This one’s for 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town, probably my least fave of Bruce’s essential discography. But that don’t mean it ain’t a jam, baby! Looks like the “Making of” DVD’s gonna rule (if only for smart-assed Jimmy Iovine’s commentary) and the set list for the Houston ‘78 boot looks killer …

… but what’s really got me pumped is this previously unreleased reject from the sessions, “Save My Love”. Sounds kinda like a Dylan track wrapped in E-Street packaging. Enjoy!

Let’s get down to it — I recently conducted an “interview” with Mahjongg’s Hunter Husar (most of the questions were pulled from various untrustworthy sources) for my buddies’ awesome new zine Sundae Mag. OK, sure, the magazine was named after the tasty dessert treat, and all the songs I selected (I believe) have more to do with the day of the week. But I’m not creative like that. Plus there aren’t a lot of bands with songs about ice cream sundaes (gelato, yes). So yeah, here … we … GO!

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So I’ve been missin’ you. Or maybe it’s the other way around? Craigslist’s missed connections is a curious thing. It has inspired this mix of songs that are related to missing a connection. In addition, I recently had an interaction (an IRL interaction) with Craigslist’s missed connections board. The surprising promptness and accuracy of the connection Craigslist re-established for me has perhaps given me a likely imperfect sketch of its efficacy. Surely these connections will remain broken?

Am I being too vague? People talking on bananas? Orange you just glad I made another mix?

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U ever get that feeling that you’re about to do something … awesome. That’s how I feel about this mix. Because it is great. This mix is going to touch you in all kinds of ways. Ways you wouldn’tve known you even wanted to be touched by me, especially when I haven’t washed my hands.

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Well yeehaw and a bottle ‘o’ rum; it’s that time aginn … yes, I’ve been down in the cellar with a bathtub full o’ speakers and moonshine. This is probz the best country mix I’ve made yet! Don’t worry, don’t worry; there’s no nü-country on this mix (4 srsly). Ya’ll pitched a fit and ’bout tore yer britches over my last country mix. Quit yer hollerin’ and sit up here on Pappy’s lappy; this is all “real” cuntry. Plus the Bee Gees.

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Room in your heart for one of the best pop songs ever? Oh this idear just kinda came to me (plus a lot less work than writing up the awesome country mix I have in the werks). “I Want You Back” was the Jackson 5’s first single (the first of four J5 #1s in a row) and is a fucking insane slice of energetic bubblegum funk/pop — not to mention maybe the best pop single ever released. I dunno IMO whatevs. I realized recently I could probs listen to the song on a loop and not get too tired.

Apparently some other peeps thought the same; other Motown artists soon covered the song (Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and David Ruffin, included in this mix), and deep funksters (CCS), hipster journeymen (Van Dyke Parks and his cohorts in the Esso Trinidad Steel Band), snotty Brit-punks (Graham Parker), and even modern indie dudes (Discovery and a recent live run-through by Of Montreal) have repurposed the song. Oh and not to mention plenty of tweeny poppers (Cleopatra, West End Girls). So yeah, dig this FUN MIX GUYS!!!!

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Yeah yeah. Another week without a mix. It’s rough stuff, and I’m busy. I’ve got a great one coming up next week. Promises. In other news, if you haven’t heard friends, if you’re in the Columbia, Missouri area this weekend and would like to see some good ol’ fashioned sloppy guitar pop, my old band the Missouri Sex Offenders is reuniting. I may have mentioned us on this site once or twice. Get in touch with me for more deetz. Above is a poster I made. Read on for more of them. Hugz.

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I tried so hard. So hard to cut the fat. But I could not! It’s chock full o’ jams! This week’s mix, the ninth installment in my Odd Pop series of tunes from pop’s hinterlands, brings the ruckus. There’s 38 tracks and dos horas de musica espectacular! Did I go trudging through the lesser solo albums of former Zombies members and ABBA Benny lead songs and ELO album tracks for this? BUT OF COURSE! We’ve also got reggae hard rock post-punk baroque pop prog newwave BruceSpringsteen so stick around!

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