Category Archives: rock ‘n’ roll

luv426

luv426 Skinny Ties

Skinny Ties

bouncing between the guard rails of punk and mainstream radio rock this mixtape finds common ground in power pop. where household names and total unknowns use the forward thrust of chugging chords and driving drums to create a chewed up late 70s / early 80s bubblegum pop sound and energy that hits a bunch of my nostalgia centers.
image : Guy Departees
Tracklist:
  1. Photograph – The Movies – Snap Shot Records / Mean Bean Records (1982/2020)
  2. Ask For Jill – The dB’s – Albion Records (1982)
  3. Soul Kitchen – X – Slash Records (1980)
  4. A Hundred Feet Away – Joan Jett And The Blackhearts – Blackheart Records / Epic (1983)
  5. I’ve Done Everything For You – Rick Springfield – RCA (1980)
  6. Love Comes In Spurts – Richard Hell And The Voidoids – Sire (1977)
  7. Key Of E – John Lovsin – Terminal Records / Superior Viaduct (1982/2020)
  8. Government Center – Jonathan Richman – Beserkley (1975)
  9. What I Like About You – The Romantics – Epic / Columbia Special Products (1979/1980)
  10. Is This Real? – The Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014)
  11. Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner Or Later) – Huey Lewis And The News – Chrysalis (1980)
  12. Stuck On You – The Toasters – Bagel Records / Mean Bean Records (1979/2022)
  13. I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No – Blondie – Chrysalis (1977)
  14. Girl U Want – Devo – Warner Bros. (1980)
  15. Just What I Needed – The Cars – Elektra (1978)
  16. 867-5309/Jenny – Tommy Tutone – Columbia / K-Tel International (1981/1982)
  17. Guilty As A Killer Wave – The Toms – Feel It Records (1979/2020)
  18. Can’t Stop the World – Go-Go’s – I.R.S. Records (1981)

