#0097 – IRON DJ Graduation edition: 1988

It’s IRON DJ time again! Which means that a bunch of people are going to upload themed mixes and try to compete with me! Unfortunately for them, not only do I have unbeatable taste in music, but this time around I even have the IRON DJ theme going for me: GRADUATION YEAR.

The idea is to put together a mix where the theme is the year you graduated high school.  I graduated in 1988, and there was so much good music made that year that I could have made 3 mixes that would blow your mind.

But instead I made this one.  It’s semi-autobiographical, in that for the most part, the songs are played in the order in which I discovered them.  Not all of this is music I’d have listened to back in 1988, but it’s all great.  I hope you dig the mix, and whether you do or not, leave me some feedback in the comments please!

1. Danzig – Mother
2. INXS – Devil Inside
3. Living Colour – Desperate People
4. The Church – Reptile
5. Dead Milkmen – Stuart
6. They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng
7. The Pursuit Of Happiness – I’m An Adult Now
8. Bad Religion – What Can You Do?
9. Fishbone – Bonin’ In The Boneyard
10. Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song
11. Pixies – Gigantic
12. Fugazi – Give Me The Cure
13. Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane
14. The Pogues – Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six
15. The Waterboys – World Party
16. Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene
17. Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot
18. Galaxie 500 – Temperature’s Rising

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#0047 – A More Perfect Union

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Gen1us iconBarack Obama gave a speech the other day. I was inspired to make this mix. I hope you enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Desmond DekkerIsraelites
  2. The MelodiansRivers of Babylon
  3. Fishbone Slow Bus Movin’ (Howard Beach Party)
  4. Living ColourFunny Vibe
  5. Billy PaulAm I Black Enough For You?
  6. James BrownSay It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)
  7. Public EnemyProphets of Rage
  8. Rage Against the MachineDown Rodeo
  9. Saul WilliamsTr(n)igger
  10. Marvin GayeWhat’s Going On?
  11. Bob MarleyRedemption Song
  12. Sly & the Family StoneEveryday People
  13. The Mighty Mighty BosstonesLet’s Face It
  14. Tracy ChapmanTalkin’ Bout a Revolution
  15. Ziggy Marley, Gipsy Kings, Tsidii Le LokaOne Love

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