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More Create Blog Sign In MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 The Movies, Books, Theaters, Concerts, CDs Etc I Saw/Read In 2012 Updated December 31, 2012 MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES 1.</p><p> Taste Of Cherry (1997) *** 1/2 2.</p><p> Pina *** 1/23.</p><p> The Descendants ** 4.</p><p> Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy *** 1/2 5.</p><p> The Iron Lady * 1/2 but Streep ***+6.</p><p> Cameraman: The Life and Work Of Jack Cardiff **7.</p><p> Downton Abbey Season Two * 1/2 8.</p><p> All Creatures Great and Small Season Three **** 9.</p><p> Contagion **10.</p><p> Force Of Evil (1949) ***11.</p><p> Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale ** 1/212.</p><p> Margin Call *** 13.</p><p> Warrior ** 1/2 14.</p><p> Travels With My Aunt (1972) *15.</p><p> The Crime Of Monsieur Lange (1936) ***16.</p><p> In Darkness ***17.</p><p> My Week With Marilyn **18.</p><p> Albert Nobbs *** 19.</p><p> Shame * 20.</p><p> A Dangerous Method *21.</p><p> A Separation *** 1/222.</p><p> The Miners' Hymns **** 23.</p><p> Rango *** 24.</p><p> Carancho ***25.</p><p> Tuesday, After Christmas *** 1/226.</p><p> Oscar Nominee Documentary ShortsMICHAEL GILTZ AT WORK Michael Giltz is a freelance writer based in NYC and can be reached atmgiltz@pipeline.com FAVORITE LINKS Americablog Five O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's Blog The Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPN Radio Cine-Blog -- George Robinson's Blog Documents On Art & Cinema - Daryl Chin's Blog Brucie G's Wondrous Blog Of Adventure and Mystery -- Bruce Greenspan's Blog BLOG ARCHIVE ► 2019 (7) ► 2018 (34)The Barber Of Birmingham: Foot Soldier Of The Civil Rights Movement * 1/2God Is The Bigger Elvis ** 1/2 Incident In New Baghdad ** Saving Face ***The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom **27.</p><p> Oscar Nominee Animated Shorts Dimanche/Sunday *** Wild Life * 1/2The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr.</p><p> Morris Lessmore ** 1/2A Morning Stroll ***La Luna *** 28.</p><p> Oscar Nominee Live Action Shorts The Shore * 1/2Time Freak ** 1/2Tuba Atlantic ** 1/2Pentecost ** Raju ** 1/2 29.</p><p> Game Of Thrones Season One ** 1/230.</p><p> American Teacher ***31.</p><p> Downton Abbey Season Two * 1/232.</p><p> The Future ** 1/233.</p><p> Hesher *** 34.</p><p> Bombay Beach *** 1/2 35.</p><p> Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune ** 1/236.</p><p> The Forgiveness Of Blood ***37.</p><p> Foreign Correspondent (1940) ***38.</p><p> I, Claudius (1976 miniseries) **** 39.</p><p> Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) ***/ 40.</p><p> Advise And Consent (1962) ***\41.</p><p> Chimes At Midnight (1965) ***42.</p><p> White Heat (1949) *** 1/2 43.</p><p> Written On The Wind (1956) *** 44.</p><p> Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) *** 1/245.</p><p> Cavalcade ** 1/2 (1933)46.</p><p> Shock Corridor (1963) ***47.</p><p> Ugetsu (1953) *** 1/2 48.</p><p> The Lorax ** 49.</p><p> Chronicle ***50.</p><p> John Carter (Of Mars) **51.</p><p> Game Of Thrones Season One ** 1/252.</p><p> On The Bowery (1957) *** 53.</p><p> Project Nim *** 1/2 54.</p><p> Blithe Spirit (1945) **55.</p><p> Band Of Outsiders (1964) *** 1/256.</p><p> What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? **57.</p><p> The Hunger Games ** 1/2 58.</p><p> Day Of Wrath (1943) *** 1/2 59.</p><p> Scarlet Empress (1934) ***60.</p><p> Ordet (1955) *** 1/261.</p><p> Letter Never Sent (1959) ***/► 2017 (6) ► 2016 (2) ► 2015 (14) ► 2014 (2) ► 2013 (5) ▼ 2012 (18) ▼ December (2) The Movies, Books, Theaters, Concerts, CDs Etc I S...