More Create Blog Sign In TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013 The Movies, Books, Theaters, Concerts, CDs Etc I Saw/Read In 2013 Updated December 31, 2013 MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES 1.</p><p> Casque d'Or (1952) *** 1/2 2.</p><p> On Dangerous Ground (1952) *** 1/23.</p><p> Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) ***/4.</p><p> Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) * 1/2 5.</p><p> A Generation (1954) *** 1/2 6.</p><p> Premium Rush -- no stars7.</p><p> The Asphalt Jungle (1950) ***8.</p><p> Seven Up! (segment of documentary Granada TV series World In Action; directed by Paul Almond) (1964) **** 9.</p><p> The Detective aka Father Brown (1954) ***\10.</p><p> Zero Dark Thirty **11.</p><p> Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) ** 1/212.</p><p> Seven Plus 7 (1970) *** 1/2 13.</p><p> Kanal (1957) *** 1/2 14.</p><p> Tales Of The Night *** 1/215.</p><p> Secret Service Of The Air (1939) * 1/216.</p><p> Ashes And Diamonds (1958) ****17.</p><p> Code Of The Secret Service (1939) * 1/2 18.</p><p> Smashing The Money Ring (1939) ** 19.</p><p> Side By Side (2012) ** 1/220.</p><p> French Can Can (1955) *** 1/221.</p><p> Kiss Me Deadly (1955) ***/22.</p><p> Le Plaisir (1952) *** 23.</p><p> In A Lonely Place (1950) *** 1/2 24.</p><p> The Life Of Oharu (1952) ** 1/2MICHAEL 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 â–º 2019 (7) â–º 2018 (34)25, North Sea Texas *** 26.</p><p> Bigger Than Life (1956) **27.</p><p> Keyhole (2012) ** 1/2 28.</p><p> Two-Faced Woman (1941) * 1/2 29.</p><p> Edward, My Son (1949) **30.</p><p> Torchy Blaine in Chinatown (1939) * 1/231.</p><p> Torchy Blaine Runs For Mayor (1939) ** 32.</p><p> Wyoming Outlaw (1939) * 1/2 33.</p><p> Each Dawn I Die (1939) ***34.</p><p> Fixer Dugan (1939) **35. 5 Broken Cameras **36.</p><p> Searching For Sugar Man ** 1/2 37.</p><p> A Late Quartet ** 1/2 38.</p><p> Side By Side (Keanu Reeves docu on film v digital) ** 1/239.</p><p> The Perks Of Being A Wallflower **40.</p><p> Wreck-It Ralph **41. 21 Up! (Michael Apted documentary) *** 1/2 42.</p><p> The Big Knife (1955) ** 43.</p><p> Iron Man 3 ** 1/244.</p><p> Star Trek Into Darkness ***\45.</p><p> Coast Guard (1939) *46.</p><p> Frances Ha ***/47.</p><p> The Lone Ranger ** 1/2 48.</p><p> Warm Bodies *** 49.</p><p> Dracula w live Philip Glass score *** 1/250.</p><p> Thunder Afloat (1939) ** 1/251.</p><p> Fruitvale Station ** 1/252.</p><p> Wife, Husband and Friend (1939) ** 53.</p><p> Like Father, Like Son (at NYFF) *** 54.</p><p> A Touch of Sin (at NYFF) ***55.</p><p> The Last Of The Unjust (at NYFF) *** 1/256.</p><p> The Wind Rises (at NYFF) ***/ 57.</p><p> Stranger By The Lake (at NYFF) * 1/2 58. 2001: A Space Odyssey (at Lincoln Center w full orchestra) ****59.</p><p> Kumare ** 1/260.</p><p> Tender Mercies (at Signature w Betty Buckley) *** 1/261.</p><p> Gravity ** 1/2 62.</p><p> Captain Phillips *** 63.</p><p> All Is Lost ***/64.</p><p> The Book Thief **65.</p><p> Lucky (docu at IFC) ** 1/266.</p><p> Le Jour Se Leve (1939) *** 67.</p><p> Chasing Ice ** 68.</p><p> Inside Llewyn Davis ***69.</p><p> The Hunger Games: Catching Fire **70.</p><p> Saving Mr.</p><p> Banks **71.</p><p> The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug ** 1/2 72.</p><p> Frozen ***\ 73.</p><p> Her *** 1/274.</p><p> Nebraska **75.</p><p> The Wolf Of Wall Street ** 1/2â–º 2017 (6) â–º 2016 (2) â–º 2015 (14) â–º 2014 (2) â–¼ 2013 (5) â–¼ December (1) The Movies, Books, Theaters, Concerts, CDs Etc I S... â–º April (1) â–º March (1) â–º February (1) â–º January (1) â–º 2012 (18) â–º 2011 (15) â–º 2010 (10) â–º 2009 (43) â–º 2008 (86) â–º 2007 (781) â–º 2006 (2412) â–º 2005 (5)76. 