Thirty songs that hit in 2008
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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.
Throwback Thursday: 2008
Any year with Vampire Weekend, Adele, Kanye West, Radiohead, Britney Spears, R.E.M., The Ting Tings, Madonna, “Single Ladies,” “Paper Planes” and two songs named “Lollipop” can’t be that bad. Herewith are thirty music highlights of 2008.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (12-27-20)
Inspired by the December 27 birthday of Paramore’s Hayley Williams; the December 26 birthdays of The Shins/Broken Bells’ James Mercer, Uncle Tupelo’s Jay Farrar, The Hues Corporation’s Fleming Williams, and producer Phil Spector; and Boxing Day.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (12-17-20)
Inspired by the season and the December 17 birthdays of The Temptations’ Eddie Kendricks, Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Bananarama’s Sara Dallin, The Emotions’ Wanda Hutchinson, Dirty Projectors’ David Longstreth,The Meters’ Art Neville, and Dave Dee.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (12-11-20)
Inspired by the season and the December 11 birthdays of Jermaine Jackson, Brenda Lee, Mos Def, Bread’s David Gates, Perez Prado, Big Mama Thornton, J. Frank Wilson and Jon Brion.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (9-4-20)
Inspired by the September 4 birthdays of Beyoncé, Mark Ronson and Sonny Charles; and the September 3 birthdays of The Beach Boys‘ Al Jardine, The Creation’s Kenny Pickett, Taana Gardner, and B.G.