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    PICKLED PRIEST

    records as religion

    MUSIC + HUMOR

    BEYOND INDEPENDENT

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1988
    • Feb 17, 2021

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1988

    How do you condense a pivotal year in your musical development into one 26-song mixtape? You don't. But here it is anyway.
    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1998
    • Feb 2, 2021

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1998

    What kind of songs does someone need when they're on the cusp of real adulthood? We're about to find out.
    Surgical Focus: An Appreciation of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Masterwork, Brain Salad Surgery
    • Jan 18, 2021

    Surgical Focus: An Appreciation of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Masterwork, Brain Salad Surgery

    Retro-January continues with a heartfelt appreciation for the maligned power trio's masterpiece!
    New Year's Kiss: Memories of My First Rock Concert
    • Jan 16, 2021

    New Year's Kiss: Memories of My First Rock Concert

    What was your first rock concert? Mine was 43 years ago today. Kiss at Chicago Stadium, 1978.
    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our Last Words on a Dream Year
    • Dec 30, 2020

    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our Last Words on a Dream Year

    The last post of 2020! Our favorite EPs, Song Titles, Album Titles, and some Positive Takeaways from 2020, too! Plus much more!
    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our Annual Mixtapes Ft. Our Favorite Songs of the Year
    • Dec 21, 2020

    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our Annual Mixtapes Ft. Our Favorite Songs of the Year

    They're here! Our Favorite Songs of 2020 Mixtapes! The only thing better than listening to great songs is reading about them! So enjoy!
    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our 50 Favorite Records of the Year
    • Dec 15, 2020

    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our 50 Favorite Records of the Year

    2020 is coming to end! How do we know? Because it's time for our annual Top 50 albums list. (And because it's late December.) Read on!
    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our 25 Favorite Album Covers of the Year (and 10 of the worst)
    • Dec 8, 2020

    2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: Our 25 Favorite Album Covers of the Year (and 10 of the worst)

    The Pickled Priest loves album art. We start our fond look back at 2020 with a review of our favorite, and least favorite, album covers.
    Pickled Priest Mixtape: God Loves a Drunk (The Bottle and the Damage Done)
    • Nov 12, 2020

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: God Loves a Drunk (The Bottle and the Damage Done)

    If you've been wearing out the path to your liquor cabinet since mid-March, you're not alone. I've been working at home since then and my...
    Priest Picks #26: 24-Hour Party People & the Power of the Polls
    • Nov 9, 2020

    Priest Picks #26: 24-Hour Party People & the Power of the Polls

    Welcome to week #26 of Priest Picks. I spent a disproportionate amount of time watching election results this week and not pursuing my...
    Priest Picks #25: Criminal Clowns, Golden Girls, & Poisoned Potables
    • Nov 3, 2020

    Priest Picks #25: Criminal Clowns, Golden Girls, & Poisoned Potables

    Welcome to week #25 of Priest Picks. This week finds us with a new Springsteen album in our grubby paws and we've spent a lot quality...
    Cover Story #2: Pickled Priest Album Art Spotlight / The Best of Blue Note Records
    • Oct 28, 2020

    Cover Story #2: Pickled Priest Album Art Spotlight / The Best of Blue Note Records

    It happened again the other day. I got all wrapped up in my embarrassingly small stack (relative to the catalog) of Blue Note vinyl....
    Priest Picks #24: Aborted Introverts, Golden Gods, & Brazilian Serial Killers
    • Oct 26, 2020

    Priest Picks #24: Aborted Introverts, Golden Gods, & Brazilian Serial Killers

    Welcome to week #24 of Priest Picks. After a quick trip south, way south, for a great live show (how great it is to even write that...
    Priest Picks #23: Prolific, Protean, Pollard, & Perfection
    • Oct 20, 2020

    Priest Picks #23: Prolific, Protean, Pollard, & Perfection

    Welcome to week #23 of Priest Picks. This week we examine the pros and cons of prolificacy. On one hand, it’s a good year to crank out an...
    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1974
    • Oct 18, 2020

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1974

    Ah, 1974! Another shit show year from our glorious past! Of course, that applied to almost everything but the music. The music was...
    Priest Picks #22: Our Weekly Top 10
    • Oct 12, 2020

    Priest Picks #22: Our Weekly Top 10

    Welcome to week #22 of Priest Picks. This was a particularly harsh week for those of us who appreciate guitar heroics. But better to have...
    Priest Picks #21: Our Weekly Top 10 (Special Top 18 Edition)
    • Oct 5, 2020

    Priest Picks #21: Our Weekly Top 10 (Special Top 18 Edition)

    Welcome to week #21 of Priest Picks. This has been a busy week here as we do some catch-up maintenance in preparation for winter. So...
    Priest Picks #20: Our Favorite Songs of Q3 Mixtape
    • Sep 28, 2020

    Priest Picks #20: Our Favorite Songs of Q3 Mixtape

    Welcome to week #20 of Priest Picks! At the end of each fiscal quarter (March, June, and Sept) I’m going to put together a “Favorite...
    Cover Story: Pickled Priest Album Art Spotlight / Bruce Springsteen
    • Sep 26, 2020

    Cover Story: Pickled Priest Album Art Spotlight / Bruce Springsteen

    We love album art, so today Pickled Priest is starting a regular series that focuses exclusively on the visual aspect of music. We...
    Priest Picks #19: Our Weekly Top 10
    • Sep 21, 2020

    Priest Picks #19: Our Weekly Top 10

    Welcome to week #19 of Priest Picks. Instead of blowing a gasket this week, I again opted to take refuge in my default vices: rock and...
    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 2015
    • Sep 16, 2020

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 2015

    The second decade of this century has been a blur. As I was choosing songs for this tape I realized that if I was quizzed on the year...
    Priest Picks #18: Our Weekly Top 10
    • Sep 14, 2020

    Priest Picks #18: Our Weekly Top 10

    Welcome to week #18 of Priest Picks! Thanks for tolerating me last week—I had some issues my team of therapists told me I needed to...
    Priest Picks #17: Top 10 "Pet Peeves" Edition
    • Sep 7, 2020

    Priest Picks #17: Top 10 "Pet Peeves" Edition

    Welcome to week #17 of Priest Picks. This week I switch gears for a few moments to introduce a regular diversion I’m going to call...
    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1962
    • Sep 3, 2020

    Pickled Priest Mixtape: Our Favorite Songs of 1962

    This is the first mixtape in our Yearly Mixtape Series where we weren’t even born yet when the music first was released. Hence, every...
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