hip-hop song hits by Spike 72 plays

For those of you who wonder what all the fuss is about this hip hop craze, check out this "fly" playlist of hit songs I threw together recently. What gets me about these tracks is how evolved the arrangements are. They make full use of digital technology,...

22 tracks featuring Missy Elliott, 3LW, Nelly, Christina Milian, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Bow Wow, ...

Jazz 1 (1941-1957) by Spike 41 plays

This stuff is kind of fun to listen to, curiously strong even. 1. Charlie Christian: "Swing to Bop" (C. Christian) (1941) Charlie Christian, guitar; Joe Guy, trumpet; Nick Fenton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. 2. The King Cole Trio: "This Will Make ...

16 tracks featuring Jo Stafford, Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole Trio, Bud Powell, Johnny Smith, ...

Rock 2 by Spike 32 plays

Mostly lesser-known stuff here, deserving to be less lesser-known, hence they call on each and every one of you to rescue them for posteritous prestige, merely by your listening to them. Even soul-shredding comments will receive a friendly response from me.

18 tracks featuring The Ramones, Pat Benatar, Jeff Beck, ABBA, The Byrds, Bad Company, The Rollin...

Rock 4 by Spike 14 plays

Some of you might like some of this. Let me know if that's actually true.

18 tracks featuring Roxy Music, Steve Miller Band, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Police, Simon &...

Rock 1 by Spike 11 plays

This is first of a series. What's to say? I hope some of these are new to you, and that those that aren't new to you haven't lost their shelf life. Susannah Blinkoff used to be a Mogger, long enough to post her song. The order of this playlist is such t...

18 tracks featuring Les Dudek, Rockpile, ABBA, The Who, Richard Betts, Gin Blossoms, John Hiatt, ...

Rock 5 by Spike 10 plays

A few thoughts about a few tracks: “E.M.I.” was and is my favorite Sex Pistols track from their Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols album, for purely musical reasons, though there’s nothing wrong with the lyrics, complaining about being given...

17 tracks featuring The Who, The Police, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Screaming Trees, Van Halen, X...

Rock 3 by Spike 9 plays

1. (1968), 2. (1999), 3. (1968), 4. (1999), 5. (1964), 6. (1967), 7. (1991), 8. (2004), 9. (1969), 10. (1978), 11. (1987), 12. (1973), 13. (1998), 14. (1965?), 15. (1965), 16. (1967), 17. (1982), 18. (1993)

18 tracks featuring The Spencer Davis Group, Classics IV, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Cocker, Lynyrd Skyny...