Featured Sets
What Is A Set?
A "Set" is a playlist of 12 songs that we make for your listening pleasure. We don't try to predict what you like by using robots or algorithms; instead, we collect great music and package it for you in interesting and informative ways. Pick a Set, sit back, relax, and let us play you something good.
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today
Kanine Records' Showcase Preview
Curated by: Kanine Records
New York's eclectic indie label Kanine Records presents a preview of their official South By Southwest showcase on March 17th.
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yesterday
Regional Indie: Austin
Here is a look at some of the hometown talent from the "Music Capital of the World." Consistently selling out local venues like Emo's and Beerland, these are the groups that define the indie scene in Austin, Texas.
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2 days ago
Endless Loves
Forget Emily Brontë and William Shakespeare; John Hughes, Cameron Crowe and a host of '80s movies taught us how to love our lovers and our friends. Here now are the great love songs that soundtracked the iconic movie relationships of that special decade.
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4 days ago
Hot 100: Week of 03/13/2010
Here are twelve cuts from Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the week of March 13, 2010. The Hot 100 lists the most popular songs in the United States, across all genres, based on radio play, sales, and online streaming.
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7 days ago
Blogged: Week Ending 03/05/2010
The internet is awash with blogs tracking and espousing new, independent music; we read them all so that you don't have to. Here is the best music that "everyone" has been talking about this week, from mysterious YouTube soundtracks to Civil War concept songs.
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7 days ago
Yes, Strings Attached: A CriticalList
Curated by: Laura Leebove for Critical Mob
Formerly known as Final Fantasy, Owen Pallett has an unbeatable brand of melodic orchestral pop, but the Canadian wunderkind has also found plenty of work behind the scenes as one of indie music's most sought-after arrangers and composers.
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8 days ago
Feelin' Good In 1996
1996 introduced the world to Dolly the cloned sheep and AskJeeves.com. But it didn't take major breakthroughs in science or an answer-fetching ebutler to bring good vibes to music fans; it just took these songs.
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9 days ago
Prison Worksongs
Recorded in the 1940s and 1950s these songs display the rich call-and-response tradition of black laborers and prisoners. Were it not for the field recordings of ethnomusicologists such as John and Alan Lomax the worksong tradition may have been lost to history.
