I've noticed, babe. Whenever I've put mine on, my mother has said "Your friend Hec's a little strange, huh?" The Christmas tape helped her feel the love, and I'm fairly certain the soul mix will earn you a shrine.

This might be my favorite one because of the opening 1-2 punch. (Though Jon referred to Ken Nordine as "that bad poet.") This one has the following recurring motifs: Musicals, Monkeys, Poetry, Black on White/White on Black and Faux Bands.

Raydio Schmaydio, vol. 4

A-Side: City of Fun – The Only Ones; Hey Now – The Perfect Disaster; Welcome to the Dollhouse – Daniel Rey w/ Jill Wisoff & the Con Artists; Pamela Pamela – The Mindbenders; Going Through The Motions – Sarah Michelle Gellar (as Buffy); What Would Brian Boitano Do? – South Park; Percy Mayfield – Exene Cervenka; I’m Going to Dress in Black – Them; Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; Give Me Back My Wig – Hound Dog Taylor; Abba Zaba – Capt. Beefheart; Take a Bus – The Bean Weavils; Clint Eastwood (Ed Case Refix) – Gorillaz; Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St. Etienne; Busby Berkeley Dreams – Magnetic Fields; Blue - Ken Nordine

B-Side: Swinging Nordwest; The Riddler – Mel Torme; Girl From New York – Billy Nicholls; Pink Turns to Blue – Husker Du; Seven Deadly Finns – Eno; Blockbuster - The Sweet; The Tick Theme (animated); Why Does My Paul Desmond Record… - Ralph; Ruler of My Heart – Irma Thomas; Lost and Lookin’ – Sam Cooke; Sally’s Song – Nightmare Before Xmas; Uncorrected Personality Traits – Robyn Hitchcock; Martian Saints – Mary Lou Lord; Message From The Country – The Move; The Monkey Song – Percy Mayfield; Yummy Love – Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution; Pagans of West L.A./Return to the Planet of the Apes – Kim Fowley; The Love I Saw In You Is Just A Mirage- Smoky Robinson & the Miracles; Crimson – Ken Nordine

My mom thought there was...a code,or a punchline or something in it. We don't really need subliminal left-wing messages, after all.

And the Schmaydio mixes are very eclectic.

So very true.

Update:

• Sam and Dave - "Hold On I'm Comin'"
• Slim Gaillard - "Yip Roc Heresy"
• Jackson Five - "ABC"
• "The Ballad of Jebediah Springfield"
• The Flaming Lips - "It's Summertime"
• Roky Erickson - "Song to Abe Lincoln"
• The Kinks - "Monica"
• Magnetic Fields - "Asleep and Dreaming"
• Thelonious Monk - "Introspection" (from Solo Monk)
• Black Merda - "Cynthy Ruth"
• Don Gibson - "Oh Lonesome Me"
• Pernice Brothers - "My Own Personal Psychic"
• My Morning Jacket - "Just Because I Do"
• Spoon - "Quincy Punk Episode"
• Kathy McCarty - "The Creature"

Though Jon referred to Ken Nordine as "that bad poet."

Oh, I didn't mean "bad". I meant "baaaaad".

No. I lied. I meant bad.

But what about the WordJazz and the bippity-boppity-boo and such?

More iPod update-age:

• The Cramps - "She Said"
• 1910 Fruitgum Company - "1 2 3 Red Light"
• Drumbago's Orchestra - "Duck Soup"
• David Bowie - "Breaking Glass"
• Mark Kozelek - "Up To My Next In You"
• Susan Cadogan - "Hurt So Good"
• Robbie Fulks - "Let's Kill Saturday Night"
• Suicide - "Ghost Rider"
• Notwist - "Neon Golden"
• Love - "7 and 7 Is"
• The Who - "The Kids are Alright"
• Sleater-Kinney - "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone"
• Os Mutantes - "Panis Et Circenses"
• Ella Fitzgerald - "Azure"

I'm behind in the movie thread, so apologies if this was posted there: Elijah Wood as Iggy Pop?

Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St. Etienne

Oooh, Sarah Cracknell. I'd go on line with you any day! t Homer

(Yes, I know she wasn't the vocalist on this song.)

I need to get in on the mixiness, though I don't have a tape player anymore, only CDs.

iPod update:

• Etta James - "Something's Got a Hold on Me"
• Iron and Wine - "Jesus the Mexican Boy"
• John Cale - "Cable Hogue"
• Shearwater - "Mistakes" (which sounds like Okkervil River to me, making me wonder if it's, in fact, mislabeled)
• Calexico - "Quattro"
• Olivia Tremor Control - "Love Athena"
• Schoolly D - "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme"
• Yo La Tengo - "The Summer"
• Wanda Jackson - "Fujiyama Mama"
• Percy Sledge - "The Dark End of the Street"
• Scott Walker - "It's Raining Today"
• Shearwater - "You Took Your Mistakes Too Hard"
• Balancing Act - "3 Cards"
• Mayflies USA - "You and Me"

iPod update:

I think somebody wants an iPod to call their very own....(let me be the four thousandth person to say "My iPod is sacred and wonderful and the best thing ever ever, babies should be issued them at birth and we all should join the Holy Church of iPods Effing Rock." In short: Get yourself one, dude! Just make sure you get the 60GB model.)

Did y'all see the one they debuted today: [link]

It's itty.