THE 7-YEAR-ITCH MIX: SPRING 2012

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.

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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

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