On Quiet Time 14, a new Winter playlist, and the demise of 8tracks.
Read More: Two New Playlists!Category: Polka Dot Radio
I used to run an Internet radio station at Live365 called Polka Dot Radio. I gave that up in 2008 and since then, I’ve gotten my fix for music sharing by creating playlists, first at 8tracks, and now at Spotify.
The original radio station had a tagline of alt-folk, 1990's, and indie pop
, and for the most part, that is still a pretty good description of my musical taste. My current playlists are heavy on the alt-folk / indie pop / alternative sound, with a smattering of favorites from other decades peppered in there.
You can play all of my virtual mix tapes and get more details about them in the posts below. Or, just shuffle one of these two playlists.
Polka Dot Radio, which features a few days’ worth of tunes, spanning the stuff I was listening to in the late 80’s through to my current favorites. New music rotates in and out at the beginning of every month: | Polka Dot Radio Classic, which combines a bunch of the actual playlists that I used on the original radio station. This is a static playlist, and will not have any new music added to it: |
NOTE: I highly recommend listening to these playlists on Shuffle, otherwise you’ll get a lot of similar music clumped together. Shuffle will give you a better variety and more enjoyable listening experience.
Happy listening! 🎶
November Mood
Well, it’s November, and usually by this time, I have either made a Fall playlist and listened to it ad nauseum for the last two months, or decided that I didn’t need a new one at all. It’s not like me to actually make a Fall playlist in November. Except this year, I did.
Read More: November MoodQuiet Time 13
Listen to the latest in the series: the Quiet Time 13 playlist on Spotify or on 8tracks – whichever you prefer! An hour of peaceful tunes for bedtime.
Read More: Quiet Time 13To the Sea
Quiet Time 12
There’s not very much to say about this twelfth collection of music for quiet time, aside from “more of the same” 😉
Read More: Quiet Time 12The Human Element
I have a new playlist to share! It contains 20 new-to-me tracks, and is pretty similar to most of my other non-themed playlists. If you like those, you’ll probably like this 🙂
Read More: The Human ElementCoffee and Keyboard 3
I cranked out a new volume of my Coffee and Keyboard series this weekend. C&K playlists are 2 hours long, and feature upbeat instrumentals in a variety of styles. The idea is to help you focus without putting you to sleep.
Read More: Coffee and Keyboard 3Christmas Music, Quietly
Like quiet Christmas music for studying, reading, knitting, or sleeping to? You might enjoy the Quiet Time Christmas playlist. It’s the latest in the Quiet Time series, and it’s just like the others, except there might just be mention of silver bells in there somewhere.
Read More: Christmas Music, QuietlyRobots Need Love, Too
I published two new playlists last week: Quiet Time 11, and Robots Need Love, Too. That’s ten new playlists this year, ranging in style from bedtime music, to work-friendly instrumentals, to classic tunes from the 60’s through the 90’s, to current indie pop/rock and alternative mixes. My taste can be a bit eclectic.
Read More: Robots Need Love, TooI’ve done it TEN times now.
When I made my first Quiet Time mix in 2016, I thought it would be a one-off. And now, here we are, looking at Quiet Time 10!
Read More: I’ve done it TEN times now.