My Top Albums from 2023
I have to be honest: I had a different experience of the 2023 musical landscape than Jay – it was hard
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Featured New Release (Jan 5 edition)
There weren’t many new releases this week, but one album still stood out as interesting and I have a
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Crucial Tracks.
With 2023 in the books, I’ve got some updates to my end of
More favorites from 2023
I posted these lists to Substack Notes before I published by year end post, so I will move these over
2023: My Year in Review
2023 was a pretty darn good year for music, at least for the genres I like…
I’ve spent a
Welcome to Crucial Tracks
Everyone has moments in their life that are defined by music. Whether it’s a song that introduced you to
My Favorite Albums from 2022
A recap of my favorite records from 2022. Featuring Painless by Nilufer Yanya at #1!
1994: an ode to hardcore
Welcome to the 1994 edition of One Last Wish – my regular series where I look back at records that changed my life.
I hope you find your niche someday soon
1993 was another good year for music, with Nirvana's In Utero, Radiohead's Pablo Honey, The Smashing
My favorite albums from 2021
What a year for music! SO many good albums came out this year -- it made it difficult to narrow
So What'Cha Want
The year was 1992. Half of the year was me finishing 10th grade and the other half, the start of
Yo, microphone check one, two, what is this?
As mentioned in the last post, 1991 was an amazing year for music. While Nirvana was tops in rock music
Here we are now, entertain us
1991 was a huge year for music – I’m thinking we’ll be stuck here for the next few issues,
Fight the Power
Believe the Hype: Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet
While Living Colour was my first true experience with
In the Days of My Youth
This story is as old as time: parents try to show their kids “good” music, kids roll their eyes and
Only You Can Set You Free
Whereas Run D.M.C.’s Raising Hell was my first album and my first music purchase, Living Colour’s
2020 Was a Punisher
2020 was something else, right? Beyond the pandemic and resulting economic destruction, a lot has changed — some for the better
First Album
As we start this journey, I felt the natural place to start was at the beginning. For me, the true