Here is it, over SIX HOURS of music. What follows is a compilation of all the tracks that have been stuck in my head throughout this last year. Definitely check out first 24 tracks, but also make sure you scroll through the whole list. Perhaps there is something down there that you missed? Did I miss something totally awesome? Then leave a comment and let me know. Have fun listening/downloading. Here are the GIMME TINNITUS Favorite 24 MP3s of 2012: Seriously (Evil Radio Edit) (mp3) by Sleepies [...]
It’s time to kick off my best of 2012 coverage by listing my Favorite Recordings of 2012 . Here are 24 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums. The Psyched by The Psyched Cut The Chord (mp3) Buy The Psyched @ bandcamp.com [...]
Shoegaze is a loaded label, term, genre. And a list of contemporary shoegaze acts must be all about emulating the good ole' days - right!? Well, hopefully this list proves otherwise. Despite the fact that reverb and noise are in abundance, its still all about the songs. In 2012 there was plenty of golden songs, with or without the tremolo riding, pitch bending tendencies, these songs stand their ground. Without further preaching, here's SBWR's Best Shoegaze Albums Of 2012 . Please click through and add your favourite record/s so we can all be better informed. Plus, if [...]
It is time for the third volume of the Best Downloadables of 2012 . You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen. Downloadables: You Are The One (mp3) by A Place To Bury Strangers [...]
It is time for the second volume of the Best Downloadables of 2012 . You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen. Downloadables: Super Vague (mp3) by Roomrunner Fatherland (mp3) [...]
The photo guy has to have his best of list, right? The five photos featured are my favorite moments shooting music this year. I want to share some background about them, what was going on when they happened. These aren’t the "best" photos I have taken, but they are all my best memories captured. Thank you, 2011 Live Music, and thank you Austin Town Hall for inviting me to be part of the team. Break it for the rundown and a gallery of other favorites… [...]
So we all know about Stereogum and the FADER (oh and Pitchfork obvs), but what else were we reading in 2009? This is the year in MP3 blogs. Some new favorites... - Quiet Color recently posted: Vendela Vida (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers - Microphone Memory Emotion recently posted: Meet Me In The City (mp3) by The Babies - [...]
Last year , EAR FARM featured 43 bands in our Band of the Week feature... ranging from relative unknowns (such as The Laughing and Bombadil ) to interviews with indie-rock legends (see The Wedding Present and Silver Jews ) to everything else in between. In 2009 we set out to one-up ourselves, and as it turns out we've done just that. This year EAR FARM featured 45 bands as Band of the Week, again flexing our genre chops across the entire spectrum of what we consider to be the best music being [...]
Last year , EAR FARM featured 43 bands in our Band of the Week feature... ranging from relative unknowns (such as The Laughing and Bombadil ) to interviews with indie-rock legends (see The Wedding Present and Silver Jews ) to everything else in between. In 2009 we set out to one-up ourselves, and as it turns out we've done just that. This year EAR FARM featured 45 bands as Band of the Week, again flexing our genre chops across the entire spectrum of what we consider to be the best music being [...]
GIMME TINNITUS
Sounds Better With Reverb
Austin Town Hall
EAR FARM
Stop Shaming, Start Being Responsible
Small Black | Only A Shadow
[stream] Smith Westerns // 3AM Spiritual
The Dodos – “Confidence”
