2024

Welcome to my lists list. I like to keep track of the things I read, watch and listen to. You know, sort of based on that quote (which I have edited): “The person you will be in five years is based on the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, and the people you surround yourself with today.” It’s important to understand the things that you put in to your system. Think of it like a pop culture diet record. Or something like that. Feel free to follow along. Or don’t. Please feel free to interact and make suggestions. Or don’t. You can also browse lists from past years. Or don’t.

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Notable 2023 Releases I Didn’t Get To In Time Last Year But Would Have Been On My Year-End List If I Had (In order heard):

• The Falcon Ate The Flower by Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah

• Zach Bryan by Zach Bryan

• Medicine by Goat

• Dosh, Ismaily, Young by Dosh, Ismaily, Young

• Burning by Deep Forest

• Foxy by Sparkle Division

Pre-2024 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2024 (In order according to first heard):

• Defense Mechanisms by Louis de Mieulle (2011)

• Peace & Love by Dadawah (1975)

• Cause & Effect by BALTHVS (2022)
  

Favorite Music/Reissues/Box Sets of 2024/Misc. (in alphabetical order):

• Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

• Bullets In The Chamber by Arrested Development

• This is Basic by Basic

• Hideaway by Breezers

• Live in Paris 1973 by Can

• Close Encounters of the Third World by Creation Rebel

• 100% Sahara Guitar by Etran De L'Aïr

• Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

• Mahal by Glass Beams

• the Collective by Kim Gordon

• Blu Wav by Grandaddy

• the Handover by the Handover

• Olustee by JJ Grey and Mofro

• Natural Magick by Kula Shaker

• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

• Drop 7 by Little Simz

• Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

• Locust Land by Bill MacKay

• Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar

• Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom by Meatbodies

• the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics

• David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance

• Revelator by Phosphorescent

• Le Rêve de Polyphème by Polyphème

• Hudson River Wind Meditations by Lou Reed (2007 Reissue in 2024)

• Bite Down by Rosali

• Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth

• Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka

• Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces

• Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance

• Walls Have Ears by Sonic Youth

• Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam

• Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

• Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee

• All Hits: Memories by Jim White

• Mount Matsu by Yin Yin

• The Fool by Young Jesus
  

Favorite Music/Reissues/Box Sets of 2024/Misc. (in order first heard):

• Bullets In The Chamber by Arrested Development

• Hudson River Wind Meditations by Lou Reed (2007 Reissue in 2024)

• Hideaway by Breezers

• Close Encounters of the Third World by Creation Rebel

• Walls Have Ears by Sonic Youth

• Blu Wav by Grandaddy

• Olustee by JJ Grey and Mofro

• Natural Magick by Kula Shaker

• Mount Matsu by Yin Yin

• Live in Paris 1973 by Can

• Bite Down by Rosali

• Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee

• the Collective by Kim Gordon

• Revelator by Phosphorescent

• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

• Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka

• Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces

• Drop 7 by Little Simz

• the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics

• Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

• the Handover by the Handover

• Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

• David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance

• All Hits: Memories by Jim White

• Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar

• Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom by Meatbodies

• Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam

• Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance

• Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

• Locust Land by Bill MacKay

• 100% Sahara Guitar by Etran De L'Aïr

• The Fool by Young Jesus

• Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth

• Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

• Mahal by Glass Beams

• This is Basic by Basic

• Le Rêve de Polyphème by Polyphème
  
  

2024 Albums I Wanted To Like Much More Than I Actually Did But Have Nothing Bad To Say About: (in alphabetical order):

Things Read in 2024 (in order read):

• Americana by Don DeLillo (1971)

• End Zone by Don DeLillo (1972)

• The Undiscovered Self: The Dilemma of the Individual in Modern Society by Carl Jung (1957)

• Counseling Research: A Practitioner-Scholar Approach by Richard S. Balkin and David M. Kleist (2016)

• Mindfulness: A Practical Guide by Tessa Watt (2016)

• Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview And Other Conversations edited by Melville House (2019)

• Great Jones Street by Don DeLillo (1973)

• Ratner’s Star by Don Delillo (1976)

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Elements of Effective Practice by Scott Young and Craig Cashwell (2017)

• Tom Strong Compendium by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan (2021)

• How To Live When A Loved One Dies by Thich Nhat Hanh (2021)

• Handbook of Psychological Assessment by Groth-Marnet, G., & Wright, A. J. (2016).

