We have made it to the end of the 90s. And it’s a hell of a landing. Admittedly you have to leave the year end hot 100… Read more “The Best Songs of 1999”

If I was excited to cover 1997, I feel the opposite talking about 1998. Not that the music is bad, it’s actually better, but I feel immense… Read more “The Best Songs of 1998”

Well, we’re at the big one for me. I don’t think any year on this project will compare to 1997 in terms of importance. I was 13… Read more “The Best Songs of 1997”

1996 is both exactly what I remembered it being and nothing like it being. It’s exactly what I remember in that it’s awful musically and nothing like… Read more “The Best Songs of 1996”

This is a big landmark! We’re officially at the halfway mark of this entire project, plus or minus two postlude columns to cover 2010-2022. And with that… Read more “The Best Songs of 1995”

As this column goes into a new year, I have a lot planned. I’m finally looking at the Planet of the Apes 2001 Expanded Universe for a… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Vamp by Christian Francis”

I could write a book on 1994. Like I’ve probably written 6 introductory paragraphs before conceding I need to just admit 1994 was a complicated year. It… Read more “The Best Songs of 1994”

It’s funny to realize this is technically my first Encyclopocalypse novelization review for the site. Hellraiser Bloodline was a screenplay. Wishmaster I reviewed at Amazon. I haven’t… Read more “The Tie-Ins That Bind: Scared to Death by Matt Serafini”

I’m realizing rapidly I had no idea what was popular in the early 90s. This is very much due to watching a lot of MTV and listening… Read more “The Best Songs of 1993”

OK, so Nirvana has hit and the narrative is everything has changed. I guarantee y’all if we look at the Billboard year end chart for 1992 it’s… Read more “The Best Songs of 1992”