Category Archives: Music

10 Songs I Want Played at My Funeral

Posted on March 12, 2018 by fromabrooklynbasement

I probably need to start this post with a caveat, given that I’ve occasionally written about having issues with depression: I’m not thinking about killing myself. I’m not actually planning my funeral (although I recently told a few of the … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Eric Clapton Songs

Posted on March 28, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

My day job as a magazine editor has some pretty neat perks, one of the biggest being that sometimes I get to interview my heroes. I’ve gotten to talk to Robert De Niro, Anthony Bourdain, and Ice Cube, among others, … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Songs of 2015

Posted on December 7, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Every December, my buddy Sam invites a bunch of his friends to share their ten favorite songs from the previous year. It’s a fun little exercise to go back over all the stuff I listened to from the past year … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Favorite Beatles Songs

Posted on November 16, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

No matter who you are, you’re not going to like this post. The Beatles are surely the most influential and culturally omnipresent band in pop music history. Even people who don’t consider themselves Beatles fans per se will usually have … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Ryan Adams Songs

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hello, friends. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. But I had a little bit of spare time over this past holiday weekend, so I thought I’d take the chance to kick it old school and write a … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Songs About Drugs

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

When my friend and fellow blogsmith Juan Alvarado Valdivia suggested we continue our dueling Top 10 lists by compiling our favorite drug songs, my immediate reaction was, “Won’t that just be a list of our favorite songs?” He laughed, and … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Breakup Songs

Posted on February 9, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Breaking up with someone is one of the worst experiences we have in life. Truth be told, the only thing that’s worse is having someone close to you die, and even that pain comes from a similar place: the pain … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Jimi Hendrix Songs

Posted on January 19, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

In my life as a music lover, a great many artists have had a deep impact on me: The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan, Zeppelin, Zevon, Marley, Neil Young, 2Pac, Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch … the list goes on … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Ryan Adams

Posted on October 13, 2014 by fromabrooklynbasement

Ryan Adams released his first album in three years last month, and the music media and the internet went a bit nuts about it. This is somewhat understandable. Adams has been considered one of America’s best contemporary songwriters since the … Continue reading →

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On Tom Waits and Robin Williams

Posted on August 12, 2014 by fromabrooklynbasement

For a while now, I’ve been wanting to write something about the Tom Waits song Come On Up to the House. I dearly love the song, and it has one of the best music videos I’ve ever seen. At first … Continue reading →

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