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This episode, we cover one of Matthew's absolute favs which is also a bit of a hole in Caroline's taste. Vanity Fair once called them The Everlasting Flavor. They began life as a New York hardcore band, but took the mid-80s by storm proclaiming "you've gotta fight for your right to party" and releasing the first rap album to ascend to the summit of the Billboard 200. When nothing else was expected of them, they released a standard-bearer in the hip-hop canon, Paul's Boutique to way less fanfare and were able to walk their own path from there. It's the Beastie Boys from anxious to content. Here's Caroline's list. Here's Matthew's list. We'll be back in 2 weeks with another important trio in hip-hop, Run-DMC from anxious to elated. See you next time. Same time, same station!

If you ever want a good idea, it's always a good idea to try out Bill Withers' music. Caroline and Matthew had a wonderful time going through the catalog of just a wonderful seeming dude. We go from depressed to elated in 8 songs here and just gush about this man's output.  Caroline's playlist is here. Matthew's playlist is here. Next time we're tackling one of Matthew's biggest favorites, The Beastie Boys from anxious to content.  Also, you should check out the Zine that Caroline put together, because even with Matthew in it, it's still pretty great.  It's here. We'll see you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station.

It's time for Caroline and Matthew to tackle the wonderful world of The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. We're going from defeated to content over the course of 8 songs. Here is Caroline's list. Here is Matthew's list.  Next time, we're tackling Bill Withers from depressed to elated.  See you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station!

It's Daft Punk time on Trivial Merit as Caroline and Matthew make playlists of their music to them and listeners from anxious to elated.  Here's Caroline's playlist. Here's Matthew's playlist. We'll be back in 2 weeks with Aretha Franklin from defeated to content in 8 songs.  Hope you return then as well. Same time, Same station!

This time out, Matthew and Caroline are covering an important one for Matthew in The Velvet Underground from anxious to content. Please feel free to join us in making playlists as well by sending yours in via email to [email protected]. You can also hit us up on Twitter @trivialmerit. Here's Caroline's playlist. Here's Matthew's playlist. In 2 weeks, we'll be covering Daft Punk from anxious to elated right here. Same time, same station!

Trivial Merit is back again to attempt to lighten your mood with some playlists. This time out, we tackle The White Stripes from defeated to content and completely get lost in several layers of conversation along the way. We hope you enjoy the show! Next up in 2 weeks is The Velvet Underground from anxious to content.  We'll see you then! Same time, same station! Here is Caroline's list.  Here is Matthew's list.

This time out, Matthew and Caroline tackle the career of Madonna from depressed to relaxed in 8 songs and in another fun episode of Trivial Merit where Matthew finds new ways to mess up speaking, Bagel is especially belligerent in the background with his opinions on Madonna and we even get some good Harrison sounds as well.  We even have another submitted list by Matthew's friend Kevin which gives way to all sorts of fun discussion. Here's Caroline's list. Here's Matthew's list. and  Here's Kevin's list. Next episode, we're tackling The White Stripes from defeated to content. If you'd like to be a guest, submit a list or just send us pics of your pets, please feel bombard [email protected]. It'll make us so happy. See you next episode. Same time, same station.

Here it is! A new episode of making playlists in hopes to feel a little better in a crumbling world.  This time out, we tackle the wonderful world of Creedence Clearwater Revival and try to move from defeated to content in 8 songs (with some acceptable variance for reasons covered within).  In 2 weeks, we'll be back with Madonna from depressed to relaxed.  For now, here are the playlists! Caroline's is here. Matthew's is here. We'll see you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station!

We're back again! This time tackling Mariah Carey from anxious to relaxed in 8 songs.  Here's Caroline's playlist.  Here's Matthew's playlist. Next episode, we're tackling the Hot Rocks era of the catalog of The Rolling Stones. So all of their material from 1964-1971 is eligible.  The dice served us up the parameters depressed to relaxed.  We hope you have a wonderful day.  See you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station!

Caroline and Matthew are back again with yacht rock luminaries Steely Dan on the brain and taking their 8 song playlists from depressed to relaxed. Jokes are made, Matthew nerds out a lot, and Caroline figures out a way to break them both at the end.  In 2 weeks, we'll be back tackling Mariah Carey's catalogue and going from anxious to relaxed in 8 songs. BE THERE!!!! In the meantime, here are the playlists! Caroline Matthew

It's been 2 weeks, so we're back with playlists for your feeds! This time out, we're tackling power pop, post-punk, 80s powerhouse, The Cars from Boston. We're creating 8 song playlists to get us from anxious to relaxed.  We also hope you enjoy the show.  Caroline's playlist  Matthew's playlist In 2 weeks, we'll be tackling Steely Dan and going from depressed to relaxed in 8 songs.  See you then! Same time, same station!

It's been 2 weeks in these streets, so Trivial Merit is back with some playlists for your feeds. This time out, we tackle the careers of Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) and Talib Kweli including both their solo output and looking at Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star for no other reason than Matthew cannot break the link in his head between these 2 wonderful emcees.  We're going from anxious to relaxed in 8 songs.  Caroline's list is here. Matthew's list is here.  See you in 2 weeks where we take on The Cars!