tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149941802024-03-07T15:25:47.955-06:00Baseball, Music and Other Good StuffJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-69352754627119294182012-01-02T17:30:00.000-06:002012-01-02T17:30:46.351-06:00Top 40 Albums of 2011<div class="MsoNormal">This is always difficult to do, but so much fun. Surprisingly, there were a lot of really good albums to come out this year. I am sure some of you reading this are saying, what’s an album, but yes, if you look hard enough, you can still find stores that even sell them. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well, here we go, I am sure the order on these will change on me in the next few days, but before that happens, let’s get this done now.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">40. Radiohead – King of Limbs<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcdvKzExZtmTLjedOynBJcOD_1nLw5L_JXlMm7ItxGbwL2hX7YS4oTeDoq2tC5DRYhxrZQ_ffRQHXPh5mQnYWRQIvigQkyBB3KIBHf2WJJKo95D-XJabSe3oW5SgilpUEq3Dl7A/s1600/radiohead-the-king-of-limbs-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcdvKzExZtmTLjedOynBJcOD_1nLw5L_JXlMm7ItxGbwL2hX7YS4oTeDoq2tC5DRYhxrZQ_ffRQHXPh5mQnYWRQIvigQkyBB3KIBHf2WJJKo95D-XJabSe3oW5SgilpUEq3Dl7A/s320/radiohead-the-king-of-limbs-art.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVcKwEJ2w4">Morning Mr. Magpie</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8&feature=related">Lotus Flower</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXYLBq3b_sg">Codex</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">39. The Raveonettes – Raven in the Grave<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TWq6NDwtndkJAm6PPO28anKWkjqKoAhu2QcStyJ8r2EESAY0_xi2MxKyFhT338HAo3hO0p7u9CYLDpH8jUj9-yKUJKJK46Jc8IXXkmAgb9_dyu948Qkv7aBn_qmL4rAWxPSrcQ/s1600/Raven+in+the+Grave.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TWq6NDwtndkJAm6PPO28anKWkjqKoAhu2QcStyJ8r2EESAY0_xi2MxKyFhT338HAo3hO0p7u9CYLDpH8jUj9-yKUJKJK46Jc8IXXkmAgb9_dyu948Qkv7aBn_qmL4rAWxPSrcQ/s320/Raven+in+the+Grave.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PKoAU07qY">Recharge and Revolt</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlL9P9-khfQ">Forget That You’re Young</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuI8w8YNQ90">Ignite</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">38. Hooded Fang – Tosta Mista<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmo5C-1Kk_mW3smZm1J3bx0TcOXpE2enrNgCoeYlMGv2r864LV7L1A1NfSn5bfOUqNaXw2WMU7Q2nNL9SwfUphZ_B5Z5jnDRvqZVaW1M2ZF27f9FzNYEZMOLcr0poQoFOFF2bag/s1600/Hooded-Fang-Tosta-Mista-Album-Cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmo5C-1Kk_mW3smZm1J3bx0TcOXpE2enrNgCoeYlMGv2r864LV7L1A1NfSn5bfOUqNaXw2WMU7Q2nNL9SwfUphZ_B5Z5jnDRvqZVaW1M2ZF27f9FzNYEZMOLcr0poQoFOFF2bag/s320/Hooded-Fang-Tosta-Mista-Album-Cover.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://vimeo.com/33305682">Clap</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W1FjIbi6IY">ESP</a> & <a href="http://vimeo.com/24148593">Vacationation</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">37. Big Troubles – Romantic Comedy<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK0EKFxJaT2xa34VnaMQjgBAr6mLQnisjiXfYgGSe3VPJeDtRaQM0bKNzfTiUEAjPmaU1NkYDuN5rK82woIk6l-CSN7ZjZoNNqeYAT9YeRxgfKdjNlLgvkfLgK25G27LFocZxag/s1600/big+troubles+romantic+comedy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK0EKFxJaT2xa34VnaMQjgBAr6mLQnisjiXfYgGSe3VPJeDtRaQM0bKNzfTiUEAjPmaU1NkYDuN5rK82woIk6l-CSN7ZjZoNNqeYAT9YeRxgfKdjNlLgvkfLgK25G27LFocZxag/s320/big+troubles+romantic+comedy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI4wKiy6KxM&ob=av2n">She Smiles for Pictures</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMMtf0YRVGQ">Minor Keys</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Jw23BGtqs">Softer than Science</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">36. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqClg3LVZmU9wVOxSbYu37YpXMzmC-oSzGsZImMr8Q9MAuTWJ5Nd_sUCi3lQQg8tnelox47ydEND540S4afHecwgBZP6OijfmzrUVoW7jS-MHZUxwR4H3S5m-H6NZfzMP0L1QJvw/s1600/lykee-li-wounded-rhymes1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqClg3LVZmU9wVOxSbYu37YpXMzmC-oSzGsZImMr8Q9MAuTWJ5Nd_sUCi3lQQg8tnelox47ydEND540S4afHecwgBZP6OijfmzrUVoW7jS-MHZUxwR4H3S5m-H6NZfzMP0L1QJvw/s320/lykee-li-wounded-rhymes1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF_BcZRpsiU">Youth Knows Know Pain</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU&ob=av2e">I Follow Rivers</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO50q4vwPd0">Rich Kid Blues</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">35. British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGi8DHJi3LbEPNusOU3z4Hjd2Dln-41WDT9S8TBXi0Bk8u8gcppNuSW_HoRjsAuRGRX7TdbSiYiDhGFsybkSTdXcHLNb62GLPlCHPseMor_a9M7y7BcdbmjW9Rff8bHgp3nHLQ0w/s1600/British+Sea+Power+-+Valhalla+Dancehall+-+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGi8DHJi3LbEPNusOU3z4Hjd2Dln-41WDT9S8TBXi0Bk8u8gcppNuSW_HoRjsAuRGRX7TdbSiYiDhGFsybkSTdXcHLNb62GLPlCHPseMor_a9M7y7BcdbmjW9Rff8bHgp3nHLQ0w/s320/British+Sea+Power+-+Valhalla+Dancehall+-+Front.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij6Hz96Oh7E">Who’s In Control</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPyqi4OLTBc">Cleaning Out the Rooms</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmijEC6yfGU">Thin Black Sail</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">34. Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcVxODyu05vRRPzyDRM7bQYrJY_QKIlQLyceISsxqEyvx1Vdyjy6t4x17Z5nhns_gbbQxYJkTrRqtmV2mQmNt63zSgOMvUG3Jjp3qyLoxsFVO9rP9STwgmpNH2S8Y0MgT2adkZA/s1600/beady+eye+different+gear+still+speeding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcVxODyu05vRRPzyDRM7bQYrJY_QKIlQLyceISsxqEyvx1Vdyjy6t4x17Z5nhns_gbbQxYJkTrRqtmV2mQmNt63zSgOMvUG3Jjp3qyLoxsFVO9rP9STwgmpNH2S8Y0MgT2adkZA/s320/beady+eye+different+gear+still+speeding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhhFjxJIhNc&ob=av2n">Four Letter Word</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLuSnmqq0o">Beatles and Stones</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6au9tXtGvL4">The Beat Goes On</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">33. Cut Copy – Zonoscope<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiy_3dfSFLglMvE1EpTN6ruOHdpyDe8lRPxGv02Q-TxgucU5tznHbctefj7JitzL8tl7LBtJkKc8Bpg0-P6ziB7BwzsQhoEi4qkzfXpTYVnEp0UlMH9JnLaTpTV6pUREqTIBd95g/s1600/CUT-COPY-ZONOSCOPE-COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiy_3dfSFLglMvE1EpTN6ruOHdpyDe8lRPxGv02Q-TxgucU5tznHbctefj7JitzL8tl7LBtJkKc8Bpg0-P6ziB7BwzsQhoEi4qkzfXpTYVnEp0UlMH9JnLaTpTV6pUREqTIBd95g/s320/CUT-COPY-ZONOSCOPE-COVER.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobDug0Ht1g">Take Me Over</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWj2LsM4kNc">Where I’m Going</a> & <a href="http://soundcloud.com/modularpeople/cut-copy-this-is-all-weve-got">This is All We’ve Got</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">32. Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Belong<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis01ofDYFyWVa585FzXV-en59CKLIhY9OUgKVwKMWviySn268vdTKl-UQWfTStQ1js2i2vNNOBDtSNGJ1yAhriN4VGvTTAn9hW79lET78NeGcBCvLdTv93XalaUYM_ODODx-vd3g/s1600/THE+PAINS+OF+BEING+PURE+AT+HEART+-+BELONG_www.lylybye.blogspot.com_1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis01ofDYFyWVa585FzXV-en59CKLIhY9OUgKVwKMWviySn268vdTKl-UQWfTStQ1js2i2vNNOBDtSNGJ1yAhriN4VGvTTAn9hW79lET78NeGcBCvLdTv93XalaUYM_ODODx-vd3g/s320/THE+PAINS+OF+BEING+PURE+AT+HEART+-+BELONG_www.lylybye.blogspot.com_1_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dt1zWdmB4c">Belong</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uei2DJ7vE0c">Heaven’s Gonna Happen Now</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2syY0U-eY0&ob=av2e">Heart In Your Heartbreak</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">31. I’m From Barcelona – Forever Today<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDFa2LwO9KJeWMNg4yn4VbmZ1X7jweCRDN2giHNPGHLLFNxumBdlfZOQqXwb98ipPipwQxrioioryzKHi-piG17ER-63A4kocMLbwIZG99z9_YY4_7mDu9n0lvVZbU2kSHZs4ng/s1600/ForeverToday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDFa2LwO9KJeWMNg4yn4VbmZ1X7jweCRDN2giHNPGHLLFNxumBdlfZOQqXwb98ipPipwQxrioioryzKHi-piG17ER-63A4kocMLbwIZG99z9_YY4_7mDu9n0lvVZbU2kSHZs4ng/s320/ForeverToday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th62CvKZhKg">Charlie Parker</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JY9uMaPgH8">Always Spring</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqkie-cMb34">Dr. Landy</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">30. We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV_MRmPgea5PqYueq5_ISgV2oX3HJqVURq8VAWVY6g9JdbUxGjoBAeZ-HMDuB9VYXjWRUTtr-3DEg6WOZKC4OfwCZR6giNfLZRE8YDswxqskf7U0naIQ71-cJpk8zP_xbMkyPkQ/s1600/we_are_augustines_album.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV_MRmPgea5PqYueq5_ISgV2oX3HJqVURq8VAWVY6g9JdbUxGjoBAeZ-HMDuB9VYXjWRUTtr-3DEg6WOZKC4OfwCZR6giNfLZRE8YDswxqskf7U0naIQ71-cJpk8zP_xbMkyPkQ/s320/we_are_augustines_album.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDVo57p8EnI">Chapel Song</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8pBCpvqLZ4">Headlong Into the Abyss</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hERsLDk8AO8">New Drink for the Old Drunk</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">29. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79oRZY34a6MhZkyVXh-PDWJ0ssndIZGdKTjyze8CGxsNBlRIVS7jQc1C4MrK0Y6g2li3aiQ3V_TnGoTFLfn_e8hgORSh0hLO4uiAVemsIE7F5EwdtULC_Km9r8sbK8FlPYR-83w/s1600/black+lips+arabia+mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79oRZY34a6MhZkyVXh-PDWJ0ssndIZGdKTjyze8CGxsNBlRIVS7jQc1C4MrK0Y6g2li3aiQ3V_TnGoTFLfn_e8hgORSh0hLO4uiAVemsIE7F5EwdtULC_Km9r8sbK8FlPYR-83w/s320/black+lips+arabia+mountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChuYpoajar0">Modern Art</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKdIv5N6rZY">Raw Meat</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW8Llcr0T7M">New Direction</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">28. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSW3PZy0OI2X0upKZnmkDMQfZdkEJRLpRF5ne1Pi-13o0qGSRYiXT8Ejv4yJYiSmMks6XhV0qCP1ssENvnlcX8QtVGt7Cb9TC31sCytXKN2FYGCv3Y2kHb4OZB8ouDF8Sl21rglQ/s1600/Malkmus+Mirror+Traffic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSW3PZy0OI2X0upKZnmkDMQfZdkEJRLpRF5ne1Pi-13o0qGSRYiXT8Ejv4yJYiSmMks6XhV0qCP1ssENvnlcX8QtVGt7Cb9TC31sCytXKN2FYGCv3Y2kHb4OZB8ouDF8Sl21rglQ/s320/Malkmus+Mirror+Traffic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oD5pBRBIz8&ob=av2e">Tigers</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADR7Hx9xqk&ob=av2e">Senator</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--JX88tBFE">Stick Figures in Love</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">27. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkwD8QC8nTfmd4tpnE0-hFOVY7JZjYNH1jAIjbTAME4u28YojWhnWYrV9W8ousFwUQyoTAK93kDVOUg4lVOCkAsGfkhoaAxUNyBjB11KRzWH-xztNPVWLvXpDGqdQG-vAc4xZVQ/s1600/girls_father_son_holy_ghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkwD8QC8nTfmd4tpnE0-hFOVY7JZjYNH1jAIjbTAME4u28YojWhnWYrV9W8ousFwUQyoTAK93kDVOUg4lVOCkAsGfkhoaAxUNyBjB11KRzWH-xztNPVWLvXpDGqdQG-vAc4xZVQ/s320/girls_father_son_holy_ghost.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuDoYhQI2o">Honey Bunny</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9mhBsLydfg">Die</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqSUK3JEKw4">Love Like A River</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">26. Destroyer – Kaputt<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rIfLt9jP66ks_oEbKyG75oiwuRMz_8h-J2kK3TdNXnjM0GXMVgOMmWrmte5BFfNRNyAK6cd_ciihGsQ18xzNlDzQ9hjIUVcOpgsXKs_AidU0tPALpv-fnKDA2rj6Nf2aB98bcQ/s1600/destroyer+kaputt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rIfLt9jP66ks_oEbKyG75oiwuRMz_8h-J2kK3TdNXnjM0GXMVgOMmWrmte5BFfNRNyAK6cd_ciihGsQ18xzNlDzQ9hjIUVcOpgsXKs_AidU0tPALpv-fnKDA2rj6Nf2aB98bcQ/s320/destroyer+kaputt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz7oaUUWWYk">Chinatown</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfuDbWD_PIk&ob=av2e">Savage Night at the Opera</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puu3IvKnSb4&feature=relmfu">Kaputt</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">25. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl6MsDSyHGCUoxRELCj3xCrnqNC1yiMWMYTw7I8LslsbNq7cOL_Hb1c_fk1-dCA7KgMKYRV0KoYvIB9digMLjDlNUPZgmdDGylYTi6XsNEZwKlMxML_5imc0GEMrpUI7hGTrSZw/s1600/FF+Wasting+Light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl6MsDSyHGCUoxRELCj3xCrnqNC1yiMWMYTw7I8LslsbNq7cOL_Hb1c_fk1-dCA7KgMKYRV0KoYvIB9digMLjDlNUPZgmdDGylYTi6XsNEZwKlMxML_5imc0GEMrpUI7hGTrSZw/s320/FF+Wasting+Light.