Get Crackin’, Get Get Crackin’: or, How I Rediscovered The Beat

In the beginning, there was Punk. (Ok, it wasn’t the beginning, but it is for this story.) Punk came along because Rock had become fat and lazy. But it didn’t last – The Sex Pistols imploded and Blondie hit the big time. There was some nifty Post-Punk stuff going on, but it got all a [...]

Some Other Good Stuff From 2005

Here are a few more lists of good stuff from 2005, brought to you by the (entire) staff of 100b. The entries are in no particular order, they’re just things we thought were great and deserved mention.
Concerts Of The Year:
The Strokes – Melkweg, Amsterdam – December 6th

Fine, we lied. The rest of these lists aren’t [...]

They’re Coming To Get You, Barbara

Watching Night Of The Living Dead the other day, this amazing thing was noticed by (unfortunately) not me, but my brother:

Coincidence, or not?

2005’s Best (by Tam)

  15. The Magic Numbers, The Magic Numbers

  14. Beck, Guero

  13. Ryan Adams, Jacksonville City Nights

  12. Bright Eyes, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn

  11. Bloc Party, Silent Alarm

  10. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

  9. The Cribs, The New Fellas

  8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clap Your Hands Say [...]

2005’s Best (by Bean)

  15. Beck, Guero

  14. Maximo Park, A Certain Trigger

  13. Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better

  12. Ryan Adams, 29

  11. Black Wire, Black Wire

  10. Brakes, Give Blood

  9. The Magic Numbers, The Magic Numbers

  8. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

  7. Bloc Party, Silent Alarm

  6. Arcade [...]