The Time Traveler's Wife - mix

When I read The Time Traveler's Wife a while back, a recurring thought was that I ought to make a soundtrack mix for the book. Aside from the wealth of location shots in the Chicago area, there are also plenty of references to specific songs or bands and crucial scenes that take place in venues such as the Riv and Aragon.

Here is my tracklist, complete with page numbers from the paperback edition and a note as to whether the specific song was mentioned or just the band (I tried to pick appropriately themed songs in the latter case):

1. The Beatles - When I'm Sixty-Four (p.65 -song)
2. Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (p.85 -song)
3. Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong - I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good (p.128 -song)
4. Smoking Popes - I Need You Around (p.134 -band)
5. Aretha Franklin - Respect (p.144 -song)
6. Violent Femmes - Add It Up (p.154 -song)
7. Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone (p.155 -song)
8. Prince - 1999 (p.206 -song)
9. Beatles - Yellow Submarine (p.261 and 286 -song)
10. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Kill Your Television (p.316 -song)
11. Iggy Pop - Pussy Power (p.421 -song)
12. Iggy Pop - Funtime (p.421 -song)
13. Golden Palominos - A Divine Kiss (p.435 -band)
14. Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell (p.492 -band)
15. Billie Holiday - I Didn't Know What Time It Was (p.500 -band)
16. Kinks - This Time Tomorrow (p.508 -band)

There are probably a couple I missed, and there are a few instances where the author runs through a list of specific bands that the lead characters enjoy; I left those off because they weren't specific enough.

Summer Music Festivals

Going to either of these? I'll see you there.

Pitchfork (July 29-30)

Lollapalooza (August 4-6)

v.o.r.t.e.x.06.06 - denatured

You only want me to stop being me so that I can be someone else you don't want me to be. And if I die before I wake I'll have trouble explaining the mess in the kitchen, let alone why I painted all the knives yellow. But do not worry, do not fret, the best is yet to come. For I am a lapdog in your freezer, preserved for days on end, take me out and let me thaw and I'll jump in your lap again.

About - Bongo

A manic little trip through a Netherlandian sonic minefield, this album is full of catchy songs that will stick in your head like gum in your hair. In fact, if the voice were sweeter and the guitars less harsh, this might be some form of hybrid bubblegum pop. The lyrics are a little weak at times, and some of the songs don't work, but for the most part this is a rewarding album. Put it in-between the Go Team and early Liz Phair and you'll have a nice set.

Rating: flush.