Merry Crixmix!

This mixtape will be perfect for =

A. feeling festive

B. wrapping gifts, opening gifts

C. preparing xmas dinner

D. driving to be with yer family or friends

Tis the season! Download some instant yuletide spirit right HERE !!!

ENJOY!!!

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So today is the 1st day of Winter ... and it's not only a full moon, but a total lunar eclipse occurred too, all on the same day, which hasn't happened since 1638 ... WOW!!! and Xmas is now only FOUR days away! I finally got all my shopping done ... And I dunno why, but this year I've really been "in the spirit" and getting excited about Decemeber 25th, playing Xmas music practically every day and all that ... haha ... Also, my dear long distance friend, Karen Haggerty's birthday lands on that date ... so I hereby dedicate the above mix to her ... Happy birthday, Karen!

Speaking of being excited, Colm recently posted a great wintertime link (cheers!) ... Concerning it, he says =

"I agree with this entire list" :

Things I Love About Winter

And speaking of yuletide, Peter and I have a craaaazy Xmas album out on End Up Records called "Hairy Crimmah On Ice!"and it's FREEEEEEE (for a limited time only!)...

And while we're still thinking of holiday cheer, RYAN & I were thriftstore shopping last weekend when I chanced upon amazing and cheesy record entitled "Disco Noel" ... HERE's a sample of how wholesome it turned out to be!

Also, did you hear about our fair city (Birmingham)'s downtown Christmas tree being burned down by copper thieves?!! Unbelievable!!!

As previously reported, I visited Ryan in Montgomery and as always, it was a wonderful experience ... I can't wait to give him his presents! =

Speaking of presence ( ! ) ... Fred & Daily made their's quite known at Bottletree's 4th annual Holiday Show ...

We got all spiffied up for the occasion! haha =

Witness our creeeeepy performance =

Did you notice how those scary ass trolls removed us from the stage? Well that was the Xmas Troll Band and they did a bunch of death metal holiday hits ...

Peter took this great photo of their sweet faces =

The Elves removed the Trolls and blasted everyone in sight with the white-hot power of Xmas :

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VIDEO TIME !!! VIDEO TIME !!!

PLAY THEM ALL DAMNED DAY!!!

Well,I have a bunch of seaonal videos to show you, but first ...

This new one by Broken Social Scene gets nice n tenderrrr at the middle /end ... yeee haaaw!!!

Gotta love Flying Lotus ... more please =

I so dig Destroyer ... and he has a new album ("Kaputt") coming out in 2011!!! Here's a few songs from it live =

Here's Crystal Stilts on Tunnelvision ... I dunn why, but the lead singer creeps me out =

I had no idea that Kathleen Hanna was such a stand-up comedian ... this rules =

Here's a strange new one from Grinderman =

Justin sent this to me (thanks bub!) saying :"damn, this one's intense.... and loud. likee."

I replied with : "pure charisma" ... I only wish i could go back in time and see Howlin' Wolf live ... damn =

Buddy Simon sent me this awesome Comic Strip Presents clip, "Eat The Rich", which is funny as hell (cheers!) =

John Wendel sent me a video of my favorite poet, Carl Sandburg on a game show (gracias!) ... I love how silly he acts in this! haha =

And Ryan sent me this spastically intense one ... love it!!! =

It's now time for some delicious Xmastime dessert! =

Chris Stewart sent me a virtual onslaught of whacky, zany and ridiculous holiday cheer! Thanks,Chris!!!

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Here's some pretty hilarious buffoonery from SCTV =

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A classic oldschool yuletide hit =




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Merrilee posted this beautiful sprinkling of historical tinsel ... cheers Merr! =

******************************MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY!!!******************************

Chris Stewart's _William Gilbert_ Mix

This mixtape was created for you by Chris Vawter Stewart, a Psychic Tuesday veteran mixmaster ... and if you missed on his other excellent mixes, they are right HERE & HERE ... and WOW! I'll be damned if this brand new one he's made isn't one of the best playlists to ever hit this blog's airwaves! Here, here Chris!!! It's not only very musically consistent and thematic, but also brings together a perfect bunch of songs to really warm one up during these absolutely freezing icy cold days ...

