Updated as of June 7, 2025
KEY: star rating is on the four star scale
meaning of "/" or "\"
*** is three stars out of four
***/ is three stars leaning towards 3 1/2
***\ is three stars leaning towards 2 1/2
The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs I've Seen/Read/Heard So Far In 2025
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(Increasingly, I am sampling books, reading 10%, 20% even 40 or 50% before deciding to move on. The books below are only the ones I've read completely. That also explains what looks like generous grading -- more and more, if I sense a book is not going to be among my favorites, I stop reading. Too many books; too little time!)
1. Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield *** 1/2
2. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams *** 1/2
3. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon ***/
4. Monster in the Woods by Dave Shelton *** 1/2
5. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939) ****
6. The Sitaford Mystery (1931) by Agatha Christie **
7. Orbital by Samantha Harvey ***/
8. Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) *** 1/2
9. Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen ***
10. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (1999) *** 1/2
11. Yoko by David Sheff (2025) **
12. John & Paul: A Love Story by Ian Leslie (2025) ***
13. Right Ho, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse ****
14. The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu; translated by Royall Tyler ***
15. Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born To Run by Peter Ames Carlin (2025) ** 1/2
16. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar ***
17. Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata (serialized 1935-1937; pub 1948) *** (lost in trans)
18. Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson (1971) *** 1/2 /
19. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1930)
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1. Dizzy Gillespie -- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1937-1949 (1995) *** 1/2
2. Traffic -- John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) **
3. Jane Weaver -- Modern Kosmology (2017) ***
4. The Lijadu Sisters -- Horizon Unlimited (1979) ***
5. Yes -- Close To The Edge (1972) ** 1/2
6. Flamin' Groovies -- Teenage Head (1971) ***/
7. Giant Sand -- Chore of Enchantment (1999) **
8. Liam Bailey -- Zero Grace (2024) *** 1/2
9. Boards of Canada -- Music Has The Right To Children (1998) ** 1/2
10. My Bloody Valentine -- mbv (2013) ** 1/2
11. Liz Phair -- Exile To Guyville (1993) *** 1/2
12. The Darkness -- Permission To Land (2003) ** 1/2
13. Ice-T -- O.G. Original Gangster (1991) **
14. Goldfrapp -- Seventh Tree (2008) *** 1/2
15. Napalm Death -- Scum (1987) **
16. The Cardigans -- First Band on the Moon (1996) **
17. The Notorious B.I.G. -- Ready To Die (1994) ** 1/2
16. The Cardigans -- First Band on the Moon (1996) **
17. The Notorious B.I.G. -- Ready To Die (1994) ** 1/2
18. The Rumble -- Stories From The Battlefield (2024) ***
19. Lady Blackbird -- Slang Spirituals (2024) *** 1/2
20. Beta Radio -- Waiting For The End To Come (2024) *** 1/2
21. Fat Boy Slim -- Better Living Through Chemistry (1996) ***
22. Kelela -- Take Me Apart (2018) ***
23. Hanoi Rocks -- Back To Mystery City (1983) **
24. The Gun Club -- Fire of Love (1981) ** 1/2
25. Echo and the Bunnymen -- Porcupine (1983) ** 1/2
26. Ducks Ltd. -- Harm's Way (2024) ***
27. Charlie xcx -- Brat (2024) ** 1/2
27. Charlie xcx -- Brat (2024) ** 1/2
28. The Softies -- The Bed I Made (2024) ***
29. Brian Eno x Bloom -- Small World (2024) (Amazon exclusive) *** 1/2
29. Brian Eno x Bloom -- Small World (2024) (Amazon exclusive) *** 1/2
30. Sabrina Carpenter -- Short 'n' Sweet (2024) ***
31. Fontaines D.C. -- Romance (2024) ***
32. The Rifles -- Love Your Neighbor (2024) ***
33. Future & Metro Boomin -- We Don't Trust You (2024) ** 1/2
32. The Rifles -- Love Your Neighbor (2024) ***
33. Future & Metro Boomin -- We Don't Trust You (2024) ** 1/2
