Music & Pop culture (intersection of tags)

One of the underrated joys of college radio: discovering artists you’ve literally never heard before. I took a WXAV college radio playlist, turned it into Spotify, and then asked last.fm: “Which of these artists have I never heard before?”

Why does every store play the same Christmas songs from 1950? Turns out there used to be a stigma around recording holiday music. That stigma accidentally created the canon. When it disappeared, so did our ability to make new classics.

This year’s Christmas tradition: a 10-hour playlist with 158 versions of Last Christmas! Next year? Maybe Marshmallow World. What’s your holiday anthem?

It feels like 49% of jazz is played really fast. 49% of jazz is played really slow. 1% is just right.

Ever wondered where the artists you listen to come from? Or if there are any good bands from Kazakhstan? There is a tool that takes all the music you listen to, and it checks the country of every artist.

Imagine a radio show playing ONE song from EACH Spotify genre. It'd take 8 years to finish! Anyone want to DJ?

Lollapalooza just announced their 2024 lineup. What towns searched for Lollapalooza the most?

In an age of streaming singles, imagine a station that celebrates whole albums, providing insights between songs. It's a deep dive into the artistry behind the music. 📀🎧

What combines kazoos, scatting, muppet voices, a Billboard 100 appearance, and played on Captain Kangaroo? Answer: this song!

When searching for Mah Na Mah Na on Spotify, the results include Daft Punk's TRON soundtrack.

Let's make this 1993 song into a meme: "Question [insert some sort of situation] Man, funk dat!"

So bizarre when my “Discover Weekly” playlist from Spotify has the song from the end of the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. “March of the Swivel Heads” by The English Beat is the song that plays when Bueller is racing…

Are you a Star Wars fan, but find the traditional soundtracks overplayed? You might find some tunes you like in Disney’s new monster list of 361 Star Wars tracks. Called “Star Wars Complete“, this playlist lasts for 22 hours and…

When you hear the phrase, “Mah Nà Mah Nà”, do you think about the Muppets? That’s what I thought when this song by Piero Umiliani came up on my Spotify Discover Weekly. I thought this was another cover of the…

Every week Spotify makes a custom playlist of 30 songs just for you—based on what you listen to. It’s sort of like a close friend making a very personal playlist for you. In fact, it’s even more personal in a…

The croquet twitter account @HammerTimeCroqu started following me today on Twitter. That is, they are following my croquet-dedicated Twitter account, @mightymauler. Yes, I have a Twitter account dedicated to croquet. Not just croquet, but my superhero alter-ego persona on the…

A great reason to use the free service last.fm is that it tracks your music listening habits across many platforms like Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes. With this database of records the site then gives you insightful analysis to your listening…

Try to listen to “2 Legit 2 Quit” by MC Hammer without doing the hand motions. Just try. You won’t be able to help yourself. (Spotify, Amazon, Youtube). This contest is only open to those born before 1982. The music video…