500 Gigabytes is a musical variety show that seeks thematic connections between songs from different genres throughout the 20th Century and beyond.
500 Gigabytes is a musical variety show that seeks thematic connections between songs from different genres throughout the 20th Century and beyond.
We take a musical journey through a day in which there is a total eclipse, with songs about sunrise, sunshine, noon, and eclipses. We also learn a little about eclipses along the way!
Featuring songs by Girlyman, Tangerine Dream, For Real, Daniel Amos, Regina Spektor, Motohiro Nakashima, Deep Forest, Thornapple, Kula Shaker, Billy Cobham, Iron Maiden, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleeping at Last, Frank Smith, Caspar Babypants, and Pink Floyd
We're going back further than ever before in our musical time machine to 1964, SIXTY years ago. Can we handle it?
Featuring tracks by The Beatles, Ennio Morricone, Roy Orbison, The Animals, The Kinks, The Drifters, The Shangri-Las, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, The Supremes, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, Howlin' Wolf, The Beach Boys, and The Temptations!
Let's continue our trip through music history with songs from 1974--50 years ago!
Featuring tracks from David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Suzi Quatro, Dolly Parton, Steely Dan, Harmonia, LaBelle, Earth Wind & Fire, Barry White, Shuggie Otis, The Eagles, Queen, The Doobie Brothers, Cluster, and Elton John.
1984 was FORTY YEARS AGO! And what a great year for music! Let's check out what was playing on the airwaves back then...
Includes music by Van Halen, Alan Parsons, The Cars, Prince, Weird Al, Giorgio Moroder, U2, Bryan Adams, Madonna, Scandal, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Ocean, Chicago, Mike Oldfield, and Brad Fiedel
We're going back THIRTY years to check out some radio hits from 1994!
Featuring songs by Beck, The Sandals, Tori Amos, Soundgarden, Lisa Loeb, Orbital, Tom Petty, The Cranberries, Warren G., Aphex Twin, TLC, Julie Miller, Leo Kottke, and Carmen Twillie & Lebo M!
We're continuing our time machine series with songs from 2004--twenty years ago!
Featuring tracks from the following artists: Modest Mouse, DJ Krush, Cake, Faithless, The Killers, DJ Tiesto, Destiny's Child, Green Day, U2, Lindstrom, Eminem, Indigo Girls, Girlyman, M83, and Will Ferrell.
We're heading back ten years to check out some songs you may have heard on the radio back in 2014! Strap in!
Featuring tracks from the following artists: Iggy Azalea, Dntel, The Pretty Reckless, Bleachers, Taylor Swift, Deep Forest, Walk the Moon, Spoon, Meghan Trainor, Sia, Sleeping at Last, Big K.R.I.T, Stars, Chris Darby, and Coldplay
Bit of a combo theme this week--I'll share some synthwave covers of well-known pop songs and then some new releases from Fall 2023 to expand your horizons and mine!
Features songs by Papa Roach, Nirvana, Daryl Banner, Bonnie Tyler, Blue Oyster Cult, Backstreet Boys, LOFTY, Kite, MIKA, Peter Gabriel, Gifted & Blessed, FIZZ, Buju Banton, Kate Rusby, Blitzen Trapper, Sleeping at Last, and Olivia Rodrigo!
We've got a dual theme for you this week! A few synthwave (80s style) covers of pop songs and then a selection of fall 2023 releases to expand your horizons!
Includes songs from the following artists: Papa Roach, Nirvana, Daryl Banner, Bonnie Tyler, Blue Oyster Cult, Backstreet Boys, LOFTY, Kite, MIKA, Peter Gabriel, Gifted & Blessed, FIZZ, Buju Banton, Kate Rusby, Blitzen Trapper, Sleeping at Last, and Olivia Rodrigo.
More songs on a broader winter theme, plus some inspirational words to get you through the next few months...