luv420

luv420 luv's 420 joint

luv’s 420 joint

when dj luv’s records started i had the idea of making a mixtape dedicated to marijuana. every mix up here was made in a haze of pot smoke so it was inevitable that time and inspiration would coalesce into luv’s 420 joint. an epic journey that crosses many genres and eras exhibiting how this glorious weed is for everyone and all can reap it’s benefits. to quote Louis Armstrong :
“We did call ourselves Vipers, which could have been anybody from all walks of life that smoked and respected ‘gage’. That was our cute little name for marijuana… We always looked at pot as a sort of medicine, a cheap drunk and with much better thoughts than one that’s full of liquor… the respect for it (gage) will stay with me forever. I have every reason to say these words and am proud to say them. From experience.”
so from one viper to another, happy 4/20. now take a hit off luv’s 420 joint.
image : Don Willis on weed
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The History Of Marijuana : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  2. I’m Gonna Get High – Tampa Red and The Chicago Five – Bluebird / Stash Records Inc. (1937/1977)
  3. excerpt from Turning Arnold On (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – East Coast Records (1973)
  4. Weed – The High & Mighty – Rawkus (1999)
  5. excerpt of Turning Arnold On (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – East Coast Records (1973)
  6. Smokin’ Cheeba-Cheeba – Harlem Underground – Paul Winley Records / Demon Records (1976/2020)
  7. excerpt from Physical Effects : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  8. Theme From Mary Jane (from Mary Jane) – Mike Clifford – Sidewalk / Reel Time (1967/2012)
  9. subway train from The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library – Columbia Special Products (1977)
  10. Big High Song For Somebody – Roy Glenn – Pesky Serpent Records (????)
  11. subway train from The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library – Columbia Special Products (1977)
  12. Killin’ Jive – The Cats & The Fiddle – Bluebird / Fantastic Voyage (1939/2013)
  13. excerpt from Toledo Window Box – George Carlin – Little David Records (1974)
  14. Till Sun’s In Your Eyes – DJ Vadim ft. Motion Man and Blurum 13 – Ninja Tune (2002)
  15. excerpt from Toledo Window Box – George Carlin – Little David Records (1974)
  16. Mary Jane Is To Love – Sweet Smoke – Jan-Gi Rcords / Amy / Stoned Records (1968/1997)
  17. excerpt from 1st Gear, 2nd Gear (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  18. Sweet Leaf – Black Sabbath – Vertigo / Warner Bros. (1971)
  19. Marijuanaut’s Theme – Sleep – Third Man Records (2018)
  20. excerpt from Making Love : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  21. Mary Jane – Rick James – Gordy – (1978/1984)
  22. excerpt from Love Of Grass – The Conception Corporation – Cotillion (1970)
  23. I Love Marijuana – Linval Thompson – Trojan Records / Music On Vinyl (1978/2019)
  24. Free The Marijuana – Audio Active ft. Bim Sherman – On-U Sound (1994)
  25. excerpt from Cruisin’ With Pedro De Pacas – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1971)
  26. Bring Me Weed – Sherwood & Pinch – On-U Sound / Tectonic (2013)
  27. excerpt from 1st Gear, 2nd Gear (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  28. One Toke Over The Line – Brewer & Shipley – Kama Sutra / Geffen / Universal Music / Music On Vinyl (1970/2019)
  29. excerpt from Fear And Loathing In Las VegasJohnny Depp – Geffen / Universal Music / Music On Vinyl (1998/2019)
  30. excerpt from Psychological Effects : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  31. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1966)
  32. excerpt from I Tried It Once, It Just Gave Me A Headache – Lenny Bruce – Lenny Bruce / Comedy Dynamics (1964/2020)
  33. All The Jive Is Gone – Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds Of Joy – Decca / Stash Records. Inc. (1936/1976)
  34. Quinton’s On The Way (Skit) – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992)
  35. Pack The Pipe – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992)
  36. excerpt from The Alphabet Song – David Peel & The Lower East Side – Elektra (1968)
  37. Greenery – Quasimoto – Stones Throw Records (2005)
  38. One Draw – Rita Marley – Tuff Gong (1981)
  39. excerpt from Love Of Grass – The Conception Corporation – Cotillion (1970)
  40. Big Spliff – Ralph Thomas – Zebra Jazz / Soul Jazz Records (1980/2009)
  41. excerpts from A Better World (Are You Cool With That?) – Bill Hicks – Comedy Dynamics (1993/2016)
  42. excerpt from Everything They Tell You About Pot Is A Lie (Play The Sitar) – Bill Hicks – Comedy Dynamics (1993/2016)
  43. Cosplay – Panda Bear – Domino (2015)
  44. excerpt from Listening To Music : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  45. Sin Semilla Kaya Dub – The Upsetters – Clocktower Records (1981)
  46. Acapulco Gold Filters – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1971)
  47. Marijuana In My Brain – Dillinger – Jamaica Sound / Radiation Roots (1978/2019)
  48. Stoned Again (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – Adom – East Coast Records (1973)
  49. I Got Stoned And I Missed It – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1972)
  50. Up In Smoke (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  51. Illegal Smile – John Prine – Atlantic (1971)
  52. excerpt from The History Of Marijuana : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  53. Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die (Solo Version) – Willie Nelson – Legacy (2013)

luv419

luv419 Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

another end of the sixties rock’n’roll mixtape made with luv. odd pop recorded in magnificent Psychlophonic Miracle Sound.
photo : Trace Sheppard A.G.E.
Tracklist:
  1. What Can I Give You – Margo Guryan – Modern Harmonic (1967/2016) > buy link
  2. Knit Me A Kiss – Big Boy Pete – Mono-Tone Records (1967/2021)
  3. Smell Of Incense – Southwest F.O.B. – GPC / HIP / Craft Recordings (1968/2019) > buy link
  4. I Found You In The Night – JODI – Out-Sider (1969/2018)
  5. He’s A Keeper Of The Fire – Buffy Sainte-Marie – Vangaurd / Craft Recordings (1969/2019) > buy link
  6. Short Circuit – The Id – RCA Victor (1967) > buy link
  7. I Enjoy Being The Boy – Giant Crab – UNI Records (1968) > buy link
  8. Cardboard Watch – The End – Decca / Demon Records (1969/2018) > buy link
  9. I Can Go – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends – A&M / Tapete Records (1968/2018) > buy link
  10. U.F.O. – Jim Sullivan – Monnie / Light In The Attic (1969/2020) > buy link
  11. Sunday Morning – The Five Day Week Straw People – Saga FID / Morgan Blue Town (1968/2018) > buy link
  12. Icicle Star Tree – Asylum Choir – Smash Records / Mercury (1968) > buy link
  13. The Golden Hill (part 1) – The Beat Of The Earth – Radish (1970/2015)
  14. The Jumping Frog – West Coast Natural Gas – RD Records (1968/2012)
  15. Paint A Lady – Susan Christie – Finders Keepers Records (1969/2019) > buy link
  16. (Oh Dear) Miss Morse – Pearls Before Swine – ESP Disk / Drag City (1967/2017) > buy link
  17. Hold On, Hold On, The Garden Sure Looks Good Spread On The Floor – Marc Brierley – CBS / Magic Box (1968/2019)
  18. Superman – The Clique – White Whale (1969) > buy link
  19. Last Cloud Home – The Orange Bicycle – Parlophone (1969/2017) > buy link

