A WEEKLY MUSIC PUBLICATION
Until Monday
You hustled home to read the note your elementary school crush gave back to you after school. Sitting in the backyard, dizzy with anticipation, your future marriage flashes before your eyes. Bummer, kiddo — turns out you like them, but they circled NO under "do you like me back?" Go inside and lick your wounds.
— Gabriel García Márquez • Love in the Time of Cholera
OMAHA! Looks like one of the homies got himself into some trouble and we gotta brawl for reasons we don't even know. It's funny how love for a friend can lead to rage in their support. Go fuck 'em up.
— Nietzsche • Thus Spake Zarathustra
Against all the sage wisdom you were raised on, you believe that if you drive fast enough and the music's loud enough, your English Class crush will be smitten over the bad boy you truly aren't. Testosterone is one hell of a drug. In a few years, you'll realize you should've known better.
— Marcus Aurelius • Meditations
Featured song — “Oh Boy” by Cam'ron & Juelz Santana
Helmet around the handlebars cuz safety doesn't apply to you anymore. You're a 13 year old adult who just saw a naked member of the opposite sex IRL for the first time. These pedals are getting a workout from trying to get home to tell your friends ASAP. A positive core memory has been born.
— William Shakespeare • The Tempest
Featured song — “Take Da Charge” by Project Pat
You've stumbled into one of the most poppin' house parties ever. The structure of the house is under duress from the amount of bodies grindin'. The homie that brought you is nowhere to be seen. Sit back and enjoy the show. Damn, shorty over there kinda fine tho? We might need another ride home...
— William Blake • The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Featured song — “Fall in Love with You.” by Montell Fish
On the way into town for this winter weekend getaway you and your spouse stopped at the only gas station for 80 miles in any direction to pick up supplies. A whisky neat for you and a glass of chilled red for the misses. Fireplace is roaring in the cabin and you remember your partner is your home.
— Homer • The Odyssey
Featured song — “Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major” by Johann Sebastian Bach
3 outs left to close out this tight ballgame. Your beloved reliever is coming into the game. Here's the songs he should have chosen to walk out to.
— Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 11
Featured song — “Kaito” by Tim Hecker
The heartbreaks and goodbyes you didn't see coming settle in. The feeling got so big you left your body. Now you're watching life from a seat beside yourself. Hopefully when you make it back into your body, you find compassion.
— Kahlil Gibran • The Prophet
Featured song — “Imigradan” by Les Filles de Illighadad
The sun has been down for hours, and now the ground is giving its heat back. No breeze, no humidity. Sitting by the pool, exterior lights bring the native plants to life. Loved ones joyfully swimming under the influence. This is the closest to mars we'll get for now.
— Mary Austin • The Land of Little Rain
Featured song — “Liza” by Bill Withers
Driving south on PCH at golden hour. Windows barely cracked—small passengers asleep behind you spent from a day at the beach. Looks like there’s still crumbs from potato chips on 'em. Keep the volume low and the adults quietly delighted.
— Kurt Vonnegut • A Man Without a Country
It started as a Friday ritual
“Until Monday” began as a small weekly gift for close friends, family, and colleagues. One song that nestled perfectly into the weekend ahead. Part gratitude for hard work, part affection, and part self-expression.
Now, that one song opens a twenty-track playlist built around a single prompt, drawing on the two great passions of my career: music and documentary. Each playlist is designed for the deeply human moments that transcend race or region. We’ve all been there, or know we will be soon.
We’d love for you to join us this weekend…
… AND ON MONDAY
These playlists are still taking shape. Pick a prompt. Send a song. I’d love to hear what your corner of the world sounds like.
