Words by Phillip Mottaz

Next week we’ll get back to exploring new obsessions, but this week is a look back. So join me, won’t you, on a trip into the self-infatuated past as I put my body and brain to a weird and unnecessary test: I will review all 48 G.S.A.T.M.’s of the past year in a strange, ill-advised contest to determine which one is the “Best” and, consequently, “Wins.”
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Written by Phillip Mottaz

Dedicated to those songs that I can’t stop playing, humming, or thinking about; the 4+ minutes you fall head-over-heels in love with. Past instances have included The Stooges’ “No Fun,” Tom Petty’s “Listen To Her Heart” and Monster Magnet’s “Negasonic Teenage Warhead.”
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Beyonce has had quite the year — an out of body one, if you will. She took on a Prince-esque form when applying her alter-ego “Sasha Fierce,” that never really sounded any different from Beyonce (marketing scheme anyone?). She also took on the brilliant role of Etta James in Cadillac Records, and pulled it off to what seems like, everyone’s surprise.
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