HAPPY MERRY!

“Hey, hey, hey! It’s Christmas, where’s my present, Slick?” – Harry Lockhart HERE IT IS! Xmas in LA: The Steel Ape Sessions Vol. 16, Pt. 12 MIT! 1. “Do You Know How Christmas Trees are Grown?” – Nina2. “Also Sprach Zarathustra” – Deodato3. “Christmas in L.A.” – Vulfpeck4. “Fox On The Run” – Sweet5. “Legend Has It” – Run the […]

this. fucking. month.

Hey, Gang. Gather round. Take a knee. You guys. This. Fucking. Month. It’s been a hell of a month, hasn’t it. I mean, a for-real grease-fire-at-a-turnpike-rest-stop-Arby’s of a month. But you guys are the best, and by and large, you’re helping this ol’ fella get through it all. And so, by way of therapy, as […]

THE FIRST MIX OF MY 40S

It must follow, as the night the day that if Boots closed out my fourth decade, then this, dear apes, opens my fifth! And thus: The Mix Tip: The Steel Ape Sessions, Vol. 16, Pt. 10 WITH: 1. “Mañana” – Big Star2. “Worship” – Lizzo3. “Crescendolls” – Daft Punk4. “Alakazam!” – Justice5. “Dance Fight 66″ – Auralnauts6. “Dean Town” – Vulfpeck7. “Our House” […]

THE LAST MIX OF MY 30S

Apes! Here we have it! The 25th Steel Ape Session Mix, and the FINAL. MIXTAPE. OF. MY. THIRTIES. And it’s called: BOOTS: The Steel Ape Sessions, Vol. 16, Pt. 9 With! 1. “The Golden Nectar” – RZA & Howard Drossin2. “Run” – Bell Biv DeVoe3. “Mutant Brain” – Sam Spiegel w/Ape Drums & Assassin4. “The Anthem” – GRiZ […]

DOG DAYS

You guys! You’ve been so great in August that you know what? You get a mixtape. And so: Octopus Mystery: The Steel Ape Sessions, Vol. 16, Pt. 8 MIT! 1. “Closer and Closer and Closer” – Gene Wilder (RIP) ft. Steven Warner2. “Butts Tits Money” – Knower3. “Apache (Jump On It)” – The Sugarhill Gang4. “Put Me Thru” – […]

BEATS AND SHOUTING

Friendos! July is behind us, and a new month and a new mix are ahead!! Here to wrap up last month, it’s: Beats and Shouting: The Steel Ape Sessions, Vol. 16, Pt. 7 WITH! 1. “Rebel Without a Pause” – Public Enemy2. “Giant” – Banks & Steelz3. “Conant Gardens (Instrumental Mix)” – Slum Village4. “Googa Mama” – The […]

OLD MEN FORGET …

… yet all shall be forgot, but he’ll remember with advantages … Look, May was hella busy for me, and by the end of the month, I felt like I hadn’t heard enough good stuff to get a proper mix together. Soooo … I’ve decided to combine May and June into one slightly plussed-up mix […]

April is the Cruelest Month

I have failed to learn last year’s “30 days hath September” rule, but look, do you want this free thing you didn’t ask for or not? With that: CHINA CLIPPER CALLING ALAMEDA: The Steel Ape Sessions, Vol. 16, Pt. 4 Mit: 1. “Mystery of Chessboxin’” – El Michels Affair2. “Tongue & Groove” – Marchfourth Marching Band3. “Zilch” – […]

APRIL FOOLS! (MARCH MIX)

WHAT’S GOOD, STEEL APES?! Apologies for the late drop, but I’ve had houseguests and you know what? You don’t need to know. But now, with no further ado, won’t you please clap your ears on: IT’S ALMOST PAINLESS: The Steel Ape Sessions, Vol. 16, Pt. 3 WITH! 1. “Outro” – Vulfpeck2. “Can’t Relive the Party” – Toussaint […]

POKE YOUR EYE, PULL YOUR HAIR …

”… YOU FORGOT WHAT CLOTHES TO WEAR!” Happy Leap Day, Everybody! And what this extra day in February has afforded me is the time to get together not one but TWO kickass mixes for you kickass mix-listeners! Why, you ask, when we’re in the fluid, non-definable age of Spotify would I bother to make it […]