December is list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. But this year, just like the last, we took this opportunity to flip that tradition upside down, asking the artists that influenced us what influenced them. more ›

think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for? more ›