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The Mixtape

Michael Elliott

News, reviews, and interviews of music makers and soul shakers.

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Latest Issues

Mick Jagger's ‘Wandering Spirit’

While everyone’s giving their take on ‘Foreign Tongues’ (find links to reviews at the end of this piece), I’m revisiting my favorite Jagger work outside of the Stones…

Use that wandering spirit of yours to subscribe to The Mixtape—it’s fre...

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Chris Whitley's 'Living with the Law' at 35 and the Daniel Lanois Multiverse

In honor of this month’s 35th anniversary of Chris Whitley’s debut, ‘Living with the Law’, here’s a piece I had to cut from my upcoming book on Swamp Rock (details to come on that). It’s an outtake from a chapter detailing the New Orleans t...

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The America 250 Mixtape

For 250 years, we have been searching for a more perfect union inside this experiment we call America. Along the way, we’ve stumbled, tripped, crawled, and faceplanted, only to get back up, brush ourselves off, and repeat the process over a...

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Look out, it's Gemini Season

It makes sense that so many artists fall under Gemini. After all, Gemini is ruled by Mercury, the God of Communication, Commerce, and Travel.

Scorpio / Gemini pairings

I’m a Scorpio married to a Gemini. Traditionally, that can make q...

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The Best of 1986

Well, well, well. We have arrived at 1986, the year yours truly turned 16 and entered his sophomore year of high school. Back when some were living on a prayer while others’ futures seemed so bright, they had to wear shades; we walked like...

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