Year In Review
Metal and Hardcore 2012: Eschatology Gone Wild
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Whether your end times look more like the Norse prophesies of Ragnarok, the Book of Revelations, or a zombie plague, few things are more me...
Metal and Hardcore 2012: The Year of Grindcore
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
This has been an exceptionally strong year for grindcore and grind-infused sub-genres, with a number of stellar releases, a few comebacks a...
Metal and Hardcore 2012: The Year of Doom
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
More than a subgenre or a tempo measure, doom is an aesthetic, an atmosphere, a cathartically soul-wrenching expression of melancholy that...
Sleeper Of the Year
2001 Year in Review
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Alfie If You Happy With You Need Do Nothing (XL)One of the most winsome pop albums of the year with all the cleverness and melodic acuity o...
Biggest Surprise
2001 Year in Review
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Ryan Adams in concert at Lee's Palace, ThanksgivingI had low expectations because I found his latest album, Gold, to be largely a matter of...
Biggest Hype
2001 Year in Review
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
More than half of participating Exclaim! writers picked the Strokes as Biggest Hype, without necessarily thinking it unwarranted.Yes, they...
Biggest Disappointment
2001 Year in Review
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Air 10,000 HZ Legend (Virgin)The reigning masters of lush pop hedonism go all concept and end up sounding like refried union of Queen and t...
Film
2001 Year in Review
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Due to a Hollywood system that keeps its premier releases until the end of the year for full Academy Award impact, there's no way 2001 can...
