A is for Aquaman: The Search for Arthur Joseph Curry

Over one year later, I return like the phoenix rising from the ashes. Now a father to a beautiful baby girl, my private time reduced to minutes from what had been hours. After deep thought on how best to use this space, I have decided on themed mixes, and since I read comics not novels, why not induldge both my loves - comics and music. Beginning with this mix, A is for Aquaman: The Search for Arthur Joseph Curry, I will bring you mixes named for some of my favorite characters from the DC Universe on a regular basis. As the title might imply, every song on this mix will begin with the letter "A". Consider it a primer on songs I like/love/enjoy that begin with the letter A. The mixes are designed to be listened to straight through, much like a mix tape, so I'll include a .rar download with every song at the bottom. For those of you that prefer selecting only a few songs, I'll include single links for each song. So without further explanation or rumination, I give you...... A is for Aquaman: The Search for Arthur Joseph Curry Another Journey By Train - The Cure Apartment Story - The National Alive - Pete Yorn Acquiesce - Oasis All That I Need - Electronic Asleep From Day - Chemical Brothers Another Breakfast With You - Ladytron All the Umbrellas in London - Magnetic Fields All These Things That I've Done - The Killers Anyone Out There - Duran Duran Alex Chilton - The Replacements Always Tomorrow - Bob Mould All Cats Are Grey - The Cure Awake - BRMC Angels and Devils - Echo and the Bunnymen Anti-Western - Camera Obscura Arthur - Ian McCulloch As It Is When It Was - New Order Download the entire mix here. Aquaman is currently in semi-retirement and appearing in no current DC Comics monthly. Rumors continue to abound about his return. For more on Aquaman, see: The Aquaman Shrine DC Comics

"Line of force from heaven, a tear in a stranger's eye"

There is something very unique about the last time a band plays a song live. In 1985, New Order essentially stopped playing tracks off Movement, their first album. A personal favorite, "ICB", was played for the last time on December 13, 1985 at the Salle Du Baron in Orleans, France. By 1986, New Order stopped going back to Movement and started concentrating on the singles and their more recent albums we all know and love. But Movement is a key album as it represents the transition from Joy Division to New Order.

ICB (12/13/85 Live) - New Order

"I can see right through you, baby, you're a nuclear bomb"

During his mid-90s hiatus from New Order, Bernard Sumner released two Electronic albums with Johnny Marr. Curiously enough though, his best vocal performance may have been for a then struggling band from Manchester known as Sub Sub. Formerly a very dance oriented group, Sub Sub transformed into a great rock band, and eventually changed names to the Doves. "This Time I'm Not Wrong" represents their transition from techno to guitars, and surprisingly sounds very similar to their first hit, "Catch the Sun".

This Time I'm Not Wrong - Sub Sub featuring Bernard Sumner