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October 28

Week 181: “Skipping Rocks” by Oddisee

Do you remember the first time you learned it was possible to skip rocks? I…

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October 7

Week 178: “A Maze” by Freddie Joachim

Every once in a while, a song will enter your brain via your ear, set…

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June 10

Week 161: “Natural Green” by Blazo

You’ve been inside too long. Go outside. Go. Go take a walk. Bring this song…

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May 6

Week 156: “Fighters” by Lupe Fiasco

In the 1980s, rock and roll had become ridiculous. Or at least, the most popular…

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April 15

Week 153: “Chrometrails” by Vanilla

Vanilla is a producer from the UK who makes delicious soul-inspired beats. If I were…

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April 1

Week 151: “Underground Vibes” by DJ Cam

Sleeping is one of my favourite things to do. I’m not trying to imply that…

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February 25

Week 146: “Bag Lady” by Erykah Badu

There are two versions of this song, and I couldn’t decide which version to post,…

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February 4

Week 143: “A Touch of Jazz” by DJ Jazzy Jeff

1987 was a big year for hip hop. Looking at a list of hip hop…

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October 15

Week 127: “Changeling” by DJ Shadow

When the unmanned Voyager space probe was flung into space in 1977, with the hopes…

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August 13

Week 118: “UWM (feat. Leland Whitty)” by BadBadNotGood

Everything about BadBadNotGood seems designed to freak out old people. Their Bandcamp page proclaims that…

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June 18

Week 110: “Funk For Joy” by The Extremities

One of the best things about the mp3 age is the phenomenon of iPod serendipity.…

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April 16

Week 101: “Beneath It All” by The Slakadeliqs feat. King Reign & Shad

The Slakadeliqs are not actually a band, but one man, the talented and extravagantly-named Slakah…

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February 6

Week 91: “Hallelujah” by k-os

Canada is not a country that would spring to most people’s minds as a hotbed…

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October 24

Week 76: “Ghostwriter” by RJD2

Some songs are hard to love. They take multiple listens and an open mind before…

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August 23

Week 15: “The Crow…” by DJ Food

As explained in the liner notes of their brilliant 2000 album “Kaleidoscope”, DJ Food is…

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