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The Playlist Grand Tour
If you didn't know I make playlists... now you do. Here's an FAQ, a link dump, a directory, a reference, a bookmarkable cheat sheet. Whatever you want…
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Gabbie
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Swimming in a Sea of 7s: A Playlist of Songs You'd Skip if Scores Mattered
A companion playlist for this week's post, "Album Scores Are Meaningless." More proof that finding a trustworthy source for recommendations is better…
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Gabbie
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Known Unknowns #6 - Amazing Underrated Musicians in Endless Supply
The playlist you help create, full of artist submissions and up-and-coming musicians that you want the rest of the world to love as much as you do…
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Gabbie
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We're Not in Kansas Anymore: A 3-hour mega-playlist of new music from all over the world
A companion playlist for yesterday's dive into all the best new international music...and none of it's in English!
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Gabbie
4
Tu vuò fà l'americano? Then Listen to More Music in Other Languages
English used to be the music industry's lingua franca. Now, we're more ready than ever to hear what the rest of the world has to offer. A huge playlist…
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Gabbie
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Sweaty, Slutty, and Covered in Cheap Beer – The Resurgence of Indie Sleaze
Ready or not, electroclash has been back for a while, and I've got the fever to tell. Inside, my (podcast) deep dive on Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus a playlist…
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Gabbie
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If You Like [X] Then You'll Like [Y] Pt. 3: The 2000s
I made you a playlist full of brand new songs that will make you feel like you're flipping through your car radio circa 1998-2002.
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Gabbie
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A Finely Tuned Sense of Déjà Vu
Take an interactive journey with me as I attempt to tell you how I connect new music to old. Inside: an ineffective cooking analogy, new songs compared…
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Gabbie
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Known Unknowns #5 - The Relaunch
It's back: the playlist you help create, full of the smallest, most underrated artists that you want the rest of the world to love as much as you do…
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Gabbie
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The Soul of Soul, or What Is New Music Anyway?
What does Daptone Records have to do with new music? Find out in this journey into the soul of, well... soul. Plus, a playlist of new music inspired by…
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Joe
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Some Upcoming Releases to Get Excited About in 2025
During a slow early January, I'm getting ramped up for the year ahead with my own spin on the album release calendar.
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Gabbie
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All the Playlists You Can Eat!
Playlists for catching up with the entirety of 2024. Playlists for weird little moods. Playlists for new music that sounds like the '90s, '80s, & '70s…
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Gabbie
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