3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy One: Songs of the Night

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best Spring songs. Some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs that have references to The Simpsons in them. 

This week is pretty simple, and may or may not have been chosen to play one particular song, it's the Top Six Songs of the Night!

Put these in your earholes:

"Saturday Night" by Yukon Blonde
"Another Friday Night" by Leeroy Stagger
"On a Week Night" by Henry & The Nightcrawlers
"Cruise Night" by John K Samson
"Up All Night" by Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans
"Dark Night of the Soul" by Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!


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3am Mixtapes: Episode Seventy: Animal Bands

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best instrumentals, but some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Could Be a James Bond Theme.. 

This week we're taking a look at a trend of band names that seemed to reach full saturation a couple years ago, the Top Six Sibling Bands!

Get wild with:

"Nowhere To Go" by Loon Choir
"You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" by Wolf Parade
"A Duration of Starts and Lines That Form Code" by Frog Eyes
"Freedom" by The Lion The Bear The Fox
"My Government Heart" by Said the Whale
"The Walls Have Drunken Ears" by Whitehorse

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!


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3am Mixtapes: Episode Sixty Nine: Siblings

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best drummers, but some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs Written About Fictional Characters from a SciFi Television Show. 

From The Jackson 5 to the Rankins, family bands have been a long tradition, but this week I'm gonna focus even further and take a look at the Top Six Sibling Bands!

Put these in your earholes:

"I Go Hungry" by Mother Mother
"Firefly" by Hollerado
"Congo" by Bear Mountain
"Toughest Man in Prison Camp" by The Sumner Brothers
"My Silver Lining" by First Aid Kit
"No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire

Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!


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3am Mixtapes: Episode Sixty Eight: Places

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best song endings, but some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Songs That Are Exactly Five Minutes and Three Seconds Long. 

This week we're going travelling! Kind of. Sort of. Not really. What I mean is, it's the Top Six Songs With Places in the Title!

Let's go to:

"Siberian Springtime" by The Ruffled Feathers
"Montreal" by Towers and Trees
"End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story" by The Dears
"Vulcan, AB" by The Rural Alberta Advantage
"Paris" by Scenic Route to Alaska
"New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" by LCD Soundsystem



Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!


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3am Mixtapes: Episode Sixty Seven: Opening Riffs

Each week on the 3am Mixtapes podcast, I will share with you the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as general as best French songs, but some might be a little more... specific. Top Six Interconnected Bands. 

This week we take a look listen at some songs that grab you right away, with the Top Six Opening Riffs!

Kick into gear with:

"One Big Holiday" by My Morning Jacket
"Gold Guns Girls" by Metric
"3000 Flowers" by Destroyer
"I Love Not Loving You" by Wide Mouth Mason
"Rock Ranger Record" by Matt Mays + El Torpedo
"Hold Your Fire" by Gay Nineties


Any questions or comments or waffles or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!


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