This is probably annoying, but I followed you a long time ago under an old name and I want to read your blog again (this one is awesome, but I'd also like to see your regular one). I couldn't find a link to it anywhere on here (I skimmed, I skimmed, sorry). Would you mind indulging me with a link? If you don't want to post this in your blog please put it in my ask box. Thanks. — asked by -eddie

Thanks for the question! I took it off for one reason or another but I put a link back up on the site. Check it out and follow if you wish!

Question 1: To make a mix, do you just put all the songs in one folder and then upload the folder? Question 2: Will this still be effective if the files are m4a and not mp3s? Question 3: If no to either, do you have better suggestions? Thanks! — asked by lovebrighter

Sorry it has taken me forever to reply! I’ve been dead to the world because of work. FYI, being an adult sucks sometimes. 

1. Yes

2. I usually use mp3’s because m4a’s are a pain in the butt sometimes. (You can’t upload m4a’s to 8tracks, tumblr, and oftentimes it’s just easier to use an mp3.) I would love to upload some FLAC files but those would take forever to upload and download and not everyone uses an audio player capable of FLAC playback.

3. iTunes can convert m4a’s to mp3. You just have to right click on the song. You can also use zamzar.com to convert them.

Thanks for the questions!

Thin Air A lot of really awesome new music has come out lately and I’ve put some on here. This started out being the Spring mixtape but I wasn’t happy with it. Now Spring is nearly over and summer will start. I could use the warm weather.  Tracklist Drunk Girls by LCD Soundsystem Nobody But You by The Apples in Stereo Crash Course by The Spill Canvas Nothing Like You by Frightened Rabbit Come Back To Me by Chatham County Line Hollar and Howl by Annuals Burden of Tomorrow by The Tallest Man On Earth Save It For A Rainy Day by The Jayhawks Remains by Matt Pond PA Chinatown by Wild Nothing Heaven and Earth by Blitzen Trapper Sorrow by The National Truth Sets In by Avi Buffalo Thin Air by Aqualung The Curse by Josh Ritter Download | Listen

Thin Air

A lot of really awesome new music has come out lately and I’ve put some on here. This started out being the Spring mixtape but I wasn’t happy with it. Now Spring is nearly over and summer will start. I could use the warm weather. 

Tracklist

  1. Drunk Girls by LCD Soundsystem
  2. Nobody But You by The Apples in Stereo
  3. Crash Course by The Spill Canvas
  4. Nothing Like You by Frightened Rabbit
  5. Come Back To Me by Chatham County Line
  6. Hollar and Howl by Annuals
  7. Burden of Tomorrow by The Tallest Man On Earth
  8. Save It For A Rainy Day by The Jayhawks
  9. Remains by Matt Pond PA
  10. Chinatown by Wild Nothing
  11. Heaven and Earth by Blitzen Trapper
  12. Sorrow by The National
  13. Truth Sets In by Avi Buffalo
  14. Thin Air by Aqualung
  15. The Curse by Josh Ritter

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yvynyl: FRIENDSHIP CLUB #3 - HOW TO DRESS WELL A new great mixtape the house of Friendship. This one curated by their friends How To Dress Well.  Dig this track list: ERIC B & RAKIM - CHINESE ARITHMETIC NOSAJ THING - 2222 CLIPSE - COUNSELING (‘MY SHRINK EVEN THINK MY BEHAVIOR’S SICK’ MIX) MAXWELL - PHOENIX RISE (HTDW DROP) LINDSTROM & CHRISTABELLE - HIGH AND LOW ZAZEN BOYS - SABAKU oOoOO - SEDSUMTING THE DREAM - PUT IT DOWN DJ MOE - MONEY TO BLOW (DRAKE AND WEEZY HTDW EDIT) BLACK COW - PURPLE SMOKE XIU XIU - BROOKLYN DODGERS BURIAL - FOSTERCARE CURRENT 93 FT. ANTONY - IDUMEA (HTDW CHAPEL RE-UP) GROUPER - PULSE HOW TO DRESS WELL - MY BODY HOW TO DRESS WELL - READY FOR THE WORLD TEENGIRL FANTASY - NEW IMAGE EVERY DAY (OUTRO) Download it here. This is a killer tracklist. I suggest you all check it out.

