Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from DJ Eddie Sayago.
We are halfway through the 2020s and they are just as roaring, chaotic, and ridiculous as the Roaring Twenties we all half-heartedly read about in those novels they assigned us in school.
2024 was many things, including a leap year for all who observe the Roman calendar and an election year for up to 40% of the world’s population. (Congrats to Mexico on electing their first female president!)
As always, music was the true savior of this past year. At least we got lucky with plenty of phenomenal music as the timeline we are stuck in got weirder and weirder.
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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from Assistant Music Director Matthew Jaccarino.
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by Kyle Sanders
This past summer wasn't the only thing that was BRAT in 2024--so was this year's slot of film releases!
From big budget blockbusters to indie darlings, from IP franchises to risky originals, 2024 gave us a spoil of riches both of decadence and debacle. The year proved it IS a good idea to resurrect Beetlejuice for more spirited hijinks, while recent installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe seemed to have been built on shaky ground. And Pixar seems to be doing just fine--as long as they keep making sequels to already established content.
We saw some ambitious titles from legendary directors, as well as up-and-coming new talent, which gives me hope for the future of a film industry that seems to be crawling ever closer towards a wasteland of consumerist mediocrity.
But enough of being a Debbie Downer, here's my Top 10 Favorite Films of 2024!
Please note: There was no time to possibly consider the likes of Babygirl, The Brutalist, The Nickel Boys, Nosferatu or any other films that were released too late in the year for me to include--though I'm sure they're all incredible! I'm sure I'll see them within the new year, but until then, here's what made the cut!
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