PODCAST

The Lizard Review

The Lizard

Detailed amphibious rantings on songs, artists, records, and rocks. thelizardreview.substack.com

music music commentary

All Episodes

52:20

Stuffed Animals as Iconic Pop Albums

The Lizard Review ·

2026/08/14

One of my absolute favorite kinds of videos to watch on YouTube are ASMR videos - they're how I relax, unwind, calm down, and fall asleep. In celebration of the announcement that the Lizard Review will begin posting on YouTube this next week, I decided to pay tribute to my favorite YouTube videos by doing a little bit of pop girl ASMR for you all. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

45:56

Do The Billboard Charts Matter?

The Lizard Review ·

2026/08/08

Since the launch of Nielsen Soundscan in 1991, A LOT has changed about the way we consume music, which means that a lot has changed about the way music consumption is reflected on the Billboard chart which has purported itself to be a fair aggregate of the music that MOST people are generally listening to and the music that MOST people like since its inception. With the influx of digital music downloads, streaming, TikTok virality, and the massive sociopolitical divides that seep into every corner

77:52

Revisiting 4 of The WILDEST Celebrity Marriages

The Lizard Review ·

2026/08/01

With the influx of reality television, the media's obsession with female celebrities reaching a fever pitch, and the digital era all converging at once....there were some pretty interesting public weddings that took place in the y2k era. Before we had celebrities like Tom Holland and Zendaya wisely choosing to keep their nuptials private, we had people like Kim Kardashian and Jessica Simpson turning their weddings into reality television and tabloid spectacles. Here are FOUR of my favorite messiest

112:18

Revisiting Britney Spears' ICONIC 2003 Interview With...

The Lizard Review ·

2026/07/17

In November 2003, on the precipice of a brand new chapter of her life and career, Britney Spears sat down with Diane Sawyer for a Primetime interview to discuss everything from her so-called "new edgier image", to her new album, her family, life in the public eye, and her highly publicized breakup with NSYNC member Justin Timberlake. Even 23 years later, this interview is compelling, shocking, and most importantly, very indicative of the way we thought about and treated our female celebrities in

90:25

The Lizard's Favorite Summer Albums

The Lizard Review ·

2026/07/10

Every season has its own set of albums that make it special - here's summer's very own list of the most free, hot, angry, fun, and sunny albums that I spin every single year without fail.Playlist on Spotify / Apple Music This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

104:29

Taylor's Journey With Marriage Through Her Lyrics

The Lizard Review ·

2026/07/03

Love and relationships are something Taylor Swift has loved to explore in her lyrics from day one - and part and parcel with that exploration, she has spent a fair amount of time in her catalog even from her youngest years ruminating on marriage. Through her lyrics she’s expressed a lot about what she thinks a marriage should be, when marriage should come, the kinds of men she thought she would marry, and on this potential day of her real wedding, I thought it would be a sort of homage both to her

97:50

If Pop Girls Were Taylor Swift Albums

The Lizard Review ·

2026/06/19

This episode dares to ask some of the boldest questions ever asked....questions like...what if Beyonce' were a Taylor Swift album? What if Dua Lipa were a Taylor Swift album? What if Avril Lavigne were a Taylor Swift album? If we could sort some of the most famous women in music into Taylor Swift albums as if they were personality types, where would we place them? Come along with me for a very long kiki as I decide which pop stars are most like which albums from the beginning of Taylor's catalog to

61:52

Revisiting Taylor Swift's Iconic 2012 Vogue Cover...

The Lizard Review ·

2026/05/01

Continuing on with my series of revisiting the ghosts of magazine articles' past, today we reflect upon yet another ICONIC moment of Taylore : the moment that Taylor got bangs for her Vogue cover shoot and discovered the look she perhaps was always meant to have... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

63:02

The Ultimate Sunday (1994) Ranking

The Lizard Review ·

2026/04/10

For the first time EVEERRRR, I attempt (and succeed at) ranking all eighteen songs from Sunday (1994.) I made the TierMaker myself! Feel free to use it at your own leisure to create your own rankings. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

56:49

Going Through My Husband's Playlists

The Lizard Review ·

2026/04/03

I am the supreme overlord of what music gets played in this household and when...but my husband DOES have his own playlists and he does on occasion listen to his own music. These playlists NEVER get played aloud in the house, but they exist, and today, we go through them to excavate some truly mystifying hidden treasures.... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

