MFY - Vol. 2

Written by Brent on August 20, 2008 – 11:42 am -

play:: 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

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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) …

play:: 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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meet the newest family member …

Written by Brent on August 16, 2008 – 9:36 am -

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yet another mix !

Written by Brent on August 14, 2008 – 5:46 pm -

play:: Aug 14 Mix ::

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

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22 minute mix

Written by Brent on August 10, 2008 – 8:42 am -

play:: Aug 10 Mix ::

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

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Back in Boone …

Written by Brent on August 9, 2008 – 7:41 pm -

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recent images …

Written by Brent on July 29, 2008 – 7:17 am -


our “home” at the North Raleigh Hilton

Getting “loco pops” in Durham

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weekend wingmen

Written by Brent on July 27, 2008 – 7:54 pm -

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more quality Summer Reading ! (shameless post)

Written by Brent on July 26, 2008 – 4:46 am -

Carnival King: The last Latin Monarch

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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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