The Torture MixTape

I’m sure parents everywhere are nodding their heads and saying “I told you so”
In a report by Mother Jones they are reporting that

Music has been used in American military prisons and on bases to induce sleep deprivation, "prolong capture shock," disorient detainees during interrogations—and also drown out screams. Based on a leaked interrogation log, news reports, and the accounts of soldiers and detainees, here are some of the songs that guards and interrogators chose.

Here is the playlist and be prepared to give up any information that they want from you, be it true or not

Fuck Your God- Deicide

Die MF Die- Dope

Take Your Best Shit-Dope

White America-Eminem [download]

Kim-Eminem [download]

The Barney Song-Barney the Dinosaur

Bodies-Drowning Pool [download]

Enter Sandman-Metallica [download]

Meow Mix

Sesame Street Theme

Babylon-David Gray [download]

Born in the U.S.A.- Bruce Springsteen

Shoot to Thrill-AC/DC

Hell’s Bells- AC/DC [download]

Stayin’ Alive- Bee Gees

All Eyez on Me-2Pac [download]

Dirrty- Christina Aguilera with Redman [download]

America-Neil Diamond

Bulls on Parade- Rage Against the Machine [download]

American Pie- Don Mclean [download]

Click Click Boom-Saliva

Cold-Matchbox Twenty

Swan Dive- (hed) P.E.

Raspberry Beret-Prince


So a lot of loud angry yelling music. Plus a sprinkling of way too cutesy with a dash of patriotism and a pinch of David Gray.
Interesting. I think I've found my music for my Black Site party...And oddly enough I think this would be a perfect mix for at least one of my friends- he doesn’t need to know it’s used to torture…

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How F*cking Romantic- The Bitter Valentines Day MixTape

In case you didn’t realize it there are a mountain range worth of songs that mention love so I’ve rethought my valentine’s day playlist plan.

So here’s Part 3 of a Tri Part Journey (part 1 "What is Love" here and here is part 2) where it all falls apart


`Watch this, Lis. You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half"

• The Magnetic Fields- How Fucking Romantic [download]
• The Flaming Lips -Maybe I'm Not The One [download]
• Kaiser Chiefs -Everyday I Love You Less And Less [download]
• Mary Gauthier - Falling Out Of Love [download]
• Led Zeppelin -Heartbreaker [download]
• Travis - The Humpty Dumpty Love Song [download]
• Elvis Presley -Heartbreak Hotel [download]
• Jens Lekman -I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You [download]
• Toni Braxton -Un-Break My Heart [download]
• Fleetwood Mac -Go Your Own Way [download]
• The Carter Family -I Never Will Marry [download]
• Jimmy Scott -I'm Through With Love [download]

how fucking romantic
all the stars are out
twinkling twinkling twinkling
and fluttering about

what a tacky sunset
what a vulgar moon
play another charming
rogers and hart tune

how fucking romantic
must we really waltz?
drag another cliche
howling from the vaults

love you obviously
like you really care
even though you treat me
like a dancing bear

toss your bear a goldfish
as he cycles by
don't forget to feed your
bear or it'll die

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What is Love? A MixTape Answer

In case you didn’t realize it there are a mountain range worth of songs that mention love so I’ve rethought my valentine’s day playlist plan.

So here’s Part 1 which answers the immortal question What is Love?

• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Is This Love?[download]
• Cake –Is This Love? (live) [download]
• PJ Harvey- This Is Love [download]
• Jill Scott- It’s Love [download]
• Pat Benatar- Love is a Battlefield [download]
• Amy Winehouse- Love is a Losing Game [download]
• Cast of Grease- Love Is A Many Splendored Thing [download]
• The Rapture-Love Is All [download]
• U2- Love Is Blindness [download]
• Brett Anderson- Love Is Dead [download]
• Starsailor- Love Is Here [download]
• The Magnetic Fields- Love Is Like A Bottle of Gin [download]
• Martha Reeves- Love is Like A Heatwave [download]
• The Magnetic Fields- Love is Like Jazz [download]
• Liz Phair- Love Is Nothing [download]
• The Distillers- Love is Paranoid [download]
• The Allman Brothers Band- Revival (Love Is Everything)[download]
• Kaiser Chiefs- Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning) [download]
  
• Rilo Kiley - You Are What You Love (live) [download]
  

It's a sleight of hand, a white soul band
The heart attacks I'm convinced I have
Every morning upon waking.
To you I'm a symbol or a monument
Your rite of passage to fulfillment
But I'm not yours for the taking

But you are what you love
And not what loves you back
So I guess that's why you keep calling me back

I'm fraudulent, a thief at best
A coward who paints a bullshit canvas
Things that will never happen to me
But at arms length, it's Tim who said
I'm good at it, I've mastered it
Avoiding, avoiding everything

But you are what you love, Tim
And not what loves you back
And I'm in love with illusions
So saw me in half
I'm in love with tricks
So pull another
rabbit out your hat

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My Carolina Gameday Mix

It’s Carolina Day the first of the two most important scheduled days of a Dukie’s year, it's almost a sacred day consecrated with the hate of generations so you have to excuse me for being a little (obsessed) focused.

