Tom Lane's Music Blog

Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook - Various BB King - In France 1977 Charlie Parker - Bird In Kansas City Cold Chisel - East  John Farnham -...

 Once again I jumped on Nick Bambach’s Rock in Retrospect podcast. This time myself, and four others, talked about the 2025 Rock Hall nomine...

January 1964 and I'm 5 months away from being born.  So I had to go back and listen to a bunch of these songs.     For this latest poll ...

  In the U.S.  Thriller is the biggest selling studio album ever.  Worldwide it's the best-selling album in history. Some prefer the mor...

Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More Zach Top - Cold Beer & Country Music Oxford American Memphis Mixtape - Various Doechii - Alligator Bite...

  Once again I voted in the Uproxx Music Critic’s Poll. Close to 300 critics participated this year.  Here’s the link to my 2024 ballot: Tom...

Updated for 2025 Inductees The 2025 Songwriters Hall Inductees have been announced: George Clitnon, Mike Love, Michael McDonald, Patrick Sim...

  There are no surefire first year eligibles, so the 2025 Nominee ballot should be filled with previous and first time nominees.  The Hall u...

  December 1978, A year away from starting high school, but already an avid listener to American Top 40.  Plus R&B stations around my ar...

Luther: Never Too Much (2024 Doc) Yasmin Williams - Acadia Band Aid: The Making of the Original "Do They Know It's Christmas" ...

  It took until March 1976, for RCA to finally package compile Elvis' Sun Sessions on one album.  But this collection first came out in...

  Once again I jumped on Nick Bambach's excellent podcast, Rock In Retrospect.  This time we discussed the recent Netflix documentary, R...

Updated April 2025 There have been more songs written about Elvis Presley than any other performer.   No surprise since he's one of the ...

 I joined the Rock in Retrospect podcast to predict and discuss the 2025 Rock Hall nominees.  Yes, it's that time of the year again. 4 o...

Elton John's Rocket Hour (Apple Radio Weekly Show) Elton John: Never Too Late (2024 Doc) Soulful. Christmas (Solar Sunrise Radio Show) H...

   Intro to  Ranking :  Since this is the first in a monthly series I want to give a brief history of my album listening habits.  The 1980...

Little Big Town - Christmas Record Jennifer Hudson - Gift Of Love Dwight Yoakam - Come On Christmas John Anderson - Christmas Time Four Tops...

  It's impossible to hear every new release/song/reissue that comes out in a single year.  So, consider these lists as snapshots of my 2...

Updated Christmas 2024 Edition Below is a list of some of my favorite Christmas songs. There may be multiple versions of the same song, by d...

  November 1980 I'm in my second year of high school.  I'd say the R&B charts were playing a bigger role in my life than the son...