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Monday Mixer

I find that making mixtapes is therapeutic, whether you are doing it to reach out to your sentimental side, or using the tape to reach out to a friend or loved one. Sometimes though, you need to do it for your own well-being. This is your new “break up mixtape”. Grizzly Bear  – “Knife” “I want to [...]

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Monday Mixer

Monday’s Mixer It’s spring! And that means longer nights, sunshine and the first tastes of summertime. This week is especially wonderful, since (in case you hadn’t noticed) it’s spring break for the UIUC students. This mix tape is filled with songs that will make you wanna relax in the sunshine, drive around and drink some [...]

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Monday Mixer

A few weeks ago, while watching The Oscars, I found myself thinking about the “magic” of the movies. Naturally, my mind then rolled around to music and how big of a role it plays in creating that magic, and how big a role the movies have on music. I decided to make my Monday mixer [...]

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Monday Mixer

This “Monday Mixer” is more of a “Morning Mixer.”  Daylight Savings is coming up–the bad one.  Here are a few tracks about mornings, sleeping, dreams, insomnia, and everything related.  Side A focuses more on the negatives of mornings, while side B has a much more positive take on the beginning of the day.  Go ahead [...]

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unofficialmixtape

One of the coolest events which WPGU 107.1 sponsors is WPGU Presents: the Great Cover Up, where a bunch of good bands get to pretend to be other good bands and cover their songs.  We have assembled here a group of unofficial versions of songs, a bunch of covers which we think you’ll enjoy.  But [...]

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Monday Mixer

As Bonnaroo’s lineup was released a couple weeks ago, it seems like all the buzz is about Radiohead and the Beach Boys. Personally, I could take it or leave it. The good stuff isn’t at the top of the lineup; it’s at the bottom in the small print. Get a taste of the better part [...]

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