News: Mannequin Men do weekly mixtape series

(photo by John Sturdy)

Chicago punk rock droogs Mannequin Men have embarked on a mission to release a themed mixtape every week until either they run out of concepts or run out of patience with the whole goddamn thing (we're betting on the former, if only because it just seems the right thing to do). The first mixtape's theme is "songs about other musicians" and coming up next week is a compilation of "songs with accidentally filthy lyrics". They've been sitting on a mastered version of a new record, Lose Your Illusion Too, for the better part of the year now, and with that finally seeing release this week, it's going to make for a really terrific month for these dudes.

Tracklist for Mannequin Men's mixtape of "songs about other musicians":

01 The Replacements - Alex Chilton
02 Mahjongg - Free Groove Rider
03 Kathleen Hanna - I Wish I Was Him (Evan Dando)
04 Pavement - Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence (R.E.M.)
05 Television Personalities - I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
06 Joan Of Arc - This Life Cumulative (Fiona Apple)
07 50 Kaitenz - Thank You For Ramones
08 David Bowie - Song For Bob Dylan
09 The Muslims - Call It A Day (The Killers, Liars, OK Go)
10 Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (Janis Joplin)
11 The-Dream - Kelly's 12 Play (R. Kelly)
12 Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (J. Mascis)

(mp3)    Mannequin Men - Grapefruit

Godspeed!