Author Archives: thomasinskeep

For my final month of #MWE, after doing it for a year, I wanted to celebrate, again, Black History Month; it’s vitally important that we lift up Black art in a culture that is so eager to just consume and … Continue reading →

A new year began, thank goodness. I covered The Innocent Age on a friend’s suggestion, due to its inclusion of the New Year’s classic “Another Old Lang Syne” (and was pleasantly surprised by how solid the album is); January’s “theme … Continue reading →

I turned 50 this month, so to celebrate I did a month’s worth of albums which were on a Billboard chart the week I was born (issue date December 5, 1970). This was a remarkable amount of fun. (As with … Continue reading →

Theme week: eponymous Yacht Rock albums (9/15), with a few more YR records sprinkled throughout the month. Prince-related: Chaka (I’m running out). Pick Hits: Pantayo, Sinatra, Raitt, Scaggs, Romeo Void. Must to Avoid: Dolly Parton’s Christmas album, sad to say. … Continue reading →

Theme week (12-18): Billboard #1 albums (Pick Hits are ’81 AC/DC, ’75 Elton, and ’58 Van Cliburn). Prince-related: Graham Central Station (from ’98, no thank you), Sheena Easton (from ’88, better than you might anticipate), Dez Dickerson (bad), and the … Continue reading →

I thought this would be a fun idea, and it was: a month of nothing but cover albums. If an album includes 9 covers and 1 original, it was disqualified from consideration. There are no albums Prince played on this … Continue reading →

Theme week (10-16): bands with names ending in “a.” Just because. Prince-related: Eric Leeds (sensational), George Clinton, Carmen Electra (ugh), Monie Love. Finds: Moor Mother (holy shit), Big Joanie, ABBA’s Arrival, Freddy Fender. Eric Leeds, Times Squared (1991): Blown away … Continue reading →

This month’s theme week was Christmas in July; I also did a set of “X”-named groups. (I like keeping things fun/interesting for myself.) Prince-associated albums this month came from Martika, Ingrid Chavez, and Rosie Gaines, and I had my first … Continue reading →

In May, I started doing special “theme weeks,” with the first being devoted to the Beatles, covering them together, all solo, plus Yoko and Sean. YMMV; mine certainly did. (Surprising pick hit: 1973’s Ringo!) Prince-associated albums continued on a near-weekly … Continue reading →