yvynyl:

FRIENDSHIP CLUB #3 - HOW TO DRESS WELL

A new great mixtape the house of Friendship. This one curated by their friends How To Dress Well.  Dig this track list:

  • ERIC B & RAKIM - CHINESE ARITHMETIC
  • NOSAJ THING - 2222
  • CLIPSE - COUNSELING (‘MY SHRINK EVEN THINK MY BEHAVIOR’S SICK’ MIX)
  • MAXWELL - PHOENIX RISE (HTDW DROP)
  • LINDSTROM & CHRISTABELLE - HIGH AND LOW
  • ZAZEN BOYS - SABAKU
  • oOoOO - SEDSUMTING
  • THE DREAM - PUT IT DOWN
  • DJ MOE - MONEY TO BLOW (DRAKE AND WEEZY HTDW EDIT)
  • BLACK COW - PURPLE SMOKE
  • XIU XIU - BROOKLYN DODGERS
  • BURIAL - FOSTERCARE
  • CURRENT 93 FT. ANTONY - IDUMEA (HTDW CHAPEL RE-UP)
  • GROUPER - PULSE
  • HOW TO DRESS WELL - MY BODY
  • HOW TO DRESS WELL - READY FOR THE WORLD
  • TEENGIRL FANTASY - NEW IMAGE EVERY DAY (OUTRO)

Download it here.

This is a killer tracklist. I suggest you all check it out.

Becca’s Birthday Mix I’m sorry this is late! My internet hates me and I had to try to upload this five times before it worked! I’ve been super busy and I promised I didn’t forget (I didn’t, I just haven’t had time to upload this and get it ready). Anyway, Happy Belated Birthday. I hope yours was awesome. I tried to put on songs that you would like and I apologize if you have any of these already. I was going to put on that Robin Thicke song that you like but then I decided that it would be best if I didn’t. And kept my pants on. — Josh Tracklist After Afterall by William Fitzsimmons Better Than Love by Griffin House Best Not To Think About It by Athlete Do What I Can by Greg Laswell These Arms by Matt Costa If Love Was Enough by Graham Colton Band OK by Holly Conlan Working Poor by Horsefeathers Ghosts by Laura Marling One Day Like This by Elbow Kingdom of Rust by Doves Right Moves by Josh Ritter Honey Let Me Sing You A Song by Matt Hires Are We All Forgotten by Paper Route Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons Download | Listen

Becca’s Birthday Mix

I’m sorry this is late! My internet hates me and I had to try to upload this five times before it worked! I’ve been super busy and I promised I didn’t forget (I didn’t, I just haven’t had time to upload this and get it ready). Anyway, Happy Belated Birthday. I hope yours was awesome.

I tried to put on songs that you would like and I apologize if you have any of these already. I was going to put on that Robin Thicke song that you like but then I decided that it would be best if I didn’t. And kept my pants on.

— Josh

Tracklist

  1. After Afterall by William Fitzsimmons
  2. Better Than Love by Griffin House
  3. Best Not To Think About It by Athlete
  4. Do What I Can by Greg Laswell
  5. These Arms by Matt Costa
  6. If Love Was Enough by Graham Colton Band
  7. OK by Holly Conlan
  8. Working Poor by Horsefeathers
  9. Ghosts by Laura Marling
  10. One Day Like This by Elbow
  11. Kingdom of Rust by Doves
  12. Right Moves by Josh Ritter
  13. Honey Let Me Sing You A Song by Matt Hires
  14. Are We All Forgotten by Paper Route
  15. Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons

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Winner!

I was going to do this last night but I passed out on the couch watching Role Models with my roommate. I somehow made it to my bed where I quickly passed out again.

