Diary of Musical Thoughts

I generally enjoy reading the Pitchfork Review.  I enjoy the concept -- in general, it's a deep dive into an album that was underappreci...

 I listened to this collection for the first time in years, and even for lapsed fans of the band who fondly remember throwing their bodies ...

This has been the biggest story in music over the past few days, even though it's just the Gallagher brothers reuniting without any othe...

What are the hot new sounds in Canada this summer?  I have no clue!  However, I have been listening repeatedly to a top 100 Canadian songs p...

I'm not familiar with many of Mosh Ben Arie's songs, but I did learn that he's an excellent guitarist, much better than I was ex...

Yesterday I randomly happened to think about Max and Big Thief (a band whose music I have admittedly never heard).  I believe I was reading ...

I haven't heard any of the demos or B-sides/rarities collections that PJ Harvey has released over the past few years.  Why not start wit...

I was happy to see this album featured in the Pitchfork Review  because it's been largely forgotten by anyone who wasn't around in ...

I bought this book several years ago with high expectations.  But every time I opened it and began to read, I quickly became bored.  Now, af...

This is a reaction to Rick Beato reacting to the NYT's interactive piece about Taylor Swift.   The charts are simply too different now...