Year In Review

Pop and Rock 2012: Every Bedroom's A Stage

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

Once upon a time, there was no internet, and as a result no blogs, no YouTube, no Tumblr. Not even MP3s! Musicians had to leave their homes...

Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012:

Improv and Avant-Garde

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

Given the diversity and depth of the improv and avant-garde scene, instead of ranking and rating releases, we've asked regular contributors...

10 Most Disappointing Albums of 2012

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

For those of you who don't shut off your computer in an act of rage or careful self control, list season is one that can get emotions high...

2012 in Beefs

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2012

While it's easy for musicians to play nice in an effort to save face, maximize networking and rack up a nice Rolodex, that gets a little bo...

Groove 2012: What Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange' Taught Us

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2012

Owner of perhaps this year's most unique backstory, R&B artist Frank Ocean's ascendance into the mainstream was a perfect storm of promotio...

Groove 2012: PSY vs. Snoop Lion

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2012

Nobody could have predicted that a cherubic thirty-something rapper from South Korea would record the most popular song of 2012. However, j...

Exclaim!'s Best of 2012:

An Analysis of the Year in Groove

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2012

Our Exclaim! Best of 2012 lists have been posted for Dance and Electronic, Metal and Hardcore, Folk and Country, and, as of this morning, o...

Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012:

Pop and Rock, Part Two

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2012

We left you hanging on Friday (December 14) with 30 through 16 on the Pop and Rock list. Now, we're unveiling the rest of our top 30, from...