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posts you can tap a foot too, sing along with, and... look, I'm a music nerd, there's almost always a musical angle

Essays

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Generational Relay: A Full Circle Just Press Record Lesson

Jan 26, 2026

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9 min read

Generational Relay: A Full Circle Just Press Record Lesson

didn't know I needed it, but sure does feel profound now that I've found it

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: A$AP Rocky Goes Post-Rap on "PUNK ROCKY"

Jan 25, 2026

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9 min read

Sunday Music: A$AP Rocky Goes Post-Rap on "PUNK ROCKY"

What Joy Division is to Punk = Rocky now is to Rap

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: Playlist Of Playlists (2016-Now)

Jan 18, 2026

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2 min read

Sunday Music: Playlist Of Playlists (2016-Now)

One song at a time

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: Millie Jackson Moments

Jan 11, 2026

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5 min read

Sunday Music: Millie Jackson Moments

The Alchemist samples, Nardwuar interviews, and Mobb Deep + Dilated Peoples magic

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: The Most “Expensive S***” In Musical History

Jan 4, 2026

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7 min read

Sunday Music: The Most “Expensive S***” In Musical History

Fela Kuti’s s*** story for the ages and the record books

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: "Don't Push Me" (De La Soul)

Dec 28, 2025

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3 min read

Sunday Music: "Don't Push Me" (De La Soul)

pulling me into 2026...

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Santa Claus And His Old Lady

Dec 25, 2025

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3 min read

Santa Claus And His Old Lady

why we borrow traditions from the weird ones

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

(White) Christmas Eve w/ Joe Pass Edition

Dec 24, 2025

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2 min read

(White) Christmas Eve w/ Joe Pass Edition

the quiet hours

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: Playlisting Every Sunday Music in 2025

Dec 21, 2025

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20 min read

Sunday Music: Playlisting Every Sunday Music in 2025

A full year of LISTENING

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

This From That

Dec 16, 2025

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2 min read

This From That

Jonathan Johnson to Jada, or JB to Jay Dee

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

Essays

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Sunday Music: How Mass Appeal Kept Hip-Hop From Becoming a Museum

Dec 14, 2025

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13 min read

Sunday Music: How Mass Appeal Kept Hip-Hop From Becoming a Museum

Nas, Premier, and why fandom still beats nostalgia

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: Happy Birthday To Me (The Vandals)

Dec 7, 2025

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5 min read

Sunday Music: Happy Birthday To Me (The Vandals)

Vandalizing my own birthday?

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: When Discovery Becomes A Policing Service

Nov 30, 2025

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9 min read

Sunday Music: When Discovery Becomes A Policing Service

Music Discovery, "Whenimondamic", And Spotify Buys WhoSampled

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

YouTube, Podcasts, and Misc. Media

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The Underworld LIVE Essay, But You Can Hear Me This Time

Nov 26, 2025

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3 min read

The Underworld LIVE Essay, But You Can Hear Me This Time

testing a format, curious what you think

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: Seeing Underworld Live

Nov 23, 2025

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16 min read

Sunday Music: Seeing Underworld Live

thoughts and reflection on a pretty incredible experience.

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: "Stainless Steel" By Glitterer

Nov 16, 2025

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4 min read

Sunday Music: "Stainless Steel" By Glitterer

new track, deeper notes!

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: "Coast" By Snocaps + Sonic Hydras

Nov 9, 2025

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4 min read

Sunday Music: "Coast" By Snocaps + Sonic Hydras

The hydra effect: when one band becomes three

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: "Children In Heat" By The Misfits

Nov 2, 2025

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3 min read

Sunday Music: "Children In Heat" By The Misfits

Happy post-Halloween music

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: D'Angelo's Church Roots + Hawkins Family "What Is This?"

Oct 26, 2025

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4 min read

Sunday Music: D'Angelo's Church Roots + Hawkins Family "What Is This?"

From The Southern Tones to Voodoo: The Gospel Thread in D'Angelo's Music

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: RIP D'Angelo - An Attempt At Context For New Listeners

Oct 19, 2025

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9 min read

Sunday Music: RIP D'Angelo - An Attempt At Context For New Listeners

Three albums. Three distinct sounds. Three ways he mattered.

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: No T-Swift, Just E-Swift

Oct 12, 2025

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5 min read

Sunday Music: No T-Swift, Just E-Swift

The E-Swifts of history and why they matter

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: When Picking On Your Friends Makes A Hit ("Sometimes" By Bilal)

Oct 5, 2025

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5 min read

Sunday Music: When Picking On Your Friends Makes A Hit ("Sometimes" By Bilal)

How roasting Common created a neo-soul classic

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: Gang Of Four (And The Importance Of Influence)

Sep 28, 2025

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6 min read

Sunday Music: Gang Of Four (And The Importance Of Influence)

there's a riot going on and that matters

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

Sunday Music: "Black Coffee In Bed" - Squeeze vs. Bilal & Nikki Jean

Sep 14, 2025

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4 min read

Sunday Music: "Black Coffee In Bed" - Squeeze vs. Bilal & Nikki Jean

How great covers reveal hidden emotional architectures

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler

music

How Being a Fan Got Robert Glasper on Hip-Hop's Greatest Album

Sep 9, 2025

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4 min read

How Being a Fan Got Robert Glasper on Hip-Hop's Greatest Album

one of the greatest? I don't know how else to put it - who's topping it?

Matt Zeigler
Matt Zeigler
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