Some Excellent Albums from 2000
Wazzzzuupppp from the year 2000. Featuring: Santana, Radiohead, Erykah Badu, Outkast, Linkin Park, The Avalanches, D'Angelo, Primal Scream
The Journal
All the Jamwise you missed
Wazzzzuupppp from the year 2000. Featuring: Santana, Radiohead, Erykah Badu, Outkast, Linkin Park, The Avalanches, D'Angelo, Primal Scream
Featuring: Fiona Apple, Blur, Blink-182, Mos Def, The Roots, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers
A new series listening through my parents' vinyl collections. Featuring: Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, J. Geils Band, Crosby Stills & Nash, Rod Stewart, B.B. King, and a short discourse on moonshine
Featuring: Massive Attack, Garbage, Ms. Lauryn Hill, PJ Harvey, Outkast, Pulp, Lucinda Williams
Exploring the music of the Southern USA, one state at a time. Featuring: Brave Baby, The Simplicity, Shovels and Rope, Dog Named Squid, E.Z. Shakes, Slow Funeral, Little Stranger
Featuring: Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Foo Fighters, Erykah Badu, Biggie, Creed, Third Eye Blind, Sleater-Kinney
We're back after an unplanned break! Featuring: Jay Z, Beck, Rage Against the Machine, Fiona Apple, Tool, Aphex Twin, R.E.M.
Featuring: Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Alanis Morisette, Oasis, Pulp, Pavement, Elliott Smith, 2Pac
Part 2 Featuring: Nirvana, Blur, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Hole, Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M, and the Unofficial Substack Crowdsourced List of Best Albums from 1994
Featuring: Soundgarden, Green Day, Jeff Buckley, Nas, Portishead, Oasis, Weezer
A side quest exploring some 2024 Pop as an exercise in critical listening. Featuring: Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Beabadoobee, Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana Grande
The last one for 1993 I swear!!! Featuring: Cypress Hill, Bjork, Pet Shop Boys, Counting Crows, Radiohead, Mazzy Star
Habits are good for fun stuff, too. Plus: Wu-Tang Clan, The Breeders, De La Soul, Yo La Tengo, Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam
Plus some thoughts on why this newsletter exists. Featuring: Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Snoop Dogg, Smashing Pumpkins, A Tribe Called Quest
Keep 'em coming everybody
Featuring: Alice in Chains, The Cure, Aphex Twin, PJ Harvey, Stone Temple Pilots, Sonic Youth, Arrested Development
Featuring: Dr. Dre, R.E.M., Pavement, Rage Against The Machine, The Pharcyde, Mary J Blige, Tori Amos, Sade
Featuring: My Bloody Valentine, R.E.M., De La Soul, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Teenage Fanclub
Featuring: Massive Attack, Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, U2, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primal Scream
This week, we're focusing on the greatest albums from the year 1990: Madonna, Depeche Mode, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, Sinead O'Connor
Featuring: The Rolling Stones, Sade, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, U2, Neutral Milk Hotel
Featuring: Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, GZA, Aerosmith
Featuring: Fela Kuti, The Eagles, Pulp, Lil Wayne, Todd Rundgren
Featuring: The Weeknd, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, Lauryn Hill, Bo Diddley
Featuring: The Smiths, Mary J. Blige, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles.
Featuring: Lana del Rey, The Rolling Stones, Eric Church, Bruce Springsteen
Featuring: Gillian Welch, Eminem, Jay-Z, Stone Roses
Featuring: Roxy Music, The Who, Kanye West, Belle and Sebastian
Featuring: New York Dolls, Stevie Wonder, The Police, Portishead
Featuring: Robyn, The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, John Mayer, Jimmy Cliff & Friends
Featuring: De La Soul, Husker Du, Van Morrison, Daft Punk, Pet Shop Boys
Featuring: Roxy Music, New Order, The Breeders, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Lorde, and the Taylor Swift review everyone's been clamoring for
Featuring: D'Angelo, The Magnetic Fields, The Raincoats, Brian Eno, X-Ray Spex
Plus: Kendrick Lamar, Steely Dan, Solange, Laura Nyro, KISS
Plus: Rush, Cocteau Twins, Yes, The Notorious B.I.G., Black Sabbath
Earth, Wind & Fire, The Who, Madvillain, Lou Reed, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Plus: Pearl Jam, Lil Wayne, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gang of Four, Grateful Dead, LIz Phair
Deep diving the algorithms that (sometimes) help us find the best new music.
Plus: Radiohead, Kanye West, The Kinks, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen
Plus: Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Primal Scream, Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello
Plus: The Byrds, Robert Johnson, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Curtis Mayfield
Plus: Snoop Dogg, Pixies, Johnny Cash, Shakira, Hank Williams, The Doors, J Dilla
Plus: Beastie Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Arctic Monkeys, Tom Petty, and Pavement
Maybe it'll never come... but what if? Also: Janis Joplin, Smashing Pumpkins, Ray Charles, Radiohead, Phil Spector
Plus: Miranda Lambert, Santana, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin
AI news can give you whiplash. Here's why, despite the noise, I'm genuinely hopeful about what generative AI means for the future of human-made music.
Plus: Otis Redding, Taylor Swift, Tame Impala, Cream, and Big Star
Plus: Kanye West, Sparks, Rod Stewart, Daddy Yankee, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake
Plus Michael Jackson, Television, Bob Marley & The Wailers, The B-52's, LL Cool J, The Ramones
A short guide to get your playlist and streaming data
Plus Prince, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, The Ronettes, Bad Bunny
The best music I've found this month, recommended sources for new jams, and inspiration for your music discovery.
Plus: Mariah Carey, Amy Winehouse, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Big Star, Boyz II Men, Lucinda Williams
Drake, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Brian Eno, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan & The Band - Why context is so important as a music listener