music musings on the fly 

Alternative Music Dreams

Isn’t it funny how hearing a song from days gone by can trigger emotions and transport you back in time? Even better, you can magically remember each and every lyric to a song you haven’t heard in a while – sometimes to songs you didn’t even care for. I can recall songs and lyrics to some of the most obscure music of the 1980’s, like Screaming Blue Messiah’s I Wanna be a Flintstone and Old Skull’s Hot Dog Hell. I’ve often wondered about the part of the brain that can…

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life Mixtape music 

Car Blasting Tunes – 70’s & 80’s Rock

Springtime. It’s that glorious time of year once again where it is warm enough to roll your windows down in your car (does anyone actually roll windows down anymore?), turn the car stereo up loudly and sing to your hearts content. In my opinion, there is no activity better than this to de-stress and feel happy – even if for just a few hours.  I started making this playlist and realized it was too long, so I decided to divide it up into categories. The first installment features rock songs of the 70’s and 80’s…

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Irish Punk Rock Mixtape music musings 

Kiss Me I’m Punk Rock! – 17 Irish Punk Tunes

On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish and to celebrate, I put together a mixtape playlist of 17 tunes by Irish Punk Rock themed bands!

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