Here's Chris himself to further explain =

"My mix is dedicated to William Gilbert, an English physician from the late 1500's, who is widely considered to be the father of electricity and is credited as originating the term itself. So my mix is full of electronic gems from the last 5 decades. They are mostly upbeat, danceable songs. It's driving beat makes it easy to work to, great for (only the coolest) parties, or just cruising around. If your head isn't bobbing to this one, then you may want to go to the hospital, or at least therapy, because you are either dead, or severely unhappy. Enjoy!

-Chris"

Hey ... Just dig that tracklist! =

1. Popcorn - Hot Butter

2. Fingerbib - Aphex Twin

3. Schubertalamode - Somethingalamode

4. Terminally Chill - Neon Indian

5. Behind The Mask - Yellow Magic Orchestra

6. Light of Love - Miracles Club

7. Lipton Service Boy - Eero Johannes

8. Dispicable Dogs - Small Black

9. Hot on the Heels of Love - Throbbing Gristle

10. Nothing To Fear - Depeche Mode

11. Trois Gymnopedies [First Movement] - Gary Numan

12. The Moog and Me - Dick Hyman

13. Monosynth - Joy Electric

14. Feel It All Around - Washed Out

15. Party Machine - Bruce Haack

Now put on yer toe-warmin dancin shoes ... cuz HERE IT IS!!!

And if that isn't enough, Chris also sent along a myriad collection of whacky, beautiful and bizarre videos ... Thanks, again Chris!!!

Onward =

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In random news, I just wanted to spread the word that Chris' brother Andy and my good friend Colin Blanton and Anthony Mack have an awesome new split EP out (awkward silence / mackone / urbandy split) and you can DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Also, Justin's sweet wife, Lisa Cordes posted this great link that I highly enjoyed lookin at (thanks, Lisa!) =

Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943

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In homestead news, Peter and I finally broke down and turned our gas heating on, cuz there's no doubt about it ... it's COOOOOOOLD these days!!!

Charley quite liked our decision =

We also decided to put up the tree and decorate and be festive and all that =

Speaking of festive, I was in Montgomery last weekend visiting the ever-wonderful RYAN and he drove us to this house that was totally and completely smothered & covered with yuletide spirit ... They even had a donation box to help cover their electric bill ... haha ...

bear witness =

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And in case all those nutty videos that Chris provided us with weren't enough for ya, well worry no more! Ahead is a shit-ton more!!!

GET READY, Y'ALL!!!

1st up, Jess Marie Walker sent me this awesomely strange and colorful video for The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" to pay tribute to the immortal soul of John Lennon last Wednesday on the 30 year anniversary of his death (Dec. 8th) ... thanks, Jess Marie!!! =




Speaking of colorful, Ryan ... who knows my intense love of crayons, sent me this lovely clip explaining excatly how they're made (my favorite part is the "secret powder"!) ... thank you, Ryan!!!!! =

Ryan also sent me this stunning animated piece by David O'Reilly via Antonio (cheers!) =

And here's one just for Ryan ... Laurie Anderson, take it away! =

This one by The Soft Moon is pretty rad =

A nice "unofficial" one by my favorite band of 2010, Candy Claws =

And here's a live video by them as well =




Neon Indian's latest (and very dreamy) video =




This one by Xray's visually makes me think of the 80's band, Cabaret Voltaire =

Some underwater adventures from Porcelain Raft =



The Radio Dept's newest =

And now ... dessert time!

Tom Bonner posted this recently and it makes me laugh every time! (thanks, Tom!) =

Ryan posted this 'un of shoppers gettin trampled at Target on Black Friday =

He also sent me this, which is 100% ridiculous! "Like ice cream" !!! =



And finally, if that wasn't bizarre enough, Eileen sent me (thanks!) the Eat Da Poo Poo remix! =