It’s been awhile since I’ve made a Liz mix .. actually I forgot to post the last one .. anyways .. This wednesday, Liz and I are hopping aboard a tour bus (a ‘rock and roll’ tour bus, with like, bunk beds and such), and I figured it was a good time to share some new music. Most of the driving will happen overnight, we’re supposed to try to sleep while on the bus. Our first stop is Nashville, where we’ll check into a hotel in the morning (like 10 am) so the bus driver can sleep, and then we check out and get back on the road at 10 pm. During the day in Nashville we are planning to check out the Country Music Hall of Fame, which is right across the street from our hotel. Oh! and a crazy coincidence .. the hotel we’re staying at in Nashville is the same hotel that Sean and I stayed at when we drove back to FL from CA .. we really liked it there, so I’m excited to go back. Anyways .. from Nashville we head up to Green Bay, WI for our shows, 2 nights at a big outdoor festival, and then we come home, spending another day in Nashville. Needless to say it’ll be a very interesting experience. I’m planning on bringing a good camera up on board with me so I can document various ‘stops’ we may encounter on the road. The bus also has satellite internet, so hopefully I’ll be updating along the way

Onto the mix:

1. Lily Allen – The Fear
2. The Limousines – Very Busy People
3. V-Factory – Love Struck
4. The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
5. Mute Math – Spotlight
6. Late Of The Pier – Space & The Woods
7. The White Tie Affair – Candle (Sick & Tired)
8. Coconut Records – Microphone * [listen]
9. Depeche Mode – Wrong
10. Pink – Please Don’t Leave Me
11. Band Of Skulls – I Know What I Am
12. Madcom – Beggin * [video]
13. The Bravery – This Is Not The End
14. Metric – Help I’m Alive * [listen]
15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
16. Rogue Wave – Lake Michigan
17. Audrye Sessions – Turn Me Off * [video]
18. Shiny Toy Guns – Season of Love
19. Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas ** [video]
20. Phoenix – 1901 * [video]
21. Glasvegas – Geraldine * [video]

* I have alot of favorites on this CD If you dont check out the whole thing, def. give these a listen.

** This is the song for the video that Katy Perry was filming at the Palms when we were in Vegas in March

Another Liz mix that I love .. I highly recommend all the songs on this CD Lucacris’ new song would’ve been on here, except for the fact that Ella listens to all of Liz’s music and I really don’t think lyrics like “If I take one more drink, I’m gon’ end up f***in’ you,” are appropriate for an almost 3 year old .. even if it is bleeped out. As an adult though, I confess that I love Luda. 

1. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Around The Bend
2. Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care
3. Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
4. T.I. ft. Rihanna – Live Your Life
5. Your Vegas – In My Head
6. Missy Higgins – Where I Stood
7. Keane - Spiralling
8. Jimmy Eat World – Let It Happen
9. Paramore – Decode
10. Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses
11. Carolina Liar – Show Me What I’m Looking For
12. Living Things – Let It Rain
13. Anberlin – The Feel Good Drag
14. Weezer – Thought I Knew
15. Bloc Party – One Month Off
16. Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part Right Here *
17. The Fray – You Found Me
18. Britney Spears – Circus
19. Vampire Weekend – The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance
20. The Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies) 

* Its tough to pick a favorite on this CD .. but this one might be it .. surprisingly!

Here’s my latest Liz mix .. I’ve been listening to it for weeks and still really like it

1. Snow Patrol – Take Back The City
2. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
3. Weezer – Trouble Maker
4. Adele – Chasing Pavements
5. The Airborne Toxic Event – Sometime Around Midnight *
6. Jonas Brothers – Love Bug **
7. The Veronicas – Untouched *
8. Correatown – All The World
9. Selena Gomez – Fly To Your Heart **
10. Lady GaGa – Just Dance
11. Metro Station – Seventeen Forever
12. Plain White Ts – 1, 2, 3, 4
13. Tayor Swift – Love Story
14. Jordin Sparks – One Step At A Time
15. We Are Scientists – After Hours
16. Jack’s Mannequin – The Mixed Tape
17. Beyonce – Single Ladies
18. Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody
19. Santogold – L.E.S. Artists
20. Chairlift – Bruises

** Had to add a couple songs for Ella, though I’m sure Liz enjoys both Disney songs as much as the rest

Yeah .. Liz got 2 mixes this month I really like this one, couldn’t wait to share it!

