Happy St. Patty’s day! If after last night you’re not feeling some adverse after effects of green beer, you’re doing it all wrong. For those who did it right, here’s some hangover therapy for your pounding head… Just — not too loud alright… And since when has the sun been so damn bright…

And as always — remember to support these artists, and buy their music.

And now back to our regular scheduled programming. Hopefully you can still hear after last month. Plus, a little tinnitus never hurt anyone… Well, okay maybe it did — either way here is some smooth tunes that will aid in the healing process, with a bit of the heavy stuff mixed in to keep the withdrawal pain at bay. I recommend taking once daily at (or after) work.

And as always — remember to support these artists, and buy their music.

As some of you may or may not know, I’m a recovering metalhead. So when my friend Jocelynn asked me if I could recommend some bone-crushing tunes for her — well, needless to say, I dove off the wagon and into the bowels of my iTunes Library. The things I found there were not for the faint hearted; some of it — all too heavy to ever see the light of day again. This list encompasses the best of my library of metal. If you’re looking to get into metal, this is a good place to start building those callouses up on your ear drums. But as said at the beginning of Fear Factory’s Edgecrusher, “… listener discretion is advised.”

And as always — remember to support these artists, and buy their music.

Alright, all of these songs weren’t made in 2012 (in fact I’m not sure if any of them were), but instead these are the best of the songs pulled from the mixtapes in 2012. Listen in awe of the brilliance of each track; Each one hand selected without any thought toward genre or era, because truly timeless music shouldn’t be defined by either. They are listed in no particular order. And if after listening you are not running to iTunes to grab these tracks, I don’t know what to say to you…

Good morning wasteland. So, once again the world is ending and I think it’s serious this time: I mean, Cthulhu doesn’t usually send me a Christmas Card. Always gets me thinking though, what kinda tunes should I be listening to while the Flooding/Asteroid/Fire and Brimstone/Pandemic/Nuke/Economic Failure is threatening my existence? Answer: These. So, be sure to apply you sunscreen VERY liberally, sit back and melt (hopefully not in a literal sense) to this apocalyptic playlist.

And as always — remember to support these artists, and buy their music.

Highlights this month:

• Commercial Property – Psyche Origam
• Judgement Day – Scott H. Biram
• I Know a Woman (feat. Astrid Van Peeterssen, Andrre) – Degiheugi
• A Sad State of Affairs (feat. George the Poet) [Jenome Remix] – The Herbaliser
• Falling – The Dad Horse Experience
• Chevrotine – La Danse du Chien
• Les Cornichons – Nino Ferrer

Ooof, it’s only November and already the winter gloom is getting to me. I need a pick me up, and these tunes should do just that. Hell, this month we’re starting off with a Mr. Scruff tune. I don’t think it’s possible to listen to Mr. Scruff and not be in a better mood. I know his “Make us a brew” tea does it for me. Combine that with his music and you’ve got the perfect remedy for the winter blues.

And as always — remember to support these artists, and buy their music.

Highlights this month:

• Do What You Wanna (Mr. Scruff’s Soul Party Remix) – Ramsey Lewis & Mr. Scruff
• Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (Rae and Christian Remix) – Dinah Washington
• What Makes A Good Man? – The Heavy
• B-Boy on Wax (feat. Speech Defect) – Wax Tailor
• Off the Grid – Beastie Boys
• Cryland – Don Cavalli

You know why it sucks to be an adult in October? There’s no more getting free candy, now you gotta give that sh!t away. Anyway, here’s some tunes to take you mind off candy and satisfy that sweet tooth for now.
Plus — there’s always leftovers at least, right?

And as always — remember to support these artists, and buy their music.

Highlights this month:

• This Is My Life – Firewater
• Cheney Lane – Nostalgia 77
• The Distance – Cake
• Hollywood Swinging – Kool & the Gang
• Bad Boogie Ballin’ – Pink Mountaintops
• When It Falls – Zero 7
• Barely In Love – Q-Tip

Let’s get real for a second; Summer is over. There I said it, now let’s move on. But fall and winter’s not so bad, right? I mean… well it’s cooler… Yeah, let’s run with that. Grab a hot beverage, throw some rum in it, press play, and think about pumpkin pie or something. Cheers

And as always, remember to support these artists and buy their music.

Highlights this month:

• Don’t Say Nothing – The Heavy
• The Struggle – Scroobius Pip
• Down At the Café – C.R. Avery
• I Can Only Give You Everything – Nick Waterhouse
• Edward the Confessor – Bretón
• Cut My Wings – Seasick Steve

Well… It’s August and fall is in our sights. It’s a time for reflection, a time to squeeze the last bits out of summer, and a time to prepare for the Vitamin D drought called winter. Here are some tunes to lose yourself in as things begin to cool down.

And as always, remember to support these artists and buy their music.

Highlights this month:

• The Letter (ft. Black Sifichi) – Versus
• For Malena – Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
• Gabriel – Lamb
• Survival – Nightmares On Wax
• Short Change Hero – The Heavy
• Where Do I Begin (Away Team Mix) – Shirley Bassey
• Tonight, Downtown – Aloe Blacc
• Heavy – Chase & Status & Dizzee Rascal
• Seven Nation Army – The BossHoss
• Leaving Trunk – Taj Mahal