34. Wunderhorse -- Midas (2024) ** 1/2
35. Doechii -- Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024) **
36. Yasmin Williams -- Acadia ** 1/2
36. Yasmin Williams -- Acadia ** 1/2
37. Jamey Johnson -- Midnight Gasoline (2024) ** 1/2
38. Amaia Miranda -- Mientras vivas brilla (2024) ***
39. Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel -- The Room (2024) ** 1/2
40. Nils Hoffmann -- Running in a Dream (2024) ** 1/2
41. Alvaro Diaz -- Sayonara (2024) ***
42. Shovel Dance Collective -- The Shovel Dance (2024) ***/
43. Wishy -- Triple Seven (2024) ** 1/2
44. Tyla -- Tyla (2024) ** 1/2
45. Bizhiki -- Unbound (2024) ***
46. Tierra Whack -- World Wide Whack (2024) ** 1/2
46. Tierra Whack -- World Wide Whack (2024) ** 1/2
47. Ivan Cornejo -- Mirada (2024) *** 1/2
48. Chuck Prophet -- Wake The Dead (2024) *** 1/2
49. Brittany Howard -- What Now (2024) ***
50. Silkroad Ensemble & Rhiannon Giddens -- American Railroad (2024) ***
50. Silkroad Ensemble & Rhiannon Giddens -- American Railroad (2024) ***
51. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -- Chain of Light (2024) *** 1/2
52. Tyler, The Creator -- Chromakopia (2024) ** 1/2
53. Trentemøller -- Dreamweaver (2024) ***
54. Eels -- Eels Time! (2024) ***/
55. Ariana Grande -- Eternal Sunshine (2024) ***
56. Peso Pluma -- Éxodo (2024) *** 1/2
57. McCoy Tyner & Joe Henderson -- Forces Of Nature: Live At Slugs (2024/1966) *** 1/2
58. Cher -- Forever (2024) *** 1/2
59. Joe Ely -- Honky Tonk Masquerade (1978) *** 1/2
60. Iron & Wine -- Light Verse (2024) ***/
61. Pixies -- The Night The Zombies Came (2024) ** 1/2
62. Norma Winstone & Kit Downes -- Outpost of Dreams (2024) ***
63. Laura Marling -- Patterns in Repeat (2024) *** 1/2
64. Helado Negro -- Phasor (2024) ** 1/2
65. Amos Lee -- Transmissions (2024) ***\
66. Sebadoh -- Bubble and Scrape (1993) ** 1/2
67. Orbital -- Snivilisation (1994) **
68. Shack -- H.M.S. Fable (1999) *** 1/2
69. Cymande -- Cymande (1972) *** 1/2
70. Metallica -- Metallica (1991) **
71. Rumer -- In Session *** 1/2
72. Robert Palmer -- Sneaking Sally Through the Alley (1974) *** (crappy audio file)
73. Robert Palmer -- Clues (1980) ***
74. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion -- Now I Got Worry (1996) **
75. The Soft Boys -- Underwater Moonlight (1980) *** 1/2
76. Screaming Trees -- Dust (1996) ***
77. 808 State -- Ninety (1989) *
78. Funkadelic -- Standing On The Verge of Getting It On (1974) ****
79. Jennifer Warnes -- Jennifer (1972) ***/
80. PJ Harvey -- Rid of Me (1993) ***/
81. Orquesta Guayacán -- Sentimental de Punta a Punta (1991) *** 1/2
82. John Moreland -- Visitor (2024) ***
83. The Runaways -- Queens of Noise (1977) ***
84. Graham Parker -- Howlin' Wind (1976) *** 1/2
85. Hugh Masekala -- Home Is Where The Music Is (1972) *** 1/2
86. Graham Parker -- Stick To Me (1977) ***
87. White Denim -- D (2011) ** 1/2
88. The Dandy Warhols -- ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down (1997) ** 1/2
89. Cymande -- Second Time Around (1973) ***
90. Captain Beefheart -- Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (1978) *** 1/2
91. Bobby Valentin -- Soy Boricua (1972) *** 1/2
92. João Donato -- A Bad Donato (1970) ***
93. David Gray -- Dear Life (2025) ***
94. Beth Orton -- Central Reservation (1999) ** 1/2
95. Betty Davis -- They Say I'm Different (1974) *** 1/2
96. Graham Parker -- Squeezing Out Sparks (1979) *** 1/2
97. Jalen Ngonda -- Come Around and Love Me (2023) *** 1/2
98. Dinah Washington -- Dinah Sings Bessie Smith (1958) ***
99. ABBA -- Arrival (1976) ** 1/2
100. Can -- Future Days (1973) *** 1/2
101. The Jam -- In The City (May, 1977) ***
102. The Jam -- All The Mod Cons (Nov 1977) *** 1/2
103. Tom Waits -- Heartattack and Vine (1980) *** 1/2
104. Terence Trent D'Arby -- Introducing The Hardline According To (1987) ***
105. Common -- Like Water For Chocolate (2000) ***
106. Bill Medley -- Straight From The Heart ** 1/2
107. Icecream Hands -- No Weapon But Love (2021) *** 1/2
108. Miles Davis -- Miles Smiles (1967) *** 1/2
109. Paul Thorn -- Life is a Vapor (2025) ***