1. Amy Seeley – Gravel Lines [hear]* 
2. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Dawn Of The Dead [hear]
3. The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [hear]
4. Cold War Kids – Something Is Not Right With Me [hear]
5. Jack’s Mannequin –  The Resolution [hear]
6. Jason Mraz – I’m Yours [hear]
7. Gavin Rossdale – Love Remains The Same [hear]
8. Bon Iver – Skinny Love [hear] (this could be my favorite on this CD)
9. Beck – Gamma Ray [hear]
10. M.I.A. – Paper Planes [hear] (I meant to take this off before burning for Liz, it just happened to be stuck in my head when I started the list)
11. MGMT – Kids [hear]
12. Jimmy Eat World – Night Drive [hear]
13. Sufjan Stevens – To Be Alone With You [hear] (and this would be my #2, or I may have a 3 way tie with the Amy Seeley song)
14. Cary Brothers – Ride [hear]
15. We The Kings – Check Yes Juliet [hear]
16. Colin Munroe – Sunday Bloody Sunday [hear]
17. The Fratellis – Chelsea Dagger [hear]
18. The Shins – New Slang [hear]
19. Blur – The Universal [hear]

* Jesh De Rox is an amazing visual artist (not just a photographer) and a beautiful soul that I was introduced to while attending Image X this month. I fell in love with his spirit just watching him interact with other people

Hey .. most of those songs are up on Amazon.com’s MP3 service (a lot more then what I could find on iTunes) I think you can also preview the songs on here, in case any of the above links dont work

Liz got this mix 2 weeks ago and I’m already working on another one I first started putting songs together for it a month ago, and played a few for Ella during my last visit. Wouldn’t you know it, I played it for Liz and Ella started singing along to songs she only heard once or twice!! That kid is just amazing. (the song was Our Song by Taylor Swift)

1. Vitamin String Quartet – Hallelujah [hear]
2. Vanessa Carlton – Wanted [hear]
3. Coldplay – Lost? [hear]
4. Carrie Underwood – Last Name [hear]
5. John Mayer – Say [hear]
6. Sia – Breathe Me [hear]
7. The Verve – Love is Noise [hear]
8. The Ting Tings – Shut Up and Let Me Go [hear]
9. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – We Are Rockstars [hear]
10. My Morning Jacket – Touch Me I’m Going To Scream, Part II [hear]
11. Taylor Swift – Our Song [hear]
12. Pink – So What [hear]
13. Ben Folds – You Don’t Know Me [hear]
14. Albert Hammond Jr. – GfC [hear]
15. Low Vs. Diamond – This Is Your Life [hear]
16. Chris Cornell – Scream [hear]
17. September – Cry For You [hear]
18. The Kooks – She Moves In Her Own Way [hear]
19. Low Vs Diamond – Heart Attack [hear]

My latest Liz mix .. I added links to you tube videos this time, so you can check all the songs out yourself. The SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) videos keep being taken down because of copyright, so I’m not sure how long they’ll last, but these are some of my favorite performances this season. When I clicked the publish button, all the videos worked

OLD NAVY

• Lights – Last Thing On Your Mind – [vid]
• Lights – Drive My Soul – [vid]
• Lights – White – [vid]
• Lights – February Air – [vid]

NOT ON TV

• The Black Keys – Strange Times – [vid]
• Switches – Drama Queen – [vid]
• Mute Math – Control – [vid]
• Whoa Oh Me Vs Everyone – Forever The Sickest Kids – [vid]
• The Stills – Lola Stars And Stripes – [vid]
• O.A.R. – Shattered – [vid]

AS SEEN ON TV

• iTunes/Coldplay – Viva La Vida – [vid]
• Heiniken/Chris Knox – It’s Love – [vid]
• Grey’s Anatomy/JEM – They – [vid]
• Kohls/Ben Lee – We’re All In This Together – [vid]

SYTYCD

• Anouk – Lost – [vid]
• Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love – [vid]
• Adele – Hometown – [vid]
• Chris Brown – Forever – [vid]
• John Mayer – Dreaming with a Broken Heart – [vid]
• Jordan Sparks – No Air – [vid]

My latest mix CD for liz .. it was a little rushed because I wanted to give it to her Mother’s Day weekend (maybe I should’ve named it Happy Mother’s Day) .. anyways .. there are alot of chicks on this CD .. oh and the Miley Cyrus, that’s just for her, she’s a big Hanna Montana fan (bwhahaha Liz, the cat’s out of the bag!)

Also .. Katy Perry needs to release her CD already ..

