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…11 min read·Dec 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 nirvana9 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Jan 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…5 min read·Jan 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…8 min read·Jul 10, 2019----
eric boamI Decoded the Spotify Recommendation Algorithm. Here’s What I Found.Specific story6 min read·Jan 14, 2019--5--5
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…7 min read·Dec 30, 2018----