#514 The Best Album of 2001, Round 2 Match #70: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists vs. Aphex Twin
Hey folks! Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE vs. Aphex Twin, DRUKQS Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #25 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, THE...
#513 Time to Prep for 1988! (Part 2: More of Kent’s Faves)
Hey folks! Welcome to part two of my series on prepping for the upcoming Best Album of 1988 tournament. Okay, “upcoming” is a bit of a misnomer — we still...
#512 Best Album of 2001: Week #14 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Rufus supposes his POSES are roses but POSES has been depose-eds (h/t Justin W. Cornell). LABOR DAYS, you're all tuckered out. Nobody ran and came...
#511 The Best Album of 2001, Round 2 Match #69: Gillian Welch vs. Kristin Hersh
Hey folks! Gillian Welch, TIME (THE REVELATOR) vs. Kristin Hersh, SUNNY BORDER BLUE Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #8 Gillian Welch, TIME (THE...
#510 The Best Album of 2001, Round 2 Match #68: Cake vs. Ben Folds
Hey folks! Cake, COMFORT EAGLE vs. Ben Folds, ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #17 Cake, COMFORT EAGLE Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#509 The Best Album of 2001, Round 2 Match #67: Low vs. Roots Manuva
Hey folks! Low, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE vs. Roots Manuva, RUN COME SAVE ME Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #16 Low, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE Listen...
#508 The Best Album of 2001, Round 2 Match #66: Mary J. Blige vs. Aesop Rock
Hey folks! Mary J. Blige, NO MORE DRAMA vs. Aesop Rock, LABOR DAYS Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #32 Mary J. Blige, NO MORE DRAMA Listen on Spotify or...
#507 The Best Album of 2001, Round 2 Match #65: Wilco vs. Rufus Wainwright
Hey folks! Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT vs. Rufus Wainwright, POSES Welcome to the first match of Round 2! Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #1 Wilco,...
#506 Time to Prep for 1988! (Part 1)
Hey folks! Round 1 of the Best Album of 2001 has been completed, which means it’s time to start thinking about the next tournament, the Best Album of 1988....
#505 Best Album of 2001: Week #13 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! SHORT-STAFFED AT THE GENE POOL, get a lifeguard. More like MUSIC TO GET DIVORCED BY. LIFE, LOVE AND LEAVING? Leaving. FEEL GOOD LOST? Well, I...
#504 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #64: Josie and the Pussycats vs. Broken Social Scene
Hey folks! Josie and the Pussycats, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE vs. Broken Social Scene, FEEL GOOD LOST Today’s Best Album of 2001...
#503 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #63: System of a Down vs. The Detroit Cobras
Hey folks! System of a Down, TOXICITY vs. The Detroit Cobras, LIFE, LOVE AND LEAVING Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #22 System of a Down, TOXICITY...
#502 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #62: Unwound vs. Lovage
Hey folks! Unwound, LEAVES TURN INSIDE YOU vs. Lovage, MUSIC TO MAKE LOVE TO YOUR OLD LADY BY Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #54 Unwound, LEAVES TURN...
#501 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #61: Missy Elliott vs. Ruby
Hey folks! Missy Elliott, MISS E... SO ADDICTIVE vs. Ruby, SHORT-STAFFED AT THE GENE POOL Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #11 Missy Elliott, MISS E......
#500 Best Album of 2001: Week #12 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! More like DOWNBEAT ENDINGS, Prefuse 73. Whiskeytown has been sent to rehab. You’re right Beulah, the coast never is clear. Dirtbombs innocent....
#499 Best Album of 2001 Karaoke: The Sign-Up Sheet!
Hey folks! Paul Giamatti and Andre Braugher (RIP) in Duets (2000, Bruce Paltrow), a movie that’s better than it has any right to be. In case you missed it,...
#498 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #60: Tool vs. Explosions in the Sky
Hey folks! Tool, LATERALUS vs. Explosions in the Sky, THOSE WHO TELL THE TRUTH SHALL DIE, THOSE WHO TELL THE TRUTH SHALL LIVE FOREVER Today’s Best Album of...
#497 Best Album of 2001 Karaoke on June 14th: Your Questions, Answered
Hey folks! This is what shows up when I do a search for “2001 questions song.” The Best Album of 2001 Karaoke Event is coming up on June 14th!...
#496 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #59: Cannibal Ox vs. The Dirtbombs
Hey folks! Cannibal Ox, THE COLD VEIN vs. The Dirtbombs, ULTRAGLIDE IN BLACK Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #27 Cannibal Ox, THE COLD VEIN Listen on...
#495 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #58: Beulah vs. Destiny’s Child
Hey folks! Beulah, THE COAST IS NEVER CLEAR vs. Destiny's Child, SURVIVOR Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #59 Beulah, THE COAST IS NEVER CLEAR Listen on...