The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Best Music of 2013

43. Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals

42. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito

41. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2

40. Deltron 3030 - Event II

39. Dam Funk & Snoopzilla - 7 Days of Funk

38. Kavinsky - OutRun

37. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

36. Lil Wayne - I am Not a Human Being II

35. David Bowie - The Next Day

34. Elvis Costello and the Roots - Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs

33. She & Him - Volume 3

32. The Stepkids - Troubadour

31. Tyler, the Creator - Wolf

30. Jay Z - Magna Carta.. Holy Grail

29. Franz Ferdinand - Right Throughs, Right Words, Right Action

28. Smith Westerns - Soft Will

27. MGMT - MGMT

26. The Flaming Lips & Tame Impala - Peace and Paranoia EP

25. HAIM - Days are Gone

24. Drake - Nothing Was the Same

23. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

22. Paul McCartney - New

21. Best Coast - Fade Away EP

20. Death Grips - Government Plates

19. The Strokes - Comedown Machine

18. Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork

17. John Mayer - Paradise Valley

16. The Flaming Lips - Peace Sword EP

15. M.I.A. - Matangi

14. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels

13. Major Lazer - Free the Universe

12. Of Montreal - Lousy with Sylvianbriar

11. KiD CuDi - Indicud

10. Arctic Monkeys - AM

9. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2

8. Kanye West - Yeezus

7. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks

6. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

5. Arcade Fire - Reflektor

4. Atoms for Peace - AMOK

3. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

2. The Flaming Lips - The Terror

1. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

Green Day - ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!

The recent trilogy of albums re-imagined as a sole double album, minus the filler. Plays extremely well.

1. Nuclear Family

2. Stop When the Red Lights Flash

3. Carpe Diem

4. Let Yourself Go

5. Makeout Party

6. Kill the DJ

7. Nightlife

8. Troublemaker

9. Lady Cobra

10. Rusty James

11. Amy

12. X-Kid

13. Fell for You

14. Loss of Control

15. Drama Queen

16. Fuck Time

17. Stray Heart

18. Sweet 16

19. Oh Love

20. Walk Away

21. 99 Revolutions

22. Wow! That's Loud

23. Dirty Rotten Bastards

24. The Forgotten

2012 in Music

40. Animal Collective - Transverse Temporal Gyrus

39. Various Artists - Project X Soundtrack

38. A$AP Rocky - LiveLoveA$AP

37. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Cobra Juicy

36. Chiddy Bang - Breakfast

35. Major Lazer - Get Free [Single]

34. The Ting Tings - Sounds from Nowheresville

33. The Hives - Lex Hives

32. The xx - Coexist

31. Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors

30. St. Vincent - KROKODIL [Single]

29. Green Day - ¡Dos!

28. Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? [Single]

27. G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer

26. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

25. Santigold - Master of my Make-Believe

24. The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania

23. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

22. Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror

21. Andrew Bird - Break it Yourself

20. Green Day - ¡Tre!

19. Passion Pit - Gossamer

18. Green Day - ¡Uno!

17. Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour/Golden Mile [EP]

16. The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends

15. David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant

14. Hot Chip - In Our Heads

13. Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day

12. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

11. Yeasayer - Fragrant World

10. Best Coast - The Only Place

9. Gorillaz, Andre 3000 & James Murphy - DoYaThing [Single]

8. Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes

7. Tenacious D - Rize of the Fenix

6. Tame Impala - Lonerism

5. Grizzly Bear - Shields

4. Beach House - Bloom

3. Dan Deacon - America

2. Jack White - Blunderbuss

1. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz

2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

My "best of" list consists of every movie released in 2012 that I've seen. I have reviewed a number of films and will continue to do so in the coming weeks. This list will also be updated as I continue to see the movies I missed in 2012.

THE WORST

56. Sinister

55. Piranha DD

54. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D

53. The Hunger Games

52. The Other Dream Team

51. The Expendables 2

50. The Watch

49. Trouble with the Curve

48. That's My Boy

47. The Man with the Iron Fists

THE UGLY

46. Taken 2

45. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

44. The Grey

43. Spinning Plates

42. Frankenweenie

41. Project X

40. V/H/S

39. Lawless

38. Wanderlust

37. The Campaign

THE BAD

36. Side by Side

35. Premium Rush

34. Brave

33. Goon

32. The Three Stooges

31. Ted

30. End of Watch

29. Savages

28. The Amazing Spider-man

27. The Comedy

26. Cloud Atlas

THE GOOD

25. Paranorman

24. Prometheus: IMAX 3D

23. 21 Jump Street

22. The Avengers

21. Chronicle

20. Bernie

19. Safety Not Guaranteed

18. American Reunion

17. Men In Black 3

16. Skyfall: IMAX

THE BEST

15. The Raid: Redemption (2011)

14. The Dark Knight Rises: IMAX

13. Argo

12. Shut Up and Play the Hits

11. Lincoln

10. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

9. Ruby Sparks

8. Beasts of the Southern Wild

7. Looper

6. Django Unchained

5. The Cabin in the Woods

4. Moonrise Kingdom

3. Seven Psychopaths

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

1. The Master: 70MM

A Sufjan Stevens Christmas - Frankincense [Side B]

Introduction
Over the course of 11 years, electro/folk artist Sufjan Stevens has recorded nearly 5 hours of Christmas music, spread out over 10 volumes.

I picked my favorites of the bunch and re-ordered them into 3 distinct "records."

Each "record" is laid out like a real LP and consists of two 15-20 minute "sides." Each record and side has its own unique feel.

6. Frankincense [Side B]

Frankincense was one of the three gifts given to Jesus at his birth. It is an incense used to symbolize a deity.

1. Christmas Unicorn [12:28]
2. Silent Night [0:45]

Total: 13:12


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A Sufjan Stevens Christmas - Frankincense [Side A]

Introduction
Over the course of 11 years, electro/folk artist Sufjan Stevens has recorded nearly 5 hours of Christmas music, spread out over 10 volumes.

I picked my favorites of the bunch and re-ordered them into 3 distinct "records."

Each "record" is laid out like a real LP and consists of two 15-20 minute "sides." Each record and side has its own unique feel.

5. Frankincense [Side A]

Frankincense was one of the three gifts given to Jesus at his birth. It is an incense used to symbolize a deity.

1. The Winter Solstice [3:23]
2. Do You Hear What I Hear? [9:14]
3. Joy to the World [5:25]

Total: 18:01


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A Sufjan Stevens Christmas - Gold [Side B]

Introduction
Over the course of 11 years, electro/folk artist Sufjan Stevens has recorded nearly 5 hours of Christmas music, spread out over 10 volumes.

I picked my favorites of the bunch and re-ordered them into 3 distinct "records."

Each "record" is laid out like a real LP and consists of two 15-20 minute "sides." Each record and side has its own unique feel.

4. Gold [Side B]

Gold was one of the three gifts given to Jesus at his birth. It is a valuable used to symbolize a king.

1. Mysteries of the Christmas Mist [2:10]
2. Christmas Woman [5:33]
3. Star of Wonder [7:08]
4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [1:51]
5. Ah Holy Jesus (Acapella) [1:00]

Total: 17:39


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