Some people keep journals. I kept this. 101AD is a personal music memoir told through songs, one per artist, and the memories they carry.

Mercutio in drag, Madonna in the club, an island full of monsters, and five albums that still sound like somebody.

The summer blockbuster you need to see, the NFL's most underrated athletes, and why Pride needs a reckoning.

The Met Gala, the missing edge in the current dance music scene, a movie with zero context, and the end of The Late Show.

Rock's Coachella comeback, the headliner problem, and why theater won Coachella 2026.

Fred again..'s best show ever, the female popstar horror renaissance, and the biggest problem with the NBA's best season in a decade.

The rise of Slayyyter, the return of great Ryan Murphy television, and the ten LA dishes worth arguing about.

AI everywhere, Bad Bunny's ode to Puerto Rico, and a football game nobody will remember.

Super Bowl as political theater, the Arctic Monkeys record everyone missed, and five breakup albums to get you through.

Sade on repeat, HBO hot takes, and why LA’s biggest art festival matters.

With these 100 songs, you will enter the headphones, car speakers and vinyl soundscapes that have defined the year.