Shuffle And Repeat

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending April 21, 2017. This week, we engage in a little much needed musical therapy, featuring the music of Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, The Rolling Stones, Valerie June, Tinariwen, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Mondo Cozmo, Spoon, Roger Waters and the J. Geils Band. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending March 31, 2017. This week, we explore the towering impact and iconic music of producer, engineer, mixer Glyn Johns, featuring the music of The Easybeats, The Kinks, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Traffic, Eagles, Neil Young, The Beatles, Humble Pie, Faces, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, Eric Clapton, and Ryan Adams. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com  

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending March 24, 2017. This week, we go all the way back to the start. Featuring the music of Sting, Lou Reed, and Deer Tick. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com    

Ari shares a quick mid-week musical thought about synchronicity.

The show takes a brief moment to acknowledge the passing of a musical legend, Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017)

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending March 17, 2017. This week, we examine the timeless, perfect masterpiece of a breakup album that is Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending March 10, 2017. This week, we explore the music of Joby Talbot, George Harrison, John Lennon, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello, U2, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Billy Joel and Coldplay. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending March 3, 2017. This week, we explore the music of Motown - one of the greatest record label in music history. Featuring the music of the Jackson 5, Jackie Wilson, Marv Johnson, Barrett Strong, The Marvelettes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Four Tops, Edwin Starr, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Commodores, Boyz II Men and Q-Tip. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending February 24, 2017. This week, through a little creative time travel, Ari explores socially conscious music of the 1980s, which all feels just as relevant today. Featuring the music of Sting, The Police, Genesis, Tears for Fears, The Ramones, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Prince, and Don Henley. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending February 17, 2017. This week, Ari slips into a happy and bluesy kind of mood. Featuring the music of Nick Perri, Nina Simone, Al Green, Bill Withers, Michael Jackson, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Marian Hill, Alicia Keys, Childish Gambino, Alabama Shakes and Buddy Guy. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Adding to the collection of non-traditional love songs from episode 38, I submit to you The Gift, from The Velvet Underground’s spectacular droney masterpiece, 1968’s White Light/White Heat.

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending February 10, 2017. This week, Ari prepares for Valentine's Day with a playlist of non-traditional love songs. Featuring the music of Ingrid Michaelson, Ray LaMontagne, Deer Tick, Vampire Weekend, Ryan Adams, Walt Lafty, Illinois, Amy Faden, Wilco, Cake, The xx, The Magnetic Fields, and Tom Waits. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending February 03, 2017. This week, Ari explores the substantial influences on music made by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper following their tragic deaths on February 3, 1959 - the Day The Music Died. Featuring the music of Holly, Valens, the Big Bopper, Don McLean, Los Lobos, The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Julian Casablancas, Weezer and Eddie Cochran. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending January 27, 2017. This week, Ari moves away from Laurel Canyon and explores the music inspired by artists featured in last week's episode. Featuring the music of Phantom Planet, Dixie Chicks, Ben Taylor, Sara Bareilles, Annie Lennox, Wilco, Haim, Dan Wilson, My Morning Jacket, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending January 20, 2017. This week, Ari heads west and spends time with some of the thought-provoking, and also peaceful, easy feelings of the Laurel Canyon music scene of the mid-60s and 70s. Featuring the music of Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Poco, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Warren Zevon, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Shuffle and Repeat returns for season two on January 20, 2017. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

The show takes a brief moment to acknowledge the passing of a legend, Carrie Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016)

The show takes a brief moment to acknowledge the passing of a magical legend, George Michael (June 25, 1963 – December 25, 2016)

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending December 9, 2016. This week, Ari looks back at the extraordinary musicians we’ve lost over the past 12 months, and celebrates them through their own musical legacy. Featuring the music of Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead), Kitty Kallen, Bobby Vee, Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer), Keith Emerson (EL&P), Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire), Billy Paul, Bernie Worrell (Parliament Funkadelic, Talking Heads), Viola Beach, Surfer Blood, Christina Grimmie, Guy Clark, Jean Shepard, Merle Haggard, Glenn Frey (Eagles), Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Mentor Williams, George Martin, Prince, Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest) and David Bowie. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com

Welcome to Shuffle and Repeat for the week ending December 2, 2016. This week, Ari peers through the frosted windows and gets warm by the fire while listening to some of his favorite songs of the holiday season, featuring the music of Christina Perri, Bing Crosby, Clarence Carter, The Kinks, The Ramones, U2, Coldplay, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Erran Baron Cohen, Matisyahu, The LeeVees, Tom Waits, Cat Power and Barenaked Ladies. Come back each Friday for new episodes and reach out to Ari on Twitter @arihalbkram. Merch is now available to anyone who wants to support the show and a great charitable cause at shop.shuffleandrepeat.com