</p><p> Every Movie Released In New York City In 2012 ► May (3) ► April (3) ► March (4) ► February (2) ► January (4) ► 2011 (15) ► 2010 (10) ► 2009 (43) ► 2008 (86) ► 2007 (781) ► 2006 (2412) ► 2005 (5)62.</p><p> The Deep Blue Sea *** 1/2 63.</p><p> The Tin Star (1957) *** 64.</p><p> Titanic In 3-D (1997) **65.</p><p> Last Train From Gun Hill (1959) * 1/2 66.</p><p> Indianapolis (1939) * 1/2 67.</p><p> Umberto D (1952) ***68.</p><p> About Elly (2009) *** 1/269.</p><p> Suddenly (1954) * 1/2 70.</p><p> The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (1987) *** 1/2 71.</p><p> The Right Stuff (1983) *** 1/272.</p><p> On Borrowed Time (1939) * 1/273.</p><p> Four Girls In White (1939) **74.</p><p> Rawhide (1951) ** 1/2 75.</p><p> The Intouchables (2011) * 76.</p><p> The Woman In Black ** 1/277.</p><p> Battleship **78.</p><p> Stars In My Crown (1950) (Joel McCrae as preacher) ***79.</p><p> All Quiet On The Western Front (1930 sound version) *** 80.</p><p> This Means War * 81.</p><p> George Harrison: Living In The Material World **82.</p><p> Sherlock Jr.</p><p> Season Two ** 1/283.</p><p> Goon no stars84.</p><p> The Dean Martin Variety Show Uncut *85.</p><p> Under African Skies (docu on making of Graceland) *** 86.</p><p> Paul Simon: The African Concert ** 1/2 87.</p><p> Private Romeo ***88.</p><p> The Dark Knight Rises **89.</p><p> The Count Of Monte Cristo (1934) ** 1/290.</p><p> The Rescuers (1977) * 1/2 91.</p><p> The Night Riders (1939 w John Wayne) * 1/2 92.</p><p> Argo ***93.</p><p> Flight * 1/294.</p><p> Chimpanzee ** 1/2 95.</p><p> Marvel's The Avengers *** 96.</p><p> The Amazing Spiderman ** 1/2 or ***97.</p><p> Lonesome (1928) *** 1/298.</p><p> Magical Mystery Tour *99.</p><p> Yellow Submarine *** 100.</p><p> Magic Mike ** 101.</p><p> Moonrise Kingdom *** 1/2102.</p><p> Beasts Of The Southern Wild *** 1/2103.</p><p> The Master *** 1/2104.</p><p> Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) ***105.</p><p> To Catch A Thief (1955) * 1/2 106.</p><p> Lincoln (2012) ** 1/2 107.</p><p> Son Of Frankenstein (1939) ***108.</p><p> The Narrow Margin (1952) *** 1/2\109.</p><p> Flying Deuces (1939) * 1/2 110.</p><p> Anna Karenina (2012) ** 111.</p><p> Skyfall *** /112.</p><p> Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) *113.</p><p> Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) * 1/2 114.</p><p> Green For Danger (1946) *** 115.</p><p> Rust and Bone ***/116.</p><p> Les Miserables ** 1/2117.</p><p> Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God ***/ 118.</p><p> The Law In These Parts *** 1/2 119.</p><p> Homeland Season One *** 1/2120.</p><p> Hyde Park On Hudson * 1/2121.</p><p> Amour *** 1/2 122.</p><p> Silver Linings Playbook *** 123.</p><p> Holy Motors ** 1/2124.</p><p> The Gatekeepers *** 1/2125.</p><p> ParaNorman ***126.</p><p> Jesse James (1939) * 1/2 127.</p><p> Made For Each Other (1938) ** 1/2 128.</p><p> The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3-D 48fps **129.</p><p> Conspiracy (1939) * 1/2130.</p><p> The Marshall Of Mesa City (1939) * 1/2131.</p><p> Tail Spin (1939) * 1/2 132.</p><p> The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2-D ** 133.</p><p> Jack Reacher ***\134.</p><p> Django Unchained *** 1/2135.</p><p> The Master (again) *** 1/2136.</p><p> The Lusty Men (1952) *** 137.</p><p> How To Survive A Plague *** 1/2 138.</p><p> I Vitelloni (1953) ***139.</p><p> Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (1954) *** 1/2 BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKSBOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS 1.</p><p> The Underneath by Kathi Appelt ***2.