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    FurrierAndIves: Neutral Milk Hotel is the 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' of Indie Rock--you either love them or loathe them. Me, I'm in the love camp, and wish to po... more »
    MockMyWorld: Oh, Lord, why did I click on this post? Reading about other people's mix tapes always makes me feel sad, stabby, or both. Indie rock is private and ex... more »
    Tippi Hedren: Car is "our song" because of a CD I made for our first road trip together 4 years ago. We had only been dating for about 3 weeks at the time. It's bee... more »
    fabulousmiriam: Sweeeeeeeeet I love that I finally made it! more »
    ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): Wow you were way cooler than I freshman year. My mix was Dr. Dre, Brittany, Desitny's Child, Digital Underground ( Freaks of the Industry-holla), and ... more »
    rocknrollunicorn: So is this like a feature? Do we get to send Sadie our finest mixtapes that capture a time for us? Where have I been? We roadtripped to Tennessee and ... more »
    AndPreciousLittleofThat: BARF. Yet more confirmation of the death of rock'n'roll. The only thing I know about the Beta Band is that John Cusack said he liked them about five ... more »
    heavymetalpizzaparty: were we all the same in college? missing: postal service. LOL @ interpol. god that album was fucking good, but so dated now! (still listen to it thoug... more »
    Jessi Ramsey: Oh snap, The Comas! Ahh, brings me back. "Tonight on the WB" is still a favorite. more »
    girlsetsfire: This CD = my Pandora playlist more »
    serreca: Wow, I don't know any of these songs. In college, my bff and I listened to Backstreet Boys. more »
    Ailanthus-altissima: Wanna grow up to be! Be a debaser! more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: The only songs I remember hearing are the ones by the Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, and Velvet Underground. Except the version of Pale Blue Eyes I have... more »
    GF_AdventureGrl: Ah, Neutral Milk. Such a staple of lonely college girls (of which I am one). more »
    tailfeather: I am just skeptical of people only putting "cool" music on a mix tape. Please, no shitty, bopping-in-you-seats-and-hollering-along pop? I don't buy it. more »
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    Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "Horseshoe Bay CD"

    This week's look at lost youth is an all-gal extravaganza, a Freshman year road trip soundtrack par excellence. More »
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    Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "just for u"

    This walk down mix tape memory lane comes via "cheerful indie rocker" Sam, who presented the glimpse into his sensitive guy soul to Susan in winter 2001. More »
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    Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "Summer Songs '99"

    Remember mixed tapes? We kick off this look into a Young Man's Soul with "Summer Songs '99," a mixed tape from "sensitive dude" Jake to Sarah, 18, before their first summer of college. More »