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:

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):

2023

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 // Browse 2022 //

Notable 2022 Releases I Didn’t Get To In Time Last Year (In order heard):

  • There is No Time by Church of the Cosmic Skull

  • NO THANK YOU by Little Simz

  • And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

  • Kel Tinariwen by Tinariwen

  • A New Kind of Love by Ghost Funk Orchestra

Pre-2023 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2021 (In order according to first heard):

  • Beats de Los Muertos by Osunlade (1999)

  • Origin Myths by Bobby Lee (2021)

  • Dreamers Are Waiting by Crowded House (2021)

Favorite Music Reissues/Box Sets in 2023/Misc. (in alphabetical order):

Favorite Singles/Songs of 2023 (in alphabetical order):

Favorite Music Videos of 2023 (in alphabetical order):

Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2023 (in alphabetical order):

  • Afro Futuristic Dreams by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  • A Trip To Bolgatanga by African Head Charge

  • Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen, Adrian Younge

  • New Blue Sun by André 3000

  • My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by Anohni & The Johnsons

  • Love In Exile by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily

  • Shook by Algiers

  • Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen/Adrian Younge/Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  • Blue Period by Beauty Pill

  • Black Duck by Black Duck

  • Sun Arcs by Blue Lake

  • Sahel by Bombino

  • Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You by Bonnie “Prince” Billy

  • Dimanche à Bamako by Bounaly

  • the Record by boygenius

  • Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) by jaimie branch

  • Nocturnal Country by Sammy Brue

  • Lucky For You by Bully

  • Villagers by Califone

  • Chitinous Mandible by Chitinous Mandible

  • Hostile Environment by Creation Rebel

  • Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

  • Workin' On A World by Iris Dement

  • Shadow Kingdom by Bob Dylan

  • & the Charm by Avalon Emerson

  • Some Kinda Love Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground by The Feelies

  • A River Running To Your Heart by Fruit Bats

  • Let the Moon Be a Planet by Steve Gunn & David Moore

  • Philanthropy by Hauschka

  • Days In The Desert by High Pulp

  • Jump For Joy by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • Oh Me Oh My by Lonnie Holley

  • James and the Giants by James and the Giants

  • Joy'All by Jenny Lewis

  • New Future City Radio by Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek

  • Should’ve Learned by Now by Lucero

  • Improvisations by Ian Manire

  • No Fixed Point In Space by Modern Nature

  • the Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monae

  • Since Time Is Gravity by Natural Information Society 

  • Travel by the Necks

  • Continue As A Guest by the New Pornographers

  • Prism by the Orb

  • Jump On It by Bill Orcutt

  • Switched-On by Pachyman

  • After the Magic by 파란노을 (Parannoul)

  • The Times by Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

  • Strays by Margo Price

  • Drag On Girard by Purling Hiss

  • Breaking The Balls of History by Quasi

  • The Window by Ratboys

  • Saved! by Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

  • Connection by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog

  • New Future City Radio by Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek

  • Mid Air by Romy

  • Garden Party by Rose City Band

  • Live at Third Man Records by Rich Ruth

  • 12 by Ryuichi Sakamoto

  • Jasmine on a Night in July by Scree

  • Robed In Rareness by Shabazz Palaces

  • Everything Is Alive by Slowdive

  • Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

  • Boogie to Baja EP by Stoner

  • Music Is Victory Over Time by Sunwatchers

  • Secret Stratosphere by William Tyler And The Impossible Truth

  • Rat Saw God by Wednesday

  • Cousin by Wilco

  • Zango by Witch

  • Perennial by Woods

  • Maps by Billy Woods & Kenny Segal

  • This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

  • Heaven Is a Junkyard by Youth Lagoon

Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2023 (in order first heard):