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZFMTjQ7Xi0">Bridge Burning</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbpqZT_56Ns&ob=av2e">Rope</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTqeVcaCar4">Dear Rosemary</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">24. Masters of the Hemisphere – Maybe These Are The Breaks<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofmtMTfBt6I5qpplZWcEebnatkWQxb35V4xSUUq2Jrn18_jAe4CMGhhtm3rY6TpC-h9kVtnQ0OgOnCuYzQTWbdnE4791WC9aDx0WNQT4ui9jSnkCuHIEMtXS4DB6dGqdf2TsfLQ/s1600/Masters+Breaks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofmtMTfBt6I5qpplZWcEebnatkWQxb35V4xSUUq2Jrn18_jAe4CMGhhtm3rY6TpC-h9kVtnQ0OgOnCuYzQTWbdnE4791WC9aDx0WNQT4ui9jSnkCuHIEMtXS4DB6dGqdf2TsfLQ/s320/Masters+Breaks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/557052409/music/songs/eggshell-84186034">Eggshell</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-jrxBIQZ3s">Watch It Go Away</a> & <a href="http://rcrdlbl.com/2011/08/10/premiere_masters_of_the_hemisphere_belushi">Jim Belushi</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">23. Viva Voce – The Future Will Destroy You<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslz2OrBqugGFaCsBJYOxnDbnwiYJqdmcfcO4DyaRYBjQujOvmc_SSYl8HRIM20vXP3-DEy6MRDsIocwcSOKd8QogylQDPFVGKm0c9krFMXXT03VDNfjhJ77w6fKrnnZVfUYoQJA/s1600/Viva_Voce_TFWDY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslz2OrBqugGFaCsBJYOxnDbnwiYJqdmcfcO4DyaRYBjQujOvmc_SSYl8HRIM20vXP3-DEy6MRDsIocwcSOKd8QogylQDPFVGKm0c9krFMXXT03VDNfjhJ77w6fKrnnZVfUYoQJA/s320/Viva_Voce_TFWDY.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vanguard-records/plastic-radio">Plastic Radio</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vanguard-records/black-mood-ring">Black Mood Ring</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Y9DSkmbGw&context=C3df8e5dADOEgsToPDskITxzoV0gWrQOgiRNI1n-Pr">The Future Will Destroy You</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">22. The Black Keys – El Camino<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nB5hpdY1pxhBpAAOwjpPgijKQQCaPQk8i0wNrjSE6gvImgygDqmi_HEY7WPxXDkXkx6lszYxxjGnXxpDekCiD0Uzs_X_sWc3QHNxbBlEKXWZqqrgfBiwNhn8pPmUf2l1BjBoHQ/s1600/elcamino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nB5hpdY1pxhBpAAOwjpPgijKQQCaPQk8i0wNrjSE6gvImgygDqmi_HEY7WPxXDkXkx6lszYxxjGnXxpDekCiD0Uzs_X_sWc3QHNxbBlEKXWZqqrgfBiwNhn8pPmUf2l1BjBoHQ/s320/elcamino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8">Lonely Boy</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcNyhCXNvQE">Gold on the Ceiling</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JvY9xeVNM">Little Black Submarines</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">21. Yuck – Yuck<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLL06CD2C2SHnkD2EnossLhe-bEYUpk_9f4462MlPnzJJPvQ9QvE8H2CgghPfoZe3uHFkO58HI_11eGkrR9FbKf_E81g1DtVdqFGMIWdeqIPi-9JLnNGLcOcbTrgItHCYGszK7Ig/s1600/Yuck_Coversmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLL06CD2C2SHnkD2EnossLhe-bEYUpk_9f4462MlPnzJJPvQ9QvE8H2CgghPfoZe3uHFkO58HI_11eGkrR9FbKf_E81g1DtVdqFGMIWdeqIPi-9JLnNGLcOcbTrgItHCYGszK7Ig/s320/Yuck_Coversmall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz7vyrFhFE8">Get Away</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glOfHOxdRCU">The Wall</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfHGURWVnU">Georgia</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">20. Bass Drum of Death – GB City<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsn-cubdoyMtyHc3BtWXeAIKJspTOnyFjoWwiWyyiYRr3euu2NcRx0D4GbGunGmklMd2Ape6SfQE7Si1n7jR9vh_ciYBY0WPAnw4Z6dtuJiD5D0e8dotc1iCDIfzEyoudQ_143A/s1600/Bass+Drum+of+Death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsn-cubdoyMtyHc3BtWXeAIKJspTOnyFjoWwiWyyiYRr3euu2NcRx0D4GbGunGmklMd2Ape6SfQE7Si1n7jR9vh_ciYBY0WPAnw4Z6dtuJiD5D0e8dotc1iCDIfzEyoudQ_143A/s320/Bass+Drum+of+Death.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZpznGLiRk">Nerve Jamming</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-sT-fUnxiI">Get Found</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mIEqFqZ15U">Leaves</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">19. Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBISQT0BChpSn21JOfweJTyX-_tcwamLUjEsIbwOXfhcsrkUGYbK8_EDiwFid3hmDqvrYYB2joB5nWwDo-pZxgBklee-fLUx-U_L_p6OuwlzCe4dSKHH27MyxHklE2h_Ze07JwQ/s1600/dum-dum-girls-only-in-dreams-album-cover-art-hd-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBISQT0BChpSn21JOfweJTyX-_tcwamLUjEsIbwOXfhcsrkUGYbK8_EDiwFid3hmDqvrYYB2joB5nWwDo-pZxgBklee-fLUx-U_L_p6OuwlzCe4dSKHH27MyxHklE2h_Ze07JwQ/s320/dum-dum-girls-only-in-dreams-album-cover-art-hd-2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDM3DKkotxw">Always Looking</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBSs3-RfLKk">Bedroom Eyes</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yLPCVA7kDk">Wasted Away</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">18. The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3ZZVKt8OcXhjMAVstWBPbPqzCDDleS27L8pxSbKAuM81Neasr4Xb8n5BDblzk9vzjEJfoW-9L912awnXlu7TfMchjrP3ZQoxjojJPydV8uULI2RM-GrOh4DUrT8WarXp2mzxGg/s1600/war_on_drugs_slave_ambient.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3ZZVKt8OcXhjMAVstWBPbPqzCDDleS27L8pxSbKAuM81Neasr4Xb8n5BDblzk9vzjEJfoW-9L912awnXlu7TfMchjrP3ZQoxjojJPydV8uULI2RM-GrOh4DUrT8WarXp2mzxGg/s320/war_on_drugs_slave_ambient.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpuxG9OZXpE">Best Night</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFeKielS-CM">Your Love is Calling My Name</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJsqHrq3pEk">Baby Missiles</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">17. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LCKW7Q2Hs3l175TvRYdX377mqsRt16vyVp4FiUuuuH3ha1kKYn-3TpsbpZs1pqvYyMoMqg-VDveuiLIu-lev8e7oSPyygiDYu919XkWyHavWbqi2_43-kUV6vfMahSo2PLSyaw/s1600/st+vincent+strange+mercy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LCKW7Q2Hs3l175TvRYdX377mqsRt16vyVp4FiUuuuH3ha1kKYn-3TpsbpZs1pqvYyMoMqg-VDveuiLIu-lev8e7oSPyygiDYu919XkWyHavWbqi2_43-kUV6vfMahSo2PLSyaw/s320/st+vincent+strange+mercy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iOniCjeCjE">Chloe in the Afternoon</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itt0rALeHE8&ob=av2e">Cruel</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxOaJ-N1EeM">Northern Lights</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">16. Male Bonding – Endless Now<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhssyqnk2dPebT3tEMNpBUiwI_UOhMEl6tI6fLAPRtlWTxUoXJ1Iff_w3MEEL5-8aNR5mJryO__R0Wi1bll7qHVwVYYqjPPC4G-zNS8ECh7D6etPy8tP183-ZUA4dTW7prp7EYw/s1600/Male+Bonding+Endless+Now.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhssyqnk2dPebT3tEMNpBUiwI_UOhMEl6tI6fLAPRtlWTxUoXJ1Iff_w3MEEL5-8aNR5mJryO__R0Wi1bll7qHVwVYYqjPPC4G-zNS8ECh7D6etPy8tP183-ZUA4dTW7prp7EYw/s320/Male+Bonding+Endless+Now.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW3h3RmDBlk">Tame the Sun</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apEckWbEgbY">Seems to Notice Now</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ONIs41rXeY">Channeling Your Fears</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">15. The Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rTxvuQHNLFLNbZB2jy-PFsX62bTdgHdV2X1HrB7ynDi1JClhTzRPEfHe6LQXUqVGhwJXjrNR1noZtFemQRxwk_EOJJg9JGEtTXFE2QxakwoAIEeB_r1GGVjIZxLcoZ-KlxWxWw/s1600/Smith+Westerns+Dye+It+Blonde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rTxvuQHNLFLNbZB2jy-PFsX62bTdgHdV2X1HrB7ynDi1JClhTzRPEfHe6LQXUqVGhwJXjrNR1noZtFemQRxwk_EOJJg9JGEtTXFE2QxakwoAIEeB_r1GGVjIZxLcoZ-KlxWxWw/s320/Smith+Westerns+Dye+It+Blonde.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmmLRt0p-fg&ob=av2e">Weekend</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLAlSRf-fDk">Imagine Pt. 3</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDivF0jlwBY">Dance Away</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">14. Okkervil River – I Am Very Far<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgAv542_8DcO5aUrxTnipMSBf3vjCH1s3vHf3wxKmB4uG74WvzPe4kivE3ZDMD-56z5PmrTcvyB7uQG6dZzDm1zdqth62JELZ8DSHlFGjqhlI4Ozf5if0oI6LjyyocYAHmXKBMQ/s1600/Okkervil+River+I+Am+Very+Far.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgAv542_8DcO5aUrxTnipMSBf3vjCH1s3vHf3wxKmB4uG74WvzPe4kivE3ZDMD-56z5PmrTcvyB7uQG6dZzDm1zdqth62JELZ8DSHlFGjqhlI4Ozf5if0oI6LjyyocYAHmXKBMQ/s320/Okkervil+River+I+Am+Very+Far.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCAAceeWA_Q">The Valley</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb2u9YxAqys">Rider</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHaCtxW6Vv8">Wake and Be Fine</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">13. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Vol. 2<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstAfn2kZEpPvyyq4BmbTUMD8gc4V6rGCkKjmMAPZf1yD7S9R7jn7yGwSmn07PR9FASJauFx3qThhDe4FTqp0x3odPT9ExepNdLjqoolgs-x3qWupCVDw4aSfRNBVbpTgpi09G1g/s1600/hot+sauce+cmte+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstAfn2kZEpPvyyq4BmbTUMD8gc4V6rGCkKjmMAPZf1yD7S9R7jn7yGwSmn07PR9FASJauFx3qThhDe4FTqp0x3odPT9ExepNdLjqoolgs-x3qWupCVDw4aSfRNBVbpTgpi09G1g/s320/hot+sauce+cmte+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdgLMslbDuY&ob=av2e">Make Some Noise</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THvnrJg1c58">Too Many Rappers</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QIiVS_7Hs">Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">12. The Dodos – No Color<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxupZH4Bdi5vQjeJIb75yKZyf57gUkwVhbxOHGAWHDfGqav0D90Lsrf6e90WTs5ycwvMgbNoIzkBU-BSnzvgjvb8p6IgqhRXwmuKIWb6962v3DshYwPbGgStPnGHAtfSVmqyijag/s1600/the_dodos-no_color-Frontal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxupZH4Bdi5vQjeJIb75yKZyf57gUkwVhbxOHGAWHDfGqav0D90Lsrf6e90WTs5ycwvMgbNoIzkBU-BSnzvgjvb8p6IgqhRXwmuKIWb6962v3DshYwPbGgStPnGHAtfSVmqyijag/s320/the_dodos-no_color-Frontal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d6IeNpC9p0&ob=av2e">Black Night</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwaHojwgpNc">Hunting Season</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwn8mEe8bCI">Don’t Stop</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">11. Real Estate – Days<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d4TuzJ_JtO8d208kFNW5PFgJj3fzi5jGF02q7oTSYPQ0nstIrZV5m9qH6iOAY3ZATJXA3bputHctsOyNs24x4SVXlC-k8se4ogVRdX9e7XgxMM1MeHseAcz46F8RizsuFKrPAg/s1600/RealEstateDays11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d4TuzJ_JtO8d208kFNW5PFgJj3fzi5jGF02q7oTSYPQ0nstIrZV5m9qH6iOAY3ZATJXA3bputHctsOyNs24x4SVXlC-k8se4ogVRdX9e7XgxMM1MeHseAcz46F8RizsuFKrPAg/s320/RealEstateDays11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT5rcseeCIU">Easy</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HWcViTXdYc&ob=av3e">It’s Real</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stC-e5zMKeo">All the Same</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">10. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw47Af-QtjNSCY8xNiL1ZQHVW8pGqy1MMxGahZvvSiUMKyfD0OBXMJpPu8V4EnmT_Hf6L0oUEBeCs0hB3yccR3XPm2zUX2_3zQuHC3DxSHkoEJOkpmZ84U-NGCHCtoEjLlbMNZbg/s1600/m83+dreaming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw47Af-QtjNSCY8xNiL1ZQHVW8pGqy1MMxGahZvvSiUMKyfD0OBXMJpPu8V4EnmT_Hf6L0oUEBeCs0hB3yccR3XPm2zUX2_3zQuHC3DxSHkoEJOkpmZ84U-NGCHCtoEjLlbMNZbg/s320/m83+dreaming.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE">Midnight City</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ3flcWcwmI">Raconte-Moi Une Histoire</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbj3EYc6NFE">New Map</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">9. The Strokes – Angles<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_JrlDYko-4oWuZSb9_2e2Y2qG0LITAdat7hm13pdK7dmLFh8Cb1xzFLLEDgG8QKUuUpB9c7aHmiCazCfwzWMpBfGa9hHDlUeQiVrHXohEoKMPUD_0y1IQ5BD7RL2beelAMx8BQ/s1600/The+Strokes+Angles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_JrlDYko-4oWuZSb9_2e2Y2qG0LITAdat7hm13pdK7dmLFh8Cb1xzFLLEDgG8QKUuUpB9c7aHmiCazCfwzWMpBfGa9hHDlUeQiVrHXohEoKMPUD_0y1IQ5BD7RL2beelAMx8BQ/s320/The+Strokes+Angles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l09H-3zzgA&ob=av2e">Under Cover of Darkness</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U_jGVEKr9s&ob=av2e">Taken For A Fool</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1eWBP8_44">Gratisfaction</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">8. Los Campesinos! – Hello Sadness<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsSVbreeWQj2z6cl8tC2-GGZHzHmfvUn13rSQPS6O9ciIQh93s0JT_jVBm8Mvf08cx0Y6lydBigsFY-MEQG9eC6nKGwfrddTLnGKjszEm5JIqYZDg73u2VBtFyI25Ru19j7MBNQ/s1600/los+campesinos+hello+sadness.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsSVbreeWQj2z6cl8tC2-GGZHzHmfvUn13rSQPS6O9ciIQh93s0JT_jVBm8Mvf08cx0Y6lydBigsFY-MEQG9eC6nKGwfrddTLnGKjszEm5JIqYZDg73u2VBtFyI25Ru19j7MBNQ/s320/los+campesinos+hello+sadness.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ku_ZMPJ5M0">By Your Hand</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V5SiMKkZrs">Hello Sadness</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RhsAWYxJXk">The Black Bird, The Dark Slope</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">7. Wild Flag – Wild Flag<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVvRwjB-_WIShfrI8JojY95UlPQJN73hgc-hR1lLK0lNpHsSMsaALq2HQamwKNsb0KNIbRiXNCxgCKIAuxIOa3KmgHWLBVdc7g9tfOfKT4FonHuMY0W60a6yfPTYQUulefn08Hg/s1600/WILD-FLAG-ST.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVvRwjB-_WIShfrI8JojY95UlPQJN73hgc-hR1lLK0lNpHsSMsaALq2HQamwKNsb0KNIbRiXNCxgCKIAuxIOa3KmgHWLBVdc7g9tfOfKT4FonHuMY0W60a6yfPTYQUulefn08Hg/s320/WILD-FLAG-ST.