20 Feet From Stardom ** 1/2 77.</p><p> Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) ** 78.</p><p> In The House *** TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV TV 1.</p><p> Call The Midwives Season One * 1/2 2.</p><p> The Duchess of Duke Street Season One ** 1/23.</p><p> Downton Abbey Season Three + Christmas Special *** 4.</p><p> The Following Season One debut * 1/2 5.</p><p> Game Of Thrones Season Two *** 1/26.</p><p> Top Of The Lake miniseries (2013) **7.</p><p> Doc Martin Season One ** 1/2 8.</p><p> The Duchess Of Duke Street Season Two *** 9.</p><p> Ripper Street Season One ** 1/210.</p><p> Doc Martin Season Two ***11.</p><p> Doc Martin Season Three ***12.</p><p> Doc Martin Season Four *** 13.</p><p> Rectify Season One *** 1/2 14.</p><p> A Fine Romance Seasons 1-4 ***15.</p><p> The Fall and Rise Of Reginald Perrin Season 1 ** /16.</p><p> To The Manor Born Complete Series ***17.</p><p> The Sound of Music Live w Carrie Underwood ** (but nicely sung) 18.</p><p> Breaking Bad Season Five and Series Overall *** 1/2 19.</p><p> Doc Martin Season Five **20.</p><p> Doc Martin Season Six ** BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKSBOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS 1.</p><p> A Natural History Of Dragons by Marie Brennan ***/2.</p><p> Mother's Milk by Edward St.</p><p> Aubyn *** 1/23.</p><p> Junius And Albert's Adventures In The Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey by Peter Carlson *** 1/2 4.</p><p> Why Priests? by Garry Wills ** 1/25.</p><p> The Black Country by Alex Grecian ***6.</p><p> Toms River by Dan Fagin ***/7.</p><p> Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote *** 1/2 8.</p><p> The Art Of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker ** 1/2 9.</p><p> London Falling by Paul Cornell ***10.</p><p> Transatlantic by Colum McCann *** 1/211.</p><p> Matilda by Roald Dahl **12.</p><p> Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner ** 13.</p><p> Great North Road by Peter F.</p><p> Hamilton *** 1/214.</p><p> A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon *** 1/2 15.</p><p> Little Green by Walter Mosley *** 1/2 16.</p><p> Masqueraders by Georgette Hayer *** 1/217.</p><p> Life After Life by Kate Atkinson ***18.</p><p> The Vatican Diaries by John Thavis *** 19.</p><p> Island Of Bones by Imogen Robertson *** 20.</p><p> Circle Of Shadows by Imogen Robertson ***21.</p><p> Queen Of The Air by Dean Jensen *** 1/222.</p><p> His Majesty's Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal ** 1/2 23.</p><p> The War Below by James Scott ** 1/2 24.</p><p> Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen ***25.</p><p> The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri ****26.</p><p> The Unwinding by George Packer ****27.</p><p> Winger by Andrew Smith *** 1/2 28.</p><p> Hickory by Palmer Brown *** 29.</p><p> Soulless by Gail Corriger ***30.</p><p> Revolutionary Summer by Joseph Ellis ***31.</p><p> The Longest Way Home by Andrew McCarthy *** 1/232.</p><p> The Cleaner Of Chartres by Sally Vickers *** 33.</p><p> The Man Who Was Poe by Avi ** 1/2 34.</p><p> Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg ** 1/235.</p><p> The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon *36.</p><p> Blood Of Tyrants by Naomi Novik *** 1/237.</p><p> White Butterfly by Walter Mosley *** 1/2 38.</p><p> Black Betty by Walter Mosley *** 1/2 39.</p><p> The Mouse With The Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck ** 1/240.</p><p> Proxy by Alex London ***41.</p><p> Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff ** 1/242.