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All the playlists, A to Z
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A Feathered Machine Gun
Dark synthwave and electronic rock that sounds like a neon-lit chase scene. Perfect for night drives and late-night coding.
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Badfish
Sublime-powered reggae and ska for summer days, fittingly named for a fish. Kick back and let it ride.
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Beans Got Beats
Bouncy electronic and goofy hip-hop, kicking off with bbno$’s “edamame.” Built for kitchen dance-offs.
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Beets by Pushka
Pop with some synth, some rock and plenty of rhythm, from The Weeknd to Dirty Honey. Playful, colourful and a little unpredictable.
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Being Human
Twenty songs about being human, from Radiohead to The Human League. Thoughtful, varied and surprisingly moving start to finish.
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Better Together
A short, sweet dose of Jack Johnson. Banana pancakes optional, relaxation guaranteed.
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Birthday 2024
Sublime, Jack Johnson and Stick Figure set the tone for a laid-back backyard birthday. Sunshine, reggae grooves and zero rush.
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Blue Moon
Metric, Arkells and Nova Scotia’s own Classified and Ria Mae in a glossy night-out mix. Windows down, heading somewhere fun.
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Blue Xmas
Michael Bublé, Elvis and Rod Stewart crooning Christmas by the fire. Tuxedos and snowflakes optional.
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Boomsies & Haus 🦛 👾
A 100-song basement hangout where Dire Straits meets Disturbed and nothing is predictable. Plenty of guitar, plenty of surprises.
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Bouctouche 2018
A hundred songs of pure summer, named for the beach town on the New Brunswick coast. Pack the cooler.
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Brace for Gavels
Ninety-nine heavy, dark and hard-hitting tracks from TOOL, NIN and In This Moment. Brace yourself; it rarely lets up.
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Brace For Impact (Live A Little)
Hard rock and alt-rock with wild curveballs, opening with Sturgill Simpson. Buckle up; you never know what’s next.
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Campfire Sing Along
Acoustic covers and easy-to-strum favourites for a circle around the fire. Even the shy people join in by song three.
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Car Rides to Lachute
Genesis, the Beatles and classic singer-songwriters for long drives out to Lachute. Songs everyone in the car can agree on.
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Cassette Tape Music
80s pop and rock like you taped it off the radio. Rewind it with a pencil if you have to.
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Choosin’ Country Lite
Country for people who swear they don’t like country, from Zach Bryan to Chris Stapleton with some roots-rock mixed in. Warm, twangy and built for tailgates and backyard fires.
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Collective Soul Famous
A greatest-hits salute to Collective Soul, with Gin Blossoms and Candlebox along for the ride. Big riffs and warm 90s melodies.
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Delerius
A love letter to Delerium’s lush, dreamy electronica and all its guest voices. Ethereal, cinematic and quietly uplifting.
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Don’t Dream It’s Over
Gorgeous covers from Eva Cassidy, The Lost Fingers and more. Songs you’ve known forever, in a completely new light.
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Driving at Dark
80s, 90s and some 2000s alternative rock with a little Canadiana flare. One of my most popular playlists.
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👾Friendships👾
Faithless, Paul van Dyk, Chicane and Delerium bring back the glow-stick glory of 90s trance. Euphoric drops for dancing with your best friends till sunrise.
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eD-Collective Blowfish
Collective Soul, Hootie & The Blowfish and Edwin mashed into one 90s comfort-food mix. Jangly guitars and choruses you already know.
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F@(3PuNc4
Pronounced “face punch,” and it delivers: Slipknot, Disturbed and Shinedown at full force. Don’t play it at a dinner party.
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filtered BUSH
Bush and Filter lead a tight shot of 90s alt-rock, including rare live KROQ cuts. Dig out the flannel and turn it up.
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Flying East
A bilingual trip across Canadian music, from Ingrid St-Pierre to Tegan and Sara. Even when you don’t catch every word, the melodies do the talking.
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Generic Wedding (Corp Event) Playlist
Eighty-six songs to get every generation on the dance floor, and yes, it opens with a Rick Roll. Unapologetically fun.
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Gimme Gimme
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes turn pop standards into high-speed punk. Watch your friends try to name the song.
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Good Mood Songs
A hundred songs chosen for one job: making you feel better. Keep it handy for a bad day.
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Grade Nine
Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots and the Smashing Pumpkins: grunge exactly as grade nine felt. Pretend you’re about to skip third period.
