For our last show of 2012, we presented some of the best releases of the year (solely in the opinion of the staff, management and ownership of Punk Melody Time Incorporated). There was so much to play that we didn't have time for even half of it, so there will be a "Part Two" on January 3rd. For the first time ever, we indulged in a few "Double Shots" (as us radio types like to call them) when a band put out a particularly strong album or more than one top-notch release. 

For those of you who take "best-of" lists seriously (unlike me), keep in mind that this is just some of the best of what crossed my ears this year and that I certainly didn't hear every record that was released (and thank goodness for that because I bet a lot of them sucked). So here you go, for what it's worth. Part Two coming soon.

(As required, we pause at the one-hour mark for the Classic Rock Challenge)


Dopamines - "Paid in Full" - 'Vices'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqLoKar8CDg

Dopamines - "Heads Up Dusters!" - 'Vices'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMR8b-1h3-0

Snuff - "In the Stocks" - '5-4-3-2-1-Perhaps?'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3IyH8So62E

Tenement – “Your Life or Mine” – split w/ Culo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1NuQFZloh8

Lipstick Homicide -"We'll Be OK" - 'The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtw12HybCz0

Dear Landlord - "Walking Distance" - 'The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b13VVe4cJRM

The Max Levine Ensemble - "Anthem for a New Morning After" - 'The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VOU9EjqCQw

Mean Jeans - "Bad Dream" - 'The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AUHJHGCfaI&feature=youtu.be

The Mean Jeans - "Anybody Out There?" - 'Mean Jeans on Mars'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7J2J_pRoiA

The Creeps - "Car Crash" - AOTU #56
http://thecreeps.bandcamp.com/track/car-crash-2

Mikey Erg - "Song Against Ian Raymond" - split w/ Alex Kerns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDl1q6dcov0

The Sugar Stems - "Like I Do" - 7"
http://sugarstems.bandcamp.com/album/like-i-do-45

The Sugar Stems - "Greatest Pretender" - 7"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ody4ZjQCdBE

Uranium Comeback - "Dance the Ground" - st
http://mermanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/dance-the-ground

Uranium Comeback - "Wanted to Tell" - st
http://mermanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/wanted-to-tell

Cheap Girls - "Gone All Summer" - 'Giant Orange'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mIP_kjJeNs

Big Eyes - "Back from the Moon" - 'Back from the Moon'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6WrJSTvYg

Black Wine - "Burlap" - 'Hollow Earth'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_c1u4oki0


DAN COFER'S CLASSIC ROCK CHALLENGE
The Fastbacks - "In the Winter" - '...and His Orchestra'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ4bbHOhrno


Kurt Baker - "Don't Go Falling in Love" - 'Brand New Beat'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuLjH4ptY2g

Kurt Baker - "Want You Around" - 'Want You Around'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6pODcPl8zQ

Not On Tour - "That's Why" - 'All This Time'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmpy3ddItKU

Not On Tour - "I Wanna Be Like You" - 'All This Time'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhJUMQeNhqs

Cobra Skulls - "Walk Away" - 'Eagle Eyes'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGIHFcIQHzQ

Hot Water Music - "Mainline" - 'Exister'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgyrfaJWyU

Hot Water Music - "Exister" - 'Exister'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucBScCIXVZk

Turbonegro - "You Give Me Worms" - 'Sexual Harassment'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZh3PF0u4Vg

Turbonegro - "I Got a Knife" - 'Sexual Harassment'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WteGefeMiMc

Every year, we like to break out a few holiday chestnuts to remind our listeners that it's the time of year for loneliness, depression and heavy drinking. Yes folks, it's our 5TH ANNUAL DEPRESSING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (with a brief break for the Classic Rock Challenge).
But first, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMJYDzhJ_aQ

Spazboy - "Christmas" - 'Alright, Tokyo'
http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=38263626&ac=now

Media Whores – “All I Want for Christmas” – ‘Master of Pop Hits’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGbnBMoZLMM&feature=youtu.be

The Riptides – “I Can’t Have a Merry Christmas” – ‘Tales from Planet Earth’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8UFk88Y0zg

The Ripcordz – “All I Want for Christmas” – ‘Re-cordz’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT23T02Z3kw&feature=youtu.be

The Prozacs - "No Christmas This Year" - 'Cleaning Out The Closet'
http://theprozacs.bandcamp.com/track/no-christmas-this-year

Toy Dolls - "Christmas Credit Crunch" - 'The Album After the Last One'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSlzBQZSaQ

FEAR - "Another Christmas Beer" - 'American Beer'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BOL_RbrogM