1. Estelle (ft. Kanye West) – American Boy [this song]
2. The White Stripes – Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
3. Death Cab for Cutie – No Sunlight (this was supposed to be a different song, but I forgot which one)
4. Duffy – Mercy
5. The Raconteurs – These Stones Will Shout
6. Atmosphere – You (Thanks Drew)
7. Katy Perry – Hot ‘N Cold 
8. Paramore – That’s What You Get
9. Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
10. Flyleaf – All Around Me
11. Miley Cyrus – See You Again
12. Coldplay – Violet Hill
13. Carolina Liar – I’m Not Over
14. Weezer – Pork and Beans
15. Rhianna – Don’t Stop the Music (I know .. but this song makes me want to dance)
16. MuteMath – Typical
17. The Ting Tings – Great DJ (love it!)
18. We Are Scientists – Chick Lit 

Enjoy!

ps. Sean’s Pepper Recipe coming at ya this afternoon!

Since Liz is heading up here this weekend I figured I’d throw together a new CD for her (which was totally not on my todo list, ha!) .. anyways, here is Liz Needs a Spring Break! 

1. Metro Station – Control
2. MGMT – Time to Pretend
3. Klaxons – Golden Skans
4. Ash – Walking Barefoot
5. Flobots – Handlebars
6. Armor For Sleep – Hold The Door
7. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
8. Robbie Rivera – Juanes – La Camisa Negra 
9. LUDO – Love Me Dead
10. Hot Hot Heat – Harmonicas and Tambourines
11. Gnarls Barkley – Run
12. Metro Station – Shake It
13. Enur – Calabria 2007
14. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
15. R.E.M. – Supernatural Superserious
16. Cold War Kids – We Used to Vacation
17. The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution
18. Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart

Last fall I made this mix for Liz .. and I’ve been listening to it ever since. Its pretty rare for me to keep listening to a mix for more then a month, so I decided that this should be shared with the world. Plus I just listened to it like 3 or 4 times in a row while sewing tonight I’m not exactly sure why I like it so much, there are a few songs from commercials and off of Gray’s Anatomy, and alot of girl singers, the music is pretty chill, I guess that makes good sewing music, not really distracting, easy to sing along with I hope you guys have a chance to take a listen.

1. Stop Me – Mark Ronson
2. O Valencia – The Decemberists
3. Back In Your Head – Tegan And Sara
4. Love Song – Sara Bareilles
5. Naive – The Kooks
6. An End Has A Start – Editors
7. Timebomb – Beck
8. We’ve Got Everything – Modest Mouse
9. The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
10. Remind Me – Royksopp
11. Keep Breathing – Ingrid Michaelson
12. Nine In the Afternoon – Panic At the Disco
13. Just feat. Phantom Planet – Mark Ronson
14. Oversleeping – I’m From Barcelona
15. 23 – Blonde Redhead
16. The End Has No End – The Strokes
17. Sixteen Military Wives – The Decemberists
18. Can’t Believe A Single Word – VHS Or Beta
19. Hard Sun – Eddie Vedder
20. 1234 – Feist
21. Soon We’ll Be Living in the Future – Straylight Run

As always with my mixes, if you want a copy, just let me know

Just wanted to give a big shout out to my little sister

Some of you may know already, but I make mix CDs for Liz. Every couple of months I pile together a few songs I enjoy at that moment and stick them on a CD and expect her to listen to it over and over again until her ears bleed. HA! .. anyways I wanted to start posting my mixes just incase somebody wants to try some new music, and so I remember what the heck I included on the past mixes .. Anyways, here is my first Liz mix of 2008, Happy Birthday Liz!!

1. Shiny Toy Guns – Rainy Monday
2. Rascal Flatts – What Hurts the Most
3. Katy Perry – Ur So Gay
4. The Killers – Tranquilize
5. Brand New – Fork & Knife
6. The Killers – Shadowplay
7. Bloc Party – Flux
8. Weezer – Photograph
9. Katy Perry – Use Your Love
10. One Republic – Stop and Stare
11. Smashing Pumpkins – Bring the Light
12. Paramore – crushcrushcrush
13. Jack Johnson – If I Has Eyes
14. Plain White T’s – Our Time Now
15. Jimmy Eat World – Always Be
16. Spoon – Don’t You Evah
17. Muse – Map of the Problematique
18. Incubus – Oil & Water
19. Finger Eleven – Paralyzer
20. David Guetta – Baby When the Lights Go Out