"Summertime Luvin' - A Mixtape for Kisston"

My good pal, Kisston, is always making me mix tapes. I rarely get to see her and can almost never keep up with trades. I decided it was long past time that she got a tape from me, so I composed this party/summer mix. I hope we get to bump it on the beach very soon.

You too can bump this tape on the beach if you wish.

Download or stream Side A

Download or stream Side B

or

Download both files in this zip 

"Spambot Radio June 2013"

This is the first Spambot Radio podcast of Summer 2013! An hour long collection of novelties and deep crate digs. Each episode is complete with vintage advertisements and retro commercials. The best part is that Spambot Radio is always free to download or stream!





Click here to download or stream this month's episode!

Enjoy the season and we'll see ya next month!


Tracklist for May's episode:

The Eels - Last Stop This Town
They Might Be Giants - When Will You Die
The Ramones - Pet Semetary
The Lordz - People Who Died
The Animals - Bury My Body
Carolyn Sullivan - Dead!
Lloyde Clarke & The Angels - Living Among The Dead
The Wailers - Funeral
Tom Lehrer - We'll All Go Together When We Go
Bobby Darin - Gyp The Cat
Louis Prima - I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You
Hank Williams - I'll Fly Away
Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues
Link Wray - Fire And Brimstone
Kinky Friedman - The Ballad of Charles Whitman
Tom Waits - Come On Up To The House
Rolf Harris - Stairway To Heaven
Daniel Johnston - Funeral Home
Sheldon Allman - Children's Day At The Morgue

"The Tom Waits Hour of Power"

I was never all that fond of drinking games, even in the amateur days. However, a few summers ago,  my brother had told me about "Hour of Power". Immediately I thought it was a stupid idea. Then he went on to describe the accompanying playlists. Internet folks were composing hour long playlists with minute long clips of each song. Free to download, the song change would cue the next drink which made it easier to keep time.
The two of us decided to make our own Hour of Power playlist that solely featured the music of Tom Waits. Only instead of a playlist, we were going to make a mix tape. It wasn't easy. We had to pick the best minute long clip from 60 of our favorite Tom songs. Sometimes we'd listen to a song 3 or 4 times each. Then we'd synch it up, carefully eyeball the clock, and continuously hover over the REC button. It took all evening and night to finish it because we messed up a few times by not paying attention. Frequent pizza and beer breaks, as well. It actually ended up being a lot of fun making the damn thing.
A few days passed before we actually decided to play The Tom Waits Hour of Power. With Old Style, of course. We only got through Side A because I was uncomfortably full and our belches were starting to rattle the windows. We decided to take a ten minute break but...in mid sentence I was punched in the face with drunk. Intoxication hit me all at once. My brother wanted to keep going with Side B. I refused.
The tape has been collecting dust ever since then. I came across it today while digging through boxes and felt bad. So much time was spent making it and we didn't even get through the whole tape. I decided to convert it to digital and make it available to download. Somewhere out there a bunch of drunk idiots will appreciate a Tom Waits drinking game. Even if you aren't into drinking games, it's a brisk walk through Tom's musical catalog and that's enjoyable with or without beer.

Click Here To Download or Stream The Tom Waits Hour of Power!

"Darkness Upon The Face of The Deep"

An awesome tape from Kisston, thanks girl!

Funny story about Jewsus, I went on a couple of dates with a guy in that band. He was boring. Terrible band name but they make great music if you're into rattle/clank percussion (I am).

Ps: I hate Guns N Roses, for the record. Kudos to taping over a cassette of theirs.

"Spambot Radio May 2013"

Welcome to Spambot Radio May 2013! An hour long podcast of oddities and novelties that are always free to download. This month's episode falls on Memorial Day, a holiday dedicated to honoring the men and women that have fallen in active duty. Where I come from it is also a day to honor all souls that have passed on.
I would like to dedicate this month's episode to my very dear friend, Scrummy. Scrummy is a creative and hard working funeral director/mortician and in a few weeks (June 16th to be exact) is National Mortician's Day! I'd like to wish her and everyone else in the funeral industry an early happy holiday. Hope you enjoy your three day weekend and we'll see you next month, in the thick of summer!

