#413 Search no longer. We have an answer to the N*E*R*D quandary.
Hey folks! N*E*R*D, IN SEARCH OF…, alternate cover. Last week, I presented a difficulty with the inclusion of N*E*R*D’s album IN SEARCH OF… into the Best...
#412 First Winners' Picks Announced!
Hey folks! As you ponder the N*E*R*D question (and then, ideally, go here and register an opinion), some good news: we’re officially entering five new albums...
#411 N*E*R*D vs Nerd
Hey folks! N*E*R*D, IN SEARCH OF…: 16 nomination votes. So we have a little bit of a situation, one I want to loop you in on. Is this one of those things...
#410 Are You Are 2001 Winner
Hey folks! The Fall, ARE YOU ARE MISSING WINNER: 7 votes. This album, as of this writing, has not been chosen by a contest winner. In case you missed it, we...
#409 The 2001 Guessing Game is hours away!
Hey folks! In less than four hours from now, I’ll start the (in)famous Guessing Game on the Best Album Bluesky account. What’s that? Read below! Hanna-...
#408 The Best Album of 2001 Tournament - The First 115 Albums
Hey folks! Last night, I announced the first 115 albums entered into the upcoming Best Album of 2001 Tournament. If you missed it, or you were there when it...
#407 Best Album of 2001 Parade Today at 6pm CST!
Hey folks! Sorry to swipe your image, Loudwire, but yours was the best I found. How many of these made it in? How many of these are teetering on the edge of...
#406 The Best Album of 2001 Nominations are in! Now what?
Hey folks! At about 8am CST this morning, I officially closed the nominations for the forthcoming Best Album of 2001 tournament. What am I, some kind of...
#405 Last Call for Best Album of 2001 Nominations!
Hey folks! The nomination period for the upcoming Best Album of 2001 tournament ends tomorrow night, Saturday Jan 31st, at the stroke of midnight. Here is...
#404 NOminaTions FOr the best albUm of 2001 eND in less than 1 week!
Hey folks! Just a reminder that nominations for the upcoming Best Album of 2001 tournament will close just after midnight on January 31st, or, perhaps more...
#403 Last Minute Recommendations II
Hey folks! In my previous newsletter, I provided an index of all my recent notes on various 2001 albums. Somehow, to my shame, I forgot that there was a...
#402 Last Minute Recommendations
Hey folks! With less than two weeks before nominations for the upcoming Best Album of 2001 tournament, time is running out to listen to new-to-you albums you...
#401 Nominations for the Best Album of 2001 are Now Open!
Hey folks! It’s time! Nominations are now open for the upcoming Best Album of 2001 tournament! Go here and fill out a form. You should read the directions...
#400 Nominations Incoming!
Hey folks! Nominations for the upcoming Best Album of 2001 tournament open up in six days, on January 17th! That means time is running out to listen to new...
#399 The Road to 2001: Weeks #2 and #3
Hey folks! I ended up skipping a week due to the Great Wilco Decision of Late ’25, so here are the 2001 albums I’ve heard in the last two weeks. I didn’t...
#398 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: 2001 or 2002? An answer.
Hey folks! Modest Mouse, THE LONESOME CROWDED WEST (1997) Well, I’m glad I did the poll, because it did confirm that the question of YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT’s...
#397 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: 2001 or 2002? An inquiry.
Hey folks! Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT On Sunday, I published a poll for voters to decide whether Wilco’s YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT is a 2001 or 2002 release....
#396 The Road to 2001, Week #1
Hey folks! We have seven weeks before we begin nominating albums for the Best Album of 2001 tournament, so this is the time for you, and especially me, to...
#395 The Best Album of 1989 is Here
Hey folks! We now know the Best Album of 1989. It’s: Pixies, DOOLITTLE No. 1 Baby DOOLITTLE defeated De La Soul’s 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING, 204-183. 3 FEET...
#394 The Best Album of 1989, Round 7 Match #128 - THE FINAL MATCH: Pixies vs. De La Soul
Hey folks! Pixies, DOOLITTLE vs. De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING Welp, this is it. This is the Big One. This is the final match to determine the Best...