Extra Popcorn

Bonus Tracks: Gems that somehow couldn't quite make the 2 official volumes of Popcorn playlists...

1. Popcorn by Die Weiss-blauen Ludwigs-Buam (marching band)
2. Popcorn by Guru Josh.
3. Popcorn by Rmx2 (goth)

#63 Popcorn Versions (electronic)

1. Popcorn by Indigo Blue.
2. Popcorn by toytone.
3. Popcorn_6 by Anonymous.
4. Popcorn (binaerpilot bambam 8bit mix) by Hot Butter.
5. Popcorn by Comso & Tom.
6. Popcorn by Denki Groove.
7. Popcorn by Pole.
8. Popcorn (Radio Edit) by Essem & Aitch.
9. Popcorn by DJ Bell

#62 - Popcorn Versions (acoustic)

1. Popcorn by The New Dreamers.
2. Popcorn by Tom Adams.
3. Popcorn by Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra.
4. Popcorn by High Tide.
5. Popcorn by Bim Skala Bim
6. Popcorn by Ricky King
7. Popcorn by Trios corpo di Bacco
8. Popcorn (midi-file) by UNKNOWN 2
9. Popcorn_Mix by Anonymous
10. Popcorn by James Last
11. Popcorn The Fairfax High School Marimba Band
12. Popcorn by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
13. Popcorn by Wezzler wezzling

#61 - Radiohead Redone

It took me a little while to make another playlist after Beautiful You.

I made some effort to share that with a some friends and it took up half the time. The other half, I spent doting on the following mix and even encouraging a live off the floor recording of Tammy Lin Foreman with "Karma Police."

When I heard Mark Ronson's cover of Radiohead's "Just," I thought "Wow. That is amazing. Someone has finally made something better than the original." It inspired this mix for the holidays and to mark the end of year 2007. I also just really had to share this mind-blowing track by Overdub. Happy New Year. Listen in health. Peace. And all the greatest, Lester

1. Just by Mark Ronson feat. Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet)
2. Fog by Sebadohead
3. Electioneering by Cold War Kids
4. Karma Police by Tammy Lin Foreman
5. Paranoid Android by Sia
6. Lucky by My Brightest Diamond
7. No Surprises by Marissa Nadler (feat. Black Hole Infinity)
8. Exit Music (For a Film) by Vampire Weekend
9. Black Star (live) by Gillian Welch
10. Climbing Up the Walls by The Twilight Sad
11. Kid A by John Mayer
12. Fake Plastic Trees by Travis
13. Creep by Damien Rice
14. Exit Music (For A Film) by Cinematic Orchestra
15. What a Wonderful Surprise by Overdub

#60 - Beautiful You

1. The King by See-I
2. Beautiful You by Lateef & The Chief are Maroons (album: Ambush)
3. Bust by Hexstatic (album: When Robots Go Bad!)
4. Release the Beast by Breakwater (album: Discovered: A Collection of Daft Funk Samples)
5. Two Face by Ticklah (album: Ticklah vs. Axelrod)
6. You Are Never Alone by Socalled (album: Ghettoblaster)
7. Hold On by Holy Ghost! (album: Hold On)
8. Heavy by Oh No (album: Dr. No's Oxperiment)
9. D.A.N.C.E. by Justice (album: +)
10. Move by Thousand Foot Krutch (album: X The Album)
11. Solta o Frango (crstbl rmx) by Bonde Do Role (album: CRSTBL)
12. The Salmon Dance by Chemical Brothers feat. Fatlip (album: We are The Night)
13. The Sound (Ben Trucker's Back To 95 Mix) by The Rapture
14. Beats Mistake by Kim Hiorthoy (album: My Last Day)
15. I Get Around (Midnight Juggernaut Mix) by Dragonette (album: Kitsune Maison Complilation Vol. 4)

Sometimes, I just need a particular kind of music to give myself a little push. I want to start the week with some music that clears the way and elevates. A tiny voice inside my head said to me: "Make the party mix and THE PARTY WILL COME!" Time to get down. Get up. Hey!

