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The Mixtape

Michael Elliott

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Latest Issues

More New Sounds for Spring; Remembering Mason, Schlitz, and Coe

Here’s what’s on my mind this week…


Greg Humphreys & Friends - Fireplace Sessions Vols 1 & 2

If you spent any of your time in the 1990s in the North Carolina Triangle area, or if you were tuned into college and alternative radi...

20 days ago
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Seven New Sounds for Spring

Nothing long and drawn out this week, just some new sounds I’ve been digging so far this year. You can click on most of these album covers, and they’ll take you to where you can stream/buy/download to your heart’s content. I’m sure they’ll...

a month ago
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The Best of 1966

It’s 1966, Captain. Set phasers on ROCK!

It was the year of increased activism and explicit pushback against the status quo; the US substantially increased the number of troops in Vietnam—up to 250,000 by spring—amping up protests througho...

2 months ago
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Remembering Augie Meyers in Fifteen Songs

Augie Meyers wasn’t flashy, nor did he try to be. He always landed in the groove and played what the song required. That said, his mighty Vox Continental influenced garage bands far and wide. It’s not out of line to say that if it hadn’t be...

2 months ago
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Two Years of the Mixtape: The Flipsiders

Last year, I celebrated our first year with a Mixtape of album openers. It seems only fitting that this time, we flip over the cassette and compile the best side two-track ones across the musical spectrum.

While the first song on any Mixta...

3 months ago
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