I’m on vacation, so I hope you’ll forgive a couple “classic” videos to pad out the days. I randomly stumbled upon this one the other day and loved it as much as the day I first saw it.

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks MP3: Little Scream – Cannons Little Scream was my huge surprise discovery of 2011. She blew me away [...]

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Challenge: write 100 words about this video without using the words “cute,” “adorable,” or “charming.” Don’t bother starting, because you’ve already failed.

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks MP3: Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Hell I’m thrilled to have a contribution from Blitzen Trapper this year. [...]

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks Beirut’s multi-instrumentalist Kelly Pratt is originally from Lexington, KY. So if I didn’t already have enough reasons to [...]

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Poison Control Center have been around for a while. I first saw them power-sliding around at CMJ in 2007 (a mention of which can be found in this write-up. I missed most of PCC’s set). But way before I saw them, the group recorded but never released a 24-song rock opera that never saw the [...]

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks MP3: The Bees – Who Cares What the Question Is? Hope you guys had a great Christmas! Mixmas [...]

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Cat Power just let loose this new track featuring a video with boxer Manny Pacquiao. Head over to Cat Power’s web site to download the track; all proceeds benefit The Festival of Children and The Ali Forney House.

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks. MP3: Daniel Martin Moore – The Trawlerman’s Song (Vashti Bunyan cover) Kentucky’s Daniel Martin Moore has been influential [...]

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