Monthly Archive: December 2012

Hip Hop Hooray: A Very Crunk Christmas (Leah)

Happy holidays, everyone! If there’s anything we can truly be grateful for this year, make it novelty hip hop. Tune in Sunday to KOOP 91.7FM to hear this mix live on the radio! :Sweet Tee...

Movie Breakdown: Jack Reacher

People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different.  In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...

Brad’s Top 10 Albums Of 2012

2012 – the year in which the Mayans saw it fit to end all days would make a pretty nice conclusion to all things, or well when it comes to music at least. I would...

That Time Of The Month: Christmas Edition (Mikela)

I have a confession to make. I love Christmas music. It’s as cliché as my annual viewings of Love, Actually. But Christmas music gets a bad rap, and I hope to change that. We’re inundated...

Movie Breakdown: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Noah)

People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different.  In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...

Happy Metal Fun Time: Christmas Edition (Chuck)

A long time ago there was an ancient ritual, a rite of passage for young ones coming of age, a time when we believed in myth and circumstance, and suspended disbelief and left any notion...

Jennifer’s Top 11 Austin Albums Of 2012

When I sat down to list my favorite songs and albums from 2012, Austin bands were all over it. I’m going to take that as a sign and share the local favorites that I listened to repeatedly. There’s no...

Zoe’s Top 2012 Release

See, here’s the thing. I am consistently several years behind on music. I try keeping up, but I never seem to like any albums until they have been out for a long time. And I...

Noah’s Top 5 Albums Of 2012

Let’s be frank: I’ve been a shitty music reviewer this year. Bogged down with the basic realities of life I’ve spent far too little time chasing the errant strands of my musical obsessions. I relied...

Dan’s Top 5 Albums Of 2012

Considering I listen to roughly ten new albums each week on Spotify, it’s not easy narrowing down my list of top albums to just five. While my favorite album was determined months ago, the rest...