It’s the most wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeeear!!  Lists, Lists and more L-I-S-T-S!!

After perusing the entire internet for every “Album of the Year” list I could find, I’ve finally created an algorithm to determine the undisputed Top Albums of 2013.  Eat your heart out Nate Silver.  It was an enormous undertaking, but I think you’ll agree that I’ve reached the pinnacle of musical list taste-making.  Here are some of the steps taken to deliver such a flawless feature. Continue Reading

It’s been 4+ months since kicking off my Best Albums of 2013 list and with the summer already in full swing I belatedly present my midyear update.

1. Cayucas | Bigfoot
2. Vampire Weekend | Modern Vampires of the City
3. Born Ruffians | Birthmarks
4. Cold War Kids | Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
5. Javelin | Hi Beams Continue Reading

“Summertime is here and with the 4th of July just around the corner there isn’t a better music mix to blow yourself off with.  Excuse me, poor word choice….with which to blowoff yourself.  There, that’s better.” – Tobias Fϋnke

JUNE 2013

1. Cayucas | A Summer Thing
2. Surfer Blood | Say Yes To Me
3. Javelin | Friending
4. Tanlines | All Of Me
5. CHVRCHES | Gun Continue Reading

It’s a touchdown dance….in your pants. It’s like a high five at mach speed. When a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it…..this is the sound it makes. Then the tree stands back up and rocks the f**k out.

MAY 2013

1. Bastille | Pompeii
2. C2C | Down The Road
3. Hail Mary Mallon | Meter Feeder
4. Ghostface Killah | Rise Of The Black Suits
5. Kid Cudi | Mad Solar Continue Reading

JUNE 2010

1. Hey Champ | (We Are) Champions (feat. Cool Kids)
2. The Knux | Cappuccino
3. M.I.A. | XXXO
4. Sleigh Bells | Rill Rill
5. Stars | We Don’t Want Your Body Continue Reading

I’ve got no real beef with these Ohioans (no, people from Ohio are not “Ohi-hos”), but I will reprimand them for kidnapping my favorite band of 2009.  *tear* While on tour in San Diego, they stole, yes STOLE Ramona Falls as their opener.  Any concertgoer worth his salt will tell you that it is death by a million paper cuts when a solid, mid-range club headliner is stolen by some stadium rock band, to perform at the local galactic amphitheater sponsored by BP, or worse (is that possible?!).  Continue Reading

MAY 2010

1. LCD Soundsystem | Dance Yrself Clean
2. Japandroids | Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown
3. Crystal Castles | Baptism
4. Sleigh Bells | Kids
5. The Black Keys | Howlin’ For You Continue Reading