Album A Day: Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde

Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Blonde on Blonde Release Date: May 16, 1966 I’m pretty sure I’ve said all that I need to say about Bob Dylan and his music. But I also remember a line from High Fidelity where Jack Black ridicules a customer for not owning Blonde on Blonde. Incidentally, a few years ago [...]

Album A Day: R.E.M. – Automatic for the People

Artist: R.E.M. Album: Automatic for the People Release Date: October 5, 1992 Automatic for the People is an album I’ve wanted to do for awhile on this project, but a few weeks ago when I went to do it, I realized that I didn’t have the album uploaded to my computer, and my copy of [...]

Album A Day: Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant

Artist: Arlo Guthrie Album: Alice’s Restaurant Released: 1967 I kinda missed the boat on this one, since it’s generally meant to be played on Thanksgiving Day, but better late than never, I suppose. I don’t have much of anything to say on this album, seeings how it was meant for the day off I took [...]

Moment of Zen: The Muppets Take On Queen

This video has been circling the interwebs for a few days now, so it’s ancient in blog years, but I was waiting till today to post it anyway. If you haven’t seen this video yet, now you have no excuse. So, here it is, your moment of Zen: Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody [iTunes] (YSI) ==TJ==

Album A Day: The Killers – Hot Fuss

Artist: The Killers Album: Hot Fuss Release Date: June 15, 2004 I go back and forth on The Killers. I consistently like their singles, and the albums are also normally good for a few spins (and a return trip some time later), but Brandon Flowers has a jackass tendency, and the over the top nature [...]

Album A Day: Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown

Artist: Switchfoot Album: The Beautiful Letdown Release Date: February 25, 2003 We’re taking today off, as it’s Thanksgiving, so to all my American readers, hope yours was a happy one, and I’ll be back for real tomorrow. Readers abroad, continue about your day as normal. Switchfoot – Meant to Live [iTunes] (YSI) ==TJ==

Album A Day: Lady Gaga – The Fame

Artist: Lady Gaga Album: The Fame Release Date: August 19, 2008 Chalk my listening to this album up to morbid curiosity. No, I’m not intrigued by Gaga’s batshit crazy outfits or personality. For the most part I just wanted to know what, if anything, I was missing out on by not hearing anything beyond “Just [...]

Album A Day: Nirvana – Nevermind

Artist: Nirvana Album: Nevermind Release Date: September 24, 1991 I’ve been trying to avoid “classic” albums like Nevermind in this project, mostly just because I don’t think there’s anything meaningful I can contribute to what’s been said about it already. Yes, it’s a watershed moment in the world of alternative rock music. Yes, it’s more [...]

With Rated R, Rihanna Has A Chip On Her Shoulder

Given the year that Rihanna has had (do I really need to recap?), few people would blame her for making a dark, snappy album that isn’t interested in charming listeners. And with Rated R, the Barbadian singer has done exactly that. But there’s another level to this record, one where it seems like Rihanna is [...]

Album A Day: The White Stripes – Icky Thump

Artist: The White Stripes Album: Icky Thump Release Date: June 15, 2007 This was the first complete White Stripes album I heard, mostly on the grounds that it was the first one that had two fairly straightforward rock singles I could get behind. It was also the first time I felt like Jack White stopped [...]