Today's song of the day is "Hope for Now" by City and Colour, which is the moniker the insanely-talented singer/songwriter Dallas Green goes by. It's a bit of a somber song, but we also feel like it's an inspiring one. ...
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Category Archives: Playlists
LOOKING FOR HALLOWEEN MUSIC? CHECK OUT BOOK OF SHADOWS – THE SOUNDTRACK – SAMHAIN EDITION
I was telling people to copy the songs from my Book of Shadows – The Soundtrack playlist on Spotify onto a playlist of their own then delete the songs that weren’t about witches for Halloween listening. This morning I realized I should just do that myself. So, I present you with an abridged...
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NEW PLAYLIST: CHRISTMIX 2017 IS HERE
For the past 15 years, maybe longer, I’ve been making an annual Christmas mix CD for my friends and family. This year, I decided to make it a Spotify playlist, since people seldom listen to CDs these days. I thought I would share it here in hopes that it’ll bring you a little...
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CATCHING UP 2.0: LYRA, RIO HIIRAGI, THE NIGHT OF, COOL GHOULS, ZOE, CEDRIC ANTONELLI (COLUMN IS NSFW: ALBUM COVER W/ NUDITY)
by Michael McCarthy If you like Florence + The Machine, you have to check out Lyra’s W.I.L.D (Wake – Induced Lucid Dream). It’s one of the best EPs I’ve heard all year. Truly breath-taking tunes that erupt like the kind of volcanoes that burn cities to the ground. Her verses can be subtle,...
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PLAYLIST: APRIL RULES VOL. 2
Rather than constantly expanding our April Rules playlist, we decided to simply start a volume 2, which is now long enough for posting. Once again, the tracks are simply listed in the order they currently appear in, but we may add a few more tracks here and there as the month goes on,...
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LOVE IS POP PLAYLIST: APRIL RULES 2014 (NOW LISTENABLE ON SPOTIFY!)
I always liked the idea of sharing playlists with our readers but the idea never really took flight. I asked my writers to contribute playlists as well as some musicians but nobody was into it. I guess you need to be a big magazine like NYLON to get artists to share playlists with...
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PLAYLIST: BACK TO MINE: MICHAEL MCCARTHY (with commentary!)
PLAYLIST: BACK TO MINE: MICHAEL MCCARTHY There’s a series of chill-out mixes compiled by various artists called Back To Mine. (“Back to mine?” is what they say in England when someone asks someone to go back to their place, usually to have sex.) They’re basically mixes for, well, making love. I decided to...
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PLAYLIST: SUICIDE IS PAINLESS
by Michael McCarthy I’ve always required music to sleep. (Music and a loud fan or air conditioner.) When I was younger, I could listen to anything and drift off to sleep. Motley Crue? Absolutely. Iron Maiden? Sure. Seemed like anything could soothe my soul and whisk me away to dreamland. But, unfortunately, as...
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PLAYLIST: JUST CALL ME JANUARY, BABY
by Michael McCarthy Each month I make a new playlist of the songs I fall in love with during that particular month. These are the songs I adored during January, 2013, listed in the order that I arranged the playlist. One thing you’ll notice about my playlists is that they’re full of songs...
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