by Sarah Pinsker Favorite Fiction of 2012 in three mini-lists: 1. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson This is a hideously beautiful, harrowing work of imagination. It's hard to tell which atrocities come from the mind of the writer and which are real. It illuminates a North Korea that seems all too real, while telling the story of a man whose feats of survival would turn him into a folk hero in any other context. Jun Do chooses [...]
by Benn Ray This year saw an amazing array of worthwhile reads. Despite the desperate e-reader hype, more books I want to read came out this year than I was able to find time to get to. And 2013 already seems to be following that trend as the ever-growing stack of books next to my bed can attest to. As a result, this list is simply the best of the books I was able to read So regardless of e-book propaganda to the contrary - publishing is very much alive [...]
I've always taken the lament, " Music's just not as good as it was when I was young " to mean " I'm just not as interested in music as when I was young ". Over the eight years this blog has run a 'best of', styles have come and gone but there's never a shortage of wonderful sounds. These lists are always subjective, personal and far from definitive. Having witnessed pedestrians breaking out into horse riding inspired dance moves as I took a vaguely embarrassing cycle rickshaw journey up Oxford Street with Gangnam Style blasting [...]
Top Ten Cocktails Drunk at Chez Mordo, 2012 by Mordo We drink cocktails every evening at Chez Mordo (my house). I like to try as many different cocktail recipes as I can reasonably afford the ingredients for. There are several that stand out and have become favorites of mine and Fra Mordo’s. Some are highballs, some are cocktails. Listed in order of frequency and quantity consumed. 1. Gin and Tonic Old reliable, never fails to refresh. Typical house [...]
Resurrected: Top 12 Reissues, Reprints, and Restorations of 2012 by Eric Hatch A lot of thrilling cultural items came into this world over the past twelve months. But my 2012 experience was equally defined by books, records, and films that were lovingly restored and reissued—or, in a few cases, discovered and given their first proper release. Here’s a dozen that I can’t get out of my head. THE DEVIL, PROBABLY Robert [...]
by Howard Yang Dewey Crow urinating in Justified birth of the shadow monster in Game of Thrones Starburns fakes his death on Community B-Mo Noire Sophia comes out of the barn in The Walking Dead Richard raids the [...]
The penultimate positions, 26-50, in the perennially late but musically still great end of year chart – sample 51-100 , 101-150 or 151-200 by doing the clicky thing. Alternatively pick a playlist below for the full fat streamable Top 200. Whyd.com (197 Tracks) / Youtube (170+ tracks) / Spotify ( Web / Player ) 50. City Brat - Moves / Yeah It's There Brooklyn based ‘City Brat’ are Alex Fippinger on drums and Jason Grad on vocals, guitar, keyboards, video direction, and [...]
by Benn Ray Television continues to thrive as a dominant artistic medium. I mean, I have to force myself to the theaters to keep up with new movie releases, but TV - there simply isn't enough time to keep up with all the worthwhile television that I'm curious about, and I simply don't have enough money to keep up with all the pay channels with quality original programming. Oh well, there's always trying to catch up in the off season. There were a few shows I got behind on that I didn't [...]
Het is niet de eerste keer dat we werk van Grim on Mbient uitstallen op Eclectro, maar de jaarmixes die hij elk jaar in elkaar draait zijn dan ook steengoed. Luister hier naar de mix van 2012 waarin maar liefst 55 track in een uur voorbij komen. Grim on Mbient - Best of 2012 by Grim On Mbient on Mixcloud
Yes, I know it's February but here are numbers 51-100 in the tardiest end of year chart going - head here for 101-150 or treat your ears to 151-200 here . Alternatively pick a playlist below for the full fat streamable Top 200. Whyd.com (197 Tracks) / Youtube (170+ tracks) / Spotify ( Web / Player ) 100. Fiona Apple - Hot Knife " I'm a hot knife if he's a pad of butter. If I get [...]
Numbers 101-150 or pick a playlist below for the full fat streamable Top 200. Whyd.com (197 Tracks) / Youtube (170+ tracks) / Spotify ( Web / Player ) 150. Messy Mya – New Orleans Houston Atlanta While in New Orleans last March we visited Nicky Da B’s Bounce Shake Off but despite my booty barely mustering a wobble, a good time was had by all and I remain signed up to various mailing lists. The New Orleans Bounce soundcloud page shared [...]
You know the drill. Here’s what I thought rocked in January of this new year we call 2013 (featuring songs by Alpine, Jagwar Ma, The Royal Concept, Youth Lagoon, Deptford Goth and many more). I'm constantly trying to figure out what the best streaming site is to post all the tracks. I made playlists on Rdio and Grooveshark , but in both there were tracks not in their system. I'm kind of done with Songza as I've never really seen any benefit. But, Soundcloud. You had almost every track. Lucky you, you get embedded. [...]
BEST MOVIES OF 2012 by MAX ROBINSON 1. Django Unchained 2. The Master 3. Prometheus 4. The Dark Knight Rises 5. Skyfall 6. Looper 7. Moonrise Kingdom 8. Argo 9. The Avengers 10. Dredd ------------------------------ ------------- BEST MOVIES OF 2012 by Howard Yang Chronicle The Raid Redemption Dredd The House I live In Searching for Sugar Man the first 2/3 of The Man With Iron Fists The Cabin in the Woods The Dark Knight Rises Haywire Jiro Dreams of Sushi Related articles [...]
Rick 's Top Lists of 2012 Ohhh the Draw Us Lines "Best Of" 2012...a bit late, which I dig. Remember: the best music takes time to sink in. Why do music sites release "Best Of" lists in November or December anyways? THE YEAR'S NOT EVEN OVER YET. That new Scott Walker album alone took at least two months to process! Anyways, 2012 wasn't THE strongest year for new music, arguably, but boy was there some solid releases. When I look back, here's the stuff I'll remember most... [...]
Check out numbers 151-200 in this preposterously long chart or pick a playlist below for the full fat streamable Top 200. Whyd.com (197 Tracks) / Youtube (170+ tracks) / Spotify ( Web / Player ) 200. Daughn Gibson - In The Beginning "It wasn't me, I'm not the same guy You got it wrong, Someone else made you cry" ( lyrics ) "Johnny Cash meets James Blake" The Guardian Facebook / [...]
TOP TEN MOVIES SCREENED IN BALTIMORE CITY IN 2012 by the Charm City Cineaste USER’S GUIDE: Films were cut from the list that did not play Baltimore, even if they were worth noting. Revivals were excluded. The (recently re-located) Charm City Cineaste is a blog where I keep track of all the movies I see and briefly comment on them. Quotes are from said blog. 1. Holy Motors “ Holy Motors is why I go to the [...]
by Benn Ray This year I made more of an effort to get out to the theaters to see movies, but I'm not sure why at this point. It surely ain't for the "experience" of going ot the theater. Largely, I think, maybe it's to try share in the cultural currency that seeing movies provides (ever-diminishing though it may be). The theaters in the suburbs are a drag in that they're filled with the sorts of people who live in the suburbs. What I mean by that is the moviegoing experience there [...]
At long last our best albums of 2012 have arrived. 2012 proved to be a magical music year for indie rockers and time-tested MUF favorites. We've scoured our resources ...
Let's try this again: those of you that abstained from listening to that garbage webrip that was floating around everywhere last week, and missed the bootleg video rip that was up for about 10 minutes, your patience has been rewarded: The Knife just dropped the official Marit Östberg -directed video and stream for their massive, sprawling new single " Full of Fire ." Pre-order the Shaking the Habitual triple LP here .
150. Dirty Projectors - Dance For You . 149. Messy Mya – New Orleans Houston Atlanta 148. Young Romance - Follow On Your Own . 147. Scuba - Ne1butu ‘NE1BUTU’ is Scuba’s take on the classic late 80′s Italian piano house tune. Black Box, D-Mob, Double Dee, Gino Latino etc… I can’t listen to [...]
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