With the pandemic that started in 2020 finally on its way out the door and into the rear view mirror, 2022 offered a faint light at the end of the tunnel, a light that was quickly darkened and sullied by the senseless war started in the Ukraine by Vladimir Putin…
Read MoreEverybody went into 2021 with the hope that the darkness of 2020 would be truly well behind us, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case and this year turned out to be more of the same. Well, okay, it wasn’t all that bad. But pretty close, though. This year truly reflected…
Read MoreNobody saw the dumpster fire that was 2020 coming, but as awful as this whole year was, there did come a silver lining in November, when the Oval Office interloper was given his eviction notice finally. FINALLY!…
Read MoreIn 2019, the Queen of Pop emerged as the MVP, placing four tracks from her new album Madame X on the year-end tally. Tying for second place with two tracks each are queer country sensation Orville Peck and the incomparable Ariana Grande. But who among them stood out and…
Read MoreSeptember 2019 is a big month for the Bent*Spun, Bent*Spud's chart of the songs that rocked the hebdomad. 10 years ago, after a couple of "duct tape" versions that launched and fizzled, we formalized the chart into the regularly updated labor of love weekly event that it is now.…
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