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Cruel World

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Made it out to Cruel World last week. It's in its fourth year, I believe, this was my first time. I bought the ticket because Til Tuesday was on the lineup. Believe it or not, I saw Til Tuesday decades ago, opening for Rick Springfield. I went to that show specifically to see them. After they broke up a few years later, I became an Aimee Mann fan and have been for all these years. So, yeah, I was super interested in seeing Til Tuesday here in 2025 and I got exactly what I hoped for.  But I also got...

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June Mix: Possible RomCom Film Soundtrack

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Getting this one in a few days early thanks to the long weekend. This is the second to last of the Possible Soundtracks. The previous ones are sci-fi and horror, check previous posts if you're interested those. Again, pretty simple; romcom-y type songs in my head that might work. Some you might know, others you might not. I think it all flows pretty well. Enjoy!  

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May Mix: Possible Horror Film Soundtrack

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Coming in late for this month's mixtape. I like this one a lot, hopefully someone else out there does as well. Next month's will almost assuredly be late if life goes to plan. We'll see what happens.

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2025 Faves

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A couple of my new faves from 2025. I haven't been able to put down Annie DiRusso's Super Pedestrian and Momma's Welcome to My Blue Sky. Both have crunchy indie rock vibes. They're catchy, super breezy and don't overstay. Especially good listening in a car with all the windows down on a nice day. Or on headphones if you're walking around. I feel like these are not albums for sitting around. Unless you get the records. That would be a different story. In any case, please click on the album covers and follow the links to hear each album. Let...

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April Mix: Possible Sci-Fi Film Soundtrack

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It's still the first week of April, so I don't consider myself to be late, but here is your April mix. I've made a few other "possible film soundtracks," this is the first one I made of the bunch. I think I picked up the feel pretty well. Let me know what you think. 

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