Don't Forget to Hate Your Day Job - Winter 2007/2008 ( Read more... )

2007 was a hell of a year for music. From the beginning of the year (and even earlier thanks to online leaks) our ears were aroused, assaulted, and challenged by musicians stepping up their game in pretty much every genre of music. I love that no single album has swept the critics' or fans' lists this year; and how could that happen, with so many ( Read more... )

I can't listen to everything every year; some stuff is going to get unfortunately overlooked. Sometimes I won't even really get into an album the first half-dozen times I listen to it, sometimes it's not until I see the band play a really awesome show, etc, etc. Basically, here are the top 5 albums from 2006 that I would've probably put on my 2006 ( Read more... )

Okay, so I do some form of "best music of the year" every January, because I like listening to music and I also like pretending I know how to write about it. I also like putting together lists while wearing a paper crown that reads "IMPORTANT MUSIC CRITIC". This year I'm splitting things up into 3 days, and I'm starting with something new: ranking ( Read more... )

Against Gravity - Fall 2007 ( Read more... )

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Goddamn. So much to say that I probably won't even say most of it. Where to start ( Read more... )

Dueling Centers of the Universe - Summer 2007 ( Read more... )

Keeping Up with the Culture - Spring 2007 ( Read more... )