December 2011
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cugatron asked: what's your formula for rating albums?
Dec 19th
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OPEN FORUM: 2011 EDITION
Now that I’ve completed all my year-end-lists I thought it might be fun to turn the floor over to anyone who reads my blog. Feel free to comment or send me a message with your favorite albums, a list or anything else you want to say. You can ask me questions by shooting me a message on Tumblr as well. Hope 2011 was a good year for you and 2012 is even better!
Dec 19th
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TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011 (20-1)
This year is a little different than others. For the past few years, it was pretty clear what most critics would have as their number one album. In 2010, it was obvious most would put Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on the golden Throne. 2009 saw critics placing Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion at the top of their charts. A number of critics had a huge...
Dec 18th
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TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011 (50-21)
If there is one thing I can say for sure, it is that 2011 was the year of the sax. Forget dubstep or R&B ruling the charts. Almost every great song featured some kind of killer sax solo. From indie to top 40 the likes of Katy Perry and Eleanor Friedberger were jamming out to the brass instrument. But there were also a good chunk of awesome music that didn’t have any sax. That’s...
Dec 16th
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FIFTEEN HONORABLE MENTIONS OF 2011
There was too much great music to fit in a top 50 albums list. So, I took the time out to find 15 records that were great, despite not making the finale list. Don’t simply count these as albums 51-65 though. Each of the following records offers something amazing that you are highly recommended to check out.  Cass McCombs - WIT’S END Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical  Cults -...
Dec 15th
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TOP 100 TRACKS OF 2011 (50-01)
As I said in my last post, 2011 was a great year for music; especially for singles. It feels like each record I listened to this year offered at least one or two fantastic tracks that I would return to throughout the year. That’s what it made it so incredibly hard picking at top 50. But here they are - my favorite 50 tracks of 2K11: 50. The Embassy - “St8” 49. The Strokes -...
Dec 14th
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TOP 100 TRACKS OF 2011 (100-51)
I feel like each year it gets harder and harder to make a list of your favorite things. For 2011 especially I found it incredibly difficult to pick just 100 of my favorite tracks. And it was even harder to pick the top 10. There were so many songs that came out in 2k11 that are worthy being in the top 100/10 but I had to really narrow everything down and bring you the best of the best of the best....
Dec 12th
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TOP 15 MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2011
Once again, it has been a great year for music videos. Each year artists turn out more and more impressive videos to accompany their songs. Whether they are colorful or dark; funny or dramatic; intense or calm; simple or complex; the following 15 vids offer something unique. Enjoy! 15. The Weeknd - “What You Need”   14. Azealia Banks - “212”   13. Real Estate -...
Dec 11th
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cugatron asked: I think it would be so awesome if you posted a list every day till your best albums of the year list.
Dec 8th
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TOP 10 K-POP TRACKS OF 2011
I thought I would start off the year-end-lists with my 10 favorite K-pop songs of 2011. It’s no secret that I’ve been a nerd for K-pop for a few years now, and I thought with its recent rise of popularity I’d share with you what I thought were some of the best songs from the Asian country! 10. KARA - “Step”    09. SNSD (Girls’ Generation)  - “Mr....
Dec 8th
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That Time of the Year
2011 is coming to a close. So, you all know what’s coming up: year end lists. Although I have a few more records to review, I’m not sure I’ll be able to get to them. If they are really worth your time though, I’ll make sure to post (as I did with Unicorn Kid’s excellent EP).  Anyway, stay tuned for a few lists that I’ve planned including Best Song of the Year...
Dec 8th
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UNICORN KID - TIDAL RAVE EP
                                                        Unicorn Kid                                                        Tidal Rave EP                                                            8.7/10                                                         iPod Worthy Remember how water levels in some video games would be kinda weird? Maybe not weird but there was always something...
Dec 7th
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RIHANNA - TALK THAT TALK
                                                      Rihanna                                                    Talk That Talk                                                        8.8/10                                                    iPod Worthy I feel like every year around this time I’m listening to a new Rihanna album. Oh that’s because I am listening to a new Rihanna...
Dec 3rd
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