luv416

luv416 Fey

Fey

fey : fated to die (doomed), marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / able to see into the future (visionary), marked by an otherworldly air or attitude (crazy, touched) / excessively refined (precious), quaintly unconventional (campy)
image : Lewis Elliott
Tracklist:
  1. Petals – Bibio – Warp (2016) > buy link
  2. Lorelai – Fleet Foxes – Sub Pop (2011)
  3. This Is The Way – Devendra Banhart – Young God Records (2004) > buy link
  4. Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2009) > buy link
  5. Terra Incognita – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011) > buy link
  6. The Seer’s Tower – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005) > buy link
  7. Black Holes In The Sand – Gravenhurst – Warp (2004) > buy link
  8. Red Yellow & Blue – Born Ruffians – Warp (2008) > buy link
  9. I Agree – The Ohsees – Rock Is Hell Records / Castle Face (2006/2019) > buy link
  10. Fever Dream – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link
  11. Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian – Jeepster Recordings / Matador (1996) > buy link
  12. Saint Simon – The Shins – Sub Pop (2003) > buy link
  13. Recycled Air – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link

luv413

luv413 Same Old Mistakes

Same Old Mistakes

been living too long in our present day media horrorscape. need to blast the shit out from between my ears. this mixtape of 70s & 80s North American punk & hardcore should do the trick.
image : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. Freakin Out – Death – Drag City (1975/2009) > buy link
  2. Return Of The Rat – Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014) > buy link
  3. Let’s Have A War – Fear – Slash / San Andreas Records (1982/1984) > buy link
  4. Beyond The Threshold – Hüsker Dü – SST (1984) > buy link
  5. The Gold Mine – Meat Puppets – Thermidor / SST (1982) > buy link
  6. Butthole Surfer – Butthole Surfers – Touch And Go (1984) > buy link
  7. The Glory Of Man – Minutemen – SST (1984) > buy link
  8. Filler – Minor Threat – Dischord Records (1981/1983) > buy link
  9. Destroy Babylon – Bad Brains – PVC Records / Bad Brains Records / ORG Music (1983/2021) > buy link
  10. No Hope Religion – SC.U.M. – Psyche Industry Records (1985)
  11. Memories Of Tomorrow – Suicidal Tendencies – Frontier Records (1983) > buy link
  12. Mad Man – D.R.I. – Death Records / Beer City Records (1985/2010) > buy link
  13. Communist Eyes – Germs – Slash Records (1979) > buy link
  14. Magazine Love – Screamers – Superior Viaduct (1977/2021) > buy link
  15. Self Pity – Nomeansno – Psyche Industry Records (1986)
  16. My War – Black Flag – SST (1983) > buy link
  17. Get Off Your Ass – S.N.F.U. – Better Youth Organization (1985) > buy link
  18. Unknown – D.O.A. – Friends Records / Sudden Death Records (1981/2021) > buy link
  19. Because I Do – X – Elektra (1982) > buy link
  20. Careless – The Replacements – Twin Tone Records (1981) > buy link
  21. Unplugged – The Flaming Lips – Pink Dust / Restless Records / Plain Recordings (1986/2005) > buy link
  22. Cover Band – Redd Kross – Posh Boy / Merge (1979/1981/2020) > buy link
  23. Chickenshit Conformist – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1986) > buy link

