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Best Of 2013 Dept.: Michael Goldberg’s Favorites — music, films, books

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My favorite albums of the year, in no particular order:

1. Body/Head – Coming Apart

2. Bob Dylan, 50th Anniversary Collection 1963

3. Throwing Muses – Purgatory/ Paradise

4. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Old Yellow Moon

5. Bob Dylan – Another Self-Portrait

6. La Lux – It’s Alive

7. Savages – Silence Yourself

8. M.I.A. – Matangi

9. Arcade Fire – Reflektor

10. Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister

11. Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest

12. Deerhunter – Monomania

13. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time

14. Bill Callahan – Dream River

15. Neil Young – Live at the Cellar Door

16. Haim – Days Are Gone

17. Son Volt – Honky Tonk

18. Personal Records – Eleanor Friedberger

19. William Onyeabor – Who Is William Onyeabor?

Best Comp/Reissue/Box Set:

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica (Zappa Records)

Also of note, though it was released in 2012: Captain Beefheart, Bat Chain Puller

Favorite Music Film/Other Film

These are films I watched this year and really dug: The Butler, Beautiful Losers, Not Fade Away, The Last Mistress, Band of Outsiders

Favorite Music Book / Other Book

The Story of a New Name – Elena Ferrante

I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen – Sylvie Simmons

Just Kids – Patti Smith

I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp – Richard Hell

Musical Highlights of 2013

Dylan’s Another Self Portrait; the rollout of Arcade Fire’s Reflektor; the unfolding of Kim Gordon’s solo career; a highlight not in a good way was Lou Reed’s death; the return of My Bloody Valentine and Neutral Milk Hotel; Jeff Tweedy solo tour; Sleater-Kinney on stage with Pearl Jam singing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World.’

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Best of 2013 Dept.: Triple J Picks the Year’s Top Electronic/Experimental Albums

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One of my favorite albums of 2013 is #2 on the Triple J list.

In Australia, Triple J is the hip radio network. Here they pick an interesting mix of electronic and experimental albums released in 2013.

1) Jon Hopkins – Immunity

2) Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
3) Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven

4) Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus
5) Holden – The Inheritors
6) Autechre – Exai

7) Moderat – II
8) Machinedrum – Vapour City

9) The Knife – Shaking the Habitual
10) Bonobo – The North Borders

For more music and the rationale for picking these albums, head to Triple J.

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Watch & Listen: Nike Uses Boards Of Canada’s “Reach For The Dead”

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In an arty video/Nike commercial Boards of Canada’s awesome track, “Reach for the Dead” from the equally terrific Tomorrow’s Harvest, is the soundtrack as 1999 Thrasher of the Year Brian Anderson gets dressed (he puts on a Nike shirt, ‘natch), gets his board and skates through a very cool set before being splattered with pink paint.

Check it out: