By: Anand Harsh

Best Events
1. EOTO - 2010.07.10 - Belle of Louisville (Forecastle Festival) - Louisville, KY
2. Ana Sia - 2010.09.25 - Tall Tree Lake Festival - Goreville, IL
3. Digital Tape Machine - 2010.09.17 - Wuhnurth Music Festival - Spencer, IN
4. Lotus - 2010.08.28 - Summerdance - Garrettsville, OH
5. MartyParty - 2010.11.06 - Kinetic Playground - Chicago, IL

Honorbale Mentions: The dubstep tent at The Werk Out, The Join at the Bluebird, Bassnectar at the Bluebird

Best New Artists
1. NiT GriT

2. Loyal Divide

3. Archnemesis

4. Fabian

5. Digital Tape Machine

Honorbable Mentions: Unicorn Kid, SuperDre, Virtual Boy, Somasphere

Best New Tracks
1. Loyal Divide - Vision Vision

2. NiT GriT - Dimethyltryptamine (http://soundcloud.com/nit-grit/dimethyltryptamine)
3. Kraddy - Major Lazer vs. ESKMO [Next Level Mash-up]

4. Sub Swara feat. Dead Prez - Speak My Language

5. D.V.S* - Crime Crunk Scene

Honorable Mentions: Bassnectar & Datsik - Yes, Archnemesis - Face to Face