I Made You A Mixtape

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  I Made You A Mixtape Jessie Ware gets nostalgic with an old-school U.K. garage playlist

  “This is what made me excited about singing, the idea of singing over a beat.”

  April 2, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Telekinesis’ Michael Lerner on Phil Collins, Dave Grohl, and his other favorite singing drummers

  “Playing drums is all about playing in a band.”

  April 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape DC Pierson makes a pep-rally mixtape for lonely pop-culture obsessives

  “Would you want your life be a third-rate version of a movie you idolize, or would you want it to be a first-rate version of your own story?”

  March 28, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Wild Belle’s Elliot Bergman gets wild about these six bell-tinged tracks

  Take a trip around the world with these deep cuts.

  March 19, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape They Might Be Giants get at the ultimate truths in music

  From songs about lies disguised as truth to ones that go “ping,” the two Johns explore music that influences them.

  March 7, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Petra Haden picks her favorite cinematic scores of all time

  The That Dog. singer is so into movies, she made a record about them.

  January 22, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Tracey Thorn keeps things crisp with icy and festive songs about winter

  The former Everything But The Girl member celebrates her new Christmas record with other Christmas songs.

  December 3, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Numero Group’s Ken Shipley picks his favorite Eccentric Soul tracks

  The reissue label co-founder digs deep into dark basements and dirty garages to create both a mix and a movement.

  November 29, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Guitarist James Iha makes a mixtape for dreamers

  The former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist has a thing for people with their heads in the clouds.

  November 13, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape The Hounds Below’s Jason Stollsteimer picks songs by Michiganders

  The former Von Bondies frontman is down with Detroit.

  November 9, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape John Hodgman’s songs for Ragnarok, the end of days

  The writer picks tunes to keep on repeat “as the dogstorm passes and the blood-wave recedes.”

  November 2, 2012 | 1:15pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Menomena’s Danny Seim makes a mix about moms

  The Portland band’s latest record, Moms, is about the difficulties of growing up with and without a mother.

  November 1, 2012 | 9:30am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Rob Crow shivers his way through the scariest songs he knows

  The frontman of Pinback and Goblin Cock knows a little something about eerie ambience and spooky specters. 

  October 30, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Daniel Handler helps plan a heist with an obscurities-riddled soundtrack

  To celebrate his latest book, the author behind Lemony Snicket walks us through a typical criminal caper movie in mixtape form.

  October 26, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Ben Gibbard makes a workout mix for long-distance runners

  “It’s nice to have a motivating hip-hop track with a dude saying how great he is. You can project a little of that onto yourself when you need that strength.”

  October 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Matt And Kim pick their favorite duets

  “People always ask us if we could be any other duo, who would we be? Would we be The Carpenters? No, we’d be Jay-Z and Beyoncé.”

  October 16, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape John Darnielle picks goth tracks to take the edge off

  The Mountain Goats’ frontman indulges his spirit and artistic vision.

  October 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape No Doubt’s Adrian Young gets irie with a reggae mix

  Fresh off his band’s first new record in 11 years, the drummer is ready to party.

  October 2, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti presents an adult-themed mixtape

  Apparently being a grown-up means liking both Blowfly and old jazz.

  September 25, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Patterson Hood celebrates life and death with a “27 Club” mixtape

  The Drive-By Truckers singer on the artists who burned out instead of fading away.

  September 18, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape Master of positivity Andrew W.K. makes us a party-starting mixtape 

  “The way a hammer drives a nail into a board very effectively, these songs drive joy into your brain.” 

  September 4, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  I Made You A Mixtape New feature: Kitty Pryde assembles a mixtape about high school 

  The 17-year-old Internet sensation schools us on everything from Frank Zappa to Kilo Kish. 

  July 31, 2012 | 10:00am -