</p><p> A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness *** 1/243.</p><p> More Than This by Patrick Ness *** 1/2 44.</p><p> Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem *** 45.</p><p> The Good Soldiers by David Finkel ****46.</p><p> Fallout by Todd Strasser ***47.</p><p> Boxers by Gene Luen Yang *** 1/2 48.</p><p> The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas by David Almond *** 49.</p><p> The Heart Of Everything That Is by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin ***50.</p><p> A Little Yellow Dog by Walter Mosley *** 1/251.</p><p> Gone Fishin' by Walter Mosley ***52.</p><p> Thank You For Your Service by David Finkel **** 53.</p><p> Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley **** 54.</p><p> Elect H.</p><p> Mouse State Judge by Nelly Reifler * 1/255.</p><p> Six Easy Pieces by Walter Mosley ***56.</p><p> Someone by Alice McDermott *** 1/257.</p><p> A Blind Goddess by James R.</p><p> Benn ** 1/2 58.</p><p> Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Persig * 59.</p><p> Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut ***60.</p><p> A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith *** 1/261.</p><p> The Apothecary by Maile Meloy ***62.</p><p> The Mark Of Zorro by Johnston McCulley ** 63.</p><p> Valdez Is Coming by Elmore Leonard **** 64.</p><p> The Fisher King by Paule Marshall *** 1/265.</p><p> The Fantastic Family Whipple by Matthew Ward *** 66.</p><p> Bambi: A Life In The Woods by Felix Salten **** 67.</p><p> Invasion by Walter Dean Myers ** 1/2 68.</p><p> Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine ** 1/269.</p><p> Dark Lies The Island by Kevin Barry ****70.</p><p> Duke: A Life Of Duke Ellington by Terry Teachout *** 71.</p><p> The Double by George Pelecanos ** 72.</p><p> Beatles Vs.</p><p> Stones by John McMillian ***73.</p><p> Moonday by Alex Ross ***/74.</p><p> American Mirror: The Life and Art Of Norman Rockwell byDeborah Solomon *** 75.</p><p> A Massacre in Memphis by Steven V Ash *** 76.</p><p> Revolutionary by Alex Myers ***\77.</p><p> Farthing by Jo Walton ***78.</p><p> The Returned by Jason Mott ** 1/279.</p><p> Lincoln's Boys by Joshua Zeitz ** 1/280.</p><p> The Fault In Our Stars by John Green ***81.</p><p> A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton *** 1/2 82.</p><p> Dominion by C.J.</p><p> Samson *** 83.</p><p> Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley *** 1/284.</p><p> Hombre by Elmore Leonard *** 1/285.</p><p> The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer *** 1/2 86.</p><p> Longbourn by Jo Baker *** 1/2 87.</p><p> The Son by Philip Meyer *** 1/288.</p><p> The Ghost Of The Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin ** 1/289.</p><p> Amsterdam by Russell Shorto *** 1/290.</p><p> Blockbusters by Anita Elberse ** 91.</p><p> Stella Bain by Anita Shreve ** 1/2 92.</p><p> Mrs.</p><p> Frisby and the Rats Of NIMH by Robert C.</p><p> O'Brien ***93.</p><p> An Office And A Spy by Robert Harris *** 1/294.</p><p> The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch *** 1/2 95.</p><p> A Star For Mrs.</p><p> Blake by April Smith * 96.</p><p> Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch *** 1/297.</p><p> The Dead In Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley ***98.</p><p> The Republic Of Thieves by Scott Lynch ** 1/299.</p><p> The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea Nesbit ***100.</p><p> The Stranger by Albert Camus **** 101.</p><p> Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman *** THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS 1.</p><p> Opus No. 7 at St.