The Far Off Sounds Mix by Urbandy

....Wow. This week's mixtape is simply incredible. I can't stop listening to it, because it seems I can pretty much do anything to it, from painting to washing dishes to gazing at stars to pushing a shopping cart to solving murder mysteries to blowing bubbles to setting a dinner table for 80 ...


And who created this amazingly playable audio collage of a mix? Why it's Urbandy (aka Andy Stewart). You may or may not recall that Urbandy made an intense Summer mashup waaaaay back in 2009 ... You can check that out HERE.


Andy informed me that this particular mix is being officially presented by Step Pepper Records, but is technically the sequel to the Summer mashup mixtape he did for Psychic Tuesday many moons ago ... When I asked him what the inspiration was behind such a powerfully great mix, he explained:

"An accident leaves an astronaut stranded in deep space with only his radio to keep him company. He begins to hear far off sounds—strange signals from another world. Little does he realize, the radio is actually broken."


Step Pepper Records has this to say about it:

Urbandy has been astro-traveling and he’s brought back some real space oddities. The Far Off Sounds is bursting with remixes, mash-ups, familiar names, dense sound collage, weird samples, and a bunch of old school breaks.
Have you ever been lost in space, or drifted among clouds of stars? Have you ever heard the crackle of Earth’s radio signals from a billion light years away? Have you ever crash-landed on a distant planet? Or witnessed the omnipotence of a planet-sized super being? Do you dare venture into the abyss?
At the edge of space, lost and alone, no one can resist the Far Off Sounds.

Here's a cool ass promo for it =







And now, you can go RIGHT HERE to both listen to and download Urbandy's "The Far Off Sounds" mix ... soooo goood.


Thanks again for all the ear tingling soundz, Andy!!!!!!





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Hey ... I participated in the Avondale Holiday Craft Bazaar this past weekend, showing my paintings and I ended up getting a $100 award for Best Set Up ... Hells yeah!

























Also, one of my favorite record labels, Ghost Box has just put out a new episode of their so very stimulating show, Radio Belbury ... Yes!

One more thing! The audio blog Drunkard Aquarium has recently posted a wonderful new mixtape by Turquoise Wisdom and you can download it RIGHT HERE.





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VIDEOS ... ARE ... NEXT .............




1st up, here's the trailer for Miranda July's new film, "The Future" ... She also did the marvelous "You And Me And Eveyone We Know" ... Ryan watched this recently and it's so very good =




Weston Flippo posted this 90's twee classic from Black Tambourine ... I think my band, Nowhere Squares should do a cover of it! Thanks, Weston! =




Speaking of the 90's, here's a live MTV clip of My Bloody Valentine performing "You Made Me Realise" =




Speaking of live, John Wendel posted this rather kick ass Grinderman performance on Letterman ... cheers, John! =









And now for some smile-inducing dessert ...





Haha ... This Kids In The Hall clip never fails to make me bust a gut! =




Elise recently sent me this truly screwy animated thingy called "Judy's Groceries" ... haha ... danke, E! =




And lastly, Patrick Riley posted this grotesquely interesting bit of urm ... exotic dancing ... gracias! =

Thrift Store Vinyl Radio program 11 (underground 80's)

It's the end of another month, and you know what that means!?!

A new episode of "Thrift Store Vinyl Radio"!


As you may (or may not) already know, each time I do a radio show, I pick a theme (children's records, jazz, random 45's)and this time we're concentrating on records (of both mine and Ryan's) by some pretty cool obscure 80's bands. I had fun picking out the songs (in alphabetical order, by band!) and recording this particular episode ... What's more is that, for the 1st time, I found videos for each of the songs on the program, which I included after the show!


So with no further ado, may I present to you program 11 of Thrift Store Vinyl Radio ... ENJOY!!!

Did you love it?!
Well, you can download it HERE!


Do you wanna see a video for each of the songs included on the show?
Well here they are! =

1.The Art Of Noise :




2.The Associates :



3.Bow Wow Wow :



4.Bronski Beat :



5.Cabaret Voltaire :



6.Dead Kennedys :



7.The Glove :



8.Love Tractor (haha) :



9.Siouxsie & The Banshees :



10.The Specials :



11. Yello :







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In a bit of random news, my good friend John Wendel recently sent these subtle but hilarious comics to my brother, Peter and then Peter sent em to me ... They're called "PBF Comics" and you can check em out RIGHT HERE. Thanks, John & Peter!




