Thirty of 2011’s brightest music moments
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (9-22-20)
Inspired by the September 22 birthdays of Joan Jett, Nick Cave, Mystikal, Debby Boone, Martin Solveig, Pat Suzuki, Right Said Fred’s Richard Fairbrass, The Rentals’ Matt Sharp, Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano, Timebox’s Mike Patto and The Jones Girls’ Shirley Jones.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (9-19-20)
Inspired by the September 19 birthdays of Chic’s Nile Rodgers, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Tegan and Sara, Mama Cass Elliot, The Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley, Teddybears’ Patrik Arve, Skepta, Rex Smith, The Springfields’ Mike Hurst, Brook Benton, Lol Crème, Austin Roberts, Eamon, Marshall Jefferson, Adam West and Frances Farmer.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (8-14-20)
Inspired by the August 14 birthdays of The Byrds’ David Crosby, Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic, Steve Martin, Utah Saints’ Jez Willis, Dash Crofts, and Larry Graham; and the August 13 birthdays of Dan Fogelberg and The Undertones’ Feargal Sharkey.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (7-5-20)
Inspired by the July 5 birthdays of Wu-Tang Clan/Banks & Steelz’s RZA, Robbie Robertson, Smiley Lewis, Moloko’s Róisín Murphy, D12’s Bizarre, Joe, and Lifehouse’s Jason Wade.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (6-30-20)
Inspired by Black Music Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, the passings of Carl Reiner and composer Johnny Mandel, and the June 30 birthdays of Patrick Wolf, The Supremes’ Florence Ballard, The Moments’ Billy Brown, Sneaker Pimps’ Kelli Dayton, and Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (6-21-20)
Inspired by Black Music Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, and the June 21 birthdays of The Kinks‘ Ray Davies, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Lana Del Rey, Shakespear’s Sister’s Marcella Detroit, Pete Rock, John Paul Young, Sonique, Brenda Holloway, Rebecca Black, O.C. Smith, Strawberry Alarm Clock’s Greg Munford and Jussie Smollett.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (6-14-20)
Inspired by Black Music Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, and the June 14 birthdays of Culture Club’s Boy George, the xx’s Oliver Sim, The Zombies’ Rod Argent, Jr. Walker, Faithless’ Maxi Jazz, Linda Clifford, Deer Tick’s John J. McCauley, Gunna, and Broadway composer Cy Coleman.