{mix tape} stay in november

mix tape november This month's mix tape would (and should have) been the soundtrack to this past weekend at home. Wake up, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, plop onto the sofa, read a book, do some light chores, plop back onto the sofa, read some more....you get the picture. It's a little mellow and a little up beat, enjoy it as things wind down for the holiday season.

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1   In My Dreams    Eels 2   Cubism Dream    Local Natives 3   Two Doves    Dirty Projectors 4   Jailer    Asa 5   The General Specific     Band of Horses 6   I Got You Babe      Bahamas 7   Troubleman     Electric Guest 8   Wonder Years     Real Estate 9    Live Long      Kings of Convenience 10  Roll On      Dntel

P.S. today is the last day to enter to win a photo print from my new print shop! winners will be announced tomorrow.

{monthly mix tape} road nostalgia august

AUG Mixtape

I was a big-time commuter in LA before moving closer to work and public transportation options. While I can't say that I miss having a car, I do miss the long periods of time when it was just me and my music. There's something about driving that makes everything sound and feel better, isn't there? To satisfy my driving nostalgia I decided to create a playlist of songs from my college days to now that would make me smile, bob my head, and cheer me up even in the worst of traffic jams. That's why there's 17 tracks instead of the usual 10 ;)
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1    Patient Patient   The Morning Benders 2    Turn on Me   The Shins 3    Benny and the Jetts   TV Girl 4    Haiti   Arcade Fire 5    I Can Go   White Arrows 6    Home   Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 7   Ocean Breathes Salty  Modest Mouse 8   Awake  Electric Guest 9   Get It Together   Go! Team 10   Let's Call Ig Off (Single Mix)  Peter Bjorn & John 11   Emergency Call   Matt Costa 12   Disco Friends   Just Jack 13   Cause=Time   Broken Social Scene 14   The Bucket   Kings of Leon 15   Long Distance Call  Phoenix 16   City Sky  Thao Nguyen 17  Out of Tune  Real Estate
(image: LA by freeway by Ana Maria Munoz)

{monthly mixtape} beach body june + the leopard me

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After sitting poolside for a while we dove into the mock-rattan tepee for a more comfortable place to hide from the sun. Almost immediately I heard Joe say "oh, baby...give me your camera." He could see what I couldn't - the new leopard-like me! I was completely covered in the floral/spotted patterns being cast onto the mat. It was so rad.

These are just two of the images from the photo shoot that ensued.  I wasn't going to share them as I don't exactly dream of sharing photos of me in a bikini (what up IBTC ladies!) but after giving it some thought I decided that these shadows were too cool for pride, or embarrassment. Besides, I'm practically camouflaged and they are somewhat related to this month's mix tape: Beach Body June.

I've been working out almost every day since we moved and in order to fight the inevitable drag, I made this month's mix my ultimate motivating, butt-kicking, sweat and burn soundtrack. It's a mix of electronic, indie and rap beats that starts off mild, gets a little faster, and then mellows for a cool down. If rock is more your style then check out April's mix - that one can really get me going! What type of music motivates you to get active?

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1  - Ahead Of My Time (feat. Daddy Boastin')   Teddybears 2 –  Good Time   Crystal Castles 3 – Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)   Kid Cudi 4 – Deception   Le Tigre 5 – Shimmy Shimmy Ya   Ol' Dirty Bastard 6 – Phantom   Justice 7 – Fences (Boombass RMX)  Phoenix 8 – Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (feat. Santigold)  Beastie Boys & Santigold 9 – Dirty Harry   Gorillaz 10 – This Means You  Talib Kweli