A playlist of quality background music to listen to while watching March Madness
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Snow Day Listening: Booker T. & the Roots
A recommendation for some snow day jams…”The Road From Memphis” by Booker T. Jones, backed by the Roots
The 30 Best Hey Oh! Songs of 2013
This is not merely a “Best of” list or a “Most Played” list. This is a list of the top 30 songs from 2013 that elicited a big ol’ Hey Oh! when I heard them.
Insert Name Here & the Roots
Inspired by their new album with Elvis Costello, here are 20 acts performing today that I’d like to see be backed by the Roots
Daring to Dream
Coming up with some lineups for Giddy Up America’s ideal music super groups
Time for a Break
Yes, Yeezus and Magna Carta, Holy Grail are good albums. But here are 10 other hip hop albums I’d rather listen to.
You Know Who’s Awesome: Jim James
Celebrating My Morning Jacket’s frontman’s solo adventure.
Kick Out the Jams: The Legendary Roots Crew Edition
Celebrating the announcement of the 2013 Roots Picnic lineup with the Giddy Up America Official Roots’ playlist.
Enter the DRGN KING: a Philly Band on the Rise
Back in Philly, I stumbled upon the good fortune of writing about music for two.one.five. two.one.five was a Philly-centric arts & entertainment website that was the cousin of the elaborately awesome print version that had been kicking around hipster bowling alleys, hipster… Read More ›
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