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I 🍎 New York Playlist
Songs about the Big Apple
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No. 056 - The So So Glos’ “Isn't It A Shame” changed my life
Why Ben Godward always shows up for the openers
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A Bite of SZA 🍪
The genre-transcending singer songwriter crafting clever lyrics and acrobatic melodies
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No. 055 - Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Is This Love” changed my life
The love song that hit Christian Banda like a freight train when he was a child
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: Muriel's Wedding (1994) 🍿
The ABBA-scored dark comedy I can't get enough of
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August 2024

No. 054 - Paramore’s “Misery Business” changed my life
Diana Filar reexamines her past disdain for a 2007 chart-topper
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A Bite of Robert Palmer 🍪
The introverted, wide-ranging, and underappreciated singer songwriter
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No. 053 - Sum 41’s “The Hell Song” changed my life
Record shops, album art, and the song that cracked Nick D'Agostino open
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Dance Funk Playlist 😮‍💨
A playlist for getting down
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No. 052 - The Beatles’ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” changed my life
A sixth-grade music class gone rogue and the unusual song structure Jason Matu aspires to emulate
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A Bite of Janis Joplin 🍪
The undeniable greatness of rock's first female superstar
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No. 051 - 311’s “Love Song” changed my life
The couple danced, the baby slept, the parents split, and Devon Balfour found new meaning in a cover of a love song
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