Playlist: Creepy Dancey Halloweeny
Halloween is the best because it’s a fall holiday without familial obligations and with costumes. That is, unless your family demands your participation in group costumes every year. (If so, I’m coming over!) To celebrate this sugary and spooky time of year, I put together a little playlist to thrill and delight your ghoulish ears! My goal was to create a mix that wouldn’t induce prolonged eye rolling or cringing. It starts out creepy and ends dancey!
Creepy Dancey Halloweeny
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Still Waters – Jim White
Spellwork – Austra
Ghosts – Japan
Monsters – Connor Youngblood
Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) – Concrete Blonde
The Dead Of Night – Depeche Mode
Dead Souls – Nine Inch Nails
Wolf Like Me – TV On The Radio
Red Right Hand – Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Dracula’s Wedding – Outkast
The Wolf Under the Moon – The Shoes
Alive (Nightmare) ft. Ratatat – Kid Cudi
Monster – Kanye West
Zombie – The Trucks
Blah Blah Blah – Say Hi To Your Mom
What are you favorite Halloween tracks to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
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Playlist: Friendship Is Magic
There were a lot of FEELINGS at A-Camp, but one of the biggest was the friendship-joy-explosion of being around a herd of people who just get you. I started this mix coming down the mountain from last A-Camp in April and I finished it after the Labrador puppy levels of friendliness I felt this time.
This friendship mix is dedicated to all the A-Campers who make my face hurt from smiling so much. Some of these songs are obvious and cheesy, but then again so are my feelings for you queermos. Who’s up for a cuddle puddle?
Photo by Rachel Walker
We Could Be Friends – Freelance Whales
We’re Going To Be Friends – The White Stripes
Friend Crush – Friends
Let’s Be Mates – Lady Sovereign
Beau Monde – The Airplane Boys
Crew Love – Drake
My Friend – Groove Armanda
You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts
With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
Friends – Led Zepplin
Farewell To All My Friends – Oh No! Oh My!
What are your favorite friend songs, or favorite A-Camp feelings songs?
Playlist: Dinah!
Guys, I am road tripping to Dinah Shore for the first time ever this year. At this point, I am a walking/talking ball of apprehension and curiosity with a surprisingly stylish alternative lifestyle haircut. This playlist is how I imagine /fear the weekend will unfold!
Dinah!
Ride Wit Me – Nelly
Bad Girls – M.I.A.
Pretty Girls – Wale
Hey Ladies – Beastie Boys
Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top
Party and Bullshit (Ratatat remix) – Notorious B.I.G.
Just Dance – Lady Gaga
Holidae In – Chingy
Blame It – Jamie Foxx
Drunk and Hot Girls – Kanye West
Pass Out – Tinie Tempah
White Nights – Oh Land
The Sun – The Naked and Famous
What Happened – Sublime
I’m Going Back Home – Nina Simone
Any song suggestions to help me survive my first Dinah? What songs do you associate with Dinah?
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Playlist: Pool Party!
Nothing says summer like pool parties! Whether you’re having them or attending them, this little playlist of quirky summer songs and big ol’ crowd pleasers will surely win you friends of the bikini/boardshorts variety! So gather your bros, booze, and babes, find a water based activity area, and start kicking out the summer jams!
Pool Party!
The Swimming Song – Vetiver
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People
Let’s Go Surfing – The Drums
Holiday – Vampire Weekend
Peaches – The Stranglers
Sunshowers – MIA
Ice Cream Truck – Cazwell
Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker – Beastie Boys vs. Matt & Kim –
Hello – Martin Solveig
Summer Nights – Florrie
Big Sunglasses – Dragonette
Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
Party and Bullshit (Ratatat remix) – Notorious BIG
I’m Really Hot – Missy Elliot
Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Add your favourite pool party tracks in the comments below.
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Playlist: Chill Songs For Hot Days
These are some chilled out tracks for sweltering, sweaty summer days when it’s so hot all you want to do is strip to your undies, stand in front of a fan, and think winter thoughts. They may not all be about summer heat and avoiding it, but they all should put you in a cool frame of mind. So grab a bag of frozen peas for your neck ‘cause you’re going to need that ice for a frosty adult beverage to fully enjoy these chill tunes.
You’re Gonna Be Chillin’ Like A Villian
Doin’ Time – Sublime
You Look Like Rain – Morphine
Shelter – The xx
Sound Of Love – Husky Rescue
Dear Miami – Roisin Murphy
Mouthful of Diamonds– Phantogram
Erase / Rewind – The Cardigans
Explode – Uh Huh Her
Colour Fade – Funeral Suits
Dancing in the Dark (cover) – Sarah McLeod
Warrior (The xx remix) – Magic Wands
Invisible Sun – The Police
Lina Magic – 3D Friends
Blue Light – Bloc Party
Jilly Armeen – Jamie T
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Add your chill tracks in the comments below.
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Playlist: Someone Call A Doctor, These Beats Are Sick!
Here’s a chill electro and indie dubstep playlist that’s jam packed with stellar remixes that even dubstep novices will find irresistible. The unifying theme is: sick beats, wobbly and/or fuzzy bass, and glitchy-ness. There’s some older stuff, some newer stuff, and lots of phenomenal bass drops that are guaranteed to make your head explode with happiness.
Someone Call a Doctor, These Beats Are Sick!
Into (Minnesota Remix) – The XX / Sander Van Doorn
Tenderoni – Kele
Motivation (Diplo Remix feat. Lil’ Wayne) – Kelly Rowland
Sweet Talk – Kito & Reija Lee
Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix) – Yelle
Remedy (Rusko Big Trainers Remix) – Little Boots
Contender – Fenech-Soler
Rich Doors – NewVillager
Your Body Is A Machine (Baby Monster Remix) – The Good Natured
Revolving (Warrior One Remix) – Spark
Rearrange (Skream Remix) – Miles Kane
In For The Kill (The Glitch Mob Remix) – La Roux
Dancing With The Devil (The Shoes Remix feat. Cocknbullkid & Mz Bratt) – Wolf Gang
Drop The Other – Emika
Blacks – Dawn Golden & Rosy Cross
With You – Crystal Fighters
Get Some (Beck Remix) – Lykke Li
Hands (Passion Pitt Remix) – The Ting Tings
Cheap & Cheerful (SebastiAn Remix) – The Kills
Bored (2011 version) – The Shoes
Iron (Remix By Mystery Jets) – Woodkid
Seven Nation Army (The Glitch Mob Remix) – The White Stripes
Days – CREEP feat. Romy Madley Croft
Paris Is Burning (HavocNdeeD Remix) – Ladyhawke
We Don’t Eat (Adventure Club Remix) – James Vincent McMorrow
Add your favorite electro and dubstep tracks in the comments below.
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