Birthday Magic: A Mixtape

SIDE A

1. "You Can Do Magic," America

2. "The Magic Number," De La Soul

3. "Abracadabra," Steve Miller Band

4. "New Magic Wand," Tyler The Creator

5. "Magic Pair of Shoes," Eleni Mandell

6. "Live Right," Joey Valence & Brae

7. "Just Rockin'," DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince

8. "Illusion," Mozzie

9. "Poof," DSL

10. "Happy Birthday," Helmut Schenker

11. "Birthday Pony," Fugazi

12. "Birthday Cake," Rihanna

13. "Magic," Pilot

SIDE B

1. "Mr. Magic," Amy Winehouse ft. Mos Def

2. "Trick Me," Kelis

3. "Nervous Assistant," Beastie Boys

4. "Houdini," Dua Lipa

5. "SLOWDIVE," Turnstile

6. "Ready or Not," The Fugees

7. "The Wizard," Black Sabbath

8. "Fluffy White Rabbit," Bumblebeez 81

9. "Always Love," Nada Surf 

Recapping Super Bowl LIX with the mastermind behind 60 Second Classics, Mike Camerlengo. What’s it take for a Quarterback NOT to win an MVP? How locked in can you be on a Super Bowl when you have two kids? What did we think of the new FOX score bug?

A breakdown of the 2025 Grammy Awards with Music Journalist, Writer, and Editor, Bianca Gracie.

Did we think Cowboy Carter was going to be the Beyonce album that broke her Album of the Year drought? How did a diss track from Kendrick Lamar end up winning Song and Record of the Year? Was Teddy Swims tempted to tear off his first layer of clothes like Benson Boone and Doechii did before him? Is it good for the current state of Rock music that The Beatles and The Rolling Stones are still winning Grammys? 

As we look ahead to next week's Super Bowl matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, we revisit an indelible memory of sports lore: Eagles Court (aka "The Vet Jail").

Justice Seamus McCaffery talks about the history of the jail inside of Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium, what prompted the city to make such a creation, and what results it yielded.

The Vet Jail is more than myth, it was real, it happened, and we break it all down with the judge who presided over every case in it.

Dr. Will Dieter steps in at the last second to help breakdown the NFL Conference Championships. Will the Eagles win their Super Bowl rematch with the Chiefs in the same way they did with the Patriots? Do we really believe that the refs are pulling for Patrick Mahomes? Who has it worse than Buffalo?

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Sticking with themes, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Free For All, this year I'll be counting down by 30 favorite songs of 2024.

If you want to be surprised, listen now. If not, give a peek below:

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1. "MILLION DOLLAR BABY," Tommy Richman

2. "Don't, " Honeyglaze

3. "Houdini," Dua Lipa

4. "Giving Up," Michagander

5. "Punk's Dead," Soft Play

6. "Beautiful Things," Benson Boone

7. "J Christ," Lil Nas X

8. "Run Your Mouth," The Marias

9. "Espresso," Sabrina Carpenter

10. "Dead Man," Alessia Cara

11. "Let's Get to Work," Kid Kapichi

12. "I'm in Love," Jelani Aryeh

13. "More," Liily

14. "Lose Control," Teddy Swims

15. "Where Them Girls At," Megan Thee Stallion

16. "Bad Feeling," Jaguar Twin

17. "Birds of a Feather," Billie Eilish

18. "Leave Me Alone," Jackie Hill Perry

19. "obsessed," Olivia Rodrigo

20." Up!," Forrest Frank and Conor Price

21. "Hot to Go!," Chappell Roan

22. "Bring The Wow," Kali J and Nathan Fields

23. "Big Dawgs," Hanumankind and Kalmi

24. "Trouble," Say Now

25. "dontstopme! (DRYDEN Remix)," ISOxo

26. "Fallin' in Love," Post Malone

27. "ICONIC," Armani White

28. "Can't Slow Down," Almost Monday

29. "GIRLZ," INJI

30. "Thank Goodness," Hope Tala

This week Lyle Preslar & Jim Shearer review Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Halftime Show; and try to make sense out of a rocket soaring through space bumpin' David Bowie on a loop, a clay record time capsule, holograms, and Jack White's vintage drum machines.

After a one-week summer vacation which took a year to complete, Lyle Preslar (founding member of Minor Threat and super-fan of Full House) chops it up with Jim Shearer (founding member of Deck of Jack and winner of SiriusXM Volume's "Sixth Man of the Year" award) about the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Enjoy, because it could either be a week or another year before The Week In Music returns!

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