Opeth: My Top 10 Songs
Few groups have combined distorted and guttural cacophony with disarmingly melodic passages like this Swedish progressive metal group. Drawing as much from the likes of 70s progressive rock as the dregs of death and black […]
Heaven & Hell: My Top 5 Songs
Reuniting Black Sabbath’s lineup from The Mob Rules and Dehumanizer, this British/American supergroup released a single album (and three songs for a compilation) under a new moniker to avoid confusion with Ozzy Osbourne’s Sabbath lineup. […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor: My Top 10 Songs
This Canadian music collective distinguishes itself emphatically in the swirl of popular music. They don’t write songs as much as soundscapes, making use of extended orchestral arrangements, spoken word, and novel production techniques, as if […]
Symphony X: My Top 10 Songs
Jersey’s own progressive metal band have made it their mission (seemingly) to write about anything apart from New Jersey, but if you can get on their fantasy/science fiction/mythological wavelength, you’ll gladly reap the rewards. Here […]
The Police: My Top 10 Songs
Having delved deep into their discography for my podcast Every Pod You Cast, I feel I’m properly educated on all things The Police. In their brief time together, the tension may have been palpable but […]
Queens of the Stone Age: My Top 10 Songs
Gotta give these guys their due. Their riff-driven “robot rock” has blossomed into many a radio classic and many an oddball gem. Here are my favorite songs from this long-running band of brothers. *This list […]
Deftones: My Top 10 Songs
These gents from Sacramento have been steadily rising in my estimation since I first saw them opening for Alice in Chains back in 2010. Sometimes called the “Radiohead of Metal,” their music tends toward the […]
Nirvana: My Top 10 Songs
Here’s a band that took some personal acclimation. I probably got into other grunge groups before I became a Nirvana fan, but over time, I’ve come to appreciate the distinctiveness of their short discography. They […]
Rush: My Top 10 Songs
That’s right, we’re starting things off with the Canadian power trio! Divisive to some, godly to others (including this writer). These are my favorite songs from Toronto’s favorite sons. *This list will be updated in […]
My Top 10 Films of 2022
Here they are, my favorite films of 2022! Overall, I watched 168 movies, my largest total to date thanks to a summer movie club and the benefit of no hard-and-fast deadline (and relevancy be damned!). […]