The Essential Daniel Johnston

Today Daniel Johnston turns 50. In honor of his birthday, here is a custom "best-of" mix that I made over the Summer. I found that the official Welcome to My World compilation lacked some essential early material (especially Songs of Pain cuts) as well as material from the underrated Fun. I mean, how can you exclude "Life in Vain," "Silly Love, ""Grievances," "I Had Lost My Mind," "An Idiot's End," "I'm a Song," and "Held the Hand?" Then again, when it comes to Daniel Johnston favorites, it can get very subjective. Anyways, here's my version complete with a custom cover which you can find at the left or here. The mix runs just below 80 minutes, so it should perfectly fit on a CD-R. Enjoy and celebrate Daniel!

The Essential Daniel Johnston

1. Grievences
2. Living Life
3. I Had Lost My Mind
4. Never Relaxed
5. The Sun Shines Down on Me
6. Like a Monkey in a Zoo
7. Man Obsessed
8. An Idiot's End
9. Peek A Boo
10. The Story of an Artist
11. Casper the Friendly Ghost
12. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances
13. Speeding Motorcycle
14. The Beatles
15. Walking the Cow
16. Hey Joe
17. I'm a Song
18. Etiquette
19. Funeral Home
20. Go
21. Devil Town
22. Some Things Last a Long Time
23. True Love Will Find You in the End
24. Held the Hand
25. Laurie
26. Come See Me Tonight
27. Silly Love
28. Life in Vain

X-MAS RADIO SHOW - 11-17-10

Merry Christmas! Here's my last radio show of the year. Though it started off like any other radio show, it gradually became a Christmas themed special. Unfortunately the stream was down the following week so I could not deliver on the extra-special all Christmas episode that I hyped at the end. Well, there's always next year!



X-MAS RADIO SHOW 11-17-10

Joanna Newsom - Baby Birch
The Field Mice - Sensitive
Built to Spill - Joyride
Oh No! Oh My! - Farewell to All My Friends
The Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All
Low - Just Like Christmas
Belle & Sebastian - Christmas Time is Here
The Sonics - Santa Claus
The Wailers - She's Comin' Home
The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
Susan Christie - Paint a Lady
Vince Guaraldi - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

RADIO SHOW - 12-01-10

I've been so out of the loop. I apologize. That always happens around this time of the year.

Here's another radio show!

WZBC - 12-01-10

The Vaselines - Son of a Gun
The Unicorns - Les Os
Beat Happening - Cast a Shadow
Galaxie 500 - When Will You Come Home
This Heat - Paper Hats
Joanna Newsom & the Ys Street Band - Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie

RADIO SHOW - 11-17-10

I realized that there's only 3 different WZBC logos, and reusing those again and again is getting boring. Therefore I decided to make my own. This is a cat face.

WZBC - 11-17-10

Playlist:

Silver Jews - Random Rules
The Soft Boys - Insanely Jealous
The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On
Slowdive - Alison
Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day

RADIO SHOW - 11-16-10 - Autumn Playlist

Here’s my AM Radio Show of the week, and it’s my favorite thus far. I made it Fall/Autumn themed, playing only songs that connect to the season in some way. Sometimes the ways are more subjective than others, but all these songs are truly great. I also experimented with transitions for the first time ever, using beat matching in a way to make each song flow seamlessly to the next. I’m very happy with this one.

WVBC - 11-16-10 - Fall Playlist

Playlist:

Red House Painters - Song for a Blue Guitar
Field Mice - September’s Not So Far Away
Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
The 6ths - Falling Out of Love (With You)
The Beta Band - Dry the Rain
The Microphones - I Felt Your Shape
Nick Drake - Day is Done
Vashti Bunyan - Rose Hip November
Devendra Banhart - The Body Breaks
Nico - Fairest of the Seasons
Belle & Sebastian - We Rule the School
Robyn Hitchcock - Autumn is Your Last Chance
Simon & Garfunkel - Leaves that are Green
The Kinks - Autumn Almanac
Joanna Newsom - Bridges and Balloons

RADIO SHOW - 11-10-10

Here's another week's radio show. To clarify, I only have one official Radio Show a week. That one (WVBC) streams here online every Tuesday from 11-12 EST. I also intern at the FM WZBC station on Wednesdays, with my set typically running from 11:30-12. I should have a FM show of my own next semester, so that will be really exciting.

WZBC - 11-10-10

Playlist:

Beat Happening - Indian Summer
Joanna Newsom - In California
Jason Anderson - So Long
Beach House - Zebra
The Dismemberment Plan - The City
Deerhoof - Spirit Ditties of No Tone
The Birthday Party - Mr. Clarinet
Built to Spill - Distopian Dream Girl

RADIO SHOW - 11-09-10

WVBC - 11-09-10

Playlist:

Built to Spill - Randy Described Eternity
Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July
Joanna Newsom - So Long
Leonard Cohen - Diamonds in the Mine
Cat Power - Nude as the News
Guided by Voices - Unleashed! The Large-Hearted Boy
Ride - Vapour Trail
Wire - I Feel Mysterious Today
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
New Order - Love Vigilantes
Trans-X - Living on Video
B-52's - 52 Girls