Best of 2012

Quinton Brock shares his top 10 of 2021, releases new lyric video for "Touch"

Quinton’s list includes Turnstile, L’Rain, Bathe, a podcast, a zine, and more…

Rise Against's Joe Principe names his favorite albums of 2021; band announces 2022 tour

Pennywise and Rotting Out will support Rise Against’s newly-announced 2022 run.

Ian Shelton (Regional Justice Center, Militarie Gun) tells us about his favorite albums of 2021

Ian’s list includes Turnstile, Angel Du$t, Citizen, Viagra Boys, Kanye West, and more…

Village Voice still does Pazz & Jop; Frank Ocean and "Call Me Maybe" win 2012

The Village Voice‘s annual “Pazz n’ Jop” critics poll is up and, as with anything like this with averaged votes, the winners are probably not that surprising…

Seth Herzog lists his favorite things of 2012

Happy New Year, shit-head! As you know, at the close of 2012 I harangued comedians I like for Top 10 lists pertaining to the year 2012. Many were asked, few replied…

Titus Andronicus played Glasslands on NYE (setlist); Patrick Stickles lists his "top 5 record company fails of 2012"

“If my resolution for 2013 had been to eat shrooms, rage in a mosh pit and lose my voice at a @titus_ndronicus show, I’d be done already.” – @THEmikewhite “So many scratches on my body that I look like I was attacked by a werewolf, so I guess last nights concert was fuckin dope @titus_ndronicus” – Dimitri Belkin “almost 24 hours later and my neck is insanely sore from the @titus_ndronicus #NYE pit…

Merchandise played 2 shows @ 285 Kent (video), listed their favorite tapes of 2012

(via @lkj) Florida’s Merchandise closed out their 2012 with two shows at Brooklyn DIY venue 285 Kent. The first happened on Saturday (12/29) with Philadelphia’s Night Sins, plus Pharmakon, Shoxx, and Herzog Rising…

Dino Jr. Terminal 5 show - one of Lou Barlow's 'Best Moments'

Lou Barlow @ Terminal 5 (more by Gretchen Robinette) Like Dave Hill, Gretchen Robinette and many of us, The Dinosaur Jr. ‘you’re living all over me’ 25 year celebration show at Terminal 5 was a major highlight of 2012 for Dinosaur Jr…

Lou Barlow loved the Pygmalion Music Festival (he just can't remember the name)

Lou Barlow @ Green Music Fest (more by Rachel Angres) Dinosaur Jr. was one of the many artists who played the 2012 edition of the Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana in September…

Willis Earl Beal's Best of 2012

Willis Earl Beal @ Pitchfork Fest 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) Chicago eccentric Willis Earl Beal, currently on tour in Australia, gave Pitchfork his ‘Best of 2012’…
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