e2TG 1/5/2021 - Already - Two Tales Mix (Glitter Gold Remix)

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I am beginning to wind back into the new year.  Right now, it looks like we will have a new Featured Friday Playlist up Friday around midnight. 

In the meantime, we will continue to review some of our favorite music from 2021 with today's shuffle below the jump. 

 

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E2TG 9/29/2021 - The Middle - The Middle Mix (Constellations Remix)

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One week from today!  The 5 Spot 6:00pm!

 

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E2TG 9/01/2021 - September Song - Ark of Godiva Mix (City Lights Remix)

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We are approaching the official (and symbolic) end of summer with some cooler temperatures here in Nashville.  

Let's go with some September 1 music!

Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 4 - the penultimate post) (songs 21-24):

21. "Until the Summer Ends" by I Am Boleyn

First up today, we have the new single from a synth-pop artist who divides time between London and Stockholm.  I Am Boleyn grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, went to Oxford to study history, and has been writing songs since she was young. 

22. "Don't Follow Where They Lead" by Ed Ryan

Formerly of the 1970s power pop band The Rudies, Ed Ryan just  released his 4th album on the Kool Kat Musik label, and we have the title track. 

23. "Nite Vibes" by Joey Joseph

Cincinnati based Joey Joseph (Pomegranates) just released his sixth album in five years, and we have the title track. A cool, glam/disco vibe here. Cool stuff. 

24. "Never Go Home" by Payton Howie

And, we close this segment of the playlist with the new single from country singer Payton Howie. An ode to summer fun. 

 

 

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E2TG 8/18/2021 - Mid-Weak - Angels Care mix (Sin City Remix)

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Life is a highway or maybe it's like an L.A. Freeway, or a windy country road, or an dank alley, or a series of one-way streets all going the opposite direction that you want to go, or maybe life isn't a highway at all... 

Featured Friday Playlist recap (Part 4) (songs 27-32)

27.  "This Ride" by Mary Jennings

First up today, we have a track from the recent album from this Nashville based singer-songwriter. 

28. "Hold on to Your Heart" by F. Scott and the Nighthawks

Next up, we have the title track from the album by this Toronto based band. 

29. "Dreams Come" by David Long & Shane O'Neill

Next, the title track from the new 3 track single from these Irish music legends. 

30. "Ble Pierre" by Tacsidermi

More music from Wales. We have the latest single from this Welsh band. 

31. "Grand Soiree" by CoCo Zandi

Next up, we have the 2nd single from the solo project of Coco Zandi of Wild Child. 

32. "Corona Corazon" by Tara Vern

And, we close with a single from the forthcoming Tried To Drown My Sorrows But The Bastards Learned To Swim album from this former lawyer from Sydney now based in Lisbon. 

 

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E2TG 8/17/2021 - Seventeenth - Song in German Mix (Over It Remix)

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Exhaustion... no, no, no... I slept well last night. It's not that kind of exhaustion. It is exhaustion about people who seemingly choose to do the wrong thing every single time.  Now, I know "wrong thing" is a subjective thing.... so I will say - the selfish thing, the hypocritical thing, the unkind thing, the mean thing, the harmful thing, the intolerant thing... every single time - even if it would be easier to do the right thing (eh um, the selfless thing, the consistent thing, the kind thing, the nice thing, the helpful thing, the tolerant thing...

But, it goes on and on at all levels of society and I am exhausted.  And, I think, well, my life is okay, and I have my own problems so I don't want to let these bastards get me down... I'm tired of being outraged, up-in-arms, on high-alert.  And it is a legitimate feeling and one I wrestle with... because I also know that it is a sense of privilege that I can choose which battles to fight and when. 

But, is it also fair to consider what I can accomplish on a global or even national scale or even a state-wide scale vs. what I can accomplish if I set my sights on my community and my friends? 

I ask these questions, and I often don't have answers. But, I do ask and while I am waiting for answer, I try to the next right thing that is front of me, and sometimes I do and sometimes I don't... 

Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 3) (songs 20-26):

20. "The Return" by Ghosts of Torrez

First up today, we have the new single which marks the return of the animal mask-clad folk horror band that formed in 2017 as Bong Torrez. They have a new name and a new song, and I'm excited to have them in my playlist.

21. "Monsters" by Nichole Wagner

Next up, we have the recent single from Austin based singer-songwriter Nichole Wagner. Great tune. 

22. "Peace, Slugz & Rock'N Roll" by SNAILS

SNAILS is a Montreal based bass music producer/DJ, and this is from recent Slimp Time, Pt. 2 release. A rocking electronic track.  

23. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Lindsay Solo

Next up, a gorgeous cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic from the brand new Love Reimagined covers album from L.A. based Lindsay Solo. 

24. "Hazelwood Moon" by Star Goes Nova 

L.A. based electronic project Star Goes Nova are up next with a new single. 

25. "Bottom of the Pile" by Intergalactic Brasstronaunts

Next up, we have a track from Music for the People by this unique band from Yorkshire. The heavy bass sound is created by a sousaphone and a contrabass clarinet. Chances are you've never heard a brass band like this. 

26. "Twight Sleep (feat. Shelley Segal)" by Perla Nalu 

And, we close out this section of music with an emotionally powerful new single - which taps into unimaginable personal tragedy.  An incredible song to close out this part of our Playlist recap. 

 

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E2TG 10/06/2020 - Middle Part of the Title - Take it Easy Mix (Cutless Cruiser Remix)

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My absentee ballot has officially been received by the Davidson County Election Commission.  I am urging all people with a conscience and a shred of basic decency to vote in this election if you are eligible. Make a plan. You may not like your choices but among the choices we have - the choice is clear.  Literally, lives and freedom and our country are all at stake. As with many of you, I know people who inexplicably still support this malignant narcissist and evil minions who support him. For now, I am going to stop trying to figure them out. It is just imperative that everyone who opposes this insanity vote.  I don't care if you are in a deep red state (like I am), a deep blue state, or a purple state - vote. We need this election to be a complete and unquestionable repudiation of the unprecedented attack on our democracy.  After Biden is elected - my far left friends and my centrist right friends can and should hold him and his administration accountable. But, before that - let's get him elected. 

I voted for myself but I voted also as a voice for my daughter who has intellectual disabilities (and all people with disabilities) who deserves a President who doesn't mock people like her and appoints people who want to take away their right to an education. I voted for my LGBTQ+ friends and family whose freedoms are under attack.  For people of color, for immigrant children who were ripped from their parent's and put in cages. For the world that my grandchildren and their grandchildren will inherit - which is in dire need to action to combat climate change - and not a President who rolls back decades of environmental protections.  

I am angry and I am scared, but I am fighting. 

Our recap of this week's Playlist rolls on. Songs 13-16 includes some better known artists with important things to say, a fun quarantine song from fun singer-songwriter, and some reggae to found it all out. 

13. "The New OK" by Drive-By Truckers

Surprise! A new album by Drive-By Truckers inspired by 2020. This is the title track - as usual Patterson Hood and company do not pull any punches. A great song that just had to make its way into my Playlist.

14. "Quarantine Blues" by Steve Poltz

Steve Poltz got his start (or at least first became known) co-writing songs with Jewel. He is an extremely funny and perceptive person who is always a joy to see live. My first time seeing him live was as an unexpected guest at a Darrin Bradbury residency at The Basement East a few years back. Poltz had been stranded in Nashville by weather. He later moved here (at least part time) and I have been fortunate to see him several times since then.  I love this song. 

15. "Times Like These" by Steve Earle

The Spotify release of Earle's RSD single (with "The Devil Put the Coal in the Ground"). The song is a chilling vision of the state of the nation. A song for our times. 

16. "My Teacher" by Kouatchou

And we close things out with a change of pace. Kouatchou was born in Cameroon and is now based in the UK.  This is the kind of uplifting music that I need right now.  Part of a double A single with a song called "Change" - this is a great way to close out this segment of music. 

Tomorrow - songs 17-20....
 

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