De La Soul Grow Up Gracefully on AOI: Bionix
Best Record of 2001: Day 35 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at De La Soul’s AOI: Bionix. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to do quick hits on each first-round matchup and post…
A Quick Look at Pete Yorn’s Musicforthemorningafter
Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Pete Yorn’s Musicforthemorningafter. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to do quick hits on each first-round matchup and post them directly to the page.…
The Strokes vs. Ryan Adams
Two Music Nerds Revisit The Strokes’ Is This It—Does It Still Hit? Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Is This It? as it faces off against Ryan Adams’ Gold. In early fall 2024 Sam Colt and both took one look at Apple’s Best Records engagement bait and had, um, some “strong thoughts.” We…
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros vs. The Beta Band
Best Record of 2001: Day 32 For a hot minute, I had a weird streak going: I’d make the drive from Portland to Seattle and tune into 107.7 The End as soon as it came in. And sure as shit, every time I did, I’d hear The Clash’s “Train in Vain.” They certainly made more tracks than…
Le Tigre vs. k.
Best Record of 2001: Day 31 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Le Tigre’s Feminist Sweepstakes as it takes on New Problems by k. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challengeand noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to…
Discussion: What’re You Listening To?
Happy (choose one): A) Star Wars Day B) Dave Brubeck Day C) Sluttering Day D) Any combo of the above One of my mom’s favorite stories to tell is about the time she managed to grab some Star Wars action figures for me as a kid. This was at the peak of the (first) movie’s…
Superchunk vs. Lucinda Williams
Best Record of 2001: Day 30 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Lucinda Williams’ Essence as it faces off against Superchunk’s Here’s to Shutting Up. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan…
Fugazi vs. Ludacris: Going Out on Top vs. Selling Out for the C-Suite
Best Record of 2001: Day 29 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Fugazi’s The Argument and it faces off against Word of Mouf by Ludacris. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to do…
Weezer’s Green Album Is a Safe, Solid Reset
Best Record of 2001: Day 28 Cover art courtesy of Geffen Records Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Weezer’s Green album as it takes on Melody A.M. by Röyksopp. In my head, every Weezer fan is one of these two people. Reductive? Maybe. Accurate, probably. At any rate… At the risk of great…
Garbage vs. Andrew WK
Best Record of 2001: Day 27 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at beautiful garbage as it faces off against Andrew WK’s I Get Wet. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is…
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