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Hey, it's time to watch some pretty amazing VIDEOS ........




1st up is one directed by yours truly! It's by the elusive Birmingham street artist and musician, i\0 and it's called "living dogs of bullshit' =




Hey ... This looks like it could be i\0's girlfriend! Haha =




Speaking of Proenza Schouler, Walker sent me this crrrraaazy one called "Snowballs" by Harmony Korine ... cheers Walker! =




You'll enter VHS heaven when you watch this one by Charlie XCX =




Roy Burns recently posted this beautifully animated Fleet Foxes video ... thanks, Roy! =

Chris Stewart sent me this next one ... time to get creative! Gracias, Chris! =




My god ... This new Kate Bush clip is pretty damned bizarre! =




Here's to redundancy! It's Hubble with " Hubble's Hubble" ... haha =






Dessert time is NOW!!!




1st up, Laura Ledbetter sent me this delicious Gumby and Pokey clip ... thanks, Laura! =




And Weston Flippo posted this sort of Warholian video of some 60's Chinese band ... cheers, Weston! =




In case you didn't get enough of Harmony Korine earlier, here's the man doing some grade A "curb dancing" for your pleasure! haha =




And last, but not least, Elise sent me this aaawesooome video full of some 16 - bit dinosaurs ... Danke, E!!! =

Laura's Warm House Mix

This mixtape was created by a veteran Psychic Tuesday mixmaster, the ever-lovely Laura Ledbetter.


I was a bit surprised by this mix the 1st time I listened to it ... I didn't expect it to be quite so upbeat and downright danceable! To me, November usually feels like a time to be winding down, so it made me curious as what Laura might be thinking when she threw this excellent playlist together ... She replied, simply :

"It's just to help warm up your floors with some dancing when houses gets cold and dark during winter."


Ah ... message received and understood! What a terrific concept! Dancing away the oncoming gloom of winter and warming yourself up in the process! haha ...


Another thing I like and appreciate about this mix is that the majority of it is comprised of music from the last 2 years or so, but as a whole it already sounds like a classic ... The sounds are new, yet exciting and familiar, so (like a comfortable sweater) it's easy to just put it on over and over.

Thanks Laura!



So here it is ... The "Warm House" mix ... Get ready to shake those cold days away!

Laura's Warm House Mix by Psychic Tuesday on Mixcloud

Wanna download the warmth? Well you can! RIGHT HERE!




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Hey! More music to liven up your November! The band Advisory Circle made a pretty splendid "Autumn Cycles" mix for your enjoyment! Check it =

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This past Thursday was Peter and I's birthday! It was a pretty brilliant one, full of fair rides and camp fires!


Look! Ryan even baked me a cake! =
























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I dunno if you know who Billy Childish is, but he's an extremely prolific and inspiring British musician, poet and painter. HERE is a great recent interview him regarding his new painted works.






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V*I*D*E*O ^^^^^ T*I*M*E




1st up, here's a lovely animation for Kate Bush's song "Wild Man" from her wonderful new album "5o Words For Snow" =




Wow ... This crazy Mister Heavenly video is full of anarchic merriment =




Milyn Satterfield posted this awesome Sister Rosetta Tharpe from the 60's ... cheers! =




Some laughablely original DJ shadow weirdness =

Speaking of weirdness, Sarah Harrell posted this classic Grace Jones clip ... thanks! =




Woah ... terrorism meets marriage ... What?! Los Campesinos! decided to combine the two =




Weston Flippo sent me me this slowed down Human League song ... Funny how incredibly Chillwave it sounds! Gracias, Weston! =




I recently chanced upon this 80's video (directed by the visual artist Robert Longo) that I hadn't seen in quite a while ... It's the obscure band The Golden Palominos with Michael Stipe doing guest vocals ... Yes! =








Dessert is now upon us




Jess Marie Walker sent me this ridiculous Harmony Korinesque video for my birthday ... haha! Danke, Jess! =





Speaking of my birthday, Jen Healy Bergeron sent me this hilarious one as a present ... thanky! =




And who wouldn't enjoy this cuddly Occult Snuggie?




A spectacular technical screw up! haha =




Ryan made me aware of this odd musical entity ... Everyone, meet Nervous Norvus =

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And finally, my old pal, John Evans posted this laugh-out-loud collage of tragic Texas trash ... thanks, John! haha =