#59 - Our Endless Numbered Days

1. Better Days by Peter and the Wolf (album: The Ivori Palms)
2. Suckers by Super Furry Animals (album: Hey Venus!)
3. I've Got Some Friends by Akron/Family (album: Love is Simple)
4. Going to a Town by Rufus Wainwright (album: Release the Stars)
5. The First Place by The Grey Reverend
6. The Rejection Letter by The Strugglers (album: You Win)
7. Launching Pad by Arctic (album: Music for Rain)
8. Honour and Promotion by foxface (album: This is What Makes Us)
9. All That Numbs You by Anywhen (album: The Opiates)
10. Dinah and the Beautiful Blue by Anywhen (album: The Opiates)
11. Sodom, South Georgie by Iron & Wine (album: Our Endless Numbered Days)
12. Frankie Machine by Luke Tan (album: The Suicide King)
13. La Nuit On a Toujours Tout by Delaney (album: Delaney)
14. Long Time Healing by Fireworks Night (album: It's a Wide, Wide Sea)
15. Lie by Arco (album: Transparency)
16. Times Arrow by Tom Thumb (album: ...songs from holiday)
17. Make a Deal with the City by East River Pipe
18. Bad Feelings by The Robot Ate Me (album: Carousel Waltz)

There's a place for sad mixes. Sometimes, when I'm feeling down, I just like to put on a sad mix and wallow in all that dark miasma. This mix is a bit sad but there's also a positive twist in there and it makes for a good listen. Try it after you break-up a relationship, lose a job, or immediately after stubbing your toe. There will be better days. Thanks to La Blogotheque and Acousticwood for these awesome links. Enjoy!

#58 - 38th Adventure

1. 38th Adventure by Hot Springs (album: Volcano)
2. Boyz (live on KCRW. Aug. 2, 2007) by M.I.A.
3. Champagne and the Starlite by Theya Hermann (album: Satin Dustbin)
4. Charm by Junior League (album: OH Dear)
5. Dance This Mess Around by The B52's (album: the B-52's)
6. Ex Models by Coin Op (album: Favourite Subjects)
7. Grow Grow Grow by PJ Harvey (album: White Chalk)
8. Headlines by White Williams (album: Smoke)
9. Keep the Car Running (live at Judson Memorial Church NYC. Feb. 17, 2007) by Arcade Fire.
10. Love Will... by Malcolm McClaren (album: Love Will...)
11. My Beautiful Leah by PJ Harvey (album: Is This Desire?)
12. She's a Rejecter by Of Montreal (album: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?)
13. North American Scum by LCD Soundsystem (album: Sound of Silver)
14. Search for Cherry Red by Jonathan Fire Eater (album: Tremble Under Boom Lights)
15. Violet Stars Happy Hunting! by Janelle Monae (album: Metropolis - Suite I: The Chase)
16. Walking Machine by Revl9n (album: Walking Machine)

Thanks to Elie for introducing me to Songbird; it's a desktop Web player, a digital jukebox and Web browser mash-up that really streamlines the work of the audio blogger... Now I have time to re-start RADIO FREE DOWNLOAD after a six-month hiatus...with these fresh picks from Fluxblog.

#57 - Rated E for Emo

Radio Free Download
Playlist #57

MP3 of original broadcast on Trent Radio: April 18, 2007.
Available here.

Rated E for Emo

1. Ipod by Serengeti
2. The Witch by The Never
3. A Jagged Gorgeous Winter by The Main Drag
4. Strip to the Sky by Love of Everything
5. E is Stable by Menomena
6. Chewing Bottles by Radical Face
7. Brokered Heart by The Acorn
8. Catasinmo by Right from the Tree
9. Meyowch by Experimental Dental School
10. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left by Andrew Bird
11. Holy Night Fever by Deerhoof
12. Not Enough Crayons For Everyone by Twink
13. Tall Trees by Lost in the Trees
14. Jimmy Down the Well by Monkey Swallows the Universe
15. Postcards from Italy by Beirut
16. Mel Gibson by Nervous Cabaret
17. Gay Cowboys by Corey Dargel
18. Get Over Yrself by The Oxygen Ponies
19. Perrier by Ecstatic Sunshine

This being the last show of the season, I present my highlight mix of artists I've discovered since doing the show on Trent Radio in September. The songs are culled from 14 mixes I created over the past few months.