A little late, but somehow still out - man, this was a rough week, mostly courtesy of 21 Savage - but we have new Billboard BREAKDOWN - enjoy! youtu.be/aIq2akKfD5U

ALRIGHT, going live in an hour, 2PM EST on December 31, 2025, the Top 50 BEST Songs of 2025! youtu.be/qEQXnjie5DQ

Still managed to (somehow) have time to finish Billboard BREAKDOWN - it's short, but man, there's some garbage here, enjoy! youtu.be/VSgtsWx23dg

Hey Patrons / YouTube members, my Top 50 Best Songs of 2025 is live early for you tonight! (everyone else, stay tuned for around 2 PM EST, December 31, 2025 for the premiere)

Love a year where off the premiere, the Best Hits list OUTPERFORMS the worst hits list! Let's keep that traction going (especially when YouTube blocked two bad copyright takedowns already)! youtu.be/vQ7qR2kxkn8

So, uh, this video is coming down in a couple days for copyright reasons. It'll be probably down for a month while I fight it. It'll still be up on Nebula.

Working on my Top 50 Best Songs of 2025... Which of course means there's 100-51 that I post online here, so let's kick things off, shall we? Starting off... man, got in under the gun, but redveil's sense of urgency knocked this out of the park, we have 'pray 4 me'! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BXZ...

There's a part of me that's a shade annoyed that Dune is now enough in the cultural zeitgeist that I can say 'the Butlerian Jihad is closer than we all think' and it wouldn't be weird nerdspeak only a few knowingly know. Another part of me is fucking grateful that more know. About time.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

Love a year where off the premiere, the Best Hits list OUTPERFORMS the worst hits list! Let's keep that traction going (especially when YouTube blocked two bad copyright takedowns already)! youtu.be/vQ7qR2kxkn8

And we're going live momentarily!

The utterly weird thing about everyone talking about the post-Christmas liminal spacetime is that I haven't experienced this since about 2012. When you're making multiple videos that'll each run 45+ minutes (usually closer to an hour plus) that need to be done before return to fulltime work...

And we're closed before the premiere - it'll be going live at 2 PM EST today for the premiere, I hope to see y'all there!

is everyone aware they don't have to share stephen miller tweets, we all know he's a gutter racist piece of shit already, just tell me when he croaks

Hey Patrons / YouTube Members, if you want a nice Boxing Day gift, check that community tab or Patreon page... For everyone else, it's live tomorrow afternoon!

Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.

Oh, if I could believe this to be true...

Alright, going live with the premiere at 1:30 PM EST, hope to see you all there for the Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2025! (patrons and YouTube members got the video early, but the premiere is always fun too!) youtu.be/s_EDvHtt0fQ

I know I'm late to the party here, but this Ninajirachi album was a lot of fun, especially if you're tapping into that nostalgic vein. My short review of 'I Love My Computer' - enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/RneM9...

Alright, going live with the premiere at 1:30 PM EST, hope to see you all there for the Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2025! (patrons and YouTube members got the video early, but the premiere is always fun too!) youtu.be/s_EDvHtt0fQ

Hey Patrons and YouTube members, might want to check out the community tab or my Patreon, because it's now LIVE!

A little late, but somehow still out - man, this was a rough week, mostly courtesy of 21 Savage - but we have new Billboard BREAKDOWN - enjoy! youtu.be/aIq2akKfD5U

I haven't really weighed in on what Nicki Minaj has done with Turning Point or really any of her shit the past year... And really, it's because I'm not surprised at all. People tell you who they are, and she's been telling us loud and clear for years.

About time I weighed on this big one before the end of the year... My review of 'ICONOCLASTS' by Anna von Hausswolff - enjoy! youtu.be/O69Gx2RxUbg

It'll be live for Patrons and YouTube members Christmas Eve, but on Christmas Day... Yeah, this'll be a long one, folks.

It'll be live for Patrons and YouTube members Christmas Eve, but on Christmas Day... Yeah, this'll be a long one, folks.