</p><p> Ann's Warehouse ** 1/2 2.</p><p> The Other Place (on Broadway w Laurie Metcalf) ** 1/23.</p><p> Picnic (at Roundabout) * 1/2 4.</p><p> Deceit * 1/2 5.</p><p> Life And Times Episodes 1-4 **6.</p><p> Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (w Scarlett Johansson) * 1/27.</p><p> The Jammer ***8.</p><p> Blood Play (Under The Radar Festival at Public) ** 1/2 9.</p><p> Women Of Will ** 1/2 10.</p><p> All In The Timing *** 11.</p><p> Isaac's Eyes *** 12.</p><p> Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale Of Musical Mystery ** 1/213.</p><p> The Mnemonist Of Dutchess County * 1/214.</p><p> Much Ado About Nothing *** 15.</p><p> Really Really * 16.</p><p> Parsifal at the Met *** 1/217.</p><p> The Madrid * 1/218.</p><p> The Wild Bride at St.</p><p> Ann's ** 1/219.</p><p> Passion at CSC *** 1/2 20.</p><p> Carousel in concert at Lincoln Center *** 21.</p><p> The Revisionist **22.</p><p> Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella ***23.</p><p> Rock Of Ages * 1/224.</p><p> Ann ** 1/225.</p><p> Old Hats *** 26.</p><p> The Flick *** 27.</p><p> Detroit '67 ** 1228.</p><p> Howling Hilda reading * (Mary Testa ***)29.</p><p> Hit The Wall *30.</p><p> Breakfast At Tiffany's * 1/2 31.</p><p> The Mound Builders at Signature * 32.</p><p> Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike *** 1/233.</p><p> Cirque du Soleil's Totem ***34.</p><p> The Lying Lesson * 1/235.</p><p> Hands On A Hardbody * 36.</p><p> Kinky Boots ** 37.</p><p> Matilda The Musical *** 1/238.</p><p> The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream ***39.</p><p> Motown: The Musical ** 40.</p><p> La Ruta ** 1/2 41.</p><p> The Big Knife *42.</p><p> The Nance ***43.</p><p> The Assembled Parties ** 1/244.</p><p> Jekyll & Hyde * 1/2 45.</p><p> Thoroughly Modern Millie at Paper Mill ** 1/2 46.</p><p> Macbeth w Alan Cumming *47.</p><p> Orphans w Alec Baldwin ** 1/248.</p><p> The Testament Of Mary ** 1/249.</p><p> The Drawer Boy ** 50.</p><p> Railroad at Signature ** 1/2 51.</p><p> Belleville at NYTW **52.</p><p> The Trip To Bountiful ***53.</p><p> I'll Eat You Last ** 1/254.</p><p> Pippin * 55.</p><p> This Side Of Neverland *** 56.</p><p> A Public Reading Of An Unproduced Screenplay About The DeathOf Walt Disney ***57.</p><p> Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 ***58.</p><p> Colin Quinn, Unconstitutional ** 1/2 59.</p><p> A Family For All Occasions * 60.</p><p> The Weir at Irish Repertory Theatre *** 1/261.</p><p> Disney's The Little Mermaid ** 62.</p><p> Far From Heaven ** 63.</p><p> The Caucasian Chalk Circle at CSC **64.</p><p> Somewhere Fun **65.</p><p> Venice no stars 66.</p><p> Reasons To Be Happy ** 67.</p><p> STePz (Savion Glover dance show) *** 1/268.</p><p> The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare in the Park) ***69.</p><p> Roadkill ** 1/270.</p><p> Forever Tango *** 71.</p><p> Monkey: Journey To The West ** 1/2 72.</p><p> The Civilians: Be The Death Of Me ***73.</p><p> New York Musical Theatre Festival: Swiss Family Robinson **74.</p><p> NYMF: Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue Presents The Brontes *1/2 75.</p><p> NYMF: Mata Hari In 8 Bullets *** 76.</p><p> NYMF: Life Could Be A Dream **77.</p><p> NYMF: Mother Divine **78.</p><p> NYMF: Julian Po ** 1/279.</p><p> NYMF: Marry Harry **80.</p><p> NYMF: Gary Goldfarb: Master Escapist ** 1/2 81.</p><p> NYMF: Castle Walk *** 82.</p><p> NYMF: Crossing Swords ***83.</p><p> NYMF: Bend In The Road *** 1/284.</p><p> NYMF: Homo The Musical no stars85.</p><p> NYMF: Volleygirls *** 1/2 86.</p><p> Murder For Two ** 87.</p><p> Let It Be **88.</p><p> The Cheaters Club *89.