Welcome to a new series being featured on the Levine Lowdown!
Each week, guest author Alex Driscoll will take you through the rounds of music he has subjected himself to for that week.
The structure will go something like this: a summary of songs I have been enjoying over the past week, a few quick reviews of notable releases and a feature article. Without further delay, let’s get stuck in.
Week 1: Top 5 albums of 2019
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/01/06/the-music-roundup-week-1/
Week 2: A forgotten rock giant
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/01/13/the-music-roundup-week-2/
WEEK 3: The hypocrisy of hedonism
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/01/20/the-music-roundup-week-3/
Week 4: dark is deep
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/01/27/the-music-roundup-week-4/
Week 5: dealing with creators who are bad people
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/02/03/the-music-roundup-week-5/
Week 6: Movies, tv shows and video games with excellent soundtracks
Week 7: Arcade fire’s ‘the suburbs’ and its significance to me
Week 8: How do i rate albums?
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/02/25/the-music-roundup-week-8-how-do-i-rate-albums/
week 9: Why the arts matter
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/03/04/the-music-roundup-week-9-why-the-arts-matter/
week 10: great music videos
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/03/11/the-music-roundup-week-10-great-music-videos/
Week 11: Triple J hottest 100 of the decade
Week 12: top 10 australian albums of the decade
week 13: Quarantine album reviews
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/03/31/the-music-roundup-week-13-quarantine-album-reviews/
week 14: The impact of tiktok on the music industry
week 15: how much do critic’s opinions really matter?
week 16: An Experiment
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/04/25/the-music-roundup-week-16-an-experiment/
week 17: The Dark Side of the moon
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/05/01/the-music-roundup-week-17-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/
week 18: underground and unknown: a guide to musical cult classics
week 19: albums that took me by surprise
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/05/17/the-music-roundup-week-19-albums-that-took-me-by-surprise/
week 20: positive album reviews
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/05/26/the-music-roundup-week-20-positive-album-reviews/
week 21: Top 25 albums of the year so far
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/06/07/the-music-roundup-week-21-top-25-albums-of-the-year-so-far/
week 22: dealing with musical burnout
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/06/18/the-music-roundup-week-22-dealing-with-musical-burnout/
week 23: radiohead ranked
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/07/03/the-music-roundup-week-23-radiohead-ranked/
week 24: Black lives matter and music
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/07/15/the-music-roundup-week-24-black-lives-matter-and-music/
week 25: top 25 songs of 2020 so far
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/07/21/the-music-roundup-week-25-top-25-songs-of-2020-so-far/
week 26: what does each genre label mean?
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/08/03/the-music-roundup-week-26-what-does-each-genre-label-mean/
week 27: great closing tracks
https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/08/12/the-music-roundup-week-27-great-closing-tracks/
week 28: wap and the discourse around female rappers and songs about sex
week 29: the album that made me fall in love with music (urban hymns)
week 30+31: katy perry, blackbear, disclosure, and much more!
week 32: great pre-2020 quarantine albums
The Music Roundup Week 32: Great Pre-2020 Quarantine Albums – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)
week 33: joji, machine gun kelly, idles and much more!
week 34: 3 albums to get you into experimental hip-hop
week 35: toxicity and obsession: my thoughts on ‘Stan’ culture
week 36: Great 2020 eps!
The Music Roundup Week 36: Great 2020 EPs! – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)
week 37: quarantine album reviews 2
The Music Roundup Week 37: Quarantine Album Reviews 2 – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)
week 38: benee, miley cyrus, yungblud and much more!
week 39: top 10 songs of 2020
The Music Roundup Week 39: Top 10 Songs of 2020 – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)
week 40: top 50 albums of 2020 part 1
The Music Roundup Week 40: Top 50 Albums of 2020 Part 1 – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)
week 41: top 50 albums of 2020 part 2
The Music Roundup Week 41: Top 50 Albums of the Year Part 2 – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)
week 42: My most anticipated releases of 2021!
week 43: my reaction to the triple j hottest 100
week 44: the first 10/10 album!!!
The Music Roundup Week 44: The FIRST 10/10 Album!!! – Levine Lowdown (thelevinelowdown.com)