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Today we offer you a playlist of holiday selections & hope it makes your Christmas that much more festive! 

Vince Guarldi – “Christmas Is Coming” from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Bing Crosby – “I’ll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)” from Merry Christmas (1955)

Ramsey Lewis Trio – “Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer” from More Sounds of Christmas (1964)

Tommy Emmanuel – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” from All I Want For Christmas (2011)

The Ventures – “Snow Flakes” from The Ventures Christmas Album (1965)

The Ronettes – “Sleigh Ride” from A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector (1963)

Dean Martin – “Silver Bells” from The Dean Martin Christmas Album (1966)

Bobby Timmons – “White Christmas” from Holiday Soul (1965)

Stevie Wonder – “The Miracles Of Christmas” from 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection (1966)

Beegie Adair – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” from Jazz Piano Christmas (2009)

Norah Jones – “Christmas Don’t Be Late” from I Dream Of Christmas (2021)

Chet Baker / Christopher Mason – “Come All Ye Faithfull” from Silent Nights (1987)

Ray Charles – “The Little Drummer Boy” from The Spirit Of Christmas (1985)

Eddie Higgins Trio – “Christmas Song” from Christmas Songs (2005)

Frank Sinatra – “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” from A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957)

Kenny Burrell – “Silent Night” from Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Diana Krall – “Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep” from Christmas Songs (2005)

Don Patterson – “What Are You Doing New Years Eve?” from Holiday Soul (1965)

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Today we continue with the unveiling of our top albums of the year & count down from 20 to 11.  

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Kevin's Best of 2021 (part 2) 

20.  Cha Wa – My People (Single Lock Records)

19.  Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days (Low Country Sound) 

18.  Dirty Honey – Dirty Honey (Self-Released)

17.  James McMurtry – The Horses & The Hounds (New West Records)

16.  Kenny Garrett – Sounds From The Ancestors (Mac Avenue)

15.  Bob Evans – Tomorrowland (Due Process)

14.  Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories (Ear Music)

13.  George Porter Jr & Runnin’ Pardeners – Crying For Hope (Self Released)

12.  Neal Francis – In Plain Sight (ATO Records)

11.  Demi Lovato – Dancing With The Devil: The Art of Starting Over (Island Records)

 
Craig's Best of 2021 (part 2) 

 20. GA-20 – GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It...You Might Like It! (Karma Chief / Alligator Records)

19. Holy Hive – Holy Hive (Big Crown Records)

18. Ty Segall – Harmonizer (Drag City)

17. Amusement Parks On Fire – An Archaea (EGB Global)

16. Failure – Wild Type Droid (Failure Records)

15. Andy Shauf – Wilds (Anti-)

14. Ducks Ltd – Modern Fiction (Carpark Records)

13. Guided By Voices – Earth Man Blues (Guided By Voices Inc.)

12. Matthew Sweet – Catspaw (Omnivore Records)

11. Neal Francis – In Plain Sight (ATO Records)

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Kevin spotlights three holiday songs for this week’s #TuesdayTriplePlay.  The mix includes two new albums and a visit to the Christmas lounge.

Amanda Shires – For Christmas (2021)

• Sample Track: “Blame It On The Mistletoe”

Norah Jones – I Dream Of Christmas (2021)

• Sample Track: “You’re Not Alone”

Louis Prima – Single Release (1951)

• Sample Track: “Shake Hands With Santa Claus”

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Today we reveal 10 of our top 30 albums of the year, counting down from 30 to 21.  

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Kevin's Best of 2021 (part 1) 

30.  The Pretty Reckless – Death By Rock & Roll (Fearless Records)

29.  Tash Sultana – Terra Firma (Mom & Pop Music) 

28.  Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime (Matador Records)

27.  Aimee Mann – Queens Of The Summer Hotel (SuperEgo Records) 

26.  Aaron Frazer – Introducing... (Easy Eye Sound / Dead Oceans)

25.  Foo Fighters – Medicine At Midnight (MCA Records) 

24.  Govt Mule – Heavy Load Blues (Fantasy Records) 

23.  Eric Bibb – Dear America (Provogue / Mascot Label Group)

22.  Francis Lung – Miracle (Memphis Industries)

21.  Willie Nile – The Day The Earth Stood Still (River House Records) 

 
Craig's Best of 2021 (part 1) 

