Celebrating Santigold’s birthday today by including a handful of her songs on the playlist.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-18-24
On today’s playlist we’re celebrating the birthday of The xx’s Romy.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-11-24
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service was born on this date in 1976. You’ll hear a lot of his music on today’s playlist.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 6-21-24
On the latest UK Top 100 singles chart, The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside,” from their 2004 debut album Hot Fuss, moves up from number 66 to number 63 in its 415th week on that chart. I think it’s on its way to hit song status.
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers was born on this date in 1981. A handful of that band’s songs are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-11-23
Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello, the two members of The Postal Service, collaborated by sending recordings of their music back and forth through the mail, which inspired their band name. The fact that they used FedEx and UPS for this purpose is besides the point. Do you really think they could get away with calling their project FedEx?
Ben Gibbard of The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie was born on this date in 1976. His work is well-represented on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 6-21-23
When recording started it was called Bird World. Somewhere along the way Lana Del Rey changed the title of her 2019 album to Norman Fucking Rockwell! The actual middle name of artist Norman Rockwell is Percevel. Fucking is a better middle name.
Lana Del Rey turns 38 today. Showing her lots of love on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 4-8-23
Today’s playlist features a bunch of Vampire Weekend tunes, as the band’s Ezra Koenig turns 39 today.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 10-26-22
Today’s playlist celebrates the October 26 birthdays of Mahalia Jackson, Milton Nascimento, ScHoolboy Q, The Roches’ Maggie Roche, Girl Talk, 10000 Maniacs’ Natalie Merchant, Was (Not Was)’s David Was, Bootsy Collins, and Anthony Rapp; the October 27 birthdays of Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon; and the October 28 birthdays of Frank Ocean, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid, the xx’s Jamie xx, Ben Harper, Bob & Marcia’s Bob Andy, Charlie Daniels, Curtis Lee, Brad Paisley, Wayne Fontana, and Friend & Lover’s Jim Post.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-17-22
Today’s playlist celebrates the August 17 birthdays of Dexys Midnight Runners’ Kevin Rowland, The Go-Go’s’ Belinda Carlisle, Phoebe Bridgers, Mark Dining, Luscious Jackson’s Jill Cunniff, The Revolution/Wendy & Lisa’s Lisa Coleman, Maria McKee, The Pack’s Lil B, and Robert DeNiro; and the August 18 birthdays of Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne, Aphex Twin, the xx’s Romy, Wu-Tang Clan’s Masta Killa, The Orioles’ Sonny Til, Clairo, House of Pain’s Everlast, The Primitives’ Tracy Tracy, The Move’s Carl Wayne, Mika, The Toys’ Barbara Harris, Johnny Preston, Maxine Brown, The Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Martin Mull, and Denis Leary.
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