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Aw snap! Tsuru’s gone and I gotta do something! The TSURURADIO Community presents…!

June 29, 2010
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Well, with the Crane and Baby flying around over Canadia, delivering large sticks to their respective nests, I decided it’d be kinda stellar to do what’s known in the music blogging world as… “NOT DROP THE EMMER-EFFING BALL WHILE THE BOSS IS GONE!!!”…

And I was gonna review all sorts of new, fun shit… really, I was… but then I was attacked by a bunch of beautiful-but-annoying cottonwood tree-sperm, and some good old-fashioned summertime lonely to boot!

Besides, I’m usually a few days/weeks/months behind all my other crazy peeps in delving into the new muzaks. So instead, I decided to share a little sec-a-ret with you.

Ever seen that one movie? I believe it’s called, “The Truman Show” with that one Carey guy. Well, at one point he bumps into this fine young thang at the library (hawt!) and she’s wearing a little button that says..

Well, my secret is that… are you ready for this?? I know how it’s going to end!!

Please stand up with me and give a little hop as we do this thing…!

The TSURURADIO Community Presents… AdventurerNeil’s “How’s it going to END?? Well, We End Up Together and I’ll Take Care Of You If You Ask Me To!!!” Mixtape!!! MIXMIXMIX

1. Beach House – Take Care
2. The New Pornographers – We End Up Together
3. Avi Buffalo – Remember Last Time
4. Flaming Lips – Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
5. Her Space Holiday – Manic Expressive [Exit]
6. Dntel – Last Songs
7. Dirty Projectors – Useful Chamber
8. Ben Kweller – Falling
9. Yann Tiersen – La Valse Des Montres
10. Devendra Banhart – The Body Breaks
11. Yo La Tengo – Take Care
12. The Shins – Those To Come
13. Jimmy Eat World – Goodbye Sky Harbor

Astute students of indie muzaks will note that most of these songs are the ending songs of their respective albums. There’s quite a bit of magic to be found in last songs! It was somewhat difficult to make a coherent mixtape out of last songs, but I feel like I did a decent job of making a memorable journey for ya.
I still can’t shake the feeling that I left out a few essentials, though… if you care to, please comment and let me know what your favorite ends to your favorite albums are!!

PS. If my bandwidth gets all pillaged, either mediafire it or come back tomorrow and try yerself ‘agin!

PPS. More mixtapes to come. (if you go to the dance with me)

Maps & Routes, Mini-Vacations, and TSURURADIO Presents… Eileen I’ll Hum This Tune Forever Mixtape!!!

March 11, 2010
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Alright my friends, it’s about time for this bird to take a day off and go see Mama & Sister Tsuru down in Flo-Ri-Da!  But before I do…. RIDE UPDATE!

Did you see that the TSURURADIO SUPER AWESOME NO-FRILLS BIKE RIDE for BREAST CANCER on APRIL 3RD has been updated with Maps & Routes???  That’s right!  The routes are solidified!  Here’s what we’ve got….  We’ve got a lovely riverside bike path 10 miler, a slightly more challenging 20 miler, then the epic 50 miler for the experienced and seasoned riders!  Going to be EPIC!!!!  Are you riding with us? I hope so!!!  If not, then wherever you are, get some friends together, bring $10, $20, whatever a pop, put it in a pot, go for a bike ride and send it to your favourite charity!  That’s the whole point!  Anyone can do this.  You don’t need to wait for a Lance Armstrong to show up, or the American Diabetes Association to put on a ride or a run or a whatever, you can do this anywhere and at any time!  BUT, if you are in Columbus on April 3rd and you got a bike, I sure hope to see you at mine!

Now unfortunately for these gams o’ mine — NOTE: need to sing a parody of Guns & Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” but cycling version that goes “Sweet Gams O’ Miiiiiiine” at my next group ride — there won’t be any riding this weekend for me as I’m not about to try to pack my bike for a tiny 3 day trip to Tampa, but seeing the family (including my snowbird Canadian in-laws (two birds, or make that about 5 birds, with one stone!)) more than makes up for it, eh?  I think so too.  Time off tomorrow means a busy day today, so what do you say we get right on to los musica, my little going away present to you, and man it’s a doozy!  2.1 hours, 26 songs of new, less than new, and pretty darn old songs that have gotten stuck in my mind, my ears, and in my heart, all laid out in proper listening order, packaged up, labeled up, zipped up, & uploaded just for you.

*smooch*

So let’s do this! Get ‘er loaded up on her player of choice and have a wonderful weekend!  I’ll see you all on the Twitters, the Facebooks, &/or our Society this weekend but if all that’s not your cup o’ tea, well, then, I guess I’ll see you back here on Monday.  Until then, enjoy as…

TSURURADIO Presents…

Eileen I’ll Hum This Tune Forever Mixtape!!! (Full Zip)

01 The Morning Benders – Excuses
02 Lightspeed Champion – Midnight Surprise
03 The New Pornographers – Your Hands (Together)
04 Portugal. The Man – All My People
05 The Bird And The Bee – Kiss On My List
06 A Weather – Winded
07 Jason Collett – Lake Superior
08 Born Ruffians – Sole Brother
09 Flight Of The Conchords – Ladies Of The World
10 Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazelwood – Summerwine
11 Josiah Wolf – That Kind Of Man
12 Super Desserts – Yr Heart
13 Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
14 Carolina Chocolate Drops – Hit ‘Em Up Style
15 The Decemberists – The Perfect Crime #1 / The Day I Knew You’d Not Come Back
16 Daniel Lindlöf via I’m from Barcelona – Lower My Head
17 Noah And The Whale – 5 Years Time
18 Madness – Our House
19 Kaki King – Communist Friends
20 Broken Social Scene – World Sick
21 Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union
22 Apples In Stereo – Told You Once
23 Toro Y Moi – Blessa
24 The Pass – Colors
25 Tunng – Hustle
26 Joanna Newsom – Does Not Suffice

Like what you hear?  Well get yer ass down to the record shop this weekend and buy it!!!

Cheers,

Tsuru