While I am a fan of every track on this list, this is not a typical "best-of" or "KG's favorites" list. These tracks may not be the first bit of recognition the artists received, but each song I've chosen here has had an immense impact on the artist's career following the single. So think of this more as a "Put Them On The Map" list. [...]

January was long and it was supposed to be boring well, it wasn't really boring we started our brand new news service plus we had a lotta lotta lotta kool music so let's see the best ones first the official TOP 10 followed by the individual charts of the APC Family members #01 Eli Escobar – Work It [ link ] might be the party tune of the year #02 Die Antwoord – I Fink U Freeky [ link [...]

Frankie Rose - "Know Me" WZRD feat. Desire - "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie" POLIÇA feat. Mike Noyce of Bon Iver - "Lay Your Cards Out" Schoolboy Q feat. A$AP Rocky - "Hands on the Wheel" Eric Turner feat. Lupe Fiasco & Tinie Tempah - "Angels & Stars" Miike Snow – "Paddling Out" Azealia Banks - "Bambi" Halls [...]
Houston Main Building Implosion is a post from Indie Houston - Music - Technology - Press - Independent - Media - Houston, Texas The Houston Main Building (HMB) was opened by Prudential Insurance Co. in 1952 as its southwest regional office. At the time, the 20-story office building was Houston's tallest building outside downtown. In 1974, MD Anderson purchased the 500,000-square-foot facility, which included 22.4 acres of land and a surface lot containing hundreds of parking spaces. The University of Texas officially named the building the [...]
I've just moved to Los Angeles to finish my final semester of college, and so far… it's everything I thought it would be. Yes, there is a lot of driving. Yes, it is much slower paced than NY. Yes, In N Out Burger is amazing. However, living in LA has inspired me to think about the greatness of the LA hip hop sound, and how accurately the tracks match the environment out here. That got me writing about my favorite California Hip Hop tracks. This is my top 5... [...]

2011 was a pretty big year for music, and in particular the entire electronic music genre. This very much a personal list; I'm pretty sure the rest of the Stoney dudes would have different lists! There have been some amazing releases though, and top 10s are always a good chance to check out anything you might have missed in the last twelve months. So, without further ado, let the countdown begin... 10. Mickey Moonlight - The Time Axis Manipulation Corporation A late entry, but I really enjoyed reviewing this album [...]

It's Friday, it's the end of the week. Can't think, can't analyze, can't absorb new music. Am I getting old? Hell Yes. So I've decided that I'm doing a Top 10 list every Friday. How long will this last? Probably until February. Regardless, what matters right now is this: I'm about to start my first top 10 list, and you might be wondering why do this, Ricky? Well, here is why. 10 It's easy - no story required, no in depth research and no need to think about how to frame something. Just 10 things - [...]
I figured you were all so busy reading other lists, that once we were a week into 2012, you'd be suffering list withdrawal and BAM, housewives have the crack you need. That's how we roll.What a year in punk music. I got a chance to see Kid Dynamite and American Nightmare again, was at Government Warning's last show, got to meet a bunch of cool kids and new bands, broke some bones at shows

Met de definitieve doorbraak van Bandcamp werden er dit jaar nog meer gratis albums op ons af gevuurd. Niet dat wij daar iets op tegen hebben, sterker nog wij juichen het toe! Het wordt er echter niet eenvoudiger op om alles te beluisteren en te beoordelen. Door de opkomst van Bandcamp lijken de netlabels overbodig te worden, dat zou jammer zijn, maar gelukkig bleven er ook in 2011 nog veel goede netlabels over in 2011 en kwamen er weer enkelen bij. Enfin, het is ons gelukt om tot tien interessante, gratis albums te komen. De lijst mag op [...]

Blackbird Blackbird - "Tear" We Have Band - "Where Are Your People?" Miike Snow - "Devil's Work" Daft Punk feat. TRS-80 & Ariel Pink - "Sky Sailor (Float Away)" Lana Del Ray - "Off to the Races" Avicii - "Levels" (Cazzette NYC Mode Radio Edit) Moby - "The Right Thing" (Kleerup Remix) Common – "Cloth" Sleigh Bells - "Born To Lose" Metric - "Collect Call" (Adventure Club Remix)

OK, this is NOT the best of 2011 chart that will come tomorrow these are the APC faves of this month our fave APC feature of the month (year?) was the Giorgio Moroder week and the Giorgio Moroder remix contest but we only chart music, so let's see the best ones first the official TOP 10 followed by the individual charts of the APC Family members #01 Jess Mills – Pixelated People [ link ] Jess is 2011 [...]

