Chart analyst/pop critic. Host of podcast #HitParadePod. Writer of Slate’s #WhyIsThisSongNo1? Feet on the ground, reaching for the stars. (Pronouns—he/him/his.)
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25 Feb 2023
On a new #HitParadePod—The Bridge, @timmysommer, who signed Hootie &the Blowfish to Atlantic, makes the case for them as “Generation R.E.M.” & assesses why their followup album led to their downfall. Plus, trivia…and a preview that gets the party started. slate.com/podcasts/hit-parad…
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11 Mar 2023
Every year I look fwd to @Thirdmanmovies’ predix, especially his breakdown of the Best Pic ranked ballot. I’m a bit surprised he thinks AQotWF is gonna start in the middle of the pack—I’m convinced (dreading?) that movie has deep “steak-eater” love—but I like the result here, so.
10 Mar 2023
Who's ready for Oscar predictions?? In addition to my thoughts on all 23 categories, I also simulate the Best Picture preferential ballot round by round, predicting every elimination and vote reallocation. Check them out! filmotomy.com/projecting-tho…
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24 Feb 2023
Another #Oscars season means I got to do another music nominees chat on @podbelowtheline. I join @LouisWeeks, Jennie Armon &host Skid to talk #BestScore: Is John Williams as overdue as Spielberg? Will SonLux be swept in w/‘EEAAO’ or Hauschka w/‘All Quiet’? podbean.com/media/share/pb-k…
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5 Mar 2023
Here’s the 2nd 2023 @podbelowtheline episode about #Oscars music—@LouisWeeks, Tom Peyton & I join host Skid to cover Best Original Song. Must Diane Warren win a competitive prize? Why did Gaga & Rih go so trad? Will “NaatuNaatu” be the banger of the night? belowtheline.biz/e/s15-ep-10…
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25 Feb 2023
On a new #HitParadePod—The Bridge, @timmysommer, who signed Hootie &the Blowfish to Atlantic, makes the case for them as “Generation R.E.M.” & assesses why their followup album led to their downfall. Plus, trivia…and a preview that gets the party started. slate.com/podcasts/hit-parad…
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25 Feb 2023
Also! While #HitParadePod—The Bridge episodes are only for @SlatePlus members, non-Plus listeners can now hear pt2 of our Feb show on Hootie, and how Darius Rucker defied convention twice—1st as lead Blowfish, then as a country superstar. Pts 1&2 are here: slate.com/podcasts/hit-parad…
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20 Feb 2023
Dunno how—if “Cry Me a River” is a 10 (it is)—this isn’t one too (T.I.’s rap alone!) but still a great read. I mark the popifying of @pitchfork as a 2-step process: the ’04 Annie rave, in which @scottplagenhoef told off PF’s readership; followed by the “My Love” year-end ranking.
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11 Feb 2023
This @Slate #HitParadePod’s gonna love you the best that it can—how Hootie &the Blowfish, ’90s normcore icons, defied the cool kids to rule the Zeitgeist. And how singer Darius Rucker pivoted from jangle-rock to R&B(?!) to country(!!) & ruled charts again. slate.com/podcasts/hit-parad…
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18 Feb 2023
Glad everybody’s been enjoying the Blowfish parade. If—Darius help you—you’re craving *even more* Hootie, the Spotify playlist for this #HitParadePod episode is now live on the @Slate show page, or at this link: open.spotify.com/playlist/10…
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13 Feb 2023
#Rihanna stats—I counted 6 No1s (*) out of a 12-song set:
“Bitch Betta Have My Money”
“Where Have You Been”
* “Only Girl(In the World)”
* “We Found Love”
* “Rude Boy”
* “Work”
“Wild Thoughts”
“Pour It Up”
“All of the Lights”
“Run This Town”
* “Umbrella”
* “Diamonds”
No new songs!
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13 Feb 2023
The bad news for anyone awaiting #RihannaAlbum9: looks like we can keep waiting. That didn’t feel like an album launch. ⌛️ 🤷🏽♂️
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13 Feb 2023
Imma read the inclusion of “All of the Lights” as an act of reclamation from Ye. 🤔
#RihannaBowl
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13 Feb 2023
Here’s the full list of #Rihanna No1s on the #Hot100. Anyone wanna guess how many she hits tonight? I’ll go w/an even 7. #RihannaBowl
List taken from this 2016 article—last time I got to write about Rih for @Slate’s #WhyIsThisSongNo1?, 7 long years ago: chris.molanphy.com/rihannas-…
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13 Feb 2023
“Only Girl” was the 3rd in the set but the 1st No1 hit…but it’s been all chart-toppers since. #RihannaBowl
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13 Feb 2023
#Rihanna getting her message to the NFL over with in the 1st song. #bettahavemymoney
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13 Feb 2023
P.S. Before anyone corrects that now-outdated screenshot, “Work” wound up spending 9 weeks@No1. Her 2nd-longest run on top after “We Found Love.”
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9 Feb 2023
#RIPBurtBacharach. Co-sign this—kudos to @AUgetoffmygold. (And let's please give Dionne her flowers while she's still with us.)
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Chris Molanphy retweeted
8 Feb 2023
Joe updated his list of worthy artists who still haven't made the ballot (and was very excited to finally take Joy Division/New Order & George Michael off the list!)
Mariah Carey and Cher are still not in the #RockHall of Fame trib.al/zHeWtFZ
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Chris Molanphy retweeted
6 Feb 2023
One of the many frustrating things about Beyonce and Album of the Year is that there is perhaps no major star who's been more thoughtful & insistent about the continued importance of the album as a singular piece of art, designed to be understood and appreciated in its totality.
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6 Feb 2023
Note that at the end of “God Did” Mr. Beyoncé was guzzling his prop wine for real. I feel you, rap’s Frank Sinatra. #Grammys 🍷
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6 Feb 2023
P.S. I’m a pretty big Beck fan but him beating her in 2015 is still the most nonsensical of the losses. Just FTR.
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