#2013 Year End Lists

A Year in ControversiesHow the Think-piece Shapes Music Criticism

In the age of the ubiquitous think-piece, here's another, and this time, it's about think-pieces. In 2013 what think-pieces mean is that no one is about to get away with anything. You're a white girl who twerked in a music video? You're a white girl trying to criticize consumerism by skewering the...

Lindsey Rhoades

YEAR END LISTAF's Guide to Riot Grrrl's Influence in 2013

It is a goddamn golden age for girl-fronted punk. It's not that there haven't been important works by women in the ensuing years, but 2013 saw a Riot Grrrl Renaissance unlike anything since its early '90s inception. Back then, Kathleen Hanna had to make safe spaces at Bikini Kill shows for female...

Lindsey Rhoades

YEAR END LISTTop 10 unexplainable Kanye moments

It's been a weird year for Kanye West; although really, with Kanye, what year isn't weird? He's become renowned for his crazy shenanigans, which most of us are now familiar with. From his "George Bush doesn't care about black people" slip in 2005 to his infamous "I'ma let you finish" bluster at the...

Kelly Tunney

YEAR END LISTTop 7 To Anticipate

I’ll be honest: 2013 wasn’t the best year for me. I had my moments (like joining AudioFemme, for one), but overall this past year had a few more downs than ups in my experience. So I’m ready for 2014 and determined to make it a good one no matter what—although, by the looks of it, I’m not going to...

Raquel Dalarossa

YEAR END LISTNotes From The Road - Top 5 Musical Destinations of 2013

I took several road trips this year. At the beginning of 2013, adventure felt overdue—something about going to new places, with no routine or expectations, opens you up to hear music you'd never think to listen to otherwise. Below are the five biggest, best surprises from the road—hopefully, you'll...

Carena Liptak