As some of you may already know, I set a goal at the beginning of 2025 to listen to at least 100 new-to-me albums by the end of the year. I was chronicling my progress with this challenge on both Substack and Medium, but I've decided that I'm going to finish it out here on… Continue reading My 2025 Albums Challenge, Pt. 5: Albums #61-80
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A Prompt for Music Lovers in 2025: The 100 New-To-You Albums Challenge
Are you a music lover who enjoys discovering music you’ve never heard before? If so, do you listen to a lot of albums? Do you like participating in fun and entertaining challenges? If you answered “yes” to the above questions, you may be interested in trying out The 100 New-To-You Albums Challenge in 2025. The… Continue reading A Prompt for Music Lovers in 2025: The 100 New-To-You Albums Challenge
I Ran Here to Tell You That I Love the New Album by A Flock of Seagulls
On December 13, 2024, the British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls released the album Some Dreams. It’s their first album of completely new material since their 1995 album The Light at the End of The World. If you’re a fan of popular music from the 1980s, you’re very likely familiar with the band. In the… Continue reading I Ran Here to Tell You That I Love the New Album by A Flock of Seagulls
My Favorite Albums From The First Half of 2024
As I've written elsewhere, I've been participating in a challenge to listen to over 100 new-to-me albums by the end of the year. The majority of what I've listened to so far have been old albums, but a lot of them have been brand-new albums. It's currently the beginning of July and I've already listened… Continue reading My Favorite Albums From The First Half of 2024
Daryl Hall and John Oates in The 1970s and 1980s
One of my favorite music acts ever is the duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Some of their earliest hits, such as "Rich Girl" and "Sarah Smile," were among the first songs I fell in love with when I first started listening to music when I was a kid in the 1970s. I was… Continue reading Daryl Hall and John Oates in The 1970s and 1980s
My Favorite Paul McCartney Song From Each Album by The Beatles
A couple of years ago, on Paul McCartney’s 80th birthday, I wrote an article in which I shared my favorite song from each of his solo (and Wings) albums. In that piece, I also included a Spotify playlist I made that contained 80 of my favorite songs from Paul. Since he recently celebrated his 82nd… Continue reading My Favorite Paul McCartney Song From Each Album by The Beatles
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