The stain in the carpet, this drink in my hand.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to another lovely Wednesday edition of Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. As most of you may or may not know (actually, there's a very strong possibility that none of you know), both of my sisters are going to New York tomorrow for a couple days, on a school field trip. Immediately after this, my oldest sister Tracey, is going to be leaving to Italy for 3 months (teaching English to little Italy kids!). Now, you may think that my sister leaving for this significant amount of time would bother me. Nope, not even in the slightest. I'm not going to go into detail. but let's just say that my sister is really... MEAN. Mean is definitely a good starter word, but be weary, because mean is a gateway word to a whole mass of obscenities that I don't care to soil this blogs reputation by using. Anyways! Today's mixtape is going to be a collection of songs about being on both sides of the spectrum, the leaver and the left. So, take a little bit of time out of your busy Wednesday night schedule (NOBODY has a busy Wednesday night) and enjoy this mixtape!

An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape; Before You Were Gone

1. Come Home Baby Julie, Come Home - American Analog Set

(I know I've already posted this, but c'mon!)

2. Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) - The Decemberists

3. Done Left Here - Mississippi Fred McDowell

4. Left & Leaving - The Weakerthans & Sarah Harmer

(A little bit of skips here and there)

5. Before You Drive Away - Model Photographer

6. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen

So, I hope you enjoyed that fine collection of songs.

Til' Tomorrow

Formal photographs refuse to mention, his tiny feet, that birthmark on her knee.

Another Saturday, another Album of the Week.

This weeks Album of the Week is The Weakerthans' "Reconstruction Site." (Did anybody notice that a majority of the words in that sentence were capitalized?). It is easily one of my favorite records, by one of my favorite bands. I got it at the Budimir library in 2004 and it has been permanently playing on my stereo for the last 4 years. I can honestly say I've never gotten tired of the brilliant poetry of John K. Samson, combined with catchy hooks and melodies. The album is based around three tracks, "(Manifest)", "(Hospital Vespers)" and "(Past-Due)", which are about a terminally ill hospital patient. Here are those tracks.

Manifest

Hospital Vespers

Past-Due

Does anyone else REALLY want to become John K. Samson?

Maybe just me.

Enjoy mes amis

The hand of your lover is made of clay

Well, Random Music days are usually not tough posts to write, as I just pull songs off my itunes and write about them like delicate muses. Today though, while walking my dog, I felt I was fully embracing the new found springtime, so I thought that today I'd post a couple songs that were based around the idea of change, spring and the sun. So, be entertained this incredibly corny mix of songs and if you enjoyed a particular song, please feel free to let me know in the comment section.

Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice (Mini) Mixtape #2: Shit that has to do with spring

Green Green Grass (Demo) - American Analog Set
I swear, I'll stop posting American Analog Set for a while!

Green Grass - Tom Waits
When most people think of Tom Waits, they don't think of spring. I, on the other hand, beg to differ.

New Slang - The Shins
The Shins are my bouncing around the park band, my long car ride with the windows open band (Did I actually write this? Answer: Sadly, yes.) and if weren't for fucking Natalie Portman I wouldn't have anybody rolling their eyes for me having posted this song.

A New Name For Everything - The Weakerthans
John K. Samson (the front man of the Weakerthans) is one of my favorite Canadian poets, actually scratch that, one of my favorite poets period, and a damn fine musician as well. The Weakerthans are a band that puts out consistently great material and tour extensively to boot. I highly recommend buying their entire discography right at this very moment.

Here Comes The Sun/The Inner Light [Transition] - The Beatles
Yeah, I posted it. What're you going to do about it?

Forecast Fascist Future - Of Montreal
Why? Why not.

Hey!? That wasn't much of a Mixtape.

Enjoy