I Only Smoke On The Dance Floor...

So I love music... all kinds of music. I also love sharing music with people. And yes, I was and still am one of those sappy dudes that made his girlfriend mix tapes(or cds) of songs that we're for the most part love songs that reminded me of her. Don't worry this blog isn't(just) about sappy love songs. It's more about my love of good music. My intend with this blog isn't to help you to download illegal music... more so, I want to wet your taste buds with quality mixes of music that I love and maybe then you'd love and then you go and buy the music.

I've been thinking about how I want this blog to work for a long time and I think I got it all figured out. Every mix will have a theme and I plan on talking about each band and promoting each band with either their myspace or wikipedia site or whatever is out there... so I'm shooting for this to be entertaining, educational and spread the joy of awesome music.

So this leads me to my first mix "tape" is called "I only smoke on the dance floor"... there really isn't any "dance" music on this mix... but it's more like the dance scene on the Breakfast club... you know this scene. Again none of the music is really labeled dance music... but when I hear it, it first gets me bobbing my head, then my fingers start drumming the beat, then my feet start to move and then I'm pumping my fists... then I start looking for a dance floor. If I was held in detention on a Saturday with a group of misfits... this would be the sound track.

starting things off is by one of the many very talented dudes named Ben... Ben Lee, track one is catch my disease from his album awake is the new sleep. Track to is from one of my new obsessions and that's the band Fun. and my favorite song on the album Aim and Ignite and it's All the pretty girls. Track three is Photosynthesis from Frank Turner's album Love, Ire & Song... as I get older this song has become the soundtrack to my life. Track four is Rave On by M. Ward from the album Hold time... in my opinion M. Ward is probably one of the best singers out there right now. Track five is by Morrissey and it's all you need is me and it's on his latest album Years Of Refusal and it's really good... Yes, I'm man enough to admit that I like Morrissey. Track six is Souls on ten by the Almost and it's a killer road trip(You might hear this song in the future) song. It's on their newest album Monster Monster. Track seven is from my new favorite band The Avett Brothers and it's on their newest album I and love and you... Everyone should listen to more Avett Brothers. Track eight is Jersey Shore by The Promise Ring and it was on their album Very Emergency... and it's very good. Track nine is Friend of P. by the Rentals off their first release Return Of The Rentals ... if you don't on know who the Rentals are you should... matt Sharp formerly of Weezer started this band and it's super cool moog-driven nerd rock. Track ten is A praise Chorus by Jimmy Eats World off of Bleed American and is probably one of my top 50 rock albums of all time... and Jimmy Eats World is way underrated. Track eleven by one of the most influential bands of the 90's Weezer... this is off of the Pinkerton album and it's the good life. Track twelve is Say I Won't (Recognize) by The Gaslight Anthem and it's on their album Senor and the Queen. Track thirteen from one of the bands that has changed my life... the Smoking Popes and it's on the Album Born to quit... the song I need you around is a classic in my eyes.

So here it is... DOWNLOAD NOW
Enjoy! I hope is makes you feel(even a little) like I do when I listen to these songs.