</p><p> Laurie Anderson at Battery Park City *** 90.</p><p> Daniel Kitson at Barrow *** 91.</p><p> Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Greene Space (reading) *** 92.</p><p> All The Faces Of The Moon Part 1* 93.</p><p> Women Or Nothing ** 1/2 94.</p><p> Mr.</p><p> Burns, A Post-Electric Play * 1/2 95.</p><p> You Never Can Tell *** 96.</p><p> Romeo And Juliet * 97.</p><p> Arguendo ** 98.</p><p> August Wilson's American Century Cycle **** 99.</p><p> The Glass Menagerie ** 1/2 100.</p><p> Lady Day * 1/2 101.</p><p> Julius Caesar at St.</p><p> Ann's Warehouse **** 102.</p><p> Honeymoon In Vegas: The Musical ** 1/2 103.</p><p> Bronx Bombers * 1/2 104.</p><p> Romeo And Juliet at CSC * 1/2 105.</p><p> A Night With Janis Joplin ** 106.</p><p> The Winslow Boy *** 107.</p><p> Juno And The Paycock **108.</p><p> How I Learned To Drive ** 109.</p><p> Fun Home ** 110.</p><p> Two Boys at the Met ** 111.</p><p> Big Fish ** 112.</p><p> A Time To Kill * 1/2 113.</p><p> Year Of The Rooster *** 114.</p><p> The Snow Geese ** 1/2 115.</p><p> All The Faces Of The Moon Part 4 at Public * 116.</p><p> Stop.</p><p> Reset at Signature * 1/2 117.</p><p> Jitney at the Greene Space (reading) *** 1/2118.</p><p> The Old Friends at Signature **119.</p><p> Gem Of The Ocean at Greene Space (reading) *** 1/2 120.</p><p> Simple Minds at Roseland ***/ 121.</p><p> A Midsummer Night's Dream dir Julie Taymor ** 1/2122.</p><p> The Lady In Red Converses With Diablo ** 1/2123.</p><p> After Midnight w Fantasia *** 124.</p><p> La Soiree *** 125.</p><p> Nothing To Hide ** 1/2126.</p><p> The Patron Saint Of Sea Monsters ** 127.</p><p> Die Frau Ohne Schatten/The Woman Without A Shadow at the Met 128.</p><p> Little Miss Sunshine ** 129.</p><p> Souvenir ** 1/2 130.</p><p> A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder *** 1/2 131.</p><p> Twelfth Night *** 1/2 132.</p><p> King Richard The Third *** 133.</p><p> Lies My Father Told Me ** 134.</p><p> Regular Singing ** 135.</p><p> And Away We Go ** 136.</p><p> Analog.ue at St.</p><p> Ann's Warehouse ** 1/2 137.</p><p> Oliver! at Papermill ** 138.</p><p> Waiting For Godot ** 1/2 139.</p><p> No Man's Land *** 140.</p><p> The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner *** 1/2 141.</p><p> Macbeth w Ethan Hawke ** 142.</p><p> How I Learned What I Learned *** 143.</p><p> The (Curious Case Of The) Watson Intelligence *** 144.</p><p> The Night Alive ** 145.</p><p> All That Fall w Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon *** 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> Betty LaVette -- Thankful N' Thoughtful *** 1/2 2.</p><p> ZZ Top -- La Futura ***3.</p><p> Fiona Apple -- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes EverWill *** 1/2 4.</p><p> Bonnie Raitt -- Slipstream ***/ 5.</p><p> Bobby Bare -- Darker Than Light ** 1/26.</p><p> Boy And Bear -- Moonfire *** 1/27.</p><p> Wreckless Eric And Amy Rigby -- A Working Museum ** 1/2 8.</p><p> Wild Nothing -- Nocturne ** 1/2 9.</p><p> Ty Segall -- Twins ** 1/210.</p><p> The Robert Glasper Experiment -- Black Radio ***/11.</p><p> John Hiatt - Mystic Pinball ***/ 12.</p><p> John Mayer -- Born and Raised *** 1/2 13.</p><p> Rufus Wainwright -- Out Of The Game ** 1/214.</p><p> Tim Maia -- The Essential Soul Of Tim Maia ** 1/215.</p><p> Michael Kiwanuka -- Home Again *** 1/216.</p><p> Michele Stodardt -- Wide-Eyed Crossing ***/17.</p><p> Of Monsters And Men -- My Head Is An Animal *** 18.</p><p> Brian Eno -- Lux *** 1/2 19.</p><p> Damien Jurado -- Maraqopa *** 1/220.</p><p> Alt-J -- An Awesome Wave **21.</p><p> Branford Marsalis - Just Four MFs' Playin' Their Tunes ****22.</p><p> A.C.