I think my half-year favorites so far are.. (and I'll keep it at 5, because I tend to do 10 for full-year):
Thursday - No Devolucion Bayside - Killing Time
Touche Amore - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
Crucial Dudes - 61 Penn
Moving Mountains - Waves
Up for recommendations on other albums this year that you think I'd enjoy if those five have been my favorites :)
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
2. Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
3. The Swellers - Good for Me
4. I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business - Gold Rush
5. Mania - Maniac
MTV shows music between the hours of 3 am and 9 am, as if they were some kind of late late night programming/infomercials, despite being called Music Television.
If they invested half the money they put into their stupid ass drama show reboots (Skins, Teen Wolf) into music-related programming, who knows, it may live up to its name again.
How can you have a Video Music Awards... when you don't show any videos or music? It might as well be hosted on HGTV or C-Span.