WWJRD 28 Side B: Don’t touch strange orbs

From the indie pop of Side A, to the indie rock and punk of Side B. We start off with older punks who are still plugging away and then shift into the new guard. With a smattering of older tracks sprinkled here and there.

Track List

  1. Reagan Youth – Superchunk – What a Time to Be Alive
  2. Wrecked The World – The Owners – The Owners
  3. Runner – Soulside – A Brief Moment in the Sun
  4. Surface Envy – Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
  5. Say Yes – Coriky – Coriky
  6. Time for You – Cable Ties – All Her Plans
  7. Do The Standing Still – The Dismemberment Plan – The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified
  8. Rights and Reproduction – Hammered Hulls – Careening
  9. Who Do We Not Save? – Problem Patterns – Single
  10. White Lies – War On Women – Wonderful Hell
  11. i’m not crying you’re crying – Pinkshift – Love Me Forever
  12. V1NC3NT COM3 ON DOWN – Brainiac – Hissing Prigs in Static Couture
  13. TKO – Le Tigre – This Island
  14. Time’s Up – Cheap Perfume – Burn It Down
  15. Illegals – The Muslims – Fuck These Fuckin Fascists
  16. DIY – DREAM NAILS – Dream Nails
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WWJRD 28 Side A: I will die for that dragon

Dipping back into the world of indie pop for this month’s side a.

Track List

  1. Twee – Tullycraft – Beat Surf Fun
  2. Leather Idol – Tuscadero – The Pink Album
  3. Grizzly Bear – All Girl Summer Fun Band – 2
  4. I’ll Trust The Wind – The Primitives – New Thrills
  5. There’s Only One Thing Left To Say – Velocity Girl – Simpatico
  6. P.U.N.K. Girl – Heavenly – Atta Girl
  7. Jenny Come On – Dressy Bessy – Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons
  8. She Buys Herself Flowers – The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
  9. Don’t Wait For A Sign – jeanines – Don’t Wait For A Sign
  10. The Strange Boys – Papercuts – Past Life Regression
  11. Laurel Heights – The Laughing Chimes – Zoo Avenue EP
  12. Anything – Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
  13. Metal Phase – Good Grief – Shake Your Faith
  14. Look Back – The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness – The Third Wave Of…
  15. Alice – Superchunk – There’s A Ghost Single
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WWJRD 27 Side B: Be The Light

Track List

  1. Money Is King – Leyla McCalla – The Capitalist Blues
  2. Quasheba, Quasheba – Our Native Daughters – Songs of Our Native Daughters
  3. South Gotta Change – Adia Victoria – South Gotta Change
  4. Two Cold Nights In Buffalo – Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain
  5. The World Is On Fire – American Aquarium – Things Change
  6. Been To The Mountain – Margo Price – Strays
  7. Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time – Becky Warren – War Surplus
  8. White Man’s World – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound
  9. Don’t Cry – Morgan Wade – Reckless
  10. Diamond Studded Shoes – Yola – Stand For Myself
  11. Hand Writing On The Wall – Mavis Staples & Levon Helm – Carry Me Home
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WWJRD 27 Side A: sotto l’ombra di un bel fior

Track List

  1. The Last Words of Joe Hill – Utah Phillips – We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years
  2. Bella ciao – Fonola Band – 25 aprile
  3. Free The People – The Dubliners – The Dubliners
  4. The World Turned Upside Down – Dick Gaughan – Handful Of Earth
  5. Which Side Are You On – S.G. Goodman – Single
  6. Song on the Times – Chumbawamba – English Rebel Songs 1381 – 1984
  7. I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hil Last Night – Shelby Bottom Duo & Friends – Joe Hill Roadshow
  8. Cripple Creek – Laurel Hells Ramblers – Single
  9. The Mary Ellen Carter – Stan Rogers – The Very Best of Stan Rogers
  10. Barbados – Our Native Daughters – Songs of Our Native Daughters
  11. Baba Yaga – S. J. Tucker – Tangles
  12. The Town That Killed Kennedy – Otis Gibbs – Joe Hill’s Ashes
  13. The City of Chicago – Christy Moore – Ride On
  14. Paradise – John Prine – John Prine
  15. If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) – Pete Seeger – If I Had a Hammer- Songs of Hope and Struggle
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WWJRD 26 Side B: Before I Learned Your Name

Track List

  1. I Once Carried A Blossom – Ben LaMar Gay & A. Martinez – Open Arms to Open Us
  2. Avalanche – Thomas Enhco & Vassilena Serafimova – Bach Mirror
  3. Endless Window – Powers/Rolin Duo – Powers/Rolin Duo
  4. Ma-rie Antoi-nette – Manuel Hermia & Sylvain Darrifourcq & Valentin Ceccaldi – Kaiju Eats Cheeseburgers
  5. Buka – Hania Rani – Home
  6. Gaia – Masayoshi Fujita – Bird Ambience
  7. Entrustment – Vijay Iyer & Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey – Uneasy
  8. Song Yue Rao – Linda May Han Oh – Aventurine
  9. The Golden Light (Hymn) – William Parker – Trencadís
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WWJRD 26 Side A: Endless Heaven

Track List

  1. Celestial Road – Sun Ra & His Arkestra – Strange Celestial Road
  2. I Can’t Wait Till I Get Home – Henry Threadgill – Easily Slip Into Another World
  3. Worried Woman – Andrew Cyrille & Wadada Leo Smith & Bill Frisell – Lebroba
  4. Ja – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Nice Guys
  5. Drummer’s Song – Vijay Iyer & Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey – Uneasy
  6. Sinnerman – Nina Simone – Pastel Blues
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WWJRD 25 Side B: Mr Bluesky Sunny

Keeping the POC focused mixtapes going, this one is focus on black Creative Music. Some jazz, some experimental, some somewhere between.