  • Blue Period by Beauty Pill

  • The Times by Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

  • This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

  • Breaking The Balls of History by Quasi

  • Boogie to Baja EP by Stoner

  • Should’ve Learned by Now by Lucero

  • Shook by Algiers

  • Travel by the Necks

  • Workin' On A World by Iris Dement

  • Oh Me Oh My by Lonnie Holley

  • Love In Exile by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily

  • Drag On Girard by Purling Hiss

  • Jasmine on a Night in July by Scree

  • Let the Moon Be a Planet by Steve Gunn & David Moore

  • A River Running To Your Heart by Fruit Bats

  • Prism by the Orb

  • & the Charm by Avalon Emerson

  • Maps by Billy Woods & Kenny Segal

  • Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen, Adrian Younge

  • Lucky For You by Bully

  • Shadow Kingdom by Bob Dylan

  • the Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monae

  • Joy'All by Jenny Lewis

  • Black Duck by Black Duck

  • the Record by boygenius

  • Sun Arcs by Blue Lake

  • Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen/Adrian Younge/Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  • Chitinous Mandible by Chitinous Mandible

  • A Trip To Bolgatanga by African Head Charge

  • Days In The Desert by High Pulp

  • Improvisations by Ian Manire

  • Strays by Margo Price

  • Hostile Environment by Creation Rebel

  • Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) by jaimie branch

  • Connection by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog

  • Jump For Joy by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • Secret Stratosphere by William Tyler And The Impossible Truth

  • Some Kinda Love Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground by The Feelies

  • Dimanche à Bamako by Bounaly

  • Cousin by Wilco

  • Nocturnal Country by Sammy Brue

  • 12 by Ryuichi Sakamoto

  • Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

  • Afro Futuristic Dreams by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  • New Blue Sun by André 3000

  • Sahel by Bombino

  • Zango by Witch

  • After the Magic by 파란노을 (Parannoul)

  • Heaven Is a Junkyard by Youth Lagoon

  • Continue As A Guest by the New Pornographers

  • Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

  • No Fixed Point In Space by Modern Nature

  • Philanthropy by Hauschka

  • My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by Anohni & The Johnsons

  • Robed In Rareness by Shabazz Palaces

  • Garden Party by Rose City Band

  • Saved! by Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

  • The Window by Ratboys

  • Everything Is Alive by Slowdive

  • Perennial by Woods

  • Switched-On by Pachyman

  • Rat Saw God by Wednesday

  • Jump On It by Bill Orcutt

  • Mid Air by Romy

  • Music Is Victory Over Time by Sunwatchers

  • Since Time Is Gravity by Natural Information Society 

  • Villagers by Califone

  • Live at Third Man Records by Rich Ruth

  • Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You by Bonnie “Prince” Billy

  • James and the Giants by James and the Giants

2023 Albums I Wanted To Like Much More Than I Actually Did But Have Nothing Bad To Say About: (in alphabetical order):

  • Weathervanes by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

  • Aurora by Daisy Jones and the Six

  • Let's Start Here by Lil Yachty

  • First Two Pages Of Frankenstein by the National

Things Read in 2023 (in order read):

  • Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed by Laurie Kilmartin (2017)

  • Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut (1990) (RE-READ)

  • Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut (1997) (RE-READ)

  • Epilogue: A Memoir by Anne Roiphe (2008)

  • Human Sexuality and Issues of Aging by Justin J. Lehmiller, Susan K. Whitbourne, and Stacey B. Whitbourne (2021)

  • Visions of Cody by Jack Kerouac (1972)

  • High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies Book by Erik Davis (2019)

  • Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss by Sameet M. Kumar (2005)

  • Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy by J. William Worden (2018, 5th edition)

  • Resident Alien Volume 01: Welcome to Earth by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (2013)

  • Resident Alien Volume 02: The Suicide Blonde by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (2014)

  • Resident Alien Volume 03: The Sam Hain Mystery by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (2015)

  • Resident Alien Volume 04: The Man with No Name by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (2017)

  • Resident Alien Volume 05: An Alien In New York by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (2018)

  • Resident Alien Volume 06: Your Ride’s Here by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (2021)

  • Millennium by Joe Harris and Colin Lorimer (2015)

  • Human Development: A Life-Span View (8th ed.) by Kail, R. V., & Cavanaugh, J. C. (2019).

  • Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (2020)

  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)

  • People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee “Scratch” Perry by David Katz (2021 edition)

  • Family Therapy: An Overview by Mark Stanton and Herbert Goldenberg (2017)

  • Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy: A Practical Approach to Theory and Clinical Case Documentation by Diane R. Gehart (2018)

  • The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy (2022)

  • Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy (2022)

  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013)

  • Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention 3rd Edition by Lisa Jackson-Cherry (Author), Bradley Erford (Author) (2017)

  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman (1997)

  • The Sandman Vol. 01: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcom Jones III (1989)

  • The Sandman Vol. 02: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman, Neil Dringenberg, Malcom Jones III, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, and Steve Parkhouse

  • The Sandman Vol. 03: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Malcome Jones III, Charles Vess, and Colleen Coran (1991)

  • The Sandman Vol. 04: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Malcome Jones III, Mike Dringenberg, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt and P. Craig Russell (1994)

  • The Sandman Vol. 05: A Game Of You by Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Malcome Jones III, Mike Dringenberg, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt and P. Craig Russell (1994)

  • The Sandman Vol. 06: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Stan Woch, P. Graig Russell, Shawn McManus, John Watkiss, Jill Thompson, Duncan Eagleson, and Kent Williams (1994)

  • The Sandman Vol. 07: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman, Jill Thompson and Vince Locke (1994)

  • The Sandman Vol. 08: World’s End by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Alec Stevens, John Watkiss, Michael Zulli, Michael Allred, Shea Anton Pensa, and Gary Amaro (1994)

  • The Sandman Vol. 09: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman, Marc Hempel, Richard Case, D’Israeli, Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston & Kevin Nowlan (1994)

  • The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli, John Muth, and Charles Vess (1995)

  • The Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman, Glenn Fabry, Milo Manara, Miguelanxo Prado, Frank Quitely, P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Barron Storey (2003)

  • The Sandman: Dream Hunters Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (1999)

  • The Sandman: Dream Hunters Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (2010)

  • The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams (2015)

  • Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement. by Cohen, R. J., Tobin, R. M., & Schneider, W. J. (2022).

  • Invincible Compendium Volume One by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley (2011)

  • Invincible Compendium Volume Two by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, and Cory Walker (2013)

  • Invincible Compendium Volume Three by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, and Cory Walker (2018)

  • Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears compiled and edited by Brandon Stosuy and illustrated by Rose Lazar (2023) (featuring yours truly on page 233!!)

  • Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (1997)

  • Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work by Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (2021).

  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (2006)

  • The ​Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2008)

Concerts, Speakers, Plays and Such:

  • 12/30/22 :: Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers with the Vandoliers at the Crescent Ballroom

  • 03/19/23 :: JPW and Dad Weed at the Dirty Drummer

  • 03/23/23 :: Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion at Scottsdale Center for the Arts

  • 04/11/23 :: Wood Brothers with Chris Jacobs at Scottsdale Center for the Arts

  • 04/21/23 :: Vieux Farka Touré at Scottsdale Center for the Arts

  • 04/29/23 :: Backseat Lovers with Renata Zeiguer at Arizona Financial Theatre

  • 05/05/23 :: Calexico with Orkestra Mendoza and Xixa at Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino

  • 05/10/23 :: Crowded House with Liam Finn at Mesa Center For The Arts

  • 05/23/23 :: Dead and Company at Talking Stick Ampitheater

  • 06/13/23 :: Erykah Badu with Yasiin Bey at AZ Financial Theater

  • 11/12/13 :: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, and Rakesh Chaurasia at Mesa Arts Center

  • 11/13/23 :: the National with Hand Habits at AZ Financial Theater

Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2023:

Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2023 (in order seen):

  • X-Files: Fight The Future (1998) (RE-WATCH)

  • X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) (RE-WATCH)

  • The Pez Outlaw (2022)

  • RRR (2022)

  • 137 Shots (2021)

  • Tales from Earthsea (2006)

  • Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

  • Kiki's Delivery Service (RE-WATCH) (1989)

  • Princess Mononoke (RE-WATCH) (1997)

  • Porco Rosso (RE-WATCH) (1992)

  • My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

  • Kill Boksoon (2023)

