DO I SAD?: An Andrea Inspired Mixtape

It’s been ages since I put together a mixtape and I’ve been sitting on a lot of gems, waiting to be unearthed. These songs aren’t really a bummer, even though the title suggests otherwise. I just liked the phrase and happened to stumble upon these excellent LIFE Magazine photos of Marcel Marceau by Gjon Mili. Anddddd, as usual…I’ve included a bonus secret throwback track for those of you who make it all the way through the end. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01 Geneva Jacuzzi - Do I Sad?
02 Computer Magic - Electronic Fences
03 Mac DeMarco - Baby’s Wearin Blue Jeans
04 James Pants - Clouds Over the Pacific
05 Regina - Haluan Sinut
06 Tennis - Traveling
07 Fear of Men - Doldrums
08 Ringo Deathstarr - Kaleidoscope
09 Blood Orange - Sutphin Boulevard
10 Foxes in Fiction - 15 Ativan (Song for Erika)
11 The Clientele - Reflections After Jane
12 Pure X - Dry Ice
13 Night Manager - Cosmonaught
14 Spectrals - Luck Is There To Be Pushed
15 The Sea and Cake - The Argument
16 Little Wings - Mr. Natural
17 Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train
18 Widowspeak - Gun Shy
19 Blouse - Into Black
20 Grimes - Oblivion
21 [ BONUS SECRET TRACK ]

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And please remember, DON’T BE A JERK! If you like what you hear, support the artists. Buy their records, go to their shows, get some merch, & tell your friends!

For more Andrea Inspired Mixtapes, head over here.

YOUTH, MATURITY, OLD AGE and DEATH

(via Marcel Marceau The Mime - LIFE Magazine)

Bucks General Store

As I briefly mentioned yesterday, my good pal Heidi recently opened an online vintage shop called Bucks General Store. Named after her family’s cabin in Northern California, it carries clothing, accessories, home items and other odds and ends “inspired by the American pioneering spirit”. I had the pleasure of visiting the cabin with her and some friends in Autumn 2010, and it’s truly a magical place (so much so, that I wrote about in Volume One of Kinfolk Magazine). I thought it would be nice to share some of my favorite items from her shop.

Top to bottom: Southwest Blanket Coat / Lands End Barn Jacket / Navy Button Up with Wooden Buttons & Rock Beads / Embroidered Native American Jeans / Danish Mid-Century Rug with Interlocking Fish / Embroidered Triangle Cotton Tablecloth

The crickets have been chirping too long on The Bindle Sack, so I invited two of my dear friends to guest post this week. My Got a Girl Crush Partner-in-Crime Meg takes us scavenging at Dead Horse Bay, while my frequent getaway buddy (and owner of the new vintage shop Bucks General Store) Heidi shows us around Idyllwild. Take a look:

• A Guide to Dead Horse Bay / Guest Post by Meg Wachter
• A Guide to Idyllwild / Guest Post by Heidi Hoffman

Makr Farm Tote / Screened artwork by Geoff McFetridge in collaboration with Pottok

Been waiting forever and ever to find a suitable replacement for my Alexandra Cassaniti hairy tote, and this one by Makr came calling my name. Also, it has tiny people on it. I love prints with tiny people on it.

Fear of Men - “Doldrums”

(via rosekohl)

My pal Francesca recently asked a few of us to share something that gets us through the long winter days, and it’s one trusty roundup! Head on over to the newly revamped Lawrence journal to see what we came up with. (Aren’t you happy this girl is blogging again? I am!)

Regina - “Mustavalkeaa” / Video by Osma Harvilahti 

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Like Mother/Like Daughter by Meg Wachter

Meg’s new photo project documents ephemera from both her and her mother’s pre-teen through teenage years, 30 years apart. Pretty fascinating stuff! 

Quadron - “Ex-Factor” (Lauryn Hill Cover)

No one loves you more than me. And no one ever will.

Mac DeMarco - “Babys Wearing Blue Jeans”

Seriously, though. Captured Tracks can do no wrong.

Elizabeth Cotten - “Freight Train”

I can’t stop pushing play on this. Elizabeth wrote “Freight Train” when she was a teenager in North Carolina. She was later taken in as a domestic helper by the folk music Seeger family where they encouraged her re-discovery of music and made bedroom recordings of her songs. Her musical career didn’t really start until her late 60s. It’s a fascinating story, and one worth reading up on!

(via gotagirlcrush)

Computer Magic - “Electronic Fences”

Big Things Ahead Interview with Got a Girl Crush on BIG THINGS!

Meg and I are the featured Big Things Ahead interview today on Big Things! Rebecca is one of the most encouraging and good-hearted people I’ve met, and Big Things is the perfect manifestation of that positivity. When she invited us to participate in her interview series, we couldn’t say yes fast enough. We love what she has to say about the magazine, and women in print media as a whole:

“chronicling the creative efforts of our generation of women in print is an absolute necessity. we’re so used to reading about each other online, but in terms of independent printed matter that will still exist when all our computers explode….we’re almost non-existent! although the blog nods in praise to ladies of the past and present, the print magazine offers us a glimpse into the lives of contemporary women. “

You’ll be seeing more of Rebecca and Big Things on Got a Girl Crush soon, so keep your eye out! And be sure to visit the Big Things blog and shop.

Tampopo (1985, Juzo Itami)

“First, caress the surface with the chopstick tips. To express affection. Then, poke the pork. Just touch it. Caress it with the chopstick tips. Gently pick it up, and dip it into the soup on the right of the bowl. What’s important here is to apologize to the pork by saying, ‘See you soon.’”