The Yacht Rock period was a golden era between about 1976 and 1986. It was characterized by roller skates, tube tops, boardwalks, feathered hair, episodes of Three’s Company and of course, sunset sails on a yacht. (Didn’t everyone have a yacht back then?) Oh, and it’s also a hilarious television show. We suggest you pour a glass of Riunite on ice and get ready to feel easy like Sunday morning while you enjoy our Yacht Rock playlist.
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Horny Toad loves weekend getaways, and we bet you do too… so for the next 5 months we’re picking a city we like to visit and giving you the insider’s scoop on where to eat, drink and be merry. This month we’re taking you to Austin, Texas, which happens to be an amazing Spring Break destination thanks to all college kids departing for sandy beaches and all the good music arriving for South by Southwest (SXSW).
Of course you need the right travel clothes for your weekend getaway.
Enter our Weekend Flats Instagram contest and consider yourself outfitted. All you need to do is hashtag a great photo you’ve taken of one of your favorite weekend destinations with #HTlovesweekends @hornytoadactivewear until 3/31/13. Even better, the entry with the most amount of likes by the end of March will get a $150 Horny Toad giftcard- so tag your friends!
Without further ado, here’s the scoop on Austin:
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Secret crushes are amazing. They’re a glimpse of romantic perfection and a brief window into endless possibility.
For our friends who are happily in love, here’s a playlist to remind you of the first dazzling moments. For people looking for love, here’s a playlist to remind you of what’s in store. And for the ones who need a reason to get up and dance, here’s a playlist that’s gonna make you do just that. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Love, The Toads
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We’re excited to announce a first-prize winner of our Stash & Go Sweepstakes!
Tricia is a social worker who lives in Arizona. The loves of her life are live music, her two dogs, getting outside and her college-sweetheart-turned-husband. She went to the Blues and Brews Festival a few years ago and is soooo super excited to return. Direct quote from Tricia: “Bonus: (Telluride) juke joints! I’m doing a Happy Dance!” We think her winning indicates that although the world is far from perfect, much is also right with it.
Meet our first place winner, Tricia
Check out the cool stuff she gets:
Two $500 Horny Toad gift cards
Airfare for two to Colorado
Two 3-day VIP Blues and Brews Festival passes
Festival weekend lodging package for two at the Aspen Street Inn
One iPod Nano
Two Osprey Packs
Two 1-year subscriptions to Paste Magazine
Other great treats to make her Blues and Brews weekend absolutely perfect
If you missed the Stash and Go sweepstakes, don’t be sad – we’ll definitely have more contests in the future. Just make sure you’ve signed up for our weekly emails and “liked” our Facebook page so you stay in the loop.
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Break out the water wings – summer’s lurking! Here’s a playlist to usher in long days and balmy nights. Enjoy.
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A quick peek at the history of Earth Day will tell you that it was inspired by an event right here in our hometown. In 1970, while visiting Santa Barbara after a devastating oil spill ravaged its coast in 1969, Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson was so outraged that he organized the day as a rally of awareness and education. Today it’s an annual celebration of ways reduce our dependency on fossil fuel and live more sustainably on our precious, wild and beautiful planet.
This year Earth Day takes place on Saturday April 21st. We’ll be at the Santa Barbara festival along with our friends at Sonos, who have put together this great playlist for you to enjoy. How will you spend Earth Day 2012?
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Valentine’s Day is not good or evil. Like most things it’s how we perceive the day that determines whether it’s a life affirming romp into the eternal optimism of love in full bloom… or a soul crushing confirmation that love does, in fact, stink. This is a playlist for those in the latter camp. It’s a little beautiful and a lot cheesy, full of guilty pleasures, deep confessions and turgid guitar solos. We hope you will crank it loud, sing along and arrive at the conclusion that, in spite of the ups and downs, it’s pretty awesome to have a heart that can feel so much. On this Valentine’s Day if we could give you a Necco Conversation Heart, it would say “You Rock.”
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J. Geils Band – Love Stinks
Bon Jovi- You Give Love a Bad Name
Patty Griffin- Mad Mission
Coldplay- The Scientist
Poison- Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Elton John- I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues
REO Speedwagon- Keep On Loving You
Stars- Your Ex-Lover is Dead
Eric Carmen- All By Myself
Band of Horses- No One’s Going to Love You Like I Do
REM- Losing My Religion
U2- With or Without You
Phil Collins- One More Night
Death Cab For Cutie- Your Heart is an Empty Room
Jeff Buckley- Last Goodbye
Ben Harper- Walk Away
The Wedding Presents- Dalliance
Gotye- Somebody That I Used to Know
Bob Marley- No Woman No Cry
The Magnetic Fields- Absolutely Cuckoo
Kate Nash- Foundations
Whitesnake- Here I Go Again On My Own
Nada Surf- The Blankest Year
Simple Minds- Don’t You Forget About Me
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What’s sweeter than a moment of rest after a long and arduous journey? That’s what the week after Thanksgiving is like. It’s Basecamp One when scaling the peak of never-ending parties. It’s a filling station on the long stretch of highway between Family Obligations and Scenes from a Shopping Mall. If the holiday season were a week, this time would be Sunday morning. So pour some wine, light a fire in the fireplace and hit play on our “Calm Before the Storm” playlist, curated to accompany the specific activity of doing nothing.
nada surf- blonde on blonde
sparklehorse- wish you were here
radical face- welcome home, son
jose gonzalez- tear drop
zero 7- destiny
alexi murdoch- all my days
the weepies- somebody loved
nick drake- pink moon
trevor hall – the lime tree
iron and wine – resurrection fern
sufjan stevens – chicago
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We’re pretty stoked to be featured alongside Jay Nash on the super cool website 1band 1brand.
If you’re not familiar with our friend Jay you should be – the singer/songwriter is one of our favorites. His songs are sweet but not mushy. His voice is beautiful and his wit has just the right amount of edge. Plus, he’s really, really fun to be around. And (like our clothing) his style has grown up over the years without growing old.
And if you don’t already know about 1band1brand.com you should get in the loop immediately. Each week they feature a new pairing of music and fashion with a discount on both. So get over there, sign up, tell your friends and get the promo code for 10% off Horny Toad for this week only.
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From the land of never winter, here’s an end of summer playlist.
These are the songs we think evoke the vibe of last calls and first kisses. Of one last skinny dip & road trip before hunkering down to rake leaves & tune skis. They are the sweet, slightly melancholic sounds of a time when everything seems possible, yet nothing gets taken for granted.
What songs do you think sound like August? Leave yours in the comments… then throw open the windows, turn up the volume and enjoy!
1. Seu Jorge – Everybody Loves the Sunshine
2. Felix LaBand – Miss Teardrop
3. The Kooks – Shine On
4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
5. Don Henley – Boys of Summer
6. The Allman Brothers – Sweet Melissa
7. Peter Frampton- Baby I Love Your Way (acoustic)
8. Verve – Lucky Man
9. Zap Mama – Rafiki
10. Duffy – Warwick Avenue
11. Neil Young – Out on the Weekend
12. Ray LaMontagne – You Are the Best Thing
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