Dec 31st, 2012 91 Comments
As 2012 comes to a close, it's once again time to take a look back at the the past twelve months in comments. Tomorrow will be this site's 11th birthday and we could not have lasted this long without…   Read Story »
Dec 28th, 2012 34 Comments
This week we published our list of The 50 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2013 with My Bloody Valentine at #1. A dubious choice perhaps; but, two days later the band announced they'd completed mastering a…   Read Story »
Dec 21st, 2012 57 Comments
It's the most wonderful time of the year for people who love lists. This week we highlighted a few of them, including our Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012, your Top 20 Albums Of 2012, and the 10 Best Indie…   Read Story »
Dec 14th, 2012 47 Comments
This week we revealed the year's top metal albums (according to us) and the top tracks, videos, new acts, and crushes (according to you). We reviewed Big Boi, ranked MF Doom's discography, remembered…   Read Story »
Dec 7th, 2012 61 Comments
'Sup, pogs! This week we revealed our top 50 albums of the year, ranked the Mountain Goats discography, deconstructed life after chillwave, chose the Clash's ten best songs, and reviewed new releases…   Read Story »
Nov 30th, 2012 63 Comments
This week on the 'Gum we reviewed the new Solange album, deconstructed Trent Reznor's legacy, ranked Kanye's discography, and celebrated Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde. We also looked at year-end album…   Read Story »
Nov 23rd, 2012 48 Comments
I've been so busy this Black Friday (napping, Homeland, napping) I almost forgot to post this week's Shut Up, Dude. While this was an abbreviated posting week, you still had plenty to discuss… We…   Read Story »
Nov 16th, 2012 32 Comments
It's the weekend, so while y'all probably have some Gilette shit to do right about now, let's quickly knowingly head-nod at each other but how jam-friendly this week was. Autre Ne Veut, for instance.…   Read Story »
Nov 9th, 2012 39 Comments
What a week, friends. My Bloody Valentine guaranteed a new album within the next eight weeks, Sufjan connected on a patriotic new jam, Lushlife hooked up a great video, we thought about rock operas,…   Read Story »
Nov 2nd, 2012 27 Comments
This week, man. Things are dire in our hometown, and we hope the reading of these blogposts were as successful (and temporary) a diversion as writing them has been. The real recap of this week is,…   Read Story »




































