And even this often overlooked one from my childhood. And why not–here’s the extended mix. From the days when “extended mix” just meant “longer drum machine part.”

Goodnight, Donna.

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Cesar Alvarez is the frontman and the founder (along with Sammy Tunis) of the Brooklyn based indie band The Lisps. In 2008, The Lisps wrote a sci fi/civil war musical called Futurity, whose world premiere was during American Repetory Theatre’s 2011-2012 season. Cesar is telling his story on Dorie Blessof’s “Ones Who’ve Gone Before Us.” And rumor has it, he’s playing us a little something, too.

Jessica Delfino is a singer/songwriter/comic who has pretty much done everything. She won a 2005 ECNY award (beating out Flight of the Conchords) for Best Musical Comedy Act. She has appeared on Good Morning America as a finalist in a national comedy competition, Opie & Anthony, and Russell Brand’s radio show, to name a few. She managed the mayoral campaign of Christopher X. Brodeur and appeared in the documentary The Promise of New York. She also wrote music for Morgan Spurlock’s What Would Jesus Buy? All this, and she’s telling her story on 2 Live Crew’s “Me So Horny.” Of course she is.

Todd Zuniga is the co-creator and host of the international lit throwdown–Literary Death Match. He’s the founder of Opium Magazine and a Pushcart Prize nominated writer for his short fiction. He ultimately picked Chiddy Bang’s “The Opposite of Adults” for his story–edging out Janet Jackson (an earlier suggestion of his) and Weird Al (a joke suggestion of mine).

Caryn Rose is a writer and photographer who documents rock and roll, baseball, and urban life. Her first novel, B Sides and Broken Hearts, is out now. And is amazing. Her second novel, You Can’t Predict Baseball, is slated for publication in April 2013. Caryn picked Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer” for her story–which, you may remember from a post on this site last year, is one of few songs that dangles conjunctions (and, but) at the end of the verses leading into the chorus. I am 143% sure Caryn’s story will be infinitely more interesting than whatever the hell point I just tried to make there.

Emily Epstein is a comic and writer who performs here, there and everywhere, (everywhere even means a boat in the middle of the Yangtze River in China). She has been featured in the New York Underground Comedy Festival and was on Good Morning America. She has written for Travelistic.com, Gawker.com, and the Boston Globe. And guys, she’s hauling out the Dave Matthews Band for us.

Comics, writers, authors, musicians. 70s revolutionary folk, 80s pop, early 90s hip hop, late 90s khaki rock, and mod alt hip hop. The most mixtape show on all fronts we’ve had so far.

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ANYWAY.

We are getting our act together and taking it on the road…to Philly! On Sunday, May 27th at 8pm, The Soundtrack Series will be live in Philadelphia at L’Etage, the cabaret space at 6th and Bainbridge. And we’ll be featuring all Philadelphia based (or native) storyslingers. Unfortunately they aren’t all using Philadelphia related songs or artists, so no “Philadelphia Freedom”, “Theme from Rocky” or Hall & Oates. But a whole lot of this loveliness…

Maria Raha
(Cinderella’s Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground)
I’m Still Standing/Elton John

R. Eric Thomas
(First Person Arts)
New Attitude/Patti LaBelle

Hillary Rea
(Crush Comedy, Tell Me a Story)
Turning Japanese/The Vapors

Reuben Mitchell
(Theatre Exile)
Hot Music/Soho

Tyler Melchior
(1812 Productions)
Proud Mary/Ike & Tina Turner

Bridget O’Neill
(The Moth)
Who Let the Dogs Out/Baha Men

It’s our first show in the 215. So if you’re all up in that area code (or even 267, which is, if I remember correctly, the Philadelphia cell phone area code), we’ll be right at your door. Come out and say hi.

BONUS: Be on the lookout for special footage featuring one of the interviewees in “Children of the Corn II”. Seriously. He “saw the corn.”

Filmed and edited by Jeremy Mather

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It’s called TBD, and basically, it’s a choose your own adventure app. Users navigate through choices to make their own story, a video unique to themselves based on their decisions. They can then monitor their progress through the story, re-watch their completed videos without interruption, and share it with friends.

Just as Sharon Needles is the future of drag, this is the future of storytelling.

An unusual comparison, but I’m sticking by it.

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