Anthony D'Orazio
@redargyle.bsky.social
Libertarian, rabbit owner, Red Sox fan, IT guy, music blogger, curling advocate. pants enthusiast. Opinions are mine, not the opinion of my rabbits.
A couple of her co-stars from Victorious won Grammys this year.
She may join them someday.
She may join them someday.
10 February 2026 - Victoria Justice - Down
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February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A couple of her co-stars from Victorious won Grammys this year.
She may join them someday.
She may join them someday.
I originally wrote this for December release - and just kept pushing it back.
Today's the day I stop pushing it back.
Today's the day I stop pushing it back.
9 February 2026 - Blondshell - 23's A Baby
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February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I originally wrote this for December release - and just kept pushing it back.
Today's the day I stop pushing it back.
Today's the day I stop pushing it back.
I don't like doing Special Editions. I feel like I need to. May his memory be a blessing.
8 February 2026 (Special Edition) - 3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time
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February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I don't like doing Special Editions. I feel like I need to. May his memory be a blessing.
I still find sombr to be a little off-putting. He is growing on me, though.
6 February 2026 - sombr - 12 to 12
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February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I still find sombr to be a little off-putting. He is growing on me, though.
In a weird twist, two alumni from a semi-popular Nickelodeon show won Grammys this year.
Neither of them was Victoria Justice.
Neither of them was Victoria Justice.
5 February 2026 - Leon Thomas - MUTT
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In a weird twist, two alumni from a semi-popular Nickelodeon show won Grammys this year.
Neither of them was Victoria Justice.
Neither of them was Victoria Justice.
Alex Warren earned a fan with his Grammy performance. So, welcome to #WickedGP, Alex!
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4 February 2026 - Alex Warren - Ordinary
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February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Alex Warren earned a fan with his Grammy performance. So, welcome to #WickedGP, Alex!
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I have had this song on repeat since the Grammys, honestly. Her speech was a thing of beauty. Her performance was gorgeous. The song is incredible and different.
We're looking at a generational talent here. Pay attention.
We're looking at a generational talent here. Pay attention.
3 February 2026 - Lola Young - Messy
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February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I have had this song on repeat since the Grammys, honestly. Her speech was a thing of beauty. Her performance was gorgeous. The song is incredible and different.
We're looking at a generational talent here. Pay attention.
We're looking at a generational talent here. Pay attention.
I wrote this post the same time I wrote the post for "Headphones On", so I make a bold prediction.....
.... that ended up not coming true.
But this GRAMMY performance was epic.
.... that ended up not coming true.
But this GRAMMY performance was epic.
2 February 2026 - Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun
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February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I wrote this post the same time I wrote the post for "Headphones On", so I make a bold prediction.....
.... that ended up not coming true.
But this GRAMMY performance was epic.
.... that ended up not coming true.
But this GRAMMY performance was epic.
I used to post a LOT of @charlixcxofficial.bsky.social on this blog. Most of that energy now goes to Lights, but since The Moment is out today and "Wuthering Heights" is out in two weeks, it was time to celebrate again!
30 January 2026 - Charli XCX - Chains of Love
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January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I used to post a LOT of @charlixcxofficial.bsky.social on this blog. Most of that energy now goes to Lights, but since The Moment is out today and "Wuthering Heights" is out in two weeks, it was time to celebrate again!
I think it was a pretty logical conclusion to think that Olivia Dean would eventually end up on #WickedGP
Today is the day. I'm not as crazy for the whole albums as others are, but this is a good tune.
Today is the day. I'm not as crazy for the whole albums as others are, but this is a good tune.
29 January 2026 - Olivia Dean - Man I Need
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January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I think it was a pretty logical conclusion to think that Olivia Dean would eventually end up on #WickedGP
Today is the day. I'm not as crazy for the whole albums as others are, but this is a good tune.
Today is the day. I'm not as crazy for the whole albums as others are, but this is a good tune.
You have not been thinking about them but....
28 January 2026 - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You
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January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
You have not been thinking about them but....
The Butterfly Lounge was a real size-positive nightclub in California.... and this British man saw a documentary about them and wrote a song.
27 January 2026 - MIKA - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
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January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Butterfly Lounge was a real size-positive nightclub in California.... and this British man saw a documentary about them and wrote a song.
This was a minor hit in the US - their last - and a HUGE hit everywhere else.
I wonder how it'd do today.
I wonder how it'd do today.
26 January 2026 - Simply Red - Stars
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
This was a minor hit in the US - their last - and a HUGE hit everywhere else.
I wonder how it'd do today.