</p><p> Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White ***3.</p><p> The Last Unicorn by Peter S.</p><p> Beagle ** 4.</p><p> Fun Home by Alison Bechdel *** 5.</p><p> Death Walks In Eastrepp by Francis Beeding ***6.</p><p> Lumious Airplanes by Paul La Farge ***/7.</p><p> The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen ** 1/2 8.</p><p> Unterzakhn by Leela Corman ** 9.</p><p> The Child Who by Simon Lelic ***10.</p><p> Hinterland by Caroline Brothers ***11.</p><p> The Yard by Alex Grecian *** 1/212.</p><p> The Alienist by Caleb Carr *** 13.</p><p> On The Wings Of Heroes by Richard Peck *** 1/2 14.</p><p> A Princess Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs *15.</p><p> The Gods Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs **16.</p><p> The Warlord Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs ** 1/217.</p><p> Undefeated: America's Heroic Fight For Bataan and Corregidor by Bill Sloan ** 1/218.</p><p> Stoner by John Williams **** 19.</p><p> The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt *** 1/2 20.</p><p> The 500 by Matthew Quirk ** 21.</p><p> The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton ****22.</p><p> The Alienist by Caleb Carr ***\23.</p><p> Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi ** 24.</p><p> Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household *** 25.</p><p> The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky **26.</p><p> Traitor's Gate by Avi ** 1/227.</p><p> Cogan's Trade by George V.</p><p> Higgins ***28. 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson *** 1/2 29.</p><p> The Twelve Rooms Of The Nile by Enid Shomer ** 1/2 30.</p><p> Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel *** 1/231.</p><p> In One Person by John Irving **32.</p><p> A Million Heavens by John Brandon ***33.</p><p> The Case Of The Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall ***34.</p><p> Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr *** 1/235.</p><p> The Case Of The Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall *** 36.</p><p> The Kings Of Cool by Don Winslow *** 37.</p><p> Savages by Don Winslow ***38.</p><p> The Case Of The Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall ***39.</p><p> Alif The Unseen by G.</p><p> Willow Wilson ** 1/2 40.</p><p> I Am Spartacus: Making A Film, Breaking The Blacklist by Kirk Douglas ***41.</p><p> Showdown At Shepherd's Bush by David Davis ***42.</p><p> The Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R.</p><p> Morris *** 43.</p><p> Mrs.</p><p> Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale ** 1/2 44.</p><p> The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker ** 45.</p><p> The Panic of 1907 by Robert F.</p><p> Bruner and Sean Carr *** 46.</p><p> The House That Ruth Built by Robert Weintraub *** 1/2 47.</p><p> The Last Lion Winston Churchill Alone -- 1932-1940 by William Manchester **** 48.</p><p> City Of Women by David R.</p><p> Gillham ** 1/249.</p><p> The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech ** 1/250.</p><p> Bright Island by Mabel L.</p><p> Robinson ***51.</p><p> Live By Night by Dennis Lehane ** 1/252.</p><p> Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller ** 53.</p><p> Mr.</p><p> Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal ** 54.</p><p> Princess Elizabeth's Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal **55.</p><p> Elsewhere: A Memoir by Richard Russo ** 1/256.</p><p> The Malice Of Fortune by Michael Ennis ** 57.</p><p> Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks *** 1/2 58.</p><p> Garment Of Shadows by Laurie R.</p><p> King ** 1/259.</p><p> Making "Tootsie" by Susan Dworkin * 1/260. 