:: 2009 IN PHOTOS ::

Another year done come and gone.

:: COLD WEIGHT + HOT SKIN ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

Hunker down for the cold weight of winter in Brooklyn, and remember why you keep coming back:

- Ninjasonik show on Tellie's birthday.
- Basement oil wrestling in Harlem. . . as a fundraiser.
- Secret last-minute Japanther + The Death Set + Cerebral Ballzy show in Bushwick.
- Roving parade of costumed characters invades the bar scene in Williamsburg, for the hell of it.

MP3:

This one didn't make it on to the Xmas Mix '09, but it is kind of holiday-themed in the lyrics.

- The So So Glos - 99 Degrees (Ninjasonik Remix)

A band's place at last.

:: SNOW NIGHT AT THE BRIDGE ::

First snow, old skateboard decks, Williamsburg bridge, best friends, most fun all winter.

:: WANT NOTHING ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

Keeping up the annual tradition, I'm offering up a new Xmas music mix for 2009. The sixth year in a row, but still holding strong (I think). The Yeah Yeah Yeahs win for best holiday song on this one. If you want any of the previous five years let me know and I will upload them.

XMAS MIX '09:

All I Want For Christmas - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight) - Asobi Seksu
Winter Wonderland - Cap'n Jazz
Oh Joseph - Burning Hank
Come On Santa - The Raveonettes
O Holy Night - Benji Cossa
Santa Clause - The Sonics
Christmas In Prison - Emmy The Great & Lightspeed Champion
I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Neko Case
It's Christmas But Not For You - TIAC
Christmas Eve, Driving Home - Frontier Ruckus
Run Away With Me - Jens Lekman
Christmas Is For Losers - Mike Nicolai
Ain't No Chimneys - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Oh Hanukah, Oh Hanukah - Sinai Mountain Boys
Last Christmas - Swearing at Motorists
Crazy Cool Christmas - Kermit Ruffins
Hanukkah - The Mountain Goats
X-Mas Eve (She Got up and Left Me) - Rancid
Xmas Eve - The Damnwells

MP3:

I even got a couple Hanukkah songs in there this year. . .

- XMAS MIX '09 - Download .zip file here

As requested I uploaded all the other mixes from past years. Get your yuletide overload here:

- XMAS MIX '08
- XMAS MIX '07
- XMAS MIX '06
- XMAS MIX '05
- XMAS MIX '04

:: EXISTING IN DIGESTIBLE FORM ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

Xmas Mix 2009 about to drop, in 3, 2, 1. . .

MP3:

Had to share this as soon as I heard it.

- Daedelus - Fair Weather Friends (Death Set Remix)

A band's place at last.

:: CITY IN PASTELS ::

Posted by: Bryan

Went to Miami to cover some events surrounding Art Basel. Better than I expected. Swam in the ocean in the moonlight. That's all I really need to enjoy myself.

:: DEAD BIRDS ::

Posted by: Bryan

Cold. Friends. Thanksgiving. Song-singing.

These photos by Danilo Parra

:: VESTIGES OF BETTER DAYS ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

Nothing fancy for now. I took some time off for Turkey Day.

Also, I'm going to try and put together the 6th installment of my annual Xmas mix to share. But after five previous years I'm pretty tapped out when it comes to good, non-traditional holiday songs. So if you have any ideas or suggestions, please send them my way.

MP3:

It's like Rage Against The Machine with an organ. And that's not a bad thing.

- The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother

A band's place at last.