Beercan Double Vision
It’s funny that right now, 2 different mixes featuring Mellow Gold’s 2nd single Beercan happen to be on my iPod Shuffle…
Some People by longtime faves The Avalanches, from 2005, is a treasure I’ve enjoyed all summer - listening to it, the familiar and the exotic recombine, and I find myself changing my mind about all sorts of things. Like I maybe love Lady Sovereign now.
Nick Catchdubs does some awesome things on Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (The El Scorcho > Green Day transition: pitch perfect), but essentially, the mix is anonymous - DJ as editor, not author. Still, because it is so focused and un-artsy, it is great for thinkabouting its topic: alt-rock/hip-hop of the 90s. Like, can you believe I still hate Flagpole Sitta as much as I did in 7th grade? And for the same exact reasons?
BTW, doesn’t it seem counterintuitive that these focused power-hour style mixes seem much more nowadays than tangential, border-destroying mixes? Its like one is about how we thought the internet would be and the other is about how it actually is.
Anywayz, which do you prefer? My preference is obvious. But then trippy genre-hopping has been my thing ever since…well…ever since Mellow Gold.
L
Mahon Said on September 12th, 2008 at 2:37 pm quote
Awww, you’ve always hated Flagpole Sitta!?! Awwww. Don’t get into Britcom PeepShow then (although it’s the funniest show on TV). IT’S THEIR THEME SONG!!! (Don’t let that discourage you though…it’s really a funny awesome show)
Mahon Said on September 12th, 2008 at 3:15 pm quote
also, thanks for coming to my bday. Really made my night. I’ll be out with all the rest of my friends tonight in BK if you care to join…you know, like Tova, Nick, etc. They all love you.
lev.and.whitney Said on September 12th, 2008 at 8:23 pm quote
Hey Brian,
1) thanks for commenting - made my evening
2) I’m not surprised to hear you respond about Flagpole Sitta. Writing that, I really felt it likely that you and/or Andy might weigh in.
3) I also had a great time last week - though I missed what I’d call the East Harlem ‘core’ you seem to have assembled tonight. I just got off a long hard day of honest, manual labor (very unusual for me) so I might not be going out. But if I do, I will text you, and if i do it’ll be about joining me at the 90’s power hour at Savalas…
Love,
L
Mahon Said on September 17th, 2008 at 3:12 pm quote
well we were at Savalas….awww man. They played Flagpole Sitta like 6 times, BTW