Appetite For Distraction

P.O.S Well here we are, in the last episode of the 5 part countdown of the top 50 artists that I've listened to in the past 12 y...

Cold War Kids I'm getting this one up somewhat earlier this week because I'm going down to Richmond for the weekend. I'm se...

Fall Out Boy It's funny. I usually think of this as the last countdown of the year, but really it's the first countdown of the...

X Ambassadors Well here's another countdown for you enjoyment this Thanksgiving (if you're in America) or Same as Normal (if y...

Very excited to see this tour announcement! If you live near one of these locations, you should go! It's a great show at a gre...

After hinting at it last night with a series of mysterious Instagram posts, Doomtree released a new music video today. It's for "Ge...

The video for the lead off track from All Hands went up today on Stereogum. It's an intense one. I love it :)

Vance Joy I have most of my voice this week! There is LOTS of movement on the chart this week! We have FOUR bonus songs this week! It...

St. Vincent Just as the Year End Countdown (which went up last week) closes out the year, the Artists of the Year Countdown kicks off t...

So the new single from the forthcoming Doomtree crew album All Hands (Out on 1/27) has a video. And it's weird. And menacing. And fun. ...

Foo Fighters So, here this is!  A day later than scheduled but a day EARLIER than last time it was late, and that's what they call,...

So, Doomtree dropped a new track from their new album today. AND ALSO ANNOUNCED THE ALBUM! It's going to be called All Hands and it...

Well I *was* just going to post the new Dessa video for one of my favorite songs on the album (and #3 in this year's Festive Fifty) ...

Doomtree No Kings , 2011 Sometimes you're lucky enough to be following a group early enough that you get to witness them achieve ma...

Barenaked Ladies, ca 1996 Here we are again for another Artists of the Year Countdown! It's good fun, though, as happens every year,...

This is the third year I've sent the lovely and inspiring Dessa a list of questions and she has been so gracious as to answer them. ...

I don't normally take this job lying down, but, fun trivia fact, I recorded this entire episode lying down....wait, I really hope that, ...

So this post is just going to be 3 videos. The first is my favorite song from the collaboration album of Jay-Z and Kanye West: Watch the Thr...

This is one of my favorite episodes of the year. I look forward to it and I think that all my anticipation has paid off. I had so much fun p...

5. Wild Flag - Wild Flag A big part of this year, for me, was about female led bands. And one of the best female led bands was Wild Flag. T...