150 Best Albums of 2023

As the hottest year on record so far wound down to a holiday season portending what’s sure to be an even hotter and otherwise frightening on many fronts 2024, an article began making the rounds on what little social media I tune into wondering whether rock music is dead, over, kaput. In 2023, no less!…

Jelly Roll Blues

Finally just realized that what Jelly Roll’s “Need a Favor” reminds me of isn’t so much country or rap or gospel or Jamey Johnson or even Everlast so much as an HBO theme from the ’00s. Probably thinking of A3’s “Woke Up This Morning,” but maybe I need to go back and bone up on…

Pazz & Jop Product Reports, 2023

Slow start this year; still catching up on all the years that weren’t 2023 yet! And there were a whole lot of those (particularly since 2017.) Will eventually most likely get around to scrawling some sorta intro beyond the words you’re reading right now, but don’t hold your breath — Should probably write last year’s…