My Top Albums from 2023
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I have to be honest: I had a different experience of the 2023 musical landscape than Jay – it was hard
Featured New Release (Jan 5 edition)
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There weren’t many new releases this week, but one album still stood out as interesting and I have a
Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year from Crucial Tracks.
With 2023 in the books, I’ve got some updates to my end of
More favorites from 2023
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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
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2023 was a pretty darn good year for music, at least for the genres I like…
I’ve spent a
Welcome to Crucial Tracks
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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
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A recap of my favorite records from 2022. Featuring Painless by Nilufer Yanya at #1!
1994: an ode to hardcore
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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
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1993 was another good year for music, with Nirvana's In Utero, Radiohead's Pablo Honey, The Smashing
My favorite albums from 2021
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What a year for music! SO many good albums came out this year -- it made it difficult to narrow
So What'Cha Want
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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?
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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
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1991 was a huge year for music – I’m thinking we’ll be stuck here for the next few issues,
Fight the Power
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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
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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
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Whereas Run D.M.C.’s Raising Hell was my first album and my first music purchase, Living Colour’s
2020 Was a Punisher
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2020 was something else, right? Beyond the pandemic and resulting economic destruction, a lot has changed — some for the better
First Album
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As we start this journey, I felt the natural place to start was at the beginning. For me, the true