eric boamMy 2023 in MusicThis was the year that everything was back. The 90s were back. Live music was back in a big way. My discovery of new music returned full…Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2023
eric boamMy 2022 in MusicIf you happen to find the right song in the right moment that describes the thing swirling around inside your head it’s nirvanaJan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
eric boamMy 2021 In MusicThroughout the year I struggled to keep up with discovering new music. Yet as I look back on the year, I found that there were a number of…Dec 24, 2021Dec 24, 2021
eric boam2010–2019: A Decade in MusicI produced a 16 page book chronicling my decade in music. It is a limited edition of 200 copies with some of the charts above and more. It…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
eric boam2020 — A Year Without Live MusicThe last concert I attended was November 15, 2019. It was my 17th show of the year. My friend Aric and I went for just the opening act…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
eric boamMy Quantified Media DietI produced a 12 page book summarizing my findings. It is a limited edition of 200 copies with some of the charts above and more. It was…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
eric boam2019 — An Accounting of My Year in Music2019 marks the end of a decade of deliberate listening, intense tracking of my listening, and better perspective on my relationship with…Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
eric boamCan you measure how much music excites you? I tried, here’s the data.It was my first night out of SXSW 2018 and like most years, I had a long list of bands I was hoping to see. At the top of the list was…Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
eric boamI Decoded the Spotify Recommendation Algorithm. Here’s What I Found.Specific storyJan 14, 20195Jan 14, 20195
eric boam2018 — An Accounting of My Year in MusicIn 2017, I became aware of some biases in the music I listen to. To start off 2018, I made a deliberate effort to get outside of the…Dec 30, 2018Dec 30, 2018
