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Month: December 2021
This Week's Theme: Best of 2021 This week's Faux Show is a classic countdown list. I have included several different Best of the Year selections followed by a Top 20 albums countdown. One thing I've realized while making the Faux Show this year is that I like some modern pop artists. I normally don't listen … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 43 (December 26, 2021): Best of 2021
This Week's Theme: Most Wonderful Time Of The Year The four-part holiday-themed Faux Show series wraps up with a selection of traditional holiday songs. This mix of carols, hymns, and standards presents what most people consider the music of the holidays. As always, the songs span across different genres and decades. If you are keeping … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 42 (December 19, 2021): Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
This Week's Theme: Ring Them Jingle Bells If aliens came down and asked us to explain Christmas carols to them, we would be smart to play "Jingle Bells" as example number one. It has all the qualities of a classic Christmas carol. There are sleigh bells, there is a sing-a-long chorus that even a three-year … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 41 (December 12, 2021): Ring Them Jingle Bells
This Week's Theme: Happy Holidays Part two of this four-part, holiday-themed Faux Show series is focused on songs that aren't part of the holiday canon, but are full of holiday spirit. Unlike last week's show, this week's songs are clearly identifiable as holiday music. As usual, they cover a variety of styles, decades, and artists. … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 40 (December 5, 2021): Happy Holidays
Welcome to Radio Faux Show numbers five, seven, and eight. First things first – click a link to start listening and then come back to read about this week’s songs. Faux Show # 5 Spotify Amazon Music Faux Show # 7 Spotify Amazon Music Faux Show # 8 Spotify Amazon Music Radio Faux Show # … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Numbers 5, 7, & 8 (April 4, 18, and 25, 2021): Anti-Folk, ’80s Album Openers, Songs of Leiber and Stoller
Welcome to Radio Faux Show numbers two, three, and four. First things first – click a link to start listening and then come back to read about this week’s songs. Faux Show # 2 Spotify Amazon Music Faux Show # 3 Spotify Amazon Music Faux Show # 4 Spotify Amazon Music Migrating all of the … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Numbers 2, 3, & 4 (March 14-28, 2021): Les Is More, All Gates Open, Fleetwood Mac
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