This tape documents an extremely important period from my formative years. A time when all synapses were firing, often in all the wrong...

Here’s our entry into the “Best Songs of 2020 (So Far)” sweepstakes. Why should we be limited to one list per year?—We’re Americans and...

The next mixtape we have for you is from 2003. I don't quite remember this year and the songs don't really help jog my memory.I attribute...

For the love of god, is it only mid-year? Did we add some extra months to this year on a trial basis? If so, that means it’s time for the...

Welcome to week #8 of the Pickled Priest Top 10. I’ve been listening to a lot of older stuff this week, but there’s always plenty of new...

I was lucky enough as a young kid to live in close proximity to a well-known record store. Rolling Stones Records, admittedly not the...

Welcome to week #7 of the Pickled Priest Top 10! The Priest has been busy this week anointing songs and records, baptizing new artists,...

1992 sadly looked a lot like 2020. We've learned very little as a society since. For me musically, it was a time dominated by alternative...

We were tempted to put the new Run the Jewels album in spots one through ten this week and call it a day. That's how much we want you to...

If you ranked every year in rock & roll’s history for the sheer volume of incredible music produced, there’s a good chance 1971 would be...

I like to think of our weekly Top 10 as a diversion from the real world, but it's getting more and more difficult to accomplish that...

The next year we’re going to tackle in our Favorite Songs Mixtape Series is 2019. I have faint memories of it myself, but I’m pretty sure...

The art of making an introduction isn't lost on these iconic songs that know how to get your attention...and fast.

Welcome to this week's Top 10 list. Despite a tough week in America, the show goes on. As always, we've got 10 distractions for you to...

This is the first mixtape I've made in this ongoing series where have no personal memories from the year in question. I did not go to the...

Happy Memorial Day all! Every Monday, holidays included, this is where you'll find ten loosely curated items of intrigue, anointed by the...

Today, we're starting a new series. One mixtape dedicated to each year of the Rock & Roll era. Each mixtape will have two sides with...

Every Monday, this is where you'll find ten loosely curated items of intrigue, anointed by the Pickled Priest himself. Lots of new music,...

There was a time when the Greatest Hits (GH) album meant something more than just the yearly repackaging and re-marketing of an artist’s...

Every Monday, this is where you'll find 10 loosely curated items of intrigue, anointed by the Pickled Priest himself. Lots of new music,...

In tribute to the countless record stores suffering through this pandemic, here's something I wrote a while back and have now updated. I...

Naming your band is more important than naming your children. So listen up or fuck you and your band forever.

Is it better to make a grand arrival or a spectacular departure? This list argues for the latter.

What makes a great band name? Not the music, that’s for sure. The mere mention of the Rolling Stones brings nods of approval and talk of...