This is not merely a “Best of” list or a “Most Played” list. This is a list of the top 30 songs from 2013 that elicited a big ol’ Hey Oh! when I heard them.
Music
Kick Out the Jams: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Edition
A playlist of Giddy Up America’s favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers’ songs
For Your Consideration: Sha Sha Sha
Sha Sha Sha is a musical collective from Portland, Maine. They jam. Check ’em out.
The Avett Brothers vs Arcade Fire
The second installment of Soundtracks for Situations: Arcade Fire’s Reflektor vs. the Avett Brothers’ Magpie and the Dandelion. Which album works for more situations?
Investigative Journalism: J Roddy Walston & the Business
Findings from exhaustive research about the Baltimore band, J Roddy and the Business
Low Flying Paper Planes
20 songs that were ranked too low in WXPN’s 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium
Pearl Jam’s Third Stage Marches On
A review of Pearl Jam’s new album, Lightning Bolt, via Patriots and Red Sox .gifs
Dear Justin…
A letter to Justin Timberlake about the timeless rule: quality over quantity
Making Some Assumptions About Lorde
20 assumptions about Lorde, based on her performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Giddy Up America 