Despite, or maybe because of, everything going on in the world, 2016 has been one of the best years for music in recent memory.

Join us in the basement one  last time this year as we count down our favorites, feel out our disappointments, and more.

Bob Dylan hands over his archives  and one of our crew squeeeeeeeeeees with joy.

Thao Nguyen, her Get Down Stay Down, and Merrill Garbus have made a career defining, motherf@$%er of a record. That's pretty much it if you wanna cut to the chase.

You crave metal? We've GOT metal. From Finland. Put Oranssi Pazuzu in your putki and smoke it. 

RIP George Martin because GEORGE MARTIN. ;(