My Mixtape’s A Masterpiece
Guest writers compile a 12-song playlist connected with whatever theme they choose. They pick the theme, match the songs, and then explain their choices…and you get to listen to the results!
‘80s Punk In A Zombie Movie
12 songs to accompany a Reagan-era streetpunk’s fight against the living dead.
Never Judge A Soundtrack By Its Cover Song
12 standout cover songs from movie soundtracks that rival the originals.
Cinematic Cowboys
Heather Beattie assembles 12 songs that conjure up life in a saddle and on the plains.
Nocturnal Contemplations
Jackie Jardine assembles 12 songs perfect for those nights when sleep eludes us.
A Playlist For The Middle Schooler At The End Of The World
12 songs that take the author back to middle school and his pre-apocalyptic adolescence.
Four Seasons And A Playlist
In honor of Fourths Of July, David James Henry assembles 12 songs that cycle through the four seasons.
Best Fourth Albums For The Summer
For Fourths Of July, Alex Nguyen assembles the best 12 tracks for the summer from musicians’ fourth albums
The Four Elementals Of Music
Tina Kakadelis calls together a playlist made up of the four classical elements.
Canadian Songs For Contemplating
12 tracks of contemplative Canadian country music through the decades.
Two Years And Counting…
Alexis M. Collazo assembles 12 tracks that resemble, and helped her cope with, the past two chaotic years.
Nostalgic Summer Blockbuster Vibes
Everything old is new again as Eduardo Hernandez compiles a playlist of bangers from past movie blockbusters.
Songs That Sound Like Summer…To Me
12 tracks emblematic of the summer season and all it entails.
An Ode To The Mixtape That Got Stuck In The Cassette Deck Of My Mazda 323 in 1998
Jason Robinson assembles 12 songs salvaged from a relic of a more civilized time.
Going Out Like Someone Who Doesn’t Want To Go Out
Justin Howard Query's playlist for those still trepidatious about socializing in our chaotic world.
Well, How Did I Get Here?
Ryan Brown assembles 11 songs about things he’ll never experience (or never will again), but that describe an inevitable reality that awaits.
Sunny Days, Summer Songs
As the season fast approaches, Alejandra Gonzalez assembles 13 songs for a sensational summer soundtrack.
Songs For A Recovering Music Snob
Jessica Scott assembles 12 acts she formerly dismissed for being too popular but now can't get enough of them.
Geek Love Songs
Taffeta V. assembles 13 tracks inspired by the characters and world of Katherine Dunn’s 1989 book, Geek Love.