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.
This is the top 20 from the year-end Billboard Hot 100 list for 1974. I doubt anyone on any side of the poptimism debates would say music from 1974 sucked. Does this list effectively spotlight 1974's greatness? It probably sucked repeatedly hearing the bad songs when you didn't want to.
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is the top 20 from the year-end Billboard Hot 100 list for 1974. I doubt anyone on any side of the poptimism debates would say music from 1974 sucked. Does this list effectively spotlight 1974's greatness? It probably sucked repeatedly hearing the bad songs when you didn't want to.
My Parliament mix CD from over 20 years is still funkin‘.
October 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
My Parliament mix CD from over 20 years is still funkin‘.
I love the fonts, colors, and design of those greatest hits albums from A&M Records in the 1960s. Sure, the music they had inside could be a bit fuddy-duddy sometimes, but it was also all relentlessly pleasant. Herb Alpert’s pop jazz stylings make me feel like I am on game show while on vacation.
October 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I love the fonts, colors, and design of those greatest hits albums from A&M Records in the 1960s. Sure, the music they had inside could be a bit fuddy-duddy sometimes, but it was also all relentlessly pleasant. Herb Alpert’s pop jazz stylings make me feel like I am on game show while on vacation.
Slowly Type O Negative is getting more critical recognition; there was a Pitchfork Sunday Review of Bloody Kisses a few years back. But October Rust was always my favorite of theirs, a totally unique goth metal record that a lot more music dorks would love if they knew it was in their wheelhouse.
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Slowly Type O Negative is getting more critical recognition; there was a Pitchfork Sunday Review of Bloody Kisses a few years back. But October Rust was always my favorite of theirs, a totally unique goth metal record that a lot more music dorks would love if they knew it was in their wheelhouse.
Ciattarelli in a nutshell
October 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ciattarelli in a nutshell
45 years old. The body keeps score.
September 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
45 years old. The body keeps score.
It's getting lost in all the other worthy discourses but some non-political aspects to Mamdani's win that should be further discussed:
- How well he used social media to disseminate his messages; so many Dems take this for granted!
- How good his campaign's graphic design was (look at those fonts!)
- How well he used social media to disseminate his messages; so many Dems take this for granted!
- How good his campaign's graphic design was (look at those fonts!)
June 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's getting lost in all the other worthy discourses but some non-political aspects to Mamdani's win that should be further discussed:
- How well he used social media to disseminate his messages; so many Dems take this for granted!
- How good his campaign's graphic design was (look at those fonts!)
- How well he used social media to disseminate his messages; so many Dems take this for granted!
- How good his campaign's graphic design was (look at those fonts!)
What’s a poster you had up in your room growing up? Well, I listened to a lot of ska-punk.
June 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What’s a poster you had up in your room growing up? Well, I listened to a lot of ska-punk.
Live look at Stephen Miller's house
June 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Live look at Stephen Miller's house
Chris Arnade in a nutshell with zero self-awareness
June 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Chris Arnade in a nutshell with zero self-awareness
A movie that takes place where you're from
(written by, directed by, and starring a hometown hero to boot!)
(written by, directed by, and starring a hometown hero to boot!)
April 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
(written by, directed by, and starring a hometown hero to boot!)
(written by, directed by, and starring a hometown hero to boot!)
The only Rage CD I have, bought from Nobody Beats the Wiz the day it came out on April 16th, 1996. My other Rage albums are on dubbed cassettes. I wonder how much angrier their music would have been had they known President Trump was eventually coming. Still a cathartic and bracing listen. #cdfriday
March 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The only Rage CD I have, bought from Nobody Beats the Wiz the day it came out on April 16th, 1996. My other Rage albums are on dubbed cassettes. I wonder how much angrier their music would have been had they known President Trump was eventually coming. Still a cathartic and bracing listen. #cdfriday
Still have a good amount of the alternative rock CDs I bought when I was first getting into music, like the debut Candlebox album. Perceived at the time as grunge also-rans even though they were also from Seattle. Not earth-shaking but a pretty solid hard rock record. #CDFriday
March 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Still have a good amount of the alternative rock CDs I bought when I was first getting into music, like the debut Candlebox album. Perceived at the time as grunge also-rans even though they were also from Seattle. Not earth-shaking but a pretty solid hard rock record. #CDFriday
Noem’s LARPing gives me these vibes
March 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Noem’s LARPing gives me these vibes
