Aug
10
![Dean’s 50 Perfect Rap Songs [Playlist]](/content/images/size/w750/2023/08/YWlReAT-1.jpeg)
Dean’s 50 Perfect Rap Songs [Playlist]
Long live hip-hop
1 min read
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Jul
19
World Cup is the Time to Reclaim the Irish Tricolour From Sinister Groups
Run, do not walk, to your local euro shop and snatch up everything of a greenish hue
4 min read
Jul
04
![No DJ: The Best Songs of Q2 2023 [Playlist]](/content/images/size/w750/2023/07/X.png)
No DJ: The Best Songs of Q2 2023 [Playlist]
The finest music of the last three months
2 min read
May
02
Time + Reason: A Synth Pop Playlist
An old set that veers from 1980s retro revivalism, new wave, laptop electronica, disco, white hipster PBR&B, Carpenter-esque scores for movies that don’t exist, and beyond
1 min read
Apr
29
Two Radio Sessions From ‘Prince of Cool’ Chet Baker are Unearthed
2 min read
Apr
05
![Sore Bear: The Best Songs of Q1 2023 [Playlist]](/content/images/size/w750/2023/04/Cy76W2OVEAA3Snp-1.jpeg)
Sore Bear: The Best Songs of Q1 2023 [Playlist]
It’s time, belatedly (sorry, I’ve been away), for another one of my playlists compiling the best new songs—
2 min read
Mar
28
Kick in the Door: The Making of Yo! MTV Raps Unplugged
How a young producer and his team brought MC Lyte, Tribe, De La Soul, and LL Cool J together to create MTV history
8 min read
Feb
26
On Zackey Force Funk’s 4x4 Scorpion
2 min read
Jan
31
DEAN MAGAZINE Meets Andrew ‘Arseblog’ Mangan: His Untold Life as a Dublin DJ
The legendary Gooner blogger recalls his previous existence as a pirate radio and club DJ, and a better era for Dublin nightlife
9 min read
Jan
05
![Joy Ryde: The Best Songs of Q4 2022 [Playlist]](/content/images/size/w750/2023/01/xl-middleton-1920x1280.webp)
Joy Ryde: The Best Songs of Q4 2022 [Playlist]
The best new music of the last three months (on Spotify)
2 min read