January 31, 2025
jmunney
Best of 2024, Best of Music 2024, Music
Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Cage the Elephant, Camila Cabello, Charli XCX, Chris Stapleton, Dhani Harrison, Father John Misty, Fever Ray, Future Islands, Jack White, Justice, Kacey Musgraves, Kim Deal, Kim Gordon, Lauren Mayberry, Lenny Kravitz, Megan Thee Stallion, Milky Chance, Pharrell, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, Sleater-Kinney, Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent, Tame Impala, Tenacious D, The Beaches, The Black Keys, The Cure, The Last Dinner Party, The Smile, Tommy Richman, Tori Kelly
Every week, I check the schedule of new albums coming out and listen to the ones that catch my ear. Then I make a note throughout the year of the ones that made a strong impression. And then to finalize my Best Albums of 2024 list, I re-listened to everything on that shortlist to confirm whether or not I did in fact like them enough to enshrine them among the crème de la crème.
As for my favorite new songs of the year, they can be hard to find, since I live in a city with reliable public transportation, and thus rarely drive, and thus rarely listen to the radio. So I hope that I’ll encounter some good ones on the albums that I seek out, or that they otherwise reach me via pop cultural osmosis. Also, I try to stick with songs that were released as singles, but it’s okay if they weren’t.
Anyway, here’s the music that happily stuck with me in 2024:
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January 31, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
A Shaw Deal, Companion, Dog Man, Geologist & D.S., Grammys, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Love Me, Saturn Awards, The Weeknd
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Companion (Theaters)
–Dog Man (Theaters)
–Love Me (Theaters) – An experimental flick starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun.
TV
-67th Grammys (February 2 on CBS) – Trevor Noah hosts again.
-52nd Saturn Awards (February 2 on ElectricNOW and The Roku Channel – Hosted by Joel McHale for the third year in a row.
Music
-Geologist & D.S., A Shaw Deal – I think this is a super-duo.
-The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
January 24, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Eusexua, FKA Twigs, Flight Risk, Jeopardy!, Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, Mogwai, Presence, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The Bad Fire, The Colors Within, You're Cordially Invited
Thanx for the invite! (CREDIT: Prime Video/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The Colors Within (Theaters)
–Flight Risk (Theaters)
–Presence (Theaters)
–You’re Cordially Invited (January 30 on Prime Video) – Starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon; directed by Nicholas Stoller.
TV
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins January 27; check local listings)
–Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music (January 27 on NBC) – Directed by Questlove.
Music
-FKA Twigs, Eusexua
-Mogwai, The Bad Fire
January 17, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Balloonerism, Casuals, Jasmine.4.T, Katie Nolan, Mac Miller, One of Them Days, Podcasts, Severance, Wolf Man, You Are the Morning
CREDIT: Katie Nolan/Screenshot
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–One of Them Days (Theaters)
–Wolf Man (Theaters)
TV
–Severance Season 2 Premiere (January 17 on Apple TV+)
Music
-Jasmine.4.T, You Are the Morning – I’ve never heard of her until this week, but her Wikipedia page mentions that she has a single produced by boygenius.
-Mac Miller, Balloonerism – Second posthumous album
Podcasts
–Casuals (Debuts January 21) – Hosted by Katie Nolan
January 10, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Australian Open, Better Man, Franz Ferdinand, Goosebumps, Hard Truths, Hollywood Squares, Look Up, Ringo Starr, Saturday Night Live, SNL, SNL50, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, The Human Fear, The Last Showgirl
You’re traveling through another sketch show dimension… (CREDIT: Peacock/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Better Man (Theaters)
–Hard Truths (Theaters)
–The Last Showgirl (Theaters)
TV
–Goosebumps Season 2 (January 10 on Disney+ and Hulu) – David Schwimmer leads the cast this time.
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (January 16 on NBC) – Docuseries coinciding with the show’s 50th Season; Morgan Neville directs.
–Hollywood Squares Reboot Series Premiere (January 16 on CBS) – Rescheduled from 1/9.
Music
-Franz Ferdinand, The Human Fear
-Ringo Starr, Look Up
Sports
-Australian Open (January 11-26 on the ESPN Family of Networks) – Although in Australia, it will already be January 12 by the time it starts.
December 20, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, Back That Year Up, Doctor Who, Mufasa: The Lion King, Slow XMas 4, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Brutalist, What If
The Most Important Tradition of All (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The Brutalist (Theaters)
–Mufasa: The Lion King (Theaters)
–Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Theaters)
TV
–What If…? Season 3 Premiere (December 22 on Disney+) – I still haven’t finished Season 2, but maybe I’ll just pick and choose which episodes I watch.
