Music for the living room. #DanceWithYourCat #MusicForPostTruthPonderings #LaVillaRadiwhoa #PhonographNeedleTotallyFine #MusicToFixBMWsBy #GetItUpForLove --------------------------- Tracklist --------------------------- Frank Cunimondo Trio with Lynn Marino - Feelin' Good Burgundy Express - Compared to What Lorez Alexandria - Send in the Clowns Terri Rae - It's Raining Barbara Keith - All Along the Watchtower Steve Parks - Sadness in my Samba Bobbe Norris - Out of this World Travis Biggs - Tibet...
May 09, 2017•1 hr 30 min
All tracks taken from a wonderful mixtape by Jay Buckwold. Jay is a long time member of the Pacific Bluegrass and Heritage Society — probably the founder or at least the president at some point. He also ran the bluegrass camp in Sorrento for many years. Jay plays a great version of Fresh Fish on the banjo, which sent me searching for a digital copy or otherwise. I couldn’t find it, so Jay gave me this tape. I love it and I listen to it every day on the way to work — my car has a tape deck...does...
May 16, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Gettin' ol' timey. The very best in bluegrass, newgrass, whograss?, yougrass, country, country-swing, gospel, and whatever else tickles the fickle Mr. Picklesworth. A new initiative from the mighty La Villa Studios and the artist formerly known as AK45. --------------------------- Tracklist --------------------------- Les Paul - Dark Eyes Roger Sprung and his Progressive Bluegrassers - Fiddler on the Roof The Louvin Brothers - The Great Atomic Power New Lost City Ramblers - She Tickles Me Barry ...
Apr 09, 2016•57 min
Back from the dead. Five (five!) years later we're back. Still at the Villa, still Radio, still La. Join Ard, Dylan, Mayumi, and special guest Andy Day who makes us all look bad by talking smarter, harder, and with a proper accent. Everything you didn't want to know about building and more! --------------------------- Tracklist --------------------------- Big Game Hunter - Steve Gibson and the Red Caps Seven Seas Of Rhye - Queen Move On - Jeanette (Baby) Washington Mean Old Frisco - Little Walte...
Jun 27, 2014•1 hr 22 min
Music to ride bad motor scooters by.
Mar 28, 2013•1 hr 3 min
The long overdue sequel to the 07/07/07 mix. "I Remember" keeps things gospel, an oft-overlooked genre that I became acquainted with through my love of soul music. Many of the early soul artists started out in gospel, and "went secular." Artists like Ray Charles didn't even bother to change the music, singing secular lyrics over gospel standards. "God" simply became "you babe." As I wind my way through this genre, I never stop being surprised just how diverse the sound can be. Gospel aint just c...
Dec 16, 2011•1 hr 7 min
Well what can I say? This year was nucking futs. Easily a couple hundred people. At 3:00am, there were buses coming from downtown, completely full of people in costume heading to "that villa party." Was it out of hand? I can't decide that for everyone. Some people loved it, others thought it was way too crowded. At the peak, the dance floor was strictly "do the minnow" room only. Amazingly no cops were called. They stopped by once on a routine drive by to note, "that's way too many people on the...
Nov 10, 2011•1 hr 5 min
I'm all about the cassette tape right now. My car has a cassette player, and instead of trying to circumvent it with tape adapters and FM transmitters, I'm embracing the technology. I bought a Nakamichi DR-2 recorder and hit up the thrift stores for blank tapes. I love the process of going from vinyl, to digital, to tape. It's a great marriage of technologies, and in the end I get to hold something. This mix is 30 minutes per side, perfect for a 60 minute blank tape. Dub it to tape, pop it in th...
Jun 28, 2011•30 min
I'm all about the cassette tape right now. My car has a cassette player, and instead of trying to circumvent it with tape adapters and FM transmitters, I'm embracing the technology. I bought a Nakamichi DR-2 recorder and hit up the thrift stores for blank tapes. I love the process of going from vinyl, to digital, to tape. It's a great marriage of technologies, and in the end I get to hold something. This mix is 30 minutes per side, perfect for a 60 minute blank tape. Dub it to tape, pop it in th...
Jun 28, 2011•31 min
All tracks are from records I picked up in Cuba in 2009. While not my primary purpose for my trip, I had a few titles in mind. Happening upon a Frank Emilio with Tata Guines record in Havana, I excitedly asked the market vendor where I could find more like this. A phone call and "local's taxi" car ride later -- it's courtesy and expected for car owners to pack their car with waiting locals, but illegal for tourists -- put me deep in Centro Habana, in a broken down home powered by a single light ...
Apr 14, 2011•42 min
Nothing but the best in this one. The problem with collecting records, especially rare 45s, is that you always want to find that one elusive track before putting a mix together. And while you're looking for that one, you find something else that you must have. Then there's the 45s that are so rare and expensive that you'll never get your hands on them, short of winning the lottery. Anyway, I've amassed at least a couple of hours of must-hear singles to share with y'all. For this one, I'm keeping...
Dec 13, 2010•1 hr 8 min
I don't know what's more fun, the Halloween party, or right NOW, Nov 21, 5:12pm. I'm drunk as f*ck on high-end scotch, listening to this year's mix bounce to disk, and pulling FB photos of some damn sexy people dressed amazingly. I love the world right now. This would certainly qualify as drink-n-blog, but whatevs. This has got to be the longest running kickass halloween party of all time. Every year I'm worried that it has jumped the proverbial shark, and every year at precisely 11:48pm on day ...
