When people want to emphasize how similar they and their partner are, why does it automatically start with their tastes in music? Are similar tastes in music an integral part of the cohesiveness of a relationship?

This was a question in the comments of the last question, but I figured I’d pull it out and give it a whirl, because I actually love this one. I remember back in the day, Vice magazine had an article about five bands everyone thinks are great, but really aren’t. I remember the description for …

A long time ago someone gave me a box of records that I believe were their uncles. It was mostly a bunch of stuff like Tower of Power, Gordan Ramsey and WAR. Basically a cool black dudes record collection from the 70s. But in there was also this record that ended up on my turntable for weeks on end. Everyday I’d pass it, I’d move the needle back to the beginning of Summer Day Reflection Song or Sunny Goodge Street. It’s totally an amazing record from a different time, and …

Sometime back in the 90s, I wrote in to Tower record’s Pulse magazine. They had a section where you tell them your desert island discs. Basically the 10 records you’d bring to a desert island. This is so pre-internet it’s making me feel old. A few months after sending in my list, I was at a show in Sacramento. Actually I remember, it was Sebadoh, Pavement, some metal band that was friends with the club owner, and Buffalo Tom headlining. This was before Slanted and Enchanted came out so …

awesome… http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/

Through all the mix making, there ended up being a pile of just “hits”. Songs I loved that didn’t really have a spot, so that became their spot. Starting with the Eric Donaldson’s version of “love of the common people” and going into Al Capone’s DJ version of it. There is some Johnny Clarke, Dennis Brown and Barington Levy on here and a bunch of other crooners with great voices. All off crackly 45s. What’s not to love? Runnnn chune apey ape!
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http://deadlydragonsounds.blogspot.com/2009/10/yard-core-dj-tahl-presents-mix-for-ya.html

Yes, it’s my cousin, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. Come to think of it, it might make it more so! Listen to The Times or No Opposition or all of it! It’s really, really, (really), good!
http://aylanereo.bandcamp.com/