Feature: Random Shuffle

I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about what comes up. I'm less interested in a critical analysis of these songs than I am in discussing my emotional connection to them. When I hear these songs stories come to mind, not reviews.

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• Random Shuffle - Michael Bublé, Alan Silvestri & Johnny Cash

  I'm putting my music on shuffle and talking about annoying musical tastes, free movies and Springsteen.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Feb 22, 2010

• Random Shuffle: The Magnetic Fields, Phish & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  I'm putting my music on shuffle and talking about Valentine's Day, Phish bootlegs and the local library.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Feb 15, 2010

• Random Shuffle: The Beach Boys, The Jesus & Mary Chain, And Ella Fitzgerland & Louis Armstrong

  I'm once again putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about old college flings, the blizzard of 2010 and the love that got away.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Feb 01, 2010

• Random Shuffle: Abba, The Beatles, Steve Earle & Neil Young

  I'm putting my music on shuffle once again and talking about cruises, politics, internet chatting and colossal dumps.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Jan 26, 2010

• Random Shuffle: Deana Carter, Robert Hunter, Neil Young, Wilco

  I'm putting my music on shuffle and talking about traveling,the kindness of strangers and my wife's inability to throw anything away.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Jan 18, 2010

• Random Shuffle: The Cure, Bruce Hornsby, Amy Winehouse, Jenny Lewis

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about celebrity culture and a variety of sexual subjects.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Jun 23, 2009

• Random Shuffle - Randy Travis, Ryan Adams, Curtis Mayfield, and Cat Stevens

  I'm putting my iPod on shuffle and talking about strange uncles, the Inauguration, and a recent loss.

  Opinion by Mat Brewster — on Jan 21, 2009

• Random Shuffle - Hank Williams, Bill Haley and His Comets, U2 & The Velvet Underground

  I'm putting my music on shuffle and talking about the state of the music industry, old friends on Facebook, and more.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Dec 22, 2008

• Random Shuffle - The Grateful Dead, Depeche Mode and Andrew Bird

  I'm putting my music on shuffle and talking about rediscovering the Grateful Dead, 8th grade Christmas presents, and more.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Dec 10, 2008

• Random Shuffle - Frank Sinatra, John Mellencamp, Eric Clapton, and Wilco

  I've got my music collection on shuffle and I'm talking about traveling, the difference physical albums and mp3s, and other things.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on May 12, 2008

• Random Shuffle - Regina Spektor, They Might Be Giants, Elvis and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about karaoke, marital differences, getting older, and other random silliness.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Apr 16, 2008

• Random Shuffle - Louis Armstrong, Neil Young, Blues Traveler, and Bruce Springsteen

  I'm putting my iPod on shuffle and talking about college, my love of the theatre, my obsessions with bootlegs, and a little bit of heartbreak.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Feb 20, 2008

• Random Shuffle - Radiohead, Juliana Hatfield Three, Gillian Welch

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about Radiohead and long legs, Juliana Hatfield and mix tapes, and Gillian Welch and road trips.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Dec 17, 2007

• Random Shuffle - Kate Bush, Bright Eyes, Bruce Hornsby, Donna The Buffalo

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about what comes out.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Nov 30, 2007

• Random Shuffle: Jimmy Cliff, The Ramones, Willie Nelson

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about what comes up.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Oct 26, 2007

• Random Shuffle: Natalie Merchant, U2, Ryan Adams, The Grateful Dead

  After a break that defies explanation, the Random Shuffle is back, and badder than ever.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Oct 11, 2007

• Random Shuffle - The Cure, David Grisman Quintet, and Smokey Robinson

  Scrambled Cure, unknown David Grisman, and finding fun in Texas with Smokey Robinson, all in one Random Shuffle.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on May 23, 2007

• Random Shuffle - Bright Eyes, Mellowdramatic Wallflowers, and Jewel

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about Bright Eyes, Mellowdramatic Wallflowers, and Jewel.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Apr 18, 2007

• Random Shuffle - 04/12/07

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about Guster, Robert Earl Keen and South Pacific

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Apr 12, 2007

• Random Shuffle - 04/02/07

  I've got my iPod on shuffle and I'm talking about Tommy James, James Taylor, and Prince.

  Review by Mat Brewster — on Apr 03, 2007