This is my favorite of the first batch! Unhinged title and cover graphics, fantastic song selection (if I do say so myself), and recorded on the Cadillac of cassette tapes, the Maxell XLII-S. Of note here is that Side A takes a “Twofer Tuesday” approach, while Side B just continues to bring the rawk. This…

Not much to say about this one – some currents, some older favorites, some B-sides. Turn back the clock to October 5th, 1996 and enjoy “I Have No Life”: YouTube playlist link:

This week’s entry is a tape that I apparently just threw together for the car: no insert artwork, nothing fancy, and repeats of songs from other mixes. Titled after a phrase from John Irving’s “The Hotel New Hampshire”, which I first read in high school and must have been re-reading at the time. Pop in…

1994 was a good year for music…and for mixtapes, apparently. This one features songs that were current at the time, a couple of 70s and 80s tunes, and some B-sides, complete with actual cut-and-paste insert art from what appears to be a cigarette ad (remember those?) Turn on Dolby B and press play on “YO…

No date on this one, but based on the fact that many of the tracks are from a KCRW compilation from 1995, it has to be that year. Of note: the type of cassette used here. I don’t remember buying so many different types of tapes since I was partial to the Maxell XLII and…

Sometimes, a mix tape is all about utility. My 1993 Honda Del Sol didn’t have a CD player, so a lot of tapes were made that just combined a bunch of stuff I wanted to listen to on the go. Case in point: today’s mix, which is pretty much all the songs I liked from…

Second in the series! Today we go back to 1993 (no exact date listed on this tape, but the newest songs are from that year, so I’m extrapolating.) Grunge was in full swing, but I was still listening to 70s funk and 80s dance, and of course, hip-hop was always front and center. The U2…