Hello 🙂

Welcome to the Best Music of All Time newsletter (formerly known as Daily Music Picks). It’s an online space built for music obsessives by a music obsessive.

I mean the latter seriously. I was that kid who stayed up late listening to my record collection on a semi-busted CD player or after-hours radio shows, where they played the deeper, weirder cuts.

I became a DJ in my teens and a full-time radio host before I was 25.

I’m that guy whose idea of time well-spent on a weekend afternoon is thumbing through record store bins for eclectic finds to add to my enormous album collection (over 150,000 songs if you count all the digital files I’ve accumulated over the years).

And now, I want to share my passion with you by exploring the greatest albums, songs, artists, labels, and eras in music history.

What’s in each edition of the newsletter?

When you sign up, you’ll get music recommendation write-ups two times a week, complete with all the streaming links you need.

Most of the time, I’ll focus on at least an in-depth album review—sometimes two. Other times, I’ll share themed lists and studio discography rankings of well-known artists to see what stands out the most.

I’ll also sneak in an unplanned, unannounced post on a Friday once in a while.

What this newsletter is about

These music picks are here to help you liven up your commute or lunch break, set the mood for a perfect night out (or in), and unwind after a long day is in the book.

Every pick in this newsletter is music I’d consider good, if not great or downright legendary. I realize these are subjective claims, so I don’t expect everyone to agree with me 100% of the time.

What this newsletter isn’t about

This newsletter aims to create a positive, supportive online community where music lovers can discuss, share, and discover all the (ahem) good vibrations in the known universe.

To accomplish this, I avoid by-the-numbers music criticism. There’s no scoring system and no thumbs up/thumbs down verdict. I don’t publish hit pieces on albums, songs, or artists in the form of “worst of”-style lists of music you should avoid. I want this newsletter to spotlight projects worth your time, not the other way around.

Free vs. paid subscriptions

The vast majority of my newsletter posts are free, and I intend to keep it that way.

I recently introduced a revamped paid tier that gives you access to exclusive playlists you can add to your streaming service of choice. Right now, all playlists associated with this newsletter are hosted on Spotify for ease of access, but you can add them to Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and many others if you choose to.

If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, upgrade to a paid subscription for the price of a latte a month. Additionally, you can head over to my donation page and help fuel my caffeine addiction.

Staying up-to-date with new content

Every new edition of the newsletter arrives in your inbox early in the morning Eastern Time. You can also choose to receive all updates via the Substack app.

Connect with the author (that’s me).

Feel free to reach out any time via Substack DM or email. I’m also on Instagram, but I check my messages way less often there. I do my best to reply to everyone within a couple of days, but I still have a day job, so keep that in mind.

Thanks for being here and making this newsletter part of your day!