Thanks for the visit. We’re not just here at the end of the decade; we’re here all year, sharing our songs of the week and other loves. Subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Hype Machine, or follow us on Twitter. Top 100 Songs of the 00′s: 100-81 100. Tahiti 80, “Heartbeat” (2000) 99. [...]

Last week’s release of the debut album by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart seems like a little bit of a clear line where the reveling in the music of the 90′s replaces reveling in the music of the ’80′s. Not that the ’90′s influcence hasn’t been around, but it seems as pronounced now [...]

Until the day I die, I will never get tired of the feeling of loving a song on the very first listen. Mos Def, “Quiet Dog“ (2009) download for free from RCRD LBL I’m not sure if it’s an actual trend or just personal awareness, but it seems like lately has been a great time [...]