30.  Young Gun Silver Fox – Canyons (Legere Recordings / Karma Chief)

29.  Shame – Drunk Tank Pink (Dead Oceans) 

28.  Steve Gunn – Other You (Merge Records) 

27.  The Rugged Nuggets – Odds & Ends (Colemine Records)

26.  Ron Gallo – PEACEMEAL (New West Records)

25.  Nick Waterhouse – Promenade Blue (Innovative Leisure) 

24.  Hiss Golden Messenger – Quietly Blowing It (Merge Records) 

23.  Robert Finley – Sharecropper’s Son (Easy Eye Sound) 

22.  Emma-Jean Thackray – Yellow (Movementt) 

21.  Blunt Bangs – Proper Smoker (Ernest Jenning Record Co)

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After a month of abstinence, Craig goes back to featuring recent releases for this week’s #TuesdayTriplePlay; spotlighting 3 albums that range in sound from synth pop to post-grunge.

Songs Featured

Inner Wave – Apoptosis (2021)

• Sample Track: "Rey"

Ovlov – Bud (2021)

• Sample Track: "Cheer Up, Chihiro!”

Failure – Wild Type Droid (2021)

• Sample Track: "Submarines”

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In doing a little research, Craig discovered a troubling trend regarding #1 records on Billboard.  Simply going back as recent as 2010 and comparing different genres represented  year over year to present day, it appears the masses are craving less variety these days.  The stats below are pretty telling. 

Year - # of Genres Represented

• 2010 - 8
• 2011 - 8
• 2012 - 8
• 2013 - 9
• 2014 - 10
• 2015 - 8
• 2016 - 8
• 2017 - 7
• 2018 - 8
• 2019 - 7
• 2020 - 5
• 2021 - 4 (so far)

Of course, these stats are taken with "a grain of salt", as Billboard was the only resource used and only the  #1 album is represented each week, but seeing half the number of genres represented today compared to 2010 is shocking...and quite honestly sad.  So how to we add diversity to the musical masses?  Not sure we have the answer, but we're happy to do our part to provide some variety. 

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Kevin spotlights three artists that he feels are deserving of a little attention for this week’s #TuesdayTriplePlay.  The mix includes two new albums and a new discovery from the 70s.

Mastodon – Hushed and Grim (2021)

• Sample Track: “Pushing The Tides”

Witch – Introduction (1973)

• Sample Track: “You Better Know”

The Verve Pipe – Threads (2021)

• Sample Track: “No One’s Gonna Break This Heart (Again)”

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A month has passed & we successfully refrained from exploring new music of any kind...but what did we learn?  In our quest to complete the infinite collection, we often found ourselves moving on to the next thing prematurely.  Diving into the archives gave us a reboot of sorts & brought previous discoveries back to the forefront.

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For this week’s #TuesdayTriplePlay, Craig once again digs into the archives & spotlights 3 fantastic debut albums from bands that are categorized as Britpop.

Songs Featured

Gene – Olympian (1995)

• Sample Track: "Left-Handed"

Super Furry Animals – Fuzzy Logic (1996)

• Sample Track: "Something For The Weekend”

Supergrass – I Should CoCo (1995)

• Sample Track: "Lose It”

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We decided to put a twist on our Schizophrenic Shuffle, so this time around we’ll both hit shuffle and alternate selections.  We’ll start with Craig collection then shift to Kevin’s and so forth until we provide you with 10 different song samples.  Check it out! 

Song’s Sampled:

El Michels Affair – “Run Fay Run” from Walk On By: A Tribute to Black Moses (2009)

Grace Potter & The Noctornals – “Some Kind Of Ride” from Nothing But Water (2005)

The Fleshtones – “You Gotta Love, Love” from Face of The Screaming Werewolf (2021)

Metallica – “Motorbreath” from Kill ‘em All (1983)

Kilbey Kennedy – “Eyes Ahead” from Unseen Music Unheard Words (2009)

Dave Matthews Band – “Funny The Way It Is” from Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King (2009)

Shoes – “Out Of Round” from Ignition (2012)

Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball (Dirty Pop Deconstruction)” from Bangerz (2013)

The Cars – “Running To You” from Panorama (1980)

Greyboy Allstars – “Diminishing Blackness” from Inland Emperor (2013)

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