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Do not adjust your set. This is TC’s top 40 albums of 2011.
This is the 9th consecutive year that I’ll be counting down my favorite music. This year-end tradition started back in 2003, and since then, it has weathered everything you could throw at it. I mean, it’s practically an institution at this point.
In recent years, Robyn, Lady Gaga, Santogold, Tegan and Sara, and Lily Allen have each taken the crown. This year, who will it be? Keep reading to find out.
Join me for another journey through the year’s memorable singles of each season, then the main event, my top 40 albums. The road to #1 starts here.
Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, and Tracy Morgan first came together on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2000 to perform “I Wish It Was Christmas Today”, the best Christmas song ever created in the history of Christmas or songs. It’s time to honor this Christmas treat. In this post, every performance of it that ever happened.
Steve Jobs passed away October 5, 2011, at the age of 56. Following his passing, Apple invited the public to share their personal thoughts to be published online the next week. This is the full text of my contribution to that remembrance effort.
It’s official: 120 Minutes is coming back on MTV2, and this time, the name of the series is 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield. The resurrected series will premiere very late (1 a.m.) the night of Saturday, July 30, and will also be available online. Here’s the full text of the press release as published on the MTV Press website.
120 Minutes was, and once again is, MTV’s premier alternative music video series in the United States. The program originally ran from 1986 to 2000 on MTV and from 2001 to 2003 on MTV2. In 2003, MTV2 replaced it with its one-time successor, Subterranean. In 2011, MTV2 resurrected the program, now known as 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield. Here, we outline the full history of the long-running series.
MTV’s recently resurrected alternative music series, 120 Minutes, is tentatively set to premiere on MTV2 the last Saturday night in July, according to returning host Matt Pinfield. In an interview at Bonnaroo Music Festival with The Weekly Feed, the podcast from Louisville’s WFPK radio station, Pinfield talked about the process that brought back 120 Minutes and what to expect when the show premieres.
MTV announced it will resurrect the legendary alternative music video series, 120 Minutes, and bring back its most recognizable host, Matt Pinfield, for another run. The series, which originally ran on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and on MTV2 from 2001 to 2003, will return later this year to MTV2 as a special monthly program hosted by Matt Pinfield. It will be joined by a new weekly web feature, 120 Seconds.
Where has the time gone? This is TC’s top 40 albums of 2010.
Somehow, this is the 8th consecutive year that I’ll be counting down my favorite music. I’ve been part of this great event every year since 2003. Last year, we sent off an entire decade, but I can’t stop there. I’m back for more!
As you might know, my year-end countdowns have taken different formats over the years, from a stats-driven recap of the best singles to my subjective listing of the best albums. This time, I’m revisiting the rock-solid format that first launched back in 2007. I’ll begin with some memorable singles of each season and then make my way through the top 40 albums.
In recent years, the likes of Lady Gaga, Santogold, Tegan and Sara, and Lily Allen have been victorious. Who will take #1 this year? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out. We’ll have great fun sending off 2010 in style.
The long road to #1 starts all over again, right here. I hope you’ll join me for another journey through the best music of the year.
It’s been 7 years since 120 Minutes went off the air, yet it took MTV until this year to drop its official “Music Television” tagline from its name and logo. In this update, we look at life in the post-MTV era. Is there any room for music television in 2010 and beyond? Let’s analyze the current situation and find out.
Say adios to the ’00s! This is TC’s top 40 albums of 2009.
Believe it or not, this is the 7th consecutive year that I’ll be counting down my favorite music. I’ve been part of this great event every single year since 2003. This time, we’ve reached the end of the decade. That’s insane.
The first 4 years, I had my old weekly countdown, The TC 10, determine the year-end statistics for me. Of course, those days are long gone, so the last couple of times I’ve done my year-end countdown, it has been a mixed bag of formats. This year, I’m gonna end the decade right by returning to the unbeatable model I chose back in 2007: my top 40 albums of the year, along with some singles as bonus material. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
Who will take the crown this year? You will soon find out, right here. We’ll have a blast as we send off the ’00s. The long road to #1 starts all over again, right now. I hope you’ll come along for the ride one more time.