The Beatles’ Top 100 Songs – Part 1, 100-76
The centerpiece to Strange Currencies’ month-long celebration of The Beatles is this feature – our first collaborative staff list. As someone whoRead More…
Author: Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan founded Strange Currencies Music in January 2020, and remains the site's editor-in-chief. The creator of the "A Century of Song" project and co-host of the "Strange Currencies Podcast," Matt enjoys a wide variety of genres, but has a particular affinity for 60s pop, 90s indie rock, and post-bop jazz. He is an avid collector of vinyl, and a multi-instrumentalist who has played/recorded with several different bands and projects.
Welcome to Beatles Month
In today’s post to the Strange Currencies Blog, I laid out a new vision for the website – essentially, rebranding Strange Currencies as a resourcRead More…
Strange Currencies Re-Dedicated
Today marks the beginning of a new era for Strange Currencies. For the past sixteen months, this site has largely served as my own outlet – partlRead More…
A Century of Song: Part 60, 10 – 1
A Century of Song is an attempt to summarize 100 years of popular music through 1000 carefully chosen tracks. Included within this list are Read More…
Episode 9 – Record Store Crawl
Portland’s beloved Music Millennium is one of eleven stores that Strange Currencies evaluated for this podcast. In this episode of the podcast, MaRead More…
A Century of Song: Part 59, 20 – 11
A Century of Song is an attempt to summarize 100 years of popular music through 1000 carefully chosen tracks. Included within this list are Read More…
In the Wilderness: Nina Simone, 1967-1972
In the Wilderness is a feature in which a group of Strange Currencies contributors examine an overlooked or under-appreciated period of an artisRead More…
A Century of Song: Part 58, 30 – 21
A Century of Song is an attempt to summarize 100 years of popular music through 1000 carefully chosen tracks. Included within this list are Read More…
Episode 8 – Replacing Rumors
It’s no secret that Matt and Glenn do not love Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 behemoth, Rumors. In this episode of the Strange Currencies Podcast, they areRead More…
In the Wilderness: Bob Dylan, 1967-1974
In the Wilderness is a feature in which a group of Strange Currencies contributors examine an overlooked or under-appreciated period of an artisRead More…