Archive - Semipop Life

Top 25 African songs of the Seventies

Belles époques and revolution rock

Apr 2, 2023

Top 50 albums of the Fifties

You say bluesy, I say ba-luesy

May 4

40 favorite albums of my 2024

The syllables, the letters, the black and white keys

Dec 29, 2024

The 14th Annual Expert Witness Poll: Results

Consensus, but over what?

Jan 26

1974 poll results: Albums

what a nadir means

Aug 31, 2024

40 favorite albums of my 2023

National and international smashes, jazz, and if you squint, some semipopular music

Dec 31, 2023

Ten favorite African albums of 1974

When we talk, say confusion

Sep 1, 2024

Semipop Life: A very high shelf

Thomas Anderson, Franco, the Paranoid Style, Twice, and more!

Jun 16, 2024

Favorite books, 1920–1939

Thirteen ways of looking at a vicennial

Mar 9

Semipop Life: Sustainable pace

Diblo Dibala, Skee Mask, Crypt Sermon, Carsie Blanton, and more!

Mar 23

Top 25 musical artists of the century

The Expert Witness Poll has spoken!

Jan 28

You should protest Elon Musk

Feb 9

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