All the Playlists

Cyborg – Hell Fire Jack

3 July 2018

A pair of angry bastards, loud as hell.

That’s how they describe themselves and it’s way too accurate. Let me explain…

Alive – The Daylights

3 July 2018

Son tantas bandas mis favoritas que necesitaría escribir una notas por
varios años, algunas dejaron 1 discografia, otras un par de EP’s y
otras simplemente continúan haciendo música a su estilo sin necesidad
de impresionar, pero si al seguir enamorando a sus fans, una banda de
ellas se llama The Daylights, una banda de Indie, Rock, Alternativo de
Los Ángeles, CA,…

One Day At A Time – Sam Smith

3 July 2018

This past weekend I was lucky enough to take my little sister to her first concert and see Sam Smith perform. I had chills that entire night – a stark contrast to this NYC heat wave we’re currently enduring. In my own experience, there’s only one artist I know who can make a venue as big as Madison Square Garden feel really intimate and even lowkey….

Part 31 – Given Circumstances

3 July 2018

A few weeks into the new academic year, I’m still grappling with teaching Uppers English literature. Some of them catch me out. ‘What do you think Larkin means when he describes work as a “toad”, sir?’ Good question. Warty? Slimy? Buried under rocks? I’ve taken the idea of playing music in lessons into Uppers while they write. Have still to work out whether the older pupils find it a distraction – a snigger? – rather than a help. ‘It’s by someone called Michael Hedges.’…

Nothing Else Matters – Metallica

3 July 2018

Love can only be satisfied by one thing: someone else’s love. It can make us feel so strongly that our world can be made reliant on the feelings of another person. Nothing else matters…

Clap – Ky$e Sosa

3 July 2018

If you like music to twerk to then this track is for you. This track is fire.  Imagine the finest woman that you know and envision her in “Lingerie and liquor plus she dancing like a stripper.” Now that’s what this track is about. It’s got that explicit strip club vibe to it…

Ouroboros – Morosity

2 July 2018

You’ve probably seen the symbol of the snake eating its own tail, it’s an unmistakable, thought provoking, powerful symbol. The “Ouroboros”, an ancient Egyptian symbol (possibly the oldest in human existence) representing the cyclical nature of existence, the beginning, the end, everything in-between, all is one, one is all. Infinite…

A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off – The Magnetic Fields

2 July 2018

From their 99′ release “69 Love Songs” – a three disc behemoth – this weeks track is “A Chicken With It’s Head Cut Off”.​​​​​​​

Stephin Merrit front man, multi instrumentalist, and lyrical genius brings us a hilarious analogy of being head over heals!…

Something About You (Offer Nissim Remix) – Tony Moran

2 July 2018

Can somebody say “FLOOR FILLER”? because that is what this song screams all the way through! This week’s track comes from Tony Moran and I have to say that it is one of those tracks that you would imagine yourself in a hot, sweaty, dark club that is over packed to the point where you are…

Everything Is Happening Today – Flock of Dimes

2 July 2018

Jenn Wasner is one of my favorite songwriters and musicians. You might know of her from her band Wye Oak, but she also just released a brilliant debut solo album (If You See Me, Say Yes) in 2016 under the name Flock of Dimes. Not only is she a fantastic songwriter and musician, but she is also a truly delightful human being. If you get the chance to see her live, definitely do it; you won’t regret it…

Hip 2 Da Game – Lord Finesse feat. Kid Capri

2 July 2018

Ahhh that delicious 90’s feeling! Listening to “Hip 2 da game” by Lord Finesse brings back such vibes. 

The combination of R&B beats and jazzy horns is awesome already, and so chillin’, but don’t you think this track is all softness: Lord Finesse ain’t afraid to come as hard as possible with his lyrics, talking about his realness and how neither having fame or being broke would change who he is…

Sailing to Nowhere – Broken Bells

2 July 2018

Music is so special to me. There was a time around my college years when almost everything I did was accompanied by music, I had these little speakers and played everything loud enough to make people around me change their mood for a few moments. I loved to musicalize moments and feel like the vibe changed according to the music I played, I also liked to find the perfect music to express what I felt at the moment, it was one of the ways I connected non verbally with the people around me, some people felt the same way I did and what I played allowed them to really connect to it and express it, for a moment…