So, what the hell was going on in the first few months of 2012? Let us hereby harken back...
In January, the FBI shut down Megaupload.com for alleged copyright infringement. In response, the hacker group Anonymous attacked government and entertainment industry websites. Good times.
In February, bitter cold weather in Europe killed over 100 people.
The New York Giants defeated Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years.
Gordon Lightfoot was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the lieutenant governor of Ontario, Canada.
On February 11, Whitney Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub.
Adele won six awards at the 54th annual GRAMMYs. Foo Fighters won five.
"The Artist" won Best Picture at the 84th annual Academy Awards.
In March, amidst allegations of voter fraud, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidency for the third time.
Nine thousand residents were evacuated from Wagga Wagga, Australia, as the Murrimbidgee River threatened to overflow.
Toyota recalled 700,000 cars over safety concerns.
United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales killed 16 Afghani civilians and wounded six others. Nine of his victims were children.
"The Hunger Games" premiered in Los Angeles.
Wendy's overtook Burger King to become the second best-selling hamburger chain.
Left-click [HERE] or [HERE] to download THE 7-YEAR-ITCH MIX: SPRING 2012.
TRACKLIST ---
01 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW gotye
02 OBLIVION grimes
03 ELEVEN A.M. bears
04 BORN TO LOSE jenny owen youngs
05 ANOTHER GHOST ROCKET blaudzun
06 EMMYLOU first aid kit
07 WORKING TITLES damien jurado
08 LIFE’S A BEACH django django
09 FOR PAOLO woodpigeon
10 OUR MUTUAL FRIEND the divine comedy
11 WE RIDE THE OUTSKIRTS FOREVER the afternoons
12 EDELWEISS julien ribot
13 LETTERS IN THE SEA the dimes
14 AYLA the maccabees
15 SHOW ME THE WAY leonard cohen
16 NEON NIGHTMARE rosie vanier
17 NO ONE WILL LOVE YOU (LIKE I DO) sweet sweet lies
18 LES AMOURS DEVOUEES coeur de pirate
19 THE END OF EVERYTHING KNOWN jeff hanson
20 THE SEX OFFENDERS auditorium
Left-click [HERE] to go to previous 7-YEAR-ITCH MIX: SPRING mixes.
Sunday, March 31
Sunday, March 17
THE GREAT GAZOO DON'T DANCE
Left-click [HERE] or [HERE] to download THE GREAT GAZOO DON'T DANCE mix.
TRACKLIST ---
01 HEAL IT UP concrete blonde
02 JOEY concrete blonde
03 DO YOU REALIZE?? the flaming lips
04 ARE YOU GONNA deidre & the dark
05 WATERLINE frances cone
06 626 BEDFORD AVENUE the drums
07 CANTERBURY GIRLS lily & madeleine
08 DEATH TAPES gemma ray
09 ARMATOPIA johnny marr
10 WHEN I’M ALONE [piano version] lissie
11 I’M GLAD I HITCHED MY APPLE CART TO YOUR STAR the boy least likely to
12 ISABELLA DANCES coyle girelli
13 THE WEEPING WILLOW blackiebluebird
14 RUBY strand of oaks
15 MIFFED neyla pekarek
16 MOON SONG rainbow danger club
17 BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE nouvelle vague
18 SUMMER OF ‘42 kishi bashi
19 SHE GOT THE GARDEN paul heaton
20 DANCE ALONG THE EDGE concrete blonde
21 SOMEDAY concrete blonde
TRACKLIST ---
01 HEAL IT UP concrete blonde
02 JOEY concrete blonde
03 DO YOU REALIZE?? the flaming lips
04 ARE YOU GONNA deidre & the dark
05 WATERLINE frances cone
06 626 BEDFORD AVENUE the drums
07 CANTERBURY GIRLS lily & madeleine
08 DEATH TAPES gemma ray
09 ARMATOPIA johnny marr
10 WHEN I’M ALONE [piano version] lissie
11 I’M GLAD I HITCHED MY APPLE CART TO YOUR STAR the boy least likely to
12 ISABELLA DANCES coyle girelli
13 THE WEEPING WILLOW blackiebluebird
14 RUBY strand of oaks
15 MIFFED neyla pekarek
16 MOON SONG rainbow danger club
17 BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE nouvelle vague
18 SUMMER OF ‘42 kishi bashi
19 SHE GOT THE GARDEN paul heaton
20 DANCE ALONG THE EDGE concrete blonde
21 SOMEDAY concrete blonde
Sunday, March 3
COLONEL SANDERS' TRANSFUSION CONFUSION
Left-click [HERE] or [HERE] to download the COLONEL SANDERS' TRANSFUSION CONFUSION mix.
TRACKLIST ---
01 ALL I KNOW art garfunkel
02 KODACHROME paul simon
03 PIXIES, SYLPHS AND FAIRIES pi ja ma
04 TRAILER PARK matthew logan vasquez
05 ASKING FOR oh pep!
06 DOWN AT THE ARCADE pelicat
07 INTO THE SHAPE OF YOUR HEART wintersleep
08 CHAOS FROM THE TOP DOWN stereophonics
09 FIGURINE ladytron
10 MY LITTLE TOWN simon & garfunkel
11 HARMONY HALL vampire weekend
12 BETTER LAND fox & bones
13 ONLY JUST BEGUN the moth and the flame
14 SLEEP LITTLE QUEEN sarah macdougall
15 PROMISED LAND cold cave
16 SONG FOR WHOEVER the beautiful south
17 ENDLESS LIFE friska viljor
18 GLORY HALLELUJAH frank turner
19 THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE paul simon
20 BRIGHT EYES art garfunkel
TRACKLIST ---
01 ALL I KNOW art garfunkel
02 KODACHROME paul simon
03 PIXIES, SYLPHS AND FAIRIES pi ja ma
04 TRAILER PARK matthew logan vasquez
05 ASKING FOR oh pep!
06 DOWN AT THE ARCADE pelicat
07 INTO THE SHAPE OF YOUR HEART wintersleep
08 CHAOS FROM THE TOP DOWN stereophonics
09 FIGURINE ladytron
10 MY LITTLE TOWN simon & garfunkel
11 HARMONY HALL vampire weekend
12 BETTER LAND fox & bones
13 ONLY JUST BEGUN the moth and the flame
14 SLEEP LITTLE QUEEN sarah macdougall
15 PROMISED LAND cold cave
16 SONG FOR WHOEVER the beautiful south
17 ENDLESS LIFE friska viljor
18 GLORY HALLELUJAH frank turner
19 THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE paul simon
20 BRIGHT EYES art garfunkel