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8n9R8rnB8&ob=av2e">Romance</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSMffOPza1I">Something Came Over Me</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXPiYCD4l9g">Future Crimes</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">6. Beirut – The Rip Tide<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n3q9VkgVbTvOVTKxZwnw3qjeQ1aI5xQsCi8TYWAw7fus3iMtP4OLAjwBVJulVLj5DJCgAg4ppmEXLBkuz0136LAEhUxrnjmajUicrVsa3A0ydOX_35y0WPlW6nhmZMW6Ylvrmw/s1600/beirut+rip+tide.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n3q9VkgVbTvOVTKxZwnw3qjeQ1aI5xQsCi8TYWAw7fus3iMtP4OLAjwBVJulVLj5DJCgAg4ppmEXLBkuz0136LAEhUxrnjmajUicrVsa3A0ydOX_35y0WPlW6nhmZMW6Ylvrmw/s320/beirut+rip+tide.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhepCuxxCKg">A Candle’s Fire</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlwDbdiaAvI">Santa Fe</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfZb-LcuXm0">Port of Call</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">5. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKmIVbR44BWtPDnlBsA1sCtX10EMPlxVHLclC66UprZZQtxV7L_T8KbJ7G7kbWvWQ8RQpQPXK4VJt4NiY_Euxyt6swV87iCsPL2-5E_u9h0CPp7PfJPg91U1_aT_eyywbfyf1YA/s1600/cyhsy_cover_hysterical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKmIVbR44BWtPDnlBsA1sCtX10EMPlxVHLclC66UprZZQtxV7L_T8KbJ7G7kbWvWQ8RQpQPXK4VJt4NiY_Euxyt6swV87iCsPL2-5E_u9h0CPp7PfJPg91U1_aT_eyywbfyf1YA/s320/cyhsy_cover_hysterical.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbm3fczhVsM">Same Mistake</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/omar-the-bear/clap-your-hands-say-yeah">Hysterical</a> & <a href="http://soundcloud.com/john-prinzo/into-your-alien-arms-by-clap">Into Your Alien Arms</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">4. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yHXthvrds81bvSXqN11ki98KFeJkDXKzeXbGBzdxkF23njuGPg1Ntc6_7T94VTUcSSPwEXvs5LGWGEKFtQuc2PyPzzzEG8OLhY4bu1T3Jw0QvQ3Bx5igsi4p1VZo4Mz2XQAPtQ/s1600/arctic+monkeys+suck+it+and+see.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yHXthvrds81bvSXqN11ki98KFeJkDXKzeXbGBzdxkF23njuGPg1Ntc6_7T94VTUcSSPwEXvs5LGWGEKFtQuc2PyPzzzEG8OLhY4bu1T3Jw0QvQ3Bx5igsi4p1VZo4Mz2XQAPtQ/s320/arctic+monkeys+suck+it+and+see.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhdxgsDp7NA">She’s Thunderstorms</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zqTI6S-pMI">Don’t Sit Down Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHAieW-W7fc">Library Pictures</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvtYa3vrFxb7vkJ5dpsQTXm-2Y2ngx1kx8hufRtRWVwtBcknxE2vm5N4_3goTHycIJZEqA2xtiI4uv3beIayplq8xEX1hAaVhvf81nK8UbrRuTCzfpNR-vPIp67K1IlzL1E1RHQ/s1600/PJ+Harvey+Let+England+Shake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvtYa3vrFxb7vkJ5dpsQTXm-2Y2ngx1kx8hufRtRWVwtBcknxE2vm5N4_3goTHycIJZEqA2xtiI4uv3beIayplq8xEX1hAaVhvf81nK8UbrRuTCzfpNR-vPIp67K1IlzL1E1RHQ/s320/PJ+Harvey+Let+England+Shake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOV9e5eufMU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL">Let England Shake</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBtOWXNPQ_w">The Glorious Land</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0w5pxFkAM">The Words That Maketh Murder</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">2. Liam Finn – FOMO<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Wcb3IaqVrwmSkV6vzVBywNTKCOSc1jy_5tghfbypmms-WAvE436tzm5MNeo5QLWDO_TJLEuYu6tDu2-jZUoAVeX29-eT2Q6BJprtZRkToL_n4q7H_5HP4fB7UQcyVDu0yLbzVw/s1600/liamfinn_fomo_rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Wcb3IaqVrwmSkV6vzVBywNTKCOSc1jy_5tghfbypmms-WAvE436tzm5MNeo5QLWDO_TJLEuYu6tDu2-jZUoAVeX29-eT2Q6BJprtZRkToL_n4q7H_5HP4fB7UQcyVDu0yLbzVw/s320/liamfinn_fomo_rgb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI7L2ZIwUD4">Neurotic World</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmDJ0lAVWEc">Don’t Even Know Your Name</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsmdsCrMRw">Cold Feet</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q8cRTFLhj0">The Struggle</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEZxVj7e9ZZtAbQUzbExxuXHkvlXBmfbEfI9xzo4KDS7HE-u-5jrz10pvSCHqloRbx9itEPj13H_p4dcEEoZQiteaVKauA8AgFwL3BS0Hys6IAk3AGmJj4M6XnRSGOY_PAgTFwg/s1600/noel_gallagher_high_flying_birds_album_cover_location_beverly_hills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEZxVj7e9ZZtAbQUzbExxuXHkvlXBmfbEfI9xzo4KDS7HE-u-5jrz10pvSCHqloRbx9itEPj13H_p4dcEEoZQiteaVKauA8AgFwL3BS0Hys6IAk3AGmJj4M6XnRSGOY_PAgTFwg/s320/noel_gallagher_high_flying_birds_album_cover_location_beverly_hills.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Favorite Tracks: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1FY72kzeTE">Everybody’s On The Run</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LTE643xseo">Dream On</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NMUDb3Ewhs&ob=av2n">If I Had A Gun</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFx_IniNjfE&ob=av2e">The Death of You and Me</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvyYI0M6V9A">Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLsdsL7GjQ">Broken Arrow</a><o:p></o:p></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-27401960589645320802010-12-21T23:18:00.009-06:002010-12-22T16:26:37.719-06:00It's Here, the best of 2010A list of my top 20 albums of the past year. Feel free to share your list or criticize mine. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Hurts-Male-Bonding/dp/B003D85E8Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292178936&sr=8-1">20. Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts</a></span><br /><br />Sometimes less is more, and that is exactly what works on this album. This three-piece from London writes short catchy rock tunes, in fact the album is under 30 min and has 13 songs on it. They don’t mess around here; they just get down to business and make some quality rock and roll tunes.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xQXFWxJ8fQ">Year’s Not Long</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PHSu6X1i5U">All Things This Way</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPxNCeB6-RU">Weird Feelings</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">19. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Echo-Morning-Benders/dp/B00347ZYDO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1292178965&sr=1-1">Morning Benders – Big Echo</a></span><br /> <br />Do you like the Beatles, the beach boys, the shins & pavement? Well, so do these guys. You can hear elements of all of those bands in these songs. A very good collection of music here that varies from traditional pop songs like “Cold War” to a song that might as well have been written with Brian Wilson like “Excuses.”<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgmgE-QDzA">Excuses</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwagsh--L4s&feature=channel">Promises</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaK9GJ4PHU">Cold War </a>& <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDk1xYMqw4E">Stitches</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cloak-Cipher-Land-Talk/dp/B003TTZSYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292181563&sr=1-1">Land of Talk – Cloak and Cipher</a></span><br /><br />Another addition to the long growing list of female rockers to come out of Canada. It seems like that country keeps spitting out quality music, especially from female songwriters. In America, we get Jewel and Miley Cyrus, while our neighbors from the north give us Elizabeth Powell, Feist, Emily Haines & Amy Milan. This is an album that can be passed along to everyone. It is filled with pretty songs for the ladies to rock songs for the guys, so everybody line up and take a listen.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr9MzyVSyK0">Cloak and Cipher</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8KSJ_zyzk">Quarry Hymns</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfDdf__TtHU&playnext=1&list=PL2DF1D8DCB509DB14&index=11">Swift Coin</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNac_fovh-4">Hamburg, Noon</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">17. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Travellers-Space-Time-Apples-Stereo/dp/B003A3K3C4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292995234&sr=8-1">Apples in Stereo – Travellers in Space and Time</a></span><br /><br />Here’s another band that just can’t get enough of those Brian Wilson types of tunes. However, over the years they have moved towards a dancier version of those pop songs by including more synths, pitch shifters and effects, but regardless of how they have done it, this band still continues to construct great music. Now this new music may sound a little more Bee Gees than Beach Boys, but either way they are still great tunes.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nJYA5jP_9U">Dream About the Future</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C66yhRwpt7s">Dance Floor</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Hs2PphHzY">No Vacation</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />16. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Mixed-Drinks-Frightened-Rabbit/dp/B0031IQ2MS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292995260&sr=1-1">Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks</a></span><br /><br />This album is not about bartending in the snow; instead it is about heartbreak and wow, what heartbreak it sounds like. Whoever did this guy wrong must have been an awful person, but I can’t be too mad at them because they have helped this band write some great tunes. Think of these guys like a darker version of Travis and just like Travis, they are Scottish.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjiQHLZimSo">Things</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLO1IdkH6p8">The Wrestle</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpH3d6BUNqY">Skip the Youth</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WCskABeyYo">Nothing Like You</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">15. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shame-Dr-Dog/dp/B0035YPYQ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293034142&sr=8-1">Dr. Dog – Shame Shame</a></span><br /><br />Philadelphia, you must be very happy right now. You have one of the best pitching staffs ever assembled and you have this band that never seems to disappoint. Another band that loves their harmonies and catchy hooks, Dr. Dog really show how tight they are as a band on this disc and when they perform live.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yMe4Qf9nrg">Stranger</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_4_By9NJOc">Shadow People</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0f5MHtm63k">Where’d All The Time Go</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3tZ1M7Eyjs">Later</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />14. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monitor-Titus-Andronicus/dp/B00347ZXQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293034350&sr=1-1">Titus Andronicus – The Monitor</a></span><br /><br />Straightforward rock and roll from New Jersey that was influenced by the Boss, the Replacements and the Pixies. How could you go wrong?<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YCLBL4LEkc">A More Perfect Union</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDNMYwK69jM&feature=related">Titus Andronicus Forever</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJjcQgIT8nk">Four Score and Seven</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">13. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/EXPO-86-Wolf-Parade/dp/B003KIR1RY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293034504&sr=1-1">Wolf Parade – Expo 86</a></span><br /><br />Maybe it’s just me, but these Canadians always seem to put out quality music. A combination of punk rock and synthesizers, they constantly rank up there with their with my favorite albums of the year each time they release new music. Sadly, it looks like they are on hiatus now, so this may be the last album we here from this group.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuK3X844Chw">Cloud Shadow on the Mountain</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPPkTM6aKkE&feature=related">What Did My Lover Say?</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQgqNwfMDYk">Yulia</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxIO6L0uHjM&feature=fvw">Cave-O-Sapien</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Beautiful-Dark-Twisted-Fantasy/dp/B003X2O6KW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293034907&sr=1-1">Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</a></span><br /><br />OK, we all know that this guy is an egomaniac and is usually off his rocker on how the world works sometime, but when he wants to, he can make some amazing music. Never a huge fan of his actual rhymes, the music behind the lyrics is incredible. Complex and layered beats with quality samples make this the best Kanye album since his first. <br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qKboHKPEA">Dark Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cS5hl-jcL4&feature=fvst">Gorgeous</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHvKrQfOkq8">Power</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ona42jz8w0k">Monster</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ79lg4ZTIU">Hell of a Life</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uayey2PSGpA">All of the Lights</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />11. <a href="http://www.illegal-art.net/allday/">Girl Talk – All Day</a></span><br /><br />You either like it or you don’t. It’s a mash up album that is done very well. From the first track you hear Black Sabbath mashed up with Ludicris then it goes into Jane’s Addiction, pretty awesome. What I really like about this album over his others is that it sounds like he has done less altering with the songs to make them go together. I never thought that General Public and Jay-Z would go so well together.