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Ho, Hey, It's The Top Songs of 2012 as Voted on by the XPN Community

The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, and Of Monsters and Men all had songs in the top 5! After tallying the votes submitted by almost 2,000 XPN Listeners, XPN Program Director Bruce Warren counted down to 2013 and hosted the Year In Review Countdown on New Year's Eve, with the top 100 reveal on New Year's Day. Check out the complete list of the Top 200 Songs for 2012 here!

Contest Winner

Congrats to our Year In Review Contest Winner, Pam Magidson of Ardmore, PA. Pam won the 32 GB iPod Touch loaded with the Top 200 Songs from the WXPN 2012 Year In Review, AND a $200 Gift Card to the XPN Shop.

Caravan Music Festival announces its 2013 dates / lineup, and it’s massive

The fourth annual Caravan Music Festival will once again bring a boatload of Philadelphia bands to the woods of Maine of a three day...Read More

Where to see (or avoid seeing) Kanye West’s new video projection in Philly tonight

Love Kanye West, hate him or occupy some ever-fluctuating middle ground (that’s me), you’ve got to give the dude credit...Read More

See Big Terrible and Ali Wadsworth celebrate Rotten City the North Star Bar tonight

Philly blues-rock combo Big Terrible is gearing up to usher its third release into the world; the Rotten City EP gets its physical...Read More

Review: Bobby McFerrin peforms this week’s Free at Noon (photos, audio, setlist)

Ten time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin gave a stellar performance at this afternoon’s Free at Noon concert. McFerrin just...Read More

A conversation with The Thermals’ Kathy Foster about bass, Rocky and their first decade as a band (playing Union Transfer...

This spring, Portland indie-punk trio The Thermals turned ten and released an album that’s got all the fuzzy scuzzy energy and...Read More