Luc Sante in the new New York Review of Books writes about mix tapes. "[T]he mix tape ... is one part Victorian flower album, one part commonplace book, one part collage, and one part recital."
Sometimes I just find the list of artists fascinating, as in my latest mix:
1. Adrift in Kerala ... Bob Holroyd
2. Patent Pending ... Lamplighter
3. Waiting for Conrad ... Shooglenifty
4. Big in Japan ... Tom Waits
5. Mustard ... Latin Playboys
6. Rockin' the Bronx ... Black 47
7. Goldrush ... The Herbalizer
8. Duria ... Ferdoos
9. Katami-Bushi ... Parsha Club
10. Electric Lady Land ... Fantastic Plastic Machine
11. If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I can Win Your Heart ... Beulah
12. Please ... The Hippos
13. Man with the Hex ... The Atomic Fireballs
14. Flame ... Sebadoh
15. Lipstick ... Imperial Teen
16. Don't Bring Me Down ... J Church
17. Murder (or a Heart Attack) ... Old 97s
18. Unholy Train ... Damnations, TX
19. Can't Stand It ... Wilco
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