<br /><br />Personal Favorites – <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bMM7tGV9MI">Oh No</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtsxfquYHf0">Let It Out</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZu_lLGFDtM&feature=related">This is the Remix</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0yY0zxk-18">Triple Double</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Astro-Coast-Surfer-Blood/dp/B002ZPIBG8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293035676&sr=1-1">Surfer Blood – Astro Coast</a></span><br /><br />One of my favorite finds of the year, which is a surprise considering these guys are from Florida, a state that is not really known for anything other than the sound machine. To me it sounds like these guys really like the Shins and Beulah, which I think is a great thing. A short album, but it is packed with some great catchy tunes, most of which all have a different sound to them. I am sure a lot of fans of Vampire Weekend will like these guys, but I think this band shows more promise because of their ability to create different types of sounds and songs.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_RBxVpM_AI">Floating Vibes</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBIpgCfRU8">Swim</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSeAwowu8GE">Take it Easy</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkIo_gq1KNE&feature=related">Twin Peaks</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDfq5MdK4wQ&feature=fvst">Fast Jabroni</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Dream-DVD-Beach-House/dp/B002ZIAC26/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293038623&sr=1-1">Beach House – Teen Dream</a></span><br /><br />Don’t be fooled by the name of the band or the album, this is some very dark music, but with incredible melodies and harmonies. Too me, it is dark and beautiful. Very pretty songs about dark topics with extremely eclectic sounds. If you are into the Magnetic Fields, Mazzy Star, Blonde Redhead or even Ride, I think you will like this album.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-wfb25WmV4">Zebra</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqA6Xh1rKmc">Silver Soul</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK_IyLEo6o4&feature=related">Walk in the Park</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OK_eK_cuKI">Used to Be</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-rYQRxzaJM&playnext=1&list=PLCEE638210F0C2047&index=9">10 Mile Stereo</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/High-Violet-National/dp/B003BKF696/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293039504&sr=1-1">The National – High Violet</a></span><br /><br />Another dark and dreary band that makes pretty music, but comes with one major difference than number 9, they can rock when they have too. This album is good, but not as good as their last album. Heavily produced, like their other albums, it will be the perfect gift for the sad bastard music lover in your life. It is also the perfect gift for anyone who likes quality music because that is what this band continues to write. Very layered and dark, this will be a favorite for anyone who liked their previous albums.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZJ_sjG7II">Terrible Love</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_yskRDrmqI">Afraid of Everyone</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfySK7CLEEg&feature=fvw">Bloodbuzz Ohio</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prpw4nfSpxE">Lemonworld</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Cowards-Dead-Weather/dp/BT00CHI1V2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293039744&sr=1-1">The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards</a></span><br /><br />Four words to describe this album: ROCK AND FUCKING ROLL!!!!!! I never drank the Jack White Kool-Aid, but I think he got it right on this album, especially with the guitars because they sound so tough. From the opening riff on the first song, you know you are either going to like this album or not. And if you don’t there is something wrong with you because you probably hate America.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctSFZj_LdI0">Blue Blood Blues</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99PGcwM2Jw">The Difference Between Us</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GJa-TUaJjU">I’m Mad</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSFgmWoaHu4&feature=channel">Die by the Drop</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Together-New-Pornographers/dp/B0039ZEM0W/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293039926&sr=1-1">The New Pornographers – Together</a></span><br /><br />Another Canadian band has made this list and for good reason, these guys continue to produce great tunes. Fronted by great songwriters like Nico Case and AC Newman, this album sounds more like their Twin Cinema days than the Challengers album, which I think is a good thing. Covered with well-constructed songs with catchy hooks, this album is a must have for anyone who says they like music. <br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpZa8Ie1FEU">Crash Years</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxMCaU83QKs">Your Hands</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znX2TGiJwk">Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PjpZ-RZLE">Up in the Dark</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSF3h8evqMg">A Bite of my Bed</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Record-Broken-Social-Scene/dp/B003BZXI2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1293040564&sr=1-1">Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record</a></span><br /><br />I think I should actually just move to Canada, because here is another band and it is not the last on the list. The Indie-Rock Canadian Super Group, Broken Social Scene puts together another great piece of work with the help of the full band, which features Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Leslie Feist (Feist), Emily Haines (Metric) & Amy Milan (Stars) just to name a few of the artists. Just like their previous albums, this album is big and filled with many layers of sounds, guitars, vocals and incredible percussions. Like I said, it is big. The band is big, roughly 12 members or so, and the sound is big, but it is not overdone or excessive, which I believe is a very important piece and makes this album an incredible collection of songs.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9WKJhqVWs">World Sick</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTfNTzuJTJU">Texico Bitches</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rdMjovLEwc">Forced to Love</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0BkgakEKVk">All to All</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2P6_tyZnA">Art House Director</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q48MJGZZxEg">Sentimental X’s</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Black-Keys/dp/B003AO1SVS/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293041036&sr=1-1">Black Keys – Brothers</a></span><br /><br />I am not going to say much about this album with the exception that if you don’t like it, go to the doctor because there is something wrong with you. Who doesn’t like straightforward rock and roll that has been powered by the blues? I am not sure, and I think the marketers think this is true too because these guys are all over the TV. Hard to watch TV without hearing a song of theirs in an ad these days. Sellouts? Maybe the Aragon 3 nights in a row! Not bad for 2 guys from Akron. In fact, these guys might be loved more than the other hometown kid from Akron, LeBron James. <br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmG5_ObaNo">Everlasting Light</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_PrT25o8Vs">Next Girl</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNXwicxlsvI">Tighten Up</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpxbWoDhVxw">Howlin’ For You</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnEgHEEo21o">The Only One</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVyPBiD2rAg">Never Gonna Give You Up</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Suburbs-Arcade-Fire/dp/B003O85W3A/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293041318&sr=1-1">Arcade Fire – The Suburbs</a></span><br /><br />I promise, this is the last Canadian band on my list this year, I swear. I am not sure what I could say about this band that has not already been said. They are good. This album is very good. This band is exceptional live. There, you have it. Just get it if you don’t have it already. I think what makes this album incredible is how well it goes together. Some albums you can pick tracks up here and there, but that doesn’t do this album justice. You need to listen to it from beginning to end. Not because the singles don’t stand out on their own, but just because the album goes so well together and you would not be doing yourself any favors to skip around on this one. <br /><br />Personal Favorites: All of them, but if you had time to only listen to a couple – <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM">The Suburbs</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvokOD-EnMw">Ready to Start</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0DD22XDGjo">Modern Man</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjrQ3cwzJ4">We Used to Wait</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L6ZFhZVOx0">Sprawl II</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Happening-LCD-Soundsystem/dp/B003BEE0F8/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293041515&sr=1-1">LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening</a></span><br /><br />It's a shame that I didn't have the chance to see this band when they were here this past year, because I really believe they got it right on this album. Their previous efforts were good, but not great and boys and girls, this album is great. Filled with pop, dance and electronic songs, you will find it very difficult to turn it off once you hit play. Like I said, it is a shame, I missed it live because I heard it was amazing.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5oaCPCqN3Y">Dance Yrself Clean</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xT6cdfP_cM">Drunk Girls</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLPeQ9U_f-0">All I Want</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZiFZ4P_foI">You Wanted a Hit</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYCV2zybQoI">Pow Pow</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5gQidrzojU">Home</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Beach-Gorillaz/dp/B0035G9ABQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1293041808&sr=1-1">Gorillaz – Plastic Beach</a></span><br /><br />Damon Albarn is a genius. The founder of Blur has done it again with by far his best effort with this animated band. And to top off writing an amazing record, he brought in ½ of the Clash to work with him on this. Yes, Paul Simonon and Mick Jones helped lay this down for him in the studio and then followed that up by going on tour as the Gorillaz. Amazing! In addition to the Clash, Damon brought in many other talented musicians to truly make this album special. Artists like De La Soul, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Bobby Womack, Gruff Rhys & Lou Reed appear on this album playing with the Lebanese National Orchestra and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. It is truly an amazing accomplishment to bring all of these styles of music together and to make one incredible album. What is interesting is that Gorillaz started off as a spoof on manufactured bands and has now moved on to something completely different to become a great concept for a musical group. Like I said, Damon Albarn is a genius.<br /><br />Personal Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0OVD0_YJnU">Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgTJVoOn8CQ">White Flag</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYDmaexVHic">Rhinestone Eyes</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVm8KvF32qk">Superfast Jellyfish</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x6bWw2J0po">Empire Ants</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvjjc18nB14">Some Kind of Nature</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-zEHaVOkQ">On Melancholy Hill</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VygzT4ieez4">Sweepstakes</a>.