Two things I really like about the end of the year–making comprehensive mixes of the music of the last 12 months, and giving cheap presents. This is a way for me to do both. Well, here they are–the first two products of about two weeks (off and on, mind you) of narrowing my year-end favorites [...]

Man, Philly has been responsible for three of marathonpacks‘ favorite singles this year–The Spinto Band’s “Oh Mandy,” CYHSY’s “Over and Over Again” and now Mazarin, with their irresistable “For Energy Infinite” (mp3), from We’re Already There. It’s this year’s version of 2004’s “Nowhere Again” from Secret Machines–all forward momentum, created mostly by that springlike, almost [...]

I should be upgrading the site in a day or so, thus I’ve decided to try my hand at podcasting. No RSS feeds or anything (yet), just a radio mix this time of some of the best and most recent from this year–a lot of stuff I’ve already hosted here, and a good chunk of [...]