Welcome. And Fuck the Man!

So here we are. What started as a humble joint venture between my Muxtape account and my Myspace blog has turned into this, thanks to the actions of the RIAA. While no details are readily available, Muxtape appears to be in some deep shit with the music industry, and quite frankly, it's too big of a hassle for me to be bothered with. Of course, we were heading towards this road already, what with my little project gathering steam, but the apparent demise of Muxtape (at least in its current state) has propelled me into getting HARDCORE, meaning this will cease to be a monthly event, and begin being a weekly or, if I get crazy, semi-daily thing (posting, that is). PS: Click the song titles to hear them, and possibly do other things with them, if you haven't figured that out yet.

Now that that's out of the way, onto the music, which today, is all about my Most. Favoritists. Songs....of all time (for you new people. If you don't like any of these, you probably won't dig the new music that's going to be posted here):

1. Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago" (Live at BAM, 11/03/07)

I wish the quality were slightly better on this, but it's worth it to own, just for the stunning arrangement of an already perfect song. It's a shame I never got to hear it live this way, as I left NY three days earlier.

Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago" (Live at BAM)

2. Wolf Parade - "I'll Believe in Anything"

One band I did recently see in concert was this one, and they did not dissapoint. Hearing this song live will easily go down as one of the highlights of my year.

Wolf Parade - "I'll Believe in Anything"

3. Big Country - "Wonderland"

This is a band that's never gotten the recognition it deserved (at least in the US), but is unquestionably one of the very best of the past 25 years. Chances are "In A Big Country" is the only one of their tunes that you've heard, but their catalogue is much deeper than most know.


Big Country - "Wonderland"

4. The Verve vs. Jay-Z - "Brush That Bittersweet Shoulder Off"

Now here's something just for fun. One of the most basic, yet flat-out best mash-ups ever created.

The Verve vs. Jay-Z - "Brush That Bittersweet Shoulder Off.