There’s a reason there are so many songs about heartbreak and love unrequited: they’re universal feelings. Anyone with a soul who has dared to be vulnerable has been there.

I love a good cover song. In fact, I’d argue that many of my favorites are better than the originals. This month’s playlist features several of those.

This month’s playlist is another total mixed bag with some groove that puts that little extra something in your step.

One’s musical taste is developed in three acts: junior high, high school and college. That was the 1980s for me. And the biggest influence on us Gen Xers can be summed up in three letters: MTV.

There are many great songs about this great town, and this is just a little ten song collection of some of my favorites from a mix of eras and genres.

Sometimes I’m in the mood for a good instrumental, like a film score or a piece of classical. This week’s list includes some favorites.