Mixtape Rewind: Songs That Ask The Big Questions

Mixtape Rewind: Song Titles (with Parenthesis)

This week's Mixtape Rewind has Matt and Samer presenting their long-discussed mix of songs with parenthesis in the title. Some are more necessary (than others).    Playlist on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Mk7TSCkVRFhMn0mHpf9lq?si=UyfLgiFRRRmWqRtcQoyvMA [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Mk7TSCkVRFhMn0mHpf9lq?si=UyfLgiFRRRmWqRtcQoyvMA] Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/songs-with-needless-parenthesis/pl.u-11zBJWBfNWpD5mB [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/songs-with-needless-parenthesis/pl.u-11zBJWBfNWpD5mB] 1. Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb 2. Over My Head (Cable Car) by The Fray 3. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) by Bruce Springsteen 4. (The Forgotten People) by Thievery Corporation 5. I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man) by Kenny Loggings 6. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X 7. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night 8. I’m Not Okay (I Promise) by My Chemical Romance 9. Doo Wop (That Thing) By Lauryn Hill 10. (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medly & Jennifer Warnes 11. Don’t You (Forgot About Me) by Simple Minds 12. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics Go to My.SuperAwesomeMix.com and start using our new app on any device - mobile or laptop.  Copy and paste a link to your playlist then turn it into an old school mixtape in minutes!   Stuck on Sound [https://www.stuckonsound.com] Exploring the world of sound including production, engineering, technology, and business. Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895664063]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ouQSmMVf6pPg0wn8xJA1L?si=c8cf47be1f8742e9] Support the show [https://www.superawesomemix.com] Visit us at https://www.superawesomemix.com [https://www.superawesomemix.com] to learn more about our app, our merchandise, our cards, and more!

Singer/Songwriter Catie Offerman! (Part 2)

Matt has a two-part one on one interview with Singer/Songwriter/Musician/Entrepreneur Catie Offerman.  This week, the focus is on Catie's own music and how she started her own line of unique bandana necklaces!  Check out Catie's work: Her website - https://www.catieofferman.com/ [https://www.catieofferman.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catieofferman/ [https://www.instagram.com/catieofferman/] Mandriana Bandanas Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandrianabandanas/ [https://www.instagram.com/mandrianabandanas/] Mandriana Bandanas - https://mandrianabandanas.com/ [https://mandrianabandanas.com/] https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/catie-offerman-playlist/pl.u-yvVrIbq4xE [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/catie-offerman-playlist/pl.u-yvVrIbq4xE] 1. Happyland Trailer Park 2. Don't Do It In Texas 3. Get a Dog 4. I Just Killed A Man 5. Ask Me To Dance (featuring Hayes Carll) 6. OK Cowboy 7. Sound of Missing You 8. 'Til I See You Again Go to My.SuperAwesomeMix.com and start using our new app on any device - mobile or laptop.  Copy and paste a link to your playlist then turn it into an old school mixtape in minutes!   Stuck on Sound [https://www.stuckonsound.com] Exploring the world of sound including production, engineering, technology, and business. Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895664063]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ouQSmMVf6pPg0wn8xJA1L?si=c8cf47be1f8742e9] Support the show [https://www.superawesomemix.com] Visit us at https://www.superawesomemix.com [https://www.superawesomemix.com] to learn more about our app, our merchandise, our cards, and more!

Singer/Songwriter Catie Offerman! (Part 1)

Matt has a two-part one on one interview with Singer/Songwriter/Musician/Entrepreneur Catie Offerman.  This week, the focus is on some of Catie's inspiration as she broke into the music world.  You won't want to miss the story of how she met and later had the opportunity to open for the great George Strait! Check out Catie's work: Her website - https://www.catieofferman.com/ [https://www.catieofferman.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catieofferman/ [https://www.instagram.com/catieofferman/] Mandriana Bandanas Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandrianabandanas/ [https://www.instagram.com/mandrianabandanas/] Mandriana Bandanas - https://mandrianabandanas.com/ [https://mandrianabandanas.com/] https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/catie-offerman-playlist/pl.u-yvVrIbq4xE [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/catie-offerman-playlist/pl.u-yvVrIbq4xE] 1. Roly Poly - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 2. Beer Barrel Polka - Frank Yankovic and his Yanks 3. Amarillo By Morning - George Strait 4. Make the World Go Away - Bobby Flores 5. When You Come Back Down - Nickel Creek 6. Baby, Now That I've Found You - Alison Krause Go to My.SuperAwesomeMix.com and start using our new app on any device - mobile or laptop.  Copy and paste a link to your playlist then turn it into an old school mixtape in minutes!   Stuck on Sound [https://www.stuckonsound.com] Exploring the world of sound including production, engineering, technology, and business. Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895664063]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ouQSmMVf6pPg0wn8xJA1L?si=c8cf47be1f8742e9] Support the show [https://www.superawesomemix.com] Visit us at https://www.superawesomemix.com [https://www.superawesomemix.com] to learn more about our app, our merchandise, our cards, and more!