-2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (December 23 on Peacock) – I loved these guys at the Olympics.
–Doctor Who Christmas Special (December 25 on Disney+) – “Joy to the World”
Music
–Slow XMas 4
Sports
-Christmas NBA Games (December 25 on ABC and ESPN) – Spurs vs. Knicks, T-Wolves vs. Mavs, Sixers vs. Celtics, Lakers vs. Dubs, Nugs vs. Suns.
December 13, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A Nonsense Christmas, A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, A Saturday Night Live Christmas, bowl games, College Bowl Season, Kraven the Hunter, Missionary, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas, Nickel Boys, O C'mon All Ye Faithful, Rome, Sabrina Carpenter, Saint Etienne, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Snoop Dogg, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, The National, The Night, The Simpsons
That’s that me peppermint espresso (CREDIT: Alfredo Flores/Netflix)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Kraven the Hunter (Theaters)
–The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Theaters)
–Nickel Boys (Theaters)
TV
–A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (Streaming on Netflix) – This came out last week; I want to make sure I watch it before the end of 2024, partly because Kyle Mooney stops by at some point.
–The Simpsons: O C’mon All Ye Faithful (December 17 on Disney+) – Streaming-exclusive Christmas special.
-A Saturday Night Live Christmas (December 18 on NBC)
–Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas (December 19 on CBS) – Nate’s a funny guy, so this might be funny too.
Music
-The National, Rome – First live album
-Saint Etienne, The Night
-Snoop Dogg, Missionary
Sports
-College Football Bowl Season (December 14-January 4 on Various Networks) – I’m most concerned about the Rate Bowl on December 26 between Rutgers and Kansas State.
-College Football Playoff (December 20-January 20 on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and Max) – I’m rooting for Indiana or Oregon.
December 6, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa Live From the Royal Albert Hall, Get Away, Lauren Mayberry, Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road, Nightbitch, The End, The Order, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Funday Football, Vicious Creature, Werewolves, Y2K!
Yay! Yay! Football! (CREDIT: ESPN/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The End (Theaters) – Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, whom you might know more for his documentaries.
–Get Away (Theaters) – Starring Nick Frost and Aisling Bea.
–Nightbitch (Theaters)
–The Order (Theaters)
–Werewolves (Theaters) – Lycanthropy horror action flick starring Frank Grillo; might be worth checking out.
–Y2K (Theaters)
Music
-Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa Live From the Royal Albert Hall
-Lauren Mayberry, Vicious Creature
-Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road
TV/Sports
-The Simpsons Funday Football (December 9 on Disney+) – Springfield-ified version of the Monday Night Football game (Bengals vs. Cowboys).
November 22, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Family Guy, Father John Misty, How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb, Kim Deal, Mahashmashana, Michael Kiwanuka, National Dog Show, Nobody Loves You More, Saturday Night Live, Small Changes, SNL, SNL Thanksgiving, U2, Wicked
What a Guy! (CREDIT: Hulu/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Wicked (Theaters)
TV
–Family Guy Christmas Special (November 25 on Hulu) – Entitled “Gift of the White Guy.”
-A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (November 27 on NBC)
-National Dog Show (November 28 on NBC) – It’s Thanksgiving, you gotta do it.
Music
-Kim Deal, Nobody Loves You More
-Father John Misty, Mahashmashana
-Michael Kiwanuka, Small Changes
-U2, How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb – Referred to by the band as a “shadow album.”
November 15, 2024
jmunney
Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Beethoven Blues, Bouquet, Brighter Days, Dwight Yoakam, From Zero, Gratitude, Gwen Stefani, Jon Batiste, Kid Cinema, Linkin Park, Mary J. Blige, Night Court, Podcasts, St. Vincent, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Todos Nacen Gritando, Wish List Games
“wish splash” (CREDIT: Prime Video/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
TV
–The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd Season 2 Premiere (November 15 on History)
–Night Court Season 3 Premiere (November 19 on NBC)
–Wish List Games Series Premiere (November 20 on Amazon Prime Video) – New streaming game show.
–The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3 Premiere (November 21 on Max)
Music
-Jon Batiste, Beethoven Blues
-Mary J. Blige, Gratitude
-Linkin Park, From Zero
-St. Vincent, Todos Nacen Gritando – Spanish-language version of All Born Screaming.
-Gwen Stefani, Bouquet
-Dwight Yoakam, Brighter Days
Podcasts
–Kid Cinema – A podcast that debuted last year in which a dad reviews movies with his son.
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