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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
100 More Songs, No. 3: "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga
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The hardest thing about picking a finite list from a virtually unbounded universe of choices is making sure you didn't miss anything ob...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
100 More Songs, No. 2: "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake
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I once claimed that "Reptilia" by The Strokes is the greatest Western musical composition of my lifetime. This one's close. ...
100 More Songs, Introduction and Table of Contents
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After Grantland shut down last October, I found myself not only without a creative outlet, but without a writing job, and I filled the space...
Monday, January 11, 2016
100 More Songs, No. 1: "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance
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Dear My Chemical Romance, I'm sorry I was such an obnoxious rockist when I was a kid.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
My Top 100, No. 1: "Hard Way Home" by Brandi Carlile
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Somehow Brandi Carlile was a thing for about six years before I found out about her. Nobody told me, and I'm still holding a grudge agai...
My Top 100, No. 2: "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" by Arcade Fire
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I didn't like Arcade Fire that much when Funeral first came out. This was high school contrarianism talking--my friends who were, like...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
My Top 100, No. 3: "Reptilia" by The Strokes
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All along I've been making the distinction between my liking a song subjectively and thinking the song is great objectively. And because...
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