The Velvet Underground - "Loaded" (1970)

Here is a copy of my favorite Velvet Underground album.

The Velvet Underground "Loaded (1970)" -

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=cfde42e04372bc6510dd00e4e8fc1f36c5eb0f23b7bb8409abedc5817af8ca29a423bb87dafddd24f308754d705e5e50

RIP Brent Mydland (1952-1990)

Today is the 20th anniversary of the death of Brent Mydland, keyboardist for the Grateful Dead. During his time with the Dead, he was known for his soulful voice and deep, organic tones and fills. Brent died on July 26th, 1990, three days after the final show of the Dead's 1990 Summer Tour. For the encore of the tour closing show, the Dead played a spot-on cover of the Band's "The Weight". Their version featured different members of the group singing their own verse throughout the course of the song. Brent's verse reads: "Picked up my bags, and went lookin' for a place to hide / when I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side / I said 'hey Carmen, come on let's go downtown' / she said, 'I gotta go, but my friend can stick around'."

He died three days later.

The Grateful Dead "The Weight" (Live - 7/23/90 World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL) -

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

Amon Tobin - 4 Deck Mix

This mix has been described as a "holy grail of DJing", and I couldn't agree more. I was lucky enough to witness one of Amon's live sets in 2007, and it is hands down the best set of electronic music that I have ever heard. The link that I'm posting is to a somewhat-newly released live mix from Amon that he and his camp were nice enough to release for free in high-quality format. The mix itself is an hour and fifteen minutes of uncompromisingly perfect song selection and flow. Prepare yourself.

Amon Tobin "4 Deck Mix" (2009) -

http://www.mediafire.com/?xnywcllflmj

Alice in Chains - Selected tracks from "Dirt"

This album is fucking incredible. One of Layne Staley's last masterpieces before his death (which is described here):

"When police kicked in the door to Layne Staley's University District apartment on April 20, there, on a couch, lit by a flickering TV, next to several spray-paint cans on the floor, not far from a small stash of cocaine, near two crack pipes on the coffee table, reposed the remains of the rock musician." The article also stated that the 6'1" Staley weighed just 86 pounds when his body was discovered. The autopsy report later concluded that Staley had died after injecting a mixture of heroin and cocaine known as a "speedball".

Needless to say, this shit is intense. However, its intensity needs to be respected and channeled in appropriate ways. Enjoy the music and give thanks to the souls that were involved in its production.

Alice in Chains "Them Bones" (Dirt, 1992) -

http://www.mediafire.com/?nw2znttlztx

Alice in Chains "Rain When I Die" (Dirt, 1992) -

http://www.mediafire.com/?jtnn5mmwkdi

Alice in Chains "Rooster" (Dirt, 1992) -

http://www.mediafire.com/?t3mmctdmnin

Alice in Chains "Down in a Hole" (Dirt, 1992) -

http://www.mediafire.com/?ttzmo4gynfj