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Can't believe I nearly forgot to post this mess... enjoy!

So something every music critic loves to do is craft a 'narrative' surrounding the sound of a specific year, especially with the ben...

Oh wow, this week took a lot out of me... lot to say, and a fair bit of controversy too (because of course there was). Beyond that... f...

I'm honestly not sure where to even start with this week - mostly because it seems overshadowed by the biggest story here, being the...

Well, this was an interesting episode to make. Took a little longer than I expected, but overall a better week, I think, especially befor...

I have mixed feelings about the Hot 100 this week. On the one hand, our new entries look pretty promising for the first time in a while, ...

Pretty decent week, but a bit of a weird one too - get the feeling it's right before the storm too. Next up, Parquet Courts and A$AP...

Okay, so normally after a week with a ton of debuts, the following week tends to be a real pain, as everything resets to compensate. And g...

Ugh, this took WAY too long to get out, from writing to editing to rendering. Put me a little behind schedule, but it happens. Next up....

So here's the issue with weeks like this one: when you have a half-dozen songs from one artist that debut thanks to streaming, they ar...

Well, that was easier than I expected it would be. Next up... ugh, Foster The People. Hold on, folks, this won't be pretty.

So back in the 90s after grunge fizzled out all too early, pop music went through something of an identity crisis in terms of what music w...