#281: Nilsson Schmilsson, Harry Nilsson What if I told you that the guy that sings “Coconut” — you know, You put de lime in de coconut and drink them both up — what if I told you that guy has been called “the American Beatle?” If you’re cool then you…

#280: Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent Here’s some fun insight into my musical origin story: When I was in the sixth grade, I decided that I needed to like rap music if I wanted to be be a true rock and roll fan. …

#279: MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana I don’t remember not being a Nirvana fan, though the intensity of my fandom peaked around 16. …

#278: Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin The LAST Led Zeppelin album? You’re telling me there’s no more Led Zeppelin on the RS 500 list? That well and truly bums me out. This is a somewhat polarizing Led Zeppelin record because it’s extremely weird. They branch way out, infusing songs…

#277: The Diary of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys Sometimes I admonish myself for not being a Kanye fan back when it was cool. Well, I regret to say that I wasn’t really an Alicia Keys fan back when she was just making it. …

#276: The Bends, Radiohead The bends is (are?) what happens when you go scuba diving and come up too fast, experiencing a rapid change of pressure on your body. Gas bubbles can enter your bloodstream and … okay, I’m too scared to read anything else. Yep, don’t wanna know. …

#275: Curtis, Curtis Mayfield A year ago, I started looking into buying new apartments with my boyfriend, and this is the record we put on while looking online. It actually felt very cheesy, to have “Move On Up” soundtrack our interstate househunt, but we embraced it, danced to it a…

#274: Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The Byrds One of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen is called “Top 1 Members of Panic! At The Disco.” Please only click that link if you’re feeling stupid. Panic! is a “band” that has been releasing music since 2004. It started out as a…

#273: Entertainment!, Gang of Four Why did I think this was “That’s Entertainment” by the Jam? It’s not. But it IS by a band from the same part of the world and the same decade. Even though the Jam leans more towards new wave and Gang of Four is danceable…