</p><p> Newman -- Shut Down The Streets **23.</p><p> Brad Mehldau -- Where Do You Start *** 1/2 24.</p><p> Actress -- R.I.P. ** 25.</p><p> Anais Mitchell -- Young Man In America **26.</p><p> The Lumineers -- The Lumineers *** 1/2 ("The opposite of love isindifference")27.</p><p> Alberta Cross -- Songs Of Patience ** 28.</p><p> Aimee Mann -- Charmer *** 29.</p><p> Alex Clare -- The Lateness Of The Hour **30.</p><p> Diana Krall -- Glad Rag Doll *** 1/231.</p><p> Ken Stringfellow -- Danzig In The Moonlight *** 32.</p><p> Allo Darlin' -- Europe * 1/2 33.</p><p> Kathy Mattea -- Calling Me Home ***34.</p><p> Dr.</p><p> John -- Locked Down *** 1/235.</p><p> David Byrne And St.</p><p> Vincent -- Love This Giant *** 1/236.</p><p> Norah Jones -- Little Broken Hearts ***/ 37.</p><p> Richard Thompson -- Electric *** 1/2 38.</p><p> Josephine -- Portrait *** 1/239.</p><p> Various Artists -- Mercyland: Hymns For The Rest Of Us *** 1/240.</p><p> Jack White -- Blunderbuss *** 1/241.</p><p> Marina and the Diamonds -- Electra Heart ** 1/2 42.</p><p> Jamey Johnson -- Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochrane *** 1/243.</p><p> Japandroids -- Celebration Rock *** 1/244.</p><p> Jeff Lyne -- Long Wave *** ("She" is pop perfection)45.</p><p> Kris Kristofferson -- Feeling Mortal *** 1/2 46.</p><p> Vijay Ayer Trio -- Accelerando *** 1/2 47.</p><p> Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart -- Something To Remember ***48.</p><p> Doughboys -- Shakin' Our Souls *** 1/249.</p><p> The Rascals -- The Young Rascals *** 1/250.</p><p> The Rascals -- Collections *** 51.</p><p> The Rascals -- Groovin' *** 1/2 52.</p><p> The Rascals -- Once Upon A Dream **53.</p><p> The Rascals -- See *** 54.</p><p> The Rascals -- TimePeace **** 55.</p><p> The Mavericks -- In Time *** 1/256.</p><p> Bombino -- Nomad *** 1/257.</p><p> Sharon Jones -- Soul Time! *** 58.</p><p> Pigpen -- The Way I'm Running ep *** 59.</p><p> Tom Odell -- Long Way Down ***60.</p><p> Linda Thompson -- Won't Be Long Now *** 1/261.</p><p> Prefab Sprout -- Crimson/Red ***/ 62.</p><p> Tom Jones -- Spirit In The Room *** 63.</p><p> Frank Turner -- Tape Deck Heart *** 1/264.</p><p> Jason Isbell -- Southeastern ***/65.</p><p> Ladysmith Black Mambazo -- Always With Us ***66.</p><p> Fleetwood Mac -- Extended Play ** 1/267.</p><p> Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs -- Under The Covers Vol. 3 ** 1/2 68.</p><p> Robbie Williams -- Swings Both Ways ***69.</p><p> Pearl Jam -- Lightning Bolt ***70.</p><p> Ashley Monroe -- Like A Rose ** 1/271.</p><p> The Strokes -- Comedown Machine **72.</p><p> Steve Earle -- The Low Highway *** 73.</p><p> Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics ** 74.</p><p> Sharon Jones -- Give The People What They Want *** 1/275.</p><p> Basia Bulat -- Tall Tall Shadows **76.</p><p> Best Coast -- Fade Away ***77.</p><p> Bill Callahan -- Dream River ** 1/2 78.</p><p> Nathaniel Rateliff -- Falling Faster Than You Can Run ** 1/2 79.</p><p> One Direction -- Midnight Memories ** 1/280.</p><p> Patty Griffin -- American Kid *** 1/281.</p><p> Paul McCartney -- New *** 1/2 82.</p><p> William Shatner -- Ponder The Mystery ** 83.</p><p> Jake Bugg -- Shangri-La ***84.</p><p> The National -- Trouble Will Find Me ***85.</p><p> Kacey Musgraves -- Same Trailer, Different Park *** 1/286.</p><p> Lloyd Cole -- Standards *** 87.</p><p> Boston -- Life, Love and Hope ** 88.</p><p> Boz Scaggs -- Memphis *** (esp loved "Corrina, Corrina")89.</p><p> Eminem -- The Marshall Mathers LP2 -- *** 1/290.</p><p> Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison -- Cheater's Game *** 1/291.</p><p> North Mississippi All-Stars -- World Boogie Is Coming ** 1/2 92.