TGEFM continues our Spotify mixtape for 2024. Most weeks will be themes (all entries must follow the theme, we are the final judge, haha), and readers can make their picks on the pinned thread at the top of the TGEFM Facebook page.
Song picks for Week 4 were somehow related to the following:
30 Jan 2024: National Croissant Day – song by French bands, or sung in French (and, yes, the French Canadians count)
01 Feb 2024: Start of Black History Month – songs by BOC (Bands of Color)
01 Feb 2024: Start of LGBT History Month – songs by LGBTQ+ bands
01 Feb 2024: National Get Up Day – Songs by The Get Up Kids
02 Feb 2024: Groundhog Day – songs about things happening over and over, or winter.
Week 5’s themes to make picks from are:
06 Feb 2024: National Chopsticks Day – songs by Asian bands
07 Feb 2024: National Send a Card to a Friend day – songs about writing a letter to someone
07 Feb 2024: National Fetuccini Alfredo Day – songs by Italian bands
11 Feb 2024: Super Bowl Sunday – songs about sports, or athletes
Sample it below, or head straight to Spotify where you can subscribe to the list!
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.