Downbeat.fm Vol. 1 Track 6 - June 2020

Mike Rastiello

Aug 4, 2020 — 1 min read

We're now officially halfway through this dumpster fire of a year. I don't know how we've made it this far.

Please accept this message from Matthew McConaughey, Texas' Governor as the rest of my introduction here.

Happy July, things can hopefully only get better from here.

June's Playlist

This month's playlist features Hum, Coriky, Diet Cig, Remember Sports, Pom Pom Squad, Phoebe Bridgers, and much more.

Listen to this month's playlist on:

Apple Music

Spotify

Other Listening & Quick Links

This weekend was the Fourth of July, and that means I have to promote 'Merican by Descendents.

And of course, people are again realizing that Springsteen's Born in the USA isn't about what they think it is. I'm not going to link to the trash website that wrote this year's take on the topic, but here's a tweet dragging them a bit.

Thanks for reading. Be safe, be good to one another, and keep washing your hands.

A man and a woman taking a selfie while holding up "I voted early" stickers.

🎧 Downbeat.fm Vol. 5 Track 10

I don't have any stories to tell you about music or concerts this month. All I have is a plea to go out and vote. Get your friends to vote. I know this is said every election, but this is the most important election of our lives. We

🎧 Downbeat.fm Vol. 5 Track 9

They totally sold out.

Band members from the band Thursday playing on stage

🎧 Downbeat.fm Vol. 5 Track 8

This may be a boomer post. Or a post with extreme bias towards my musical formative years. But I've been thinking about it a lot recently. The other day, I watched YouTube videos about popular songs in the '90s; I realized that the '90s was the

The "Jersey Devil red" edition of "The Best of Bruce Springsteen" playing on a record player.

🎧 Downbeat.fm Vol. 5 Track 7

How do you feel about "best of" compilation records? I used to love them when I was younger, then avoided them for a long time. But now I am back on the compilation train, especially for records.