110. Love -- Da Capo (1966) ** 1/2
111. Larry Young -- Unity (1966) ****
112. Eddie Palmieri -- The Sun of Latin Music (1974) ***
113. Steve Riley -- Grand Isle (2011) *** 1/2
113. Steve Riley -- Grand Isle (2011) *** 1/2
114. Os Tincoãs -- Os Tincoãs (1973) ****
115. Os Tincoãs -- O Africanto Dos Tincoãs (1975) *** 1/2
116. The Bangles -- Different Light ***
117. Ella Fitzgerald - The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum (1967) ** 1/2
118. Dr. John -- In The Right Place (1973) *** 1/2 /
119. Dr. John -- Gris-Gris (1968) *** 1/2
120. Dr. John -- Desitively Bonnaroo (1974) ***
121. The Specials – More Specials (1980) ***
122. Dr. John -- Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) *** 1/2
123. The Sonics -- Here Come The Sonics (1965) *** 1/2
124. Grant Lee Buffalo -- Fuzzy (1993) *** 1/2
125. Dexys Midnight Runners -- Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (1980) ** 1/2
126. Bert Jansch -- Bert Jansch (1965) ** 1/2 \
127. Roy Ayers/Ubiquity -- Red, Black & Green (1973) *** 1/2
128. Big Youth -- Screaming Target (1972) ****
129. Parliament -- Motor Booty Affair (1978) *** 1/2
130. Jean-Michel Jarre -- Oxygène (1976) ** 1/2
131. Neil Young -- Oceanside, Countryside (1978) *** 1/2
132. Faces -- A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Dead Horse (1971) *** 1/2
133. Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Californication (1999) **
134. The Damned -- Damned, Damned, Damned (1977) *** 1/2
135. Willie Colón & Rubén Blades -- Siembra (1978) ****
136. Chick Corea -- Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) *** 1/2
136. Chick Corea -- Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) *** 1/2
137. João Gilberto -- O Amor o Sorriso e a Flor (1961) ***
138. Bob Mould -- Here We Go Crazy ***\
139. Carlton & The Shoes -- Love Me Forever (1978) *** 1/2
140. The Police -- Regatta De Blanc (1979) ** 1/2
141. Jorge Ben -- Sacundin Ben Samba (1964) ** 1/2
142. Sean Mason -- The Southern Suite (2023) ***
143. Catherine Russell & Sean Mason -- My Ideal (2024) *** 1/2
144. Fats Domino -- This Is Fats Domino! (1956) ***
145. Mahogany L. Browne & Sean Mason -- Chrome Valley ***
146. Gary Numan -- The Pleasure Principle (1979) ***/
147. Daryl Hall and John Oates -- Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) ** 1/2
148. Jason Isbell -- Foxes in the Snow ** 1/2
149. Songhoy Blues -- Music In Exile (2015) *** 1/2
150. Dr. Octagon -- Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996) **
151. Jorge Ben -- Ben é Samba Bom (1964) ***\
152. The Beta Band -- Hot Shots II (2001) ***
153. Buddy Holly -- Buddy Holly (1958) *** 1/2
154. Ringo Starr -- Look Up **
155. Brian D'addario -- Till The Morning (2025) *** 1/2
156. Bo Diddley -- Bo Diddley (1958) ****
157. Coldcut -- What's That Noise? (1989) ***
158. Ramblin' Jack Elliott -- Jack Takes The Floor (1958) ** 1/2
159. Hiroshi Yoshimura -- Flora (2006) *** 1/2
160. Chuck Berry -- After School Sessions (1957) *** 1/2
161. Billie Holiday -- Songs For Distingué Lovers (1957) ****
162. Rüdiger Lorenz -- Synrise: Early Tape Recordings 1981-1983 (2025) *** /
163. Aretha Franklin -- Jump To It (1982) ***
164. Jerry Lee Lewis -- Jerry Lee Lewis (1958) ***
165. Icecream Hands -- Icecream Hands (1992) ***
166. XTC -- Nonsuch (1992) *** 1/2
167. John Zorn -- A Dreamers Christmas (2011) *** 1/2
168. Stephen Stills -- Stephen Stills (1970) ** 1/2 (side one solid)
169. Art Tatum & Ben Webster -- The Art Tatum Ben Webster Quartet (1958) ****
170. Arthur Verocai -- Arthur Verocai (1972) ** 1/2
171. Fugazi -- Repeater (1990) ** 1/2
172. Tracey Thorn -- A Distant Shore (1982) ***
173. Robert Hunter -- Tiger Rose (1975) **
174. Johnny Mathis -- Open Fire, Two Guitars (1959) *** 1/2
175. Bobby Bare -- Bobby Bare Sings Lullabies, Legends and Lies (1973) *** 1/2
176. Reba McEntire -- For My Broken Heart (1991) ** 1/2
177. Hanna McEuen -- Hanna-McEuen (2005) *** 1/2
178. Uncle Tupelo -- No Depression (1990) ****
179. Marty Stuart -- Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions (2010) *** 1/2
