigar” by Primus
This was one of my favorite parts of Farrell’s blog where he was having a cigar with a colleague.
5. “Soldiers” by Steel Pulse
6. “Propaganda” by Nacao Zumbi
7. “Debrefing” by Vic Chesnutt
Debreifing with powerpoints of course
8. “The Bunker” by Beirut
9. “Happiness is a Warm Gun” by the Beattles
10.”Endless Summer” by Fennesz
11.”End of Summer” by Moonspeed
12.”Raining Fireworks” by Language of Termites