Welcome to Garage Rock Summer
If you’re a regular follower of Strange Currencies, you know that we’ve been experimenting with the idea of “theme months” for a little over a yeRead More…
Category: Theme Month Introduction
Welcome to Catalog Crawl Month
As springtime sets in, and we finally turn our calendars toward April, Strange Currencies Music is busy planning deep dives into the discographieRead More…
Welcome to Pavement Month
In one of the first articles for Strange Currencies, I professed my love of R.E.M.. I’ve since doubled down on the claim that they are my favoritRead More…
Welcome to Pre-War America Month
Certain phrases are fully capable of existing in a realm of ambiguity – with omitted details sufficiently implied by the surrounding context clueRead More…
Welcome to Numero Month
Our first theme month of 2022 finds the Strange Currencies staff focusing on the peerless work of the Chicago-based Numero Group label. Debuting Read More…
Welcome to 90s Month
Okay, so Girl Group Month didn’t exactly generate the abundance of new content that we had hoped for – not entirely surprising, given that it coiRead More…
Welcome to Girl Group Month
This month, Strange Currencies dives into “girl group” sounds from the late-1950s through the 1960s. Whether through iconic singles from the likeRead More…
Welcome to Brazil Month
Few nations celebrate as rich of a musical heritage as Brazil. Whether found in traditional folk stylings, samba, bossa nova, MPB, or the wild soRead More…
Welcome to Soundtrack Month
Summer is the season of blockbusters. For those of us at Strange Currencies, that makes it the perfect time for “Soundtrack Month.” All throuRead More…
Welcome to “Mid-Century Kitsch” Month
Our second “theme month” finds Strange Currencies turning nearly 180 degrees. After spending May discussing the finer points of the nearly-univerRead More…