180. Urban Cowboy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1980) ***
181. John Hartford -- Aero-Plain (1971) ****
182. The Alan Parsons Project -- Tales of Mystery And Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe (1976) ***
183. Doc Watson -- Southbound (1966) *** 1/2
184. Glen Campbell -- Greatest Hits (2009) *** 1/2
185. Billie Holiday -- Music For Torching (1955) ****
186. Billie Holiday -- All Or Nothing At All (1958) ****
187. The Techniques -- Little Did You Know (1966) *** 1/2
185. Billie Holiday -- Music For Torching (1955) ****
186. Billie Holiday -- All Or Nothing At All (1958) ****
187. The Techniques -- Little Did You Know (1966) *** 1/2
188. Roy Acuff -- The Essential Roy Acuff (1992) ***
189. Boz Scaggs -- Down Two Then Left (1977) *** 1/2
190. Chaka Khan -- Echoes of an Era (2005) ** 1/2
191. Alison Krauss -- Arcadia (2025) *** 1/2
192. Lee Wiley -- Night in Manhattan (1951) ***
193. Bill Monroe/Various -- Bean Blossom (1973) *** 1/2
193. Bill Monroe/Various -- Bean Blossom (1973) *** 1/2
194. Rocket From The Crypt -- Scream Dracula Scream (1995) ***
195. Eartha Kitt -- That Bad Eartha (1953) *** 1/2
195. Eartha Kitt -- That Bad Eartha (1953) *** 1/2
196. Elton John & Brandi Carlile -- Who Believes In Angels? (2025) *** \
197. Various Artists -- I Saw The TV Glow soundtrack (2024) *** 1/2
198. Eslaban Armado -- Vibras de Noche II (2025) ***/
199. Johnny Mathis -- Heavenly (1959) **
200. Michael Hurley -- First Songs (1964) *** (freak folk)
200. Michael Hurley -- First Songs (1964) *** (freak folk)
201. Billie Holiday -- Lady Sings The Blues (1956) ***/
202. Uncle Tupelo -- Still Feel Gone (1991) *** /
203. Curtis Mayfield -- Super Fly soundtrack (1972) *** 1/2
204. Jeff Beck -- Truth (1968) **
205. Billie Holiday -- Billie Holiday Sings/Solitude (1952/1956) ****
206. Irma Thomas & Galactic -- Audience With The Queen (2025) ***/
206. Irma Thomas & Galactic -- Audience With The Queen (2025) ***/
207. American Music Club -- California (1988) **
208. Stereolab -- Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996) **
209. Johnny Mathis -- I'll Buy You A Star (1961) **
210. Gene Autry -- The Essential Gene Autry (2009) *** 1/2
211. Aretha Franklin -- Aretha's Gold (1969) ****
212. Jurassic 5 -- Jurassic 5 (1998) ***
213. Steve Miller Band -- Fly Like An Eagle (1976) ** 1/2
214. Steve Miller Band -- Greatest Hits 1974-78 (1978) *** 1/2
215. Steve Miller Band -- Book of Dreams (1977) ** 1/2 \
216. Billie Holiday -- Recital (1956) compiling An Evening With Billie Holiday (1953, minus one track) and Billie Holiday (1954 minus three tracks) ***
217. Isaac Hayes -- Shaft soundtrack (1971) ** 1/2
218. Lee Ann Womack -- There's More Where That Came From (2005) *** 1/2
219. Billy Eckstine -- Once More With Feeling -- (1960) **
220. Bad Company -- Bad Company (1974) **
221. Digital Underground -- Sex Packets (1990) **
222. Roger Miller -- All Time Greatest Hits (2003) *** 1/2
223. Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther soundtrack (1964) ***
223. Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther soundtrack (1964) ***
224. Henry Mancini – Music From Peter Gunn (1959) *** 1/2
225. Cat Stevens – Harold and Maude soundtrack (1971) *** 1/2
226. Roy Ayers -- Coffy soundtrack ( 1973) ***
227. Steve Miller Band -- Sailor (1968) ***
228. The Monkees -- Head soundtrack (1968) ****
227. Steve Miller Band -- Sailor (1968) ***
228. The Monkees -- Head soundtrack (1968) ****
229. Less Than Zero soundtrack (1987) ** 1/2
230. Vince Guaraldi – Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) *** 1/2
231. Billie Holiday – "The Lady" Sings (1956) ***/
232. Celia Cruz – Son Con Guaguanco (1966) ****
233. Paul Revere and the Raiders – Midnight Rider (1966) ***/
234. Bruce Langhorne – The Hired Hand (1971) *** 1/2
235. A Man and a Woman – Laurindo Almeida (1967) ***
236. Magnolia soundtrack (1999) *** 1/2
238. X -- Wild Gift (1981) ***
239. Ute Lemper -- Punishing Kisses (2000) **
240. Wild Style soundtrack (1983) *** 1/2
241. Victor/Victoria soundtrack (1982) ***
242. Velvet Goldmine soundtrack (1998) *** 1/2
