Articles

One Year of Breaking Ranks

Navigating through the best albums of all time

Jan 26 • Garry Drake

So this is the new year - and I have no resolutions.

Jan 1 • Garry Drake

Why I’m on Substack

Reposting a note that got me thinking

Aug 27, 2025 • Garry Drake

Six Months of Breaking Ranks

Jul 24, 2025 • Garry Drake

Canadian Content

Celebrating Canada's Day

Jul 1, 2025 • Garry Drake

Reposting a Note for Dad's Day

Jun 15, 2025 • Garry Drake

May 24, 2025 • Garry Drake

Obligatory Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Post

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5375935/2025-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees

Apr 28, 2025 • Garry Drake

Ranking the ranks

What happens when a list isn't listing for the right reasons

Mar 30, 2025 • Garry Drake

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time

Celebrating music in the most subjective way possible

Feb 13, 2025 • Garry Drake

Against Compilations

Rolling Stone has a soft spot for non-album albums, or, as they're called in the 21st century, playlists.

Feb 1, 2025 • Garry Drake

Revisiting Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020) and ranking the 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (2025).

Jan 25, 2025 • Garry Drake

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