Rock
Annual
the lists:
1920-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2021
the index ("the list")
the annex
The Rock Annual: Popular Music of the Rock Era, Year by Year:
The Landmark Albums, Singles, Deep Cuts, and More...
Introductory essays:
‘Archive Fever? Ready Reference Setpoint?’
‘The Rock Annual, an Imaginary Publication’
‘A Different Kind of Yearbook’
Essays arranged by date:
March 2021 ‘The Almost-Album: Promoted as a Major Product Yet Mostly Comprised of Recent Singles: The Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady’
February 2021 ‘Singles and Swindles: Morrissey’
January 2021 ‘Alternate Histories: Pavement: Brighten the Corners’
December 2020 ‘Box Set Key: Neil Young: Archives Vol. II (1972-1976)’
November 2020 ‘True Examples: What Is Missing and Not Missing From Lists of a Music Artist's Best Albums: Talking Heads: True Stories; Naked’
October 2020 ‘Less Would Have Been More: The Byrds: Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde; Ballad of Easy Rider’
June 2020 ‘Box Set Key: Ray Charles: Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)’
May 2020 ‘Clarence White Takes the Lead: The Byrds: Byrdmaniax; Farther Along’
April 2020 ‘Remember It Better: Michael Jackson: Thriller’
March 2020 ‘Sometimes the B Side Is Just That: B-Grade. A Never-Ending Serial: The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man; Younger Than Yesterday’
February 2020 ‘Definitely a Project, Hardly an Object: Frank Zappa: The Crux of the Biscuit: An F.Z Audio Documentary Project/ Object’
January 2020 ‘The Byrds, Over- and Under-Rated: Sweetheart of the Rodeo; The Notorious Byrd Brothers’
Nine new essays debut each year: monthly, January-June and October-December.
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