243. Ken Boothe – Everything I Own (1974) **
244. C418–Minecraft Volume Alpha (2011) ****
245. The Great Mouse Detective soundtrack ** 1/2
246. Aguirre, the Wrath of God soundtrack aka Aguirre – Popol Vuh (1972/1975) ****
247. P.F. Sloan – Raised on Records (1972) **
248. Hank Snow -- The Essential Hank Snow (1997) ****
249. Mahalia Jackson -- Live at Newport 1958 (1958) ****
250. Nat King Cole -- Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays (1962) **
250. Nat King Cole -- Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays (1962) **
251. Willie Nelson -- Oh What A Beautiful World (2025) ***
252. ABBA – The Visitors (1981) ** 1/2 ("Like An Angel Passing Through My Room"!)
253. Gene Autry – The Essential Gene Autry (2005) *** 1/2
254. Neil Young – Coastal (2025) ***/
255. Hookworms –Microshift (2018) – ***
256. Popol Vuh – Hosianna Mantra (1981) **
257. Paul McCartney – McCartney (1970) ****
259. Floyd Collins Original Cast Album (1997) *** 1/2
260. Johnny Mathis – I'm Coming Home (1973) **
261. Johnny Mathis – Live It Up! (1961) ** 1/2
262. Oscar Brown Jr. – Sin & Soul (1960) *** 1/2
263. Oscar Brown Jr. – Between Heaven and Hell (1962) *** 1/2
264. Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Gospel Train (1956) *** 1/2
265. Sault – 10 (2025) **
266. The Monkees – The Best of the Monkees (2003) ****
267. Billie Holiday – Velvet Mood (1956) *** 1/2
268. Billie Holiday – Stay With Me (1958) ****
269. The Mack soundtrack – Willie Hutch (1973) *** 1/2
270. Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross (1979) ** 1/2
271. Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels (2025) ***
272. Cab Calloway – Are You Hep To The Jive? (1994) *** 1/2
273. Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) ***
274. William Tyler – Time Indefinite (2025) ***
275. Jimmie Rodgers – RCA Country Legends (2002) ****
276. The Monkees – The Monkees (1966) ** 1/2
277. The Monkees – More of The Monkees (1967) ** 1/2
278. Richard Swift – Ground Trouble Jaw (2008) ***/
279. Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) **
280. Tangerine Dream – Legend soundtrack (1986) **
281. Billie Holiday – Lover Man (1958 Decca comp) *** 1/2
282. Pavement – Slanted and Enchanted (1992) ** 1/2
283. Keith Jarrett – Belonging (1974) ****
284. Teesri Manzil soundtrack (1966) ****
285. Bryan Ferry – Loose Talk (w Amelia Barrett) (2025) ** 1/2
286. Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart (1983) ** 1/2
287. Mary Chapin Carpenter et al – Looking For The Thread (2025) ***/
288. Cat Stevens – Teaser and the Firecat (1971) *** 1/2
289. Frank Zappa – We're Only In It For The Money (1968) ***
290. Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw (1982) ****
291. Marshall Crenshaw – Field Day (1983) *** 1/2
292. Julien Baker & Torres – Send A Prayer My Way (2025) ** 1/2
293. Queen – Queen II (1974) **
294. The Beta Band – Heroes to Zeroes (2004) ***
295. Fela Kuti – Zombie (1977) ****
296. Chris Smither – All About The Bones (2025) ***
297. John Hartford – Mark Twang (1976) ***
298. Joan Baez – Joan Baez (1960) *** 1/2
299. She & Him – Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson (2022) *** 1/2
300. Silvio Rodriguez – Al Final de Este Viaje (1978) ***
301. N.E.R.D. – Fly or Die (2004) **
302. Edith Piaf –The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Édith Piaf (1991) ****
303. Little Willie John–All 15 of His Hits (1977) ***
304. Feargal Sharkey – Feargal Sharkey (1985) ***\
304. Feargal Sharkey – Feargal Sharkey (1985) ***\
305. Dan Penn – Nobody's Fool (1973) ** 1/2
306. Various Artists – The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1: Ethnic Music Classics 1925-1948 (1995)
307. Jelly Roll Morton – Birth of the Hot: The Classic Chicago "Red Hot Peppers" Sessions (1926-1927) (1985) ****
308. Various Artists – The Real Kansas City Of The '20s, '30s & '40s (1996) *** 1/2
308. Various Artists – The Real Kansas City Of The '20s, '30s & '40s (1996) *** 1/2
309. Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' –Room on the Porch (2025) ** 1/2
