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Jason Franz

That list of music you didn’t ask for — 2023 edition

Light the fireworks, blow the kazoos…we are finally able to bid adieu to the Year of Travis Kelce’s Girlfriend. And you, my dear reader…

17 min readJan 2, 2024

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That list of music you didn’t ask for — 2023 edition

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Jason Franz

A list of music you didn’t ask for — 2022 edition

2021 was a bit of a watershed year for music, at least in my opinion. So many great artists used their time tucked away in…

18 min readJan 1, 2023

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A list of music you didn’t ask for — 2022 edition

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Jason Franz

Another list of music you did not ask for — 2021 edition

2020 was a nightmare, a year none of us wants to revisit outside of any rare bright moments that could lift our optimism, which, quite…

17 min readJan 1, 2022

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Another list of music you did not ask for — 2021 edition

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Jason Franz

What should we actually be remembering?

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5 min readSep 11, 2021

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What should we actually be remembering?

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Jason Franz

Let me know if you have seen this movie…

A slowly melting glacier in northern India, used to power a hydroelectric facility, has a major breakage causing a landslide that takes the…

3 min readAug 9, 2021

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Let me know if you have seen this movie…

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Jason Franz

I’m Trapped In Texas and I Can’t Get Out!

The first sign of major trouble was not the snowfall in El Paso on Valentine’s Day or the pileups of semi-trucks or the always-open…

5 min readFeb 25, 2021

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I’m Trapped In Texas and I Can’t Get Out!

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Jason Franz

Another List of Music You Did Not Ask For — My Picks for Best of 2020

Movies stopped. Concerts were cancelled. Museums and art galleries closed. COVID nearly killed culture. Thank goodness for the internet…

10 min readDec 28, 2020

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Another List of Music You Did Not Ask For — My Picks for Best of 2020

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Jason Franz

How Rolling Stone got it wrong

While their updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is more representative of the last one, it still is rife with errors. And…

12 min readSep 28, 2020

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How Rolling Stone got it wrong

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Jason Franz

Hollywood’s Home Town Has Become Its Own Dystopia

I was wholly unprepared for the environment that unspooled before my daughter and me as we explored Los Angeles for historic Jazz sites…

7 min readSep 10, 2020

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Hollywood’s Home Town Has Become Its Own Dystopia

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Jason Franz

Me v. Us: Are our United States doomed?

As we enter the lion’s den of the political season, the ideological chasm(s) of our electorate has never been more evident.

6 min readAug 31, 2020

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Me v. Us: Are our United States doomed?

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Jason Franz

Jason Franz

During the day I am an assistant director of strategic marketing and communications for Arizona State University. The rest of the time I listen to records.

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