Albums: "AM" by the Arctic Monkeys and "The Beast in its Tracks" by Josh Ritter.

Also, it's my great pleasure to announce that SYnapse has unilaterally appointed me to the position of mod. I'll strive to be worthy of the office.

SYnapse, that was so funny man. You are so clever and funny and thoughtful. You must be a really popular person on webdip and in real life. I think you are my hero. Please let us know your thought and whatever inanity runs through your mind.

Here's a song/video I enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q7Angi3d6g&list=PL3nsxD1ALmtS6axZTps3qrrtMyjBhPjJb&index=11

SYnapse is racking up those +1s with his hilarious comments.

Despite Miley going off the deep-end, I think she is a decent signer and I enjoy Wrecking Ball musically. Also, not posting the video, but musically, Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines is kind of a catchy tune.

OK, that pretty much covers my pop music knowledge from the last year. I'm a Jazz, Classical, and Classic Rock kind of guy. In other words, I'm an old fart who likes old music.

Definitely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWrVxBLycsc

I like hip-hop and rap from the 90s, classical and operatic music, Mississippi blues, music from the Maghreb, India and Korea, Ghanaian Funk and Vietnamese rock & soul, country music as well (not Miley Cyrus, more like Joan Baez). In short, Robin Thicke is a no for me.

Also, "Adult Film" by Tim Kasher and "Dream River" by Bill Callahan.

My 9th grader woudl tell you Imagine Dragons and One Direction. I've not a clue...

"Year Zero" from the album "Infestissumam" by Ghost.

One Direction has a great new single out called "Best Song Ever" off their album "If You've Never Heard A Song Before."

A soon to be released recording of me singing in the bath

All garbage ... except for psy trance

And I was totally partial to this song.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE

Linkin Park's new remix album was a huge disappointment for me. Then again, they haven't had any good shit since 2003.

Steve Aoki never disappoints. ALL HAIL OVERLORD AOKI.

Royals by Lorde - Is my nomination for one of the best songs of the year. She was 16 when she wrote and recorded it. And unlike most music you hear from people her age it is not bubblegum pop.

A Light That Never Comes and I'll Be Gone (Vice Remix) are the only good songs from Recharged. I'll never buy another LP album until they return to their nu metal roots.

They just released an album in late 2012, give them a break.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmRI3Ew4BvA

@ bo_sox

That doesn't change the fact that they haven't made any good music in over a decade. I'm beginning to lose my patience.

@ spyman check out Jake Baugh he is also very young making great music.

Jake Bugg*

A Light That Never Comes, I'll Be Gone (original and remixed), Lost in the Echo, Burn It Down, Castle of Glass, Roads Untravelled, Until It Breaks, New Divide, Waiting for the End, Leave Out All the Rest, Bleed It Out, Shadow of the Day, What I've Done, No More Sorrow, and In Pieces not enough for you, eh?

Try writing music sometime. You'll find it's no cake walk. Then try playing it. Even harder. Then find other people that can play it. One in a thousand can do that. Try getting other people that can write other parts. Maybe one in ten thousand? Now find people out of those one in ten thousand that have an interest in playing your music with you - literally one in twenty or thirty thousand maybe. That's just a decent local gig. Linkin Park is amazing; I don't know what you're not listening to but open up.

Jake Bugg is the shit. Same with Royals. Good stuff.

My favourite rap albums this year were probably the ones by Pusha T and Run the Jewels.

For country, Kacey Musgraves.

Bugg has been in Prague recently, put down a pretty good show.

@ bo_sox

Okay, okay. Maybe I'm being a little harsh. But let's be honest, Hybrid Theory and Meteora set the bar impossibly high.

Nickelback Greatest Hits Vol. 1 is up there too for the year

Fuck off Lando. That's not even funny.

Best Album of 2013: AM by Arctic Monkeys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msX-5m4QzzM

Best Song of 2013: Royals by Lorde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcIKh6sBtc

Best Video of 2013: Interactive Video of Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone"
http://video.bobdylan.com/desktop.html

If you haven't seen that last one, check it out. Pretty cool.

Land, I am liking Jake Bugs. Good call. Cheers :)

Yeah, Meteora set it high. Hybrid Theory was a little lower than Meteora. Still, they've done what every popular band does - adjust away from their roots in order to keep popularity high. You've got to be original in music and Linkin Park is one of the most original bands around.

Stupid SwiftKey... *Lando

In da club by 50 cent

@Spy - Could have been worse, it could have autocorrected Lando to a banned user's name and you gotten silenced for a cheating accusation without even a simple investigation. ;-)

Oh, but wait, I'm supposed to be behaving. :-D

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My little go
It's your birthday '
We 're gonna party as it is your birthday '
We'll sip Bacardi since it is your birthday '
And you know there is a shit
It's not your birthday ! '

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Look baby I X , if you want the looted
Now we can kiss, I 'm not going to make love
So come give me a hug if you want to go to pot

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When j'roule February 1 leaves, it is madness in the box
Others heard me kiss Dre, now they want to show me their love
When you sell as Eminem , bitches are after your skin
But all this is nothing, expect to see change , the girls are here
I see Xzibit in Connecticut that nigga rolls pure albedo
If you mate my approach you'll take me for a playboy or a macro
J'me 'm actually touched by some balls j'marche but not as a lame duck
Suddenly in the neighborhood girls say " handsome 50 "
They like me , I want them to love me as much as Pac
But greet in New York others will tell you that J'suis dingo
And the plan is to stifle the game of rap as the catch
Make me feel focused man, my head in tune
J'me 'm eating a bullet and I'm still in the race
Now my ptite told me she feels my style , she felt my vibrations
His girl wants to become bi and they ready to go hop not

My sound , my reports show me the girl
That brings me everything I want
My childhood, my cars , my updates , my jewels
Look nigga I have a K- Mart and I would not change

And you should love more than hate
Nigga you got ? I thought you were happy, as I made sure
I'm that cat at the helm, I propose a toast to the good life
You're a fagot nigga , you're retired , right?
When my junk will be tuned in the club it will restart
I make a nod to your bitch , if she smiles is that it is part
If the roof ignited, let your slut mother cramer
If you talk about easy money, I am not concerned
I'll tell you what the bank told me as I go first to change style
If nigga I hate , I hate them too
Viewing the tune crowd
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You know where we will fuck

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Canned niggas always trying to jarter other
G -Unit

Thanks for the Jake Bugg recommendation. Never heard of him before, that was cool.

@zultar: I liked the video artistically, but I think Bob Schneider wants to kill himself.