Two More Mixes

...just in time for 2009, as follows:

2008.4: NARROWED IT DOWN
TO THE FIGHT OR THE DANCE
Ash—Murder by Death
Atom Bomb—Fluke
Daring Lousy Guy—Shivaree
Dilaudid—The Mountain Goats
Breath Me—Sia
Happy Ending—MIKA
Apparition #13—Thea Gilmore
Clap Hands—John Hammond Jnr.
Freefall—Laurie Anderson
Statues—Moloko
Cold Cold Water—Mirah
Our Great Divide—Tarja
All These Things That I’ve Done—The Killers
What Have You Done—Within Temptation
Song to Say Goodbye—Placebo
Helpless—k.d. lang
Day of the Dead—Voltaire

2008.5: SLEEP UNTIL THE WORLD OF MAN IS PARALYZED
You, Me and the Bourgeoisie—the Submarines
Time to Pretend—MGMT
The Globe—Big Audio Dynamite
Leslie Anne Levine—the Decemberists
Rooks—Shearwater
Better—Guns ‘N’ Roses
All For Love—Serena Ryder
Broken—Seether featuring Amy Lee
Haunted—Kelly Clarkson
Idle Hands—the Gutter Twins
Grounds For Divorce—Elbow
Many Shades of Black—the Raconteurs
Chasing Pavements—Adele
Lost—Anouk
Collapsing at Your Doorstep—Air France
Oxford Comma—Vampire Weekend
Language City—Wolf Parade
Houses in Motion—Talking Heads

Cal particularly likes the second one, because it contains the latest iWhatever commercial earworm. I think I like them both equally--and both will be available (to an extent) for New Year's, at kelpqueen's party.

Also:

Yuletide stuff is in/up, though the authors have no yet been attached. I found some 3:10 to Yuma stuff I was very happy with. Links below—

First off, some Ben/Charlie, though all erring mainly on the gen side: “You Weren’t Born a Killer (But You Can’t Tell That No More)” (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/72/youwerent.html); “Severance” (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/83/severance.html); “Prince of Darkness” (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/64/princeof.html). I’m not sure I quite believe the backstory given Charlie in this last one, but it’s fun nevertheless.

There’s also a three-way internal view of Ben, Dan and Charlie during the climax, here: “No Man Can Serve Two Masters” (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/65/noman.html).

And for Ben/Dan fans, meanwhile: “Mutual Solace” (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/60/mutualsolace.html). There are more, so check check it at your leisure, but I personally found this the most satisfying of the bunch.;)