The first installment of the Star Wars universe hit the big screen over 30 years ago. At the time I was lucky enough to be in the single digit age group. A time when my young impressionable mind could be completely absorbed into the world created by George Lucas' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Still to this day, no movie experience has left a bigger impact on me than that film did when I first saw it with my family 3 decades ago.

The special effects were truly groundbreaking (and breathtaking) for the era, but the film's stunning success was tied to much more than this. The music, the sound effects, and the timeless theme of good vs. evil all helped Star Wars transform into something much bigger than the sum of it's parts. And although we have had 5 more films since the original, none have had the same impact on me.

The franchise morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry to include 6 films, books, magazines, toys, video games, role playing games, board games, clothing and every

For this playlist I took 15 classic metal songs across many subgenres (pop metal, speed, thrash, death, NWOBHM, etc) and found the very best acoustic-based cover versions.

The end result is an interesting mix of re-forged metal, bent to the specifications of bluegrass, jazz, swing, solo piano, indie and even classical.

These remakes are interesting, in part, because they take the distortion out of the equation, and give sharper focus to the melody and composition.

Includes Apocalyptica, Mark Kozelek, The Bad Plus, Richard Cheese, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow and more covering Metallica, Ozzy, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Black Sabbath and The Scorpions among others.

The Playlist:

1. Inquisition Symphony - Apocalyptica

2. Crazy Train - Gustavo Lovato

3. Nothing Else Matters - Bif Naked

4. If You Want Blood - Mark Kozelek

5. Girls, Girls, Girls - Richard Cheese

6. Iron Man - The Bad Plus

7. Still Loving You - Patrik

8. Round And Round - Stephen Pearcy

9. Livin' On A Prayer (Live) - Tori Amos

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Streets have a strong attraction for the songwriter.

After all, we all have memories of the streets we grew up on, or where our first apartment was located, or of a famous street in a favorite city. This playlist features the top 100 songs with a street name in the title, whether it's a street, road, avenue, boulevard or lane.

I had a few rules when selecting tracks for this playlist, the first being that it had to be an in-town or neighborhood road, highways and freeways were excluded. Also, the street name(s) had to be explicitly mentioned in the song title. Both real and fictional street names were acceptable.

The playlist includes world famous streets like Hollywood Blvd, 52nd St, Sunset Strip and Ventura Blvd as well as fictional ones like Fascination St, Love St. Thunder Road and Dirty Blvd. Clocking in at almost 8 hours, the compilation will take you down many roads and chances are good that you've lived on one of the streets in this list. 

I limited the list to 100 high

A hangover is the way our bodies punish us for hurting them with too much alcohol. There are a lot of good tips for avoiding a hangover if you're planning a night of drinking.  Some include:

1. Eat. Especially fruit as the fructose helps absorb alcohol.

2. Choose your drink wisely and drink high quality liquor. The cheap stuff contain impurities that can make a hangover much worse.

3. Take vitamin  B & C

4. Drink milk. It absorbs alcohol.

5. And most importantly, listen to your body

If you use these tips and still wake up in the morning with your friend Mr. Hangover, be sure to vist Hangover.net.

For my part, I've created this playlist to help you get through.

Music can make a hangover much easier to take. The key is low volume, acoustic or downtempo electronic instrumentation, a lack of drums and a steady plodding, free of steep dynamic changes. I have lovingly crafted this playlist with your well-being in mind. It's the perfect soundtrack for a hangover. Mellow, easy, soothing and