Mix Tape Memories S1E9: Many Songs #5

Created c. 1995, "Many Songs #5" is a mix tape steeped in 80s alternative music. When was the last time your heard "Bitchin Camaro" by the Dead Milkmen?

This is the featured tape on this week's Mix Tape Memories. This tape can be heard on Friday, 8pm Central. It then repeats on Wednesday 1am and 1pm, central.

Next on Mix Tape Memories - A Tape steeped in 90s Goodness!

Tonight on Mix Tape Memories we are going back to the early 90s for a mix tape I called, "It Won't Rain All the Time." The name comes from the first song on the tape, taken from the soundtrack to The Crow.

This episode of Mix Tape Memories premiers on January 5, 2018 at 8pm, Central.  Only on Vinyl Voyage Radio.

This week on Mix Tape Memories ...

We are going Lo-Fi this week on Mix Tape Memories, for a tape that is barely holding together.  I recorded this tape in 1981 from Chicago radio. I was able to get one last play from it. And it still has some great music, which includes two songs from legendary Chicago DJ, Steve Dahl.

Steve Dahl came to Chicago in the late 70s and quickly made a name for himself with his on-air sidekick, Garry Meier. In 1981, the duo had a show on WLS FM, 94.7.  Dahl, and his band Teenage Radiation, recorded several parody songs at the time, much like Weird Al would later make famous. Two of those songs appear on this mix tape!

Other artists include Bryan Adams, Shooting Star, Go-Gos, Aerosmith,  Climax Blues Band, Billy Joel, Journey and Survivor.

Listen to Mix Tape Memories on Friday nights, at 8 pm central.

This episode repeats at 1am and 1pm next Wednesday.

Past episodes can be heard via Mixcloud.

Next on Mix Tape Memories - "Many Songs #4" from 1986

This is one of the few mix tapes I have with the date of creation. In this case, October 18, 1986. I was a freshman in college and listened to this tape taking the bus home on weekends. It features many songs I gleaned from others, in all honesty.

But it really represents the music of my life at that moment in my life.

Just like a good mix tape does.

New episodes of Mix Tape Memories can heard every Friday night at 8pm (central) on Vinyl Voyage Radio.  Past episodes can be heard on-demand via Mixcloud.

Mix Tape Memories: "Oh, For a Muse of Fire"

Tonight on Mix Tape Memories we are going back to 1991 for a Mix Tape I made for my long commute to my first real job. This tape contains songs from 10,000 Maniacs, Sam Phillips, REM, Alison Moyet, Indigo Girls, U2 and many more.

New episodes of Mix Tape Memories premiere every Friday night at 8 pm central. The episode then repeats at 1 am and 1 pm central the following Wednesday.

Only on Vinyl Voyage Radio.

Mix Tape Memories S1E4: "When Elephants Dream of Blue Music"

This is one of my favorite mix tapes. It was created by my friend, Paloma and sent to me from Spain in the early 90s. We had met while she was a foreign exchange student in high school and have kept in touch throughout the years. There was a time when we would send each other mix tapes with our letters.

The mix tapes that Paloma created put everyone else to shame.  She spent a great deal of time creating unique covers and decorating the tapes, too.

This tape has an eclectic mix of music--from Harry Connick, Jr. to John Denver, from Tom Waits to Prince, from Fairground Attraction to Billie Holiday.

She called this tape, "When Elephants Dream of Blue Music." You can listen to it TONIGHT at 8 pm (central).  The episode repeats on Wednesday 1am and  1pm (central).  Episodes will then be available on-demand via Mixcloud.


 

Mix Tape Memories S1E3 Now Available On-Demand

Did you miss the last episode of Mix Tape Memories? You can now listen to the episode on demand via Mixcloud.

The tape featured in this episode was created from recording songs off of the radio in the early 80s. did you do that, too? Interestingly, this tape features some jingles and DJs from Chicago radio circa 1982.

S1E2 Mix Tape Memories Now Available ON-DEMAND!

The last episode of Mix Tape Memories, featuring a mix tape from 1988 called "The Tape I Made When i Had Nothing to Do" is now available on-demand, via Mix Cloud.


This tape features some great tunes from The Cure, REM, XTC, B-52s, INXS and many, many more.

Mix Tape Memories S1E2: "The Tape I Made When I Had Nothing to Do"

On this episode of Mix Tape Memories, we have an old TDK cassette with songs from the Clash, the Cure, INXS, the B-52s, Crazy 8s and many more.  Apparently, I made this tape when I had nothing else to do.

This episode premieres tonight at 8 pm (Central) and repeats on Wednesday, at 1 pm (Central)



Last week's episode is now available via Mixcloud.