Frank Turner – Poetry of the Deed
Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Converge – Axe to Fall
Damien Suomi – S/T
Good Old War – The Only Way To Be Alone
P.O.S. – Never Better
William Elliot Whitmore – Animals in the Dark
Gregory Alan Isakov – This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Fake Problems – It’s Great To Be Alive
Mariachi El Bronx – S/T

Movies I watched and like this year

Up
Inglorious Bastards
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
God Grew Tired of Us
Anvil

Some restaurants I enjoyed eating at last year

City O’ City
Watercourse
The Hornet
The Lobby
20th Street Cafe

Books I’ve read recently

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Running With Scissors
You Better Not Cry
Coyotes: A Journey Across Borders With America’s Illegal Migrants

Some stuff that ruled last year:

Getting an apartment with my girlfriend Jen
Putting out my first solo record
Playing the Fest with Only Thunder
Becoming a “professional” music writer
Hearing my nephew call me “D” and watching him turn into a little person

Things I Hate
1. You