Daniel Brody
@danielwbrody.bsky.social
Counting down the 1000 greatest rock and roll songs of all time and making other lists of my favorite tunes and albums. Rock and roll is my favorite genre but I truly like a little bit of everything, from classical and cumbia to honky-tonk and highlife.
Boomers used to do this in their chosen medium, a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Do we think that someone born in 1906 who had lived through WWI, the Spanish Flu, and the Great Depression was making these after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Boomers used to do this in their chosen medium, a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
30 years ago today, two Japanese girls living in NYC released Viva! La Woman, a trip-hop album with a gastronomic theme. It alternates between anarchic boom-bap jams and more laid-back chillout tunes that celebrate birthday cake, beef jerky, and more. I assume Charli XCX must love it. #brodys1996
Cibo Matto - Sugar Water (Official Music Video) | Warner Records
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January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
30 years ago today, two Japanese girls living in NYC released Viva! La Woman, a trip-hop album with a gastronomic theme. It alternates between anarchic boom-bap jams and more laid-back chillout tunes that celebrate birthday cake, beef jerky, and more. I assume Charli XCX must love it. #brodys1996
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Built to Spill should have made full versions of those ‘Hi, it’s Phil Ek here with a preview of the next Built to Spill album’ songs, Midnight Sun is great
January 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Built to Spill should have made full versions of those ‘Hi, it’s Phil Ek here with a preview of the next Built to Spill album’ songs, Midnight Sun is great
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i’ve been arguing for ages that the meaning/themes/intent of a work is now entirely irrelevant. all that matters is how you can strip it for parts to maintain your standing in the discourse, the fandom, the feed.
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
i’ve been arguing for ages that the meaning/themes/intent of a work is now entirely irrelevant. all that matters is how you can strip it for parts to maintain your standing in the discourse, the fandom, the feed.
704/1000 Stan Bush, "Dare" - The Transformers cartoon movie soundtrack is such a good representation of bombastic 80s pop-rock songwriting and production that Paul Thomas Anderson used a song from it in Boogie Nights to illustrate hitting rock bottom. But he chose the wrong song. #brodystoprock1000
Dare
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January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
704/1000 Stan Bush, "Dare" - The Transformers cartoon movie soundtrack is such a good representation of bombastic 80s pop-rock songwriting and production that Paul Thomas Anderson used a song from it in Boogie Nights to illustrate hitting rock bottom. But he chose the wrong song. #brodystoprock1000
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i truly hate clicking 'view credits' on every individual track of an album on a streaming service simply to get the information that used to be on one page of a cd booklet
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
i truly hate clicking 'view credits' on every individual track of an album on a streaming service simply to get the information that used to be on one page of a cd booklet
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"I'm more than just a rhymer, you still a small-timer
Hopin that the game'll treat that ass a little kinder
Every step tango'd, your beat don't concern me
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with attorneys"
may he rest in power and eternal mangoes
Hopin that the game'll treat that ass a little kinder
Every step tango'd, your beat don't concern me
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with attorneys"
may he rest in power and eternal mangoes
this one hurts. honestly one of the most slept on rappers and producers from the 90s - the years he was locked up messed with the timing of his rise career wise. still a big part of some of the most iconic music of his eras. RIP
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"I'm more than just a rhymer, you still a small-timer
Hopin that the game'll treat that ass a little kinder
Every step tango'd, your beat don't concern me
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with attorneys"
may he rest in power and eternal mangoes
Hopin that the game'll treat that ass a little kinder
Every step tango'd, your beat don't concern me
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with attorneys"
may he rest in power and eternal mangoes
705/1000 Chuck Berry, "Maybellene" - Chess Records head Leonard Chess preferred this "hillbilly song sung by a black man" to Berry's blues material, and making it a hit helped turn rock & roll into a phenomenon. Love the grimy guitar and the motorvatin' beat. #brodystoprock1000
Maybellene (Remastered)
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January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
705/1000 Chuck Berry, "Maybellene" - Chess Records head Leonard Chess preferred this "hillbilly song sung by a black man" to Berry's blues material, and making it a hit helped turn rock & roll into a phenomenon. Love the grimy guitar and the motorvatin' beat. #brodystoprock1000
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why did so many millennials read so many newspaper comics? easily 60 percent of my reading diet in elementary/middle school was collected editions of calvin and hobbes, farside, dilbert, peanuts, doonesbury (!), foxtrot (?!?) and i know im not alone. historically unique phenomenon
rather than talk about Scott Adams I want to talk about something weirder (me). Who else was really into Dilbert when you were 12. Who else was like, boy, I can't wait to work a cubicle job
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
why did so many millennials read so many newspaper comics? easily 60 percent of my reading diet in elementary/middle school was collected editions of calvin and hobbes, farside, dilbert, peanuts, doonesbury (!), foxtrot (?!?) and i know im not alone. historically unique phenomenon
706/1000 XTC, "Generals and Majors" - One of the bubbliest anti-war songs of all-time, complete with whistling. The best songs by this band sound like they are made of rubber, steampunk Rube Goldberg industrial equipment, and a bit of mechanical gumption and grouchiness. #brodystoprock1000
Generals And Majors (2001 Remaster)
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January 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
706/1000 XTC, "Generals and Majors" - One of the bubbliest anti-war songs of all-time, complete with whistling. The best songs by this band sound like they are made of rubber, steampunk Rube Goldberg industrial equipment, and a bit of mechanical gumption and grouchiness. #brodystoprock1000
Any time I check the daily list of the USA's Top 100 songs on Apple Music this one is always there (currently sits at #73), even though it is over a decade old now. What explains that? Why this (perfectly fine) song in particular? A few older Drake songs seemingly never leave that chart either.
