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    15 Intriguing Songs Where The Keyword is SONG (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jamal Umar, Larry Jenkins from Pexels;  AcatXIo, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Intriguing Songs Where The Keyword is SONG | Playlist 🎧

    15 Intriguing Songs Where The Keyword is SONG features songs by beabadoobee, Benson Boone, Brenton Wood, Conan Gray, ericdoa, and Shaboozey.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksNovember 12, 2025 ago
    A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, Elle Hughes, Rodrigo Gabotto from Pexels; AcatXIo, lin2015, Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs features songs by Artemas, Benson Boone, Leon Thomas, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tommy Richman.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 17, 2025 ago
    15 Addictive Songs About Alcohol, Drugs & Substances (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Jennifer R., OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Addictive Songs About Alcohol, Drugs & Substances | Playlist 🎧

    15 Addictive Songs About Alcohol, Drugs & Substances features songs by bbno$, Curtis Mayfield, Doja Cat, Klovis Gaynor, Michael Jackson & Peezy.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJune 30, 2025 ago
    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Alexandra Koch, Arvind Ravat, Gordon Johnson, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Sampaio, M. Harris, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Rosey / Bad Hamburg / Germany, u_9secrfwmuu from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride | Playlist 🎧

    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride features songs by Chappell Roan, David Archuleta, ETHAN, Jake Wesley Rogers, Kisos, Lady Gaga, and RYANN.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 2, 2025 ago
    Klovis Gaynor & The Urinal Cakes, THE METH SONG: Wacky Wednesday No. 20 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; klovisgaynor; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Klovis Gaynor & The Urinal Cakes, THE METH SONG | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 20th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “THE METH SONG” performed by Klovis Gaynor & The Urinal Cakes.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsMay 14, 2025 ago
    Getting to Know… Blindness & Light: Interview No. 454 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Blindness & Light]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Blindness & Light | Interview

    In the 454th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from post-punk band, Blindness & Light.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsApril 7, 2025 ago
    Getting to Know… WOOF: Interview No. 427 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; WOOF; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… WOOF | Interview

    In the 427th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Chicago-based indie music artist, WOOF.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearOctober 8, 2024 ago
    Getting to Know…The Haptics: Interview No. 375 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Haptics; Tumisu via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… The Haptics | Interview 🎤

    In the 375th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Vancouver post-punk band, The Haptics.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 26, 2023 ago
    Franz Ferdinand, “Michael”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 6 [📷: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Domino, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    Franz Ferdinand, Michael | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶

    On the 6th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2021), we highlight the song, “Michael” performed by Franz Ferdinand.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 28, 2021 ago
    🎤 Getting to Know… Haneke Twins: Interview No. 217 [📷: Haneke Twins, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Haneke Twins | Interview 🎤

    On the 217th interview on The Musical Hype, we get the inside scoop on Swiss band Haneke Twins, formed by two CERN scientists. ne thing we certainly want and try to avoid is to be a copy-cat band.” Great philosophy, 🎙 Haneke Twins! Prior to that statement characterizing themselves, the Read more

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 16, 2021 ago
    ASHRR, "Dark Eyes" [📷 : Wehearnoise]
    Music

    ASHRR, Dark Eyes | Track Review 🎵

    Los Angeles darkwave/post-punk collective Ashrr check off all of the boxes on their impressive, late 2020 single, “Dark Eyes.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 14, 2021 ago
    Freak Heat Waves, "Nothing Lasts Forever" from Zap the Planet [Photo Credit: Freak Heat Waves]
    Music

    Freak Heat Waves, Nothing Lasts Forever | Track Review 🎵

    Canadian duo Freak Heat Waves deliver quite the vibe on “Nothing Lasts Forever,” a single from their 2020 LP, Zap the Planet.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 26, 2020 ago

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