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I’ll Be There Tops
Motown, soul and classic oldies with harmonies and handclaps. Pure feel-good from the oldies station of your mind.
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It’s Not So Bad
Hopeful indie folk and stompy alt-pop for days that started rough and slowly turned around. A deep breath and a small smile in playlist form.
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Jimmy Eat World Prep Work
Twenty Jimmy Eat World songs, made to study up before the concert. There’s so much more than “The Middle.”
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Jon Turns 40
Built for a 40th: outlaw country from Sturgill Simpson and a pile of Meat Loaf-sized party anthems. Reflective and ridiculous in all the right places.
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Jump BBall prctc
Kris Kross, House of Pain and bouncy hooks for warm-ups and shooting hoops. Lace up and crank it.
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Kid Rap Chill
Playful, weird and wonderfully unbothered hip-hop from Tyler, bbno$, Ren and friends. Clever flows over beats that sit back instead of punching.
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Kornflake
Korn and the nu-metal world they built, plus heavy covers of Linkin Park classics. Detuned, bouncy and very cathartic.
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Language Arts
Eleven gentle, introspective songs from Language Arts. Proof one voice is sometimes all you need.
Mood: Chill & Mellow -
Lilith Fair Flare
Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman and the singer-songwriters who defined the 90s. Honest, emotional and made for singing at full volume.
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Lithium Piano
Rock and pop reimagined on piano and strings, starting with a haunting “Lithium.” Calm, clever and beautiful.
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Little Toy Trains Xmas
A cozy, family-friendly Christmas mix with plenty of Canadian and East Coast flavour. Perfect for decorating the tree.
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Livin’ On The Edge
Aerosmith, The Cult and late-80s arena rock swagger. Consider it permission to dig out the leather jacket.
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Lovercall 2018
A busy year’s mixtape: Danko Jones, Carly Rae Jepsen and Nine Inch Nails, side by side. It doesn’t need to make sense, it just hits.
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Magical Glowcare
It starts with Ed Sheeran’s “Afterglow” and rides wherever the mood goes. Something you can sing along to, with a hint of country to keep regular people interested.
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Marshall In the Feigning Summer
Amanda Marshall, Kim Mitchell and classic CanCon for cottage weekends. Songs you didn’t know you knew every word to.
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mello rock sing song
Mellow rock you can hum along to, from R.E.M. to Matt Mays. Rock with the volume set to just right.
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MJ for Moopah
Michael Jackson for little dancers and the grown-ups chasing them. Clear some floor space before you press play.
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Moopah 3
The third playlist made for my daughter, opening with the song that always put her to sleep. Then it turns into a toddler dance party.
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My Playlist #50
A treasure chest of Billy Joel, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel and classic singer-songwriters. The music from your parents’ car, somehow even better now.
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Nathan Fun
Personal favourites with plenty of East Coast rock from Matt Mays and friends. The closest thing to a “this is what I like” list.
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Nightride
Electronic music for after dark, with video game composers and synthwave. Headlights on empty roads.
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Nocturne Sonata
Chopin, Bach and Philip Glass, with a sneaky Ultima V track for the old-school gamers. Timeless music for late nights.
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Nova Scotia
Matt Mays, Sarah McLachlan, Ashley MacIsaac and the sound of the province. A kitchen party in a playlist.
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Old Kentucky
Country across the decades, from the Everly Brothers to Chris Stapleton. Grab your boots and two-step around the kitchen.
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Orange Highlight
A bit of everything, stitched together with feeling, just like the highlighter art it’s named for. Hit shuffle and let it keep surprising you.
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Palisade Duets
Seventeen great duets across country, rock and pop, made for two voices and one microphone. Grab a partner and pick your part.
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Pr0v0ke noise
Dark, heavy and thought-provoking rock from Puscifer, Muse and Radiohead. Music that pokes at you, on purpose.
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Queens of 1979
Death From Above 1979 meets Queens of the Stone Age, with Sturgill Simpson along for the ride. Fuzzy, groovy and loud.
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R0CK-kovers
A hundred rock and metal covers of songs you’d never expect, from “Hotel California” to “Blinding Lights.” Guess the original before the chorus hits.
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Rap & Numb
The moment rap and rock collided, from “Numb / Encore” to Rage Against the Machine. Heavy riffs, rhymes and angst.
