Y2K That's right, it's getting EPIC in here. Get out your Tomagotchi, put on your low rise Abercrombie jeans, and Crank Dat, Soulja Boy... Y2K is vogue again. But the aughts' revival isn't only on TikTok fashion pages. The 2000's are back in a big way, with the alternative bands that ruled the decade releasing … Continue reading Y2K: Return of the Aughts
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2021: A Music Odyssey
Hi everyone, it's Ryan. You're forgiven if you don't remember, because it has been a literal trip around the sun since I have posted here last. I'd like to tell you that this will be the "post to end all posts", my magnum opus, or a transcendent Pulitzer-winning work that justifies the long absence because … Continue reading 2021: A Music Odyssey
The 2020 Recap
As we've all trudged through 2020, slogging through each subsequent contradiction to "at least it can't get any worse," I know there has been a light at the tunnel keeping everyone going: my famous year-end recap! Here is the second installment of my annual playlist, the best 50 songs by 50 different artists that I've … Continue reading The 2020 Recap
Country for the Non-Believer
Howdy, Pardners. Greetings from Music City, The City That Never Sleeps, The Big Apple, The Windy City... Nashville, Tennessee. That’s right, I stuck the stirrups in and giddy up’d all the way to the sonic south. And to indoctrinate my first post as a resident of the country capital of the world, I figured I … Continue reading Country for the Non-Believer
Songs of Summer 2020
My phone's been ringing, my inbox has been flooded, my mailbox is stuffed, and my DMs are like a slip n' slide. What's going on? After the wild success of last summer's playlist, the people are out in droves demanding the second annual installment. I am no one to deny the people what they want, … Continue reading Songs of Summer 2020
Social Distancing Soundtrack
Hello hermits. I, like many of you, have found myself with a great deal of time due to our current pandemic. In order to create a false sense of productivity in these times, I created a playlist of songs that resonate a little more than we'd like them to nowadays. Hitting on themes of social … Continue reading Social Distancing Soundtrack
Best Songs of 2019
My 50 favorites to recap the year - Ryan https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bQ8FZzGgW62IwUIEzv3b0?si=JruH-Bn9T4G1e0Y4StdpQg
Best Albums of the Decade
As eras of music are invariably defined by the decades, it feels necessary to provide a retrospective of the past decade and investigate which albums the ‘10s have produced are our favorites. With the revivals of folk and soul, innovations in rock and r&b, and genre-defying novelties the ‘10s offered a lot of choices but … Continue reading Best Albums of the Decade
Songs of Summer 2019
Even though we are well into summer, Garrett and I (Ryan) wanted to share the songs that will soundtrack our summer. I made a playlist of 25 songs that sound their best out of the car window on sunny drives with your most tolerable friends. -Ryan https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7K2m6NP4lG9LOizIL60zTh?si=keIgXmPsSs2YTz2-NJId_g
The Best First Tracks of Debut Albums
In honor of Ryan and Garrett’s first blog post on our first blog, it is only appropriate to include the firsts of creative, influential artists just like us. Like these musicians took these mighty first steps in their craft, we too will begin our illustrious careers of hobbyist blog writing. Simon and Garfunkel, Hall and … Continue reading The Best First Tracks of Debut Albums
Ryan and Garrett 