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Mixtape Monday

Mixtape Monday #3

Chad Sutton

Chad Sutton

14 Aug 2023 1 min
Mixtape Monday #3

Sometimes, a mix tape is all about utility. My 1993 Honda Del Sol didn’t have a CD player, so a lot of tapes were made that just combined a bunch of stuff I wanted to listen to on the go. Case in point: today’s mix, which is pretty much all the songs I liked from the CMJ New Music Monthly CD that came out in August 1996.

There are a few other gems on here as well. Enjoy “Liv or Die”:

YouTube playlist link

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