Anyway…

Again, I want to thank everyone for reblogging, liking, and commenting. It is pretty awesome to see the responses.

The winner: Mike Morrow. Just go here and leave your e-mail address and whether you would like an iTunes or an Amazon gift card. I’ll send it out as soon as I can.

Thanks again everyone!

Update

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have not forgotten about the giveaway. I’ve been tired, busy, sick and out of town. I checked the downloads Sunday night (it was really around 3:30AM) and we were only 4 downloads away from the 3,000 mark. That’s close enough. I’ll be announcing the winner later, once I get home from work.

Thank you for following, reblogging, and liking!

Were You Ever Here At All This is a somewhat milestone mix because we’re approaching 3000 mixtape downloads. I was really surprised when I checked the numbers and I wanted to thank everyone for it. I’ve decided to have a giveaway. The rules are: In order for the giveaway to happen, 3000 downloads must be reached (really, it isn’t that far away). You have until Sunday night to reach that number (I’ll be out of town and won’t be back until then). People who download twice won’t count because it keeps track by IP. One winner, chosen at random, will receive a $20 gift card to either iTunes or Amazon, winner’s choice. All you have to do to enter is comment on this post or reblog, whichever you want. Tracklist Audience by Cold War Kids What U Want by Lupe Fiasco The Zombies Will Eat Your Brains Out But Will Leave Your Ears and Fingertips by Metermaids With L.E.S. Kids (Santigold vs. MGMT vs. U2) by Gaston Marchin’ In by Lo-Fi-Fnk Let My Love Open The Door by M. Ward (cover) Wicked Blood by Sea Wolf There’s Nothing Underwater by Lightspeed Champion The Getaway by Athlete Colors by April Smith and The Great Picture Show Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful by Seabird Hard To Be Loved by The Watson Twins Silvia by MIike Snow Fader by The Temper Trap Download | Listen

Were You Ever Here At All

This is a somewhat milestone mix because we’re approaching 3000 mixtape downloads. I was really surprised when I checked the numbers and I wanted to thank everyone for it. I’ve decided to have a giveaway. The rules are: In order for the giveaway to happen, 3000 downloads must be reached (really, it isn’t that far away). You have until Sunday night to reach that number (I’ll be out of town and won’t be back until then). People who download twice won’t count because it keeps track by IP. One winner, chosen at random, will receive a $20 gift card to either iTunes or Amazon, winner’s choice. All you have to do to enter is comment on this post or reblog, whichever you want.

Tracklist

  1. Audience by Cold War Kids
  2. What U Want by Lupe Fiasco
  3. The Zombies Will Eat Your Brains Out But Will Leave Your Ears and Fingertips by Metermaids
  4. With L.E.S. Kids (Santigold vs. MGMT vs. U2) by Gaston
  5. Marchin’ In by Lo-Fi-Fnk
  6. Let My Love Open The Door by M. Ward (cover)
  7. Wicked Blood by Sea Wolf
  8. There’s Nothing Underwater by Lightspeed Champion
  9. The Getaway by Athlete
  10. Colors by April Smith and The Great Picture Show
  11. Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful by Seabird
  12. Hard To Be Loved by The Watson Twins
  13. Silvia by MIike Snow
  14. Fader by The Temper Trap

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The Hardest Part by Drivin N Cryin

I feel bad about not posting any mixtapes in the past couple of weeks so here is a song. I’ll try to post some of the mixes I’ve been working on but my life has been pretty swamped and hectic.

I believe that when you’re making a mix, you’re making history. You ransack the vaults, you haul off all the junk you can carry, and you rewire all your ill-gotten loot into something new. You go through an artist’s entire career, zero in one that one moment that makes you want to jump and dance and smoke bats and bite the heads off drugs. And then you play that one moment over and over.

A mix tape steals these moments from all over the musical cosmos, and splices them into a whole new groove.
From Love Is A Mixtape by Rob Sheffield