luv409

luv409 - Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

you arrive washed out by the sun, covered in salt from sweat and the sea, drifting along the inward journey to your paradise. you followed the call of the mysterious cosmic jellyfish that resides in the center of your own personal Bermuda Triangle, lost between mind, heart and soul. it summoned you so it could impart the wisdom of the deep. open yourself up and let the ancient understanding take you to a dreamy world of fantasy filled with warm sea breezes.
Tracklist:
  1. Siembra – Elisabeth Waldo – Barbary Coast Records / Pleasure For Music (1959/2021) > buy link
  2. Llanura Africanas – Don Gonzalo Fernandez – Toboga Records (1982) > buy link
  3. Advert – Mark Broom – Pure Plastic (1999)
  4. Beribau Variations – Paulinho da Costa – Pablo (1977)
  5. Misnomer – Four Tet – Output (1999) > buy link
  6. Seaweed – Tipsy – Asphodel (2001)
  7. The Moon Over Manakoora – Lenny And The Thundertones – Astra Recordings Company / Numero Group (1962/2018) > buy link
  8. I’ll Be Home – Flamingos – Checker / Chess (1955/1981) > buy link
  9. Sweet Leilani – The Waikikis – Kapp Records / MCA (1967/1973)
  10. Island Girl – Eden Ahbez – Del-Fi Records / Fantôme Phonographique (1960/2018) > buy link
  11. Lessivé – Le Tone – Naive (1999) > buy link
  12. Hotel California – Heineken Pan Vibes Steel Orchestra – ICE (1978)
  13. My Silent Song – Enoch Light And The Light Brigade – Project 3 Total Sound (1969)
  14. Flynn – Ratatat – XL Recordings (2008)
  15. Marihuana – Los Darlings De Huanuco – Rey Records / Repsychled / Lion Productions (????/2018) > buy link
  16. Julie – The Moonlighters – WRL / Death Is Not The End (1961/2019) > buy link
  17. When Beads Spell Power Leaf – Brightblack Morning Light – Matador (2008) > buy link
  18. Rule The Summer Clouds – Bobby Lee – Tompkins Square (2021) > buy link
  19. Blue Beach – Welcome To Your Beach – Steve Hiett – CBS/Sony / Efficient Space / Be With Records (1983/2019)

luv407

luv407 Future Heatwaves

Future Heatwaves

drift through the heat of the dog daze in slow motion as this collection of odd pop and new rock prepares us for the hot summers ahead.
photo : Jaiyn Wilbity
Tracklist:
  1. University Microfilms International – Stereolab – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks (2004/2019) > buy link
  2. What Hurts Worse – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2018) > buy link
  3. Somebody Loving You – The Lemon Twigs – 4AD (2020) > buy link
  4. You n Me Sellin’ Weed – The Flaming Lips – Warner Records (2020) > buy link
  5. Shadow Of The Pyramids – Kristian North – Mothland Records (2021) > buy link
  6. I Stay Inside – Jamie Lidell – Jajulin Records (2016) > buy link
  7. Don’t Question Me – Scattered Clouds – Boiled Records (2019) > buy link
  8. Sans Soleil – The Notwist – Morr Music (2021) > buy link
  9. Damaged Eyes Squinting Into The Beautiful Overhot Sun – Deerhoof – Joyful Noise Recordings (2020) > buy link
  10. Long Time Woman – Night Lunch – Celluloid Lunch Records (2020) > buy link
  11. Psychotic Feeling – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2012) > buy link
  12. Forget Me – Born Ruffians – Paper Bag Records / Yep Roc Records (2018) > buy link
  13. If You Knew My Name – Figueroa – Nomark Records (2020) > buy link
  14. Woulda Coulda – Coriky – Dischord Records (2020) > buy link

luv399

luv399 Sweet Daddy Got You Covered

Sweet Daddy Got You Covered

a collection of quirky covers of popular tunes. if that’s what you’re lookin’ for then sweet daddy got you covered.
photo : Crafting Leads
Tracklist:
  1. 2001 Sprach Kazoostra -The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra – Rhino Records (1978) (original written by Richard Strauss and used as the theme for the movie 2001 : A Space Odyssey)
  2. Eleanor Rigby – Gershon Kingsley’s First Moog Quartet – Audio Fidelity (1970) > buy link (original by The Beatles)
  3. Good Vibrations (Kundalini Mix) – Psychic TV – Temple Records (1984) (original by The Beach Boys)
  4. Gone Daddy Gone – Gnarls Barkley – Warner Bros. Lex Records (2006) > buy link (original by Violent Femmes)
  5. The Model – Big Black – Touch and Go (1987) > buy link (original by Kraftwerk)
  6. Ashes To Ashes – LB – Output (2000) > buy link (original by David Bowie)
  7. That’s All – Clare And The Reasons – Frog Stand Records (2009) > buy link (original by Genesis)
  8. He Hit Me – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2007) > buy link (original by The Crystals)
  9. Jambalaya – The Residents – Ralph Records (1986) > buy link (original by Hank Williams)
  10. Midnight Cowboy – Faith No More – Slash Records (1992) > buy link (original written by John Barry as the theme for the movie Midnight Cowboy)
  11. Baby I Love Your Way – Scorpio Universel – Macaya Records (1979) > buy link (original by Peter Frampton)
  12. Ooh Child – Kamasi Washington – Young Turks (2018) > buy link (original by The Five Stairsteps)
  13. Light My Fire – The Burbank Philharmonic – Bravo / RCA Victor (1970) (original by The Doors)
  14. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – Cornershop – Wiiija Records (1997) > buy link (original by The Beatles)
  15. Peng! 33 – Iron And Wine – Sub Pop (2003/2017) > buy link (original by Stereolab)
  16. Danny Says – Tom Waits – Anti – (2006) > buy link (original by The Ramones)
  17. We Will Rock You – Taut French Joel – Planet Mu (2000) (original by Queen)
  18. God Bless The Child – Fifty Foot Hose – Limelight / Aguirre Records (1968/2017) > buy link (original by Billie Holiday)
  19. Planet Rock – Jason Moran – Blue Note (2002) > buy link (original by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force)
  20. Give Peace A Chance – Louis Armstrong & His Friends – Flying Dutchman / Ace Records (1970/2018) > buy link (original by Plastic Ono Band)