Alright, Billboard BREAKDOWN is even thinner this week - enjoy! youtu.be/AWDa4tB11z4

I know I'm late to the party here, but this Ninajirachi album was a lot of fun, especially if you're tapping into that nostalgic vein. My short review of 'I Love My Computer' - enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/RneM9...

I wasn't sold on Agriculture... until this album. Some truly challenging but great and emotionally resonant black metal here! My review of 'The Spiritual Sound' - enjoy! youtu.be/1_NIxkV5ucc

About time I weighed on this big one before the end of the year... My review of 'ICONOCLASTS' by Anna von Hausswolff - enjoy! youtu.be/O69Gx2RxUbg

It annoys me endlessly that Perrie made the best Little Mix pop album of the 2010s this year on her own. If this had dropped in the mid-2010s...

Alright, Billboard BREAKDOWN is even thinner this week - enjoy! youtu.be/AWDa4tB11z4

I’m going to be so for real right now: the way people have speculated, moralized, mocked and shown vitriol towards Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo makes me realize that a lot of people who say they’re all about body positivity would be really fucking awful towards Karen Carpenter

Well, about time I swung around to this: Jake Owen made an indie outlaw country album, and I've got some thoughts on this. My short review of 'Dreams To Dream' - enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/UCXFr...

One thing that's a sign the pop music of 2025 is... well, dire? The mashups. You can hear the desperation this year to make them blend and hit and amplify 'the best of pop', and, well...

I wasn't sold on Agriculture... until this album. Some truly challenging but great and emotionally resonant black metal here! My review of 'The Spiritual Sound' - enjoy! youtu.be/1_NIxkV5ucc

Agriculture review tonight. Finally.

Sometimes you have to meet a confrontational and difficult album with the same energy. My review of 'The Night Green Side of It' by R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal - enjoy! youtu.be/LHtZEZVgZMQ

Well, about time I swung around to this: Jake Owen made an indie outlaw country album, and I've got some thoughts on this. My short review of 'Dreams To Dream' - enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/UCXFr...

I think there's a lingering nightmarish fear that every creator has that one of your videos will be clipped out of context, especially if you're in an uncharitable moment. In those moments, what I've found is the best antidote is... well, not as many will care as deeply as you think, esp. offline.

Man, redveil's potential just seems so boundless, and this might be his most grand - and personal - album to date. My review of 'sankofa' - enjoy! youtu.be/Wc39i7MvEWA

Sometimes you have to meet a confrontational and difficult album with the same energy. My review of 'The Night Green Side of It' by R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal - enjoy! youtu.be/LHtZEZVgZMQ

For once, Billboard BREAKDOWN is early... and features some truly abysmal music during the holiday slowdown, enjoy! youtu.be/LYU2WrMWwxI

Something about finally writing about this R.A.P. Ferreira album is giving me the same feel as when I last wrote about JPEGMAFIA. You need to keep that same energy.

Historian here he is right and regrettably the AHA is wrong on AI and its classroom use www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

Man, redveil's potential just seems so boundless, and this might be his most grand - and personal - album to date. My review of 'sankofa' - enjoy! youtu.be/Wc39i7MvEWA

Working on my year end worst list, and man, if Morgan Wallen wanted us to 'hate' him this year for some half-ass album concept, he has no idea how much he succeeded.

Another album to prove you don't make your 'best of the year' lists until the year is over, and wow, what a statement it is! My review of the phenomenal, fearless, and challenging new project from @seeming.bsky.social. 'The World' - one of the best of 2025, enjoy! youtu.be/-DxbRLJgYDs

What I find revealing about Charli XCX's essay isn't that it's bad, but undercooked. There's poignancy in exploring questions of commerce and coolness and the intersection with postmodern art, but you can tell she's been alienated from academic discourse on it.

For once, Billboard BREAKDOWN is early... and features some truly abysmal music during the holiday slowdown, enjoy! youtu.be/LYU2WrMWwxI