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## Heavy metal, heady psych, furious punk, cotton-candy pop and dreamy ambient... but more than likely, lots of e•mo•tion.
A weekly-ish newsletter and playlist by NPR Music's Lars Gotrich.
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Mixtape: Magick
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mixtape-magick/
Published: February 11, 2025 16:20
Mixtape No. 120 features Bar-B-Q Killers, Thiago Amud, Pink Siifu, Rwake, Orchid, Shannon Wright, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
So, you know how I made a big stink about moving the Viking's Choice mixtapes to Tidal because my beloved BNDCMPR died? And how I wrung my…
Mixtape: Magnolia
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mixtape-magnolia/
Published: January 28, 2025 16:26
Mixtape No. 119 features Lucrecia Dalt, Deafheaven, Circuit Des Yeux, Jules Reidy, Nyron Higor, Lucy Liyou
BNDCMPR, my preferred way to share music for the past four years, appears to be dead. (Long live BNDCMPR.) The third party platform allowed Bandcamp…
Mystics, Headbangers and Dreamers: 2024 in 8 mixtapes
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mystics-headbangers-2024-in-8-mixtapes/
Published: December 31, 2024 14:25
I spent the year making y'all mixtapes and figured that here, at year's end, I should do the same. What follows are eight mixes grouped by different themes that should be pretty self-explanatory. BNDCMPR, my preferred playlist-maker, appears to be on the…
A Quiet Theatre Kid, A Patient Teacher
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/a-quiet-theatre-kid-a-patient-teacher/
Published: November 26, 2024 17:05
Cast photo, circa 2000-2001. The young stunna surrounded by girls in the bottom left is yours truly, terrified to ask any of them out.
While I'm constantly in my teenage music tastes, I rarely think about high school itself. Nothing terribly traumatic…
Mixtape: Skyscape
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mixtape-skyscape/
Published: November 7, 2024 20:23
Mixtape No. 108 features Julia Sabra, Sade, The Sewerheads, FACS, Thirdface, Jules Reidy, Cleo Sol, NEXCYIA.
According to my account information, I created my Twitter handle on March 16, 2009. I had been leaving short album reviews as status updates in my…
Mixtape: Never Meant
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mixtape-never-meant/
Published: October 29, 2024 18:37
Mixtape No. 108 includes Lolomis, Outer World, Jeff Parker, Ava Mendoza, Kassie Krut, Philip Jeck, Serpent Column.
Here's a recommendation: Go to a show with the person who introduced you to the band you love. There's something about that intimate…
Mixtape: Grace
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mixtape-grace/
Published: October 9, 2024 17:56
Mixtape No. 107 features Witch’s Mirror, Tashi Dorji, Damien Jurado, The Rheingans Sisters, Sun Ra, Extol, Anno and Souled American.
Bruised and exhausted, but happy. I'm back from Furnace Fest, whose organizers claim this will be the last one. The…
Mixtape: Wrecked
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/mixtape-wrecked/
Published: September 24, 2024 11:00
Mixtape No. 106 features Romperayo, Gong Gong Gong & Mong Tong, Moin, Haley Heynderickx, Darius Jones, Abriction, His Name is Alive, Mount Eerie, Sun Araw.
For some, fall means pumpkin spice or (the far superior seasonal treat) Count Chocula. Apple…
Give the Punk Drummer Some
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/give-the-punk-drummer-some/
Published: August 19, 2024 14:16
When drumming, always wear protection.
Where were you when you heard about emo revival?
In 2009, I was asked to appear on a panel about the "future of radio" at MACROCK in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Back then, I was 26, just a few years into my public radio…
Mixtape: Monarch
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Published: August 6, 2024 11:00
Mixtape No. 15 features Starflyer 59, Yasmin Williams, Janel & Anthony, Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn, Alan Sparhawk, Karate
Fort RenoWashington, D.C.Aug. 1, 8:52 p.m.
We peeled off from the crowd. Bubble wands discarded, soapy liquid seeping into beach…