And the winner is . . . The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross! Scott Spiegelberg’s semi-annual listing of the top 50 classical music blogs (top 53 this time) is out and it’s no surprise that Herr Ross tops that list. SLN is honored to be included amongst the best of the rest coming in tied for 49th position with Elaine Fine’s Musical Assumptions. Well, Elaine, you can safely assume that it is not fine with me. I am an only child and do not know how to share. Therefore, I claim 48th place as my own. Mine.