From now on, our troubles will be out of sight ...

Jesus Christ! If Lil Wayne could have better cover art ... I don't know, I don't even think it'd be possible. I feel bad for the folks at the Oxford English Dictionary, because now they have to change the pictures underneath the words "badass", "asskicking", and "epic". Well, such is life.

Alright, tonight is not the greatest night for me, so I figured I'd just start the Christmas Mixtape this evening. Now that American Thanksgiving is out of the way, and it is officially December in less than two hours, I'm gladly letting the joyful chaos that is Christmas, invest itself into my mind and soul. In layman's terms, I'm really, really excited for Christmas. So without further ado, I present to you, the good people, part 1 of 2143? of The Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Official Christmas Mixtape.

Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Christmas; The Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Christmas Mixtape (Part 1)

Winter Wonderland - Louis Armstrong

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Hem

River - Joni Mitchell

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight ) - The Ramones

Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Felicia Navidad) - Marah

Did I mention that the Christmas Mixtape would be coming in installments of five? And that there will be 10, over the next 25 days? Well, I guess I am right now.

Enjoy, and goodnight.

R.I.P My Top Five

My Top Five

Every time a good blog/podcast retires,
an angel loses it's wings.

Veni Vidi Vici

I hate songs that invade my brain and refuse to let go until they are the most played song on my iTunes. This is no exception.

Veni Vidi Vici - The Black Lips

A Public Service Announcement #2

I am currently sitting next to Ms.Kaitlyn Lora Eleanor Meloche, and she is pretty damn effervescent
Just thought I'd let you guys know.
Regular posts resume tonight.

With Love,
Norman James "Clint Eastwood" Nehmetallah

If you close the door, I'll never have to see the day again.

Today's mini mixtape;

Celebrated Summer - Mark Kozelek

Keep Marchin' - Raphael Saadiq

Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo - Jens Lekman

Introducing Angels - Destroyer

Free Radicals - The Flaming Lips

After Hours - The Velvet Underground

Big wheels keep on turnin', Proud Mary keeps on burnin'.

Ike & Tina Turner



Jeff Tweedy



The Mountain Goats & Kaki King



Wintersleep



Regular posts will resume tomorrow.

R.I.P

Mitch Mitchell

A Public Service Announcement

Jacey Jolayne Steen is sitting next to me, and she's rather fantastic.
Thanks for your time.

The raincoat you wore, I think it only made it rain more.

Good evening universe, and welcome to another fantastically Sunday evening, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. This week has been just as hectic and inane as most other weeks of my existence, except this particular week is different. The reason this weekend is so very different, is because, for some unknown reason, Christmas is upon me. Now, I realize that it is still early November, and Christmas is a ways away. Still, something about the cold of this weekend, coupled with my 3534785430198571st viewing of A Christmas Story, has gotten me into the mood for Christmas. So, besides the regular new music goodness, today's post will include a very brief sneak preview, of what promises to be this years very extensive Christmas Mixtape.

First on the docket, we have a Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice favorite; The Decemberists.

Always The Bridesmaid; Never The Bride

The Decemberists have released their Always The Bridesmaid Vol.3 Single. The A-Side from said single, is a wonderful track entitled "Raincoat Song". It's very different from the other singles they have recently released, as it's very short, simple, and effectively sweet. Instead of giving you some inaccurate description of the song (it is objective, of course), you can listen to it here, via YouTube. Enjoy.



The Flaming Lips Share My Enthusiasm For Christmas! Yes!

I'm not even going to attempt to explain ...

The Flaming Lips YouTube Channel

The Movie's Website

The Wikipedia Page

By the looks of it (you can never really tell with those Flaming Lips) it's a movie! A science fiction movie! By The Flaming Lips! And it's about Christmas on Mars!

I'm pretty sure the unnecessary amount of exclamation marks, and the use of the words Flaming Lips and Christmas, are all you need to be convinced to buy this, or see it at the very least.

Free Radicals (Live) - The Flaming Lips

The Sneak Preview!

So, to cap off this incredibly short, and ultimately unsubstantial post, I'd like to give you a sneak preview of my Christmas Mixtape, which will be revealed in it's entirety (download-able form) in probably, about early to mid December. Voila ...

Once In David's Royal City - Sufjan Stevens

Silent Night - Tom Waits

Jinglebell Rock - The Arcade Fire

Hey Parker, It's Christmas - Ryan Adams

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby

... and, just to be a tease you can only download ONE of them. I know, I'm a jerk.

Have a wonderful evening.

Until Next Week?

Far away from West Virginia

Good afternoon universe, and welcome to the first beautiful November week, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. As you might be able to tell, November has ultimately changed me, and I feel like a new man this month. I'm banking on this feeling wearing off in the next couple days, but for now, I'm taking advantage of this unexpected euphoria, and I'm going to enjoy the rest of the day, which is the reason I'm posting about 8 hours earlier than I usually would.

Therefore, instead of doing a regular, ridiculously long post, like I would usually do, I'm going to post a mixtape. I hope you enjoy it as much as I plan to.

A Crown of Thorns, a Bad Tattoo; Return to Form
An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape

1. Open War - Maybe Smith

2. A Needle In Your Eye Number 16 - The War on Drugs

3. There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve - A.C Newman

4. Some Are Lakes - Land of Talk

5. Michael Myers Resplendent - The Mountain Goats

6. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

7. Jesus, Ect. - Wilco

8. Giant Spiders - Devin Davis

9. Eyes - Rouge Wave

10. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel

Have a wonderful day.

til' next week.