Phantom Planet's Playlist

"Hello? This is Alexander. I got started on this iTunes Playlist trying to make 'The Perfect Mix Tape.' I hope the idea of the mix tape isn't lost on the next generation of music listeners — how about 'Mix Flash Memory Card?' When I was younger a good mix symbolized much more than just a bunch of songs put together. Giving someone a mix tape was giving him or her an insight into who you were as a person. It was also a way to gauge the degree of compatibility between two people. The mix tape existed when and where words and physical action could not. Maybe that's just how I thought of it. Well, I got into making this list. I think I got into it a little too much so I'm just gonna post them up and see what happens . . . "