40 Kanye West: Donda
At #40, does anyone else feel an undefined longing for some sort of past Kanye?
Seriously, wake up Mr. West
Yeah, that’s the fucking cover… #NE2021
At #40, does anyone else feel an undefined longing for some sort of past Kanye?
Seriously, wake up Mr. West
Yeah, that’s the fucking cover… #NE2021
“Everybody wanted ‘Yandhi’/But Jesus Christ did the laundry” So Kanye ditched ‘Yandhi‘, which was late in its production and looked like it might become very worthwhile, to instead work on a completely new album. OK. I mean, switching projects completely so rapidly and frequently might not bode well for general standards of quality, but who … Continue reading 64 Kanye West: Jesus is King (& no.63)
Next September, it’ll be ten years since Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA awards. Which award? Which Taylor Swift song/video/album won? Which work by Beyonce was Kanye so aggrieved didn’t win? Literally nobody knows. And yet I promise you that every person you mention the moment to will be able … Continue reading 12 Kanye West: Ye
The wild tackle in the 1991 FA Cup Final- that Paul Gascoigne injured himself so comprehensively attempting that he was never the same player again- was a painful example of the kind of aggressive and impulsive thought process that actually played its part in making Gazza the amazing player he was. If you took such … Continue reading 36 Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
Here it is, my full 2015 memoir about my experience and partial healing ten years ago. This is the end of a lot of things
Why do I keep doing this to myself?
The 101 greatest songs released after May the 4th 2013
Money! It’s finally here, the scientifically proven 154 best songs of 2022
And finally, at #1 for a record breaking 2nd time, @070shake’s #YouCantKillMe is comfortably the greatest record of 2022
#NE2022
Hey everyone, @arcadefire are #51 with ‘We’.
So… what do you guys wanna talk about…?
#NE2022
And so…
It begins…
#NE2022 is here already, unbelievably. The year’s best music will be counting down soon, but first we’ll look at a few (dis)honorable mentions