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-4717478542488346452010-02-24T23:53:00.002-06:002010-02-25T00:05:20.462-06:00Movies That Rock!I was reading an article the other day about the best movies about music, so I figure, what the hell, I’ll post my top 5 and my bottom 5. Feel free to share yours.<br /><br />Top 5<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7rWiY5obI">1. This is Spinal Tap</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqg_ZGcuybs">2. Stop Making Sense</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Qz2x94q6A">3. 24 Hour Party People</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGWTEK814U0">4. The Song Remains the Same</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0eJEX5c1sM">5. Hard Days Night</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />5 worst<br />1. Rattle & Hum<br />2. Some Kind of Monster<br />3. Hysteria – the Def Leppard Story<br />4. Glitter<br />5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonley Hearts Club Band<br /><br />and just for the record, I only got to see about 5 minutes of "Glitter," and my decision was made.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-5737466958131183652010-02-12T08:54:00.033-06:002010-02-12T10:04:08.590-06:002000 – 2009 Top 50 AlbumsI meant to do this a long time ago, but hey, I’ve been busy. So, without wasting any more time, I give you the top 50 albums from 2000-2009. Now I put this list together over Christmas and after looking at it again, I am sure I can mix it up a bit, but I am confident in at least the first half of the list being 100% accurate.<br /><br />Now there may have been other albums that should be in the top 50, but I put the restriction of only 1 album per band on this list. And if you want to listen to any of the top 25 on this list, just click on the names of the album.<br /><br />Feel free to leave your favorites in the comment section.<br /><br />Thanks and enjoy - JP<br /><br />50. Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Pains of Being Pure at Heart<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNfjlZnu2TBUMUaO4ECzQjTY2KmTtCRf1GxQU-aJtt7mfCfZvRzsby_XDRchZCD98PIiYnQ63y8JegTp44hOBysotSRzLiud9MCGVTLLwP7hP70CCxVQBSEWd7qvkplJcAf5W-Q/s1600-h/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNfjlZnu2TBUMUaO4ECzQjTY2KmTtCRf1GxQU-aJtt7mfCfZvRzsby_XDRchZCD98PIiYnQ63y8JegTp44hOBysotSRzLiud9MCGVTLLwP7hP70CCxVQBSEWd7qvkplJcAf5W-Q/s320/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437370896189777218" /></a><br /><br />49. Beulah – The Coast is Never Clear<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUHq5bdxPY8cdhDkrXIrrhWTlDSrykxNQdGrfNglT_mMjz3hSa0UeIWbbYcTAf9HYjigxhxb4pGmRh-DZ818ziEQSMN9legRSDoJkhKGbx1Gl8Cpa7s-hoZJtjENeRrkNGRaQcQ/s1600-h/Beulah-The_Coast_Is_Never_Clear-Frontal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUHq5bdxPY8cdhDkrXIrrhWTlDSrykxNQdGrfNglT_mMjz3hSa0UeIWbbYcTAf9HYjigxhxb4pGmRh-DZ818ziEQSMN9legRSDoJkhKGbx1Gl8Cpa7s-hoZJtjENeRrkNGRaQcQ/s320/Beulah-The_Coast_Is_Never_Clear-Frontal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437371094930483874" /></a><br /><br />48. Black Keys – Rubber Factory<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LnAVmXUToPUfbYstQAmxhSMngzq4uKXHmnqL7FHzYxyQytS4cz7wfw8_0nZ5S9z9jVS11H2OGWfm8ZQvcAHMDfi1lpl3CKlPxbEZbUGzwlJfzroePIQ-FhLXF5o0LVnlFmj9yA/s1600-h/rubber-factory.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LnAVmXUToPUfbYstQAmxhSMngzq4uKXHmnqL7FHzYxyQytS4cz7wfw8_0nZ5S9z9jVS11H2OGWfm8ZQvcAHMDfi1lpl3CKlPxbEZbUGzwlJfzroePIQ-FhLXF5o0LVnlFmj9yA/s320/rubber-factory.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437371334482954178" /></a><br /><br />47. Frightened Rabbit – Midnight Organ Flight<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEgogHS5PpCr0UWID8YQ9FZ9TOONVgD8KyE0G5dSk4yn3Oi00Db-1_6FJ485gfZT9q8ZyryaiHAYJ5tSCG9H3SJThhzuQJ14CaJ5bCPvQSlYlKZ7dqd3jTgYe-Mng4AaPoQZBqg/s1600-h/Midnight_Organ_Flight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEgogHS5PpCr0UWID8YQ9FZ9TOONVgD8KyE0G5dSk4yn3Oi00Db-1_6FJ485gfZT9q8ZyryaiHAYJ5tSCG9H3SJThhzuQJ14CaJ5bCPvQSlYlKZ7dqd3jTgYe-Mng4AaPoQZBqg/s320/Midnight_Organ_Flight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437371536382461426" /></a><br /><br />46. Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out of This Country<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd_2zzraGjerqtgefwHCQx9YyUcLIwaRvGwlZvYoWtzJ9Jyw9cTqC2gxaAUK8o0m8iO6VvSk0oIVprhFZoGsVbmzT_CKokrpqyYa-guAzOptX1jsVbsEOuaHy-KsdrhvcoR1lCg/s1600-h/lets-get-out-of-this-country.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd_2zzraGjerqtgefwHCQx9YyUcLIwaRvGwlZvYoWtzJ9Jyw9cTqC2gxaAUK8o0m8iO6VvSk0oIVprhFZoGsVbmzT_CKokrpqyYa-guAzOptX1jsVbsEOuaHy-KsdrhvcoR1lCg/s320/lets-get-out-of-this-country.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437371695063378434" /></a><br /><br />45. Spiritualized – Let It Come Down<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs1apIj2EWWut9UB0Vnyl3dfkOsp5XEqwdOyMudiAW4T9GBfYLYlcj1gBHTCa0vwgbamyUjeK44WmqIn5qPJpP4DmPcB5lskUiFYyg84krHY4deVP7vjraoTo_8xdllHXrW_iAg/s1600-h/let-it-come-down.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs1apIj2EWWut9UB0Vnyl3dfkOsp5XEqwdOyMudiAW4T9GBfYLYlcj1gBHTCa0vwgbamyUjeK44WmqIn5qPJpP4DmPcB5lskUiFYyg84krHY4deVP7vjraoTo_8xdllHXrW_iAg/s320/let-it-come-down.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437371842571438546" /></a><br /><br />44. Stereophonics – Just Enough Education to Perform<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWAD-VgbbT-0NqoanrOLKNqp63LN0UKzS0KFIosTKCved43M1LJTITRshIexK_ORO2BCmS3juM_AAkOCqhAvFmbLZbh2Iw3lt4bOgfL2_HWSdhdly7uNBCppejWmF96BzGf_EPA/s1600-h/just-enough-education-to-perform.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWAD-VgbbT-0NqoanrOLKNqp63LN0UKzS0KFIosTKCved43M1LJTITRshIexK_ORO2BCmS3juM_AAkOCqhAvFmbLZbh2Iw3lt4bOgfL2_HWSdhdly7uNBCppejWmF96BzGf_EPA/s320/just-enough-education-to-perform.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437372157546775986" /></a><br /><br />43. … And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead – Worlds Apart<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBv02OZtBB_Q7I21-ZTwsE8dLjIM8YcY-9yjGvPqD8z6fi3aru0fe7Tb8osGS9euEv3PrpYJ-AITm0bFRJX_9hL8LOPOWfnn3GT_wgVEVF-5JuKyc2wSXTo-kfbLP0SQJe77YiA/s1600-h/worlds-apart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBv02OZtBB_Q7I21-ZTwsE8dLjIM8YcY-9yjGvPqD8z6fi3aru0fe7Tb8osGS9euEv3PrpYJ-AITm0bFRJX_9hL8LOPOWfnn3GT_wgVEVF-5JuKyc2wSXTo-kfbLP0SQJe77YiA/s320/worlds-apart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437372373706166130" /></a><br /><br />42. The Thrills – So Much for the City<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFR5ainzQJQHkZ2_FrC3wxDmrlsLRbdYOUbASmQmGmgKddom_JdVnBomf1bgcTluIf0qaa6eYi-hG7k-plDwAerkNrbevAPqaqCyHIpzUlLdmFdIXS4PAOa4HV_k7U3_TQzaalA/s1600-h/So+much+for+the+city.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFR5ainzQJQHkZ2_FrC3wxDmrlsLRbdYOUbASmQmGmgKddom_JdVnBomf1bgcTluIf0qaa6eYi-hG7k-plDwAerkNrbevAPqaqCyHIpzUlLdmFdIXS4PAOa4HV_k7U3_TQzaalA/s320/So+much+for+the+city.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437372531461160850" /></a><br /><br />41. Kevin Drew – Spirit If<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbY0_vWCzFCoyfzUaD38gthfRnz1WFf7euWxmVjPt5Vl0vU0mLr5soAD9nJ6CHUgx7GmnBmQ7VB7YlJdxtGsQ3zOIitMVbnn8vJH8duned-Ev1s2QxL1dU5nURl5b2CA4rfB1Mw/s1600-h/Spirit+If.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbY0_vWCzFCoyfzUaD38gthfRnz1WFf7euWxmVjPt5Vl0vU0mLr5soAD9nJ6CHUgx7GmnBmQ7VB7YlJdxtGsQ3zOIitMVbnn8vJH8duned-Ev1s2QxL1dU5nURl5b2CA4rfB1Mw/s320/Spirit+If.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437372738025703074" /></a><br /><br />40. The Hives – Tyrannosaurs Hives<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQWn70CPoiFHeDBCugUqamPUc1fFctFT6nTMx37ep4qVeNdiytIb5g4-s9v1uqLcLuhTRdxrgb8xnpFa9XmdoVU3gp17R3KxTbYAR_lo9aQ3m77Wa0mlbQL8pZx22ab0EIWlvkw/s1600-h/Tyrannosaurus+Hives.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQWn70CPoiFHeDBCugUqamPUc1fFctFT6nTMx37ep4qVeNdiytIb5g4-s9v1uqLcLuhTRdxrgb8xnpFa9XmdoVU3gp17R3KxTbYAR_lo9aQ3m77Wa0mlbQL8pZx22ab0EIWlvkw/s320/Tyrannosaurus+Hives.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437372871335736930" /></a><br /><br />39. Belle & Sebastian – Dear Catastrophe Waitress<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTZ1wWPfZJqHULlFhQZy2wAQT5Wofgzzqem6K_PGYn6m4xstiCwcDrDzQ3xoYhzA39RYr2bQfd4uyHUPnCi8IRTuQEnq0KwzUlztEr6XcXqAdee7e7aiVgkHetGWtd0aD_ENbfg/s1600-h/belle-and-sebastian-dear-catostrophe-waitress-album-cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTZ1wWPfZJqHULlFhQZy2wAQT5Wofgzzqem6K_PGYn6m4xstiCwcDrDzQ3xoYhzA39RYr2bQfd4uyHUPnCi8IRTuQEnq0KwzUlztEr6XcXqAdee7e7aiVgkHetGWtd0aD_ENbfg/s320/belle-and-sebastian-dear-catostrophe-waitress-album-cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437373025019062034" /></a><br /><br />38. The Decemberists – Crane Wife<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jE6E0GW-lxTd-Lz7J_ePQ8BWsv6v-9F22CSmS9WL0TjjlYFddpivlastjG344p95kUndS1nC03NDMZutl7HmUqWZRK6-sZHcFiotL4SJlwWv7NtR0ErTjY4GAegRDesmL_43VA/s1600-h/crane+wife.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jE6E0GW-lxTd-Lz7J_ePQ8BWsv6v-9F22CSmS9WL0TjjlYFddpivlastjG344p95kUndS1nC03NDMZutl7HmUqWZRK6-sZHcFiotL4SJlwWv7NtR0ErTjY4GAegRDesmL_43VA/s320/crane+wife.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437373381689082770" /></a><br /><br />37. Gorillaz – Demon Days<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gCXZ5fVX2TYYGnqLcYJGa89Hz1azYXrXwn8Mma69ZpE6PSQHUmfesD-Ep7BpR4gb25Kwqff6L45hz6p71w8rkwM8uO8VSP047MGbSvnFVlWxgRxaNNR1Q7Sl5Qiwb0N8aPHWsQ/s1600-h/gorillaz-demon-days.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gCXZ5fVX2TYYGnqLcYJGa89Hz1azYXrXwn8Mma69ZpE6PSQHUmfesD-Ep7BpR4gb25Kwqff6L45hz6p71w8rkwM8uO8VSP047MGbSvnFVlWxgRxaNNR1Q7Sl5Qiwb0N8aPHWsQ/s320/gorillaz-demon-days.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437373597364667266" /></a><br /><br />36. Apples in Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1XdgQT1lGWsQu7DnM1BKwixf7LMvQixfJUclADiXfK5hywwkkLf3K_mi1rYsDyppiUMN2Zyv1x_OPYC23GsRl11tGzWgQEInNty4q38pRGJFgcIM2NnrDB_KWu5uQGEWa9BE7g/s1600-h/new-magnetic-wonder.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1XdgQT1lGWsQu7DnM1BKwixf7LMvQixfJUclADiXfK5hywwkkLf3K_mi1rYsDyppiUMN2Zyv1x_OPYC23GsRl11tGzWgQEInNty4q38pRGJFgcIM2NnrDB_KWu5uQGEWa9BE7g/s320/new-magnetic-wonder.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437373744707935842" /></a><br /><br />35. New Pornographers – Twin Cinema<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q7pny5BY7biJfVxUOPkYo05nc6sJobeuVn9zEfu-6Pt4Y0xWVd-fPIlvZWqL8WOo2Unz9fkgAuoh4SAuGi2ZdjLjdonrVp7XW0AilpK41LnB1mF6-uhsUHi5PxoIetxbBSQBhQ/s1600-h/Twin_Cinema-New_PornographersX_The_480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q7pny5BY7biJfVxUOPkYo05nc6sJobeuVn9zEfu-6Pt4Y0xWVd-fPIlvZWqL8WOo2Unz9fkgAuoh4SAuGi2ZdjLjdonrVp7XW0AilpK41LnB1mF6-uhsUHi5PxoIetxbBSQBhQ/s320/Twin_Cinema-New_PornographersX_The_480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437374934439968898" /></a><br /><br />34. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjlbOAqtxhLDRN40awpLVMWH5Q4ZejfhthSigYXaEQFmZe2o4D_kvoz91QOipwTcf50JQFF82vTcqa6bCw_uDWmkszp76hUWlxHA7lovZs9nhbuq0urFcz2KA7Wjr1Hx3HTIW8w/s1600-h/vampireweekend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjlbOAqtxhLDRN40awpLVMWH5Q4ZejfhthSigYXaEQFmZe2o4D_kvoz91QOipwTcf50JQFF82vTcqa6bCw_uDWmkszp76hUWlxHA7lovZs9nhbuq0urFcz2KA7Wjr1Hx3HTIW8w/s320/vampireweekend.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437375276240056658" /></a><br /><br />33. Elf Power – Creatures<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BDYF2hvqZ7c1uFET3qf1-DbXTCIW8VpZoEaqoYDMsPA1BBJ205lv_AW9LuueMSNOuN8R7X-Jua_rZ7pavQUSlyxw-nGCnTs-sbBhkkeRCl97Wwtr9LA5tZViM2PSZ2Q2pBX-xw/s1600-h/creatures.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BDYF2hvqZ7c1uFET3qf1-DbXTCIW8VpZoEaqoYDMsPA1BBJ205lv_AW9LuueMSNOuN8R7X-Jua_rZ7pavQUSlyxw-nGCnTs-sbBhkkeRCl97Wwtr9LA5tZViM2PSZ2Q2pBX-xw/s320/creatures.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437377520268687954" /></a><br /><br />32. White Stripes – Elephant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vSFu8vgNmftbgUb9GM8kCvqDAMECNhyphenhyphen25Ba1cU26Z-vrbQZ13XQ16FJ_aR-TDgB_v1BOx65R8Vm9oZKHY2sxOH69KtvH06wi96SgZMq8FHOft1CQ-CyANJiB722XUI1hpiJCDg/s1600-h/the-white-stripes-elephant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vSFu8vgNmftbgUb9GM8kCvqDAMECNhyphenhyphen25Ba1cU26Z-vrbQZ13XQ16FJ_aR-TDgB_v1BOx65R8Vm9oZKHY2sxOH69KtvH06wi96SgZMq8FHOft1CQ-CyANJiB722XUI1hpiJCDg/s320/the-white-stripes-elephant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437377985945542978" /></a><br /><br />31. Band of Horses – Everything All the Time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN7d39TMqsbPQm_gyOK9aXDx4m2xLl15kIPZNEqoawouT4GGNd8jsf5Ea37S09C9TcEhDYRXxnY0xhXKBFvOd44isG_qTTD_49u79SP7XKf2PVaqVXBhKD5SK3jzLOzlQM-gn1Q/s1600-h/Everything_All_the_Time-Band_of_Horses_480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN7d39TMqsbPQm_gyOK9aXDx4m2xLl15kIPZNEqoawouT4GGNd8jsf5Ea37S09C9TcEhDYRXxnY0xhXKBFvOd44isG_qTTD_49u79SP7XKf2PVaqVXBhKD5SK3jzLOzlQM-gn1Q/s320/Everything_All_the_Time-Band_of_Horses_480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437378149088337810" /></a><br /><br />30. Arnold – Bahama<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRkQ_VjvoAaWsLSrKnzbdsGWr61hdf_c00EtQ_YJfhsqDaIR0Eskn0UjQ-r6N-DEOAatsYrQHqcroAsQ4h0PfBjo9iKxESG5dMxbjn1RD8EsbhDYXTGY53fM3grP7rIPl_nRT2Q/s1600-h/bahama.