Albums

1 David Bowie - Black Star
2 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
3 Drive by Truckers - American Band
4 Whitney - Light Upon The Lake
5 Leonard Cohen - You want it Darker
6 Radiohead - Moon Shaped Pool
7 American Football - LP2
8 Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack
9 Wilco - Schmilco
10 The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

Live Gigs

1 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Ricoh Arena, Coventry
2 David Gilmour - Royal Albert Hall
3 Neil Young & The Promise of the Real - O2 London
4 Coldplay - Wembley Stadium
5 AC/DC (with Axl Rose) - London Stadium
6 The Cure - Wembley Arena
7 Cinematic Orchestra - Rock City, Nottingham
8 Wilco - Brixton Academy
9 Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Genting Arena, Birmingham
10 Sleater Kinney - Sydney Opera House

Festival Performances

1 Thee Oh Sees - End of the Road
2 Low - Caught by the River
3 Warpaint - Green Man
4 Bill Ryder-Jones - Howlin' Fling, Eigg
5 Local Natives - End of the Road
6 Sigur ros - Citadel festival
7 The Magnetic North - Green Man
8 Whitney - Green Man
9 Beach House - Laneway Festival
10 Lush - Green Man

Best and worst Musical moments

Best: Going to a gig at the Sydney Opera House

Worst: The passing of David Bowie and all the musical legends who died this year.

Best Song

Julia Jacklin - Pool Party

Best Film

Black Mass

Best Book

David Millar - The Racer: The Inside Story of Life on the Road

Merry Christmas! Pete