Mixtape Rewind: Songs That Ask The Big Questions

This week's Mixtape Rewind takes us back to season 2 when Matt and Sam put together a mix centered around songs that ask questions.  We kick off with The Who asking the most direct opener imaginable, then slide into Third Eye Blind heartbreak, Snoop Dogg identity, and a newer Snoop cut that feels like confidence distilled. Along the way we hit War’s endlessly singable “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” A Tribe Called Quest proving some songs never age, and Joe Jackson’s sharp little spiral of “Is She Really Going Out With Him.” The questions get bigger and weirder from there, with Pixies capturing that drifting, upside-down feeling that somehow still fits modern life. The back half turns reflective without losing the fun. We talk about how arrangement can change meaning in “What’s So Funny ’Bout Peace, Love, And Understanding,” why “What’s My Age Again” lands harder the older you get, and how the Bee Gees remind everyone they’re more than disco. We close with Michael Jackson’s “Will You Be There,” plus a heavy dose of 90s soundtrack nostalgia and the memories that come packaged with the music.  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oIgRs82dIJ9EURkgtkweB?si=e0e1135f2a224bf0 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oIgRs82dIJ9EURkgtkweB?si=e0e1135f2a224bf0] 1. Who Are You? by The Who 2. How’s It Going To Be? by Third Eye Blind 3. Who Am I? by Snoop Dogg 4. What U Talkin’ Bout? by Snoop Dogg 5. Why Can’t We Be Friends? by War 6. Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest 7. Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson 8. Where Is My Mind? by Pixies 9. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding? by Elvis Costello & The Attractions 10. What’s My Age Again? by blink-182 11. How Deep Is Your Love? by Bee Gees 12. Will You Be There? by Michael Jackson Go to My.SuperAwesomeMix.com and start using our new app on any device - mobile or laptop.  Copy and paste a link to your playlist then turn it into an old school mixtape in minutes!   Stuck on Sound [https://www.stuckonsound.com] Exploring the world of sound including production, engineering, technology, and business. Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895664063]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ouQSmMVf6pPg0wn8xJA1L?si=c8cf47be1f8742e9] Support the show [https://www.superawesomemix.com] Visit us at https://www.superawesomemix.com [https://www.superawesomemix.com] to learn more about our app, our merchandise, our cards, and more!

May And Might Mixtape

One word can send a playlist in a dozen directions. We set the rule to “May” and “might” and then let the songs do what great songs always do: open doors we didn’t expect. Jenn Tully fills in for Sam and joins Matt to trade picks that connect by title, lyric, and mood, and we keep the curation human, leaning on memory and instinct instead of outsourcing taste. We start with the Bee Gees in their pre-disco glow, then jump to Led Zeppelin and the “May Queen” line that still feels like a life lesson about choices and changing course. From there, we test a common music debate: is “new country” actually bad, or did a certain pop-country era poison the well? Zach Bryan’s “Fifth of May” becomes the case study for modern country songwriting that feels specific, honest, and lived-in. The ride keeps swerving in the best way. We talk Bruno Mars as a talent machine, Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska era grit, and the hidden story inside the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Slide” when you actually listen to the lyrics. Then it’s The Cars, They Might Be Giants, and Metallica in a sequence that proves a good mix can handle whiplash if the theme is strong. We even slow down for “It Might Be You” and a real question about Tootsie, comedy, and whether nuance survives modern pop culture. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/may-might-songs/pl.u-4kK9uRm05v [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/may-might-songs/pl.u-4kK9uRm05v] 1. First of May - Bee Gees 2. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin  3. Fifth of May - Zach Bryan  4. I Just Might - Bruno Mars 5. Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen 6. Slide - The Goo Goo Dolls  7. You Might Think - The Cars  8. Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants  9. Wherever I May Roam - Metallica  10. It Might Be You - Stephen Bishop  11. I May Be Used (But Baby I Aint Used Up) - Waylon Jennings  12. May Ninth - Khruangbin Go to My.SuperAwesomeMix.com and start using our new app on any device - mobile or laptop.  Copy and paste a link to your playlist then turn it into an old school mixtape in minutes!   Stuck on Sound [https://www.stuckonsound.com] Exploring the world of sound including production, engineering, technology, and business. Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895664063]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ouQSmMVf6pPg0wn8xJA1L?si=c8cf47be1f8742e9] Support the show [https://www.superawesomemix.com] Visit us at https://www.superawesomemix.com [https://www.superawesomemix.com] to learn more about our app, our merchandise, our cards, and more!