38 Nooses by Scott W.</p><p> Berg ***61.</p><p> John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk ***62.</p><p> Dead Cat Bounce by Nic Bennett ** 1/2 63.</p><p> What's Left Of Me: The Hybrid Chronicles Volume One by Kat Zhang *** 1/264.</p><p> A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks ***65.</p><p> In Sunlight And In Shadow by Mark Helprin **66.</p><p> E.T.</p><p> The Extra-Terrestrial: From Concept To Classic by Laurent Bouzereau *** 67.</p><p> Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective by Richard Schickel ** 1/2 68.</p><p> Never Mind by Edward St.</p><p> Aubyn *** 69.</p><p> The Devil In Silver by Victor LaValle70.</p><p> Bad News by Edward St.</p><p> Aubyn *** 71.</p><p> The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers ***/ 72.</p><p> Some Hope by Edward St.</p><p> Aubyn *** 1/2 73.</p><p> Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan ***74.</p><p> The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde *** 1/275.</p><p> A Hologram For The King by Dave Eggers *** 1/276.</p><p> Divergent by Veronica Roth ** 77.</p><p> Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn *** THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATERCONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS 1.</p><p> It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later -- Daniel Kitson *** 1/22.</p><p> Bob (show about Robert Wilson) *** 1/23.</p><p> Wit w Cynthia Nixon **4. de Kooning Exhibit at MOMA *** 5.</p><p> How The World began * 1/2 6.</p><p> Sontag: Reborn *7.</p><p> Goodbar at Public * 1/28.</p><p> Super Night Shot at Public (Gob Squad) ** 1/29.</p><p> Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History Of the Robot Wars ** 1/2 10.</p><p> The Table (puppetry show at La MaMa) ** 1/2 11.</p><p> Mission Drift * 1/212.</p><p> Dedalus Lounge * 1/213.</p><p> Leo (one-man circus act) *** 14.</p><p> The Road To Mecca ** 1/2 15.</p><p> Porgy and Bess (w Audra McDonald) *** 1/216.</p><p> The Ugly One **17.</p><p> Ernani at Met w Angela Meade *** 1/218.</p><p> Richard III at BAM w Kevin Spacey *** 19.</p><p> Vivian Maier photo exhibit *** 20.</p><p> Blood Knot at Signature **21.</p><p> Galileo w F.</p><p> Murray Abraham **22.</p><p> Early Plays at St.</p><p> Ann's (Eugene O'Neil) *23.</p><p> Songs From The Uproar ** 24.</p><p> Assistance (w Bobby Steggert) ** 25.</p><p> Carrie ** 1/226.</p><p> Hurt Village at Sig ***27.</p><p> Painting Churches * 1/228.</p><p> Tribes w Mare Winningham *** 1/2 29.</p><p> The Lady From Dubuque at Sig w Jane Alexander ** 1/2 30.</p><p> The Maids **31.</p><p> Damn Yankees at Papermill **32.</p><p> Once on Broadway ****33.</p><p> Death Of A Salesman w Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield *** 34.</p><p> Broadway By The Year 1950 ** 1/235.</p><p> No Place To Go by Ethan Lipton ** 1/2 36.</p><p> Regrets * 1/2 37.</p><p> Jesus Christ Superstar * 1/238.</p><p> The Best Man ** 1/239.</p><p> Now.</p><p> Here.</p><p> This. * 1/2 40.</p><p> Newsies on Broadway ** 1/2 41.</p><p> End Of The Rainbow *42.</p><p> Evita w Elena Roger * 1/243.</p><p> Ninth and Joanie *44.</p><p> Clybourne Park *** 1/2 45.</p><p> Peter and the Starcatcher on Broadway *** 46.</p><p> One Man, Two Guvnors on Broadway ***47.</p><p> A Streetcar Named Desire (w Nicole Ari Parker) **48.</p><p> Nice Work If You Can Get It (w Matthew Broderick) **49.</p><p> Leap Of Faith (w Raul Esparza) ** 50.</p><p> The Lyons (w Linda Lavin) ** 1/2 51.</p><p> Ghost: The Musical on Broadway * 1/252.</p><p> A Midsummer Night's Dream (w Bebe Neuwirth) ** 1/253.</p><p> Cock ** 1/254.</p><p> My Children! My Africa! at Signature ***55.</p><p> Chimichangas and Zoloft * 56.