here are some photos i took at my sister’s wedding breakfast on saturday, as well as a mixtape i made for them in celebration.

1. The Mamas & the Papas – My Girl
2. Van Morrison – Crazy Love
3. Dave Matthews Band – Two Step
4. Ewan McGregor – Your Song [Elton John cover]
5. Regina Spektor – On the Radio
6. Danielle Howle – Tie up the Moon
7. Patty Griffin – Heavenly Day
8. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Cheek to Cheek
9. The Penguins – Earth Angel
10. The Magnetic Fields – It’s Only Time
11. Rosebud – Don’t Put It On
12. Des’ree – Kissing You
13. St. Vincent – Marry Me
14. Jump, Little Children – By the Way They Dance
15. Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, Mike Marshall – Sliding Down
16. Ben Folds – The Luckiest
17. Ella Fitzgerald – Someone to Watch Over Me
18. Donna Summer – Last Dance

Also took some more food pics at the breakfast:

Here, you’ll find the most mainstream of mainstream all the way to the indiest of indie (read: myspace is the closest thing they have to a label). There are some of my favorite local artists (atl), who I’m sure will slowly creep into ears of folks across the nation/world. There’s country, dance, pop, remixes, covers, remixes of remixes, anti-folk, hipster gypsy, acoustic punk, songs that were performed on tv shows … from atlanta, austin, japan, athens, england, brooklyn, gypsy communes in eastern europe, brazil, and i’m sure more i’m not even aware of.

My first version of the mixtape clocked in around 90 minutes. Now that just won’t do for a mixtape meant for the world of cds.

Without further ado, I present: Get YourSelf an Education {or, What i Learned in 2006: a Musical Journey}:

1. Regina Spektor “Fidelity”
2. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy”
3. Yuki “Joy”
4. Cansei De Ser Sexy “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above”
5. Justin Timberlake “SexyBack”
6. Purple Ribbon Allstars “Kryptonite”
7. Bloc Party “Helicopter” {remix by Diplo}
8. Beirut “Postcards from Itlay”
9. Darling New Neighbors “Puppies”
10. Imogen Heap “Hide & Seek”
11. Regina Spektor “Samson”
12. Tova Rinah & the Way Home “Walk Me Home”
13. Sting “Fields of Gold”
14. José González “Heartbeats”
15. Cold War Kids “Hospital Beds”
16. TV On the Radio “I was a Lover”
17. Tin Cup Prophette “Going Numb”
18. Regina Spektor “On the Radio”
19. The Selmanaires “In the Direction of Yes”
20. Snowden “Anti-Anti”
21. Mates of State “Like U Crazy”
22. Ray Charles + Kanye West “I Got a Woman” + “Gold Digger” {remix by Diplo}
23. The Rapture “Whoo! Alright-Yeah… Uh Huh”
24. Art Brut “Emily Kane”

Runners up {i.e., what i had to cut because of cd restrictions}: