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Jan 10th 92 Comments
All due respect to Sonic Youth, perhaps the Walkmen should adopt the washing machine as their emblem. And not just any brand: a Maytag model. The Washington, D.C. / New York City / Philadelphia… Read Story »
Jan 7th 73 Comments
For a band that lasted only five years and released only four official full-length albums, the Smiths' catalog is a nightmare to untangle. The 70 or so songs the band eventually issued were… Read Story »
Dec 31st, 2012 19 Comments
"Don't call it a comeback" is usually a phrase uttered self-protectively by musicians who are very much coming back from some degree of obscurity. Dr. Dre wasn't exactly absent during the seven-year… Read Story »
Dec 28th, 2012 15 Comments
Argue all you like about the quality of music produced in 2012, but no one can deny the truly outstanding beefs to which we bore witness in The Year That Was. Social media has made those dust-ups… Read Story »
Dec 26th, 2012 48 Comments
There was no getting away from EDM in 2012. While the three-letter hashtag has certainly caused buzz among radio stations and indie blogosphere alike, it's been a big year for dance on and off of the… Read Story »
Dec 24th, 2012 240 Comments
Right around this time last year, we published a list of the 50+ Most Anticipated Albums Of 2012. To be specific, the final count came in at 57. Of the 57 albums included on that list, some never… Read Story »
Dec 21st, 2012 96 Comments
If I'd made a list like this last year, probably 80% of the albums listed would've been free-download mixtapes. There are still plenty of those in the list you'll find below, but there are more… Read Story »
Dec 21st, 2012 47 Comments
Whether you experience Christmas as a spiritual curative or a wretched crucible likely depends upon your capacity to enjoy the Yuletide season's truly disassociate spirit of insanity. Most of us may… Read Story »
Dec 21st, 2012 251 Comments
This morning, Pitchfork finished posting its list of the top 50 albums of the year, and if you've been reading the site all year, it doesn't exactly have any huge, sweeping shocks. One minor surprise… Read Story »
Dec 19th, 2012 8 Comments
My favorite photograph of Neurosis is the one posted on their Wikipedia entry. It's a grainy shot of the band performing in Seattle in 2008. You can make out the band members, but only just. The… Read Story »
