The Mixtape

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December 08, 2008
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Perhaps the greatest advent of our modern era is the mixtape. A single piece of paraphernalia that express so much longing, or expression, or just really is nice to listen to. Making a mixtape was made most popular to our generation by the film High Fidelity and now carries the hipster cred of an 8. In every person, there is a list of song waiting to be organized. What's your list?

Mixtape Memory

This calls to mind the first mixtape I ever received from my 8th grade summer camp boyfriend who I never even kissed. I distinctly remember clips of commercials, “Shorty Swing My Way” and that NIN songs that says I want to F-you like an animal. Yeah. That was back when I still fell for bad boys.

added by Elissa 11/19/2008

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CHELSEA'S RADICAL MIX TAPE

I make mix tapes for almost every MOOD I’ve ever been in. I make them for events, car rides, background music…I’m a mix tape genius. Here’s just a standard run-of-the-mill mixtape of genius songs that I love:

1. Sh*t, Damn, M*therf***er- D’angelo
2.Even Now- William Fitzsimmons
3.Mean- Pink (her voice is ridiculous)
4.Nobody’s Fault but Mine- Beth Rowley
5.Cold Day- Sonya Kitchell
6.Death Came and Got Me- Rosie Thomas
7.Valerie- Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse
8.Melancholly Collar- Tony Lucca
9.See How I Run- Jessie Baylin
10.Dance, Dance, Dance, – Lykke Li
11.Creator- Santgold
12.All We’ve Ever Done- Lex Land
13.Withou You Here- Holly Conlan
14.Heavenly Day= Patty Griffin
15.What’s Love Got To Do With It- Katie Thompson

SERIOUSLY- BUY THESE SONGS, You’ll thank me. They’re beautiful.

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The Matt Fried Playlist, Or "Stomping On Sacred Ground"

My tape isn’t anything special. It’s simply a list of songs I’ve been in love with all year, put together as a soundtrack of me. Take a listen.

Radio, Radio by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Dancing Choose by TV On The Radio
Julia by The Beatles
Tumbling Dice by The Rolling Stones
Echos Myron by Guided By Voices
Can’t Hardly Wait by The Replacments
Big Empty by Stone Temple Pilots
Close To Me (Remix) by The Cure
Jams Run Free by Sonic Youth
Vicious by Lou Reed
The KKK Took My Baby Away by The Ramones
Somebody Got Murdered by The Clash
Super Taranta! by Gogol Bordello
Venus de Milo by Television
Stay by Lisa Loeb
A Piece Of My Heart by Janis Joplin
Voodoo Chile by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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One Winter

The novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” includes a mixtape the main character, Charlie, gives to his friend Patrick for Christmas. It’s one of the best mixes ever.

1. The Smiths – “Asleep”
2. Ride – “Vapour Trail”
3. Simon and Garfunkle – “Scarborough Fair”
4. Procol Harum – “Whiter Shade of Pale”
5. Nick Drake – “Time of No Reply”
6. The Beatles – “Dear Prudence”
7. Suzanne Vega – “Gypsy”
8. The Moody Blues – “Nights in White Satin”
9. Smashing Pumpkins – “Daydream”
10. Genesis – “Dusk”
11. U2 – “MLK”
12. The Beatles – “Blackbird”
13. Fleetwood Mac – “Landslide”
14. The Smiths – “Asleep”

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matt_fried

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I'm a writer and comedian living in Brooklyn. You may've seen me around town at The Peoples Improv Theater, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and Under St. Marks. I write funny stuff and maintain the blog, Sssh, don't tell anybody, but every single female Guidetripper and Maven is crushing on m...