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Matt Fogelson
May 15, 20221 min read
the james mcmurtry playlist
A playlist to accompany the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring McMurtry whose music is a top-shelf mixture of Americana, rock and folk.
Matt Fogelson
May 7, 20221 min read
the heartless bastards playlist
This playlist serves as a gateway to the music of Heartless Bastards and accompanies the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring the band.
Matt Fogelson
Apr 30, 20221 min read
the anthony d'amato playlist
This playlist serves as a gateway to the music of Anthony D'Amato and accompanies the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring him.
Matt Fogelson
Sep 16, 20211 min read
the Mt. Joy Playlist
This playlist serves as a gateway to the music of Mt. Joy and accompanies the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring the band.
Matt Fogelson
Feb 24, 20181 min read
THE FINE TUNING BASEMENT TAPES, VOL. 2
This Playlist consists of songs I've intended to write about for a while but for whatever reason have yet to make it out of my notebook.
Matt Fogelson
Dec 19, 20175 min read
THE 2017 MEMORIAL PLAYLIST
This Playlist compiles songs by some of the musicians who died during the year. Sadly, this year’s playlist is a Who’s Who of rock legends.
Matt Fogelson
Mar 18, 20172 min read
THE BEST OF FINE TUNING, VOL. 2
The latest Playlist of artists featured on Fine Tuning.
Matt Fogelson
Dec 12, 20165 min read
THE 2016 MEMORIAL PLAYLIST
This Playlist compiles songs by some of the rock musicians who died this year. Sadly, 2016 was an unusually active year for untimely deaths.
Matt Fogelson
Nov 1, 20161 min read
THE BEST ROCK 'N' ROLL POLITICAL SONGS
Mercifully, the 2016 presidential campaign is coming to an end. As a not-so-fond farewell, here's a playlist of the best political rockers.
Matt Fogelson
Oct 17, 20161 min read
THE BEST OF FINE TUNING, VOL. 1
This Playlist includes tracks from the artists featured on Fine Tuning over the blog’s first six months.
Matt Fogelson
Sep 20, 20161 min read
SONGS OF HOME
This playlist includes tracks I listened to on the flight home to California after spending seven months abroad in South America.
Matt Fogelson
Oct 7, 20153 min read
THE FINE TUNING BASEMENT TAPES, VOL. 1
This Playlist consists of songs I've intended to write about for a while but for whatever reason have yet to make it out of my notebook.
Matt Fogelson
Sep 9, 20151 min read
GET SCHOOLED: A ROCK 'N' ROLL PLAYLIST FOR BACK TO SCHOOL
This playlist, filled with songs about summer love, books, history and, of course, teenage angst, will get you fired up for back to school.
Matt Fogelson
May 6, 20151 min read
TELL MAMA: A MOTHER'S DAY PLAYLIST
In honor of Mother’s Day, I put together a rock ‘n’ roll playlist featuring all female vocalists.
Matt Fogelson
Apr 22, 20153 min read
A ROCKER LOOKS AT 45
To mark my 45th birthday, I created a playlist that is nothing less than a musical journey through my entire rock ‘n’ roll listening life.
Matt Fogelson
Apr 9, 20153 min read
THE TOP 25 MLB WALK-UP SONGS
To mark the start of baseball season, Fine Tuning compiled a Playlist of the Top 25 MLB Walk-Up Songs.
Matt Fogelson
Feb 25, 20151 min read
TOP TEN ROLLING STONES SONGS
I was paralyzed creating this Playlist as I pondered what self-respecting Stones fan would snub “Street Fighting Man"?
Matt Fogelson
Feb 10, 20152 min read
THE BITTER WITH THE SWEET VALENTINE'S MIX
For each sappy love song, I've added a counterpoint, a tune that approaches the concept of love with, shall we say, a jaundiced eye.
Matt Fogelson
Jan 27, 20152 min read
MY MUSICAL MAP PLAYLIST
This Playlist is a sampling of tunes on my musical map, songs that have become inextricably linked for me with specific places.
Matt Fogelson
Jan 6, 20151 min read
ROCK THE CRADLE PLAYLIST, SET 2
To immunize your child against pop, play this mix late at night while the infant is nursing. For best results, repeat often.
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