Archive - Steve Pick's Writing Place

The 1985 Project Part 41: The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash

Now we start covering records which weren't celebrated by the Critics Poll that year

2 hrs ago •

5 Songs Friday, October 24, 2025

A King, some Lords, a Bull Moose, some Staples, and a Milton

Oct 24 •

The 1985 Project Part 40: Minutemen - 3 Way Tie (For Last)

Final album by one of my favorite bands

Oct 20 •

5 Songs Friday, October 17, 2025

These songs all came from a period of only 19 years, but they sound worlds apart

Oct 17 •

The 1985 Project Part 39: Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega

Not much I can think to say about this one nowadays

Oct 13 •

5 Songs Friday, October 10, 2025

Some of these songs were actual hits

Oct 10 •

The 1985 Project Part 38: Marti Jones - Unsophisticated Time

Mixing memories with the ability to hear only half the record

Oct 6 •

5 Songs Friday, October 3, 2025

Songs from Colombia, Sudan, England, and two from the U.S.A.

Oct 3 •

Best New Albums I Heard in September, 2025

A considerably larger percentage of Country and Country adjacent records this month but plenty of other styles served here, too

Oct 1 •

September 2025

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