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Fear of Flying: The Most Inappropriate Songs for In-Flight Radio

By Steve LaBate on 5:10 AM on August 14, 2009

A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak on some panels at Diversafest in Tulsa, Okla. On my flight back home to Atlanta, both my iPod and laptop were dead, so I decided to check out some in-flight radio. I surfed the dozen or so stations until—as we reached cruising altitude—I settled on one with a ’50/early-’60s golden-oldies format. After tunes from Dion & the Belmonts, The Platters and—if I remember correctly—The Shangri-Las, what should come on but Santo & Johnny’s classic 1959 instrumental “Sleepwalk.”  Now, normally, I love “Sleepwalk”—it’s one of the most wistful, nostalgic, emotive pieces of...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Tales of the Coffin Nail: 27 Smoking Songs That'll leave you Breathless

By Steve LaBate on 4:30 AM on June 12, 2009

Aside from that one weekend on the eve of 7th grade, when my parents left me with my older sister, I’ve never been a smoker. When I actually inhaled, it always tore my throat up so bad I couldn’t even finish a whole cigarette. Still, that weekend, a random, inconsequential moment occurred that I still—for some strange reason—remember in astonishing detail.  It was the night before the first day of school—late August 1991 in the Atlanta suburbs—and an intense thunderstorm had just rolled through. My sister was already asleep in her basement apartment, so I took my boombox down to...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

A Dozen Dead Roses: An anti-Valentine's Day mix for the jaded heartbroken

By Steve LaBate on 2:11 PM on February 14, 2009

Above: "Broken Heart" by Fabu Any hint of bitterness aside, I've always felt Valentine's Day was a silly holiday, even when I was happily in a relationship. The idea of celebrating your love for someone by showering them with expensive gifts, candy, flowers and really cheesy Hallmark cards on a designated day when everyone's supposed to do it anyway seems the antithesis of showing sincere appreciation for a loved one.Anyway, I thought today was as good of an excuse as any to take a listen to some of the very best songs exploring popular music's most fertile themes—heartbreak, lost love, unrequited...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Six good songs about airplanes

By Kate Kiefer on 7:00 AM on January 8, 2009

I’ve been booking flights all day, so I’ve got planes on the brain. Check out these songs about airports and airplanes:...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

The Whispertown 2000 Goes with the Flow

By Henry Freedland on 10:00 AM on December 5, 2008

Whispertown 2000 frontwoman Morgan Nagler travels with an inflatable mattress. She used to live in a two-bedroom tent in her mother's back yard. She slept under a dining room table...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Live Review: Jenny Lewis and Benji Hughes @ Variety Playhouse 9/30/08

By Steve LaBate on 12:15 PM on October 3, 2008

Two nights ago, I caught a great show at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse—up-and-comer Benji Hughes opened for one of my favorite artists of the last few years, Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-V, Local:Atlanta

Alejandro Escovedo, Kanye, many more perform at DNC

By Loren Lankford on 6:01 PM on August 26, 2008

The Democratic National Convention kicked off last night in Denver, Colo. with a tribute to Ted Kennedy and a heartwarming speech from Michelle Obama. All well and good, mind you, but it's the four-day bonanza of musicians set to perform that boggles the mind. While music has been prevalent in campaigns for the last few decades, Barack Obama and the DNC take the cake with a truckload of inspiring and interesting choices for this year's convention....  read more

Found in: Culture, News

Jenny Lewis reveals Acid Tongue LP, tracklist, tour

By Michael Saba on 12:35 PM on July 15, 2008

Balancing a solo career while you're in a band can be a difficult proposition. Oftentimes, artists use their best material for their solo albums...  read more

Found in: Music, News

Thao performs at Paste and reflects on opening for Rilo Kiley

By Sara Miller on 5:18 PM on June 25, 2008

Click above to watch a live performance of "Bag of Hammers" from Thao with the Get Down Stay Down 's album We Brave Bee Stings and All, out now on Kill Rock Stars....  read more

Found in: Live at Paste

Bonnaroo 2008 - Day 2

By Austin L. Ray on 2:01 PM on June 14, 2008

Photos by Rob Inderrieden...  read more

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words