Best Albums of 2014 (#20-16)

#20. Distraction – Bear Hands Perhaps the most obscure release on this countdown, Distraction is experimental indie rock that goes in a million different … More

Best Song of 2014: “Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift

#1. “Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift It might be impossible to hate Taylor Swift. This year I actually heard … More

Best Songs of 2014 (#10-2)

#10. “Sanctified” – Rick Ross ft. Kanye West & Big Sean Not even Big Sean can ruin a track this … More

Best Songs of 2014 (#20-11)

#20. “Stay With Me” – Sam Smith In a lot of ways, 2014 was the year of Sam Smith. Riding … More

Best Songs of 2014 (#30-21)

#30. “All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor I avoided this song at first because I just blindly assumed that … More

Best Songs of 2014 (#40-31)

#40. “It’s You” – Duck Sauce The debut album from Armand Van Helden and A-Track’s delightful Duck Sauce project is … More

Best Podcast of 2014 (#1 The Starters)

#1. The Starters When I started thinking about my favorite podcasts of 2014 I had some serious deliberations about what … More

Best Podcasts of 2014 (#2 Serial)

#2. Serial On January 13, 1999 Hae Min Lee, an 18 year old student at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, … More

Best Podcasts of 2014 (#5-3)

#5. Grantland Pop Culture: Do You Like Prince Movies? I started the year 2014 vaguely aware of the existence of … More