Just in time for the holiday weekend, the latest TWA mixtape. Download, chill out, and have a great couple of days off…

Volume 9 - Summer 2011 Tracklist:

1. Anna Sun - Walk The Moon
2. Monte Carlo - U.S. Royalty
3. Climbing Walls - Strange Talk
4. Sunlight - Bag Raiders
5. Girls Like You - The Naked And Famous
6. An Ugly Person On A Movie Screen - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
7. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
8. To The Alps - Princeton
9. I <3 U So - Cassius
10. How Can U Luv Me? - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
11. Mornin’ - Star Slinger
12. Eyes Be Closed - Washed Out
13. Artichoke - Pandit
14. California Sunrise - Dirty Gold
15. Glowing Mouth - Milagres
16. Blue Cassette - Friendly Fires
17. Chapel Song - We Are Augustines
18. For What It’s Worth - Maggie Eckford
19. Ghosts - The Hundred In The Hands
20. Neon Love - Armistice

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Previous TWA mixes:
Volume 8 - Most Liked of 2010
Volume 7 - Wintry Mix
Volume 6 - End of Summer Mix
Volume 5 - Summer Mix
Volume 4 - Spring Mix
Volume 3 - Wintry Mix
Volume 2 - Fall into Winter
Volume 1 - Summer Mix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VfBvdzgQxY

Last Thursday, the boy and I went to the opening of Adam Purple and The Garden of Eden down on the Lower East Side. The photographer behind the project, Harvey Wang, has become very dear to me after working together last year and I was excited to support his personal work. I had never heard of Adam, or his garden, but was blown away by the story. It was particularly touching to witness Adam entering the show and viewing the photographs on display for the first time.

The exhibition is open to the public until February 20th at the FusionArts Museum (Gallery B). Definitely check it out.

http://vimeo.com/18213768

We are just thawing out after being snowed in for the past few days here in Manhattan. Can’t complain too much as we spent the time with family and good friends, watching movies, going to the MoMa, playing games, and eating lots of good food.

Hope you are enjoying the snowy holiday season!

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We enter the fray of year-end best of compilations with our take on the most liked songs of 2010. A bunch of our most-loved tracks pulled from this year’s mixtapes, as well as some newbies and outtakes. Looking forward to 2011!

Volume 8 - Most Liked of 2010 Tracklist:

1. Excuses - The Morning Benders
2. Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales
3. Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
4. Chinatown - Wild Nothing
5. Butterfly Kisses - The Depreciation Guild
6. Whirlwind - Death In Plains
7. Bermuda - Kisses
8. Swim - Surfer Blood
9. Round the Moon - Summer Camp
10. Jail La La (Single) - Dum Dum Girls
11. Boyfriend - Best Coast
12. Bushwick Blues - Delta Spirit
13. Facelove - PS I Love You
14. Odessa - Caribou
15. Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells
16. O.N.E. - Yeasayer
17. San Fran - Kids Of 88
18. Boy (RAC Mix) - Ra Ra Riot
19. Heaven’s On Fire - The Radio Dept.
20. Big Wave - Jenny & Johnny
21. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
22. Afraid of Everyone - The National
23. The High Road - Broken Bells
24. Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight - The Go Find
25. Lightsick - Zola Jesus

To download this mix, click the image, then select “Page” or “File” from your browser’s toolbar and select “Save As…” to save the file to your desktop.

Previous TWA mixes:
Volume 7 - Wintry Mix
Volume 6 - End of Summer Mix
Volume 5 - Summer Mix
Volume 4 - Spring Mix
Volume 3 - Wintry Mix
Volume 2 - Fall into Winter
Volume 1 - Summer Mix

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Bubby, it’s cold outside. Heat things up with the latest TWA Mixtape.

Volume 7 - Wintry Mix Tracklist:

1. San Fran - Kids Of 88
2. Young Blood - The Naked & Famous
3. Big Wave - Jenny & Johnny
4. Wind Up the Sound - Psychic Stunts
5. Travel Time - The Golden Dogs
6. Why Don’t You Believe Me? - Small Sins
7. People Can Do the Most Amazing of Things - Kisses
8. Modern Disbelief - Blackbird Blackbird
9. Somebody To Love Me (ft. Miike Snow and Boy George)
10. - Mark Ronson And The Business Intl.
11. Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice mix) - Deerhunter
12. Tomorrow Night We’ll Go Anywhere - Evan Voytas
13. Microlite - Trophy Wife
14. Sleep Tight - Rollerskaters
15. Somewhere Else - Mesita
16. Agents of Love - Wolf Parade
17. Angela Surf City - The Walkmen
18. Louder Than Ever - Cold War Kids
19. Reprise - Sherlock’s Daughter
20. Breaststroke - Mathemagic
21. If I Had a Boat - James Vincent McMorrow

To download this mix, click the image, then select “Page” or “File” from your browser’s toolbar and select “Save As…” to save the file to your desktop.

Previous TWA mixes:
Volume 6 - End of Summer Mix
Volume 5 - Summer Mix
Volume 4 - Spring Mix
Volume 3 - Wintry Mix
Volume 2 - Fall into Winter
Volume 1 - Summer Mix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QXB5pw2qE

Nice 2010 recap video from Google promoting Zeitgeist 2010, an interactive presentation based on the aggregation of billions of search queries people typed into Google this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rYmzQ8C9Q

Let Coldplay’s holiday video for, “Christmas Lights”, complete with dancing Elvises, fireworks and colorful piano, be a gentle reminder that you have T-minus 19 days to start/finish shopping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfIMzpi2KEY

Now here’s a pretty clever idea - RENT a live Christmas tree for the holidays, rather than purchase a cut (and soon to be dead) tree. A live, potted tree is delivered to your doorstep… then after Christmas it’s returned to a nursery where it will be replanted, until being potted and rented again next year. You can even watch your tree grow by “adopting” the same tree every year.

The service featured in the video above is located in LA, but there are businesses throughout the country that are doing the same thing… check this list to see what facilities are near you.

Awesome installation in Belgium.