Lists

Monthly Music Reviews: Morgan Nadler rips and jams while Voxtrot surprises

One of the fun things about reviewing albums (and I was also temporary editor) at the music website Northern Transmissions is that I sometimes get…

Apr 5 • Paul Mackie

My 32 favorite Adam Sandler movies

There really is no middle ground for the comedy of Adam Sandler.

Mar 20 • Paul Mackie

Monthly Music Reviews: Bill Callahan and a batch of newer bands rock my February

February was a pretty light month for me in terms of record reviews.

Mar 3 • Paul Mackie

The Pitt finally clears up my allergy to hospital TV shows

I have had a longtime allergy to TV shows that take place in hospitals.

Feb 15 • Paul Mackie

My favorite 118 music releases of 2025

What a wild year 2025 turned out to be in the pop-rock-rap music world.

Feb 4 • Paul Mackie

Monthly Music Reviews: Australia's Belair Lip Bombs are my favorite recent find

January was kind of a quiet month for my music reviews over at allmusic.com, but The Belair Lip Bombs really helped seal it as a quality month.

Feb 3 • Paul Mackie

Pop Culture RIPs: Catherine O'Hara and Bob Weir were monumental improvisers

Catherine O’Hara unfortunately passed away at the very end of January to eke out Bob Weir at the top of my pop-culture obits this month.

Feb 1 • Paul Mackie

My favorite 2025 releases that are shorter than albums but longer than singles (aka EPs)

I have already released my most disappointing releases and favorite reissues for 2025, so now it’s time to share my favorite EPs.

Jan 30 • Paul Mackie

My favorite reissues and non-new music of 2025

My 2025 music lists left off with the records that were the most disappointing to me.

Jan 20 • Paul Mackie

The most disappointing music releases for me in 2025

There are several reasons I prefer to release my series of year-end music lists in January.

Jan 12 • Paul Mackie

Pop Culture RIPs: Rob Reiner was a true Hollywood legend, and a real "Meathead"

Rob Reiner was a titan of pop culture.

Jan 5 • Paul Mackie

Monthly Music Reviews: GBV returns, Sharp Pins become the new GBV, and a welcome blast of Zep

December is always a tricky month on my music-writing calendar.

Jan 3 • Paul Mackie

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