Life is a Mixtape

the great unknown

Tue, May 28, 2024

10 years ago this month I DJ’d my very first show on WRIR — entering the Great Unknown of having my own show. It was called Side Stages and it aired from 5 am to 7 on Sunday mornings. To celebrate my 10 years behind the mic, today I’ll be playing songs from that time — and I think my choices have held up pretty well. Tune in, or listen on the archive, it’ll be like a 2014 musical time capsule.

Playlist

    Time: May 28 - 5:04:16 pm
  • When I Was Younger

    Colony House, “Silhouettes”

    from When I Was Younger

    Roon Records - 2022

    • Time: May 28 - 5:07:09 pm
  • Twenty One

    Mystery Jets, “Two Doors Down”

    from Twenty One

    679 Recordings UK. Ltd. - 2008

    • Time: May 28 - 5:11:01 pm
  • Last Night On Earth

    Noah & The Whale, “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.”

    from Last Night On Earth

    EMI - 2011

    • Time: May 28 - 5:14:07 pm
  • Just Because

    The Belle Brigade, “When Everything Was What It Was”

    from Just Because

    ATO Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 5:17:36 pm
  • Young & Sick

    Young & Sick, “Gloom”

    from Young & Sick

    Harvest Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 5:21:53 pm
  • The Rebirth of Venus

    Ben Lee, “I Love Pop Music”

    from The Rebirth of Venus

    WM Australia - 2009

    • Time: May 28 - 5:25:35 pm
  • Lake Street Dive

    Lake Street Dive, “Hello? Goodbye!”

    from Lake Street Dive

    Signature Sounds Recordings - 2010

    • Time: May 28 - 5:33:17 pm
  • Queen of the Minor Key

    Eilen Jewell, “Queen of the Minor Key”

    from Queen of the Minor Key

    Signature Sounds Recordings - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 5:36:49 pm
  • All or Nothin'

    Nikki Lane, “Sleep with a Stranger”

    from All or Nothin'

    New West Records - 2015

    • Time: May 28 - 5:38:24 pm
  • Think Before You Speak

    Good Shoes, “The Photos On My Wall”

    from Think Before You Speak

    Brille Records - 2006

    • Time: May 28 - 5:40:28 pm
  • Built On Glass

    Chet Faker, “Talk Is Cheap”

    from Built On Glass

    Future Classic - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 5:43:52 pm
  • Your Ghost Keeps Finding Me

    Levi Weaver, “Song in My Branches”

    from Your Ghost Keeps Finding Me

    Levi Weaver - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 5:50:15 pm
  • Slow Phaser

    Nicole Atkins, “Who Killed the Moonlight?”

    from Slow Phaser

    Oh Mercy! Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 5:56:05 pm
  • Soap and Water

    Chuck Prophet, “Freckle Song”

    from Soap and Water

    Yep Roc Records - 2007

    • Time: May 28 - 5:57:28 pm
  • Wheel of Talent

    The Fleshtones, “Hipster Heaven”

    from Wheel of Talent

    Yep Roc Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 6:03:22 pm
  • Jukebox the Ghost

    Jukebox the Ghost, “The Great Unknown”

    from Jukebox the Ghost

    Yep Roc Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 6:07:00 pm

  • moe., “little miss cup half empty”

    from no guts, no glory

    vanguard and sugar hill records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 6:11:31 pm
  • Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle

    The Olivia Tremor Control, “Jumping Fences”

    from Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle

    Cloud Recordings - 2004

    • Time: May 28 - 6:13:21 pm
  • Hooray for Tuesday

    The Minders, “More and More”

    from Hooray for Tuesday

    Space Cassette Records - 1998

    • Time: May 28 - 6:18:03 pm
  • Rufus

    Yot Club, “Nostalgia”

    from Rufus

    Yot Club under exclusive license to Amuseio AB - 2024

    • Time: May 28 - 6:21:49 pm

  • July Talk, “the garden”

    from guns + ammunition

    sleepless records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 6:23:49 pm
  • The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

    Eels, “Mistakes of My Youth”

    from The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

    E Works Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 6:28:17 pm
  • Beauty & Ruin

    Bob Mould, “I Don't Know You Anymore”

    from Beauty & Ruin

    Merge Records - 2014

    • Time: May 28 - 6:31:09 pm
  • i

    The Magnetic Fields, “I Don't Believe You”

    from i

    Nonesuch - 2004

    • Time: May 28 - 6:37:19 pm
  • Darwin Deez

    Darwin Deez, “Radar Detector”

    from Darwin Deez

    Pod - 2010

    • Time: May 28 - 6:41:18 pm
  • Popular Songs

    Yo La Tengo, “Periodically Double or Triple”

    from Popular Songs

    Matador - 2009

    • Time: May 28 - 6:44:15 pm
  • My Type - EP

    Saint Motel, “My Type”

    from My Type - EP

    Parlophone UK - 2015

    • Time: May 28 - 6:47:29 pm
  • EP

    Tijuana Panthers, “Crew Cut”

    from EP

    TOY RECORDS - 2008

    • Time: May 28 - 6:52:11 pm
  • Melophobia

    Cage the Elephant, “Come a Little Closer”

    from Melophobia

    RCA Records Label - 2013

    • Time: May 28 - 6:56:15 pm
  • The Son of a Bluesman

    Lucky Peterson, “Nana Jarnell”

    from The Son of a Bluesman

    Jazz Village - 2014