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My journey to discover new music by female artists in 2024 would be easy if there were more bands like Sleater-Kinney releasing music this year. This ground-breaking group is one of the primary examples of how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is biased and sexist. Their discography is as strong as any other … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 4: Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (Album Review)
My journey to discover new music by female artists in 2024 continues with one of the most highly regarded albums of the year so far. Big Sigh was the first album I found in my search a couple of weeks ago, and it has slowly crept to the top of my listen-to-while-I-work list. It is … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 3: Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Album Review)
Continuing my journey to discover new music by female artists, I did not expect to end up so quickly in the world of post-metal. Finding female artists in the metal realm is a difficult endeavor, especially when one considers that metal acts are almost always bands with aggressive names that aren't feminine in any way. … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 2: No Terror In The Bang – Heal (Album Review)
After 3 years of writing about music in the Radio Faux Show, the most obvious thing I have not done is write stand-alone album reviews. It may be time to change that, so I am going to start writing some reviews and see how it goes. My gut says that I should spend 2024 focusing … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 4, Number 1: Sprints – Letter To Self (Album Review)
This Week's Theme: Top 20 Albums of 2023 The final show in my best of 2023 series compiles my favorite albums from the genre-based lists I presented during the last few weeks into a Top 20 of the year list. As always, there is a playlist. Amazon Prime Playlist Spotify Playlist Number 20: Exul by … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 36: Top 20 Albums of 2023
This Week's Theme: Best of 2023 (Rock and Pop) 2023 saw the release of new material by rock and pop artists as old as The Rolling Stones and Dolly Parton and as young as Ice Spice and Olivia Rodrigo. Faux Show readers know that my Top 20 list will include albums by a variety of … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 35: Best of 2023 (Rock and Pop)
This Week's Theme: Best of 2023 (Female Artists) The last Faux Show presented my Top 20 metal and hardcore albums of 2023. The music was loud, angry, and aggressive. I know that music is not enjoyed by everyone, but this week's show presents what most will find a more palatable collection of 2023 recordings. There … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 34: Best of 2023 (Female Artists)
This Week's Theme: Best of 2023 (Loud and Angry) As I stated in the last Faux Show, we live in a time when the future is incredibly bleak and the world is going to hell due to rampant fascism, war, violence, disease, climate change, and attacks against everyone who is seen as different. What a … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 33: Best of 2023 (Loud and Angry)
This Week's Theme: Best of 2023 (Dance) We live in a time when the future is incredibly bleak. The world is going to hell. Fascism runs rampant across the globe. War and violence have invaded everyone's lives. The movement away from a belief in science by people around the world leaves us all prone to … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 32: Best of 2023 (Dance)
This Week's Theme: Best of 2023 (Music From Around The World) I listened to a lot of new music in 2023. I listened to hundreds of complete albums and clicked through at least a few tracks on hundreds more. I've listened to new music every day this year. I listen to more new music than … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 31: Best of 2023 (Music From Around The World)
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