Download or stream here!

Last Month's Tracklist:
Omar Kay - Turkish Coffee
Chuck Berry - Havana Moon
Colonel Lemma Demissew - Astawesalehu
The Creeps - The Whip
Roger & The Gypsies - Pass The Hatchet
The Vampires of Dartmoore - Hello Mr. Hitchcock
Asylum Street Spankers- D.R.I.N.K.
Rock Moranis - I Ain't Going Nowhere
John Butler- Hand of The Almighty
Lavern Baker - Voodoo Voodoo
Los Saicos - Demolicion
Raul Hitler- Vivan Las Mujeres
Los Hitters - Un Hombre Respectable
The Reddlemen - I'm Gonna Get In That Girl's Mind
Joy & The Hit Kids - I'm Still a Child
Anne Peebles - I'm gonna burn your playhouse down
The Monitors - Greetings(This is Uncle Sam)
Otish Rush - Homework
Dave 'Diddle' Day - Blue Moon Baby
Los Sleepers - Zombie
Los Hooligans - Al Final

"Go Tree, It's Yo Birfday!"

My younger sibling, Katelyn ('Tree' to her friends) is about to turn 21! Kids today...I can only imagine how krunk (do the kids still say 'krunk'?) she'll be getting in celebration. Being that she's a lover of rap and hip hop, I took it upon myself to make a mix for her with stuff she's into and some of the hip hop I grew up with. Of course it is in CD format because she's unsure of how to use a cassette player. I paired the mix with a DIY print out coloring book of various rap artists, courtesy of Bun B's Jumbo Coloring And Rap Activity Tumblr which will be in actual print this fall!

I arranged the CD into 5 tracks with 4 to 5 songs per track, that way my sister can't skip past stuff to get to her favorites (mwahaha). Free to download in a zip file here!

Here's the song listing:

1. Mystikal - Shake It Fast
De la Soul - Me, Myself & I
Outkast - ATLiens
Jean Grae - Kill Screen
50 Cent - In Da Club
2. Biggie Smalls - Hypnotize
Wu Tang Clan - Method Man
Earl Sweatshirt - Chum
MF DOOM - Madvillain
Eminem - My Name Is
3. Vanilla Ice - Stop Than Train
Biz Markie - Just A Friend
Juicy J - Bands Make Her Dance
Kreayshawn - Go Hard (La La La)
Machine Gun Kelly - Wild Boy
4. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
Digital Underground - Humpty Dance
3rd Bass - Pop Goes The Weasel
Curren$y - Lemon Kush
2 Chainz - I'm Different
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Slick Rick - Children's Story

Happy 21st, Tree!

Spambot Radio: April 2013

Welcome to Spambot Radio, an hour long podcast paying homage to rug-cutting novelties and rarities! The last Monday of each month (or close enough) a new episode is posted. Each packed with commercials and PSAs from eras that now deem them vintage, retro, or any other buzz word that suggests nostalgia for the old and hip!

I have to change up the format a bit as my hosting site is making changes to their offered services. This makes streaming impossible. So April's episode is downloadable only. Click here.

Enjoy and see ya next month, turkey necks!

March's track listing:
The Boys - Polaris
Shannon & The Clams - The Cult Song
Messer Chups - Go Satan Go
Barbara & The Boys - Hooty Sapperticker
The Casual-Aires - Thunderbird
Knoxville Girls - Virginia Avenue
Marvin Pontiac - Bring Me Rocks
The Slough Boys - Fried Chicken Baby
Irma Thomas - Breakaway
The Dixie Cups - I'm Gonna Get You Yet
R. Lewis Band - Get Off The Road
Del Raney's Umbrellas - Can Your Hossie Do The Dog
John Prine w/ Iris DeMent - In Spite of Ourselves
Al Scorch Country Soul Enssemble - City Lullaby
Bad Heart Bull - Coal
Craig Ventresco - Scalding Hot Coffee Rag
The Devil makes Three- Gracefully Face Down
Anita Carter - Blue Doll
Patience & Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me
The Murmaids - Popsicles and Icicles
Harlem - Someday Soon