Brendan’s 2013 Top Songs List
By: Brendan Brendan’s Top 15 Free Downloads of 2013: Dr. Dog – These Days Vienna Teng – The Hymn of Acxiom Aims by Vienna Teng Brandi Carlile – Hard Way Home Dying Machines – It Has Been Bing...
View ArticleMuruch’s Top 5 Books of 2013
Though I continue to be a voracious reader, I can’t recall liking many new book releases this year. Most of the books I loved, such as Scott Alarick’s Revival, were all released in years gone by. Even...
View ArticleBrendan’s Top Albums of 2014
By: Brn Brendan’s Top Albums of 2014: His New Atlas: Torn Out Lungs EP Tori Amos: Unrepentant Geraldines Damien Rice: My Favourite Faded Fantasy Betty Buckley: Ghostlight Jai Uttal & Ben Leinbach:...
View ArticleBrendan’s Festive 50 Songs of 2014
By: Brn Brendan’s Festive 50 Songs of 2014: 1. Me at the Museum, You at the Winter Gardens – Tiny Ruins 2. His Young – His New Atlas His Young (Single) by His New Atlas 3. Desire – Meg Myers … Continue...
View ArticleLaura’s Top Albums of 2014
Guest Post By: Laura Laura’s Top 25 Albums of 2014: 25. Mary Lambert: Heart on My Sleeve Buy @ Amazon Mary Lambert Official Site 24. The Gaslight Anthem: Get Hurt Buy @ Amazon The Gaslight Anthem...
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By: Brn Brendan’s Top Books of 2014… Unless by Carol Shields* Hope: A Tragedy by Shalom Auslander* A Town of Empty Rooms by Karen E. Bender* Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg* The Rosie Project by...
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Muruch’s Top 10 Books of 2014… 10. Lin Enger: The High Divide Buy @ Amazon 9. Matthea Harvey: If the Tabloids Are True What Are You? Buy @ Amazon 8. Susanna Daniel: Sea Creatures Buy @ Amazon 7....
View ArticleMuruch’s Festive 50 Songs of 2014
Muruch’s Festive 50 Songs of 2014… Honorable mentions to Pharrell’s “Happy” and Bastille’s “Pompeii.” Both songs were released at the end of 2013 and in constant rotation for me this year. 50 Weezer:...
View ArticleMuruch’s Top Albums of 2014
It’s that time of year again! This year brought us several astoundingly brilliant releases (especially my #1-5), a shockingly pleasant surprise from a formerly disliked artist (#18?!?) and even more...
View ArticleMuruch’s 2014 Top Albums Playlist
Last week Muruch’s Top Albums of 2014 were revealed. This week we’re happy to share a Spotify playlist of every song (over 200!) from every album on our list except one (by a certain singer who...
View ArticleBrn’s Favorite Performances of 2015
Brn‘s Favorite Performances of 2015: Anna Kendrick / Jeremy Jordan – The Last Five Years (full album) Brandi Carlile – Beginning to Feel The Years Haley Reinhart (with Postmodern Jukebox) – Creep Punch...
View ArticleLaura’s Top 30 Albums of 2015
Laura‘s Top 30 Albums of 2015 And in case you missed it: Muruch’s Top 2015 Albums
View ArticleMuruch.com’s Top 10 Books of 2015
10 John Furrow: The Storm Murders 9 Seth Greenland: I Regret Everything 8 Sophie Hannah: Woman With a Secret 7 Alice Fulton: Barely Composed 6 Michelle Penazola: landscape/heartbreak 5 Ron Rash: Above...
View ArticleMuruch.com’s Top Albums of 2015
20 Beth May: The Family Arsonist (poetry) the family arsonist by Beth May 19 Wolf Alice: My Love is Cool Buy @ Amazon Wolf Alice Official Site 18 Elise Cabrét (EP) 17 Anielle Reid: Ain’t Like Them (EP)...
View ArticleMuruch’s Best of the Decade: Films
In addition to my usual year end lists, I'm also doing decade lists. Following are my favorite films that were released between 2000-2009... Muruch's Best of the Decade: Films 20. Mama Mia I didn't...
View ArticleMuruch: Top 5 Books of 2010
5 Jasper Fforde: Shades of Grey "...Fforde’s writing is at its best when there’s a darker edge to his satirical fantasies. Happily, he is back in top form with Shades of Grey, the story of a Dystopian...
View ArticleMuruch’s Top 25 Albums of 2011
This year's top album list pretty much assembled itself throughout the year. The top 4 in particular are albums I expect to continue to listening to over and over for years to come. Click on the album...
View ArticleMuruch’s Top 10 Books of 2012
After a few years of delving into classic literature and non-fiction adventure books (mostly about exploring the Amazon and Mexican caves), I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy some new novels this...
View ArticleMuruch’s Top 25 Albums of 2012
2012 was a very good year for music. Sometimes it's difficult to come up with enough albums for my year end list, this year the problem was narrowing down my choices. Click on the album titles to read...
View ArticleChelle’s 2013 Top Albums List
Guest Post By: Chelle Things I was spinning nonstop this year: 8. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock n' Roll Buy @ Amazon 7. Bastille - Bad Blood Buy @ Amazon 6. HAIM - Days Are Gone Buy @ Amazon 5. Justin...
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