• Running Dog by Don DeLillo (1978)

• Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gehart, D. R. (2016).

• The Philosophy of Snoopy by Charles Scwartz (2014)
  

Concerts, Speakers, Plays, Performances, Shows, and Such:

• 01/06/24 :: Sammy Brue and Bransen Anderson at the Thomas Listening Room

• 01/27/24 :: Mandingo with the Erased, the Necronauts, and Rhythm Collision at Rebel Lounge

• 02/13/24 :: Yo La Tengo at Crescent Ballroom

• 02/15/24 :: Ween at the Van Buren

• 03/20/24 :: Hiss Golden Messenger (solo) with Sammy Brue at Club Red in Telluride, CO

• 03/27/24 :: Ghost of Vroom (Mike Doughty) at Crescent Ballroom

• 03/29/24 :: Neko Case with Imaad Wasif at Scottsdale Center For The Arts

• 03/31/24 :: Rosali with JPW at the Dirty Drummer

• 04/13/24 :: Herbie Hancock at Mesa Center For The Arts

• 04/14/24 :: Social Distortion and Bad Religion at Mesa Ampitheater

• 04/27/24 :: Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir at Talking Stick Resort Ampitheatre

• 05/13/24 :: Waxahatchee with Good Morning at the Van Buren

• 05/24/24 :: Dead and Co. at the Sphere, Las Vegas

• 05/25/24 :: Blue Man Group at the Luxor, Las Vegas

• 05/25/24 :: Lord Huron with Clover County at the Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas

• 06/14/24 :: Shabaka at the Musical Instrument Museum

• 06/30/24 :: Carvin Jones at Cheers Tavern

• 07/25/24 :: Ziggy Marley at Gila River Wild Horse Pass

• 08/10/24 :: Digable Planets with Shrubhead at the Marquee Theater

• 09/06/24 :: Los Lobos with Brian Lopez at Gila River Wild Horse Pass

• 10/09/24 :: Etran de L'Aïr with Sheaves at Rebel Lounge

• 10/23/24 :: Zakir Hussain and Rahul Sharma at the Musical Instrument Museum

• 10/28/24 :: Mdou Moctar with Rosali at the Crescent Ballroom
  

Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2024:

• The Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow

• The Haunted Objects Podcast

Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2024 (in order seen):

• the Unbinding (2023)

• the Mask by Conner O'Malley (2023)

• The Wes Anderson Roald Dahl Collection:

  • the Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

  • the Swan (2023)

  • the Rat Catcher (2023)

  • Poison (2023)

• Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. (2020)

• The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

• The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

• The New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

• Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

• Zatoichi on the Road (1963)

• Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

• Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

• Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

• Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)

• Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)

• Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)

• Not Not Jazz (2024)
  

Favorite Television Watched in 2024:

• Blue Eye Samurai (Season 01) (2023)

• the Maxx (Season 01) (1995) (RE-WATCH)

• the Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (Seasons 01 - 03) (2020 - Present) (RE-WATCH)

• Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Seasons 01-03) (2021 - Present)

• the Brothers Sun (Season 01) (2024)

• Dead To Me (2019 - 2022)

• Supernatural (2005–2020)

• Evil (2019 - 2024)
  

Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2024 Edition):

• Rat Hole

• Nikki Haley can’t identify racism in America

2022

Welcome to my lists list. I like to keep track of the things I read, watch and listen to. You know, sort of based on that quote (which I have edited): “The person you will be in five years is based on the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, and the people you surround yourself with today.” It’s important to understand the things that you put in to your system. Think of it like a pop culture diet record. Or something like that. Feel free to follow along. Or don’t. Please feel free to interact and make suggestions. Or don’t. You can also browse lists from past years. Or don’t.