</p><p> Potted Potter in NYC * 57.</p><p> Title And Deed at Signature ***58.</p><p> Once On This Island at Paper Mill Playhouse (w Syesha Mercado)***59.</p><p> Storefront Church ** 1/2 60.</p><p> Closer Than Ever *** 61.</p><p> Harvey w Jim Parsons *62.</p><p> As You Like It w Lily Rabe ****63.</p><p> The Tallest Man On Earth at Town Hall *** 1/2 64. 4000 Miles *** 65.</p><p> Picture Incomplete (NYMF) **66.</p><p> Flambe Dreams (NYMF) **67.</p><p> Rio (NYMF) **68.</p><p> The Two Month Rule (NYMF) * 69.</p><p> Trouble (NYMF) ** 1/2 70.</p><p> Stealing Time (NYMF) **71.</p><p> Requiem For A Lost Girl (NYMF) ** 1/272.</p><p> Re-Animator: The Musical (NYMF) ***73.</p><p> Baby Case (NYMF) *** 74.</p><p> How Deep Is The Ocean? (NYMF) ** 1/2 75.</p><p> Central Avenue Breakdown (NYMF) ***76.</p><p> Foreverman (NYMF) * 1/277.</p><p> Swing State (NYMF) * 1/278.</p><p> Stand Tall: A Rock Musical (NYMF) * 1/2 79.</p><p> Living With Henry (NYMF) * 80.</p><p> A Letter To Harvey Milk (NYMF) ** 1/281.</p><p> The Last Smoker In America **82.</p><p> Gore Vidal's The Best Man (w new cast) *** 83.</p><p> Into The Woods at Delacorte ** 1/2 84.</p><p> Bring It On: The Musical **85.</p><p> Bullet For Adolf *86.</p><p> Summer Shorts Series B: Paul Rudnick, Neil LaBute, etc. ** 87.</p><p> Harrison, TX: Three Plays By Horton Foote *** 88.</p><p> Dark Hollow: An Appalachian "Woyzeck" (FringeNYC) * 1/289.</p><p> Pink Milk (FringeNYC)* 1/290.</p><p> Who Murdered Love (FringeNYC) no stars 91.</p><p> Storytime With Mr.</p><p> Buttermen (FringeNYC) ** 92. #MormonInChief (FringeNYC) **93.</p><p> An Interrogation Primer (FringeNYC) ***94.</p><p> An Evening With Kirk Douglas (FringeNYC) *95.</p><p> Sheherizade (FringeNYC) ** 96.</p><p> The Great Pie Robbery (FringeNYC) ** 1/2 97.</p><p> Independents (FringeNYC) *** 1/298.</p><p> The Dick and The Rose (FringeNYC) **99.</p><p> Magdalen (FringeNYC) ***100.</p><p> Bombsheltered (FringeNYC) ** 1/2 101.</p><p> Paper Plane (FringeNYC) ** 1/2 102.</p><p> Rated M For Murder (FringeNYC) ** 1/2103.</p><p> Mallory/Valerie (FringeNYC) *104.</p><p> Non-Equity: The Musical! (FringeNYC) *105.</p><p> Blanche: The Bittersweet Life Of A Prairie Dame (FringeNYC) *** 1/2 106.</p><p> City Of Shadows (FringeNYC) ***107.</p><p> The Murder Of Crows: Janet Cardiff at the Armory ** 1/2108.</p><p> Forty Part Motet: Janet Cardiff at PS1 *** 1/2109.</p><p> Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking *** 110.</p><p> Salamander Starts Over (FringeNYC) *** 111.</p><p> Pieces (FringeNYC) * 112.</p><p> The Train Driver at Signature***113.</p><p> Chaplin The Musical * 1/2114.</p><p> Detroit ** 1/2 115.</p><p> Heartless at Signature ** 116.</p><p> Einstein On The Beach at BAM ****117.</p><p> Red-Handed Otter ** 1/2118.</p><p> Marry Me A Little **119.</p><p> An Enemy Of The People ** 1/2 120.</p><p> The Old Man And The Old Moon *** 1/2 121.</p><p> A Chorus Line at Papermill ***122.</p><p> Helen and Edgar ***123.</p><p> Grace w Paul Rudd * 1/2124.</p><p> Cyrano de Bergerac w Douglas Hodge ** 125.</p><p> Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? w Tracy Letts and Amy Morton ***126.</p><p> Disgraced w Aasif Mandvi **127.</p><p> Annie ** 1/2128.</p><p> The Heiress w Jessica Chastain and David Strathairn ** 129.</p><p> Checkers w Anthony LaPaglia ** 1/2 130.</p><p> Ivanov w Ethan Hawke ***131.</p><p> Golden Child at Signature ** 1/2 132.</p><p> Giant at the Public *** 1/2 133.</p><p> Scandalous * 1/2 134.</p><p> Forever Dusty **135.</p><p> The Performers w Cheyanne Jackson **136.</p><p> The Piano Lesson at Signature *** 1/2 137.</p><p> Un Ballo In Maschera at the Met *** 1/2 singing * for production so ** 1/2138.