# So It Goes

Popular Music, Present and Past

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## [Dave Marsh (1950-2026)](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/dave-marsh-1950-2026)

_2026-08-18 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

A salute to the first rock critic I ever read and one I still read to this day.

## [The Strokes, Reality Awaits](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/the-strokes-reality-awaits)

_2026-07-24 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

The Strokes make an album for the age of AI.

## [Jack White, Frozen Charlotte](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/jack-white-frozen-charlotte)

_2026-07-23 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

Jack White carries through on the no-nonsense No Name with the bitter, invigorating Frozen Charlotte.

## [Madonna, Confessions II](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/madonna-confessions-ii)

_2026-07-22 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

Madonna returns to the dance floor for Confessions II, an assured sequel that oddly plays like a concept album in the classic rock sense.

## [The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/the-rolling-stones-foreign-tongues)

_2026-07-14 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

The bands loosest, liveliest album since...Dirty Work?

## [2026 Midterm Report Card: Choosin' Ella Langley](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/2026-midterm-report-card-choosin)

_2026-06-30 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

My favorite 50 Albums and 15 Reissues of the Year....so far.

## [Reviews: Olivia Rodrigo, Midland, Red Clay Strays, Modest Mouse, Old Crow, Mike Campbell.](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/reviews-olivia-rodrigo-midland-red)

_2026-06-16 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

Plus another live Neil Young, Keith Urban goes yacht rock, and Barry Manilow.

## [Reviews: Willie Nelson, Kurt Vile, Don Williams, Kip Moore, Violet Grohl, Joshua Ray Walker](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/reviews-willie-nelson-kurt-vile-don)

_2026-06-03 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

Plus Guided By Voices, Alana Springsteen, and The Greenberry Woods.

## [Paul McCartney, The Boys of Dungeon Lane](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/paul-mccartney-the-boys-of-dungeon)

_2026-05-27 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

Paul McCartney acts his age on the satisfying, quietly surprising The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YdfGKUsDuQZR)

_2026-05-27 · **Sponsored**_

Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings.

## [Review Roundup: Courtney Barnett, Ashley Monroe, Marisa Anderson, Snail Mail, Joe Jackson](https://sterlewine.substack.com/p/review-roundup-courtney-barnett-ashley)

_2026-05-22 · Stephen Thomas Erlewine_

Plus New Pornographers, Thundercat, Peter Frampton, Lou Gramm and RAYE.