luv395

luv395 No Town Exit

No Town Exit

it’s a driftyshoegazinfuturekrautrockishpsychedelectronicsoundcollage type thing.
if you ain’t from Exit Zero maybe you won’t understand.
photo : view from Marsonic Studios
Tracklist:
  1. This Is Nowhere – The Oscillation – DC Recordings (2007) > buy link
  2. 405 Lines / Loko Motive – Blackhill Transmitter – fsoldigital.com (2016) > buy link
  3. You Must Wake / One Million Years Ago – Broadcast and The Focus Group – Warp (2009) > buy link
  4. Jacknuggeted – Manitoba – Leaf (2003) > buy link
  5. Wheels Rolling / Young Man / Feed’em Up – Orange Can – Regal (2000)
  6. New Toytown Walk – The Focus Groop – Ghost Box (2017) > buy link
  7. Crazy For You – Ulrich Schnauss – Morr Music (2002) > buy link
  8. Platonic Rate – Parsley Sound – Mo Wax (2003) > buy link
  9. Listening To The Frogs With Demon Eyes – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (2016) > buy link
  10. Black Forest Gateaux – Higamos Hogamos – DC Recordings (2009) > buy link
  11. Black Glass Actions – Cavern Of Anti-Matter – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks (2016) > buy link
  12. Stay With Me – Spiritualized – Dedicated / Arista / Plain Recordings (1997/2010) > buy link

luv392

luv392 Upholstery Farm

Upholstery Farm

back in the day Davey, Mickey, John and i would head downtown to this boss club called the Upholstery Farm. it was an amazing space, lots of levels, hideaway nooks and a big dancefloor. the place was totally psychedelicized. it use to be a fabric warehouse back in the 1940s but for a few years in the sixties it was the best place to hang out, pick up chicks and dance our cares away. it closed at the end of 1968 due to shady dealings but i will never forget the groovy tunes we would shake and shimmy to every night at the Upholstery Farm.
image : Jack Jodie
Tracklist:
  1. Come On In – The Association – Warner Bros. (1968) > buy link
  2. Here Comes My Baby – The Tremeloes – Epic (1967) > buy link
  3. All Strung Out Over You – The Chambers Brothers – Columbia (1966/1971) > buy link
  4. Just The Way You Are – The Strangeloves – Bang Records / Real Gone Music (1965/2019) > buy link
  5. Breathe In My Ear – The Shags – Kayden Records / Particles (1967/2019) > buy link
  6. Stone Free – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Polydor / Experience Hendrix / Legacy (1966/2016) > buy link
  7. Shape Of Things To Come – Davie Allan and The Arrows – Tower / Sundazed (1969/2004) > buy link
  8. Incense And Peppermints – The Strawberry Alarm Clock – UNI Records (1967) > buy link
  9. The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly – The Bonniwell Music Machine – Warner Bros. / Real Gone Music (1968/2020) > buy link
  10. Sock It To Me, Baby – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels – Bell Records / Quality Records (1967/1981) > buy link
  11. Drunken Maria – The Monks – International Polydor Production / Universal Music Special Markets (1966/2011) > buy link
  12. Gingerbread Man – Tommy James and The Shondells – Roulette (1968) > buy link
  13. I Can Dig It – Booker T. & The MG’s – Stax (1968) > buy link
  14. Gonna Hang Around – The Golliwogs – Fantasy / Craft Recordings / Scorpio (1965/2017) > buy link
  15. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds – Jefferson Airplane – RCA Victor / Sundazed (1967/2002) > buy link
  16. Throw My Love Away – The Honeybus – Deram / Hanky Panky Records / Mapache Records (1967/2019) > buy link
  17. Color Me True – Sly & The Family Stone – Epic (1968) > buy link