Spotify playlists

Spotify playlist: T in the Park 2011

Highlight from the line-up, including Pulp, Friendly Fires and The Streets

24 Feb 2011

It's that time of year again and as yet another blisteringly cold winter shows signs of giving in, we can once again start to dream of the greenest pastures, cold refreshments and a beating sun to boot. Alternatively, we can look forward with a hopeful…

Spotify playlist: Hallowe'en 2010

20 Oct 2010

Halloween doesn’t have to be all about doing the ‘Monster Mash’ or voluntarily listening to the theme from Ghostbusters. There’s a wide range of supernatural-themed music on offer for this occasion. Here’s a Spotify playlist of ghoulish alternatives.

Spotify Playlist: In Defence of Kanye West

Forget everything else, it’s all about the music

7 Sep 2010

Ever since it emerged, hip hop has sampled songs to create new songs. Be it a loop just a few seconds long or a reworked entire chorus, there’s no denying that samples are the lifeblood of the genre. The process of sampling is one that has fascinated…

Spotify playlist: Summer

22 Jun 2010

Midsummer is a very special time of year. In astronomical terms, the sun is at it's highest point in the sky. As for how this affects day to day life, the days are at their longest, the nights at their shortest, and if, like us at The List, you live…

T in the Park 2010: Spotify Playlist

16 Jun 2010

So you’re at T in the Park. There are bands everywhere … everywhere! The important thing is not to panic. You won’t be able to see them all. Jonny Ensall suggests merely that you arrive at the right stages in time to catch the following songs

Spotify playlist: UK music festivals 2010

26 May 2010

So much music so little time! If you're rushing to get your musical taste up to scratch ahead of the festival season, then we've got exactly what you need to speed things up: bespoke Spotify playlists for Rock Ness and T in the Park, and a very special…

Spotify playlist: Christmas advent calendar

1 Dec 2009

Ah Christmas. So much good music, and none of it is really deemed acceptable listening for the other 11 months of the year - although what you do within the confines of your own iPod in July is your business. Join us in counting down the days until…

Spotify playlist: St Andrew's Day

Secretly Scottish

30 Nov 2009

How about some Revolting Cocks, Siousxie & the Banshees and Human League? Just because it's St Andrew's Day it doesn't mean you have to subject yersel' to the barrage of yer Dougie MacLean, yer Proclaimers and yer Simple Minds to celebrate culture of…

Spotify playlist: Bonfire night

5 Nov 2009

We've created a Spotify playlist for Bonfire night / Fireworks night / Guy Fawkes night - whatever you'd like to call it. Join us in a musical journey from the initial Sparks, through Ring of Fire to Catherine Wheel, Silver Rocket, Song for Guy, Play…