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRkQ_VjvoAaWsLSrKnzbdsGWr61hdf_c00EtQ_YJfhsqDaIR0Eskn0UjQ-r6N-DEOAatsYrQHqcroAsQ4h0PfBjo9iKxESG5dMxbjn1RD8EsbhDYXTGY53fM3grP7rIPl_nRT2Q/s320/bahama.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437378291693687282" /></a><br /><br />29. Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvxtm8dOhiAJwQ_xBGHOxzTtprWdu4v2oR2ON8BdZ_rzxaTh9lMpPoJbLeLhj8fakGAnrqxmDFtsdbuz_O5x6FSpU8gcOtwsZJKUMmrirARMXtAu3d4DRlWWp2YJ3ajaM7VI1Ig/s1600-h/Rather_Ripped-Sonic_Youth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvxtm8dOhiAJwQ_xBGHOxzTtprWdu4v2oR2ON8BdZ_rzxaTh9lMpPoJbLeLhj8fakGAnrqxmDFtsdbuz_O5x6FSpU8gcOtwsZJKUMmrirARMXtAu3d4DRlWWp2YJ3ajaM7VI1Ig/s320/Rather_Ripped-Sonic_Youth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437378859370200274" /></a><br /><br />28. South – With the Tides<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMEyYDYOQx22h9-g1_AIluPVdjqgU-wPVKjaXwK_Z6hU0ZIk1Odo05D9K9XFj0PpbKORNSIGqNjDxr-K-GJ_hiX7oZTokWFVS7fjbK6frNuzqIzbIbrO92OpARNhNjKTtepWumg/s1600-h/With_The_Tides-South.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMEyYDYOQx22h9-g1_AIluPVdjqgU-wPVKjaXwK_Z6hU0ZIk1Odo05D9K9XFj0PpbKORNSIGqNjDxr-K-GJ_hiX7oZTokWFVS7fjbK6frNuzqIzbIbrO92OpARNhNjKTtepWumg/s320/With_The_Tides-South.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379047188907346" /></a><br /><br />27. The National – Boxer<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmabG1AbDOocdMN2TAaTRf0KaEHGiKPqPwv_hjX9JzKAnWSGuWCvNYCHvmgd-VWI5ikz7eFdBq78vOd00K5wLeqS6qn9GwHCm2d5A-qBRIKw70WphT6Vxhq0XrSy-BDBr2UBrr6g/s1600-h/boxer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmabG1AbDOocdMN2TAaTRf0KaEHGiKPqPwv_hjX9JzKAnWSGuWCvNYCHvmgd-VWI5ikz7eFdBq78vOd00K5wLeqS6qn9GwHCm2d5A-qBRIKw70WphT6Vxhq0XrSy-BDBr2UBrr6g/s320/boxer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379201425461186" /></a><br /><br />26. The Raveonettes – Pretty in Black<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSxRezcHWux_KgDaNseahRZdkC99PI4KYr0C0ObEfUh5P7LzOSHt7neprukwBAeBpXIcD6OBqLMi7FKmr2E0hE_cMAoTO0l1ylzSe3SS3fI9DffIR8AqTXzmBodIrsUO2xjvybA/s1600-h/raveonettes-pretty-in-black.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSxRezcHWux_KgDaNseahRZdkC99PI4KYr0C0ObEfUh5P7LzOSHt7neprukwBAeBpXIcD6OBqLMi7FKmr2E0hE_cMAoTO0l1ylzSe3SS3fI9DffIR8AqTXzmBodIrsUO2xjvybA/s320/raveonettes-pretty-in-black.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379347839605314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/2954642830615778636/Interpol/Turn_On_The_Bright_Lights">25. Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovdhz4gGNiUQ_7F47mV-kMK6TtTH8nWIJYLgSldIgcrE534XnrdV5Vkn9HgtVLsfVgq_UIa5_NOKrtoWJC4_1zXqB1Os590tGxq4u80ApEL5WRZ-6IBSyW_P5C-Z_yrxR_SEwqg/s1600-h/Turn+on+the+Bright+Lights.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovdhz4gGNiUQ_7F47mV-kMK6TtTH8nWIJYLgSldIgcrE534XnrdV5Vkn9HgtVLsfVgq_UIa5_NOKrtoWJC4_1zXqB1Os590tGxq4u80ApEL5WRZ-6IBSyW_P5C-Z_yrxR_SEwqg/s320/Turn+on+the+Bright+Lights.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379502027204914" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445173362098/Clap_Your_Hands_Say_Yeah/Clap_Your_Hands_Say_Yeah">24. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFBTrU8hbCOe2yiJe36Y3kl-MooZdHrLWOBxMOE4D4bbvmfM9VejUhr2yIAMiyCIbkFfl4RPJV_qPiilA16-K0-tPgEW0iP0Si03pv6OScrRA5VVlzMEBZr24xfNMuXoaE_qT0w/s1600-h/Clap+Your+Hands+Say+Yeah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFBTrU8hbCOe2yiJe36Y3kl-MooZdHrLWOBxMOE4D4bbvmfM9VejUhr2yIAMiyCIbkFfl4RPJV_qPiilA16-K0-tPgEW0iP0Si03pv6OScrRA5VVlzMEBZr24xfNMuXoaE_qT0w/s320/Clap+Your+Hands+Say+Yeah.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379631722631202" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/432627040719744988/Grandaddy/The_Sophtware_Slump">23. Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgTrw7Xlxs1H06U3jX2rW_yk79b6-ND0eMNof9YFxcZMNdrehw9M_Izw2UZIyZX8p_FbxJXWd-pLuSoJy2Bj8wEi2fU2nJswdKhf4AOko-e-9l7iy3NRnOIU_X6SL3zbIclhKIw/s1600-h/the+sophtware+slump.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgTrw7Xlxs1H06U3jX2rW_yk79b6-ND0eMNof9YFxcZMNdrehw9M_Izw2UZIyZX8p_FbxJXWd-pLuSoJy2Bj8wEi2fU2nJswdKhf4AOko-e-9l7iy3NRnOIU_X6SL3zbIclhKIw/s320/the+sophtware+slump.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379792377265970" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/576742227538781625/Blur/Think_Tank_(Explicit)">22. Blur – Think Tank</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVBhocJWeMqE-l0XiP0mjb6X8DiZxM2ZBCV8kl9fXU0skwKOYOPk8HA7mC9DRC33Opev36Gsvgz1pIqT0tYlZC1kkbsI__JZ40sul9lJyGHFzznUtjMeDhFji5gVwN0IZcYXG6w/s1600-h/blur-think-tank.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVBhocJWeMqE-l0XiP0mjb6X8DiZxM2ZBCV8kl9fXU0skwKOYOPk8HA7mC9DRC33Opev36Gsvgz1pIqT0tYlZC1kkbsI__JZ40sul9lJyGHFzznUtjMeDhFji5gVwN0IZcYXG6w/s320/blur-think-tank.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437379939341179314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1225260573703667764/Mojave_3/Excuses_For_Travellers">21. Mojave 3 – Excuses for Travellers</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHdDL1QccJZLrjBIGaWgOOvqWTvmQBaubUcK-18B8jnF4llPBXQTXMBaLrGO4MlB0z2fn3AhK0uM6blvYUZcWqHRfUgMBmiGt-pRr16aI0C_ObIx_zOWQS2qLJSMVMf9iiaxRXg/s1600-h/excuses+for+travellers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHdDL1QccJZLrjBIGaWgOOvqWTvmQBaubUcK-18B8jnF4llPBXQTXMBaLrGO4MlB0z2fn3AhK0uM6blvYUZcWqHRfUgMBmiGt-pRr16aI0C_ObIx_zOWQS2qLJSMVMf9iiaxRXg/s320/excuses+for+travellers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437380093962462594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445467029530/Aimee_Mann/Bachelor_No._2">20. Aimee Mann – Bachelor #2</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdyUpb8GjHWWdPkAVM5W_gC1ZtUcNoqTQcjyPnIIeGwQaebpC6La-5iXkIqKuYqubiJL6VTXyW1fgCfl8_sWrbWE3F0DyvMXskR1G_sjo_d-JM98dv8ke93akA-SXtfpZ_ZGrbw/s1600-h/Bachelor+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdyUpb8GjHWWdPkAVM5W_gC1ZtUcNoqTQcjyPnIIeGwQaebpC6La-5iXkIqKuYqubiJL6VTXyW1fgCfl8_sWrbWE3F0DyvMXskR1G_sjo_d-JM98dv8ke93akA-SXtfpZ_ZGrbw/s320/Bachelor+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437380281675205362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606138225230826/Broken_Social_Scene/You_Forgot_It_In_People">19. Broken Social Scene – You Forgot it in People</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk0C4B-tbQ4RscB-Zkyq5RRAyT94QWqYj9DjZL5kyCc-9E-leoyNhJgI4lcacbdwGNxjbQ68BYsBp_3h7uRohJ8gZNpUra8RQ2bzv9qwYJqRLpwVpQ_pD4_-u4_g9gL3I4fzBiQ/s1600-h/you-forgot-it-in-people.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk0C4B-tbQ4RscB-Zkyq5RRAyT94QWqYj9DjZL5kyCc-9E-leoyNhJgI4lcacbdwGNxjbQ68BYsBp_3h7uRohJ8gZNpUra8RQ2bzv9qwYJqRLpwVpQ_pD4_-u4_g9gL3I4fzBiQ/s320/you-forgot-it-in-people.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437380431518952274" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445176464126/Okkervil_River/The_Stand_Ins">18. Okkervil River – The Stand Ins</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQjavt-0fun9R_6LSn9FxiSjOJ8CrgytCr2WGgXa37xlfO07IyplBDWjeNnpNxGujvRL6gG_cbHrhuIVyuFqAeUC6T8AuqqlNpmyOzB7U2XiV-x8YZZpZOCyf5zc9XlQyGfsuww/s1600-h/the+stand+ins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQjavt-0fun9R_6LSn9FxiSjOJ8CrgytCr2WGgXa37xlfO07IyplBDWjeNnpNxGujvRL6gG_cbHrhuIVyuFqAeUC6T8AuqqlNpmyOzB7U2XiV-x8YZZpZOCyf5zc9XlQyGfsuww/s320/the+stand+ins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437380594617589394" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/4035506741751845666/Travis/The_Man_Who">17. Travis – The Man Who</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZJnfh8-QJKAhIahpBvVM-jRENe15tj1otz8gmKEL6wu6ylO_8OrYZrfkCO3BJqzVpiFq9syQcDnvQnHXFfecCl-zSZUHE8DbhNWG33xwyHkCfu2USD5m1-tQxXJJJ_l8sd6ZTQ/s1600-h/travis-the_man_who.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZJnfh8-QJKAhIahpBvVM-jRENe15tj1otz8gmKEL6wu6ylO_8OrYZrfkCO3BJqzVpiFq9syQcDnvQnHXFfecCl-zSZUHE8DbhNWG33xwyHkCfu2USD5m1-tQxXJJJ_l8sd6ZTQ/s320/travis-the_man_who.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437380785334848594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/4900197871199977954/Beirut/Gulag_Orkestar">16. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJbJHXHUpN9QcWzHM0n8QFx2t2ZbWCC2ns80QqlL8aC66QLgbqZ4CxDoGtb3vVEXlr2Uc5HowJ8XiJrNC6CPaBNzeoIaTv4Wm2OomWtrswdmWJVYP4H7V0NgSJ14vVAKTvqXt4g/s1600-h/gulag-orkestar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJbJHXHUpN9QcWzHM0n8QFx2t2ZbWCC2ns80QqlL8aC66QLgbqZ4CxDoGtb3vVEXlr2Uc5HowJ8XiJrNC6CPaBNzeoIaTv4Wm2OomWtrswdmWJVYP4H7V0NgSJ14vVAKTvqXt4g/s320/gulag-orkestar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437380967178507570" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445168252760/Elliott_Smith/From_A_Basement_On_The_Hill">15. Elliott Smith – From a Basement on the Hill</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L9bozNwhd2Xmu_dJvU0aOPtpRSWMCFvU9OOl7gl0b0cyC2FVSYjXXbJttBuxJWSMBz9GWGMujKhgG3BGEOpEfOHohpwfqWnMq-pJ1I5WICM0fLsNFYlvr3TE2WESjuxG0_AnZQ/s1600-h/elliott_smith_from_a_basement_on_the_hill_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L9bozNwhd2Xmu_dJvU0aOPtpRSWMCFvU9OOl7gl0b0cyC2FVSYjXXbJttBuxJWSMBz9GWGMujKhgG3BGEOpEfOHohpwfqWnMq-pJ1I5WICM0fLsNFYlvr3TE2WESjuxG0_AnZQ/s320/elliott_smith_from_a_basement_on_the_hill_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437381120547391698" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/576742227539356093/Primal_Scream/XTRMNTR">14. Primal Scream – Xtrmntr</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3tZY1bhTTFRLldCbnKlt8S_blEW2aCtKoKwQk4h2gA7uNro63cMeepGH906DVyVBR7lYYtZ8trL9QVSfikfwn1KiBJw6g8s_VQlde0Hr8ArlUOkS4j4oQJhA29Ad7gm3OcXvaw/s1600-h/primal-scream.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3tZY1bhTTFRLldCbnKlt8S_blEW2aCtKoKwQk4h2gA7uNro63cMeepGH906DVyVBR7lYYtZ8trL9QVSfikfwn1KiBJw6g8s_VQlde0Hr8ArlUOkS4j4oQJhA29Ad7gm3OcXvaw/s320/primal-scream.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437381619308058450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445168806328/Wilco/Yankee_Hotel_Foxtrot">13. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJVb7-7KJJIQl3BWaR-D-Oi0qB6BSUvLY7WQu3A5oi49NRHXKKyDLz4HyAoQnSIOZugNbC4p78O2yRYI4awWLy3ylgWH8lwkSKP89Mo3INemoQi6yJTmwIXgnUhQDtz-XjVX-ig/s1600-h/yankeehotelfoxtrot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJVb7-7KJJIQl3BWaR-D-Oi0qB6BSUvLY7WQu3A5oi49NRHXKKyDLz4HyAoQnSIOZugNbC4p78O2yRYI4awWLy3ylgWH8lwkSKP89Mo3INemoQi6yJTmwIXgnUhQDtz-XjVX-ig/s320/yankeehotelfoxtrot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437381759187377794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/576742227538784635/Radiohead/Hail_To_The_Thief">12. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJzwsliZ1XUU_GnrAPj86dlntLQE6B6Umzna_mobgNxiEMSwvkkKHrXU20AujjRUPT79Jin6j-SGmSddPx0Qyv52_QwXpJp2l4XheEFn3wCE0jQQJMg-hSc5_vpiHlxlzRh9Pzg/s1600-h/hail+to+the+thief.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJzwsliZ1XUU_GnrAPj86dlntLQE6B6Umzna_mobgNxiEMSwvkkKHrXU20AujjRUPT79Jin6j-SGmSddPx0Qyv52_QwXpJp2l4XheEFn3wCE0jQQJMg-hSc5_vpiHlxlzRh9Pzg/s320/hail+to+the+thief.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437381896403326114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1801721326119947044/Arcade_Fire/Neon_Bible">11. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7yz-o-4afF4bLxbsylFhwzPsNerLSSkXsdLZ1Uekm2nRQeivpgfsSw82mv1fGQouDXwu2FIrh5DKJADTZXjnUwhSr2aTAsRKujTWLU5XDiuIcTKP1i1T2zzzethNqShFy37-zg/s1600-h/neonbible.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7yz-o-4afF4bLxbsylFhwzPsNerLSSkXsdLZ1Uekm2nRQeivpgfsSw82mv1fGQouDXwu2FIrh5DKJADTZXjnUwhSr2aTAsRKujTWLU5XDiuIcTKP1i1T2zzzethNqShFy37-zg/s320/neonbible.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382038613453954" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/72339069015396291/Badly_Drawn_Boy/Hour_Of_The_Bewilderbeast">10. Badly Drawn Boy – Hour of Bewilderbeast</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfScpJrFSotGDcp8IoeT5InOAkPptpitg588RUp9GWP63kcrncDtkDKcv8L3UNXa8anrC4gYlKdcXFptkhLqxPxpxWbag4IcqEQsv0_V8qRbyiOw6LP3bRxc9lcPGYL5lb_qKRg/s1600-h/the_hour_of_the_wilderbeast-badly_drawn_boy_480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfScpJrFSotGDcp8IoeT5InOAkPptpitg588RUp9GWP63kcrncDtkDKcv8L3UNXa8anrC4gYlKdcXFptkhLqxPxpxWbag4IcqEQsv0_V8qRbyiOw6LP3bRxc9lcPGYL5lb_qKRg/s320/the_hour_of_the_wilderbeast-badly_drawn_boy_480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382176889601186" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1225542048681346138/Super_Furry_Animals/Rings_Around_The_World">9. Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpWIB-ssc3ue5t1Ajd6u1EChJGVA63cHAZ2tMGYSY0VCOOwMKjWva0DLnjnaL9u461iS1woeS36VblqJTMUl3n21Hd87UcVyQNU-_aUhrS4TbMkR3PXlnr9Ta7D1hkh4OUwXP3A/s1600-h/Rings+Around+the+World.