Archive for December 20th, 2012

by / on December 20, 2012 at 8:40 am / in All-Star Lists, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized, Year-end Top 10 Lists

Jordan Richardson’s Top Albums for 2012: Rock and Pop Music

Narrowing down the wealth of pop and rock albums from 2012 into a set of 10 favorites is an onerous chore that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. It is a fate worse than death; a grueling salvo of nepotism

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by / on December 20, 2012 at 8:17 am / in Gimme Five, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Gimme Five: Mayan Apocalypse Edition

Strictly speaking, the Mayan calendar doesn’t end at all — not on Friday, not ever. December 21, 2012 is simply the end of a 5125-year cycle. Now that we’ve got that cleared up, we can address the real problem: WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE ANYWAY.

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by / on December 20, 2012 at 7:55 am / in Fusion Jazz, Uncategorized

Karl 2000 – Karl 2000 (2012)

When you have three American musicians — two from Greenville, SC — interpreting Russian folk music, you might expect it to get a little wild and full of pastiche.

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by / on December 20, 2012 at 7:26 am / in Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! sneak peek: Jason Newsted, “Soldierhead” (2013)

A few weeks ago former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, who has been fairly quiet since his departure from Voivod, suddenly popped up with a new website and some teasers to new music coming.

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