Mix 89: Antipodean

The cover is a still from the best movie ever, L.A. Confidential, with my head pasted onto Guy Pearce's body. Not even Russell Crowe as "Bud" White can hold me back!

The title "Antipodean" celebrates not only the nationality of Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce, but the purpose of the CD- my wife was travelling to Australia for a wedding!

1. Batman theme - I like the Style Council and Spandau Ballet, so I bought a CD from The Jam, but I could never get into them.
2. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville - A cover of one of my favorite R.E.M. songs, a B-side from 10,000 Maniacs.
3. Gone - A saw John Hiatt live and acoustic at the South Shore Music Circus the previous summer.
4. True Fine Love - Steve Miller Band
5. Dream a Little Dream - The Mamas and the Papas
6. Electrical Storm - A U2 song I found for free on the Internet, but I never heard it again anywhere. Totally dropped off the face of the earth.
7. Remedy - The Black Crowes
8. Badlands - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, live at Arizona State University, 11/5/1980
9. The Bitch Is Back - Elton John
10. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie
11. Need You Tonight - INXS
12. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash
13. "45" - I saw Elvis Costello & The Impostors on the tour to support this CD When I Was Cruel, 6/14/2002.
14. Faces & Names - I saw Dave Pirner on tour to support this CD 8/5/2002.
15. Annie Waits - I saw Ben Folds on tour to support this CD in the summer of 2002.
16. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
17. Everything In The World - Squeeze
18. Lift Me Up - Jeff Lynne
19. South City Midnight Lady - "Goddamnit, The Doobie Brothers broke up! When did that happen?"
20. One Sweet World (live 1993) - Dave Matthews Band

Mix 90: Ably Backed

I don't listen to this mix often, mainly because I made it for my then-girlfriend, shortly before we broke up. The good news is, we reunited six months later and are now married, but this mix, while perfectly OK, reminds me of a lousy period in our relationship.

The cover is an elaborate inside joke. My wife and I often quote our favorite movies, and I often get the quote mostly correct while my wife gets every quote exactly right. This scene from the movie Singles was the first time I ever caught her in a misquote.

1. Overture/It's A Boy - I included this Who song because it had been in a Claritin commercial recently.
2. It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork
3. Too Much Passion - The Smithereens
4. Waiting for Somebody - Paul Westerberg
5. Go All The Way - The Raspberries
6. Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
7. Lovely Rita - The Beatles
8. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey - I found this Kristen Hersh cover of the Beatles song on one of those free CDs they include with your purchase of UNCUT magazine.
9. Can't Cry Anymore - Sheryl Crow
10. Take The Money and Run - For some reason, the "whoo hoo" at the opening of this Steve Miller Band song always made my wife laugh.
11. The World (and all it's problems) - John Wesley Harding
12. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry
13. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
14. Cat Handcuffs - Steve Martin
15. All-Star - Smash Mouth
16. Stay Up Late - Talking Heads
17. Fa Fa - Guster
18. Where You Get Love - Matthew Sweet
19. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - This Stevie Wonder classic had been recently featured on Six Feet Under.
20. Outta Site Outta Mind - A live version of the Wilco song from a "Live At The Hard Rock Cafe" collection.
21. Swan Swan H - A live and unplugged performance by R.E.M., and possibly the worst mix-ending song ever!