Posts tagged "music"
The September 2013 Playlist

The September 2013 Playlist

September marks the end of the beast of summer and the gradual transition into autumn, in theory at least (not quite there in Texas, yet). However, that doesn’t mean we can’t stay optimistic and think cool thoughts. This September 2013 playlist is geared to help you do just that–be cool even if the weather’s not....
The August 2013 Playlist

The August 2013 Playlist

Yeah, yeah, I know–this is way late in the month. I usually like to get these out early on so that you can jam these tracks all month long with me. However, as you may have noticed, we had quite a bit of a lull this month in articles because of things going on in...
The July 2013 Playlist

The July 2013 Playlist

So many good songs out there now, y’all. This one was hard to narrow down to a manageable size, but I whittled it down to my 10 favorites. This July 2013 playlist is full of something for everyone to love. For starters, we have the aptly-named Long Walks on the Beach and their track “1st Times...
The 2013 June Playlist

The 2013 June Playlist

Summer officially begins June 21, and with this June playlist you’ll be prepared to greet the new season with open arms. After giving this playlist a once-through, it turned out really heavy on female vocals. Nothing intentional, I guess it just turned out that way. This month I’ll spare you the lame commentary and just...
The 2013 May Playlist

The 2013 May Playlist

As requested last time by reader Will, we decided to put this May Playlist into a set. This is much more convenient than having to play each one separately, and it allows us to reduce the loading time and article length (no more scrolling, yay!). Anyways, we have a pretty awesome playlist this month. It...
The April Playlist

The April Playlist

It’s time for another month’s totally subjective list of music worth listening to. The only problem is there are so many good songs out there right now, I had to double the size of this playlist to 10 songs. I couldn’t cut it down, because I couldn’t imagine a playlist without each one of these tracks...
The March Playlist

The March Playlist

February is already over? That was fast. Oh well, that doesn’t bother me all that much because spring is almost here and we can put this annoying cold weather behind us for another year. In the spirit of the change of seasons into something more enjoyable, here is the March Playlist: five songs I can’t...
The Postal Service's "Give Up" One Decade Later

The Postal Service’s “Give Up” One Decade Later

Man, I’m starting to feel really old. It wasn’t that long ago that we celebrated the 10 year anniversary of Interpol’s “Turn on the Bright Lights,” and now here we are again celebrating the 10 year anniversary of another fantastic album that shaped the lives of many 20-somethings. The Postal Service was/is the creation of...
The February Playlist

The February Playlist

Now that we’re used to writing “2013” on our dates, it’s time for the February playlist for 2013. Nailed it. I found some pretty nice tracks this month, and it’s hard to classify them all into a single genre or a mood like I usually try to do. I’m just going to wing it this month...
Happy 95th Birthday to Elmore James

Happy 95th Birthday to Elmore James

On this day in 1918, a blues legend was born in Mississippi by the name of Elmore James. The illegitimate son of a 15 year old field hand, he grew up in impoverished Holmes County, Mississippi. He picked up the diddley bow (a one-stringed instrument often played in rural areas) at the age of 12,...
Keaton Henson's Universal Solitude

Keaton Henson’s Universal Solitude

I come across new music (to me, at least) on a fairly regular basis, and most of the time I listen to a few tracks and move on with my life. Every now and then, I find someone like Keaton Henson, whose work won’t let me walk away. British singer Keaton Henson has some of...
The January Playlist

The January Playlist

Happy New Year! The month of January marks new beginnings and a fresh start with the start of a new year. It also marks a new batch of playlists with some of our favorite music. Let’s start the year off right with some really great tracks in the January playlist. 1. Tame Impala: Feels Like...