Still finalizing the order of my list (plus, the year hasn't exactly ENDED yet), so my year-end favourites (haven't narrowed them down to ten yet) in no particular order as of this moment:

I think you slightly missed the point here, man, and that's the matter of how Eminem frames himself - he's never framed as the positive character we're supposed to respect or like in any of his material, which does give him marginally more room to be as disgusting and immature as he is on this album. People hate the…

Eh….

That probably makes the most sense, although to be marginally fair to Eminem here, the gay-bashing lyrics are probably at their lowest amount in comparison with any other album in his career, and even when they're there, I've long ago dismissed them as elements we never should be identifying with in any positive way…

'Star Wars: TIE Fighter' > 'Star Fox'

Except it really does, and here's why: quality and good writing shows that the artist understands the context of the material and can make literary references and have them make sense. Nick Cave references the Lyre of Orpheus and it makes sense throughout the context of that album, enhancing it and adding greater…

Okay, keep in mind that I actually like both 'Higgs Boson Blues' and 'Joan Of Arc', but the former blows the latter out of the water in terms of complexity, intelligence, emotional resonance, and dramatic power. 'Higgs Boson Blues' is a song exploring how humanity tries to cope with new discoveries outside of the…

…can this happen? I really liked the new BSB album, it was their best since 2005…

Eh, I stand by the fact that if they gave the instrumentation and production of 'Roar' to Sara Bareilles' lyrics, that song would have kicked a fair amount of ass, but I can't deny that 'Brave' is the weakest of Bareilles' opening singles by a fair bit. Yet I do like it more than 'Roar' because that song is so…

Lol, just a touch. And even still, 'Fire' is still one of his weaker songs, at least in my opinion.

Frankly, I'd skip the singles too, considering how much 'Roar' is a heavier copy of Sara Bareilles' 'Brave' with worse lyrics and so much of the rest of the album feels cribbed from Tegan & Sara's Hearthrob with much worse writing.

I just have the enraging feeling that LL Cool J is going to end up in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before Deep Purple.

Hmmm… for the most part I agree with you, but I can't help but feel that the albums released after 'Vitalogy' don't quite reach the heights of 'Ten' or 'Vs.' It's not to say that 'Yield' and 'Riot Act' aren't bad - they're easily my favourites of this era - but they don't quite provide Pearl Jam with the consistent…

'Breaking News: Ke$ha has made a public statement to the press stating that she was too busy making a new song with Pitbull that doesn't deserve to be nearly as catchy as it is to be involved anywhere close to Miss Swift. She wishes to clarify that she also thinks the clear influence behind Swift's '22' was to create…

Do they really, though? Does everyone who's older than her really get what she's trying to do? Considering how many think-pieces were written by all manner of people who really should know better which were full of all manner of shock/concern because they clearly think Miley's spinning out of control and about the…

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia is Cage: twisted, nasty, disgusting at points, and will always remain in the underground despite a measure of critical acclaim.

Heh, my review hit the presses before Pitchfork. :)

My guess is that it's for hits. Sure, they can cover a bunch of cool underground stuff, but the desire to be hip and fresh and thus capitalize on the slightest hint of popularity in the pop scene (by choosing acts just indie enough to maintain a vestige of cred) rakes in the pageviews.

It's a vampire song - no, really - and yes, it goes on for over nine minutes and yes, it very much is Justin Timberlake's attempt at making his own version of 'Thriller'.

Yeah, no. This album might not be terrible (a 6/10 at worst), but it's still far from great. There's no reasons for tracks like 'True Blood' to go on for over nine minutes, and even the songs that cap at five still feel bloated, particularly with the ego-driven lyrics doing nothing conceptually to support them.…