129:13

Spotify's Top 100 Greatest Songs of the Streaming Era

The Lizard Review ·

2026/03/27

The streaming era of music is still unfolding before our very eyes, but one thing is beyond for certain - streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have changed the way we engage with, enjoy, and find music. Streaming has opened up the entire world (or at least, those with a spare 11.99 to spend a month) to the whole confection of music, all the way from the 1940's to today. There's plenty good and plenty bad with the way streaming services operate and how they've affected how music operates

111:23

Panic! At The Ship of Theseus

The Lizard Review ·

2026/03/20

Once upon a time in a land not so dissimilar to our own, there was a band that made all the wrong choices at all the right times...this is a story about the 2000's, the scene, the girls who loved it, and the men who hated it. Panic! At The Disco was a group of teenaged boys who wound up thrust into the center of a brand new genre and a brand new scene that was only just beginning to take shape, and that would ultimately wind up dissipating into nothing just as quickly as it appeared. Two albums,

90:45

Revisiting Taylor Swift's Iconic 2014 Rolling Stone...

The Lizard Review ·

2026/02/27

In 2014, Taylor was reinventing herself - new hair, new city, new midriff, new genre. The Rolling Stone interview that came out just a month before her record-breaking release of 1989 was our first real peek as fans into what this era truly held in store for us, and revisiting this article now 12 years later is like a time capsule to what I never ever would have imagined in a million years would be "the simpler days." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or

73:30

Lover Remade

The Lizard Review ·

2026/02/13

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

118:09

The Top 10 Most Formative Pop Culture Moments of My...

The Lizard Review ·

2026/02/06

Here in the top FIVE of the most important pop culture moments of my lifetime, we get down into the instances that I've carried with me for almost my entire life - including the single greatest televised pop performance ever, Justin Timberlake being an enemy to women, a frantic hoedown in an attempt to save face, and MORE.... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

91:31

The Top 10 Most Formative Pop Culture Moments of My...

The Lizard Review ·

2026/01/30

What do Paris Hilton going to jail, Beyonce surprise releasing her self titled record in 2013, and the Jonas Brothers' purity rings all have in common...? They were all representative of moments in pop culture that helped define both the zeitgeist and the way that I engaged with pop culture and the world at large going forward. As a millennial woman, y2k and early 2000's pop culture and the things that happened during that time period, particularly to female celebrities, were more formative to my

57:11

The Lizard's 2026 Grammy's Predictions

The Lizard Review ·

2026/01/23

The 2026 Grammy's are almost right on top of us, and as such, it's time to do one of my most favorite things in the entire world....BE WRONG FOR AN HOUR!!! 🎉 Although my predictions usually don't come to pass (2025 notwithstanding - I had an oddly good sense of who would win last year but that is NOT the norm) it's still fun to go through all the nominees one more time before the big show and put in my final words on them all. PLUS : we go through some of my LEAST favorite things in the world -

85:21

Freeing Myself From the Shackles of Hate : The Gracie...

The Lizard Review ·

2026/01/09

Gracie Abrams is one of the most famous gen z artists in music, and her biggest claim to fame is that she's a songwriter following in the footsteps of Taylor Swift. She's had multiple top ten songs, is dating a very famous actor, and is lucky enough to call her a friend of Taylor Swift. But you don't get to one million friends without making a few enemies, and well....let's just say EYE used to be a Gracie enemy...BUT NOT ANYMORE!!!Let's talk about why people dislike Gracie, why people LOVE Gracie,

73:25

The Lizard's 2025 Movies Wrapped : Powered by Wikipedia

The Lizard Review ·

2026/01/02

Do you like movies? I like movies. Movies are good. Movies are fun to watch. I enjoy the endeavor of picking a movie to watch. I like popping popcorn in the microwave. Movies are powerful. Movies can change how we think and see the world. Movies are art. Movies....are movies.... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

83:32

The Lizard's Top 32 Songs of 2025

The Lizard Review ·

2025/12/19

If I had to sum up the year in music of 2025 in one word I would call it : DYNAMIC!! There were so many great records that came out from so many different corners of music, and we were TRULY lucky this year that we got to listen to it all. Here's MY personal list of my favorite 32 songs of the year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

122 results

The Lizard Review

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers

Pantheon Media

Brian & Kenzie Podcast

Q101 | Cumulus Media Chicago

The Lizard Review

The Lizard

佐藤竹善 from Sing Like Talking 「レコード部屋」

SBSラジオ

Buenos días Chile, Buenos días Pudahuel

Pudahuel