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Kiss Off! A Special Twangville Playlist, Part 2

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Here’s the second installment of our special “Kiss Off” playlist, country and folk edition: So Long Baby Goodbye, The Blasters There was a cold wind blowing on the night we met, The leaves fell from the trees, You made a lot of promises I ain’t seen yet, And I ain’t gonna ask you please. You […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Streams Tagged With: Boston, Dave Alvin, Ellis Paul, Hangdogs, Los Angeles, New York, The Blasters, Travis Tritt

Kiss Off! A Special Playlist, Part 1

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

At one point or another we’ve all been on the wrong side of a break-up. So why not celebrate it? Every Tuesday for the next few weeks I’ll be highlighting some of my favorite break-up songs in a special Twangville playlist. And its all dedicated to you, ___________ (INSERT NAME HERE). See You Around, Javier […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Cowboy Mouth, Detroit, Javier Escovedo, Kevin Salem, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, The Fags, Will Hoge, Woodstock

Mayer’s Playlist for October 2008, Part 2

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Waylon Forever, by Waylon Jennings “You can take my life of luxury,” sings Waylon Jennings on the opening track of this posthumous release, “but you cannot take my soul today.” Backed by his son Shooter’s band the .357s, Jennings tackles heartfelt ballads and raucous rockers with equal aplomb. “Outlaw Sh*t” is […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Birmingham, Boston, Dar Williams, London, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, paul weller, Sometymes Why, Todd Herfindal, Waylon Jennings, Wild Sweet Orange

Mayer’s Playlist for Aug/Sept 2008, Part 2

Monday, September 15, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Misadventures in Stereo, by Jim Boggia Jim Boggia is a pop classicist extraordinaire. He takes simple and sublime melodies and packages them in intricate yet accessible arrangements. It is a skill to admire and a treat to enjoy. Take “To and Fro,” a rollicking ode to complicated relationships in which Boggia […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Air Traffic, Allston, Avett Brothers, Boston, Broken River Prophet, Canada, Chris Knight, Jim Boggia, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Randy Newman, The Pursuit of Happiness, Todd Snider, UK, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Playlist for Aug/Sept 2008, Part 1

Monday, September 08, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Sunshine Lies, by Matthew Sweet “’cause we’re already good and we’re already evil, unfazed by a world of constant upheaval,” sings Matthew Sweet on “Let’s Love” from his latest release. It’s a moment that carries meaning beyond the song’s intended topic. In the nearly fifteen years since Sweet’s seminal Girlfriend, the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams, Up & Comers Tagged With: Albert Hammond Jr, Boston, Break and Repair Method, Bristol, British Sea Power, Chicago, Chris Knight, Cory Chisel, Dog's Eye View, Ezra Furman, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Matchbox 20, Matthew Sweet, Nashville, New York, Phantom Limb, Todd Snider, UK, Wisconsin

800 CDs and Counting…

Monday, May 19, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

So you wanna be a rock and roll star? If only it were so simple. Songwriter and film-maker Chris Valenti learned the hard way. He recorded Emotional Wreck, his debut cd, manufactured 1,000 copies and, well, stacked 800 of ‘em in the corner of his apartment. What might have been a discouraging experience for some […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Contests, News, Pop, Up & Comers, Videos Tagged With: Chris Valenti, DVD, Los Angeles

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