Faves of 2020 (Vol. 3)

Well, as much as I'm tempted to say good riddance to 2020 - and it was a treacherous, raging dumpster fire of a year - I'm a tad worried that 2021 isn't going to be much of an improvement, so I'm just going to ignore the year that was and move forward into the murky future with the faint hope that we'll enter an era of empathy and societal improvement... And yes, I'm sneering at my pollyanaish sentiment along with you.

But we'll find hope. There's always hope (even if it's only the hope for hope). And there'll be a soundtrack to that hope - and this is where I can show some optimism, because the bands and the artists will be back. And they're gonna have a few things to say. And, somehow, they'll say it in approximately 3 minutes while delivering an irresistible hook or two. For proof, look no further than the following mix, which compiles 25 more artists who managed to make the year a little easier to take.

There's A Lot To Do And No Time To Do It 

1. 1ce Cream Hands No Weapon But Love

2. He1en Love Debbie Take Control of the Stereo

3. R0mer0 Troublemaker

4. Sin0 Hearts A Way Or Another

5. Curt Baker Used to Think

6. The1onious Monster Falling Behind

7. Steve Winn California Style

8. Exbats You Don't Get It (You Don't Got It)

9. Terra Lightf00t One High Note

10. High Waisted Easy As It Comes

11. The N1neteens Drugs and Alcohol

12. The C0untry Westerns It's On Me

13. Ind0nesian Junk Type of a Girl

14. Supercrush Grace

15. Baby Shakes Sweet 'n' Sour Pt. 2

16. Hammered Sat1n Jukebox

17. The Flytraps Baby's a Freak

18. Bad Nerves Palace

19. Jerry Lehane Runaway with You

20. Radi0 Days I Got a Love

21. H00d00 Gurus Get Out of Dodge

22. K1mmy Drake I'm The Fun

23. 1mani Coppo1a In This Together

24. The Struts Burn It Down

25. Yuk0n Bl0nde Fuck It

Un-Herd Christmask 2020

Well, not much to say about this compilation, as it's as self-explanatory as a mix can get. By all rights, this one should have included Mud's "Lonely This Christmas," but I burned that one on a previous mix. Anyway, stay safe and stay sane out there, folks. These dark days will give way to sunlight eventually.

I'd Never Steal From Santa Cuz That Ain't Right

1. Cat P0wer Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas

2. Lisa Mycho1s Listen to the Bells Ring

3. CJ Ram0ne Father Xmas

4. Timmy Sean Merry Xmas Baby

5. JD McPhers0n What's That Sound

6. Por1o1o Xmas in Hollis

7. R0nnie Spector Best Xmas Ever

8. Jas0n Berk I Like Xmas

9. Robbie Wi11iams Can't Stop Xmas Time

10. The Do11yrots Xmas (Baby Please Come Home)

11. Jet Back Door Santa

12. Prima D0nna Gimme Xmas

13. The Br0thers Steve I Love the Xmastime!

14. R0cket From the Crypt Cancel Xmas

15. Supersuckers We'll Call It Xmastime

16. The Vanda1s My First Xmas (As a Woman)

17. The Cribs Xmas (All Year Long)

18. Dude Y0rk My Favorite Part (of This Time of Year)

19. Best C0ast Little Saint Nick

20. Nick Piunti Xmas Morning

21. Pau1 Ke11y How To Make Gravy

22. Ro11ing Stones Winter

 

Covers Project Vol. 19

 

I don't know if I can keep this promise, but I'm planning to post at least a couple of mixes before the holidays. It'll act as a sort of low-key apology to any and all blog followers frustrated by my dearth of posting over this past year. I even have a hastily compiled Faves mix almost at the ready.

The first of them is yet another entry in the Covers Project series. This one extends past the usual 70s-heavy sources and dares enter the new(-ish) millennium for a couple of tunes. All songs, you may or may not be relieved to know, still remain singalong certified. 

And a quick thanks to everybody out there who's still hanging on - and not just in regards to this blog, but throughout this whole 2020 shitshow. 

My Wig's All Pooped

1. Bi11y Joe Armstrong That's Rock 'n' Roll (Eric Carmen)

2. Cheep Trick Gimme Some Truth (John Lennon)

3. White Reeper Walk Idiot Walk (The Hives)

4. Chris Rogers & the Dirty Gems Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs)

5. Sharon Jones Just Dropped In (Kenny Rogers)

6. Die Toten H0sen She's Sure The Girl I Love (The Fortunes)

7. The Do11yrots Do You Love Me (The Contours)

8. Giuda Saturday Night's Alright (Elton John)

9. Driveby Truckers The KKK Took My Baby Away (Ramones)

10. Smash Fashi0n Does Your Mother Know (Abba)

11. The Neighbors Rock'n Me (Steve Miller Band)

12. Jaded Hearts C1ub Have Love Will Travel (The Sonics)

13. The B0bby Lees Blank Generation (Richard Hell)

14. Pixxies Mambo Sun (T.Rex)

15. Nina Metal Guru (T.Rex)

16. Co11een Green On My Mind (Damone)

17. Chris Farrren I'm On Standby (Grandaddy)

18. Gi1by C1arke Happiness is a Warm Gun (Beat1es)

19. Graham Parker One Guitar (Willie Nile)

20. Psych0tic Youth Cynical Girl (Marshall Crenshaw)

21. T0mmy & the Rockets You Don't Know What You've Got (Joan Jett)

22. Josie C0tton Sheena is a Punk Rocker (Ramones)

23. The Yum Yums Rush Hour (Jane Wiedlin)

24. The Ratchets Rock and Roll (Velvet Underground)