Live Music in 2021: My Retrospective
Hey, how’ve you been? I’ve been pretty great this year, actually! The personal upward trajectory mostly continues to slide upwards, despite a few heavy setbacks I won’t get into. While … Continue reading
TOP 202.0 ALBUMS OF 2020 (Part 2 – #69 thru #1)
The time has officially been reached. But, before I press on with the very greatest and best albums of 2020 (including my favorite, of course), I just wanted to throw … Continue reading
TOP 202.0 ALBUMS OF 2020 (Part 1 – #202.0 thru #70)
The time is finally upon us. Thank you for your patience, if this is something you’ve been waiting for… for some reason. Honestly, I should thank myself for having so … Continue reading
The 40 Worst Albums I Heard in 2020
I try to avoid bad music. Professional reviewers who analyze art for a living will find themselves in positions where they virtually have no choice but to review something they … Continue reading
Top 69 EPs of 2020
This was a ridiculous year, so I chose a ridiculous number. Here are, ranked, my 69 favorite short-form music-releases that came out in 2020 which are explicitly marketed as EPs. … Continue reading
The Music of 2020: An Inexcusably Late Round-Up (HONORABLE MENTIONS)
Hello, any person who may find themselves reading this for any reason. As has become an internal running joke, my “end of year” lists always end up being finalized and … Continue reading
The Music of 2020: Top 50 Album Covers of 2020
*Deep breath*. *Exhale*. Hello, everyone. If there is an “everyone” to whom I can greet, after all. I really only return to this ancient scroll for personal goal maintenance. I … Continue reading
Top 250 Albums of the 2010s: Part 3 (#50-#1)
TOP 250 ALBUMS OF THE 2010s (#50-#1) #50 — Lingua Ignota — Caligula [2019] Coming in with one of the more recent albums on this list is the Lingua Ignota … Continue reading
Top 250 Albums of the 2010s: Part 2 (#125-#51)
TOP 250 ALBUMS OF THE 2010s (#125-#51) #125 — Will Wood and the Tapeworms — Self-ish [2016] What’s in the water in New Jersey? I ask because NJ-based outfit Will … Continue reading
Top 250 Albums of the 2010s: Part 1 (#250-#126)
TOP 250 ALBUMS OF THE 2010s The 2010s will, hopefully, go down in history as one of the most astronomically important decades in all of art, music, and pop culture. … Continue reading
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