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Best of 2013... Brandon's choices for 2013

Major Lazer was a huge suprise. I didn't realize I would have
that much fun with their music this year. So good.
Favorite Tracks of 2013:
Favorite Albums of 2013:

This is such an amazing song. It resonates in the soul. Fantastic and completely surprising considering 
the other material from Major Lazer. 


An Old Album I Rediscovered This Year: Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness"
Can't forget where I came from.


Musical Highlights: The Live Music!
Actually getting a severe cold due to the harsh weather this year at Treasure Island Music Festival. I had a great time. However, it was freezing. The wind and sprinkles showed up with teeth on Sunday and cut the festival goers right down to the soul. The crowd was amazing and the show was spectacular. It was all worth the suffering. From the beginning it was an experience. Giraffage, Palma Violets. Adult., James Blake, Major Lazer, Disclosure, Little Dragon, Atoms for Peace! Holy god it was amazing! That was just the first day! Surprisingly enough Beck was a huge disappointment on day 2 but STRFKR kept the spirits running high. Seeing Wayne Coyne do his Carrie shtick during the Tame Impala/Flaming Lips Halloween show in San Francisco. Packing into a tiny bar in the Mission district to see Deerhoof tear the building down!

Musical Lowlights: I can't really think of many... maybe DJ Khalid proposing to Nicki Minaj. That was a disaster. I still shake my head at the thought of it.  

SteveMcQueen36

Best of 2013... NME names Vampire Weekend's 'Modern Vampires of the City' as Album of the Year!

NME has been an authority in music for some years now. They have always been a go to site for me with music news and updates. I am featuring their top twenty list for Albums of the year. I am adding spotify links for your listening pleasure.

=20. Bill Callahan - 'Dream River' (34 points)
=20. Janelle Monae - 'The Electric Lady' (34 points)
19. Deafheaven - 'Sunbather' (37 points)
18. Foals - 'Holy Fire' (41 points)
17. Chvrches - 'The Bones Of What You Believe' (43 points)
16. Jon Hopkins - 'Immunity' (44 points)
15. Queens of the Stone Age - '…Like Clockwork' (46 points)
14. Kurt Vile - 'Wakin On A Pretty Daze' (47 points)
13. John Grant - 'Pale Green Ghosts' (57 points)
=11. Savages - 'Silence Yourself' (60 points)
=11. Disclosure - 'Settle' (60 points)
10. The National - 'Trouble Will Find Me' (61 points)
9. Arcade Fire - 'Reflektor' (65 points)
8. My Bloody Valentine - 'mbv' (68 points)
7. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Push The Sky Away' (77 points)
6. Arctic Monkeys - 'AM' (81 points)
5. Haim - 'Days Are Gone' (83 points)
4. David Bowie - 'The Next Day' (100 points)
3. Daft Punk - 'Random Access Memories' (121 points)
2. Kanye West - 'Yeezus' (130 points)
1. Vampire Weekend - 'Modern Vampires Of The City' (162 points)

SteveMcQueen36

Best of 2013... Ghost B.C. kept Metal in the game in 2013.

Metal 2013


GhostB.C.
Ghost did just what the title says. It kept Metal alive in 2013. Without it I wouldn't have kept up on some amazing releases. Ghost is a strange band that has the Mysterio complex. The members play under assumed identities hiding their features under makeup and costume. Their heavy and complex sound keeps them relevant as the interest level with metal seems to peter out quickly. This band has been touting about on facebook for their placement as number 1 metal act of 2013. 

I don't find them to be that particularly. They are good but they need more heat and a bigger sound. They aren't the best Metal band of 2013. However, they are one heavy band with the most potential. If they can play the mystery right then they might reach Slipknot levels of theatrical metal. 

SteveMcQueen36

Best of 2013... Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us Soundtrack

The best soundtrack of 2013?


Popmatters has named The Last of Us one of the best soundtracks of 2013. What do you think?
Gustavo Santaolalla came out of nowhere to me. I own a copy of Amores Perros and had never put two and two together. When I read this I went back and listened. It really is fantastic. He is a magnificent composer and artist. If you have the chance to catch his music, then do yourself a favor. As for best soundtrack? I couldn't say. I haven't played The Last of Us yet. Hopefully soon. 

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