The perfect playlist is a soundtrack to something, whether it be your tooth extraction, your pool party, your ice cream date… Here, your favorite playlist curators – writers, artists, music lovers alike – bring their soundtracks to the forefront.
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kindo, “pre show vibes”
We (Kindo) are just getting off an incredible east coast run with Little Tybee. Check out this playlist we made to set proper pre-show vibes. New album Happy However After out 4/13, pre-order here. Keep up with Kindo and all their shenanigans here.
BLACK EXCELLENCE: a playlist by annjie houston
The creative rule of thumb seems to be that with great pain and suffering, comes great art. If that’s true, then it would appear that black music and entertainment is in the beginning of a Renaissance period. From incredible television shows like Insecure and...
diem, “something to do with LOVE”
I am really fascinated by love, it's no wonder that so many artists including me, need to write about it. Because it can hurt us so much, but also fulfill us to the most. Love comes in every form. It can be bright or dark, it can be inspiring or destructive, it can...
ovtlier, “bang your head”
Theses songs shaped my love for many levels of rock and metal. Continuously bringing me back to my roots and defining me as a musician. Reminding me why i love playing music and what its all about. Kept my feet tapping and my head bobbing. These are nostalgia to me....
krantz shares “60sdelic” soundtrack
Krantz is a group of heathens from all over the US who congregated to Nashville, and teamed up to make a melodious sound. Check out their newest single, “Run Away With Me” off their upcoming EP, The Pennock Tapes. This is a playlist of what I think would be playing if...
corina corina’s music to drannnk to
Since I am gearing up to release an album called Hangover Music, I decided it was only right to put together a playlist of songs about alcohol by some of my favorite drinkin' artists (and a few by me!) Like "Hangover Music," this multi-genre collection of songs...
ascending dawn, “choosing prog-style melodic metal/rock”
Progressive metal/hard rock genre is always considered to be very niche and always about screaming vocals, and I have always believed otherwise. I feel that it should expand to many ears. It has everything! So I came up with this list to show what I consider are the...
gus mcarthur, “headbanger christmas”
So remember how the internet used to be the most righteous place? Well, sometimes inboxes get crowded - or worse, your inbox flags your friends as spam. Our friends Gus McArthur created such a badass playlist for us many moons ago, and we're just now able to see it....
jackie venson’s untamed musical taste
Folks always ask me 'what do you listen to Jackie?' and I can never answer their question. I don't believe in genres, I believe in great music and I think confining oneself to playing or listening to only one genre is dooming oneself to a life of monotony. Here is my...
paula boggs, “black chicks americana”
As an African-American woman, when I say I write and play “roots” music, too often folks assume I only play blues. Though I love blues, black folks in America have created a variety of “roots” music — blues, gospel, folk, bluegrass, spirituals, country — since...