
500 Gigabytes is a musical variety show that seeks thematic connections between songs from different genres throughout the 20th Century and beyond.

500 Gigabytes is a musical variety show that seeks thematic connections between songs from different genres throughout the 20th Century and beyond.
In today's show, I play songs I remember hearing on the radio and tell stories of when I was a young man in the mid-nineties, tasting the beginning of adulthood and the freedom and responsibility that comes with it.
Featuring tracks by No Doubt, The Wallflowers, Oasis, Jewel, Collective Soul, Deep Blue Something, Bush, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Alanis Morrissette, and Blind Melon--plus instrumental covers by Rockabye Baby of songs by The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Radiohead.
Songs about the month of July, a short set of "eat, drink, and be merry" songs, and songs with PINK in them!
Featuring tracks from Dan & Claudia Zanes, Mussies, The Decemberists, Dakota Moon, Fredrika Stahl, Ennio Morricone, Weird Al Yankovic, The Real McKenzies, Kate Nash, Aesop Rock, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Ben Harper, and CAKE.
Every April the National Recording Registry selects up to 25 recordings (singles and full albums) that have significant cultural and historical value to be preserved in the Library of Congress. I'll be talking a bit about the origin of the registry and playing a selection of songs from the 2024 list that span nearly every decade of the 20th century.
More new music from an exciting array of artists all over the world! Featuring music by Dua Lipa, The HU, Future & Metro Boomin, Lorde, Lizzy McAlpine, YIN YIN, Noga Erez, Childish Gambino, serpentwithfeet, Nate Borofsky, Duo Stiehier/Lucaciu, Chance the Rapper, Waxahatchee, Madi Diaz, Otyken, Bellegarde, and Joeboy
Check out an eclectic mix of tracks from the first part of 2024!
Featuring music by Gary Clark Jr., Bela Fleck, Beyonce, Vampire Weekend, Taylor Swift, Justice, MGMT, Chicano Batman, J. Cole, Waveshaper, Blitzen Trapper, Jon Foreman, Joy Oladokun, Jlin, Caroline Polachek, Khruangbin, and Molly Lewis
Check out a sampler of tracks from this year's Record Store Day releases!
Featuring music from Gene Clark, The Notorious B.I.G., Paramore, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Slits, Dolores O'Riordan, Stars. Kate Nash, Harmonia, T. Rex, Parliament, and Olivia Rodrigo.
We take a musical journey through a day in which there is a total eclipse, with songs about sunrise, sunshine, noon, and eclipses. We also learn a little about eclipses along the way!
Featuring songs by Girlyman, Tangerine Dream, For Real, Daniel Amos, Regina Spektor, Motohiro Nakashima, Deep Forest, Thornapple, Kula Shaker, Billy Cobham, Iron Maiden, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleeping at Last, Frank Smith, Caspar Babypants, and Pink Floyd
We're going back further than ever before in our musical time machine to 1964, SIXTY years ago. Can we handle it?
Featuring tracks by The Beatles, Ennio Morricone, Roy Orbison, The Animals, The Kinks, The Drifters, The Shangri-Las, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, The Supremes, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, Howlin' Wolf, The Beach Boys, and The Temptations!
Let's continue our trip through music history with songs from 1974--50 years ago!
Featuring tracks from David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Suzi Quatro, Dolly Parton, Steely Dan, Harmonia, LaBelle, Earth Wind & Fire, Barry White, Shuggie Otis, The Eagles, Queen, The Doobie Brothers, Cluster, and Elton John.
1984 was FORTY YEARS AGO! And what a great year for music! Let's check out what was playing on the airwaves back then...
Includes music by Van Halen, Alan Parsons, The Cars, Prince, Weird Al, Giorgio Moroder, U2, Bryan Adams, Madonna, Scandal, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Ocean, Chicago, Mike Oldfield, and Brad Fiedel