Singer-songwriters. Some mellow, some dancey, some from this millennium, some from the last millennium, some romantic, some a bit nutty. Artists include Antony & the Johnsons, the Magnetic Fields and Scissor Sisters.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7890601″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!“Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them.”
– Bruce Springsteen, announcing the cancellation of his North Carolina concert a few days ago to protest that state’s recently-passed anti-LGBTQ laws.
This playlist pays tribute to Bruce Springsteen with eighteen songs written by him, performed by artists including Pet Shop Boys and Tegan & Sara, plus two more all-star recordings on which he participates.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7866614″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!Let’s hear it for the ladies! You know the ones.
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[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7820686″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!New wave? Check. Eighties alternative? Check. Seventies power pop? Check. Alright, then. Let’s do this!
Artists include Frankie Goes to Hollywood, R.E.M., and Joe Jackson.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7773586″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!We’re going to party, karamu, fiesta forever or for at least ninety minutes. Here are twenty songs to get you moving. Artists include the B-52’s, Junior Senior and Pet Shop Boys.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7749474″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!The 88th Academy Awards will be presented this afternoon. Will Meryl Streep win Oscar #4? Oddsmakers say no. My predictions? The four acting awards will go to Caucasians, Best Director will go to a man, and all music performers will be cisgender. #diversity
This week’s A Hint of Mint playlist is inspired by the movies. Artists include R.E.M., Elton John and Frank Ocean.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7724558″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!Tonight let’s stay in and lie by the fireplace.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7698203″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!A playlist for anybody who has ever spent a Valentine’s Day alone, whether that made (makes) him/her/you feel lonesome, thrilled, vengeful or apathetic.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/7667157″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!Indie, except when it isn’t. Mellow, except when it isn’t.
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