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Matt Erickson is counting down his top 100 songs. These are his picks 76 through 71.
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What makes Tuesday night the best night of the week?  Another confusing and unsatisfying episode of Lost?  (So, last week!)  The fact that it’s not Monday?  No, friends, it’s the guaranteed three hours of mirth, music, and mayhem that Tom Scharpling brings to the table every Tuesday from 8-11pm on his radio show The...
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Janelle Monae wears a tuxedo better than Bond and brings a funk and soul to her music and videos that hasn’t been seen since James Brown. I dare you to watch this video (Janelle Monae – Tightrope ft. Big Boi) without smiling and dancing, triple dog dare you.
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The mix that lies before you is the work of a colorful team, clashing over the necessity of amputated body parts in The Wolfman and gauging the “wonky”-ness of the last episode of “The Office.”
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Classic rock is a filmic treasure trove: There are dozens upon dozens of rad songs that have an epic quality. The musicianship is textured, layered and shines through. By now you have likely noticed that I gravitate toward music that suggests cinematic sequences, drama and story.
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We’ve switched from 10-song CDs to 4-song EPs. 80. Rush ~ 2112 First song on the first cassette I ever owned, it’s actually several mini-songs assembled into one giant Go Bot beast.  This was Rush before singer Geddy Lee hit puberty, shrieking like a mad queen on her period in the great ‘Temples of...
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It’s cool that when I’m leaving for work you’re tuning your instrument and crooning softly to yourself, and when I’m on my way home, you are wailing on that acoustic guitar with a rock/rhythm and blues style that could net you a couple of weeks on “American Idol.”  But I think you’d need to...
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A song so beautiful I want to swim in it. They’re what Morrissey was too depressed to do and Coldplay is too untalented to do. Listen here: “Bloodbuzz Ohio” by The National Stream the entire album at NYT.
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A little backstory: In case you didn’t know, the nonpretentious mix tapes started as a way to share new music and promote cool people doing cool things around the globe. Here at nonpretentious, we’ve always been big believers in word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and friends-of-friends alike (see: our creative philosophy). In fact, that’s precisely...
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Rock music with an operatic feel. There’s more to this album than meets the eye.  Download album from iTunes or buy/download from Amazon.
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