Get This Far

Far from their humble Leeds postpunk origins, the new Mekons album was recorded in the desert near Joshua Tree, hence the lonely title. Good to find that Jon Langford and co are still going strong since starting out in that magical year of 1977, that they're still in fine form, still rebellious, still full of adventure and wit.

Mekons - Andromeda

A Day Late

And a dollar short, as they say. "But it was soon patent to every observing mind that the ways of wealth were not the ways of honor..." Indeed. Presenting a greedy six pack + for your listening pleasure, my amigos da musica.

Wynn Stewart - Another Day, Another Dollar
David Wiffen - You'll Never Make A Dollar That Way (Mexico)
The Stained Glass - Dollar Sign Friends
The Mekons - $1,000 Wedding
Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill
Ka - $

Bonus track:
Johnny Dollar - Action Packed

It's The Place

Presenting an in your face ten pack in orbit for your listening pleasure. "Gonna ride gonna ride gonna ride with you..."

Luna - Lost In Space
Sun City Girls - Space Prophet Dogon
Robert Pollard - Subspace Biographies
3Ds - Outer Space
The Langley Schools Music Project - Space Oddity
Jah Wobble - Tales From Outer Space
The Mekons - Space In Your Face
Soul Hooligan - Space Travel
The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman
Julian Cope - Spacehopper

Waxing Nostalgic

Presenting a nostalgic six pack for the weekend, 'cause all that tweeting is making me itch. "When you are lonely and tired of another man's gold, when you are weary, remember this letter, my own..."

The Box Tops - The Letter

The Mekons - Love Letter

Shuggie Otis - Island Letter

Tim Buckley - Dream Letter

Dave Van Ronk - Death Letter Blues

Rex Griffin - The Last Letter