I wonder how it'd do today.
The joke is, I know who Wilco is.
But also, Case Oats is a really good band.
But also, Case Oats is a really good band.
23 January 2026 - Case Oats - Seventeen
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January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The joke is, I know who Wilco is.
But also, Case Oats is a really good band.
But also, Case Oats is a really good band.
I got to see Superchunk live in 1995 and they were great. I hope you like them, too.
22 January 2026 - Superchunk - Watery Hands
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January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I got to see Superchunk live in 1995 and they were great. I hope you like them, too.
As part of my 1000 album project which is turning into a 2000 album project, I have listened to the shortlists of a lot of music prizes.
Don Leisure's album won the 2025 Welsh Music Prize, and he did it by digging through the Sain Record archives.
What resulted was some great sonic experiments.
Don Leisure's album won the 2025 Welsh Music Prize, and he did it by digging through the Sain Record archives.
What resulted was some great sonic experiments.
21 January 2026 - Don Leisure ft. Carwun Ellis - Cynnau Tân
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January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
As part of my 1000 album project which is turning into a 2000 album project, I have listened to the shortlists of a lot of music prizes.
Don Leisure's album won the 2025 Welsh Music Prize, and he did it by digging through the Sain Record archives.
What resulted was some great sonic experiments.
Don Leisure's album won the 2025 Welsh Music Prize, and he did it by digging through the Sain Record archives.
What resulted was some great sonic experiments.
I honestly went into the new Madison Beer album with low expectations.
I shouldn't have. It's good, poppy fun.
I shouldn't have. It's good, poppy fun.
19 January 2026 - Madison Beer - bad enough
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January 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I honestly went into the new Madison Beer album with low expectations.
I shouldn't have. It's good, poppy fun.
I shouldn't have. It's good, poppy fun.
I totally posted this for the Max Headroom today.
16 January 2026 - The Art of Noise with Max Headroom - Paranoimia
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January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I totally posted this for the Max Headroom today.
She was 23 - 23! - when she recorded this.
And she sang it THIS hard and THIS angry.
And she sang it THIS hard and THIS angry.
15 January 2026 - Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes
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January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
She was 23 - 23! - when she recorded this.
And she sang it THIS hard and THIS angry.
And she sang it THIS hard and THIS angry.
Confession: I find Sunny Sweeney to be absolutely delightful and her 2025 album was incredible! One of the two best country albums of 2025, for sure.
14 January 2026 - Sunny Sweeney - Diamonds & Divorce Decrees
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January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Confession: I find Sunny Sweeney to be absolutely delightful and her 2025 album was incredible! One of the two best country albums of 2025, for sure.
3EB represented everything I hated about what alternative music turned into. I spent years just loathing this song.
But I'm coming around on this song.
But I'm coming around on this song.
13 January 2026 - Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
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January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
3EB represented everything I hated about what alternative music turned into. I spent years just loathing this song.
But I'm coming around on this song.
But I'm coming around on this song.
I sometimes update my posts.
In this case, I updated it because these ladies released a new version of the song and, also, the song won a Golden Globe award last night.
In this case, I updated it because these ladies released a new version of the song and, also, the song won a Golden Globe award last night.
8 September 2025 - HUNTR/X - Golden
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January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I sometimes update my posts.
In this case, I updated it because these ladies released a new version of the song and, also, the song won a Golden Globe award last night.
In this case, I updated it because these ladies released a new version of the song and, also, the song won a Golden Globe award last night.
Clipse staged a comeback in 2025, and their resulting album was one of my favorites of the year (and my favorite hip-hop album by far).
The salacious-sounding title implies BDSM, but that's not at all what the song is about.
The salacious-sounding title implies BDSM, but that's not at all what the song is about.
12 January 2026 - Clipse ft. Kendrick Lamar - Chains & Whips
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January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Clipse staged a comeback in 2025, and their resulting album was one of my favorites of the year (and my favorite hip-hop album by far).
The salacious-sounding title implies BDSM, but that's not at all what the song is about.
The salacious-sounding title implies BDSM, but that's not at all what the song is about.
Remembering Bob Weir on a rare Sunday post, but a Special Edition
11 January 2026 (Special Edition) - Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones
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January 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Remembering Bob Weir on a rare Sunday post, but a Special Edition
Look, I know Geese didn't make my #Wicked25, unlike every other critic's list, but I *liked* Getting Killed. Cameron Winter is a gifted songwriter.
And they're today's #WickedGP.
And they're today's #WickedGP.
9 January 2026 - Geese - Au Pays du Cocaine
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January 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM