Monthly Mixtapes: “Bogart to Batman” (October 2010)
October 2010: Bogart to Batman DJ Ian Head Ok, this is probably one of the strangest tapes I’ve ever put together. I figured since this marks around three years of tapes, I’d dive into things a little...
View ArticleMonthly Mixtapes: “In the Dollar Bin” (February 2011)
Monthly Mixtapes: “In the Dollar Bin” (February 2011) Ok, I’mjust gonna list the reasons why I made this mixtape: February is a tough month. In NYC, it’s usually the coldest, icy-est, most brutal month...
View ArticleMonthly Mixtapes: Untitled (July 2011)
Monthly Mixtapes: Untitled (July 2011) Tossing the July tape out there a couple days early since I’m headed out of town. This mix is an eclectic combination of folkysoulpyschblues, basically where my...
View ArticleMonthly Mixtapes: “Portland Eclectic” (September 2011)
Monthly Mixtapes: “Portland Eclectic” (September 2011) This month’s mix is basically a crate digging, dusty knuckles session. Spent some time in August back in my hometown of Portland, OR, aka City of...
View ArticleMonthly Mixtapes: “Sasquatch” (October 2011)
Monthly Mixtapes: “Sasquatch” (October 2011) Pre-internets, my dad used to have a folder of news clips he called the “Bigfoot File.” Being from Oregon, the tales of these big creatures being sighted,...
View ArticleMonthly Mixtapes –“Some Velvet Morning”
Download April 2012 “Some Velvet Morning” – DJ Ian Head The title for this tape kinda just came together as I was making it. I wanted to break out some of the prog/psych records I’d found recently,...
View ArticleMay 2012 Mixtape –“Beats on the Wire”
Download: May 2012 Mixtape – “Beats on the Wire” I’ve held down two-hour phone conversations about just one season of “The Wire” with friends – there are no other television shows I can think of that...
View ArticleCovers you might not have heard.
Ok, didn’t get to dig this weekend because I’ve been sick with the cold. Argh. So instead I’ve been watching Transformers cartoons on Netflix, reading Wikipedia and stuffing my nose full of kleenex....
View ArticleMonthly Mixtapes: “Digging”
Download: Monthly Mixtapes: Digging. (September 2012) DJ Ian Head There’s this short film about a guy in Pittsburgh who has amassed the largest record collection ever. He calls it “The Archive.” In the...
View ArticleWinter (Mixtape)
DOWNLOAD: Winter Mixtape Took me a second to get to this one. This winter has been a little hectic, but in a good way: the collision of work with school with travel to see family and friends....
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