As blogosphere music geeks, we are all, myself included, prone to fits of indie snobbery. It's just the way it goes, but sometimes said snobbery ensures that we'll miss some pretty great records oftentimes based on an artist's name alone. In the same way a film snob might dismiss a movie as awesome as, say, Point Break (dating myself much?), one of us indie snobs may turn our nose at the mere thought of listening to a new record by Stevie Nicks [...]

Lots of bass and silky vocals. Get deep. Jesse Boykins III- B4 The Night Is Thru (prod by Machine Drum) by Jesse Boykins III Joker ft. William Cartwright - On my mind Temperature Rising by BRENMAR Kelly Rowland - Motivation [...]
As we go forth into 2012, and what could possibly the last year of human existence, it has come time to look back and appreciate the songs that got us through a pretty wild 2011. You already got a genre-filled look at the past 12 months from LuKoos, so I'm going to do mine a little different. For me, the most important songs have always been linked to the time/place/state of mind I hear them in. So, you're gonna get a little run down of where 2011 took me, beginning to end, and the soundtrack that accompanied that [...]
It's nearing the end of December and 2011 has almost come and gone. At this point you are all probably getting that last minute Christmas shopping in or trying to plot a strategic holiday break up with your significant other so you won't have to cash out on a new ipad or jewelry. Just saying... What ever the case may be, I'm sure you all want to get that last morsel of rest in before you party the night away on new years eve. I've been kind of a recluse lately. Instead of raging I'm planning on hibernating through [...]

Without any direct ranking, here you finally have my 2011 best list. It was hard to stop writing once I had started. Sorry for that. Hehe. Everybody always do a "best album list" so I have made a little different one. All the best! / Jocke D-takt Japan t(our)rip. Without a doubt the best and most anticipated trip/tour I have ever done. I got to see and meet all of the Japanese punk bands that I have only listened on records and seen on YouTube [...]

The prospect of whittling down my list of 2011 favorites to a standard top 10 or even 20 just didn't seem quite so appropriate this year so I've opted instead to break up my selections into a few compartmentalized and highly subjective niches. When I reflect back on the year just passed, this is the method that makes the most sense to me, and besides, music is not a contest and many of these records simply cannot withstand side-by-side scrutiny. Hopefully you'll agree, but if not, there's always the comments section . [...]
Voor mijn top 10 beschouw ik een mengeling van live hoogtepunten en uitgebrachte muziek, meer dan dat er perse een album in 2011 is uitgebracht. Afgelopen jaar heb ik verhoudingsgewijs veel meer concerten bezocht dan de jaren ervoor en een bijzonder scala aan artiesten is aan mijn oog en oor voorbij getrokken. Groten als Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins en de plotselinge Prince revival waren tegenvallers. Maar daar stonden mooie ervaringen tegenover, hele mooie: 1. James Blake was mindblowing op North Sea Jazz dit jaar. De toegift Limit to your love eindigde in een muzikaal fysieke en psychedelische ervaring voor [...]
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Tweet vaso link This has been a fantastic year, not only for music, but also for me personally. I found an outlet for gratuitous and utterly pointless swearing (Fuck yeah!) in the world of indie music blogging. And Andy and Dave were nice enough to deal with these random outbursts and generous enough to give me a creative outlet (outside of my daily world of print journalism). So with that, I present my top 10 albums list of [...]

For the foodie in your life, check out this roundup of some of my own favorite kitchen gadgets and accessories. 10. Mortar and Pestle Way more old school than an electronic spice grinder, a mortar and pestle adds a DIY feel to the kitchen. I use mine for grinding cloves, muddling mint for mojitos, and unleashing pent up aggression. They come in all shapes and sizes (mine is tiny, proportional to the size of my kitchen), and are made of everything from wood to marble. I [...]