  • Kung Fu Hustle (RE-WATCH) (2004)

  • the Boondock Saints (RE-WATCH) (1999)

  • the Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (2023)

  • Asteroid City (2023)

Favorite Television Watched in 2023:

  • X-Files (1993 - 2018) (RE-WATCH)

  • Northern Exposure (1990 - 1995) (RE-WATCH)

  • Poker Face season 01 (2023)

  • The Lone Gunmen (2001)

  • Millennium (RE-WATCH) (1996 - 1999)

  • Resident Alien seasons 1 and 2 (2021 & 2022)

  • Shrinking Season 01 (2023)

  • Chainsaw Man Season 01 (2022)

  • One Punch Man Season 01 (2015)

  • Demon Slayer Seasons 01 - 03 (2019 - 2022)

  • Shrink Season 01 (2017)

  • Baki seasons 01 and 02 (2018 - 2020)

  • Baki Hanma season 01 (2023)

  • Jury Duty Season 01 (2023)

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender Seasons 01 - 03 (2005 - 2008) (RE-WATCH)

  • the Legend of Korra Seasons 01 - 04 (2012 - 2014) (RE-WATCH)

  • the Sandman Season 01 (2022)

  • the Bear Season 02 (2023)

  • I Think You Should Leave Season 03 (2023)

  • Good Omens Season 01 (RE-WATCH) (2019)

  • Good Omens Season 02 (2023)

  • Invincible Season 01 (2021)

  • Daredevil Seasons 01 - 03 (2015 - 2018)

  • Jessica Jones Seasons 01 - 03 (2015 - 2019)

  • Luke Cage Seasons 01 - 02 (2016 - 2018)

  • Iron Fist Seasons 01 - 02 (2017 - 2018)

  • The Punisher Seasons 01 - 02 (2017 - 2019)

  • The Defenders (2017)

  • Invincible Season 02 (2023)

Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2023 Edition):

  • Sorry, I’ve stopped paying attention

2020

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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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2019 Albums I Wish I Had Included In My 2019 Year-End Round-Up Music Extravaganza List:

  • Heavy Rainford by Adrian Sherwood and Lee “Scratch” Perry

  • Ritme Jaavdanegi by Mohammad Reza Mortazavi

  • The Storm Sessions by Elkhorn

  • Ism by Junius Paul


Pre-2020 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2020 (In order according to first heard):

  • Tamikrest

  • Blackpink, “Kill This Love”

  • Mohammad Reza Mortazavi

  • Everything by Erykah Badu (yes, I know I should have been digging this a long time ago)


Favorite Music Reissues/Box Sets in 2020/Misc. (in alphabetical order):

  • Veranal Equinox by Jon Hassell

Favorite Singles/Songs of 2020 (in alphabetical order):

Favorite Music Videos of 2020 (in alphabetical order):


Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2020 (in alphabetical order):

  • Live at Tubby's by 75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band

  • Shaman! by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  • Time is A Gift Which We Share All The Time by Afriquoi

  • Just Like Moby Dick by Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band

  • Rejoice by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela

  • The Angel You Don’t Know by Amaarae

  • Fu Chronicles by Antibalas

  • Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

  • Roy Ayers JID002 by Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  • Ex-Voto by Jamie Barnes

  • Honeymoon by Beach Bunny

  • Please Advise by Beauty Pill

  • Live at Troost by Big Feet

  • Punisher by Phoebe Bridges

  • Crash Test Kid by Sammy Brue

  • Revolution (Live Disco Show in New York City) by Sidiku Buari

  • Long In The Tooth by the Budos Band

  • Built to Spill Plays The Songs of Daniel Johnston by Built To Spill

  • Regresa by Buscabulla

  • Shadow Talk by Café Racer

  • Echo Mine by Califone

  • Gold Record by Bill Callahan

  • Circles Around The Sun by Circles Around The Sun

  • Forever Just Beyond by Clem Snide

  • Have We Met by Destroyer

  • I Just Wasn't Made For These Set Times by Dire Wolves (Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band)

  • Trickster by DJ Krush

  • Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

  • Afternoon Tea at Six by Eishan Ensemble

  • Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove by Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray

  • Live In Chicago 2017 by Endless Boogie

  • Wake Up! by Hazel English

  • Music from Saharan WhatsApp 01 by Etran de L'Aïr

  • Shore by Fleet Foxes

  • A Hero’s Death by Fontaines D.C.

