Updated as of January 19, 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
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
(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 by Agatha Christie **
7. Orbital by Samantha Harvey ***/
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CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS (A strong emphasis on the ones I like, so don't think I love everything I listen to -- I just don't bother really listening to the ones I don't )
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
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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. A Complete Unknown (2024) ** 1/2
2. Nickel Boys (2024) ***\
3. Nosferatu ** 1/2
4. Interstellar (2014) ** 1/2
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(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.)
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Updated as of January 19, 2025
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