
///The following went up on PMA on 10/05/09 (7 days ago). Currently the mix has been downloaded from there 1,652 times. (photo via Last Nights Party )/// When Pretty Much Amazing asked me to create a mix for them I immediately started putting something together that was all encompassing, a mix to show what Living Ears was about in the past, the present and where I see the future of the site going. I put together a playlist that had just over 40 [...]

Words by Scott Curtis . When PMA asked me to create a mix for them I immediately started putting something together that was all encompassing, a mix to show what Living Ears was about in the past, the present and where I see the future of the site going. I put together a playlist that had just over 40 songs. As I started playing through it what quickly stood out was the number of incredibly strong tracks from the past 3 months or so that stood up to much of what I was pulling from [...]

Feeling inspired after the greatness that is gvb's summer mix , I thought I better get my act together and put my own Summer mix together. These songs are meant for your block party, your late night drives, trips to the beach, a night out with friends, and the inevitable hookups that come and go with the hot, hot heat. LivingEars Summer09 Mix (Right click and Save As to download) Tracklist in the comments.

Hot off the press I bring you LivingEars Podcast Volume Seven, the first podcast of 2k9 and the blogoverse is already stuffed with some pretty ridiculously great music... Animal Collective, Beirut, Fever Ray, Wavves, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart... the list goes on. Playlist is in the comments. There is a little secret stuffed into this one... LivingEars Podcast Volume Seven (Right Click to Save As or click HERE [...]

After 6 months of bringing some of the best music of the year it is now time to recognize the top songs that made 2008 great. These are the 10 songs I kept going back to over and over, the 10 songs that have forever made their mark on 2008 and definitely some of the songs I'll be going back to the most throughout 2009. 1. The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer 2. Titus Andronicus - Upon Viewing Brueghel's "Landscape With the Fall of Icarus" [...]

It's just two days before Halloween and only 6 days until the election. If the election goes the way I think it's going to go(bama) we should all take the night to celebrate. It's a very exciting time. Please make sure you vote. I mention in this podcast a desire to focus some attention on things that are happening here in Salt Lake, if you are an artist of any type and have something you would like featured on this site hit me up and let's get it going! Painters, photographers, sculptors, synchronized swimmers, whatever. I'd [...]
And so it continues...... Pay special attention to First Aid Kit, Ungdomskulen, Fan Death, and oh what the hell... I love all these songs. I'm very excited to get this fourth podcast done, it seems like its been a while in the making. I have enough songs I want to share that I could do another one today. I'm debating just throwing those songs out there so you can grab them if you want them. Still debating that. LivingEars Podcast Volume Four (Click the RSS icon [...]

My boy Scotty up in SLC recently launched his blog LIVING EARS which is super rad. He's doing podcasts every week with some killer tunes laced with his commentary, rants, and raves in-between. Here are the mp3 downloads and track lists for podcast volumes #1 and #2. If you're down with it, head to Living Ears and subscribe. MP3: Living Ears Podcast Volume #2 [...]