The right songs. Right where you are. Right now. Because every mood deserves a soundtrack.
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Sewin’ Every Piece With Love: The Songs Dolly Gave Us
It’s been a couple of weeks since country music legend Dolly Parton died on August 25th, and maybe that’s why this one took me a little longer to write. There was plenty to listen to right away, and plenty to watch. Steel Magnolias has been on twice around here since Dolly died, and I spent one evening watching a retrospective of her storied career. News stories, entertainment channels, and social…
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose: Songs About Friday Night Football and Finding Your Way
In the fall, Friday nights start with marching bands, pep rallies, and stadium lights. But the game is never the whole story. From there, football becomes a language for hard hits, second chances, changing plans, and finding our way after the lights go out.
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You Don’t Have to Try So Hard: Songs For When You’re Tired of Being Strong
This one’s for the ones who hold it together, show up, check in, and keep going—even when they’re tired. Songs for putting down the weight, letting go of the pressure, and remembering you don’t always have to be the strong one.
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Here It Goes Again: This Is the True Story of How MTV Entered the Real World
From seven strangers in a New York loft to treadmills, viral dances, YouTube, TikTok, and the screens in our pockets. Thirteen songs trace how MTV taught us to hear music with our eyes…and how we carried that lesson into the real world.
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I Shoulda Learned to Play the Guitar: Songs From When MTV Taught Us to See the Music
August 1, 2026, marks 45 years since MTV first went on the air. Yet there’s more than a little irony in marking that anniversary just seven months after several of MTV’s remaining music-only channels went dark. It feels less like…
