Tag Archives: beyonce

24
Dec

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2021

New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And three years ago I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged a tribe called quest, adele, avalanches, beyonce, book of mormon, brian eno, bright eyes, can, caretaker, carole king, daft punk, david bowie, david byrne, db's, death cab for cutie, decemberists, destroyer, elvis costello, fela kuti, fleet foxes, gang starr, garth brooks, jay-z, jimmy eat world, joni mitchell, josie and the pussycats, klf, kraftwerk, led zeppelin, lift to experience, lily tomlin, marvin gaye, massive attack, miles davis, mission of burma, my bloody valentine, orb, primal scream, rick james, rolling stones, roots, seryn, slint, st vincent, starsailor, strokes, talk talk, teenage fanclub, this heat, u2 | Comments Off

13
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Songs

Sometimes, making my best albums list can feel like a chore. There’s so much music out there, and narrowing it down to my 10 favorites sometimes feels pointless. But I often feel like my best songs list is better representative … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged al jarreau, angel olsen, bear and the beasts, beck, best coast, beyonce, black monument ensemble, bon iver, brittany howard, charly bliss, clairo, damon locks, far caspian, fidlar, fka twigs, friendly fires, frou frou, gang starr, gary clark jr, georgia, haim, harry styles, hbo, helado negro, hold steady, j cole, jessie buckley, jimmy eat world, julie doiron, kanye west, keyon harrold, lana del rey, lizzo, lonely island, lucy dacus, maggie rogers, maren morris, mark ronson, miley cyrus, miranda lambert, mount eerie, nas, national, neon indian, righteous gemstones, robyn, roisin murphy, sandy alex g, sharon van etten, sigrid, sonsi, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, taylor swift, Thom Yorke, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, wilco | Comments Off

5
Dec

2010s in Review: The Best Music Videos

While the music video has basically disappeared from any place of prominence, plenty of filmmakers crafted short and long-form pieces that stunned me. Beyoncé – Lemonade Directors: Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé Instantly iconic, this defined the term “visual album” and … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged beyonce, childish gambino, girl talk, janelle monae, lcd soundsystem, lonely island, ok go, radiohead, sturgill simpson, Tierra whack | Comments Off

2
Dec

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 1

Even as the album faded as a cultural force this decade – recently, A Boogie Wit a Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN sold only 749 true copies to earn a No. 1 slot on the Billboard chart – there were still plenty of artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged adele, arcade fire, beyonce, bright eyes, carly rae jepsen, courtney barnett, cut copy, daft punk, david bowie, decemberists, drake, father john misty, fleet foxes, fun, haim, janelle monae, kacey musgraves, kendrick lamar, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, leon bridges, lizzo, lonely island, lorde, m83, mount eerie, mumford and sons, sarah jaffe | Comments Off

25
Nov

2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 1

Even more than the 2000s, this decade became focused on individual tracks and mixes. Albums faded almost entirely, even though my list of the best albums is quite long. But I once again found room for 100 tracks that stuck … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged 1975, adele, alabama shakes, ame, animal collective, anohni, arcade fire, arctic monkeys, band of horses, beach house, beyonce, black keys, bright eyes, chance the rapper, childish gambino, chvrches, coldplay, cut copy, daft punk, david bowie, decemberists, disclosure, dj Koze, dj shadow, drake, duke dumont, mac demarco, pharrell, ramin djawani, run the jewels, sam smith | 1 Comment

12
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

I have some time this summer, so I’m resurrecting this series where I try to predict who will be the nominees at this year’s Emmy Awards. With a lot of last year’s nominees ineligible, in theory it will be easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged all in the family, amazon, aretha franklin, at home with amy sedaris, barry, better things, beyonce, big bang theory, blackish, bruce springsteen, carpool karaoke, connors, daily show, documentary now, drunk history, Ellen Degeneres, flight of the conchords, full frontal, glow, good place, grammys, hannah gadsby, hbo, homecoming, i think you should leave, insecure, james corden, jeffersons, jim gaffigan, jimmy fallon, jimmy kimmel, john oliver, kominsky method, last week tonight, late late show, late night, late show, maroon 5, marvelous mrs maisel, mom, murphy brown, netflix, oscars, prime, rent, russian doll, samantha bee, saturday night live, seth meyers, shameless, showtime, snl, stephen colbert, super bowl, tim robinson, tonight show, tony awards, tracey ullman, trevor noah, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, veep, will and grace | Comments Off

4
Jan

2016 in Review: The Best Albums

I overdid it this year. In my quest to hear nearly everything I could, I ended up not spending a much shorter amount of time with a lot of albums that needed to be experienced four, five, six time to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged a tribe called quest, american football, anderson paak, angel olsen, anhoni, barbara hannigan, beach slang, beyonce, boat drinks, bob mould, brandy clark, brian eno, butch walker, car seat headrest, carly rae jepsen, childish gambino, chris farren, conor oberst, corinne bailey rae, crowder, david bowie, de la soul, diiv, explosions in the sky, field music, frank ocean, gallant, hotelier, ian william craig, islands, ital tek, james vincent mcmorrow, jeff rosenstock, jon bullion, josh gondelman, knocks, la dispute, la la land, lake street dive, lecrae, leonard cohen, local natives, lonely island, lucy dacus, lydia loveless, margo price, martha wainwright, michael kiwanuka, mike adams, modern baseball, moose blood, nick cave, noname, nxworries, objects and objects, owen, photo ops, pinegrove, poster, radiohead, rihanna, rocket summer, rufus wainwright, sing street, solange, st lucia, struts, sturgill simpson, tegan and sara, tim heidecker, underworld, weyes blood, whitney, wild nothing, william tyler | Comments Off

Tag Archives: beyonce

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2021

2019 in Review: The Best Songs

2010s in Review: The Best Music Videos

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 1

2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 1

2019 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

2016 in Review: The Best Albums

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