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Year in Rock 2012: Find it Here November 1 - December 26

For the few who remember why I started this blog in the first place, it gives me great joy to announce that artist nominations for YEAR IN ROCK 2012 are now in the process of being whittled down from 75 to 50. It's really kind of a sludgy process, what with the deciding which third of my nominees get unceremoniously cut and then the deciding which song by artists that do make the cut to profile. Not to mention what will win my year end awards for song and album of the year...

Anyway, the format for this year will be the same as it was last year. A nominee will be announced daily over a 50-day period, in the order their albums and/or singles were released chronologically. A short write-up, a link to the nominated song, profit!

Year in Rock 2012 nomination posts run from November 1 to December 20. Honourable mentions go up December 21. Song of the Year goes up December 22, while Album of the Year will be revealed on December 26.

If you've followed the blog closely over the past 10 months or so, you probably have a pretty good idea what we'll be reviewing over the coming weeks. Still, I hope you stick around and maybe even join in the discussion a bit. I look forward to falling short of your expectations.
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