Year-End Critics' Polls 2013

Strange to read that a breakup with Alexa Chung is what inspired the Arctic Monkeys album. She's the worst thing about FUSE News. You'd think the songs would be more celebratory. Perhaps when Alex Turner dates a real woman the songs will be even better.

Uh.

In terms of EOTY wipeouts, Mosquito is this year's Centipede Hz. RIP GAPDY.

I mean, I know this is ILM, but that little slice of casual misogyny really did come from out of nowhere.

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Strange to read that a breakup with Alexa Chung is what inspired the Arctic Monkeys album. She's the worst thing about FUSE News. You'd think the songs would be more celebratory. Perhaps when Alex Turner dates a real woman the songs will be even better.

― Fastnbulbous, Monday, December 2, 2013 5:32 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

erm

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And still they come...

Magnet Magazine - Best Of 2013: Jazz/Improv
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2013/12/02/best-of-2013-jazzimprov/

1 Nate Wooley - (Sit In) The Throne Of Friendship (Clean Feed)
2 Paal Nilssen-Love + Terrie Ex - Gored Gored (Terp)
3 The Rempis Percussion Quartet - Phalanx (Aerophonic)
4 John Butcher, Thomas Lehn, John Tilbury - Exta (Fataka)
5 Rob Mazurek Octet - Skull Sessions (Cuneiform)
6 Jeb Bishop/Jorrit Dijkstra - 1000 Words (Driff)
7 Ken Vandermark/Mats Gustafsson - Verses (Corbett Vs. Dempsey)
8 Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet & 7-Tette - The Complete Navigation Sessions (Firehouse 12)
9 Jeremiah Cymerman - Sky Burial (549)
10 Kidd Jordan/Hamid Drake - A Night In November (Valid)

Interesting Magnet list. I haven't heard all of those, but the Wooley, Rempis and Mazurek discs are all really good.

Bill Meyer's list, totally trustworthy guy as far as music recommendations go ime.

If you are going to express casual misogyny, you have to have good beats to go along with it.

Haven't heard these from RS list:

37. The So So Glows - Blowout
36. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
29. Bombino - Nomad

― Fastnbulbous, Monday, December 2, 2013 12:24 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Waxahatchee is Top 20 for me. Recommended if you think Kathleen Edwards might sound good doing Exile-era Liz Phair.

Waxahatchee + Bombino both great imo.

I don't know who Alexa Chung even is, but that didn't come across to me as misogynistic as it did a personalized Alexa Chung burn.

No, Alexa Chung is an annoying celebrity who is famous for being famous, it's still VERY CLEARLY sexist.

"a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman" "a real woman"

that's all i saw too
i don't even know who she is but if she is a female human being, she is probably a "real woman"
it's disappointing to read shit like that

I can't believe people would even put themselves out there defending that statement from allegations from sexism until I remember that last month we had a poster defending the position that the dick-dressed-up-in-blackface picture Lily Allen tweeted at Azealia Banks wasn't actually in blackface

agree with emil.y and LL here

and Dan

Depressing that such basic shit still requires explaining

Nah, I wasn't really putting myself out there defending it. I was just sharing how it struck me the first time I read it. I agree there's no reason to bring up her womanhood qualifications.

Also, now I know who Alexa Chung is.

But really, thanks for the dogpile everybody!

i'm not dogpiling on anyone
i'm just disappointed that someone would use that kind of "real woman" language and i also wondered what on earth makes her less than real and who is an example of a "real woman"? just a lot of questions, as usual.

I guess you'd have to ask Fastnbulbous. I've carelessly gone overboard when trying to land a burn on someone before, so I just assumed that's what he'd done. I'd like to think he knows all women are real women.

I don't really want to talk about it, those were just the questions running through my mind. I would rather talk about Year-End Critics' polls 2013 tbh! That's why it came as a surprise disappointment.

Fair.

Is anyone publishing singles/tracks lists yet? Albums are boring.

crazy that a manically obsessive cataloger of rock music said something sexist

When is Fastnbulbous gonna post his list of his 200 favorite real women?

Is anyone publishing singles/tracks lists yet? Albums are boring.

Someone linked to the Popmatters tracks list upthread.

And check some dude 's list of R&B singles.

xp Yeah, most "tracks" and "singles" lists I've seen so far are pretty boring. Need more.

More better ones I mean.

the songs i actually know/like aren't written up v well on the popmatters list. like come on, as if any of the things mentioned in the "merry go round" writeup is what makes the song good.

slow down, something wasn't written well on popmatters?

And check some dude 's list of R&B singles.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, December 2, 2013 1:57 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Really enjoying this. I even kinda like the two Chris Brown things!

Good grief, I came back from the dentist, had no idea I'd caused such outrage. Apologies if you think that's sexist, that was not my intention. I should have worded it more neutrally, like "more mature person of substance." I watch FUSE News, perhaps out of nostalgia for the old days of music-related MTV news, but Alexa Chung just seems horrible. She's almost always grating, with her attempts at snark and sarcasm making her sound like she's all of 16 years old. Not to say all ex-fashion models don't have something to offer as TV hosts/broadcast journalists. Liz Walaszczyk and Matte Babel are also pretty faces who may also be ex-models for all I know, but are less annoying in the context of the show. Maybe Chung is a lovely person off camera and will grow into her role on the show. Jack Osbourne has become quite charming and likable on the show too.

Jack Osbourne has a job? I clearly never see Fuse.

i don't even know what fuse is or what show you're talking about!
generally speaking, i wish people would say "mature person of substance." instead of using easily misinterpreted shorthand like "real ______"
i also don't think it's worthwhile to make generalizations about anyone, so i'm glad you cleared that up fnb.

Thanks. Ironically, it's my wife who really hates Chung to the point where I'm not allowed to watch FUSE news when she's in the room! Speaking of generalizations, J0rdan "manically obsessive cataloger of rock music" S. can f-off.

crazy that a manically obsessive cataloger of gucci mane lyrics said something dickish

Did someone say there aren't enough lists here?

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/12/the_best_noise_tracks_2013.php

http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2013/11/30/best-of-2013-noise/

DL: these series of tweets are relevant re: why I love "I'm In It"

https://twitter.com/taint_chakra/status/389125518374612992
https://twitter.com/rmxbb/status/401852509842448384
https://twitter.com/reverenddollars/status/403274998237761536
https://twitter.com/reverenddollars/status/403281541695946752

besides its menacing grind just being immensely satisfying

x-post - more Magnet lists here including hiphop and world...http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/best-of-2013/

Eminem #1 on their hiphop list. Uh, nevermind.

good stufff raymond

raymond i salute yr everlasting sightings love

Haha thanks guys

These lists are honestly my favorite part of the music crit year. What sucks is that right after they're published I learn about doper noise that dropped the same year.

Jeez, I have really not been keeping up with the albums this year...only familiar with the last three on your list there. So much noise, so little time.