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Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight
Fink and Suzanne Vega share the dramatic responsibility of tonight's super smooth date and no date songs. Sit back and relax.
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Soundtrack Saturday: “Pretty in Pink”
Soundtrack Saturday fans rejoice! Kelly Stitzel is reposting some of the most popular, most requested Soundtrack Saturday columns as a gift to you this holiday season. First up, John Hughes's classic Pretty in PinkRead More »
The Weekly Mixtape: Harry Potter Edition
So wizard rock is apparently a real thing, which is nice; I’m sure that the Moms of the various members of, say, Draco and the Malfoys are all very proud of them. But if
Read More »The Very Guest Of… John Cale
Welshman of sorts, person of course, Godfather of Punk, erstwhile Velvet and renegade classicist; John Cale is full of surprises, and you won't believe where he's turned up over the years
Read More »Popdose Flashback ’90: Suzanne Vega, “Days of Open Hand”
I like third albums. They’ve got a certain revelatory character about them. They’re not always the best records of an artist’s career (although they often are), but from them you can begin to see
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 9/10/10
El Ten Eleven – Hotcakes from Every Direction Is North (2007) Ben Folds Five – She Don’t Use Jelly from Lounge-A-Palooza (1997) Rosemary Clooney – Black Coffee from Music from the Television Series Crossing
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday: Special Anniversary Video Mix Edition
Soundtrack Saturday turns two with a very special video retrospective. Join the celebration!
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 7/16/10
Having a mopey summer, like me? This is the mix for you. Chris Isaak – Dancin’ from Baja Sessions (1996) Cotton Jones – Gotta Cheer Up from Paranoid Cocoon (2009) Aimee Mann – Nightmare
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