Looking back at 2024, we're still buzzing from all the phenomenal music that came our way! To cap off this remarkable year, we've distilled the essence of 2024 into Heads Lifestyle's 2024 Mixtape. Drawing from our guest-curated playlists and album reviews.

 

Let's be honest, beyond the tinsel, presents, and "merry, merry, ho, ho, ho," the holidays can be downright stressful. Especially when you add family drama to the mix. So why not do yourself a favour by fortifying your frayed nerves with the warm embrace of a medicinally enhanced hot beverage? Transform your crusty Scrooge into a blissfully happy Blitzen.

Sander Haagmans of slacker jam band The Whims of the Great magnet takes us through his musical landscape—a terrain marked by improvisational jams, philosophical musings, and a profound appreciation for the art of truly listening.

 

In the kitchen of his home in Gronsveld, nestled in the southern Netherlands, Sander Haagmans embodies the spirit of a modern-day musical wanderer. A guitar teacher, musician, and philosophical explorer, Haagmans approaches life with the same improvisational spirit he brings to music—open, unstructured, and always ready to embrace the unexpected.

After a 12-year hiatus, cosmic country-pop pioneers Beachwood Sparks have returned with a new Chris Robinson-produced album, Across the River of Stars. Andy French, founder of the music website Raven Sings the Blues, caught up with bassist Brent Rademaker for a freewheeling conversation about the band's resurrection, their creative process, and the cosmic forces that shaped their latest opus.

In Upstate New York, two women are preaching the wisdom of organic regenerative cannabis farming. Called by the plant, Toni Perrone and Andi Novick established Terra Mater Farma, a micro farm dedicated to respecting the intelligence of the earth and producing truly remarkable cannabis products. They grow, they give and they share their expertise, so anyone and everyone can grow their own and reap the health benefits of this truly generous plant.