</p><p> A Christmas Story: Tbe Musical **139.</p><p> The Sound Of Music at Papermill ***140.</p><p> My Name Is Asher Lev w Ari Brand *** 1/2 141.</p><p> Figaro (90210) staged reading *** 142.</p><p> Golden Boy revival ** 1/2143.</p><p> A Civil War Christmas ** 1/2144.</p><p> Dead Accounts **145.</p><p> The Anarchist *146.</p><p> Glengarry Glen Ross w Al Pacino **147.</p><p> Bare ** 148.</p><p> The Mystery Of Edwin Drood ** 1/2 149.</p><p> The Great God Pan ** 1/2150.</p><p> Mies Julie at St.</p><p> Ann's Warehouse *** CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS (Only the CDs I've listened to thoroughly and with a strong emphasis on the ones I like, so don't think I love everything I listen to-- I just don't bother really listening to the ones I don't like more than once and don't think it's fair to rate on a cursory listen) 1.</p><p> Ambrose Akinmusurie -- When The Heart Emerges Glistening *** 1/2 2.</p><p> Amor De Dias -- Street of The Love Of Days ** 3.</p><p> Amy Winehouse -- Lioness: Hidden Treasures ***4.</p><p> Kami Thompson -- Love Lies **5.</p><p> Kate Bush -- 50 Words For Snow ** 1/26.</p><p> Kinks -- Face To Face (mono) *** 7.</p><p> Daughter -- His Young Heart ep *** 8.</p><p> Meaghan Smith -- It Snows ***9.</p><p> Allie Moss -- Late Bloomer ** 1/210.</p><p> Marc Broussard -- Marc Broussard *** 1/211.</p><p> Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore ** 1/2 12.</p><p> The Civil Wars -- Barton Hollow *** 13.</p><p> Alison Krauss and Union Station -- Paper Airplane ***/14.</p><p> Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton -- Play the Blues *** 1/215.</p><p> Lady GaGa -- Born This Way ***16.</p><p> M83 -- Hurry Up, We're Dreaming *** (esp "Une Historie") 17.</p><p> Fountains Of Wayne -- Sky Full Of Holes ** 1/2 18.</p><p> Gillian Welch -- The Harrow and The Harvest *** 1/219.</p><p> Girls -- Father, Son, Holy Ghost ***/20.</p><p> Gregg Allman -- Low Country Blues *** 21.</p><p> Houston Person -- So Nice ***/ 22. james Blake -- James Blake *** 23.</p><p> Jay-Z and Kanye West -- Watch the Throne *** 1/2 24. jeff Beam -- Venus Flying Trapeze ***25.</p><p> Jonathan Wilson -- Gentle Spirit ** 1/226.</p><p> Johnny Sansone -- The Lord Is Waiting, The Devil Is Too ** 27.</p><p> Joseph Arthur -- Graduation Ceremony ** 1/2 28.</p><p> The Iceage -- New Brigade **29.</p><p> The Isaacs -- Why Can't We * 1/230.</p><p> Austra -- Feel It Break ** 31.</p><p> The Barr Brothers -- The Barr Brothers *** 32.</p><p> Becca Stevens Band -- Weightless ** 1/233.</p><p> Sons Of Fathers aka beck and Cauthen -- Sons Of Fathers ** 1/234.</p><p> The Belle Brigade -- The Belle Brigade ** 1/235.</p><p> Ben Howard -- Every Kingdom ***/36.</p><p> Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa -- Don't Explain *** 1/237.</p><p> Betty Wright and The Roots -- The Movie *** 38.</p><p> Booker T.</p><p> Jones and The MGs -- The Road From Memphis ** 1/2 39.</p><p> Brad Mehldau -- Modern Music *** 1/240.</p><p> Branford Marsalis and Joey Caldarazzo -- Songs Of Mirth AndMelancholy *** 1/241.</p><p> Carolyn Wonderland -- Peace Meal *** 42.</p><p> Charlie Parr -- Cheap Wine *** 43.</p><p> Chris Bathgate -- Salt Year ***44.</p><p> Coldplay -- Mylo Xyloto **45.</p><p> Colin James -- Take It From The Top ** 1/246.</p><p> Common -- The Dreamer, The Believer ** 47.</p><p> Dale Earnhardt Jr.</p><p> Jr. -- It's A Corporate World *** 48.</p><p> Suzanne Vega -- Close-Up Vol. 3: State Of Being *** 1/249.</p><p> Tinariwen -- Tassili *** 1/250.</p><p> Wild Flag -- Wild Flag *** 1/2 51.</p><p> Boubacar Traore -- Mali Denhou *** 1/2 52.</p><p> Destroyer -- Kaputt ***53.</p><p> Real Estate -- Days*** 1/254.