310. MC Solaar – Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (1991) ***
311. John Williams – Jaws The Collector's Edition Soundtrack (1975/2015) ** 1/2
312. Sheila E. – The Glamorous Life (1985) **
313. Dan Wilson – Good Night, Los Angeles (2025) ** 1/2
314. Various Artists – Juke Joint Saturday Night: Piano Blues, Rags & Stomps (2000) *** 1/2
315. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Imagination (1973) **
316. Guided by Voices – Alien Lanes (1995) *** 1/2
317. Nöel Coward – The Compact Coward (1989) *** 1/2
318. Don Covay – Checkin' In With Don Covay (1988) ** 1/2
319. Derek Bell – Plays With Himself (1981) **
320. The Supremes aka Diana Ross &...– Where Did Our Love Go (1964) ***
320. The Supremes aka Diana Ross &...– Where Did Our Love Go (1964) ***
321. Queen Latifah – All Hail The Queen (1989) *** 1/2
322. Fats Domino – My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino (1990) *** 1/2
323. The Staples Singers – Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) *** 1/2
323. The Staples Singers – Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) *** 1/2
324. The Undertones – The Undertones (1979) ****
325. Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising (1985) *** 1/2
325. Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising (1985) *** 1/2
326. J.B. Lenoir – Alabama Blues (1965) *** 1/2
327. John Hartford – Morning Bugle (1972) *** 1/2
328. Richard Swift – Walt Wolfman ep (2011) **
329. Patty Loveless – Mountain Soul (2001) *** 1/2
330. Mary Lou Williams – Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes (1964) **
331. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow (2025) *** 1/2
331. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow (2025) *** 1/2
332. Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade (1984) *** 1/2
333. Roberta Flack – First Take (1969) *** 1/2
334. ABBA – Arrival (1976) ** 1/2 /
335. Los Corraleros de Majagual – Nuevo Ritmo...! (1966) ****
336. The Undertones – Hypnotised (1980) *** 1/2
337. Charlie Parker – Best of the Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings (2002) ****
338. Howlin' Wolf – The Definitive Collection (2007) ****
339. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Next! (1973) *
340. Martin Denny–Exotica (1957) **
341. Eric Dolphy–Out To Lunch (1964) *** 1/2
342. Memphis Slim–At The Gate of Horn (1959) ****
343. Haruomi Hosono et al–Pacific (1978) ** 1/2
344. Rickie Lee Jones–Pirates (1981) ***?
345. Roy Orbison–The Orbison Way (1966) ** 1/2
346. Gyasi–Here Comes The Good Part (2025) *** 1/2
347. Yeah Yeah Yeahs–Fever To Tell (2003) ** 1/2
348. Young Gun Silver Fox–Pleasure (2025) ***/
349. David Crosby–If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) ***/
350. Ry Cooder–Paradise and Lunch (1974) *** 1/2
351. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles–The Ultimate Collection (1998) *** 1/2 \
352. U2–Achtung Baby (1991) ****
353. Oscar D'León–Y Su Salsa Mayor (1991) ****
354. Miles Davis–In A Silent Way (1969) ****
353. Oscar D'León–Y Su Salsa Mayor (1991) ****
354. Miles Davis–In A Silent Way (1969) ****
355. Bad Bunny/Conejito Mal–Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025) *** 1/2
356. Professor Longhair–House Party New Orleans Style: The Lost Sessions 1971-1972 (2021) *** 1/2
