Curious what notable personalities in the scene think was great this year? So is TGEFM! So we reached out to some of our favorite luminaries ranging from musicians, label personnel, and more for their “Best of 2024” lists. Now, listen: TGEFM is not a taskmistress. Contributors can write these out however they want. So if it doesn’t actually look or read like a list… and sometimes it really is just a list with no other observations! Who cares?
When Sam Tinnesz and multi-platinum producers Mark Jackson and Ian Brendon Scott came together in 2023 to form Society Of Villains, those in the know took notice. With a new EP, Good & Evil, due in April, the trio are set to take the world on fire with their delectable alt-rock virtuosity. But first, lets see what they enjoyed in 2024.
Ian’s Top 5 retro vinyl collection picks – no specific order- and something newish
Retro Picks:
– Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
– Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedos
– The Police – Syncronicity
– The Beatles – White album
– Jackson Browne – Running on Empty
Something Newish: (Produced by myself and Mark Jackson)
– Dorothy – Rock is Dead
Mark Jackson’s Rock Tracks for Snowboarding in 2024
- Rage Against The Machine – “Bomb Track”
- AC/DC – “Highway to Hell”
- Sex Pistols – “Anarchy in the UK”
- Dick Dale – “Miserlou”
- I Prevail – “Bow Down”
- Dorothy – “Raise Hell”
Sam Tinnesz’s Must- Have Guitars of 2024
From left to right:
Gold tone F6+
Veritas Portlander
Gibson Firebird
Jamstik
Gibson Elvis Dove
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