The Yobs – “Christmas in Jail” – ‘Christmas 2’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h06XFf0nJ5M

Helper Monkeys – "Xmas in Sac"
http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=26851584&ac=now

The Jims – “Six Packs for Christmas” – ‘Merry Christmas, Fuck You’
http://thejims.bandcamp.com/track/six-packs-for-christmas

The Plimptons – “Christmas All Over this Town” – Christmas single
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swdu3eKCxXw

Parry Gripp - "Hooray for Santa Claus" - 'For Those About to Shop, We Salute You'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzmstNPUV-U

The Glenn Robinsons – “Santa is Another Way of Spelling Satan” – ‘And That’s How I Ruined the Circus’
http://theglennrobinsons.bandcamp.com/track/santa-is-another-way-of-spelling-satan

The Montgomery Cliffs – “Don’t Feel Much Like Christmas” – ‘Christmas Stocking Stuffer’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbhQ692VGo8&feature=youtu.be

Gentleman Jesse and His Men – “Christmas Hangover” – split w/ Fever B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVNV3wez5so&feature=youtu.be

The Pranks – “Christmas Song”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HixDfMKHUU&feature=youtu.be

Fever B – “Down with Christmas” – split w/ Gentleman Jesse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4D7nKFJiIM&feature=youtu.be

The Wellingtons – “I Guess It’s Christmas” – ‘Christmas Present’
http://thewellingtons.bandcamp.com/track/i-guess-its-christmas

The Connection – “Rock N Roll Christmas” – ‘Rock N Roll Christmas’
http://the-connection.bandcamp.com/album/rock-n-roll-christmas-ep


DAN COFER'S CLASSIC ROCK CHALLENGE
The Fastbacks - "Don't Cry for Me" - '...and His Orchestra'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcBXEpYSsKk


Kung Fu Monkeys - "It Just Can't Be Christmas Without You" - 'Christmas for Breakfast'
http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=44498246&ac=now

Zombina And The Skeletones - "Transylvanian Xmas" - 'Get Thee Behind Me Santa'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmqptSVcECM

Pansy Division – “Homo Christmas” – ‘The Essential Pansy Division'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Spiqpvpuas

The Maxies – “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
http://www.reverbnation.com/themaxiesgreenland

The Automatics – “Step Into Christmas” - ‘Great Melodies’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C7aqD7yD00

Nicotine – “Last Christmas” – ‘Punk Rock Christmas’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOooHW4j_Ko

Poni-Camp – “Jingle Bells” – ‘Jingle All the Way’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGkE1UX8CQs

Playlist 12/13/12

Hot Water Music - "The Traps" - 'Exister'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ID3GXMFb8

Stay Clean Jolene - "Green" - 7"
http://radgirlfriendrecords.bandcamp.com/track/stay-clean-jolene-green

Hospital Job - "Current Event" - 'Downer Downer Downer'
http://hospitaljob.bandcamp.com/track/current-event

Direct Hit! - "Secret Recipe" - split w/ Braver
http://directhit.bandcamp.com/track/secret-recipe

Masked Intruder - "Wish You Were Mine" - st
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9toG_y4LH48

The Hotlines - "Doctor Doctor" - 'Can't Stop Partying'
http://thehotlines.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-doctor

Los Reactivos - "Mi Cenicero" - 'Never Trust a Punk Vol. 3'
http://losreactivos.bandcamp.com/track/mi-cenicero

Mean Jeans - "I Miss Outerspace" - split w/ Big Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRJE-UReHRs

The Old Wives - "Sucks to Grow Up" - 'Sucks to Grow Up'
http://theoldwives.bandcamp.com/track/sucks-to-grow-up

The Accelerators - "What Side Are You On?" - 'Fuel for the Fire'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kA8S-dNFmo

Black Wine - "Fence" - 'Hollow Earth'
http://blackwine.bandcamp.com/track/fence

Deep Pockets - "Knitting Circle" - AOTU #59
http://deeppockets.bandcamp.com/track/knitting-circle

Monikers - "Mass Comm" - split w/ The Urchin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyLQr3d8VSI&feature=youtu.be

Tight Bros - "Barcade" - st
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlErYMUxi8

Pity Party -"Eject"
http://pityletsparty.bandcamp.com/track/eject

Astro Fang - "Flesh Hand" - 7"
http://astrofang.bandcamp.com/track/flesh-hand

Metz - "Get Off" - st
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7lvWXMcM34

Mind Spiders - "More Than You" - 'Meltdown'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvqHuubjulM

The Zebrassieres - "We Want More" - 'I Am A Human'
http://zebrassieres.bandcamp.com/track/we-want-more


