Red Bull Music: 20 Before 15

Red Bull Music Academy has drawn together 20 tracks from artists they’ve worked with over the past year. Spanning genres and notoriety, the list represents the diversity evident in today’s music scene where the line between mainstream and underground is increasingly irrelevant. The list is a listenable who’s who of the greats who have passed through RBMA’s halls in 2014. Standouts include Jessie Ware’s dream …

Mr Twin Sister: Lonely Disco Dancer Mix

Five-piece New York band Mr Twin Sister had a pretty crazy 2014: a name change, an album release, and opening for Julian Casablancas. As an end-of-year gift, they’ve put together an uplifting hour-long mix that shows off their music tastes (which involve a lot of YouTube crate-digging) and gets your entire body throbbing. From Herbie Hancock’s electro-funk jam “I Thought It Was You” (sung entirely …

Joan Jett: Bad Reputation

Joan Jett is undoubtedly the queen of rock and roll. And while her tribute-turned-bar-anthem expressing her love for the genre might be her most popular song, “Bad Reputation” is arguably her best. This week the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that Joan Jett will join the honored class of 2015—so while she might not give a damn about how she’s perceived, the nomination …