Tag Archives: "1980s"

JODSGN Mix Tape | 1982-A

1982 was the year that saw the “Second British Invasion” begin, and the rise of “New Music,” both of which were bolstered by the emergence of MTV. Artists like Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls, and Human League began appearing in the charts, and were recieving heavy rotation on television… But we’re having none of that! 1982 for us is mostly about

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JODSGN Mix Tape | Blues No.1

A brief introduction to some of the greatest performers and songs in the genre of Blues… This playlist was unfinished, but we’re posting it in honor of a man who also wasn’t finished, B.B. King. We’d say Rest In Peace, but somewhere in the cosmos, the man probably already booked 8 shows for next week.

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JODSGN Mix Tape | 1981-A

It was initially scoffed at when introduced, but MTV came on the scene in 1981. Nobody knew the massive impact it would have. The industry was given a powerful new advertising medium, the public got to see all those weirdos who make the music they like, budding film/TV directors got to workshop their skills in

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JODSGN Mix Tape | 1988-A

1988, an era of skinny jeans, high-top sneakers, big-ass sunglasses, leggings, and neon colors (Fuuuuck, what year is this, then!!??). Like those fashions, many of the artists on this playlist have had a lasting influence, even though they were in mostly fringe, rising-from-the-underground, or soon-to-explode genres. Let us not get too much under the influence,

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