DAN COFER'S CLASSIC ROCK CHALLENGE
The Fastbacks - "If You Tried" - '...and His Orchestra'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CPQU_HtjZg&feature=youtu.be


The Yuckies - "Hey Alaska" - 'Dirty Bird'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqrVUvdIePo

The Worriers – “Past Lives” – ‘Past Lives’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOdXZbf2YU0

Cheeky – “Get Outta Here” – ‘Choke on a Cheeseburger’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeRfqNLVQQc&feature=youtu.be

Lula - " Amor y Venganza" - 'Radio Surf Resintonizado'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM87T8pRpk4&feature=youtu.be

Fear of Lipstick - "Want It Back" - ‘Seasons’
http://fearoflipstick.bandcamp.com/track/want-it-back

Images - "Caught Me Off Guard" - 'Thought Patterns'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCYszuyuVI8

Mother's Children - "See the OIther Guy" - 7"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IJ1Q-n6DFA

Sharp Objects - "DMZ" - st
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3IS7Vm-5s

No CLASSIC ROCK CHALLENGE this week. I forgot to bring the record with me. Oh, well.

Hospital Job - "Search Party" - 'Downer Downer Downer'
http://hospitaljob.bandcamp.com/track/search-party

Smoking Victims - "Odisea en Ikea" - 'Satelite'
http://smokingvictims.bandcamp.com/track/odisea-en-ikea

Not on Tour - "I Wanna Be Like You" - 'All This Time'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhJUMQeNhqs

Good Grief - "Rusty Nail" - demo
http://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/track/rusty-nail

The Guts - "Call Me" - 'Songs of Freedom'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp1BpJS5zow

Faster Housecat - "Josie" -
http://fasterhousecat.bandcamp.com/track/josie

The Rocket Jocks - " Man Vs. Robot" - 'Return to Planet X!'
http://ohmytracks.com/#/music/The+Rocket+Jocks

Promdates - "Totally Fucked Up" - 'Coffee's Hot, We're Not'
http://thepromdates.bandcamp.com/track/totally-fucked-up

Frozen Teens - "Been a While" - st
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaSIeVRUR5M

Marvin Berry and the New Sound - "Howlin' at the Highway" - split w/ Nude Beach
http://marvinberryandthenewsound.bandcamp.com/track/howlin-at-the-highway

Pretty Pretty - "Too Kind" - demo
http://prettypretty.bandcamp.com/track/too-kind

Jabber - "Maybe Next Year" - 'Too Many Babes'
http://jabberpop.bandcamp.com/track/maybe-next-year

Sundials - "Untitled" - 'When I Couldn't Breathe'
http://sundials.bandcamp.com/track/untitled

Candy Hearts - "Ticklish" - 'The Best Ways to Disappear'
http://www.amazon.com/Ticklish/dp/B009YZ3554

The Wellingtons - "Freak Out" - 'Heading North For The Winter'
http://us.myspace.com/music/player?sid=33067257&ac=now

Kurt Baker - "Partied Out" - 'Brand New Beat'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_5qYq1OCX0

The Zebrassieres - "I Am Human"
https://soundcloud.com/hajjihusayn/zebrassieres-i-am-human-1

Young Skin - "Uneasy" - 'The Sticky Pages'
http://youngskin.bandcamp.com/track/uneasy-2

Talky Tina - "Air Conditioned" - st
http://www.amazon.com/Air-Conditioned/dp/B009NW3PSA

The Evil O'Brians - "Creepy Beauty" - ‘Where the Fun Never Sets, Vol. 3’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pXhsULEPw

New Bruises - "There Was Only One Johnny Cash" - 'Chock Full of Misery'
http://wtfest4.bandcamp.com/track/there-was-only-one-johnny-cash

The Slow Death – “Opposite of Jesse’s Girl” – ‘Born Ugly Got Worse’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDsElqpEAo0

Tenement - "Running Into Mirrors" - 'Napalm Dream'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT_DqX8LT70

Husking Bee - "Wata No Hara" - 'Four Color Problem'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VBFoM1_vcY&feature=youtu.be

The Crackups – “Drunk with You” – ‘Animals on Acid’
http://thecrackups.bandcamp.com/track/drunk-with-you

The Dopamines - "Paid in Full" - 'Vices'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqLoKar8CDg

M.O.T.O. – “I Talk in Cliches” – ‘No Way Street'
http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=27067837&ac=now

Jetty Boys – “Rock Bottom” – split w/Be My Doppelganger
http://ihatepunkrock.bandcamp.com/track/jetty-boys-rock-bottom

Off With Their Heads – “Never Run” – split w/Discharge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNSy3B5mkQ