Music

Best of 2011: Obits

by Sam Sutherland

AUX is in the habit of ranking what we thought were the best of the respective genres we cover — Indie/Pop/Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Metal, Punk, and Electronic. This year, we also reached out to as many of the artists featured on our lists as we could — our best-of the year’s best-of the year’s.

Michael Hampton’s Favourite Punk Records

“We decided to have a little fun with this and, instead of giving our top list, we asked our friend Michael Hampton to tell us his favorite punk records. Michael is one of my guitar heros and was in classic DC hardcore bands like S.O.A. and The Faith, who just had one of their records re-issued.”

1. Bad Brains – Pay To Cum
2. Black Flag – Nervous Breakdown
3. Germs – GI
4. Satan’s Rats – In My Love For You
5. Generation X – Generation X
6. Scars – Horrorshow
7. Dils – Your Not Blank
8. Angelic Upstarts – I’m An Upstart
9. Damned – Love Song
10. Adicts – Straight Jacket
11. Ruts – Babylon’s Burning
12. Pagans – What’s This Shit Called Love?