#230 The Seed Parade for the Best Album of 1989 is TONIGHT 7PM CST!
Hey folks! Not in the current tournament - we won’t see this one for a while. My apologies — I originally said that the revelations of the final seeds for...
#229 Last Day for 1989 Tournament Seed Voting!
Hey folks! Not Kurt Cobain says Vote for BLEACH! This is the last day to get your ballot in to determine the seeding for the upcoming Best Album of 1989...
#228 Seed Voting for 1989 is still open!
Hey folks! Don’t stare at it for too long. First, my apologies for the horrific picture. I created it as a promo image for the 1989 tournament, and now it...
#227 Seed Voting for the Best Album of 1989 is now open!
Hey folks, Sowing the seeds of brackets. It’s time to shake up the views of the common man! Voting is now open to determine the seeding for the upcoming Best...
#226 The Last 1989 Album + Seed Voting!
Hey folks! On Friday, we had Round 2 of the mini-tournament to determine the final album entered into the upcoming Best Album of 1989 bracket, and yesterday,...
#225 Round 1 of the Mini-Tournament Results + Round 2!
Hey folks! We now have the winners of the 1st round of the Best Album of 1989 Mini-Tournament. Voters were asked to rank up to three albums out of eight; 1st...
#224 Round 1 of the Mini-Tournament is now open!
Hey folks! The first round of the mini-tournament to determine the last album entered into the upcoming Best Album of 1989 bracket is now up! Just go here....
#223 The "Best of 1989" Mini-Tournament!
Hey folks! I’ve made my decision and the final album to be entered into the Best Album of 1989 bracket will be determined by a mini-tournament! The most...
#222 Survey Results! And a Decision! Of Sorts!
Hey folks! Millions now voting will never die. So in case you missed it, yesterday I set up a survey on Google Forms to get your input on how to choose the...
#221 Survey Time! Help me figure out how to pick the last album.
Hey folks! Ranking Roger, of The Beat and General Public, 1963-2019. RIP. I’ve posted a survey over on Google Forms to help me figure out how to choose the...
#220 Guessing Game winner, and two albums entered into the 1989 tournament!
Hey folks! The Choices of Champions. Last night, we had the Guessing Game on Bluesky, where people took guesses at the top four nomination vote getters, in...
#219 REMINDER: Guessing Game, tonight 6pm CST, on Bluesky
Hey folks! Not much to this other than what the header says. For more details and the rules, see yesterday’s newsletter here. I will probably log on to...
#218 The Guessing Game is tomorrow! Here are the rules.
Hey folks! A contender for the Best Album of 1972? I dunno, maybe, but as much as I hate to say it, I’ll be dead before we get there. I hope you’ve had a...
#217 The Best Album of 1989 - The First 125 Albums
Hey folks! If you’re reading this, then we have just finished posting on Bluesky the parade of the first 125 albums entered into the upcoming Best Album of...
#216 Best Album of 1989 Parade on Monday!
Hey folks! Which of these albums will be in the first 125 entered into the Best Album of 1989 tournament? Find out Monday! (Note: I took this image from the...
#215 LAST CALL for 1989 Nominations! Ends TONIGHT!
Hey folks! This is it. I’m closing the Google Form tonight, after midnight, so this is your last chance to submit (or edit) your ballot for the upcoming Best...
#214 Final Weekend to Submit Your Ballot for the 1989 Tournament!
Hey folks! This is it — the final weekend to get your ballot in for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament. It closes Monday night at midnight! Meaning...
#213 It’s Been...
Hey folks! Not eligible! It’s been one week since I opened up nominations for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament, which means you have one more week...
#212 Classy, Thrashy, Oceany
Hey folks! There’s still 11 days left to nominate albums for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament. Go here for instructions and a ballot. Last week I...
#211 Nominations for the Best Album of 1989 are Now Open!
Hey folks! It’s time! Nominations are now open for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament! Go here and fill out a form. You should read the directions...