</p><p> Vampire Weekend -- Modern Vampires Of The City *** 1/2 93.</p><p> Claire Lynch -- Dear Sister ** 1/294.</p><p> Nick Lowe -- Quality Street ***95.</p><p> Arctic Monkeys -- AM *** 1/296.</p><p> Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell -- Yellow Moon ** 1/2 97.</p><p> Fall Out Boy -- Save Rock and Roll *** 98.</p><p> Laura Marling -- Once I Was An Eagle **99.</p><p> Alan Jackson -- The Bluegrass Album ** 1/2100.</p><p> Arcade Fire -- Reflektor ** 1/2 101.</p><p> The Avett Brothers -- Magpie and the Dandelion ***/ 102.</p><p> The Waterboys -- Fisherman Box *** 1/2103.</p><p> Holly Williams -- The Highway *** 1/2104.</p><p> Brandy Clark -- 12 Stories *** 105.</p><p> Coheed and Cambria -- The Afterman: Descension ** 106.</p><p> Crystal Bowersox -- Al That For This (poor production, voiceburied) **107.</p><p> Dexy's Midnight Runners -- One Day I'm Going To Soar ** 108.</p><p> Omar Souleyman -- Wena Wena ***/ 109.</p><p> Allen Toussaint -- Songbook *** 1/2110.</p><p> Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones -- Foreverly *** 1/2111.</p><p> Gary Barlow -- Since I Last Saw You ** 1/2 112.</p><p> Gipsy Kings -- Savor Flamenco ** 1/2 113.</p><p> Various Artists -- Divided and United: Songs Of The Civil War ***1/2114.</p><p> Guy Clark -- My Favorite Picture Of You *** 1/2115.</p><p> Sara Bareilles -- The Blessed Unrest ***/116.</p><p> Sheryl Crow -- Feels Like Home ***/ 117.</p><p> The Haxan Cloak -- Excavation ** 118.</p><p> Janelle Monae -- The Electric Lady ****119.</p><p> John Mayer -- Paradise Valley *** 1/2120.</p><p> Panic! At The Disco -- Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die ***1/2 121.</p><p> Bob Dylan -- Another Self-Portrait *** 1/2 122.</p><p> Mavis Staples -- One True Vine *** 1/2123.</p><p> Ron Sexsmith -- Forever Endeavor *** 1/2124.</p><p> Drake -- Nothing Was The Same ***125.</p><p> Lorde -- Pure Heroine *** 1/2126.</p><p> The Civil Wars -- The Civil Wars *** 1/2 127.</p><p> William Onyeabor -- Who Is William Onyeabor? ** 1/2 128.</p><p> Barnswallow -- Charlie Parr **129.</p><p> Bastille -- Bad Blood ***130.</p><p> Brad Paisley -- Wheelhouse *** 1/2 131.</p><p> James Cotton -- Cotton Mouth Man *** 1/2 132.</p><p> Otis Taylor -- My World Is Gone ***133.</p><p> Rhye -- Woman *** 1/2134.</p><p> Roy Harper -- Man and Myth ** 1/2135.</p><p> Bobby Rush -- Down In Louisiana *** 136.</p><p> Midlake -- Antiphon *** 1/2 137.</p><p> Jewel -- Let It Snow **\138.</p><p> Bill Ryder Jones -- A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart ** 1/2139.</p><p> Boards of Canada -- Tomorrow's Harvest ** 1/2140.</p><p> Brendan Benson -- You Were Right **/ 141.</p><p> Billy Bragg -- Tooth And Nail ** 1/2 142.</p><p> Cage The Elephant -- Melophobia *** 1/2143.</p><p> Charles Bradley -- Victim Of Love ***144.</p><p> The Lone Bellow -- The Lone Bellow *** 1/2145.</p><p> Chvrches -- The Bones Of What You Believe ** 1/2 146.</p><p> Daniel Avery -- Drone Logic ** 147.</p><p> Darin -- Exit **148.</p><p> Daughn Gibson -- Me Moan ** 149.</p><p> Dawes -- Stories Don't End *** 150.</p><p> Deerhunter -- Monomania **151.</p><p> Depeche Mode -- Delta Machine ** 1/2152.</p><p> Disclosure -- Settle **153.</p><p> Eleanor Friedberger -- Personal Record ** 1/2 154.</p><p> Empire Of The Sun -- Ice On The Dune ** 1/2 155.</p><p> JBM -- Stray Ashes ** 1/2156.</p><p> Franz Ferdinand -- Right Words, Right Thoughts, Right Action **1/2 157.</p><p> Frightened Rabbit -- Pedestrian Verse ** 1/2 158.</p><p> Fuck Buttons -- Slow Focus **159.</p><p> Foals -- Holy Fire **160.</p><p> The Fratellis -- We Need Medicine ***/ 161.