Moosical Questions?????

What is the first song you can remember or what is the first song hook you can remember?





Embarassed to say that my first memory of a song I sang over and over again was none other than Glen Cambell's "Rhinestone Cowboy." "Like a rhinestone cowboy..." I think I was about 2 or 3 years old.

Wikipedia info:

In general, a rhinestone cowboy is any man who wears the elaborate, stylized western wear made by rodeo tailors, especially as contrasted to a working cowboy or ranch hand.

Released in May 1975, "Rhinestone Cowboy" immediately caught on with both country and pop audiences. The song spent that summer climbing both the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts before peaking at No. 1 by season's end - three non-consecutive weeks on the country chart, two weeks on the Hot 100.
During the week of September 13 — that was the week the song returned to No. 1 on the Billboard country chart, after having been nudged out for a week by "Feelins'" by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn — "Rhinestone Cowboy" topped both the country and Hot 100 charts simultaneously. This was the first time a song had accomplished the feat since November 1961, when "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean turned the trick.
"Rhinestone Cowboy" was one of six songs released in 1975 that topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. The other songs were "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddy Fender; "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B.J. Thomas, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry"/"Calypso," both by John Denver; and "Convoy" by C.W. McCall.

Where Have I Been???

Where have I been? I am ready to mail out August 07 MIXMOO and I thought I would look around the Internet for MIXMOO stuff.... I found this blog with all this conversation that I am just now reading..... I'm sorry for my technological ignorance. You should get the August 07 edition of MIXMOO by the end of the first week of Sept.

A couple of things about the August MIXMOO.
Cover photo is outside of the Orrville Public Library (Orrville, Ohio) The towers are milk vats for a local dairy company (Smith Dairy). The cd photo was taken in August 06 near Times Square NYC. I loved the art because it is album covers that went on for about 2 blocks. The double decker bus we were on was flying by so it does not represent the entire work of art. Back of cd is a clip art photo. Inside the envelop is an area tourism guide available throught the region I live in. I just thought I'd share a little piece of my world with you all.

My wife and I will be in So Cal in mid Sept. visiting her relative in Pasadena. Can anyone recommend good places to see live music or California must sees??? We will be at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 15....Pink Martini. I have never been "out west," Hell, I've never been more west than Indianapolis.

I hope you enjoy the August Mixmoo.
Dave

February! a little love, a little rain, a little music!

I would generally call myself a lyrics person when it comes to music. Poetry set to music, words that I relate to, or a story that seems meaningful to the artist singing it tend to be what I gravitate towards most often. I don't listen to a lot of mainstream music as I find it lacking more often than not in that department though I know I've missed out on some great rhythms and sounds because of it. For my February mix I wanted to break out of my normal box a bit and get back to a basic appreciation of music - sound without as much focus on the words (or just their meaning). I listened to a large variety of music from around the world while working on putting together this mix- some great, some weird, some a bit too traditional for me outside of their own settings (I've decided tribal chanting plays much better with a campfire and an actual tribe than on an mp3 player in an urban setting). The tracks chosen are sounds that I appreciated and that stayed with me after hearing them. Hopefully everyone will find a few sounds in this mix that they enjoy as well.

~Tara




1. "Mogulcha Navo" - Sevara Nazarkhan
2. "Soon" - Souad Massi
3. "Orere Emafa" - Carlinhos Brown
4. "Oyum" - Kal dos Santos
5. "Saudacao A Oxossi" - Carlinhos Brown
6. "Dil Laga Ya Tha" - Najma
7. "Acha" - Gigi
8. "Chansons" - Kazumi & Maia
9. "Mona Ki Ngi Xica" - Bonga
10. "Ouli" - Jose Fernandez
11. "Somaiko Somainao" - Jaojoby
12. "Vana Vangu" - Thomas Mapfumo
13. "The Way You Dream" - Asha Bhosle & Michael Stipe
14. "Bel El Madhi" - Souad Massi
15. "Celestine" - Banco de Gaia

It's late and I'm punchy...

Hey everyone! Happy New Year! Hope you all had somewhat relaxing and rewarding holidays. I've been catching up on my mix listening lately. I was so behind- what with the whirlwind of Kindergarten and my newish baby. Baby's now 9 months has 5 teeth and is crawling, Kindergartner was off for a very relaxing few weeks. Grind about to start again, but hope to have more time to do things I like to do, like visit this blog.

