#237 The Missing Link
Hey folks, Del the Fukee Homosapien along with Dinosaur Jr. (not pictured) performing “Missing Link” from the JUDGMENT NIGHT soundtrack on (I believe) the...
#236 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #3: Throwing Muses vs. The D.O.C.
Hey folks! Throwing Muses, HUNKPAPA vs. The D.O.C., NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #32 Throwing Muses, HUNKPAPA Listen on...
#235 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #2: Mötley Crüe vs. Beat Happening
Hey folks! Mötley Crüe, DR. FEELGOOD vs Beat Happening, BLACK CANDY Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #64 Mötley Crüe, DR. FEELGOOD Listen on Spotify or...
#234 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #1: Pixies vs. After Dinner
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #128 After Dinner, PARADISE OF REPLICA Listen on...
#233 Last Day for Prediction Brackets!
Hey folks! You’re gonna fill out a prediction bracket/and probably lose/I predict. Today is the last day to fill out a prediction bracket and turn it in, as...
#232 Let’s Talk Designated Cheerleaders
Hey folks! Here we are now/Designate us As you may or may not know, we have a little thing here at Best Album Brackets called Designated Cheerleaders. These...
#231 The Best Album of 1989: The Seeds! + Prediction Brackets!
Hey folks! Last night on Bluesky, I revealed the seeding for the upcoming Best Album of 1989. Below are those seeds, starting from #128 all the way to #1....
#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...