Ciao, Sneakers! We are sorry to tell you, but Ian received some bad news on Thursday and could not do the show this week so Dave is flying solo for this episode.

Please be gentle to our lonely Sneaker as he tries out one of the sidecast ideas mentioned on the question show: Mix Tape! Dave has taken one of the mix tapes he made for a show listener and has deconstructed the whole process: how he chooses songs; how he likes the songs to flow; and how to make a great mix tape (in Dave’s opinion). Plus lots of music trivia and typically opinionated Dave-isms.

The songs covered on this episode include:

Side One:

Eric Matthews – “Fanfare” from It’s Heavy In Here

The Bubble Puppy – “Hurry Sundown” from A Gathering of Promises

Sparks – “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Two Of Us” from Kimono My House

Preston School of Industry – “Monkey Heart And The Horses’ Leg” from All This Sounds Gas

The Bamboo Shoot – “The Fox Has Gone To Ground” from Rubble 3: Nightmares In Wonderland

Destroyer – “Beggars Might Ride” from Streethawk: A Seduction

The Mohawk Lodge – “Wear ‘Em Out” from Wildfires

Field Music ‘ “In Context” from Tones of Town

No Fun – “Ambivalence (Gets Me)” from Snivel

Sufjan Stevens – “Jacksonville” from Illinois

Belle and Sebastian – “The Stars of Track and Field” from If You’re Feeling Sinister

Side Two

Stereolab – “Percolator” from Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Jefferson Airplane – “Watch Her Ride” from After Bathing At Baxter’s

The Super Friendz – “Karate Man” from Mock Up, Scale Down

Midlake – “Roscoe” from The Trials of Van Occupanther

Emitt Rhodes – “Really Wanted You” from Mirror

The Real Kids – “All Kindsa Girls” from Mojo Presents I Love New York Punk

Elliot Smith – “Baby Britain” from XO

Taylor Hollingsworth – “Keep Coming Back” from Uncut’s Rip This Joint

The Cryan Shames – “The Little Town I Used To Live In” from A Scratch In The Sky

The War on Drugs – “Red Eyes” from Lost In The Dream

Thanks for listening.