How I Like Amy Rigby: The Playlist
Paying tribute to 30 years of cynically romantic post-punk country-rock solo singer-songwriterdom from a one-time mod housewife.
Fear & Crankiness Keeps Me Going: BFTW 1/16/26
Gnashing my teeth at the audacity of people enjoying familiar, politicized post-punk poetry. Also: albums I enjoyed more, and a show I'll write more about later.
My Favorite Albums Of 1995
Celebrating 30 great albums (and 5 compilations) you could have bought cheaper on cassette.
I've Failed You, Best Albums Of 2025: Blurbing FTW 12/12/25
Dylan Hicks & Small Screens made a good album this year. FKA Twigs might have made two. No other 2025 albums come up in the comments below.
Apps Wrapped: Blurbing For The Weekend 12/5/25
Netflix gets HBO Max, my Spotify gets wrapped, plus seasons of smart ladies on Peacock and Paramount. And Commando.
30 Couch-Jumping Jams From 2005!
Thirty terrific songs from albums turning 20. Odds are good you've forgotten a few. Or actively avoided them.
My Favorite Albums Of 2005
Have I really internally debated the quality of LCD Soundsystem's "Movement" for twenty years?
Sound & Fiction: BFTW 11/7/25
I interrupted the new music and new horror to watch a classic, if still under-appreciated, family drama. Please clap.
FINAL ROUND & RESULTS!: Who's The Worst ALTERNATIVE RADIO GOD?
Wrapping up our look at the worst of alternative radio play's biggest acts by honoring recent U2 and Foos. Plus, the results! And a "4CD" celebration!
Round 4: Who's The Worst ALTERNATIVE RADIO GOD?
Finally leaving the '90s entirely, in our search for the worst omnipresent Alternative Airplay act.