Year In Review

Folk & Country 2011: 16 Best Albums
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2011
Listen to our Best of 2011: Folk & Country playlist on Rdio by clicking here. 1. The Decemberists 2. Dan Mangan 3. Laura Marling 4. One Hu...
Punk 2011: 14 Best Albums
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2011
Listen to our Best of 2011: Punk playlist on Rdio by clicking here. 1. Fucked Up 2. OFF! 3. Iceage 4. Bomb The Music Industry! 5. Junior B...
Metal 2011: 18 Best Albums
PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2011
Listen to our Best of 2011: Metal playlist on Rdio by clicking here. 1. KEN Mode 2. Mastodon 3. Fuck the Facts 4. Wolves In The Throne Roo...
Hip-Hop 2011: 16 Best Albums
PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2011
Listen to our Best of 2011: Hip-Hop playlist on Rdio by clicking here. 1. Kanye West 2. Jay-Z and Kanye West 3. Shabazz Palaces 4. D-Sisiv...
Improv & Avant-Garde 2011: 10 Favourites
PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2011
Listen to our Best of 2011: Improv & Avant-Garde playlist on Rdio by clicking here. Given the diversity and depth of the improv and avant-...
Metal 2011: The Year of Tradition
PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2011
Between revivals of classic heavy metal genres and iconic bands' reunion tours, it's clear that a love of tradition still runs deep in aggr...
Metal 2011: The Year of Innovation
PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2011
More than ever, in 2011 established acts broke free of their genre conventions, reinventing themselves with new and more complex musical id...
Folk & Country 2011: Where Are the Protest Singers?
PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2011
On July 13, Vancouver-based Adbusters Magazine, inspired by the Arab Spring, posted on their blog that people could similarly amass on Wall...