Jon Marquis

Top albums and songs of 2009

I realize I've had a lot of lists lately, what with my last set of articles being that Best of the Decade feature, but at the end of the year, and especially when a decade turns its...

Top 50 albums of the decade, part six: the rankings and also-rans

Last week, I ran a list of the top fifty albums of the decade as chosen by myself and fellow music enthusiastic Calle Fitzgerald. The two of us created separate top fifty lists and generally kept them secret from ...

Top 50 albums of the decade, part five

And so the alphabetical unranked presentation of the main list of top 50 albums of the decade as compiled by myself and five-star double-rated astronavigatrix Calle Fitzgerald concludes today. (Our separate ranked lists will be...

Top 50 albums of the decade, part four

After showcasing ten albums a day for the past three days, here is day four of the ongoing unranked, alphabetical rundown of top 50 albums of the decade, as compiled by myself and future wandering troubadour...

Top 50 albums of the decade, part three

Here is day three of the ongoing unranked ten-albums-a-day alphabetical reveal of the top 50 albums of the decade, as compiled by myself and fellow music geek, Calle Fitzgerald.For the project introduction and part...

Top 50 albums of the decade, part two

This is a continuation of an alphabetical rundown of the top fifty albums of the decade as compiled by myself and my close friend, Calle Fitzgerald. Ten albums from the unranked list will be spotlighted daily over the next few...

Top 50 albums of the decade, part one

It's now the final month of the aughts or double-Os or whatever the years 2000-2009 will go down as, and with that, most music publications are spotlighting their picks for the decade's best...

Bargain binging: London edition

Long ago, in my first installment of this series, I extolled the virtues of vinyl. I'm still very supportive of the format, but LPs sure as hell aren't very portable, a sad fact that made me...

Upcoming concerts: Dirty Projectors, Dr. Dog

This week, two delightful acts will make their way onto the Ottobar stage. On Tuesday, October 20, The Dirty Projectors will be performing with opening act Givers at 9PM (tickets are $15), and on Thursday, October 22, will be Dr...

Six decades of One Album Wonders

Perhaps the only thing more disappointing than a sophomore slump is falling in love with a band's debut and never even getting a follow-up. After thoroughly enjoying my first foray into a “Six decades of...” article...

Top albums and songs of 2009

Top 50 albums of the decade, part six: the rankings and also-rans

Top 50 albums of the decade, part five

Top 50 albums of the decade, part four

Top 50 albums of the decade, part three

Top 50 albums of the decade, part two

Top 50 albums of the decade, part one

Bargain binging: London edition

Upcoming concerts: Dirty Projectors, Dr. Dog

Six decades of One Album Wonders

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