357. Maggie and Terre Roche–Seductive Reasoning (1975) *** 1/2
358. Ornette Coleman–The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959) ****
359. Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette–Honky Tonk Angels (1993) ***
360. Abdullah Ibrahim–Water From An Ancient Well (1992) *** 1/2
361. Hot Chip–In Our Head (2012) * 1/2
362. Adam and the Ants–Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980) ***
363. Billie Holiday–Recital (1956) (reissue of An Evening With Billie Holiday from 1953 and Billie Holiday from 1954) *** 1/2
364. John Lee Hooker–The Healer (1989) ***
365.
MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES TV MOVIES
(Not TV movies, of course, but movies and TV shows -- and TV movies if it comes to that. Mostly I only list TV shows when I've tackled an entire season at once or reappraising an entire series after it's over This doesn't really capture my ongoing watching of current TV.)
(Not TV movies, of course, but movies and TV shows -- and TV movies if it comes to that. Mostly I only list TV shows when I've tackled an entire season at once or reappraising an entire series after it's over This doesn't really capture my ongoing watching of current TV.)
1. Interstellar (2014) ** 1/2
2. Myth of Man (at Cinema Village w Karl) ***/
3. A Woman Is A Woman (1961) ****
4. Fedora (1979) *
5. Weather Wizards (1939 short; dir. Fred Zinnemann) **
6. Cutter's Way (1981) ** 1/2
7. Lipstick (1976) *
8. Prime Target S1 on Apple *
9. The Marquise of O (1976) ** 1/2
10. Monster (2023) *** 1/2
11. Story of Women (1988) ** 1/2
12. Ladies and Gentlemen: 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) *** (but **** intro)
13. One on One: John & Yoko (2025) ***
14. Le Million (1931 at Film Forum) (w Noam) *** /
15. Chicken For Linda! (2023) *** 1/2
16. Universal Language (2024) ***
17. Sinners (2025) *** /
18. Thunderbolts* aka The New Avengers (2025) **
19. Sly Lives! (dir Questlove) (2025) *** 1/2
20. Andor S1 rewatch (2022) ****
21. Andor S2 (2025) *** 1/2
22. Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning (2025) **
23. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) ***/
24. Shōgun Season 1 ** 1/2
25. Bring Her Back (2025) ***
26. Friendship (2025) ** 1/2
27. Ballerina: A John Wick Story (2025) ** 1/2
THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS
(The names after the shows are the people who joined me at the performance.)
(The names after the shows are the people who joined me at the performance.)
1. A Guide For The Homesick (w Zoe at DR2) ** out of ****
2. Still (w Melissa Gilbert at Sheen w Noam) **
3. A Streetcar Named Desire (Paul Mescal at BAM) w Zoe **
4. Sean Mason Quartet at Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, CT (w TJ) *** 1/2
5. The Swamp Dwellers at TFANA (w Noam) ** 1/2
6. Floyd Collins at Lincoln Center (w Noam) ** 1/2
7. Operation Mincemeat (w Noam) *** (great fun, with "Dear Bill" worth price of admission)
8. Port(al) by Brooklyn Youth Chorus at Brooklyn Navy Yard (w Zoe) ***
9. Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. (Caryl Churchill shorts at Public) (w Noam) *** 1/2
10. Salomé at Met w Stephen (May 6, 2025) *** 1/2
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