MFY - Vol. 2
Written by Brent on August 20, 2008 – 11:42 am -
:: My Formative Years, Volume 2 ::
Original Release : Thu, 21 Sep 2006
R.E.M. + The Lightning Seeds + Electronic + Felt + The Wild Swans + XTC + EBTG + Ultra Vivid Scene + Robyn Hitchcock + Sinead
Posted in Music | No Comments »cracking open the podcast vault …
Written by Brent on August 19, 2008 – 5:34 am -
“James Dean posters on their wall…”
Over the next few weeks I’ll be rolling out the Retro 80s mixes I made back in 2006/2007. Hope you enjoy. The volume settings are a little uneven on the early ones, sorry about that.
So style your bangs high and let’s revisit our formative years (1984-1990) …
:: My Formative Years, Vol. One ::
The Smiths + The Housemartins + Lloyd Cole & The Commotions + Billy Bragg + Depeche Mode + Erasure + Pet Shop Boys + House Of Love + New Order + Trash Can Sinatras
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Written by Brent on August 16, 2008 – 9:36 am -
yet another mix !
Written by Brent on August 14, 2008 – 5:46 pm -
Sit and Wonder - The Verve
De Mis Pasos - Julieta Venegas (con Juan Son)
Snow In California - The Stills
Change Is Hard - She & Him
Why Did You Break My Heart - Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong
June Evenings - Air France
Set It Off - Girl Talk
Meeting Place - The Last Shadow Puppets
Hurricane - Jamie Lidell
Virgin Suicide - Van She
22 minute mix
Written by Brent on August 10, 2008 – 8:42 am -Teen Lovers - The Virgins
Will It Grow - Jakob Dylan
Good Time - Brazilian Girls
La Cumbia De Telmex - Amanditita
Heartbreaker - Metronomy
Butterfly’s Wing - Mercury Rev
Back in Boone …
Written by Brent on August 9, 2008 – 7:41 pm -
recent images …
Written by Brent on July 29, 2008 – 7:17 am -
our “home” at the North Raleigh Hilton
Getting “loco pops” in Durham
more quality Summer Reading ! (shameless post)
Written by Brent on July 26, 2008 – 4:46 am -Carnival King: The last Latin Monarch
2008 Reading List, so far …
Written by Brent on July 25, 2008 – 10:56 am -1. Este É O Meu Corpo - Filipa Melo (2001)
2. Crime En Compostela - Carlos G. Reigosa (1984)
3. El Mundo - Juan José Millás (2007)
4. Lo siento, la suma de los colores da negro - Nicolás Casariego (2007)
5. Mandrake, La Biblia y el bastón - Rubem Fonseca (2005)
6. Las intermitencias de la muerte - José Saramago (2005)
7. Jack el Decorador - Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
8. El pintor de batallas - Arturo Pérez-Reverte (2006)
9. Un Crimen Imperfecto - Teresa Solana (2006)
10. Atajo Al Paraíso - Teresa Solana (2008)
11. Los Mares del Sur - Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1979)
12. La soledad era esto - Juan José Millás (1990)
13. Dos Mujeres En Praga - Juan José Millás (2002)
14. The Big O - Declan Burke (2007)
15. The Gathering - Anne Enright (2007)
16. Christine Falls - Benjamin Black (John Banville) (2006)
17. The Lemur - Benjamin Black (John Banville) (2008)
18. The Lady In The Lake - Raymond Chandler (1943)
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