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Turntable Kitchen :: April 2012 Mix

April 20th, 2012

I love putting together our monthly mixtapes. It’s fun slowly compiling the tracks over the course of the month; it’s fun sequencing the tracks for the mix; and I love that “ah ha” moment when I realize the mix is finally done. All of the pieces for this one fell into play last night, and [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: March 2012 Mix

March 15th, 2012

I think you’ll notice right away that our March mix is a very different beast from the February mix. For example, we open this one with the sultry, shimmering new single from Beach House, whereas last month’s mix opened with an upbeat, tropical-island inspired B.I.G. remix. It’s indicative of the overall mood of this mix [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: February 2012 Mix

February 16th, 2012

The February 2012 Mix is the first time we’ve featured most of these artists, but you can be sure you’ll be hearing more about them in the coming months. For example, I can’t get enough indie r&b recently, so artists like AlunaGeorge, Milo Mills, and Woolfy have been getting a lot of plays in our [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: January 2012 Mix

January 18th, 2012

Twenty-twelve is already off to a strong start in terms of good music. Although there haven’t been a lot of great albums yet (after all we are only a few weeks in), there have been a host of intriguing singles popping up left and right. If these singles are a sign of what’s to come [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: Top Albums of 2011

January 3rd, 2012

(full list of Top 30 Albums with MP3s below comments) Comments A recent New York Times article (sent to me by my friend Lindsey) sizes up the “mainstream rock music” in 2011 and concludes that “2011 may well be remembered as the most numbing year for mainstream rock music in history.” To be honest, I’ve [...]

Turntable Kitchen: The December 2011 Mix

December 20th, 2011

Turntable Kitchen’s December Mix isn’t our usual mix. Instead of a heavy focus on new music, I highlight some of my favorite tracks from the past year. Unlike last year though, I didn’t focus on digital-only tracks, but instead highlight some of my favorite tracks released during the year regardless of the format it was [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: The Best 7″ Vinyl Singles of 2011

December 12th, 2011

Like every other music blogger/critic since the dawn of the recording age, I love compiling year end lists. Nonetheless, while I enjoy putting together the ubiquitous “Best Albums of the Year” list (which will be coming closer to the end of the year), it’s my “Best 7″ Vinyl Singles” list that is my favorite. By [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: the November 2011 Mix

November 15th, 2011

Mmmmm… fresh young blood! Yup, you might notice that less than a handful of the artists featured here have released more than a debut full length (and the majority haven’t even released that yet). And what is more, nearly all of the songs featured here have been released within the last 30-60 days. So if [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: the October 2011 Mix (Plus Sonos PLAY:3 and Bridge GIVEAWAY)

October 7th, 2011

The October 2011 Mix is heavy on the new music with only a handful of tracks whose release will date back to more than a couple of months, but that is just a testament to all of the great music that has been making the rounds. I think 2011 will be remembered as a very [...]

Turntable Kitchen :: September 2011 Mix (plus Thinksound earbuds GIVEAWAY!)

September 13th, 2011

Historically, September has been a really good month for Kasey and me. Kasey and I got married in September 2009. I began my new job in September 2010. And this year we are putting the final touches on our very first Pairings Box! That may be why the September mixes have always been some of [...]

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