Nov 22, 2010•50 min
Once again, thanks to everyone who came out to biggest and best Halloween house party in all of Marpole -- at least that's what the creepy "neighbors" said (who I later caught stealing my beer). Sorry I didn't get a chance to catch up with each of you. The live mix from the night sounded like it was under water due to dusty needles. Apparently Serato is finicky about such things. So I redid the mix, it's the same songs from the night but pared down to around one hour. Lemme know what you think. ...
Nov 10, 2009•1 hr 9 min
"Lots of things sound like farting, and they're not farting." Tracklist --------------------------- LVR theme song Villa Update: Introducing Will Jake One and MF Doom - Trap Door Ard On News Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire Keddie Scientist Cymande - Brothers on the Slide Musings with Michael Elvis - Crawfish (Pilooski Edit) Preeceville Picks: Red Foley - My Poor Little Heart Is Broken Anna's Lines Champion Jack Dupree - Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer LVR Live: Gulliver - Enough
Jan 22, 2009•48 min
Thanks to everyone who attended to this year's party. The costumes were amazing as usual. Lots of dancing, fire-breathing, motorbike stunts, and other such debauchery. The cops only came 3 times this year! This mix is a pared down version from the 3 hours or so that I DJed. Masaro's set wasn't retrievable due to a bad channel on his mixer (that's the last time we ever try a mixer switch). I cut out all the stuff that you've heard a million times before: the Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Monster Ma...
Nov 05, 2008•1 hr 6 min
Many things lost: fingers, cars, license plates, and very large pile of garbage. Tracklist --------------------------- LVR theme song Villa Update: the models The Heavy - Girl Ard On News Osborne - Air Pistol Michael fought the law and won R.I.P. Elizabeth Danny Michel - The Smell of Gas Keddie Scientist David Myles - When It Comes My Turn Preeceville Picks: Red Foley - Rockin Chair Money LVR Letters: Illegal Dumping Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant LVR Live: Nobody's Fault But Mine
Jun 11, 2008•1 hr 15 min
Cat food, cat food, cat food, again. Tracklist --------------------------- LVR theme song Chat n Chew with Ard 'n Whip Curses - Hungry 4 Love D-Man Little Known Facts Ard On News Carrie Rodriguez - Cortez the Killer Keddie Scientist Preeceville Picks: Tommy Duncan - Sugar Moon ak45 Mix: Cat Mix Bent Fabric - Alley Cat (with Courageous Cat dialogue) Phil Harris - Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (with Steve Martin dialogue) Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever King Crimson - Cat Food The Village Soul Choir ...
Jan 31, 2008•55 min
Drunkenness will not be tolerated.
Nov 29, 2007•56 min
La Villa Halloween Party 2007. ----------------------------------- ak45: Fancy - What's Your Name Again (Busy P Remix) Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah DJ Blaqstarr - Shake It To The Ground (Claude Vonstroke Remix) Digitalism - Fire In Cairo dj betta: tracks TBA dj G: tracks TBA ak45: America - Horse With No Name The Sadies - Higher Power The Klaxons - Atlantis to Interzone Huey Piano Smith - Little Liza Jane DJ Shadow - Six Days (Remix) The Cure - Close to Me Justice - D.A.N.C.E (Mstrkrft Remix) The Klaxons...
Nov 19, 2007•1 hr 46 min
Welcome the new Villains: Art, John, Elizabeth, and Relic. New faces, same ol' bullsh't.
Sep 19, 2007•1 hr 21 min
Camp 8 Mix ----------------------------------- Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado and JT - Give It To Me Lefties Soul Convention - Bam Bam House of Pain - Jump Around Stevie Wonder - I Wish Kanye West - Stronger Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (deadmau5 edit) Santa Esmerelda - Gloria Simbad - Soul Fever (remix) Rihanna - Shut Up And Drive Bonde Do Role - Melo Do Tabaco Gorillaz - Dare (soulwax remix) Ben E King - Stand By Me Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls Booker T and the MGs - Green Onions ...
Aug 17, 2007•1 hr 18 min
Spiritual Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz. ------------------------------------ "They say that heaven is 10 zillion light years away. But if there is a God, we need him now. "Where is your God?" That's what my friends ask me. And I say it's taken Him so long 'cause we've got so far to come. Tell me people...why can't they say that hate is 10 zillion light years away? Why can't the light of good shine God's love in every soul? Why must color black make me a lesser man? I thought this world was made for ev...
Jul 08, 2007•36 min
People suck. Rise above: be a Villain.
Jul 03, 2007•1 hr 11 min
We probably should've turned the new roommate search into a reality TV show: "Making La Villa". Tune in to hear who won.
Jun 06, 2007•48 min
Crash-up derbies, singing scientists, girlfriends, moms, live music, and Alvin and the Chipmunks go feral. Over 70 minutes of solid listening entertainment.
Apr 18, 2007•1 hr 12 min
Whip sings, AK45 spins, Rednecks and Scientists.
Mar 12, 2007•1 hr 4 min
Our longest hiatus yet. Don't be too mad, we've got plenty of new features this issue and a very special guest: Gary.
Feb 22, 2007•1 hr 25 min
Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street this holiday season.
Dec 19, 2006•56 min
J-J-Jam packed with Villainous goodness. Do it for Rodney.
Oct 18, 2006•1 hr 3 min
"But this one goes to eleven - It's one louder."
Sep 25, 2006•49 min