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpWIB-ssc3ue5t1Ajd6u1EChJGVA63cHAZ2tMGYSY0VCOOwMKjWva0DLnjnaL9u461iS1woeS36VblqJTMUl3n21Hd87UcVyQNU-_aUhrS4TbMkR3PXlnr9Ta7D1hkh4OUwXP3A/s320/Rings+Around+the+World.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382330562115570" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/576742227520915033/Coldplay/Parachutes">8. Coldplay – Parachutes</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUenAepkxjXdnooeghUf6LXWYqg_hUBHchkaCGnV3J6Yx9qWDHhtCZf7z4P4y-xPrZwc4Nx6ODcpgLD1a9CjaV21sBx_uuf1FzSBjLe_B7L7C8-BvfIqCPgFCFN8F0VLUlN-j5Q/s1600-h/coldplay-parachutes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUenAepkxjXdnooeghUf6LXWYqg_hUBHchkaCGnV3J6Yx9qWDHhtCZf7z4P4y-xPrZwc4Nx6ODcpgLD1a9CjaV21sBx_uuf1FzSBjLe_B7L7C8-BvfIqCPgFCFN8F0VLUlN-j5Q/s320/coldplay-parachutes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382485246992850" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/1225260573703170550/The_Libertines/Up_The_Bracket">7. Libertines – Up the Bracket</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qFXyMeb_JpTAyvOo2HTA-giEuvEUzpEEeDuOXQNoJZJgH033SrfILfhZ28lABuFnrWZBImdGfdmJhtaoRUfd49ARUg8NRKMOfSi1hjEovumIVSFYLIhBIgeRZjuTBsL0bkc3mQ/s1600-h/TheLibertinesupthebracket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qFXyMeb_JpTAyvOo2HTA-giEuvEUzpEEeDuOXQNoJZJgH033SrfILfhZ28lABuFnrWZBImdGfdmJhtaoRUfd49ARUg8NRKMOfSi1hjEovumIVSFYLIhBIgeRZjuTBsL0bkc3mQ/s320/TheLibertinesupthebracket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382622643593890" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445171019272/The_Flaming_Lips/Yoshimi_Battles_The_Pink_Robots">6. Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqX70cCqxqs9Up6W05bItJLRLaKuX5z9b5wz5PS-8gqfz-Z9qluZHq7kyboF15oYTfjSCgsK05e4XH5AYQwbSrHYyrRXaYaDn0ZASlhJvPAVAx8137TigVapIEBnt_3d4E_lkRxw/s1600-h/yoshimi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqX70cCqxqs9Up6W05bItJLRLaKuX5z9b5wz5PS-8gqfz-Z9qluZHq7kyboF15oYTfjSCgsK05e4XH5AYQwbSrHYyrRXaYaDn0ZASlhJvPAVAx8137TigVapIEBnt_3d4E_lkRxw/s320/yoshimi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382757749601986" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/504684633538969231/Black_Rebel_Motorcycle_Club/Howl">5. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjRLpvylL9LUbwbbYPeA0mX_yQnnJ1V5xQyLEMwVsXUAsP4PRDVOZzpy4xlgQKk7PVPcPKXrt13VzUEuhXkIDBs8k_lfu3ApEYGK-Uba2C5cx3UCw8KNtjgxTnVHASwC6So90cg/s1600-h/Howl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjRLpvylL9LUbwbbYPeA0mX_yQnnJ1V5xQyLEMwVsXUAsP4PRDVOZzpy4xlgQKk7PVPcPKXrt13VzUEuhXkIDBs8k_lfu3ApEYGK-Uba2C5cx3UCw8KNtjgxTnVHASwC6So90cg/s320/Howl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437382889753958050" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/504684633534577780/The_Strokes/Is_This_It">4. The Strokes – Is This It</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ6PTsA7lhavRiTFvOpAYltXGdSLzkx3fet1pOe5mqMne2YggVN4ZocCn6rZUChIa39tUN1tRVulvQDEsNKsCPeFGG7ADHkgR7aD_CpCvex7xcaDaxPcQWpXdlfW1YuAlc_AEyw/s1600-h/Is+This+It.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ6PTsA7lhavRiTFvOpAYltXGdSLzkx3fet1pOe5mqMne2YggVN4ZocCn6rZUChIa39tUN1tRVulvQDEsNKsCPeFGG7ADHkgR7aD_CpCvex7xcaDaxPcQWpXdlfW1YuAlc_AEyw/s320/Is+This+It.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383018844273378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/576742227538892597/Doves/The_Last_Broadcast">3. Doves – The Last Broadcast</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeZblSjCwQ3PmFbhHCakfe8heiuRMbotO_aAEBmCqKVKVgiTFPShcRTGmEbKcBEfKVnjWkuoXZy6uxiKsrQcR3_57mS-qW-nh-H_7WoqIae2_zbPCGsBc-s6TjESJ3LICruTfHQ/s1600-h/lastbroadcast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeZblSjCwQ3PmFbhHCakfe8heiuRMbotO_aAEBmCqKVKVgiTFPShcRTGmEbKcBEfKVnjWkuoXZy6uxiKsrQcR3_57mS-qW-nh-H_7WoqIae2_zbPCGsBc-s6TjESJ3LICruTfHQ/s320/lastbroadcast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383177988720834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/432627039263837610/Yeah_Yeah_Yeahs/Show_Your_Bones">2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaDAvaZK8shCRZJ9tJfvVysO_EoIymphaKYs_lo6BdSx6lke2LzBEt7Coy-025BpD5vb9hgArGXo2kC68by322_1YqEOVxF1AiI4cr6qVAVdtZxIk6A6YKwF2doWNAjVPAtDODw/s1600-h/Yeah-Yeah-Yeahs-Show-Your-Bones-352539.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaDAvaZK8shCRZJ9tJfvVysO_EoIymphaKYs_lo6BdSx6lke2LzBEt7Coy-025BpD5vb9hgArGXo2kC68by322_1YqEOVxF1AiI4cr6qVAVdtZxIk6A6YKwF2doWNAjVPAtDODw/s320/Yeah-Yeah-Yeahs-Show-Your-Bones-352539.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383303169691762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/504684633538867586/Kings_Of_Leon/Aha_Shake_Heartbreak">1. Kings of Leon – Aha Shake Heartbreak</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftxbIwT5enUbAF3Ulo3XAUtrDezn9VAInJmIyo3YisrTmxyNGpYi4fLhW1BE3yVb_Ssdm8VAM3rnyMSxexY5SlRFrm0wBbPfhxQhXZFpwxfnzVxEIoFgSXuasbbAMLNzs5ZthHg/s1600-h/Aha+Shake+Heartbreak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftxbIwT5enUbAF3Ulo3XAUtrDezn9VAInJmIyo3YisrTmxyNGpYi4fLhW1BE3yVb_Ssdm8VAM3rnyMSxexY5SlRFrm0wBbPfhxQhXZFpwxfnzVxEIoFgSXuasbbAMLNzs5ZthHg/s320/Aha+Shake+Heartbreak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437383430745525154" /></a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-62319399569824953602009-12-27T22:23:00.022-06:002009-12-28T00:01:59.706-06:00Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, I bring you the BEST OF 2009Sorry it has taken me sometime to post this, but I have been busy lately. Well, let’s not wait any longer. <br /><br />Here are my best albums for 2009. Later on this week or weekend, I will post the top 50 albums from 2000-2009.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">20. Karen O and the Kids – Where the Wild Things Are </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU59GWAbhmjG5C15TpEwHMYgTmMfkK8jHhLczJtsRaoMr8_NTx30zxrLeV7M5fin6jo7-n5Skmg3xXDq2kBxs_7aBa-F-8J0mQYY0BOOG0IEEe0d1TBQscn_F-QsrKSzV8qYHaQ/s1600-h/wild_things_are_soundtrack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU59GWAbhmjG5C15TpEwHMYgTmMfkK8jHhLczJtsRaoMr8_NTx30zxrLeV7M5fin6jo7-n5Skmg3xXDq2kBxs_7aBa-F-8J0mQYY0BOOG0IEEe0d1TBQscn_F-QsrKSzV8qYHaQ/s320/wild_things_are_soundtrack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420139167063965810" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAfcBwYuNDU">All is Love</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6DZr8VGsx4&feature=related">Rumpus</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">19. Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvAkuL6VE7KU3cc-yYaMnZjncLgIM6lVPnHGjtbHyFH7WQxzkc6yP4E2emmTSL43jKvrN0aEVdIvO7hu9EaVBUdc7PM6Rs5RjiSMGPv8HjAsKAvZHwA4uZ_au9spDVT1D9xWA9g/s1600-h/jarvis_cocker_further_complications.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvAkuL6VE7KU3cc-yYaMnZjncLgIM6lVPnHGjtbHyFH7WQxzkc6yP4E2emmTSL43jKvrN0aEVdIvO7hu9EaVBUdc7PM6Rs5RjiSMGPv8HjAsKAvZHwA4uZ_au9spDVT1D9xWA9g/s320/jarvis_cocker_further_complications.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420142766246653682" /></a><br />Album Favorites:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzpxtSmEL9s"> Further Complications</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbNh4CS9Cns">Angela</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18. Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmctZ6T-V1vQLPbd4KNJRr-qzCCO8Et5prbVuMgdaro1PsPQ2Mdd64oOJzODKs7FVtzRdZ1VOevQiaDAecz3nBiyfEQ1DuKRXjCYzzfe_nvbraOQ1TBLNbJVyBu_f-T3ktpHgEA/s1600-h/sounds-of-the-universe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmctZ6T-V1vQLPbd4KNJRr-qzCCO8Et5prbVuMgdaro1PsPQ2Mdd64oOJzODKs7FVtzRdZ1VOevQiaDAecz3nBiyfEQ1DuKRXjCYzzfe_nvbraOQ1TBLNbJVyBu_f-T3ktpHgEA/s320/sounds-of-the-universe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420143803950016146" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsXOcK9_Cw">Wrong</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZvts-YPx8">In Chains</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">17. the Dodos - Time to Die</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQh2QjuLekMlXvtsitDO4P3Fr-oSeesXoYMxOB3lmlr82uOExZIwQcgMF7_q9riQE4QXiCduoqoCYBaqCNGoDWIUYvkRKR4rXcNKHHi-ZmwKE4fIU90dvPLpihwMItRt9vWtVtA/s1600-h/ttd_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQh2QjuLekMlXvtsitDO4P3Fr-oSeesXoYMxOB3lmlr82uOExZIwQcgMF7_q9riQE4QXiCduoqoCYBaqCNGoDWIUYvkRKR4rXcNKHHi-ZmwKE4fIU90dvPLpihwMItRt9vWtVtA/s320/ttd_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420145609751484674" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZhjdX8eEIU">Fables</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhL7jXxUGpI">Small Deaths</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">16. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbEXGBXBOVKDS8ZOGtryufYIgfHRxrSu9WTnTzPLGjzpPPVPP-peMA_UHkiB9AcMEhkaD_WEc9K2UHqErcCsZ-LSStJ1euMb2EA-mTl6XdwJD_NNUI6LBLoq61DOsdd9wFJWHRg/s1600-h/camera-obscura.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbEXGBXBOVKDS8ZOGtryufYIgfHRxrSu9WTnTzPLGjzpPPVPP-peMA_UHkiB9AcMEhkaD_WEc9K2UHqErcCsZ-LSStJ1euMb2EA-mTl6XdwJD_NNUI6LBLoq61DOsdd9wFJWHRg/s320/camera-obscura.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420146284560099346" /></a><br />Album Favorites - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CkfvYMCWM">French Navy</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfDg7Vz8Ow4">Honey in the Sun</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">15. Sonic Youth - The Eternal</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgntY3O52LcrP6awXgyO7gTzH_HHqaxbpEfnWIDG3eIl3ZlL4hX6umLBqU5bGf5czHSVfQeX0HQr-0qTHIBWgxXU9_1eP0QQ6QNQIv-AJUOwy1defRx6D9RACVkkoTCRHhRAAkQ/s1600-h/the-eternal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgntY3O52LcrP6awXgyO7gTzH_HHqaxbpEfnWIDG3eIl3ZlL4hX6umLBqU5bGf5czHSVfQeX0HQr-0qTHIBWgxXU9_1eP0QQ6QNQIv-AJUOwy1defRx6D9RACVkkoTCRHhRAAkQ/s320/the-eternal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420147279151592834" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKlbBgQHPqo">Sacred Trickster</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsam3H4eTQ">Anti-Orgasm</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">14. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fPj86N9bBWQ6I4ANmM7ge7UcH3IunUuw_4rbZwgfLX6aHOcxzy6J1Y9SyzmSJrGD7OxwoCgO2L-LBtrT-V5HWIoqvV3uygo9A2BiEOy-6DiefUjlk0KDwae9aQCqQHFiFejINA/s1600-h/arctic_monkeys-humbug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fPj86N9bBWQ6I4ANmM7ge7UcH3IunUuw_4rbZwgfLX6aHOcxzy6J1Y9SyzmSJrGD7OxwoCgO2L-LBtrT-V5HWIoqvV3uygo9A2BiEOy-6DiefUjlk0KDwae9aQCqQHFiFejINA/s320/arctic_monkeys-humbug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420148749194150034" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITLUtQ3PraA">Crying Lightning</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIQz6zZi7R0">Cornerstone</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">13. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxL9PUYjZ35GmjNDvmxuxSsMzScGpHYRRt1jk8lIIqngYIgSK5xW3j063hHavtS-WBtY5FWm-tM08FXqw2JfJXHmU49okNJCIo7SECsA0yC1ChB3qW5wOi1Nf-p0TiEzpm1-EAg/s1600-h/cymbals.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxL9PUYjZ35GmjNDvmxuxSsMzScGpHYRRt1jk8lIIqngYIgSK5xW3j063hHavtS-WBtY5FWm-tM08FXqw2JfJXHmU49okNJCIo7SECsA0yC1ChB3qW5wOi1Nf-p0TiEzpm1-EAg/s320/cymbals.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420149594303826626" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSgt8hQoAI">Indiana</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1JBTSz0Liw">Wind Phoenix</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12. Beirut - March of the Zapotec and Realpeople Holland</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczkGl9PcoFfHvozdjNqB-IG4Z2yZrV8hZhvmpEb1-xHpw8p0YCbv195BpUeAZCUF6AVVIA0ySsmV998NOnZyFWMOGmQS08AU_QxyO5xWlnP9qvmAO3ZKwKrXkBFcUVHMwxwwrgw/s1600-h/beirut_march_of_the_zapotec.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczkGl9PcoFfHvozdjNqB-IG4Z2yZrV8hZhvmpEb1-xHpw8p0YCbv195BpUeAZCUF6AVVIA0ySsmV998NOnZyFWMOGmQS08AU_QxyO5xWlnP9qvmAO3ZKwKrXkBFcUVHMwxwwrgw/s320/beirut_march_of_the_zapotec.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420151065857725618" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDuDGjw86og">My Night with a Prostitute from Marseille</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJYAsuVQry0">La Llorona</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDa5aR2g-BD33-Mrt0sxlJnbliA9lkozV7VjcLPqEvjmNn5i_lHaMJkCpV8rgx0zc7770ovWrcJXGnFzOTKEAb81bOzxVymQgec9vBkmhYLUYv_aw1Z2aEgxAkiEqLyQMqbdQkXA/s1600-h/animalcollective.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDa5aR2g-BD33-Mrt0sxlJnbliA9lkozV7VjcLPqEvjmNn5i_lHaMJkCpV8rgx0zc7770ovWrcJXGnFzOTKEAb81bOzxVymQgec9vBkmhYLUYv_aw1Z2aEgxAkiEqLyQMqbdQkXA/s320/animalcollective.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420152017099417490" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE">My Girls</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYEAflCO4Eo">In The Flowers</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10. Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJk0vvNXOctrEDWCqZNgpffOFtmxlBDTYHrSUhiTf5dQYtbkAA2ixiz8wUtP9AXqwCqnQlK7a7j05-m7t0WC_2tizbCyy2tQjGEquJewnIhPf1fu4zczzLTzA6dp8q7ehODYsXg/s1600-h/super-furry-animals-dark-days-light-years.