Matt’s Top 10 Albums of Twomp-K-4-Deen

19Dec14

Well it’s that time of year for the very first time since last year at this time. To be less specific: it’s A time of year… again. Aren’t you excited? I sure amn’t. Yikes. What I mean to say is: TOP TEN ALBUM TIME, BITCHES. While not the most flashy year of music to date, I […]

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CK’s “Not Top Tens” of 2013

17Dec13

You know the drill by now. HONORABLE MENTION: Number 11 through 15 on my top ten list, in alphabetical order. These albums are given the same full review as the top ten (coming soon!). Album links will open in Spotify. If you don’t have it yet, go get it! WORTH NOTICING: A list of albums worth checking […]

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Tags: 2013, afi, alkaline trio, annuals, arcade fire, Atoms for Peace, avicii, bonobo, childish gambino, chvrches, coheed and cambria, cults, davey havoc, david bowie, disclosure, dropkick murphys, eminem, front bottoms, haim, holy ghost!, icona pop, iron & wine, jamie lidell, jimmy eat world, justin timberlake, kanye west, kings of convenience, knife, lady gaga, local natives, marijuana deathsquads, of montreal, on an on, phoenix, polica, relient k, rhye, saves the day, she & him, shout out louds, skylar gray, strokes, thermals, twin forks, wale

Fatal Omissions: 2010

18Dec10

The music industry is a battlefield. I realize that’s an easy metaphor to pull out of your back pocket, but it’s more true than ever. However, it’s no longer the sort of battlefield where two opposing armies walk toward each other until they are close enough to swing swords. No, this battlefield is the kind […]

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2010 in music: CK’s Second Quarterly Report

01Jul10

Here we go again! It’s now officially halfway through the year 2010. TK is busy hiking the Pacific Coast Trail, so I’m holding down CKTK duties while he’s gone. During the first half of this year, we officially launched our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Check those out for more frequent updates. Also, I just launched […]

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Tags: 2010, acorn, against me!, alkaline trio, andrew wk, angels and airwaves, animal collective, annuals, antony and the johnsons, arcade fire, archie bronson outfit, balmorhea, band of horses, big boi, black keys, blaqk audio, blink 182, blitzen trapper, bloc party, broken bells, broken social scene, caribou, carolina chocolate drops, ceo, childish gambino, christina aguilera, coheed and cambria, coldplay, crystal castles, cut copy, daft punk, david byrne, dinosaur feathers, dominique young unique, dr. dog, drake, drums, dum dum girls, eclipse, fatboy slim, fleet foxes, flying lotus, foals, free energy, freelance whales, girl talk, growing, gym class heroes, hercules & love affair, here we go magic, hives, hot chip, how to destroy angels, I can make a mess like nobody's business, interpol, jack johnson, jack's mannequin, jaguar love, janelle monae, jimmy eat world, jj, joanna newsom, jonsi, katy perry, kele, kid cudi, knife, laura veirs, local natives, los campesinos!, m.i.a, mark ronson, mgmt, michael jackson, morning benders, motion city soundtrack, national, neon trees, new pornographers, of montreal, owen pallet, panda bear, panic! at the disco, pantha du prince, pendulum, peter gabriel, plants and animals, punch brothers, ra ra riot, radiohead, rocket summer, roots, saves the day, she & him, shins, shout out louds, sleigh bells, spoon, stan ipcus, strokes, tallest man on earth, travie mccoy, vampire weekend, vedera, we have band, white stripes, wolf parade, yeasayer, young veins, zola jesus

2010 in music: CK’s quarterly report

31Mar10

Here it is, folks: My report on the first quarter of 2010. It’s been a solid year so far. This list is presented with minimal commentary; just know that you’ll see many of these records in my “Best of 2010” post nine months from now. But you don’t have to take my word for it… […]

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ck’s top 100 albums of the decade: #50-11

25Jan10

Hey hey, here we go. I hope you spent the entire weekend evaluating the picks from the previous post. This has been quite the metaphorical trip down memory lane for me; I was 14 when the naughties began, and I’m 24 on the way out. Most of my music-listening life happened in the last ten […]

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ck’s top ten albums of 2008

07Dec09

Thanks for following the curves of our counting-down compendium. We are zeroing in on our top ten albums of 2009, as well as some pretty sizable lists about the best records of the decade. Stay tuned; CKTK will be taking care of you through the new year. We have two more rerun lists for you […]

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