Popmartijn

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Member Since: 4/27/2004
Total Mixes: 12
Total Feedback: 14

Other Mixes By Popmartijn

CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
CD | Mixed Genre

When New Media Was The Big Idea

Artist Song
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy  Television, The Drug Of A Nation 
Bruce Springsteen  TV Movie 
Lou Reed  Video Violence 
Dire Straits  Money For Nothing 
Moondog Jr.  TV Song 
Public Enemy  She Watch Channel Zero?! 
Bruce Springsteen  57 Channels (And Nothin' On) 
Red Hot Chili Peppers  Throw Away Your Television 
Supergrass  Pumping On Your Stereo 
The Jimi Hendrix Experience  Radio One Theme 
Elvis Costello  Radio, Radio 
Selector  On My Radio 
Joy Division  Transmission 
XTC  Senses Working Overtime 
The Police  Too Much Information 
The Howtoplays  Software Fantasy 
Chumbawamba & Credit To The Nation  Hear No Bullshit (On Fire Mix) 
Jamiroquai  Virtual Insanity 
Urban Dance Squad  Tabloid Say 

Comment:

Browsing through my record collection (in my mind) I thought I might have enough songs to make a nice compilation about the bad habit of the TV and the redeeming powers of the radio. The person receiving this CD had also indicated he wanted a bit indie-ish mix CD, so I thought I could combine the two. Upon compiling the CD I realised I might not have enough material after all, so I broadened the scope a bit to include information in general. And of course the Dire Straits are not indie, but what the heck. It's the music that counts, not whether it's cool or not.
A few weeks after I completed the mix I also got hold of Duran Duran's Too Much Information, a track that wouldn't have been out of place on this mix. It maybe would have worked best between the Dire Straits and Moondog Jr.
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AlmostFamous
Date: 4/27/2004
Props for quoting U2 in the title. Cheers! -Famous.
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effable
Date: 4/27/2004
I'd suggest that the Gang Of Four's "5.45" would fit very well here. Possibly right after the Disposable Heroes.
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RMLondon
Date: 4/28/2004
Great Idea - My own "Media" mix will be updated with some of these! I love Disposable Heroes (mine starts with their inspiration Gil Scott Heron's The Revolution Will not be televised.)Maybe Frank Zappa's I am the Slime?