  • Peoples Motel Band by Chris Forsyth and Garcia Peoples

  • Techno Top: Solar Live Vol 4, 9.27.19 by Chris Forsyth

  • Music from Saharan WhatsApp 02 by Oumou Diabate et Kara Show Koumba Frifri

  • SOURCE by Nubya Garcia

  • Nightcap at Wits' End by Garcia Peoples

  • Ghost of Vroom 2 by Ghost of Vroom

  • Como De Allstars by Greyboy Allstars

  • Big Dark Bright Futures by Growing Concerns Poetry Collective

  • Women In Music Pt. III by Haim

  • Infinity Of Now by the Heliocentrics

  • National Freedom by Lonnie Holley

  • Muerto, Carcel o Rocanroll by Huntingtons

  • Beginners by Christian Lee Hutson

  • Reuinions by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

  • World on the Ground by Sarah Jarosz

  • Music from Saharan WhatsApp 04 by Alkibar Junior

  • Mordechai by Khruangbin

  • Babani Koné by Babani Koné

  • Yeo​-​Neun by Okkyung Lee

  • Mutation by Les Freres Smith

  • Songs We Sang In Our Dreams by Let It Come Down

  • 2020 by Magik Markers

  • Eno Axis by H.C. McEntire

  • Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  • Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones

  • Circles by Mac Miller

  • Dimensional Stardust by Rob Mazurek/Exploding Star Orchestra

  • Mutable Set by Blake Mills

  • Annual by Modern Nature

  • Songs for Pierre Chuvin by the Mountain Goats

  • Getting Into Knives by the Mountain Goats

  • Lapse in Passage by Mute Duo

  • Staunch Honey by David Nance

  • Snapshot of a Beginner by Nap Eyes

  • Three by the Necks

  • Smokers Delight: Sonic Buds by Nightmares On Wax

  • Rob Noyes & Sam Moss by Rob Noyes & Sam Moss

  • Ojiboland by Ojibo Afrobeat

  • We No Be Machine by Onipa

  • Jams From The Sun by Oregon Space Trail of Jazz

  • High Upon The Mountain by Pacific Range

  • Ism by Junius Paul

  • Suite For Max Brown by Jeff Parker

  • Long Lost Solace Find by Mike Polizze

  • Summerlong by Rose City Band

  • RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

  • Landwerk demos by Nathan Salsburg

  • Piano Textures 5 by Bruno Sanfilippo

  • Acoustic by Oumou Sangaré

  • Untitled (Black Is) by Sault

  • We Are Sent Here By History by Shabaka and the Ancestors

  • The Don of Diamond Dreams by Shabazz Palaces

  • Ocean Bridges by Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk

  • Elegancia Popular by Sidi Wacho

  • Oneiric Formulary by Sir Richard Bishop

  • Companion Rises by Six Organs of Admittance

  • Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth

  • All Things Being Equal by Sonic Boom

  • Optimisme by Songhoy Blues

  • græ by Moses Sumney

  • Swirling by Sun Ra Arkestra

  • Oh Yeah? by Sunwatchers

  • Wooden Flower by Tambourinen

  • Folklore by Taylor Swift

  • Nomad by Tengger

  • Sun Racket by Throwing Muses

  • Siftorde by Tidiane Thiam

  • Fall To Pieces by Tricky

  • New Vanitas by William Tyler

  • The Great Mountain by Waterless Hills

  • World As A Waiting Room by White Denim

  • Good Souls Better Angels by Lucinda Williams

  • Strange to Explain by Woods

  • Navarasa : Nine Emotions by Yorkston/Thorne/Khan

  • Homegrown by Neil Young

  • Ngiwu Shwabada by Sibusile Xaba


Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2020 (in order first heard):

