http://mondomagazine.net We're not geeks! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://mondomagazine.net/2009/my-epic-shuffle-playlist/ http://mondomagazine.net/2009/my-epic-shuffle-playlist/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:00:59 +0000 MUSIC_Jake http://mondomagazine.net/?p=4726 My epic shuffle playlist By Jake Shenker Last week I was talking to a friend of mine about his hatred of iPods. It's not that he has a personal grudge against Steve Jobs — no, my friend has a problem with MP3 players in general. "Yes, they're convenient," he says, "but no one listens to albums anymore. People just skip through their thousands of songs until they find the one track in ten they want to hear." In a sense, my friend is right. The concept of an album is fairly young — some might argue it started with The Beatles' Rubber Soul — and it's frightening to think that the genre is going the way of the dodo, replaced by iTunes Top Tens and Singles of the Week. But I love my iPod — all 80 gigabytes of it — and it's not just because I can store the last 100 years of recorded music on a slab of metal smaller than my wallet. My iPod lets me discover forgotten songs, those album closers and filler tracks that never quite made it past my ears and into my memory. [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2009/my-epic-shuffle-playlist/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/warm-and-spreading-the-08-winter-mix/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/warm-and-spreading-the-08-winter-mix/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:33 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3293 Warm And Spreading, Like Wetting The Bed Allana's Winter Mix '08 As a semi-prelude to the best-of-2008 listmaking that's to come, I introduce my winter mix of 2008 (not necessarily representative of the best-of, mind you). Usually it's a lot less content from the year at hand, and more a random smattering of whatever suits my fancy, but this year I had a bit of a change of heart. Rather than try to encompass the frigid, frostbitten ways of our frozen North, somehow this mix ended up well on the warm, fuzzy, energetic electronic side. I might just be in denial (as such, this mix has been in progress for three weeks while I weighed my options). But as I write this, I can still see green grass, so let's just check back in in a month, okay? [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/warm-and-spreading-the-08-winter-mix/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/the-obligatory-spring-mix-08/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/the-obligatory-spring-mix-08/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:01:07 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=956 Okay, here's a freebie for y'all. Though MONDOmusic probably won't be one of the new spiffy Friday-update sections, I thought I'd toss something its way this week. And lo, it's time again for the spring mix! You know, I only do winter mixes and spring mixes, never summer or fall... I should find this intriguing, but I'm too lazy. Here, have some music. (All mp3s will be taken down in a week, so hurry! And they're for review purposes only — buy some damn albums.) 1. Half-Handed Cloud - Out of Crudeness; Healing (from Thy Is a Word & Feet Need Lamps, 2005) 2. Cloud Cult - Hurricanes and Fire Survival Guide (from Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes), 2008) 3. Amon Duul II - Archangels Thunderbird (from Yeti, 1970) 4. Aislers Set - Hit The Snow (from The Last Match, 2000) 5. Rentals - Move On (from Return of the Rentals, 1995) 6. Can - Turtles Have Short Legs (from the Turtles Have Short Legs/Halleluwah single, 1971) 7. Dirty Projectors - Obscure Wisdom (from Slaves' Graves and Ballads, 2004) 8. Helio Sequence - Lately (from Keep Your Eyes Ahead, 2008) 9. Chopin - Minute Waltz (I'm partial to Dinu Lipatti's versions on Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14, from 1999) 10. Field Music - In Context (from Tones of Town, 2007) 11. Glorytellers - Awake at the Wheel (from Glorytellers, 2008) 12. Marshmallow Coast - Shimmering in a Bulb of Glass (from Marshmallow Coasting, 2000) 13. Deep Dark United - Down With Peacock Rock (from the Fools! EP, 2002) 14. Global Goon - Glory B (from Family Glue, 2004) 15. Sackville - Gold Dust (from Principles of Science EP, 1999) 16. Hauschka - Gingko Tree (from The Prepared Piano, 2005) 17. Jackie-O Motherfucker - Something On Your Mind (from Liberation, 2001) 18. Left Banke - I've Got Something On My Mind (from Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina, 1967) Allana Mayer Music Editor (Cute spring-leaf-y cover image stolen from the Hilton Pond Centre at www.hiltonpond.org.)]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/the-obligatory-spring-mix-08/feed/ 1 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ten-songs-for-winter/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ten-songs-for-winter/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:24:08 +0000 admin http://mondomagazine.net/?p=11 The Moodswinging Weather Mix By Natalie Sylvie Plourde]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ten-songs-for-winter/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ten-songs-for-winter-2/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ten-songs-for-winter-2/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:16:34 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3304 The Best Sides of Winter Mix By Allana Mayer You should all know by now that I'm waaaaaaay too serious about this whole winter mix thing. So, with no more overemphasis, I'll clue you in on ten of the best tracks I've so kindly foisted on my unwilling friends and colleagues over the years. [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ten-songs-for-winter-2/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-memories-songs-of-summer/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-memories-songs-of-summer/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:46:32 