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     A Riveting Collection of R Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RDNE Stock project from Pexels; AcatXIo, Natalia Lavrinenko from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Riveting Collection of R Songs | Playlist

    A Riveting Collection of R Songs features songs by Amy Winehouse, Artemas, GIVĒON, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, and LISA.

    By the musical hype, 1 dayDecember 12, 2025 ago
    Open Window [📷: Open Window]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Open Window | Interview

    In the 495th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Thousand Oaks-based rock band Open Window.

    By the musical hype, 3 daysDecember 10, 2025 ago
    Lake Mar/E [📷: Lake Mar/E]
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    Getting to Know… Lake Mar/E | Interview

    In the 493rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from northern Utah rock/metal band Lake Mar/E.

    By the musical hype, 3 daysDecember 10, 2025 ago
    Funkadelic vs. Mavis Staples: Head 2 Head No. 43 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anti Inc., Westbound; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Funkadelic vs. Mavis Staples | Head 2 Head

    In the 43rd edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Funkadelic and Mavis Staples contend for the best rendition of “Can You Get To That.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekDecember 6, 2025 ago
    TOTO, Rosanna: Throwback Vibez No. 194 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    TOTO, Rosanna | Throwback Vibez

    In the 194th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Rosanna” by Grammy-winning rock band TOTO.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekDecember 5, 2025 ago
    A Quirky Collection of Q Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; John Ray Ebora, Joshua Mcknight, lascot studio, Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels; AcatXIo, JL G, Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Quirky Collection of Q Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Quirky Collection of Q Songs features songs by Ari Lennox & Summer Walker, cupcakKe, Dominic Fike, Ledisi, Ryan Cassata, and Smokey Robinson.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekDecember 5, 2025 ago
    White is the Color of These 13 Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Katja L, Lokman Sevim, MART PRODUCTION, mohadese, Will Oliveira from Pexels; AcatXIo, hartono subagio, MissingStripy, Nicky ❤️🌿🐞🌿❤️ from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    White is the Color of These 13 Songs | Playlist 🎧

    White is the Color of These 13 Songs features songs by Chris Stapleton, Laufey, Michael Jackson, Mighty Bay, Sam Fender, Teddy Swims & Muni Long, and Toby Keith.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekDecember 3, 2025 ago
    Funkadelic, Can You Get To That: Throwback Vibez No. 192 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Westbound; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Funkadelic, Can You Get To That | Throwback Vibez

    In the 192nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Can You Get To That” by Funkadelic.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksDecember 2, 2025 ago
    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA, Luiz Ramirez, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay;  Farkas Mario on Unsplash, Harsh Gupta on Unsplash, Oleg Shatilov on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer | Playlist 🎧

    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer features songs by All Time Low, Big Freedia, Blink-182, Ella Fitzgerald, Lady Gaga, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksDecember 1, 2025 ago
    Simon & Garfunkel, Cecilia: Throwback Vibez No. 176 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Simon & Garfunkel, The Boxer | Throwback Vibez

    In the 190th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “The Boxer” by the iconic folk duo Simon & Garfunkel.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksNovember 28, 2025 ago
    Don't Tell John [📷: Josh Miller]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Don’t Tell John | Interview

    In the 492nd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the multigenerational, Bay Area family band, Don’t Tell John.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksNovember 27, 2025 ago
    Dominic Fike, Quite the Opposite: Wacky Wednesday No. 48 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Dominic Fike, Quite the Opposite | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 48th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique “Quite the Opposite,” performed by Dominic Fike.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksNovember 26, 2025 ago

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