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Rattlin’ Toolbox
A deep dive into TOOL and the prog-metal bands in their orbit. Headphones on, lights off, let the odd time signatures pull you under.
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Reflective Quiet
Introspective, bittersweet songs from Blue Rodeo, Pearl Jam and Death Cab. Room to breathe and reflect.
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Retired Gavels
Big riffs and big personalities, from The Interrupters to Mongolian metal. A little chaos, in a good way.
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Rexel Xmas 2018
Built for an office holiday party, without a single jingle bell. Pop anthems guaranteed to fill the dance floor.
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secret
Post Malone, Minecraft parodies and the Teen Titans GO! theme. A wonderfully random grab bag; shh, it’s a secret.
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Side 1
Plays like the A-side of a great mixtape: 25 artists, one flow. Best heard front to back.
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Singing
Songs for belting out in the car, alone, max volume, max vocal. A vocal workout disguised as a playlist.
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Sitting Still
A deep dive into R.E.M. and Live, well beyond the radio hits. Jangly guitars, big feelings, “Nightswimming.”
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Soleil et Marionnettes
Calm, reflective and full of surprises, including Chris Hadfield singing from space. A slow-morning kind of playlist.
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Soul Meets Body
Heavy and heartfelt rock swinging between head and heart. Changes direction every few songs and still feels like one mood.
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Stayin’ In The Lane
Seventy classic rock songs for long highway miles, from Van Halen to Red Rider. Set the cruise control and sing every word.
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Super Soffft
Soft, sunny pop from the Beatles to Owl City with all the edges sanded off. A warm blanket for your ears.
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Synth Popish Waves
Shimmering 80s synth-pop and new wave from Yaz, New Order and When In Rome. Drum machines, big hair and earnest choruses.
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The Door
Soulful voices and rootsy grooves from Teddy Swims, Black Pumas and Alabama Shakes. A late-evening playlist full of singers who mean every word.
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The Prof
Grunge and alt-rock anthems reimagined as barroom piano sing-alongs. Hearing “Bulls On Parade” on the keys never gets old.
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Thirty Seven Boogie
A hundred party songs from “Havana” to “Fishin’ in the Dark.” Whether or not you’re turning 37, keep the boogie going.
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Through the Digital Looking Glass
Chiptune, synthwave and game-inspired electronica from LukHash and friends. Press start and power up.
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Tropical Basement
“Copacabana,” “Margaritaville” and Sublime for a tropical party when it’s freezing out. Hawaiian shirts encouraged.
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Turtles All the Way to Kansas
Sturgill Simpson, bluegrass and Americana for dusty highways and front porches. The side of country that might change your mind.
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Uptown Girl – Billy and Sarah
Billy Joel’s piano-man swagger next to Sarah McLachlan’s soaring ballads. A kitchen concert waiting to happen.
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Usher Parasol
Moist and David Usher, one unmistakable Canadian voice across two eras. MuchMusic nostalgia at its finest.
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Video Games
Video game music and 8-bit versions of real songs, from Metroid to chiptune Twenty One Pilots. Press start.
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Walk Up Songs
Ten stadium-sized anthems built for stepping up to the plate. Pure, cheesy, glorious confidence.
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Weekend WakeUp
Classic rock and soft rock for slow Saturday mornings and pancakes. Open the curtains and ease into the day.
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Weezing Jimmy Pickup Confessions
Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups and Dashboard Confessional in one loud, nerdy, heart-on-sleeve mix. If you ever screamed along to an emo chorus in the car, this is home.
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Weightless
Ambient calm led by Marconi Union’s famously soothing “Weightless.” Close your eyes for ten minutes and feel lighter.
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When All Is Said And Done
Emotional post-grunge and modern hard rock for working through things. Big riffs, heavy hearts.
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White Sand Beaches
Reggae and island grooves for when you’d rather be somewhere warm. A very convincing impression of a beach.
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whitenoise
Soft pink noise for sleeping, studying and tuning out the world. The least musical playlist here, and one of the most useful.
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Wide Awake #75
Flyleaf, Halestorm and In This Moment lead a fierce wake-up call of female-fronted rock. Once it starts, you’ll be wide awake.
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Worst Peacock
A loud, colourful mix of alt-rock, rap-rock and internet-era oddballs. Music to match a bit of inner chaos.
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You Make Me Smile
Blue October’s honesty meets AWOLNATION’s quirky energy. Emotional alt-rock that leaves you smiling.