</p><p> Tuneyards - Who Kills ** 1/255.</p><p> Bombino -- Agadez **** 56.</p><p> Bon Iver -- Bon Iver ***/ 57.</p><p> Laura Marling - A Creature I Should Know ***58.</p><p> Mike Bloom -- King Of Circles *** 1/259.</p><p> Ry Cooder -- Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down ** 1/260.</p><p> Kurt Vile -- Smoke Ring For My Halo ** 61.</p><p> The Rural Alberta Advantage -- Departing ** 1/2 62.</p><p> Scattered Trees -- Sympathy ** 1/263.</p><p> Simple Plan -- Get Your Heart On! ***64.</p><p> Sidi Toure -- Sahel Folk ** 1/265.</p><p> The Smithereeens -- 2011 *** 66.</p><p> Smith Westerns -- Dye It Blonde ** 1/2 67.</p><p> Pat Metheny -- What's It All About **68.</p><p> Paul Burch -- Words Of Love: Songs Of Buddy Holly ***/69.</p><p> Pet Shop Boys -- The Most Incredible Thing **70.</p><p> Portugal The Man -- In The Mountain, In The Cloud ** 1/2 71.</p><p> Rebirth Brass Band -- Rebirth Of New Orleans ***/ 72.</p><p> Robert Earl Keen -- Ready For Confetti ***73.</p><p> Rolling Stones -- Some Girls **** 74.</p><p> Priscilla Ahn -- When You Grow Up ***/ 75.</p><p> Nick Lowe -- That Old Magic *** 1/276.</p><p> Okkervil River -- I Am Very Far ** 1/277.</p><p> Bruce Springsteen -- Wrecking Ball *** 1/2 78.</p><p> Bap Kennedy -- The Sailor's Revenge ** 79.</p><p> Ben Kweller -- Go Fly A Kite ***/80.</p><p> The Doors -- LA Woman ***81.</p><p> Josh Ritter -- Bringing In The Darlings *** 1/282.</p><p> Punch Brothers -- Who's Feeling Young Now? ***/ 83.</p><p> Ray Charles -- Singular Genius: The ABC Singles **** 84.</p><p> Sinead O'Connor -- How About I Be Me And You Be You ***85.</p><p> The Tallest Man On Earth -- Shallow Grave ***86.</p><p> The Smiths -- Meat Is Murder *** 1/287.</p><p> Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth ** 1/2 88.</p><p> Beau Brummels -- Bradley's Barns ***/ 89.</p><p> Karen Dalton -- 1966 **90.</p><p> Kathleen Edwards -- Voyageur **91.</p><p> Kellie Pickler -- 100 Proof **92.</p><p> Lamb Chop -- M ** 1/293.</p><p> Mikal Cronin -- Mikal Cronin *** 94.</p><p> The Magnetic Fields -- Love At The Bottom Of The Sea *** 1/2 95.</p><p> Dry The River -- Shallow Bed **96.</p><p> Imani Uzuri -- The Gypsy Diaries **97.</p><p> Delicate Steve -- Positive Force **98.</p><p> I Am Dynamite -- Supermegafantastic *** 99.</p><p> Nanci Griffith -- Intersection * 1/2 100.</p><p> Branford Marsalis and Joey Caldarazzo -- Songs Of Mirth andMelancholy *** 1/2101.</p><p> Cory Chisel -- Old Believers *** (but several terrific tracks) 102.</p><p> Donny Hathaway -- Live *** 1/2 103.</p><p> Lana Del Rey -- Born To Die **104.</p><p> Leonard Cohen -- Old Ideas *** 1/2105.</p><p> Luciana Souza -- Book Of Chet **106.</p><p> Priscilla Ahn -- When You Grow Up ** 1/2 107.</p><p> Peter Broderick -- Home ** 108.</p><p> Tim McGraw -- Emotional Traffic ** 1/2109.</p><p> Amadou and Mariam -- Folila ***110.</p><p> Bahamas -- Bar Chords **111.</p><p> Benny Goodman Orchestra with Anita O'Day -- Big Bands Live *** 112.</p><p> Bombino -- Agadez ***/ 113.</p><p> Brendan James -- Hope In Transition ***114.</p><p> Ingram Hill -- Ingram Hill ***115.</p><p> Bob Dylan -- Tempest ***116.</p><p> Alabama Shakes -- Boys and Girls *** (great voice and sound but songs not equal to them) 117.</p><p> Rumer -- Seasons Of My Soul *** 1/2118.</p><p> Iris Dement -- Sings The Delta *** 1/2119.</p><p> The Mavericks -- Suited Up And Ready EP *** 1/2 120.</p><p> Willie Nelson -- Heroes ** 1/2 121.</p><p> Peter Broderick -- These Walls Of Mine **122.</p><p> Passion Pit -- Gossamer ** 1/2123.</p><p> Frank Ocean -- Channel Orange *** 1/2 124.</p><p> Little Big Town -- Tornado *** 125.</p><p> Trick Pony -- Greatest Hits ***126.