// Browse 2008 // Browse 2009 // Browse 2010 // Browse 2011 // Browse 2012 // Browse 2013 // Browse 2014 // Browse 2015 // Browse 2016 // Browse 2017 // Browse 2018 // Browse 2019 // Browse 2020 // Browse 2021 //

Notable 2021 Releases I Didn’t Get To In Time Last Year (In order heard):

• Observatory by Aeon Station

• Forfolks by Jeff Parker

• Future Remains by Hollow Ship

• Archangels by Terry Riley

• The Time of the Foxgloves by Michael Hurley

• On A Friday Evening by Bill Evans Trio

• Emigrant by Kishi Bashi

• The Hands of Time by Weedie Braimah

• Floating Mountains by Soshi Takeda

• Le Sato by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Dahomey

• Cowboy Bebop OST (Netflix) by the Seatbelts

• Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band by Bootsy's Rubber Band

• Primitive Future II by Modern Folk

• Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz

• Assouf by Toumastine

• Cosmic Country & Western Songs by Daniel Donato

Pre-2022 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2021 (In order according to first heard):

• Guilty by Billy Martin (2020)

• Church of the Cosmic Skull
  

Favorite Music Reissues/Box Sets in 2022/Misc. (in alphabetical order):

Favorite Singles/Songs of 2022 (in alphabetical order):

• Get Ready
  

Favorite Music Videos of 2022 (in alphabetical order):

• Get Read

Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2022 (in alphabetical order):

• Blue Rev by Alvvays

• Ghosted by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

• Shebang by Oren Ambarchi

• Time Skiffs by Animal Collective

• Shruti Dances by Auntie Flo and Sarathy Korwar

• Things Are Great by Band of Horses

• Experts In A Dying Field by the Beths

• Renaissance by Beyoncé

• Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

• Bajascillators by Bitchin Bajas

• Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

• Someone to Weep For Me (EP) by Bonny Light Horseman

• Cloud Lullabies by brusalan

• Who’s The One? by Congotronics International

• The Boy Named If by Elvis Costello and The Imposters

• Agadez by Etran de L'Aïr

• ¡Ay! by Lucrecia Dalt

• Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse and Black Thought

• Cherry by Daphni

• Asphalt Meadows by Death Cab For Cutie

• Anomaly by Jasdeep Singh Degun

• Blue Skies by Dehd

• Labyrinthitis by Destroyer

• Grow Your Hair Long If You’re Wanting To See Something That You Can Change by Field Medic

• Shadowglow by Flipturn

• Florist by Florist

• Evolution Here We Come by Chris Forsyth

• Character of Light by Ernie Francestine

• Good and Green Again by Jake Xerxes Fussell

• Dripfield by Goose

• Nakama by Steve Gunn

• Vade Mecum by Glenn Jones

• Something Happening/Always Happening by JPW

• Reggae Film Star by Damien Jurado

• Two Rivers by Kendraplex

• Listen To The Blood by the Kernal

• Kumoyo Island by Kikagaku Moyo

• Kalak by Sarathy Korwar

• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

• The OZ Tapes by Les Rallizes Dénudés

• Long Lost by Lord Huron

• Musakayike by Madalitso Band

• Heartmind by Cass McCombs

• In These Times by Makaya McCraven

• Modern Folk One by The Modern Folk

• This is a Photograph by Kevin Morby

• Bleed Out by the Mountain Goats

• Wet Candles by David Nance

• Heaven Come Crashing by Rachika Nayar

• Tonkori in the Moonlight by OKI

• Big Time by Angel Olsen

• Poolside by One Eleven Heavy

• Component System with the Auto ReverseC by Open Mike Eagle

• Weather Alive by Beth Orton

• Reset by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

• 7 by Papir

• Sons of by Sam Prekop, John McEntire

• Revelators by Revelators Sound System

• Oh Good, It’s Al Riggs by Al Riggs

• I Survived It’s Over by Rich Ruth

• Spirituals by Santigold

• Clockwatching by Seawind of Battery

• Cockroach in a Ghost Town by Slang

• A Light for Attracting Attention by the Smile

• In/Out/In by Sonic Youth

• Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

• Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon

• SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

• For the Love of Tabla by Toronto Tabla Ensemble

• Same Place, Another Time (EP) by Soshi Takeda

• Boulder Blues by Staraya Derevnya

• Choice Tapes Vol. 1 by Taper's Choice

• Choice Tapes Vol. 2 by Taper's Choice

• Recurring Dream by Jeff Tobias

• Les Racines by Vieux Farka Touré

• Ali by Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin

• Fleeting Adventure by Andrew Tuttle

• Watch My Moves by Kurt Vile

• Air Volta by Volta Jazz

• So Certain (EP) by Ryley Walker

• Marriage by Wau Wau Collectif

• Live in Colorado Volume 01 by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros.

• Live in Colorado Volume 01 by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros.

• Warping All By Yourself by Wet Tuna

• Cruel Country by Wilco

• Eli Winter by Eli Winter

Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2022 (in order first heard):

• Same Place, Another Time (EP) by Soshi Takeda

• So Certain (EP) by Ryley Walker

• Listen To The Blood by the Kernal

• Recurring Dream by Jeff Tobias

• Two Rivers by Kendraplex

• SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

• The Boy Named If by Elvis Costello and The Imposters

• Good and Green Again by Jake Xerxes Fussell

• Cloud Lullabies by brusalan

• Nakama by Steve Gunn

• Tonkori in the Moonlight by OKI

• Time Skiffs by Animal Collective

• Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon

• Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief

• Ghosted by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

• Oh Good, It’s Al Riggs by Al Riggs

• Wet Candles by David Nance

• Choice Tapes Vol. 1 by Taper's Choice

• Choice Tapes Vol. 2 by Taper's Choice

• In/Out/In by Sonic Youth

• The OZ Tapes by Les Rallizes Dénudés

• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

• Boulder Blues by Staraya Derevnya

• Character of Light by Ernie Francestine

• Reset by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

• A Light for Attracting Attention by the Smile

• This is a Photograph by Kevin Morby

• Cruel Country by Wilco

• Something Happening/Always Happening by JPW

• Long Lost by Lord Huron

• Things Are Great by Band of Horses

• Labyrinthitis by Destroyer

• Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

• Who’s The One? by Congotronics International

• Big Time by Angel Olsen

• Dripfield by Goose

• Watch My Moves by Kurt Vile

• Blue Skies by Dehd

• I Survived It’s Over by Rich Ruth

• Air Volta by Volta Jazz

• Live in Colorado Volume 01 by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros.

• For the Love of Tabla by Toronto Tabla Ensemble

• Kumoyo Island by Kikagaku Moyo

• Musakayike by Madalitso Band

• Heaven Come Crashing by Rachika Nayar

• Les Racines by Vieux Farka Touré

• Revelators by Revelators Sound System

• Renaissance by Beyoncé

• Florist by Florist

• Sons of by Sam Prekop, John McEntire

• Weather Alive by Beth Orton

• Fleeting Adventure by Andrew Tuttle

• Eli Winter by Eli Winter

• Blue Rev by Alvvays

• In These Times by Makaya McCraven

• Warping All By Yourself by Wet Tuna

• Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

• Asphalt Meadows by Death Cab For Cutie

• Cherry by Daphni

• Bleed Out by the Mountain Goats

• Clockwatching by Seawind of Battery

• Heartmind by Cass McCombs

• Vade Mecum by Glenn Jones

• Someone to Weep For Me (EP) by Bonny Light Horseman

• 7 by Papir

• Experts In A Dying Field by the Beths

• Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse and Black Thought

• Reggae Film Star by Damien Jurado

• Shadowglow by Flipturn

• Forfolks by Jeff Parker

• Bajascillators by Bitchin Bajas

• Component System with the Auto ReverseC by Open Mike Eagle

• Shebang by Oren Ambarchi

• ¡Ay! by Lucrecia Dalt

• Ali by Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin

• Spirituals by Santigold

• Grow Your Hair Long If You’re Wanting To See Something That You Can Change by Field Medic

