The Top 10 Albums of 2023

These are the albums that struck me hard, dug in deep, and held firm. Albums I would tell you to listen to the loudest:

• Lonnie Holley, Oh Me Oh My

• billy woods & Kenny Segal, Maps

• Oddisee, To What End

• Ghost of Vroom, Ghost of Vroom 3

• Blonde Redhead, Sit Down for Dinner

• 100 gecs, 10,000 gecs

• MSPAINT, Post-American

• Home Is Where, The Whaler

• Blondshell, Blondshell

• Blink-182, One More Time…

BONUS: 2023 singles! »

It’s the music, that’s what matters.

Top 10 Movies of 2023

For all you cinephiles out there, get excited, here’s my Top 10 movies of the year:

1. Barbieheimer

2. Cocaine Bear

3. Major League

Now looking forward to another year of amazing movies as I try to make more time to get back into film!

Things you don’t need to do

An ongoing list:

• Put out a statement

• Rage Tweet

• Make a video of you talking about it

• Insert yourself into it

• Comment

• Tag anyone

• Make a video of you talking about anything

• Go for irony

• Swipe any direction

• Open the app

How To: Use Social Media

What I do:

• Instagram —> Ideas

• Threads —> Words

• Linked In —> Work

• Tumblr —> Office

• Facebook —> It doesn’t matter

• Twitter —> shit talking

I’ve never been the best at anything

And other tales of mediocrity

• Playing baseball.

• Running fast.

• Playing basketball.

• Drawing.

• Taking tests.

• General trivia knowledge.

• Being funny.

• Making art.

• Playing music.

• Being a designer.

• And I’m sure lots, lots more.

And yet, life goes on.

Pay Attention

Maybe this is my MANIFESTO?:

• Details matter.

• Instructions matter.

• The fine print will matter.

• Feedback is important.

• All of it.

• Don’t skim it.

• Listen.

• Absorb.

• Internalize.

• Again, pay attention.

• Close attention.

Why I prefer vinyl

Vinyl records are the best because:

• The music sounds better — it just does, end of story.

• The music feels bigger — CDs are too small and digital doesn’t physically exist.

• The music is expensive — which is the point.

• The music is on a shelf — it’s right over there, and will be when the apocalypse comes.

• The music requires more work — it’s physical, and the extra work to get to the music is a perfect counterpoint to the ease of online streaming.

• The music becomes visible — you can see it spinning, round and round.

• The music is a memory — and you can feel it.

• The music tells time — like a sundial.

• The music is commitment — like all good things.

• The music asserts itself — of all the stuff at your fingertips, you’ve chosen these to exist with you

• And the music doesn’t deserve to be rented.