  • Music from Saharan WhatsApp 01 by Etran de L'Aïr

  • Suite For Max Brown by Jeff Parker

  • Navarasa : Nine Emotions by Yorkston/Thorne/Khan

  • Music from Saharan WhatsApp 02 by Oumou Diabate et Kara Show Koumba Frifri

  • Ojiboland by Ojibo Afrobeat

  • Revolution (Live Disco Show in New York City) by Sidiku Buari

  • Honeymoon by Beach Bunny

  • Muerto, Carcel o Rocanroll by Huntingtons

  • Companion Rises by Six Organs of Admittance

  • Echo Mine by Califone

  • Ngiwu Shwabada by Sibusile Xaba

  • We Are Sent Here By History by Shabaka and the Ancestors

  • Elegancia Popular by Sidi Wacho

  • Peoples Motel Band by Chris Forsyth and Garcia Peoples

  • We No Be Machine by Onipa

  • Rejoice by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela

  • Three by the Necks

  • Trickster by DJ Krush

  • Lapse in Passage by Mute Duo

  • Piano Textures 5 by Bruno Sanfilippo

  • Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

  • Oh Yeah? by Sunwatchers

  • Good Souls Better Angels by Lucinda Williams

  • Techno Top: Solar Live Vol 4, 9.27.19 by Chris Forsyth

  • I Just Wasn't Made For These Set Times by Dire Wolves (Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band)

  • Live at Tubby's by 75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band

  • Live at Troost by Big Feet

  • Music from Saharan WhatsApp 04 by Alkibar Junior

  • Jams From The Sun by Oregon Space Trail of Jazz

  • Wake Up! by Hazel English

  • Please Advise by Beauty Pill

  • Yeo​-​Neun by Okkyung Lee

  • Reuinions by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

  • Mutable Set by Blake Mills

  • Have We Met by Destroyer

  • Forever Just Beyond by Clem Snide

  • Regresa by Buscabulla

  • Oneiric Formulary by Sir Richard Bishop

  • Summerlong by Rose City Band

  • græ by Moses Sumney

  • Afternoon Tea at Six by Eishan Ensemble

  • Strange to Explain by Woods

  • Ocean Bridges by Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk

  • Babani Koné by Babani Koné

  • Live In Chicago 2017 by Endless Boogie

  • All Things Being Equal by Sonic Boom

  • Circles by Mac Miller

  • RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

  • World As A Waiting Room by White Denim

  • Songs We Sang In Our Dreams by Let It Come Down

  • Circles Around The Sun by Circles Around The Sun

  • Crash Test Kid by Sammy Brue

  • Beginners by Christian Lee Hutson

  • Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  • Ism by Junius Paul

  • Landwerk demos by Nathan Salsburg

  • Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

  • The Great Mountain by Waterless Hills

  • Rob Noyes & Sam Moss by Rob Noyes & Sam Moss

  • Homegrown by Neil Young

  • Roy Ayers JID002 by Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  • Punisher by Phoebe Bridges

  • Time is A Gift Which We Share All The Time by Afriquoi

  • Acoustic by Oumou Sangaré

  • New Vanitas by William Tyler

  • Shaman! by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  • Snapshot of a Beginner by Nap Eyes

  • Annual by Modern Nature

  • Mutation by Les Freres Smith

  • Infinity Of Now by the Heliocentrics

  • Women In Music Pt. III by Haim

  • Mordechai by Khruangbin

  • Folklore by Taylor Swift

  • Long In The Tooth by the Budos Band

  • Songs for Pierre Chuvin by the Mountain Goats

  • A Hero’s Death by Fontaines D.C.

  • Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones

  • Long Lost Solace Find by Mike Polizze

  • National Freedom by Lonnie Holley

  • Just Like Moby Dick by Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band

  • Como De Allstars by Greyboy Allstars

  • Eno Axis by H.C. McEntire

  • Sun Racket by Throwing Muses

  • Siftorde by Tidiane Thiam

  • Built to Spill Plays The Songs of Daniel Johnston by Built To Spill

  • The Don of Diamond Dreams by Shabazz Palaces

  • Nightcap at Wits' End by Garcia Peoples

  • Gold Record by Bill Callahan

  • Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth

  • SOURCE by Nubya Garcia

  • Shore by Fleet Foxes

  • Fall To Pieces by Tricky

  • Untitled (Black Is) by Sault

  • Getting Into Knives by the Mountain Goats

  • Optimisme by Songhoy Blues

  • Fu Chronicles by Antibalas

  • High Upon The Mountain by Pacific Range

  • Smokers Delight: Sonic Buds by Nightmares On Wax

  • Ex-Voto by Jamie Barnes

  • Nomad by Tengger

  • The Angel You Don’t Know by Amaarae

  • Ghost of Vroom 2 by Ghost of Vroom

  • World on the Ground by Sarah Jarosz

  • Staunch Honey by David Nance

  • Swirling by Sun Ra Arkestra

  • 2020 by Magik Markers

  • Wooden Flower by Tambourinen

  • Dimensional Stardust by Rob Mazurek/Exploding Star Orchestra

  • Shadow Talk by Café Racer

  • Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove by Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray

  • Big Dark Bright Futures by Growing Concerns Poetry Collective

2020 Albums I Wanted To Like Much More Than I Actually Did But Have Nothing Bad To Say About: (in alphabetical order):

  • American Head by the Flaming Lips

  • Shore by Fleet Foxes

  • The Ascension by Sufjan Stevents

Things Read in 2020 (in order read):

  • The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W James and Russell Friedman (1986)

  • Sometimes A Great Notion by Ken Kesey (1964)

  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis (1961)

  • Lament For A Son By Nicholas Wolterstorff (1987)

  • A Sorrow Shared: A Combined Edition of In Memoriam and A Letter of Consolation by Henri Nouwen (2011)

  • The Overstory by Richard Powers (2018)

  • How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (2019)

  • Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin (1953)

  • Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2002)

  • Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (1946)

  • Anarchy and Christianity by Jacque Ellul (1991)

  • Grateful Dead Origins by Chris Miskiewicz (2020)

  • Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins (1992)

  • The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis (1940)

  • The Art of Listening in a Healing Way by James Miller (2003)

  • The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace by M. Scott Peck (1987)

  • Jazz by Toni Morrison (1992)

  • Personhood and Presence: Self as a Resource for Spiritual and Pastoral Care by Ewan Kelly (2012)

  • Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Readings, compiled by Robert C. Dykstra (2004)

  • A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami (1982)

  • The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute (2006)

  • My Best Self: Using the Enneagram to Free the Soul by Kathleen V. Hurley and Theodore Elliott Dobson (1993)

  • Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami (1979)

  • Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami (1980)

  • Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami (1985)

  • Desert Oracle Volume 1 by Ken Layne (2020)


Concerts, Speakers, Plays and Such:

  • Drew Cooper at the Lion’s Den in Pinetop-Lakeside (01/04/20)

  • Terry Riley with Gyan Riley at the Musical Instrument Museum (02/12/20)


Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2020 (in order seen):

  • Uncut Gems (2019)

  • Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

  • Onward (2020)

  • Parasite (2019)

  • Hail, Caesar! (2016)

  • JoJo Rabbit (2019)

  • The Color of Compromise (2020)

  • Selma (2014)

  • Just Mercy (2019)

  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

  • Hamilton (2020)

  • The Speed Cubers (2020)

  • Black Is King (2020)

  • John Was Trying to Contact Aliens (2020)

  • Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020)

  • Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers (2018)


Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2020:


Favorite Television Watched in 2020:

  • Joe Pera Talks With You (Season Two)

  • Alaskan Bush People (2014 - Present)

  • Devs (2020)

  • Kim’s Convenience (2016 - )

  • What We Do In The Shadows (2019 - )

  • Watchmen Season One (2019)

  • Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014 - 2016)

  • Umbrella Academy season 02 (2020)

  • The Good Place season 04 (2020)

  • Schitt’s Creed season 06 (2020)

  • We Are The Champions (2020)

  • Ted Lasso (2020)

  • The Mandalorian (2019 - )


Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2020 Edition):

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