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Category: End of the Year Rankstravaganza

My favorite albums and tracks of the last 12 months.

End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 1, 2018July 17, 2019

Rankstravaganza 2017: My Top 30 Songs of the Year

Even the shittiest of years can produce moments of musical transcendence. The tumult of 1968 gave us Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Sweetheart of the…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 1, 2017January 2, 2017

Rankstravaganza 2016: My Top 30 Favorite Songs of the Year

The past year was nothing if not a “low-flying panic attack” … .

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 31, 2015July 17, 2019

Rankstravaganza 2015: My 25 favorite songs of the year

Ha! You thought this blog was done for. Surprise! I’m back. (Fair warning, though: There might not be another post until New Year’s Eve 2016.…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 28, 2014January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2014: My 30 favorite songs of the year

I basically haven’t posted anything new to this blog since my 2013 year-end roundup. It’s been a busy year full of new challenges and responsibilities,…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onFebruary 14, 2014January 12, 2015

Meanwhile, Elsewhere on the Web: My “Bay Area Mixtape 2013” featured on the official Avenue Live blog

I meant to do a post as part of my End of the Year Rankstravaganza specifically focused on Bay Area bands and musicians. Of course,…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 8, 2014January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2013: My 5 Favorite Albums of the Year

I only did a countdown of five albums this year, rather than what has been the customary 15. Beyond these five, I wasn’t convinced that…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 5, 2014January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2013: My 30 Favorite Songs of the Year

Once again, I’m turning this in a few days past deadline. No matter! It’s still not too late to celebrate 2013, which in my musical…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 7, 2013January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2012

What can I say? My favorite albums contain my favorite songs. Go figure.

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 30, 2012January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2012

Here is this year’s obligatory list-making, by the numbers: 3 Bay Area acts 6 solo female artists 2 re-united ’90s bands A ton of vaguely…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 31, 2011January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2011

The album is dead. Long live the album. Increasingly, my listening habits tend to revolve around individual tracks, so I tried to adjust my year-end…

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