"2007 was like a time warp, I swear. Tons of new, young bands paid homage to those who came before by making oodles of throwback tracks from all eras and genres of music and as if that weren’t enough to take us back, bands that haven’t been seen or heard..."

"team durutti works on the los amigos year end favorite album listI didn't have time to put together the obligatory year end list before the holidays this year. But the indulgence of ranking the year's "best" albums (which, in los amigos' case, is really more of a "favorite albums" tally)..."

"50. Fall Out Boy "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Kanye West Remix)"As if it comes to a surprise to anyone, there is something about Kanye West that is special. He can take a bland pop punk song and turn it in to a hot dance track. Add..."

"#2: Common - Finding ForeverWhat can I say, ever since Common & Kanye started working together, Common's been on top of his game and in my opinion his prime. "Be" was a hip-hop MASTERPIECE and i honestly didn't think that he'd be able to follow up with anything of the..."

"The last time that all you IGIF lovers and I (Louie) met, 2006 was winding up and I named Hip Hop Is Dead the rap album of the year. Due to its provocative title, at the time of that amazing album’s release there were some seriously pissed-off rappers; there were..."