Steve decided to take the podcast out of hibernation for this special one-off episode on the best albums of the 2010’s, with special guest Ian Cohen.
Category Archives: Celebration Rock
Our Favorite Albums of 2018
Every year of my professional life as a music critic, I’ve made year-end lists. Sometimes it was because I simply had to do it, but more often I did it because I thought it was fun
Contrarian’s Canon: Joni Mitchell’s Night Ride Home
For Ryley Walker, Night Ride Home is one of the best albums that Mitchell ever made
Fantasy A&R: The Ultimate Mid-’90s Oasis Album
Fantasy A&R: we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stupid suggestions, such as adding or subtracting songs, swapping in alternate versions, and other probably ill-advised ideas.
The 2nd Annual Last Waltz Holiday Special
It affirms the faith in the power of ritual to heal — at least temporarily — whatever is awkward or unresolved or plain broken about your familial bonds
Fantasy A&R: How To Make a 12-Track Version of the Beatles’ “White Album”
What would a tight 12-track version of this classic look like?
Contrarian’s Canon: Dave Matthews Band’s The Lillywhite Sessions
In the late ’90s, the Dave Matthews Band was one of the biggest bands in the world.
October’s Top Indie Albums by Kurt Vile, Cat Power, and Pinegrove
On this week’s episode, we discuss the latest from Kurt Vile, Cat Power, Pinegrove, Colter Wall and Robyn
Twenty One Pilots vs. Greta Van Fleet
In the past few weeks, two of 2018’s most anticipated rock albums have been released: Trench by Twenty One Pilots and Anthem of the Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet
Contrarian Canon: Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell
The Division Bell was controversial because it was made without Pink Floyd’s long-time leader and principal songwriter, Roger Waters
A Tribute to The Stills and Other Overlooked Bands of the Post-Strokes Boom
One of many scruffy, post-punk bands that followed in the wake of the Strokes in the early ’00s.
The Status of Tom Petty’s Legacy
Unlike most retrospectives, An American Treasure largely eschews hits in order to illuminate some of the lesser known corners of Petty’s music. But does this approach serve the man who wrote some of the best rock singles ever?
