MECCA MIX 006

Our usual man of the mecca mix has been kicking so much ass lately we decided to give him a week off and let a guest get in on the action. Wanting to keep close to tradition, we subbed in David Brown for David VDG and gave him free rein. This is what he had to say about it:

"I put together a comp this morning because I'm extremely nervous about my cat being at the vet all day. I needed something else to focus on. Pop music. It's not an all-inclusive compilation...that would be impossible. It's not really even an accurate overview. Things are missing. Some of my favorite bands/songs didn't even make the cut. Some of it's a bit obvious (but, damn it, I love the Beatles and this isn't a contest). Regardless, I think it does a fine job of exhibiting how pop music can be unassuming/ornate, uplifting/depressing, sweet/snotty, uninformed/hyper-intelligent... and on and on and on."

Thanks DB. His new band is going to be playing at the Skihouse next Friday with Icarus Himself from Madison and Himalayas.

MECCA MIX 006
1. Sloan - "I am the Cancer"
2. The Homosexuals - "Astral Glamour"
3. John Cale - "Paris 1919"
4. Guided by Voices - "Game of Pricks"
5. The Kinks - "Yes Sir, No Sir"
6. Van Dyke Parks - "Palm Desert"
7. David Bowie - "Sound and Vision"
8. The Beach Boys - "Girl Don't Tell Me"
9. The Minus 5 - "What I Don't Believe"
10. Joe Jackson - "Happy Loving Couples"
11. The Beatles - "What You're Doing"
12. Beat Happening - "Cast a Shadow"
13. R.E.M. - "(All I've Got to Do Is) Dream"
[Everly Bros. cover from the Athens, GA Inside Out soundtrack. Recorded in a dilapidated old chapel a bunch of Athens bands used to practice in. This performance is in the movie and it is worth seeing]
14. T. Rex - "Beltane Walk"
15. Wire - "Map Ref. 41 degrees N 93 degrees W"
16. The Baroques - "Rose Colored Glasses"
17. Olivia Tremor Control - "Black Foliage (Itself)"
18. XTC - "Respectable Street"

DOWNLOAD coming soon technical difficulties..