by milesbeyond | Jan 23, 2021 | Mash Up
Everyone loves a comeback story, everyone is the Mack. ‘Return of the Mack’ by Mark Morrison has maintained a staple of American pop. I grew up on the east coast and spent a spell in the mid-west, but it wasn’t until I moved west to southern Cali...
by milesbeyond | Jan 17, 2021 | Mash Up
I remember the first time I heard YEAH in a public space. I was at a club on Chicago’s west side. The moment it dropped the crowd collectively, vocally approved and the dance floor filled. We told that DJ, Yeah. So, what happens when that bright, piercing synth...
by milesbeyond | Jan 10, 2021 | Mash Up
For me, this past week of our nation’s history has been deeply painful, paralyzing. There isn’t really anything for me to say about it. Echo what’s been said by others more qualified and elegant than me? I do not want to contribute noise. I want...
by milesbeyond | Jan 4, 2021 | Mash Up
In DJ Snake’s seminal 2013 banger “Turn Down for What” we are given, perhaps, the ultimate rhetorical question of the millennium, “for what would we turn down?” After years of research and careful consideration the Pop Conductor has...
by milesbeyond | Jan 1, 2021 | Mash Up
We are extremely excited to share this blend with you. Shifting a song from major to minor key always brings a dark but beautiful new edge to familiar tracks. Taylor Swift is an incredible storyteller. She concisely weaves her angst and joy into lyrics that seem to...
by milesbeyond | Dec 27, 2020 | What's Popping
We are here to celebrate the beauty and wonder of Pop Music. In some cases, the music has chosen us, and at other times, we have chosen the music. And every year of every decade we collected playlists, top 40s, hot 100s, mixed tapes, folders of torrents, walls of...
