Articles by BillS

Bill Still Poop 2023

Still Poopin’ ’23:
Andre 3000, Lonnie Holley, Yo La Tengo, Creation Rebel, African Head Charge, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Anohni & the Johnsons, Kali Malone & Stephen O’Malley, Fred Again & Brian Eno, PJ Harvey


Bill Still Poop 2022

Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy // Sun Ra Arkestra // Bjork // Kurt Vile // Bitchin’ Bajas // Horace Andy // Jeb Loy Nichols // The Sadies // Oneida // John Colpitts // Vieux Farka Toure & Khruangbin



Bill Still Poop 2018

1. Low : Double Negative
2. Harmony Rockets with Peter Walker
3. DJ Koze : Knock Knock
4. Mouse On Mars : Transformational People
5. Skee Mask : Compro
6. The Orb : NSAOOB
7. Will Oldham : Songs Of Love & Horror
8. Ry Cooder : The Prodigal Son
9. Yo La Tengo : There’s A Riot Going On
10. David Byrne : American Utopia


Bill Still Poop 2015

Kamasi Washington | Ryan Adams | Lightning Bolt | The Orb | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Sunn O))) | Father John Misty | Deerhunter | Jamie XX | Courtney Barnett |


Bill Still Poop 2013

   Buy New or Used via Amazon 1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away    Buy New or Used via Amazon 2. Phosphorescent: Muchacho    Buy New or Used via Amazon 3. Bombino: Nomad    Buy New or Used via Amazon 4. Kurt Vile: Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze    Buy New or Used via Amazon 5. Mark Lanegan: Imitations    Buy New or Used via Amazon 6. John Murry: The Graceless Age    Buy New or Used via Amazon 7. Heliocentrics: 13 Degrees Of Reality    Buy New or Used via Amazon 8. Wooden Shjips: Back To Land    Buy New or Used via…


Bill Still Poop ’12

1.SWANS : The Seer 2. ROCKET JUICE & THE MOON 3. SUN ARAW meets THE CONGOS : Icon Give Thank 4. ADRIAN SHERWOOD : Survival & Resistance 5. LITTLE AXE : If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog 6. VAN MORRISON : Born To Sing No Plan B 7. PRINCE FATTY presents HOLLY COOK in Dub 8. MARK LANEGAN BAND : Blues Funeral 9. BLACK KEYS : El Camino 10. BOB DYLAN : Tempest also- Neneh Cherry & The Thing : The Cherry Thing Dennis Bovell : Mek It Run Moon Duo : Circles Jack White : Blunderbuss Donald Fagen…


Bill Still Poop ’11

Against the advice of my male friends and for the advice of my female friends here goes my strategy for this years list… granted, many women have been named in past lists, but not nearly as many as men. 2011 seemed to be dominated by women. Adele and the passing of Amy Winehouse aside, never in my estimation, have so many bands and solo artists been top performers, so my top 10 consist solely of women or bands with women in them.   Buy New or Used via amazon 1. Hollie Cook – Hollie Cook – (fantastic summertime reggae)   Buy New…


Bill Still Poop ’10

 Buy New or Used via amazon 1. Mi Ami : Steal Your Face ( bought this unknowing of the band strictly on cover art. quickly became my favorite grating noisy annoying masterpiece. previous members were “Black Dice” also very good.)  Buy New or Used via amazon 2. Wooden Shjips : Vol. 2 (saw them ATP and was enthralled with their trancey Krautrock even though they’re American.)  Buy New or Used via amazon 3. John Zorn : Interzone (one of many Zorn releases this year, this one is all over the map.)  Buy New or Used via amazon 4. The Sadies…


Bill Still Poop ’10

 Buy New or Used via amazon 1. Mi Ami : Steal Your Face ( bought this unknowing of the band strictly on cover art. quickly became my favorite grating noisy annoying masterpiece. previous members were “Black Dice” also very good.)  Buy New or Used via amazon 2. Wooden Shjips : Vol. 2 (saw them ATP and was enthralled with their trancey Krautrock even though they’re American.)  Buy New or Used via amazon 3. John Zorn : Interzone (one of many Zorn releases this year, this one is all over the map.)  Buy New or Used via amazon 4. The Sadies…


Bill Still Poop 09

  Buy New or Used through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 1. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE : Merriweather Post Pavilion (early entry in ’09and loved it all year)   Buy New or Used through amazon  OR   @ eMusic 2. GRIZZLY BEAR : Veckatimest   Buy New or Used through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 3. DIRTY PROJECTORS : Bitte Orca (all of the above from Brooklyn NY … what’s in the water? )   Buy New or Used through amazon  OR   @ eMusic 4. YO LA TENGO : Popular Songs   Buy New or Used through amazon 5….