On a very special episode of Beat Connection, your boy Tucker Stone joins Nate and Marty to count down the best musical happenings of 2015 and pit them all against one another in an epic battle royal to determine the single best music thing of the year. Blood will be shed and friendships will be lost after the jump.
Here's Part 1:
And here's Part 2!
For those of you who cheat to win, here is a preview of our top tens, in descending order of credibility:
Nate:
10. Dr. Yen Lo – Days with Dr. Yen Lo
9. Missy Elliott “WTF (Where They From)”
8. bass music?
7. no new rock
6. RP Boo – Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints / Jlin – Dark Energy
5. Kamasi Washington – The Epic
4. Erykah Badu “HOTLINE BLING BUT U CAINT USE MY PHONE”
2. Vince Staples – Summertime ‘06
1. R&B
Marty:
10. Justin Bieber
9. troubadours
8. Majical Cloudz – Are You Alone?
7. moody rap semi-concept albums
6. Tame Impala’s “The Less I Know the Better” video
5. R&B
4. Brainfeeder jazz associates
3. Carly Rae Jepsen "Run Away With Me"
2. the Hotline Bling dance
1. protest music
Tucker:
10. Kendrick Lamar "King Kunta"
9. Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love
8. Paradise Lost – The Plague Within
7. Vince Staples – Summertime ‘06
6. Sannhet – Revisionist
5. "Tool fans are the worst"
4. Thundercat + Eric Andre “Tron Song” video
3. Sunn o))) – Kannon
2. High on Fire "The Falconist"
1. Prince plays Radiohead's "Creep" live
You can download episodes of Beat Connection directly from iTunes. If you like this show, please check out the other Factual Opinion family podcasts: Tucker Stone & Sean Witzke's Travis Bickle on the Riviera (also located at TFO and here), Comic Books Are Burning In Hell (also located at TFO and here), and Katie Skelly & Sarah Horrock’s Trash Twins (located here and here).
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