Chris Stapleton has the first-ever double diamond-selling country song
Chris Stapleton Has The First-Ever Double Diamond-Selling Country Song
At least on paper, Chris Stapleton’s 2015 version of the oldie “Tennessee Whiskey” is now the most popular song of all time. According to a press release from Stapleton’s label MCA, “Tennessee Whiskey...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Any time I check the daily list of the USA's Top 100 songs on Apple Music this one is always there (currently sits at #73), even though it is over a decade old now. What explains that? Why this (perfectly fine) song in particular? A few older Drake songs seemingly never leave that chart either.
Gonna post about some of my fave albums from 1996 and 2006 on their anniversaries this year. 2 pivotal years in my melomania; in '96 I discovered 120 Minutes and underground rock, and in '06 I lived my on my own for the 1st time working on the music biz's bottom rungs and went to shows constantly.
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Gonna post about some of my fave albums from 1996 and 2006 on their anniversaries this year. 2 pivotal years in my melomania; in '96 I discovered 120 Minutes and underground rock, and in '06 I lived my on my own for the 1st time working on the music biz's bottom rungs and went to shows constantly.
707/1000 Peter Tosh, "Legalize It" - Amazing how moot this song has gotten over time. It's basically legalized! There's a bit of cringe here, but I respect Tosh just going for it and making the all-time anthem for this sentiment even if it is a little stereotypical and corny. #brodystoprock1000
Peter Tosh - Legalize It (Audio)
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January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
707/1000 Peter Tosh, "Legalize It" - Amazing how moot this song has gotten over time. It's basically legalized! There's a bit of cringe here, but I respect Tosh just going for it and making the all-time anthem for this sentiment even if it is a little stereotypical and corny. #brodystoprock1000
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Glad to see more artists speaking out against ICE.
January 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Glad to see more artists speaking out against ICE.
Was watching One Battle After Another and was struck by how the movie‘s politics are so rooted in the present while its filmmaking style and needledrops are all rooted in half a century ago.
January 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Was watching One Battle After Another and was struck by how the movie‘s politics are so rooted in the present while its filmmaking style and needledrops are all rooted in half a century ago.
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I am in fucking agony
January 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I am in fucking agony
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I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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what I do think is fascinating is how Queen's become the classic rock band to rule them all in the 2020s---that's something few people would've predicted. it's in part the effect of the biopic but there's a lot more to it
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
what I do think is fascinating is how Queen's become the classic rock band to rule them all in the 2020s---that's something few people would've predicted. it's in part the effect of the biopic but there's a lot more to it
Songs that most often play in the movie in my mind when I think back to my time in Colombia.
Colombia Soundtrack by Daniel Brody on Apple Music
Playlist · 53 Songs
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January 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Songs that most often play in the movie in my mind when I think back to my time in Colombia.
708/1000 Alice Cooper, "I'm Eighteen" - Alice is remembered more as an arena rock god but this song has a ton of garage rock and punk attitude. A bit like a cleaned up Stooges? The Ramones and the Sex Pistols both cited this bratty and snotty song as an early influence too. #brodystoprock1000
I'm Eighteen
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January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
708/1000 Alice Cooper, "I'm Eighteen" - Alice is remembered more as an arena rock god but this song has a ton of garage rock and punk attitude. A bit like a cleaned up Stooges? The Ramones and the Sex Pistols both cited this bratty and snotty song as an early influence too. #brodystoprock1000
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the end of Freaks and Geeks was perfect, even if it wasn’t meant to be the end
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
the end of Freaks and Geeks was perfect, even if it wasn’t meant to be the end
709/1000 - Men at Work, "Down Under" - The flute snaking around the bouncy guitar nails the vibe of a homesick Aussie backpacking in far-flung locales desperate for a small taste of home. It also helps that I struggle to parse the Aussie slang. Vegemite's still not good though. #brodystoprock1000
Men At Work - Down Under (Official HD Video)
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January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
709/1000 - Men at Work, "Down Under" - The flute snaking around the bouncy guitar nails the vibe of a homesick Aussie backpacking in far-flung locales desperate for a small taste of home. It also helps that I struggle to parse the Aussie slang. Vegemite's still not good though. #brodystoprock1000
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We all know this but of course conservatives aren’t interested in conserving anything, least of all great American institutions like this, which has supported programming that’s enriched the lives of countless people and transmitted American influence around the world.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
We all know this but of course conservatives aren’t interested in conserving anything, least of all great American institutions like this, which has supported programming that’s enriched the lives of countless people and transmitted American influence around the world.
710/1000 Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" - This band spent a lot of time rocking hard and maxxing their rebel cred but they should've spent more time on jam band guitar progressions, rubbery basslines, and inane singalong choruses. The barking dogs are a nice touch. #brodystoprock1000
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing (Official Music Video) | Warner Vault
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January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
710/1000 Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" - This band spent a lot of time rocking hard and maxxing their rebel cred but they should've spent more time on jam band guitar progressions, rubbery basslines, and inane singalong choruses. The barking dogs are a nice touch. #brodystoprock1000
Back into the post-holiday routine soundtrack as I try to get back in the groove. A balm for my otherwise overwhelmed mind. Courtesy of @lightintheattic.bsky.social
Calm In The Attic: An Ambient Playlist For Stressful Times on Apple Music
Playlist · 186 Songs
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January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Back into the post-holiday routine soundtrack as I try to get back in the groove. A balm for my otherwise overwhelmed mind. Courtesy of @lightintheattic.bsky.social