One of the biggest losses from the WRVU Community DJ policy switch-up was the loss of Nashville Mixtapes. It’s possible that the show will find a new home somewhere else but, for now, we’ll just have to scour his archives to relive the goodness. The show was consistently on point with music We Own This Town agreed with in its goodness. That is to say, our tastes are quite aligned. We asked DJ Brandon Spencer to give us his top ten of 2009 for local artists and we found lots of common ground and a few new names we’re headed to check out immediately.

• Milktooth – Milktooth EP
• Codaphonic – Edison’s Rival EP
• And Selby Jase – Hi Not You
• Cortney Tidwell – Boys
• The Young Republic – Balletesque
• Quote – The Pace of Our Feet
• Kindercastle – Dot to Dot to Dot…
• Umbrella Tree – The Letter C
• Tristen – The Tour EP

Honorable mention – though technically released in 2008 and re-released in 2009:
The Features – Some Kind of Salvation

It has become tradition each year for Battle Tapes to release a single podcast comprised of various entertainment. Maybe it’s Chipmunks style version of previously recorded songs, maybe it’s a special Christmas tune or maybe it’s just incoherent ramblings from the studio. If you’re lucky, it’s all of the above. Well, it’s that time of year again and Battle Pod Volume 4 is ready for your procurement. I’ve given the Stereo version a good thorough listening and enjoyed every bit of it. Musical contributions include the likes of Tristen, lylas, Millionaire Magicians, Dave Paulson, Jay Leo Phillips, and Jonas Stein. The in-between banter between Robo-Ferguson and the artists is nothing short of brilliant. This is seriously the best way to round out the year.. head over to Battle Tapes to snag the download.