Best of 2013

Hosehead class of 2013:

Favourites of 2013:

Patrick McKenzie:

Top LPs

1. TV Freaks - Two (Schizophrenic)

2. First Base - S/T (Hozac)

3. Tough Age - S/T (Mint)

4. New Swears - Funny Isn't Real (Dirt Cult/Bachelor)

5. Bad Sports - Bras (Dirtnap)

6. Ketamines - You Can't Serve Two Masters (Mammoth Cave)

7. Pink Wine - Untitled (P. Trash)

8. Steve Adamyk Band - Third (Dirtnap)

9. The Mandates - S/T (Mammoth Cave)

10. Radioactivity - S/T (Dirtnap)

Also the new Lemuria LP and Primitive Hearts LP. Lots of good 2013 stuff!

Top 7"s

1. Nervous Talk - Introductions (Mammoth Cave)

2. The #1s - Sharon Shouldn't (Alien Snatch/Sorry State)

3. Needles//Pins - Outta This Place (La-Ti-Da)

4. David Quinton/Stiv Bators - Make Up Your Mind (Ugly Pop)*

5. Ketamines - All The Colours Of Your Heart (Pleasence)

6. The Ballantynes - Faith/Velvet (La-Ti-Da)

7. Feral Trash - Dead Eyes (Dirt Cult)

8. The Novice - S/T (Dirtnap)

9. Crusades - Parables (Its Alive)

10. Night Birds - Maimed For The Masses (Fat)

Mike McKenzie:

Top 15 LP's of 2013 (No particular order)

Bad Sports - Bras (Dirtnap) Pink Wine - Self Titled (P-Trash) The Tunes - Love Uncool (Cheap Rewards) * Radioactivity - Radioactivity (Dirtnap) Jook - Jook Rule O.K. (Sing Sing) * Heavy Times - Fix It Alone (Hozac) TV Freaks - Two (Schizophrenic) Steve Adamyk - Third (Dirtnap) Zebrassieres - I Am A Human (P Trash) New Swears - Funny Isn't Real (Bachelor/Dirt Cult) DEVO - Hardcore Volume 1 (Superior Viaduct) * DEVO - Hardcore Volume 2 (Superior Viaduct) * Primitive Hearts - High & Tight (FDH/Ressurection/P Trash) Nobunny - Secret Songs (Goner Records)

Top 10 7"s of 2013 (No particular order)

The #1s - Sharon Shouldn't (Alien Snatch/Sorry State) Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do? (Ugly Pop) * Slushy - Pocket (Randy Records) Nervous Talk - Introductions (Mammoth Cave) Blitz - All Out Attack (Ugly Pop) * Brett Smiley - Va Va Voom (Sing Sing) * The Choosers - Hanging Up on You (Bachelor) Nobunny - Love Visions 7" Box Set (Almost Ready) * Video - Join the Hatewave (Total Punk) Zero Boys - Pro Dirt (1-2-3-4 Go!)

Honourable Mentions: Alvvays - Adult Diversion (Self Released) (Not a single, but it makes zero sense how this song wasn't released on the A side of a single) Zero Boys - Livin' In the 80's (1-2-3-4 Go!) * (Eat it collector scum! Back in print!)

* = Reissue