I am working on my mix for January. Trying not to repeat myself! I have some in the works, just need some fine tuning. I hope to have it in the mail in the next week or so or so. I'll get it to you by the end of the month at least! I have had such a good time listening to the latest mixes. Well-done everyone! I can't tell you how it brightens my day and keeps me connected with the world to get those CD's in the mail each month. So glad to be a part of this fun experiment.

Coming to a Theater Near You

1. Death From Above 1979 - Little Girl
2. The Real McKenzies - Pour Decisions
3. The Mahones - Drunken Lazy Bastard
4. Ashley MacIssac - Sleepy Maggie
5. Melissa McClelland - Passenger 24
6. The Basement Sweets - Minus Minus
7. Tegan and Sara - I Won't Be Left
8. WinterSleep - Jaws of Life
9. Gandharvas - The First Day of Spring
10. Midways - Don't You Know
11. A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug
12. Great Lake Swimmers - See You On The Moon
13. Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere
14. Joel Plaskett - Nowhere with you
15. Ron Sexsmith - Happiness
16. The World Provider (feat. Feist) - Valentine
17. Spirit of the West - Our Station
18. Lost Dakotas - Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly
    
19. The Headstones - Three Angels
20. I Mother Earth - So Gently We Go
21. Radio Free Vestibule - Bulbous Bouffant
    

New Question of the Month

HI! I got a fun email from a friend and thought I'd use it for our question. I filled mine out and it took no time at all. And it was funny to see what came up - lots of MIXMOO influences!!!

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool... a lot of the songs fit with the setting

Opening Credits: Tumbling Down – Allison Moorer

Waking Up: She’s My Heroin – Agent 51

First Day at School: Bela Lugosi’s Dead - Bauhaus

Falling in Love: It Was Supposed To Be So Easy – The Streets

Fight Song: Ride It On – Mazzy Star

Breaking Up: Night Time Is The Right Time – The Sonics

Prom: Sweet Inspiration – The Farm

Life: Murder For Breakfast - Nekromantix

Mental Breakdown: Stay Positive – The Streets

Driving: El Paso City – Marty Robbins

Flashback: Fastlove – George Michael

Getting Back Together: Madonna vs M.I.A. / UR Hung Up – DJ Monster Mo

Wedding: A Ricky Gervais Podcast came up, so I hit next and got Gospel According to John – Soledad Brothers

Birth Of Child: Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

Final battle: Summertime Blues – Marc Bolan & T Rex

Death Scene: Coconuts – Junior Senior

Funeral: Slow Hands - Interpol

Ending Credits: We Are All On Drugs – Weezer (video) and I wasn’t sure so I hit next again and I got Cats Are Not Lucky Creatures – World Inferno Friendship Society

Bring your mp3 players to the polls!

1st Question

What bands have you gotten into/ bought cds of because of Mixmoo?

I've generally liked all the music this year. Because of your mixes I have picked up albums by the deadly snakes and blackstar (mos def and talib kwali) as well as purchased the joy division box set.

post your answers in the comment section.......

October Mix (little bit late...)

1 - Weirdo The Charlatans UK
2 - A Million Ways OK Go
3 - New Drink for the Old Drunk Crooked Fingers
4 - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) Otis Redding
5 - Poor Fractured Atlas Elvis Costello
6 - Galaxies Laura Veirs
7 - Extraordinary Machine Fiona Apple
8 - Debaser Pixies
9 - Holidays R' Hell Tuscadero
10 - I Really Hate You Ko and the Knockouts
I1 - Can't Explain The Who
12 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah The Pogues
13 - Never Tear Us Apart INXS
14 - Under The Milky Way Rick Springfield
15 - Stormy Weather Echo & The Bunnymen
16 - Trick Or Treat Nekromantix

1 - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' Scissor Sisters
2 - Little Bird Annie Lennox
3 - I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys
4 - You're so Damn Hot OK Go
5 - Hush Boy Basement Jaxx
6 - Madonna vs. M.I.A. - UR Hung Up DJMonsterMo
7 - Outside George Michael
8 - Dare Gorillaz
9 - The Power Is On The Go!
10 - Shake Your Coconuts Junior Senior
11 - Shaddap You Face Buddy vs. DJ The Wave
12 - Realizer The Crystal Method
13 - Seventeen Ladytron
14 - Here Comes the Hotstepper Ini Kamoze
15 - Never Give Up On The Good Times Spice Girls
16 - Everybody In The Discotheque (I Hate) Stereo Total

Lilly Allen