2015 was a year full of masterful singles and great isolated tracks, frequently aimed at anonymous loners known only by first names, stretched across almost every conceivable genre. We selected our 25 favorites, from pop titans like Adele and the Weeknd to lesser known newcomers like Sweet Spirit and the Posterz. Adele- “When We Were […]
Queens, Street Poets and Sad Troubadours: The Best Albums of 2015
Music continued to get weird in 2015 and that was for the best. The mainstream pop landscape was full of sincere hitmakers like Drake and Carly Rae Jepsen, who topped the charts but didn’t sacrifice their identities or odder interests. And in the underground, genre continued to become more and more meaningless, as acts like Grimes […]
Saint, Super Mutants and One Punch Men: The Best Comics of 2015
2015 was a crazy year for comics, but it was also a year of creative explosions, with the small press and digital comics spheres in particular showing off incredible material. Most of our favorite comics this year came from creators working outside the confines of the mainstream industry, with boutique presses like Nobrow and Youth […]
The Best K-Pop of 2015
Another year, another thousand K-Pop videos for Western viewers to sift through and oggle at. I’d like to apologize in advance if your fav isn’t on this (totally subjective and probably arbitrary) list, but check out this playlist with other songs and videos I liked this year including some excellent album tracks (I restricted this […]
Cannibals, Midwesterners, and Talking Horses: The Best TV of 2015
TV in 2015 was wonderfully weird and eclectic, with basic cable taking up more of the critical conversation and Netflix continuing its ascent as a major player. Our favorite shows this year ran the gamut, from pop superheroics on the CW to the finales of long running faves like Mad Men to new entries from emerging […]