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Blog Entries by Jon Chattman from 12/2012

A-Sides Music: Top 52 Songs of 2012 (Call Me Maybe...Not)

| Posted 12.03.2012

"Look at the birds up in the tree." "We're not birds, we're a jug band." - Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas That immortal exchange between a bear pu...

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Shining "Headlights" on Morning Parade (VIDEO)

| Posted 12.05.2012

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Supermegafantastic Sounds of IAMDYNAMITE and Popping in New Cassettes

| Posted 12.07.2012

Before I tell you about them, I just want to say I miss making mix tapes. I miss waiting on the radio to record a song off of it, too. Everything is so damn immediate now. I miss the pre-Spotify days and iTunes nights. Anyway, I'll stop and get back to the band.

A-Sides Music: 48 More Great Songs of 2012 (Road to 100 Complete)

| Posted 12.10.2012

Last week, A-Sides Musicreleased its Top 52 Songs of 2012. The reason I chose 52 was strictly a cheap pop. As wrestling fans know all too well - that ...

A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Contestants No More - Chevonne's "Voice" and Jack Skuller's "Holiday"

| Posted 12.13.2012

Is there anyone out there who can take another season of Randy Jackson shouting "dawg" repeatedly? I'm not sure I can. American Idol is back next mont...

A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Biffy Clyro Raise The "Black Chandelier"

| Posted 12.17.2012

My heart breaks for Newtown... the families, the students, the town, and the state of Connecticut. It breaks for these United States of America. Do we...

A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Tres! American Authors, Hunter Valentine, and Clementine & The Galaxy

| Posted 12.19.2012

Today marks my final "A-Sides" of the year, and I have to just thank you all for reading the columns and watching the sessions. This series has been s...

A Small A-Sides Gesture: Steve Miller Band Offering and 'Culture' Tickets for Newtown

| Posted 12.26.2012

The scars o Sandy Hook Elementary School are too deep for all of us -- especially those personally affected by it. Songs can only do so much. But I believe in the power of music.

A-Sides Music: My Heart's Full Of Love Over Les Mis

| Posted 12.31.2012

So many thoughts ran through my head the other day as I sat with my parents and waited for Les Misérables to start after 101 trailers that preceded i...