Track List

  1. Don’t You Give Up On Me – Joshua Idehen – Hold Up Your Chin
  2. The Ark Has Landed – Broun Fellinis – Black Ambient Mud
  3. Afrikaner Barista – Beauty Pill – Describes Things As They Are
  4. Untitled Four – Tyshawn Sorey & King Britt – Tyshawn – King
  5. What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black – Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood – LIVE
  6. Free Land – Blacks’ Myths – Blacks’ Myths II
  7. The Body Is Electric – Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble – NOW
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WWJRD 25 Side A: An Insurgency of Spirit

After the last several mixtapes I wanted to mix things up a bit, so I added a couple of guidelines for this mixtape.

  • No rock or punk
  • POC artists only
  • A preference for artists outside of the US

In the end we do have a couple of American artists here and there, but over all I feel like this accomplished what I wanted it to. To get me out of a bit of a rut and poking around in some new areas. I hope you like it.

A quick admin note; I’m keeping the 45 min episode format. I’m also going to see about going back to two mixes a month (side A and side B).

Track List

  1. The Big House – Blacks’ Myths – Blacks’ Myths II
  2. Made of Gold – Ibeyi & Pa Salieu – Spell 31
  3. Protection From Evil – Ibibio Sound Machine – Electricity
  4. Pretty Suit – Runkus/Toddla T ft. Chronixx – Single
  5. Dinero – Lila Ike – Dinero Single
  6. Ma’at (Each Man) – Jah9 – Note To Self
  7. Get Out And Get It – Devon Gilfillian – Black Hole Rainbow
  8. Contra Todo – iLe – Almadura
  9. Anxiety – Tank and the Bangas – Red Balloon
  10. Abundance – Charm Taylor – Abundance Single
  11. NBPQ (Topless) – Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
  12. KI-KI – Yendry – KI-KI
  13. Los del Vacile – ChocQuibTown – Los del Vacile
  14. Bájala – Snow Tha Product – To Anywhere
  15. Stop – Lous and the Yakuza & Benjamin Epps – Iota
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WWJRD 24: It’s Hard To Be Human/Only Death Will Set You Free

Been in a bit of a mood recently. In an attempt to distract myself I figured I’d put together an old school mixtape. Not just collect a bunch of songs, but set them up so that they fit on a 90 min tape with minimal dead air. I think I did pretty well if I do say so myself.

Track List

Side A: It’s Hard To Be Human…
  1. Human – Archers Of Loaf – Reason In Decline
  2. Abandoned Mansions – J. Robbins – Un-Becoming
  3. Break the Glass – Superchunk – What a Time to Be Alive
  4. Times Like These – Soulside – A Brief Moment in the Sun
  5. Not A Friend – Sebadoh – Bakesale
  6. World Tour – Tsunami – World Tour and Other Destinations
  7. Chesterfield King – Jawbreaker – Bivouac
  8. Gonna Lose – Built To Spill – When The Wind Forgets Your Name
  9. She’s Crushing My Mind – Team Dresch – Personal Best
  10. Waterfall – Ex Hex – Rips
  11. In This Together – The Owners – The Owners
  12. Mama’s Gonna Bake Us A Cake – The Casual Dots – The Casual Dots
  13. Mt. Pleasant – Tuscadero – The Pink Album
  14. Queen of Ears – Quasi – Breaking the Balls of History
  15. My Chinchilla – Cub – Betti-Cola
Side B: …Only Death Will Set You Free
  1. Get Better – Frank Turner – Positive Songs For Negative People
  2. Ripe – Screaming Females – Rose Mountain
  3. Carnival – Burning Airlines – Mission Control!
  4. A Brief Conversation, Ending In Divorce – Smart Went Crazy – Con Art
  5. Soft Pyramids – Q and Not U – Different Damage
  6. Full Disclosure – Fugazi – The Argument
  7. Price Tag – Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
  8. The Heart Conductor – The Ex – 27 passports
  9. NOTH1NG 3V3R CHAN935 – Brainiac – Hissing Prigs in Static Couture
  10. The Wheel – Idles – Crawler
  11. King of Kings – The Evens – The Odds
  12. Cure for Pain – Morphine – Cure For Pain
  13. Valuable Experience no. 2 – Beauty Pill – Sorry You’re Here
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WWJRD 23: The Vibes Strike Back

Just more vibes

Track List

  1. Blacklist – John Moreland – In The Throes
  2. Kelley’s Drive (Acoustic) – Morgan Wade – Acoustic Sessions EP
  3. St. Anne’s Parade – Shovels & Rope – Little Seeds
  4. Revolutionary Love – Ani DiFranco – Revolutionary Love
  5. Chained To The Rhythm – Amythyst Kiah – Pensive Pop
  6. Morning – Hey, King! – Hey, King!
  7. I Dreamed I Was Lola Beltrán – Carrie Rodriguez – Lola
  8. Chaunti Sea – Fellow Pynins – Hunter & the Hunted
  9. Immortal Americans – Austin Lucas – Immortal Americans
  10. Inkpot Gods – The Amazing Devil – Ruin
  11. Mr. Boneman – Megan Jean and the KFB – The Devil Herself
  12. Chestnut Blight – Freakons – Freakons
  13. Amen – Tim Barry – 40 Miller
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