Old School...

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Carly Simon - Why
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  August 22nd, 2012
Filed under: female vocalist, pop, disco

Sounds like: Chic, Nile Rodgers

This week’s Old School Wednesday is a slice of disco, the legendary collaboration between Carly Simon and Chic. “Why” is an eight minute epic which could have any dance floor…keep reading →


The Strokes - Last Nite
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  August 1st, 2012
Filed under: indie rock, rock, the strokes

Sounds like: Little Joy, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Tokyo Police Club

One band that’s popular among pretty much every contributor at Indie Shuffle – regardless of their other tastes – are The Strokes. Their debut album Is This It was one of…keep reading →


Röyksopp - Eple
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  July 11th, 2012
Filed under: Electronic, chillout, trip hop

Sounds like: AIR, Goldfrapp, Télépopmusik

Norweigan electronic popsters Röyksopp have quite a few tracks we’ve considered for our Old School Wednesday section (hey, they don’t all have to be old school R&B!). So we decided to…keep reading →


Erykah Badu - On & On
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  June 27th, 2012
Filed under: soul, rnb, neo-soul

Sounds like: Jill Scott, Georgia Ann Muldrow, Lauryn Hill

Todays Old School Wednesday is one of the newer songs we’ve featured in the series. Released in 1997, “On & On” topped the Billboard R&B charts and won Badu a…keep reading →


Nas - The World Is Yours
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  June 20th, 2012
Filed under: hip-hop, NaS, Old School Wednesday

Sounds like: Big L, Mobb Deep, Kool G Rap

Nas’ 1994 debut Illmatic could be featured in its entirety as an Old School Wednesday playlist, but in the end I decided to opt for just one song. “The World Is…keep reading →


Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  June 13th, 2012
Filed under: hip-hop, soul, the roots

Sounds like: Talib Kweli, Rakim, The Roots

“Ms Fat Booty” is a modern twist on the old school sexist party jam. The story starts of as usual: meeting a beautiful women in the club, etc, etc. However,…keep reading →


Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  June 6th, 2012
Filed under: Electronic, instrumental, trip hop

Sounds like: Moby, Chance Houston

Pre-Matrix, Rob Dougan was a little known Australian producer with associations with Faithless. He was also behind one of the best known pieces of modern classical work, “Clubbed to Death.”…keep reading →


The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Old School Wednesdays

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By  |  May 30th, 2012
Filed under: indie rock, rock, Old School Wednesday

Sounds like: The Velvet Underground, The Front

Released as a single on The Doors’ eponymous debut album, this is one of the songs that helped to cement their legendary reputation and became a staple at their gigs…keep reading →



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