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Songs I Love…

June 24, 2011 – 5:00 am

For this week’s installment of Minstrel Fridays, we are honored to share with you a mix by one of the artists from VOLUME (opening reception is TONIGHT, 6/24)– San Diego legend Otis B. Known simply as “O”, he sings loud and paints abstract pieces like the one shown above.

Here’s some background on O, as told by Trouser Press:

Otis Barthoulameu, who chooses to be known simply as O., was the renaissance man of the early ’90s San Diego scene. Besides fronting fluf and playing guitar in Olivelawn, the hefty singer/guitarist has been a roadie (for the Muffs), oft-published skateboarding photographer, record producer (for further, among others), van driver, stagehand (Ministry’s Psalm 69 tour), 7-inch single manufacturer (Rocket From the Crypt, Tanner) and a T-shirt hawker at his own shows — all in the name of no-bullshit rawk’n'roll, the music to which he’s zealously dedicated.

Take a listen to O’s mixtape, aptly named Songs I Love…

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  1. “I Get Along” – The Libertines
  2. “Post Break-up Sex” – The Vaccines
  3. “Talking to the Dog” – Obits
  4. “Karina” – Ryan Adams
  5. “Sultana” – Son Volt
  6. “Frail and Bedazzled” – The Smashing Pumpkins
  7. “New Disaster” – Elliot Smith
  8. “Plans” – Dinosaur Jr
  9. “A Forrest” – The Cure
  10. “Air Mattress” – Conor Oberst
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The General Specific

April 16, 2009 – 11:30 pm

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The mix tapes of Minstrel Fridays live on… This time around we’re blessed with the musical stylings of a talented collaborator, graphic designer-musician Josh Higgins. Listen below and read about his power animal here.

Life is changing around us and the tiny oars of our boats don’t always seem to be enough in battering seas. If we keep rowing we may never reach land but eventually we’ll row out of the storm. Music is the one thing that helps me weather threatening skys and shots across the bow. Enjoy.

-Josh Higgins
joshhiggins.com

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  1. Re-Ignition – Bad Brains
  2. We’re Only Gonna Die – Bad Religion
  3. Part One – Band of Horses
  4. Fairies Wear Boots – Black Sabbath
  5. Switch – Boilermaker
  6. Skinny Love – Bon Iver
  7. In Debt to the Heart – Born In The Flood
  8. Hate – Cat Power
  9. Hello, I’m In Delaware – City and Colour
  10. Everything Sucks – Descendents
  11. I Better Be Quiet Now – Elliott Smith
  12. Independence Day – Elliott Smith
  13. See You Dead – Helmet
  14. Oyster – Jawbreaker
  15. The Boat Dreams From The Hill – Jawbreaker
  16. Boilermaker – The Jesus Lizard
  17. Air Traffic Control – Jets To Brazil
  18. Iron Fist – Motörhead
  19. Charades – No Knife
  20. My Arrow’s Aim – Rocket From The Crypt
  21. Everything – Smile
  22. Hey Jigsaw – Tanner
  23. Stranger On The Town – The Damned
  24. Buddy – The Lemonheads
  25. Release My Heart – The Black Heart Procession
  26. Way Of The Ocean – Three Mile Pilot
  27. Hush – Tool
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