Another Year of Strange Currencies
Today marks the second anniversary of the founding of Strange Currencies Music. Coming into year two, I had several goals for the site – each of Read More…
Year: 2021
Catalog Crawl: Tom Waits
Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s – Part 4
What kind of self-respecting website would Strange Currencies be if we didn’t take an incredibly complex decade of music, and reduce it to a Read More…
Tastemaker: Frank Black
Tastemaker is a recurring feature in which Strange Currencies contributors share stories of the events, experiences, and cultural artifacts that helpRead More…
Episode 20 – Replacing ‘Hotel California’
In the Season 1 finale of the Strange Currencies Podcast, Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss the Eagles’ 1976 millions-selling album Hotel California. Read More…
Catalog Crawl: Guided by Voices
Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s – Part 3
What kind of self-respecting website would Strange Currencies be if we didn’t take an incredibly complex decade of music, and reduce it to a Read More…
Episode 19 – Deep Dive: KID A MNESIA
In the latest episode of the Strange Currencies Podcast, Matt and Glenn examine Radiohead’s new archival release, KID A MNESIA. They discuss the Read More…
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s – Part 2
What kind of self-respecting website would Strange Currencies be if we didn’t take an incredibly complex decade of music, and reduce it to a Read More…
In Defense of Everclear
This piece is part of Strange Currencies Music’s month-long celebration of the 1990s. I missed the boat on Sparkle and Fade. Read More…