Celebration Rock Podcast
1) Celebration Rock: Best Albums of the Decade with Ian Cohen
Steve decided to take the podcast out of hibernation for this special one-off episode on the best albums of the 2010's, with special guest Ian Cohen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...Show More
2) Our Favorite Albums of 2018
Every year of my professional life as a music critic, I've made year-end lists. Sometimes it was because I simply had to do it, but more often (especially when I was younger) I did it becaus...Show More
3) Contrarian's Canon: Joni Mitchell's "Night Ride Home"
This week we return with another installment of Contrarian's Canon, our semi-regular series with Ryley Walker where we talk about great albums that for some reason have been maligned or forgotten abou...Show More
4) Fantasy A&R: The Ultimate Mid-'90s Oasis Album
Last month, we started a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stupid suggestions, such as adding or subtracting songs, s...Show More
5) The 2nd Annual "Last Waltz" Holiday Special
Back in 2016, I wrote a column in which I declared that The Last Waltz is the best Thanksgiving movie. "It affirms the faith in the power of ritual to heal — at least tempora...Show More
6) Fantasy A&R: How To Make a 12-Track Version of the Beatles' "White Album"
In the week's episode of Celebration Rock we introduce a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stupid suggestions, such a...Show More
7) Contrarian's Canon: Dave Matthews Band's "The Lillywhite Sessions"
In the late '90s, the Dave Matthews Band was one of the biggest bands in the world. Each of their first three albums went multi-platinum, and their improvisational live shows made them a stadium headl...Show More
8) October's Top Indie Albums by Kurt Vile, Cat Power, and Pinegrove
On this week's episode of Celebration Rock I invited Pitchfork senior editor (and now friend of the podcast) Stacey Anderson to discuss this month's most notable indie-rock albums. Our discu...Show More
9) Twenty One Pilots vs. Greta Van Fleet
In the past few weeks, two of 2018's most anticipated rock albums have been released: Trench by Twenty One Pilots and Anthem of the Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet. In my rev...Show More
10) Contrarian Canon: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell"
Last month, I invited great indie-rock guitarist and hilarious Twitter user Ryley Walker on the podcast to talk about an album that impacted both of our lives as teenagers, dc Talk's '90s Christian-ro...Show More