Go Devils! We're gonna win tonight, Carolina, go to hell! Eat sh*t!"

Songs I listen to before the game to get me inspired
Europe- The Final Countdown [download]
DMX-It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot [download]
John Williams-Duel of The Fates [download]
AC/DC- Hell’s Bells [download]
AC/DC- For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) [download]
Duke University Marching Band- Mystery Track [download]


To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever

If you can’t go to college go to State
If you can’t go to State go to jail
If you can’t go to jail go to Hell
Go To Hell Carolina, Go To Hell! (Eat Shit!)

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A Black History Mix

An exercise in exploring the history of black consciousness and history as expressed through music . Far from comprehensive or even really representative but these are some songs I have that I thought would provide a decent enough primer and that I like (and so, obviously should you)






Music for the People:

Sweet Honey in the Rock- Wade in the Water [download]
Robert Johnson- Me & The Devil Blues [download]
Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit [download]
Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm- Rocket 88 [download]
Nina Simone-Mississippi Goddamn [download]
Nina Simone- To Be Young, Gifted & Black [download]
Richie Havens- Freedom/Motherless Child [download]
James Brown- Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud) [download]
The Last Poets- Black Wish [download]
Stevie Wonder- Black Man [download]
The Last Poets- Just Because [download]
Gil Scott-Heron- Brother [download]
Public Enemy- Fight the Power [download]
Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One)- Why Is That? [download]
Ras Kass- Nature of the Threat [download]
2Pac- Old School [download]
Dead Prez- Hip Hop [download]
Outkast-Liberation [download]


Who’s up for a revolution?

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There She Is, Miss America

There she is, Miss America
There she is, your ideal
The dream of a million girls who are more than pretty can come true
in Atlantic City
For she may turn out to be the Queen of femininity

There she is, Miss America
There she is, your ideal
With so many beauties she took the town by storm
With her all-American face and form

And there she is
Walking on air, she is
Fairest of the fair, she is
There she is - Miss America

Meet your Miss America :
Kirsten Haglund
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Age: 19


Education:
Walled Lake Western High School
University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music
Platform Issue: Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders
Scholastic Ambition: BFA Musical Theatre, Graduate Degree
Talent: Operatic Vocal
Scholastic Honors: - University of Cincinnati Dean's List (3.973 GPA) - Cincinnatus 'Century' Scholar -National Honor Society Member
Other Accomplishments: Performed as a soloist with the Burklyn Ballet Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Career Ambition: Pursue a Career on Broadway
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Oakland County Scholarship Program
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Michigan Scholarship Program




Miss Washington was actually my favorite.sigh. Okay, I'm over it.

A Miss America Mix:
Harry Chapin- I Miss America [download]

Beach Boys- Little Girl (You’re My Miss America) [download]

Paul McCartney- Momma Miss America [download]

Bratmobile- I Live in a Town Where Boys Amputate Their Hearts (Make Me Miss America)[download]

Ryan Adams- Do Miss America [download]

(and because I’ll never actually remember to do it for that pageant specifically-)
Reagan Youth- Miss Teen America [download]


wow this post totally got out of hand

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The Hubby Mix: II (Post 700!)

So in one of her rare trips into town Hubby sent me a request for some other songs I guess she's been missing, and me being in love with her in our way of course had to oblige.
Once again these are songs she wanted, a few of them I had never heard before or hadn't heard in years so it was a good little refresher. And hopefully it'll make a nice Christmas present for her ( U.S. to Burkina Faso mail takes like 3 weeks- pretty ridic.)

And so since this is my 700th post I decided to give you all a gift as well.
Anyway here is The Hubby Mix II
(the first 18 songs she specifically requested)
1.) Delta Goodrem- Born To Try

2.) Squeezed- Tempted

3.) Dispatch- The General

4.) Prince- Kiss

5.) Dusty Springfield- Son of a Preacher Man

6.) Billy Joel- Vienna

7.) Better Than Ezra- Desperately Wanting

8.) Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo`ole- Somewhere Over the Rainbow

9.) The Calling- We’re Forgiven

10.) Sly and the Family Stone- Que Sera, Sera

11.) Van Morrison- Crazy Love

12.) Van Morrison- Caravan

13.) Tori Amos- Father Figure [download]
14.) Bill Withers- Lean on Me [download]
15.) Philip Glass- Metamorphosis Two [download]
16.) Don Mclean- American Pie


Disc 2
17.)Sinead O'Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U

18.) Rihanna- Umbrella


(and since I didn’t want to waste a disc justfor two songs here were some songs I put on that I thought she might like or that related to the above songs. i'll keep any other meanings, as obvious as they are, unsaid.)
C.S.S- Music is My Hot Hot Sex

Doris Day-Que Sera, Sera

Philp Glass- “Heroes”

Mandy Moore- Umbrella
Dishwalla- Counting Blue Cars

PJ Harvey- Before Departure

Joanna Newsom- Sawdusts and Diamonds

Carole King- You’ve Got A Friend [download]
Sarah Mclachlan- The Rainbow Connection

Emilie-Claire Barlow-La Belle Dame Sans Regrets

Oasis- Live Forever
Hair Original Cast -Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)

as always there's amazon and iTunes.

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