Welp, the time has come to officially pull the plug and start packing up all my music blogging stuff :(
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
FANDCAMP: Nothing for Me, Please
“This long awaited, shooting star of an album, has at last dropped into our cosmos and it is pure beauty! Every song demands presence; they conjure and set the soul aflame. Dean's talent, artistry and vulnerability is much needed in this world and his record is a gift to humanity.”
THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs | DISC 37
Here's the 37th instalment of the HI54 Mixcloud series where I go back to the iTunes organizational system I had setup when I used to run a 24/7 internet radio station, and then I shuffle up a selection of 'Mix Tape Radio approved' tracks and put together an 18-track HI54 Mixed CD to share.
LOCALLY RECOMMENDED W/ SARAH ORTON
“Unpopular opinion, unless I’m on tour... half-caff at home has been great for my nervous system. We buy a bag of decaf and full to make our own because it can be hard to find sometimes.”
THE WEEKLY EH?! // November 27th, 2023
I started a weekly Substack newsletter called THE WEEKLY EH?! to HIGHlight FIVE things FOR the current week in the highway 95/a area where I blahg from + 4 other things of Some Locals’ Interests — and you can read the latest one OVER HERE!
MOUNTOWN LIFE | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
An ongoing shuffle of 95 tracks that capture some of the vibes that bounce around the air when, like myself, you find yourself kicking about in a mountain town (or 'Mountown' for short / easier hashtagging).
19 from '83 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
To kick this ‘THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series off, we’re going to go all the way back to the year of my birth — 1983. Featuring tunes from R.E.M. Violent Femmes, Aretha Franklin, Lewis Baloue, Marine Girls + a whole bunch more, it’s a nice ‘83 vintage to stick in your headphones.
Some Locals' Interests // October 17th, 2023
I started a weekly Substack newsletter called THE WEEKLY EH?! to HIGHlight FIVE things FOR the current week in the highway 95/a area where I blahg from — it gets sent out EVERY Tuesday, and you can read the latest one OVER HERE!
EPISODE 124 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 124 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘EVENINGS’ - ft. JEEN., The Brian Jonestown Massacre, SALES, Wilson Pickett + a bunch more evening-flavoured headphone goodness.
LOCAL INTRODUCTIONS w/ JEREMY @ 95EH.CA + MOUN.TOWN
“Throw in the fact that the hope for the future world I'd like to live in feels easier to hold onto when surrounded by all those things I just mentioned & more (which comes with living amongst other people that are also drawn to those same things)… I think the highway 95/a area is still very much a pretty dang good place to be™!”
THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs | DISC 16
Here's the 16th episode of the Mixcloud series where I’d go back to the iTunes organizational system I had setup when I used to run a 24/7 internet radio station, and then I shuffle up a selection of 'Mix Tape Radio approved' tunes and put together an 18-track HI54 Mixed CD.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ DANNY from FROG + 'Goes w/o Saying' TRACK PREMIERE
“This is like a reach-through-the-mirror-and-emerge-in-a-pool-of-clear-water-in-a-snow-covered-alternate-universe-style vibe. This is like if the elves in the Lord of The Rings made folk songs with bust-your-shit-open beats.”