Music you should know: daily songs to discover
Dedicated to how diverse my listening habits are. I was a major Tower Records head, circa 1988 to 2006, spending many hours each week wandering the store, but not spending as much money as Elton John in there. For me and probably millions of others, Tower's Pulse Magazine's interviews, articles, and readers' submitted Desert Island Discs were a pre-internet education that will last an entire lifetime.
Dedicated to how diverse my listening habits are. I was a major Tower Records head, circa 1988 to 2006, spending many hours each week wandering the store, but not spending as much money as Elton John in there. For me and probably millions of others, Tower's Pulse Magazine's interviews, articles, and readers' submitted Desert Island Discs were a pre-internet education that will last an entire lifetime.
JAZZ
SUNDAY
"America's classical music" since the 1920s Jazz Age. Hear songs from my favs of Bebop like Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Coltrane, Miles Davis, and especially Blue Note's amazing roster of musicians including Art Blakely, Lee Morgan, Monk, Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and the amazing Clifford Brown.
FUNKY
MONDAY
Funk music, emerging in late 1960s, includes parts of Soul, Jazz, and R&B. All with a moving beat and strong bass line. Songs from The Meters, the wonderful Curtis Mayfield, Parliment, Cameo, the all-timer James Brown, Funkadelic, The Isley Brothers, and many others who embrace this energetic style of music.
LEGENDS
TUESDAY
Songs from all the names you know. From Mainstream Rock to Yacht Rock, 1970s Soul to 1990s R&B, 1980s Pop to 2000s New Wave Revival. Enjoy the timelessness and songwriting of music artists like Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Neil Young, Etta James, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, The Police, Billy Joel, The Clash, Prince, Bad Brains, The Grateful Dead, Chuck Berry, and The Smiths.
REGGAE
WEDNESDAY
Originated in Jamaica in the 1960s, this genre is led by drum and bass. Hear artists including Third World, the brilliance of Lee "Stratch" Perry, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, the great Dennis Brown, and any band that dabbles in the genre like Sublime or 311.
CLASSIC
HIP HOP
THURSDAY
"Golden Age" of Hip Hop. Mid 1980s to the Early 2000s. The music was experimental and sampling eclectic. Songs from artists like Jeru The Damaja, Tricky, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Black Star, Mos Def, KRS- One, Common, Jurassic 5, and the genius of The Roots.
CLASSIC
ALTERNATIVE
FRIDAY
Where commercial-free college radio still lives. Songs from influential artists like Jeff Buckley, Phish, Blonde Redhead, Talking Heads, Elliot Smith, Afghan Whigs, Luscious Jackson, Sugar, Blur, Ben Harper, Pixies, Ben Folds Five, and Built To Spill.
MODERN
ROCK
SATURDAY
Rock music made after the 1970s punk scene: mid 1970s to present day. Hear bands like Bloc Party, Umphrey's McGee, Rage Against The Machine, Hop Along, TV On The Radio, Wye Oak, The Hold Steady, Dr. Dog, Sleater- Kinney, Incubus, Interpol, and Foals.
CLASSIC
HIP HOP THU.
"Midnight In A
Perfect World"
Artist: DJ Shadow
Album: Endtroducing.....
Released: 1996
HIP HOP THU.
"Midnight In A
Perfect World"
Artist: DJ Shadow
Album: Endtroducing.....
Released: 1996
REGGAE WED.
"The Prophet
Rides Again"
Artist: Dennis Brown
Album: The Prophet Rides Again
Released: 1983
"The Prophet
Rides Again"
Artist: Dennis Brown
Album: The Prophet Rides Again
Released: 1983
