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June 1997: Not great, but there are some true new wave gems here: songs by Pezband (seriously underrecognized), The Dils, Rockpile, The Skids, The db's, a great obscure Cars song. And lots of depressin …
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9/6/2000
December 1996: Kind of spotty, but good. Both sides begin strongly, and side one ends beautifully, although side two kind of fades out a little tiredly (I'm such a geek). I spent this month in Boston, …
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9/6/2000
September 1996: Nicely eclectic - never thought I'd see Bob Dylan side-by-side with a-ha (or Bad Religion seguewaying into Jan and Dean).
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9/6/2000
June 1996: New wave everywhere. Ironically, this was the summer that I reacquanited myself with modern music as I started on my way to a brief career in rock journalism. This is a great mix.
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9/5/2000
December 1995: A great one. It's very clear by this point that I had developed a passion for classic punk/new wave - here we see the first appearance of The Buzzcocks in my series, who have become my a …
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9/5/2000
August 1995: An attempt at a themed mix - my idea of "mellow" songs, believe it or not. Some lovely songs, and this could have been great if I hadn't slapped it together so hastily.
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9/2/2000
August 1995: Yes, that's a Hootie song (I still like it). This is a pretty good one, from a fairly carefree period in my life, and I think the songs reflect that.
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9/2/2000
December 1994: I hate the name of this one (plus, it's the Knack doing a Springsteen song - what was I thinking?) The Knightingales were (are) a women's singing group at my college - I had a terrible c …
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9/2/2000
June 1994: This is really a great one, and it shows the first glimmers of my passion for classic new wave. Some unusual choices here - "Rock Around the Clock," The Jackson 5. I like the juxtaposition o …
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