• Evolution Here We Come by Chris Forsyth

• Marriage by Wau Wau Collectif

• Live in Colorado Volume 01 by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros.

• Shruti Dances by Auntie Flo and Sarathy Korwar

• Kalak by Sarathy Korwar

• Agadez by Etran de L'Aïr

• Modern Folk One by The Modern Folk

• Anomaly by Jasdeep Singh Degun

• Cockroach in a Ghost Town by Slang

• Poolside by One Eleven Heavy

2022 Albums I Wanted To Like Much More Than I Actually Did But Have Nothing Bad To Say About: (in alphabetical order):

• Fear of the Dawn by Jack White

Things Read in 2022 (in order read):

• Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, And the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell (2011)

• Dune: Messiah by Frank Herbert (1965)

• Children of Dune by Frank Herbert (1976)

• God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert (1981)

• Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert (1984)

• Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert (1985)

• A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib (2021)

• The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2008)

• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein (2017)

• Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America by Jesse Jarnow (2016)

• The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel (1975)

• The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping by Gerard Egan and Robert J. Reese (2018)

• The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley (1954)

• Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley (1956)

• More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (1953)

• Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut (1982) (RE-READ)

• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryū Suzuki (1970)

• Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers Paperback by Thich Nhat Hanh (1999)

• Groups: Process and Practice (10th Edition) by Marianne Schneider Corey/Dr. Gerald Corey/Cindy Corey (2018)

• Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut (1985) (RE-READ)

• The Way of Zen by Alan Watts (1957)

• Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut (1987) (RE-READ)

• Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society by Charles F. Levinthal (2016 reissue)

Concerts, Speakers, Plays and Such:

• 02/10/22 // Drive By Truckers with Ryley Walker at the Van Buren

• 02/14/22 // Hiss Golden Messenger with Ashley Rose at Crescent Ballroom

• 04/08/22 // Garcia Peoples at Trunk Space

• 04/09/22 // Angélique Kidjo at Scottsdale Center For the Performing Arts

• 10/10/22 // War on Drugs with Adam Miller and Inner Magic at the Van Buren

• 10/30/22 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros at Celebrity Theater

• 11/12/22 Shawn Skinner’s Ghost of Reason with Sunpunchers, and Sweetbleeders Duo (Robin & Mina Vining) at Royal Palm Park

Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2022:

• The Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow
  

Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2022 (in order seen):

• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

• Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021)

• Encanto (2021)

• Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

• The Queen Of Katwe (2016)

• The Summer of Soul (2021)

• The King’s Man (2021)

• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

• Dune (2021)

• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

• Desolation Center (2018)

• Mali Blues (2016)

• Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018)

• Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy (2005)

• You See Me Laughin': The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen (2002)

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Favorite Television Watched in 2022:

• Firefly (2002 - 2003) (RE-WATCH)

• Hellier Seasons 1-2 (2019-?)

• Spirits of the Stanley (Web Series, 2017)

• Expedition Bigfoot Seasons 1-2 (2019-?)

• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Sesason 1-2 (2019-?)

• Severance Season 1 (2022)

• Loot Season 1 (2022)

• Stranger Things Season 4 (2022)

• The Bear Season 1 (2022)

• The Umbrella Academy Season 3 (2022)

• Only Murders in the Building Seasons 1 and 2 (2021 - 2022)

• Angel (1999 - 2004)

Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2022 Edition):

• Sorry, I’ve stopped paying attention