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Pass The Mic: Artists on 2014

December 14, 2014

Pass The Mic: Artists on 2014
Pass The Mic: Artists on 2014

Worthwhile Way (Aki and Mayu)

1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2014? (In order 1-5)

  1. Stay Clean Jolen - S/T
  2. New Junk City - S/T
  3. Helen Chambers – Penny Arcade
  4. Crow Bait - Sliding Through The Halls Of Fate
  5. Great Cynics / Muncie Girls - Split

2. What band did you discover in 2014 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?

We have discovered a lots of bands in 2014.

Lutheran Heat, Young Ladies, Beach Slang, Shallow Cuts, Tacocat, Saturday's Heroes, FM359, Epic Problem. We especially like Dead Bars!

3. How will you remember 2014? (In terms of music)

Our band Worthwhile Way toured in Japan with RVIVR in early April.

It was a memorable week ever.

4. What can we look forward to from you in 2015?

Dead Bars upcoming 7'' EP.

Hopefully, we will be able to announce the other releases we have very soon.

5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2015?

We're looking forward to upcoming albums for Divers, Western Settings, Muncie Girls, and Turkish Techno!

6. What trend will you forever associate with 2014 in music?

No vinyl, No punk.

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— words by the SPB team • December 14, 2014

Major props to all the bands, and also to Nicole Kibert for her ever-awesome photograph at the top of the feature. Thanks!

Pass The Mic: Artists on 2014
Pass The Mic: Artists on 2014

Pages in this feature

  1. Opening page
  2. ACWay (Sutekh Hexen)
  3. Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony)
  4. Brian Phee (Counterpunch - guitar/vocals)
  5. Daryl (Spokenest - guitar/Razorcake - editor)
  6. Drew Ailes (Brain Tumors)
  7. Dwarves (Blag Dahlia)
  8. Dylan (Vacation)
  9. Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer/SIGE Records)
  10. Frank Turner
  11. Franz Nicolay
  12. George Rager (Neighborhood Brats)
  13. Heart Attack Man
  14. Jeff Ellsworth and Ben Matthews (Broughton's Rules)
  15. Jeff Lohrber (Enabler/Today Is the Day)
  16. Jesse Menard (Foxfires/Mountain Man)
  17. John Lemke
  18. Kenn (Hexis - bass)
  19. Kevin Gan Yuen (Sutekh Hexen/ Viraloptic.com)
  20. Kid Tsunami
  21. Lauren Denitzio (Worriers)
  22. Marc Euvrie (The Eye of Time/Sugartown Cabaret/Mort Mort Mort/Karysun)
  23. Max Desharnais (Sonic Avenues)
  24. Miguel Chen (Teenage Bottlerocket)
  25. Northless
  26. Roo Pescod (Bangers)
  27. Russ Rankin (Only Crime/Good Riddance)
  28. Svffer
  29. T (V.E.G.A.S.)
  30. The Blind Shake
  31. Worthwhile Way (Aki and Mayu)

Series: Year End 2014

Our annual round-up of the best music of the year 2014.

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