</p><p> Tracey Thorn -- Tinsel and Lights ***/127.</p><p> Bobby Womack -- The Bravest Man In The Universe *** 128.</p><p> Mumford & Sons -- Babel *** 1/2 129.</p><p> Ed Sheeran -- + *** 1/2130.</p><p> Lady Antebellum -- On This Winter's Night ** ("Silver Bells" akeeper)131.</p><p> Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson -- Wreck And Ruin *** 1/2 132.</p><p> Various Artists -- The Nebraska Sessions tribute via youtube Clubhouse Records UK1 *** 1/2133.</p><p> Bruno Mars -- Unorthodox Jukebox ***/134.</p><p> Jake Bugg -- Jake Bugg ***/135.</p><p> Kendrick Lamaar -- good kid, mA.A.d city *** 1/2 136.</p><p> M.</p><p> Ward -- A Wasteland Companion *** 137.</p><p> Regina Spektor -- What We Saw From The Cheap Seats *** 1/2138.</p><p> Tame Impala - Lonerism *** 1/2139.</p><p> The Tallest Man On Earth -- There's No Leaving No *** 1/2140.</p><p> The Mavericks -- In Time (coming out Feb of 2013) *** 1/2 141.</p><p> The Avett Brothers -- The Carpenter ***/ 142.</p><p> The Heavy -- The Glorious Dead ***143.</p><p> Sufjan Stevens -- Silver & Gold Vol. 6-10 *** 1/2144.</p><p> PigPen Theatre Co. -- Bremen *** 1/2145.</p><p> Neil Young -- Psychedelic Pill *** 1/2146.</p><p> Dwight Yoakum -- 3 Pears *** 1/2 147.</p><p> Dustin Lynch -- Dustin Lynch ** 1/2 148.</p><p> Carrie Underwood -- Blown Away ** 1/2149.</p><p> Bill Fay -- Life Is People ***150.</p><p> Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile -- Mid Air *** 1/2 151.</p><p> The Beach Boys -- That's Why God Made The Radio ** 1/2 (+ a few lovely autumnal numbers)152.</p><p> Various Artists/Kanye West -- Good Music, Cruel Summer ***153.</p><p> Father John Misty -- Fear Fun ***/154.</p><p> Family Of The Year -- Loma Vista **/ 155.</p><p> Gaslight Anthem -- Handwritten ** 1/2 156.</p><p> Green Day - Uno! *** 1/2157.</p><p> Grimes -- Visions ** 1/2158.</p><p> Gary Clark Jr. -- Blak & Blu ** 1/2 (songwriting weak link)159.</p><p> George Harrison -- Early Takes Vol. 1 *** 160.</p><p> Jason Aldean -- Night Train ***/ 161.</p><p> Taylor Swift -- Red ***162.</p><p> Bob Andrews -- Shotgun ***163.</p><p> Bryan Ferry -- The Jazz Age *** 1/2164.</p><p> Band Of Horses -- Mirage Rock ***/ 165.</p><p> Chris Smither -- Hundred Dollar Valentine *** 1/2 166.</p><p> Best Coast -- The Only Place ***/167.</p><p> Killer Mike --R.A.P.</p><p> Music ** 168.</p><p> Meek Mill -- Dreamchasers 2 *** 169.</p><p> Melody Gardot -- The Absence *** 1/2 170.</p><p> Miguel -- Kaleidoscope ***/171.</p><p> Green Day -- Dos! *** 1/2172.</p><p> Green Day -- Tres *** 173.</p><p> Grsnt-Lee Phillips -- Walking In The Green Corn ***/ 174.</p><p> Hospitality -- Hospitality **175.</p><p> The Darkness -- Hot Cakes ** 1/2176.</p><p> Hoots & Hellmouth -- Salt ** 1/2177.</p><p> Dirty Projectors -_ Swing Lo, Magellan ** 1/2 178.</p><p> Azealia Banks -- 1991 EP *** 1/2 179.</p><p> Adam Lambert -- Trespassing ** 1/2180.</p><p> Antibalas -- Antibalas *** 1/2181 Annie and the Beekeepers -- My Bonneville ***182.</p><p> Scars On 45 -- Scars On 45 **183.</p><p> TobyMac -- Eye On It ***184.</p><p> One Direction -- Take Me Home *** 185.</p><p> Brad Mehldau -- Ode *** 1/2 186.</p><p> Elton John Vs.</p><p> Pnau -- Good Morning To The Night ** 1/2187.</p><p> The Time Jumpers -- The Time Jumpers *** 1/2188.</p><p> Boo Hanks with Don Flemon -- Buffalo Junction *** 1/2 Updated December 31, 2012 POSTED BY MICHAEL GILTZ AT 3:00 PM 1 COMMENT: Anonymous said...</p><p> I like your blog very much.</p><p> The consent of this blog is no doubt super.</p><p> I will visit again to see something new.</p><p> Thank Rajesh Bothra 3:03 AM Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Newer Post Older Post Home