</p><p> Haim -- Days Are Gone ** 162.</p><p> Irene Kelley -- Pennsylvania Coal ** 1/2163.</p><p> Jacco Gardner -- Cabinet Of Curiosities **164.</p><p> Guards -- in Guards We Trust ***165.</p><p> Jessie Ware -- Devotion ** 1/2166.</p><p> Johnny Flynn -- Country Mile ** 167.</p><p> Jonathan Wilson -- Fanfare *** 168.</p><p> Jose James -- No Beginning No End ** 1/2169.</p><p> Kenny Rogers -- You Can't Make Old Friends ** 1/2170.</p><p> King Khan and the Shrines -- Idle No More ***/ 171.</p><p> King Krule -- 6 Feet Beneath The Moon *** 1/2 172.</p><p> Kodaline -- In A Perfect World *** 1/2173.</p><p> George Jones -- Amazing Grace ** 1/2174 -- Femi Kuti -- No Place For My Dream **175.</p><p> The Gibson Brothers -- They Called It Music ***/176.</p><p> The Knife -- Shaking The Habitual ** 1/2177.</p><p> Anoushka Shankar -- Traces Of You ** 1/2 178.</p><p> Tim Christensen -- Pure McCartney *** 1/2 179.</p><p> Parquet Courts -- Light Up Gold ***180.</p><p> Sky Ferreira -- Night Time, My Time ** 1/2181.</p><p> Speedy Ortiz -- Major Arcana ** 182.</p><p> Spirit Family Reunion -- No Separation ** 183.</p><p> Steve Mason -- Monkey Minds In The Devil's Time ***184.</p><p> Tegan And Sara -- Heartthrob **185.</p><p> The 1975 -- The 1975 ***186.</p><p> Patty Griffin -- Silver Bell *** 1/2 187.</p><p> Femi Kuti -- No Place For My Dreams ** 188.</p><p> George Jones -- Amazing Grace ** 1/2189.</p><p> Daft Punk -- Random Access Memories *** 1/2190.</p><p> Earl Sweatshirt -- Road To Doris ** 1/2 191.</p><p> Neil Finn and Paul Kelly -- Goin' Your Way *** 192.</p><p> Tyler The Creator -- Wolf ** 1/2193.</p><p> Atoms For Peace -- Amok ***194.</p><p> Alasdair Roberts and Robin Robertson -- Hirta Songs ** 1/2195.</p><p> Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran -- Hagar's Song ***196.</p><p> Danny Brown -- Old *** 1/2 197.</p><p> The Duckworth Lewis Method -- Sticky Wickets ** 1/2198.</p><p> Elvis Costello and the Roots -- Wake Up Ghost *** 1/2 199.</p><p> Ocean Colour Scene -- Painting ** 1/2 200.</p><p> Ed Harcourt -- Back Into The Woods *** 201.</p><p> Eels -- Wonderful, Glorious *** 202.</p><p> Laura Mvula -- Sing To The Moon *** 1/2203.</p><p> Little Green Cars -- Absolute Zero *** 1/2204.</p><p> Lindi Ortega -- Tin Star *** 1/2 205.</p><p> Lucius -- Wildewoman ** 1/2 206.</p><p> The Little Ones -- The Dawn Sang Along **207.</p><p> M.I.A. -- Matangi ** 1/2208.</p><p> Manic Street Preachers -- Rewind The Film ** 209.</p><p> My Bloody Valentine -- MBV ** 210.</p><p> Neil Young -- Live At The Cellar Door ***211.</p><p> Neko Case -- The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight ***212.</p><p> Of Montreal -- Lousy With Syvianbriar ***213.</p><p> Okkervil River -- The Silver Gymnasium ** 1/2214.</p><p> Palma Violets -- 180 ***215.</p><p> Phosphorescent -- Muchacho *** 216.</p><p> Robbie Fulks -- Gone Away Backward *** 217.</p><p> Roddy Wooble -- Listen To Keep ** 1/2218.</p><p> Rokia Traore -- Beautiful Africa ***219.</p><p> Rudimental -- Home ** 1/2220.</p><p> Sarah Jarosz -- Build Me Up From Bones *** 221.</p><p> Volcano Choir -- Repave ** 1/2 222.</p><p> John Fogerty -- Wrote A Song For Everyone ***223.</p><p> The Holmes Brothers -- Brotherhood ** 1/2224.</p><p> Villagers -- Awayland ** 1/2225.</p><p> Yann Tiersen -- The Lighthouse ** 1/2 226.</p><p> Yo La Tengo -- Fade *** 227.</p><p> Mikal Cronin -- MCII ***/ Updated December 31, 2013 POSTED BY MICHAEL GILTZ AT 7:32 PM 2 COMMENTS: JerryNJ said...</p><p> Damn...do you ever interact with human beings? 11:29 PM Michael Giltz said...</p><p> Only online :) 11:41 PM Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Newer Post Older Post Home