Road Trip Music, Redux

Yesterday I blogged a little blog about "road trip music," inspired by thoughts on mix "tapes" (and very cute hand illustrated CDs) at Bottomless Cup. It made me think about what music I like traveling to (and why), and wonder about music others choose for road trips. (That means you. Any shortlists?)

Anyway, today, in a total coincidence (no, really!) I stumbled on a website called Roadtrip Nation, now a PBS series, but once just a group of college grads who couldn't figure out what to do with their lives, so they hit the road. They devote some of their site to new music they take on the road, called Great Music From Bands You've Never Heard Of.

Crossing the yellow line into still more corporate territory, I came to Roadtrip America, where they suggest certain music for specific journeys, for instance Gershwin and Copland for the Blue Ridge Parkway. (I'd say yes to Copland, but Gershwin? I see that as more streets of NYC.) And they recommend Wagner (eg Ride Of The Valkyries) for Germany's Autobahn. Just in case you aren't driving fast enough already.