Year-End Lists

Oz Noy, Catherine Russell, Bobby Broom + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2025 Jazz

Oz Noy, Catherine Russell, Bobby Broom + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2025 Jazz

Preston Frazier included Oz Noy, Catherine Russell, Ron Blake, Bobby Broom and others among the Best of 2025 Jazz.

California Revisited: 2025's Best Books on the West Coast Rock Scene

California Revisited: 2025’s Best Books on the West Coast Rock Scene

Steve Matteo surveys 2025’s best rock books on the West Coast rock scene, sharing praise for Cameron Crowe, David Leaf and Jude Warne.

Yes, Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh, Tim Morse + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2025 Reissues

Yes, Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh, Tim Morse + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2025 Reissues

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2025 Reissues include projects featuring Yes, Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh and Tim Morse, among others.

Alestorm, Ratt, Zeal & Ardor + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2024 Metal and Hard Rock Songs

Alestorm, Ratt, Zeal & Ardor + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 Metal and Hard Rock Songs

Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 list of metal and hard rock songs includes Alestorm, Ratt, Armored Saint, Zeal & Ardor and others.

Cody Jinks, Blackberry Smoke + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2024 Country and Southern Rock

Cody Jinks, Blackberry Smoke + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 Country and Southern Rock

Cody Jinks, Blackberry Smoke and Jamey Johnson headline Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 country and southern rock releases.

Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson, Sebastian Bach + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2024 Metal and Hard Rock LPs

Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson, Sebastian Bach + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 Metal and Hard Rock LPs

Fred Phillips’ look back at the Best of 2024 in metal and hard rock includes albums from Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson, Kittie, Sebastian Bach and others.

Jon Anderson, Reza Khan, CSNY + Others: Ross Boissoneau's Best of 2024

Jon Anderson, Reza Khan, CSNY + Others: Ross Boissoneau’s Best of 2024

Jon Anderson, Reza Khan, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and others appear on Ross Boissoneau’s Best of 2024 list, along with some he missed along the way.

Madeleine Peyroux, Nick Finzer + Others: Preston Frazier's 2024 Best of Jazz

Madeleine Peyroux, Nick Finzer + Others: Preston Frazier’s 2024 Best of Jazz

Preston Frazier’s 2024 Best of Jazz list includes Madeleine Peyroux, Nick Finzer, Bobby Broom, Chris Greene, Rachel Z and Jun Iida, among others.

Bernie Chiaravalle, Fernando Perdomo + Others: Preston Frazier's 2024 Best of Rock

Bernie Chiaravalle, Fernando Perdomo + Others: Preston Frazier’s 2024 Best of Rock

Preston Frazier shares his favorites from Bernie Chiaravalle and Fernando Perdomo to Alex E. Chavez and Parlor Greens on this list of the Best of 2024 in Rock.

Best of 2023

Alice Cooper, Ward Davis, Steel Panther + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best 2023 Songs

Bobaflex, Sophie Lloyd, Steel Woods, Doro and Rob Halford also find a home on Fred Phillips’ list of best 2023 songs.