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And now we've got the last of the lists - damn, this video took WAY too much work to get online... Okay, next up... well, it's ...

There are very few times worse to be an album critic than right at the beginning of the year, and the sad fact is that there's a lot o...

Well, this was fun. Now, let's see if the albums list will actually get online and not glitch out badly again - wish me luck!

We're now onto my final list, the one that always produces a certain amount of frustration as I struggle to recognize the best of the be...

And now we're onto the list that's always the hardest for me to make, mostly because it requires by far the most work: the best song...

Well, this was fun to put together. Yeah, a few minor glitches, but it did come together in a hurry more than I'd otherwise like (mos...

Of all of the lists that I put together throughout the last weeks of the year, this is probably my favourite, because it's where I feel ...

Well, it's finally here, the video so many of you have been wanting for so long. Once again, thanks for your patience - because man, ...

There are a lot of critics - myself included - who will say that 2015 was a better year for the Hot 100 than previous years. While there wer...

And there we have it, the last of the album reviews before the lists begin. Wow, that was quite a run... So, first up is the Top Ten Wo...

So here's something that really bugs me about the state of modern music criticism and journalism: the culture of clickbait. It's f...

Okay, that's one - got another a review coming tonight, the last album review of this year - stay tuned!

I always get the feeling that I should be a bigger fan of Pusha T than I am. Because when I reviewed his solo debut My Name Is My Name ,...

Oh god, this review was torture to make. Reshot it twice, had too many takes... and yeah, it was just painful. Thankfully, only two more ...

So I'll be the first to admit that there are some producers that tend to rub the wrong way - and if you've watched any of my rock ...

So this was actually pretty damn solid - how long it'll hold up is anyone's guess, but I definitely did enjoy this. Next up, pr...

So now that we're heading into the final weeks of this year, I think I can state this definitively: it was not a banner year for count...

Well, this was rougher than expected. Hope for good, expect the worst, and it's a shame this turned out more of the latter. Next up,...

Okay, so whenever you have a big act in the mainstream blow up with tons of buzz, critical success and mainstream crossover, you tend to h...

Well, this happened. Pretty rough week, again, but you've got to hope that once The Voice  and Bieber are off the charts, things'...