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Category: Music
BHYH: THE “HOLIDAY IN GRUMPLAND” MIX
This week we’re bringing you a selection of holiday favorites from classic country to funk to pop to verifiable Christmas classics. Meet us under the mistletoe for this and more, ‘cuz this list a real […]
MIXTAPE: JINGLE BELL GRUMP
Sometimes for Christmas you just have to go with the classics. For this week’s playlist, we’ve got a selection of some of the cheeriest holiday hits to ever grace a jukebox, courtesy of America’s favorite […]
BHYH: THE “HERE’S HOW WE’RE DEALING WITH 2020” MIX
This week’s recommendations range from a virtually unknown group of postal workers to a king of the experimental genre to an actual television show theme song to a beloved Canadian alt rock staple to a […]
AUDIO FANFICTION: ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’
Audio Fanfiction reimagines a film’s soundtrack to exhibit the emotions that film invokes and inspires: excitement, vehemence, sorrow, despondence, warmth, passion, pride–anything goes here. Think of it as a personal spiritual manifestation of the film, […]
MIXTAPE: DISCO DRACULA
As a special Halloween treat, we are pleased to present this unique and hilarious DJ mix made up of the best (worst?) in Dracula-themed disco created by our crate-digging friend Robert Skvarla of the Evil […]
MIXTAPE: HIP-HOP HALLOWEEN
Tired of the same old “Rocktober” Halloween playlists? We are, too! So for this week’s extra special, extra spooky mix, we asked Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire and the Zebras in America podcast to curate […]
BHYH: THE “REVERB GHOSTS” MIX
This week’s recommendations are fitting for a cool evening in October: first we have a tribute to a late member of a punk band that never quite got its due followed by a trio of […]
MIXTAPE: A VERY CHAKI HALLOWEEN
This week’s mix is brought to you by our very special guest curator, Chaki! We wanted a mix that was sure to bring the spooky funk as well as the spooky fun, so naturally we […]
MIXTAPE: COCONUT PETE’S PLEASURE ISLAND
For this week’s mixtape, we’re getting a little loose. Inspired by the conversation we had with Broken Lizard about their hilarious slasher parody, Club Dread, we thought we’d down a couple of pina coladas and […]
BHYH: THE “I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO CALL THIS” MIX
Today’s edition of BHYH may be the most eclectic we’ve done yet. In the mix we’ve got a powerhouse of a power pop band based out of Chicago, a richly diverse soundtrack to a early […]
MIXTAPE: BILL & TED’S MOST EXCELLENT MIX
For years, decades, centuries, millennia, Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted “Theodore” Logan have been lauded as the most premium examples of stoner metalheads in modern cinema. We here at Grumpire, however, think the boys […]
BHYH: THE “TIDE’S COMING IN” MIX
On this week’s BHYH, we’re milking all we can get from the late summer with a vintage tune from a classic beach movie, a couple of quirky hip-hop tracks, a heart-breaking post-grunge ’90s cut, a […]
MIXTAPE: OUR RESIDENT CANADIAN RECOMMENDS NYC PUNK
Punk rock means a lot of different things to different people and that’s okay (unless you’re the likely-now-dead guy who wrote that infamous episode of Quincy M.E., decrying the “dangers” of punk). Punk is diverse, […]
BHYH: THE “CONSPIRACIES, GROUPTHINK, AND LOVECRAFT, OH MY” MIX
On this edition of But Have You Heard we look into the eerier side of things with a very “Coast to Coast AM” inspired track from a veteran of modern alternative, a newly released banger […]