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3319 Please don't make fun of my list. By Alicia Glavac A Side - All I needed to know about life I learned from Q107. "Sweet Emotion" - Aerosmith from Toys in the Attic (1975) The first CD I ever owned was Aerosmith's Greatest Hits. When I was 15 my sisters and I all got CD players for Christmas and ONE precious CD each. We would take turns playing a song from each disc on our own player. My favourite song on that CD was "Dream On," but "Sweet Emotion" equals summer because all I can think about when I hear it is Pickford's Orbit Orange 1970 soft-top Pontiac GTO and I'm reminded of that magical summer we partied at the moon tower. "Layla" - Derek and the Dominoes from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) Every time this song comes on the radio my mom tells me about the summer when she and her best friend bought this record and listened to "Layla" all day for three months. Now I associate it with summer and my mom in jean cut-offs. [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-memories-songs-of-summer/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-songs-of-summer/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-songs-of-summer/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:17:03 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3338 Quite literally. Most of these songs have the word "summer" involved somewhere. By Miles Baker 1) Pixies - "Cecilia Ann" from Bossanova (1990) There is no talking during "Cecilia Ann." Only rocking. 2) matt pond PA - "Summer is Coming" from The Nature of Maps (2002) If the appropriateness of this song wasn't apparent in its title, it would become during the epic cello line - it's majestic. 3) Aimee Mann - "Ghost World" from Bachelor No. 2 (2000) There's always a time in summer when I feel different and alienated from all of my friends. This happens because the summer brings out something different in everyone; it's a great chance to re-invent yourself like Lisa did in that episode of The Simpsons when they went to Flander's cottage. This song is about that feeling: "Everyone I know is acting weird or way too cool/ They hang out by the pool/ While I just read a lot and ride my bike around the school." [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-songs-of-summer/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sals-top-twelve-mostly-obscure-80s-summer-anthems-mixtape/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sals-top-twelve-mostly-obscure-80s-summer-anthems-mixtape/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:05:51 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3331 Songs omitted include: Boys of Summer, Summer Girls, Summer of '69, Summer Lovin', Kokomo. By Sal Hassanpour There's something about listening to acoustic-guitar heavy blue-eyed soul and unabashedly perfect pop would-be-hits that says "summer" to me, more than anything else at this point in my music listening history. (Objectively, I'm already way past "music snob".) Here's a tribute, then, to these wonderful bands, most of whom survived solely on an intense cult following before recent re-release campaigns saved most from near-obscurity. So apply some mousse, put that denim jacket on, go outside, and put this in your Walkman as you glide through the city. On a hoverboard. [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sals-top-twelve-mostly-obscure-80s-summer-anthems-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ultimate-summer-tracks/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ultimate-summer-tracks/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:57:58 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3325 Want to channel the spirit of summers past (or nonexistent)? This list is for you. By Jenny Bundock This was supposed to be a list of twelve songs, but I had 15 on my list. I'll discuss the top twelve songs, and then I'll list honourable mentions of three more, because they should be on the list (or mix tape, or CD if you are into new technology, or "iPod play list" if you are eons ahead of me). Moving on, here are the 15 best summer songs in my meagre opinion, which may not be so meagre, if you like the genre of, well, everything. I started this process during one of this summer's theatrically hot days (you know the one where parts of the 401 started to buckle - that one) and I thought to myself, What songs would I like to hear on this piss-poor day? [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/ultimate-summer-tracks/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-songs-of-summer-2/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-songs-of-summer-2/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:22:51 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3343 Or, John Hastings' love affair with breezy guitar riffs. By John Hastings So, here's my shot at a Twelve Songs of Summer list. It's all over the place, but that's what a good mix tape should be! I've spent summers at my cottage and lived on islands in Southeast Asia, so I've got all sorts of reasons for dropping songs down here. It was hard, but here's my best shot, in no particular order, with a dash of explanation as well. 1) Ween - "Bananas and Blow" from White Pepper (2000) Who better than Ween to get everyone laughing and dancing? This was a staple for me in Thailand. It couldn't NOT be on the list and it might just be my favourite beach song of all time. [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/twelve-songs-of-summer-2/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/have-a-bbq-on-the-beach-with-me/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/have-a-bbq-on-the-beach-with-me/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:29:04 +0000 music http://mondomagazine.net/?p=3351 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/have-a-bbq-on-the-beach-with-me/feed/ 0