Today is Moby’s birthday. A buncha Moby tracks are included on today’s playlist.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-26-24
There’s a lot of Garbage on today’s playlist, as Shirley Manson of Garbage was born on this date in 1966.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 3-10-24
My Buffalo Stance is this:
- Buffaloes should have the right to choice. Their choice has no direct effect on you.
- Buffaloes can use the bathroom that corresponds with their identity. The bathroom they choose has no direct effect on you.
- Buffaloes should be free to marry who they choose, provided that other party consents. Who they marry has no direct effect on you.
- Buffaloes should be able to go to the mall or the multiplex to see Barbie-Q without fearing gun violence.
- Buffaloes should be free to move about where they choose and not be confined to one geographical location.
- There should be no restrictions placed on the book a buffalo may choose to read or eat. A buffalo learning about something has no direct effect on you.
- Buffaloes can dress and wear their hair as they choose, even at school. How a buffalo styles their hair has no direct effect on you.
Celebrating Neneh Cherry’s birthday today on the playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 12-25-23
Along with a handful of other folks, I was invited to a friend’s home today for a celebration, which I can only assume is in honor of the birthday today of Nicolas Godin of the French duo Air. Nicolas provides vocals and plays keyboards, bass, and guitar, or should I say Air guitar. Man, I’m funny!
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 9-20-23
The Avalanches’ Robbie Chater estimates there are around 3500 samples used on the group’s Since I Left You album. As someone who negotiates sample uses, I pity the poor soul who had to secure and track those licenses!
Robbie Chater celebrates a birthday today. Or maybe he doesn’t celebrate it. I don’t know. I don’t know him. Either way, I celebrate. Lots of cuts by The Avalanches on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-26-23
Hearing this band’s early demos, a friend remarked that they sounded like garbage. Voila! This band now had a name. (An alternate version of the origin of their name comes from a journal entry producer Butch Vig wrote as the band kept recording: “I hope that all this garbage will become something beautiful!”)
Garbage’s Shirley Manson was born on this date in 1966. The band is well-represented on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 7-31-23
You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby by Fatboy Slim holds the Guinness World Record for the most significant number of samples used on a single album, with more than 60.
FatBoy Slim was born Quentin Cook on this date in 1963. A few of the classics from his You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby album are among the tunes in today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (8-18-20)
Inspired by the August 18 birthdays of Mika, The xx’s Romy Madley Croft, Aphex Twin, Wu-Tang Clan’s Masta Killa, Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne, The Orioles’ Sonny Til, House of Pain’s Everlast, The Toys’ Barbara Harris, The Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Maxine Brown, The Primitives’ Tracy Tracy, and Martin Mull.