Dave Barry's year in review: 2009

The Miami Herald published Dave Barry's always excellent, always funny year in review today:

The big health story in April is the rapid spread of swine flu, a dangerous new virus strain developed by the makers of Purell. Public anxiety over the flu increases when Vice President Joe Biden, demonstrating his gift for emitting statements, declares on the Today show that he would not recommend traveling by commercial airplane or subway. A short while later, White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs assures reporters that he is "not aware of any 'Vice President Joe Biden.'"

Read the full story here.

Christmas mix tapes!

Almost every year during the holidays, I make a mixtape to send out to my friends. I've always thought that the gift of new music was just about the best thing you could get, and this is just my way of sharing the wealth. My friends are increasingly spread out all over the world, but I still like to keep the tradition alive. So this year, I made an MP3 mix (which turned into two mixes, because my tastes are too diverse to make one coherent mix!), and sent them out digitally. Here's the playlists:

Rewind, it's 2009

01. Amores Bongo : The Herbalizer

02. Hip Hop : N.A.S.A

03. Joyride : Giovanca

04. Champion (Remix) :  Brother Ali

05. Requiem For a Neo-Con : General Elektriks

06. Warrior's Dance : The Prodigy

07. I Like It, I Love It (Fumbata mix) : Fumbata feat. Lyrics Born

08. Dirt off your Android : Jaydiohead

09. You're Not All That : The Herbaliser feat. Jessica Darling

10. Small Axe : The Wailers

11. Haus Am See : Peter Fox

12. You Can Do It : Giovanca

13. City Livin' : G. Love & Special Sauce

Relax, it's 2009

01. United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage : Muse

02. Teardrop : Jose Gonzalez

03. Isn't It a Lovely Night? : The Decemberists

04. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) : The Decemberists

05. Ley De Gravedad : Ojos De Brujo

06. Deep Water : Portishead

07. The Lowest Lows : Fumbata

08. Paper Bag : Goldfrapp

09. Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) : Muse

10: Out of This World (Version 138) : The Art of Noise

Send me an email if you like the mix!

Reco: Peter Fox

Peter Fox is my new fave. His orchestrial take on hip hop production just blows my mind. Add in a drumline in monkey masks and I'm hooked.







And lest you think this blog is becoming too multi-cultural, I promise to feature an english-speaking artist on my next reco. Maybe.