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJk0vvNXOctrEDWCqZNgpffOFtmxlBDTYHrSUhiTf5dQYtbkAA2ixiz8wUtP9AXqwCqnQlK7a7j05-m7t0WC_2tizbCyy2tQjGEquJewnIhPf1fu4zczzLTzA6dp8q7ehODYsXg/s320/super-furry-animals-dark-days-light-years.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420152666209192914" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK__TqlZteY">Inaugural Trams</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUeSt0eVWX8">Helium Hearts</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9. Mos Def - The Ecstatic</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0CjUJM8PFeCDo1ovDHMz43n3nZJmoAkGATPzOn9A4brXcdtxQ6iElmFFLPTW4DQ4ZCse9dX26Fif9P7sEeu5lVGhlQo48CrgNY4HMr5biri6CfnACX4f3OAa0h4LaxGnpdHbZw/s1600-h/mos-def-the-ecstatic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0CjUJM8PFeCDo1ovDHMz43n3nZJmoAkGATPzOn9A4brXcdtxQ6iElmFFLPTW4DQ4ZCse9dX26Fif9P7sEeu5lVGhlQo48CrgNY4HMr5biri6CfnACX4f3OAa0h4LaxGnpdHbZw/s320/mos-def-the-ecstatic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420154056408078786" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIen6xNL78">Supermagic</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqf77tckVc">Twilite Speedball</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8. Flaming Lips - Embryonic</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylw37v8om8ZeFQfRryhM9mw3AnpxToy8q_VJTFg3kwUaA3sDS1_YLkED1EQBUPK0hiyvCuVHZGpow8baaOsPGFOxkPYfPbdNSC7c0FYIxXO3N-g9s5LiLhjiWSx0-Ot5yLKMJNA/s1600-h/the-flaming-lips-embryonic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylw37v8om8ZeFQfRryhM9mw3AnpxToy8q_VJTFg3kwUaA3sDS1_YLkED1EQBUPK0hiyvCuVHZGpow8baaOsPGFOxkPYfPbdNSC7c0FYIxXO3N-g9s5LiLhjiWSx0-Ot5yLKMJNA/s320/the-flaming-lips-embryonic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420155753099598898" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmjJQojMTTs">Convinced of the Hex</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7BdGmJRHFY">Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY6bFJOYdWcCs_3yoEsisKrv-0oDa2q05oUI5QFhbuJYOAKTSOrMMacPf-ETe9ejGJ9eZrt6fx2xF5L1WNcmH22RN8jiws_7J9DCv0uZLD3FfLuDUDcfwKdHoOCqnZuLPUqMbIA/s1600-h/auerbach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY6bFJOYdWcCs_3yoEsisKrv-0oDa2q05oUI5QFhbuJYOAKTSOrMMacPf-ETe9ejGJ9eZrt6fx2xF5L1WNcmH22RN8jiws_7J9DCv0uZLD3FfLuDUDcfwKdHoOCqnZuLPUqMbIA/s320/auerbach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420156575319504946" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA7jj1EO_7M">I Want Some More</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kWoLXXW7Pg">Mean Monsoon</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6. Doves - Kingdom of Rust</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdQ950Zmc2uRDqQ2ZWnmWDT39l5HRIHmSh3C875UsfaF5_gl9AQXt4oKcFFuFr0jqIVVIBuzGUukcprKlf2PbC7DezYEjTkj0YaiU7E5_9xCDDsGoeQYXIoRRuJHz5YrXGnwYNw/s1600-h/doves-kingdom-of-rust-cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdQ950Zmc2uRDqQ2ZWnmWDT39l5HRIHmSh3C875UsfaF5_gl9AQXt4oKcFFuFr0jqIVVIBuzGUukcprKlf2PbC7DezYEjTkj0YaiU7E5_9xCDDsGoeQYXIoRRuJHz5YrXGnwYNw/s320/doves-kingdom-of-rust-cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420157586925123266" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbK8kQW4LI">Kingdom of Rust</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i92wtrH91kE">House of Mirrors</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcT8hIjZUWBJRcXXcvzY78oSnvihDAPLaqYz5mVdCpOZv8-amfNtsu-kZv4Q0hUFYn2htFICMIgbHSvs0XaMgw4s4wpJry1ZJXZNDxt_tXfsocfEYeC6vpX5NozbS0zg_d6wLzw/s1600-h/wolfgang_amadeus_phoenix_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcT8hIjZUWBJRcXXcvzY78oSnvihDAPLaqYz5mVdCpOZv8-amfNtsu-kZv4Q0hUFYn2htFICMIgbHSvs0XaMgw4s4wpJry1ZJXZNDxt_tXfsocfEYeC6vpX5NozbS0zg_d6wLzw/s320/wolfgang_amadeus_phoenix_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420158357645345122" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJDNw7o6so">Lisztomania</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL548cHH3OY">1901</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Raveonettes - In and Out of Control</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASY2dsIaSA2CCRa3VdHYH5AfrcWMhTzJI4Y5Sn9a1q_l3SsUneEN6hQIVLhnRcFeyC7mkJjeDg0OygqsJ536U1fc61xnEttjm4gUtLPizY9goblts7qSIknJ2VDlTgl1CkjFppA/s1600-h/In-and-Out-of-Control.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASY2dsIaSA2CCRa3VdHYH5AfrcWMhTzJI4Y5Sn9a1q_l3SsUneEN6hQIVLhnRcFeyC7mkJjeDg0OygqsJ536U1fc61xnEttjm4gUtLPizY9goblts7qSIknJ2VDlTgl1CkjFppA/s320/In-and-Out-of-Control.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420159080799980178" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I6FP8isudU">Suicide</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPIDgb-hO-o">Bang</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Japandroids - Post-Nothing</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisuH3IuDvI3FULuGv0yXCN6AtGw2AfDEW-2KSlb3xtjaQKMbbqmeGJy0sovKrlTUSjkj8JH22EUuRJ6Zw4QA78x31uA1tIBG6faYEVlzFu2JZenwLxtCMtokPsrSbIC6m84Lmdg/s1600-h/japandroids.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisuH3IuDvI3FULuGv0yXCN6AtGw2AfDEW-2KSlb3xtjaQKMbbqmeGJy0sovKrlTUSjkj8JH22EUuRJ6Zw4QA78x31uA1tIBG6faYEVlzFu2JZenwLxtCMtokPsrSbIC6m84Lmdg/s320/japandroids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420160031811285922" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdX_V4h4zH4">The Boys are Leaving Town</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOoHAbnhxNI">Young Hearts Spark Fire</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkg5JTjvWtUWOj1Y2NNPTJaQrAJCp9fE9RVnXI8W3zbDI2vc1tCYNMQPK497WnZc1Czwi-fwFApsEJUDHbhXdZY0lRL9ld9jsAc_qpkNtJO1ferESfCYCg0eMdxU-VVRiRLxMjg/s1600-h/00-yeah_yeah_yeahs-its_blitz-2009-c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkg5JTjvWtUWOj1Y2NNPTJaQrAJCp9fE9RVnXI8W3zbDI2vc1tCYNMQPK497WnZc1Czwi-fwFApsEJUDHbhXdZY0lRL9ld9jsAc_qpkNtJO1ferESfCYCg0eMdxU-VVRiRLxMjg/s320/00-yeah_yeah_yeahs-its_blitz-2009-c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420160758007842002" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt0IlrQYOxM">Heads Will Roll</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGNo8RL5kM">Zero</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzyPqbpCUxyIfwv6OFsJzrGO1kTbr-4mckWfVyMUI7tX0ANvhcNDOdPNdOLRX0IMvragZl62M9afL93ysxH9HVgDtimb7Qvg19o_8AjumHqYha33Mhc3si9EJgELGaok3uEOcBA/s1600-h/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzyPqbpCUxyIfwv6OFsJzrGO1kTbr-4mckWfVyMUI7tX0ANvhcNDOdPNdOLRX0IMvragZl62M9afL93ysxH9HVgDtimb7Qvg19o_8AjumHqYha33Mhc3si9EJgELGaok3uEOcBA/s320/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420161706200561122" /></a><br />Album Favorites: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4itzHRpltQ">Young Adult Friction</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLVrTruj_Aw">Everything With You</a>,<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpKkzU1ILRI&feature=PlayList&p=8333CD93B25011D2&index=2"> Come Saturday</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=430oJ0dGMC0">This Love is Fucking Right</a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-13833699229137213312009-12-17T00:05:00.002-06:002009-12-17T00:22:43.003-06:00Random Baseball Postin the spirit of all of the top ten lists coming out, I give you my top 10 WORST White Sox players in the past 10 years.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thediamondangle.com/archive/mar02/chisox_pix/royce.jpg">10. Royce Clayton</a><br /><a href="http://www.terra.com.mx/Galeria_de_fotos/images/82/162310.jpg">9. Antonio Osuna</a><br /><a href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/rocky_biddle_autograph.jpg">8. Rocky Biddle</a><br /><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2008/06/14/9qq2YuZi.jpg">7. David Riske</a> (could not find a sox photo)<br /><a href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0eTW9sz5e76QN/340x.jpg">6. Dewon Day</a><br /><a href="http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/booneLogan.bmp">5. Boone Logan</a><br /><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/images/baseball/mlb/players/3943.jpg">4.Mike Jackson</a><br /><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paniajo01.shtml?redir">3. Jose Paniagua</a> (look at that era!)<br /><a href="http://www.sportsignaturesonline.com/catalog/2d57_1_sbl_783_1.JPG">2. Billy Koch</a><br /><a href="http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/images/2004/08/31/F8EredVi.jpg">1. Joe Borchard</a><br /><br />Feel free to post your 10 least favorite players from your favorite team in the comments sectionJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-11694272952265702092009-12-16T23:28:00.002-06:002009-12-16T23:30:29.276-06:002009 Best of list coming soon.in the meantime, start working on yours.<br /><br />I am also working on the best albums from the last ten years as well as the best songs from the decade.<br /><br />I'll try and post more regularly this week.<br /><br />until then, check out this super sweet cover<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8iFYJYwtjpc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8iFYJYwtjpc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-59650628793086041972009-11-06T09:03:00.002-06:002009-11-06T09:17:29.044-06:0030 Songs You Just Can't Live WithoutMy brother posted this to me the other day and I thought it would make a good post over here as well, so forgive me for stealing his "thunder" on this topic. Anyway, if you were told by someone, something or some higher being that for the rest of your life you can only listen to 30 songs, what would they be? <br /><br />After putting a list together pretty quickly, I realized that I missed a few. After looking at this list again, I noticed that there were still some more missing, but I can swap songs on here for the rest of eternity, so I am just going to leave it as is.<br /><br />Now these don't need to be in any specific order, just 30 songs.<br /><br />well, here we go, here are mine<br /><br />1. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Happy <br />2. Oasis – Supersonic <br />3. Blur – Chemical World <br />4. Beatles – A Day in the Life <br />5. Radiohead – The Bends <br />6. Rolling Stones – She’s A Rainbow <br />7. Jesus & the Mary Chain – Cracking Up <br />8. Catherine Wheel – Here Comes the Fat Controller <br />9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Y Control <br />10. Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place <br />11. Jane’s Addiction – Three Days <br />12. Doves –There Goes The Fear <br />13. Neutral Milk Hotel – Two-Headed Boy pt. 2 <br />14. David Bowie – Moonage Daydream <br />15. The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais <br />16. Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now <br />17. Kings of Leon – Slow Night, So Long <br />18. Police – Murder By Numbers <br />19. Nine Inch Nails – Ringfinger <br />20. Beirut – Postcards from Italy <br />21. New Order –Ceremony <br />22. Smashing Pumpkins – Siva <br />23. Led Zeppelin – No Quarter <br />24. Ride – Time Machine <br />25. The Smiths – Boy With a Thorn in His Side<br />26. Van Halen – Hot for Teacher <br />27. Weezer – Only In Dreams<br />28. Spiritualized – Let it Flow <br />29. Nirvana – Drain You<br />30. Journey – Don’t Stop Believing<br /><br /><br />Post yours in the comment sectionJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com103tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-6513470344499933702009-10-09T10:12:00.003-05:002009-10-09T10:24:11.230-05:00Top 5 Debut AlbumsWell it has been awhile since I have done one of these, but here we go. Top 5 debut albums. Now this should be self explanatory, but just in case there is confusion, this would the first album released by an artist, not a reissue of an earlier work, but the first release. <br /><br />For example, The Beastie Boys, their debut album would be “Licensed to Ill” and not the reissue of their old songs on “Some old Bullshit.” Got it?<br /><br />Post yours in the comments section. <br /><br />Here are mine:<br /><br />1. The Clash – <a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/504684633477519280/The_Clash/The_Clash_(US_Version)">The Clash</a><br />2. Nine Inch Nails – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Hate-Machine-Nine-Nails/dp/B000025WXZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255101450&sr=8-1">Pretty Hate Machine</a><br />3. Spiritualized – <a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/504684633646341206/Spiritualized/Lazer_Guided_Melodies">Lazer Guided Melodies</a><br />4. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – <a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/504684633533920700/Ned%27s_Atomic_Dustbin/God_Fodder">God Fodder</a><br />5. Oasis - <a href="http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445171036040/Oasis/Definitely_Maybe">Definitely Maybe</a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-77685880028462601162009-09-04T13:15:00.001-05:002009-09-04T13:17:28.619-05:00Top 5 Fight ScenesToday’s top 5 is about being tough. When I was a kid, I remember watching such films as Die Hard and Road House and saying to myself, that scene was a tough as it gets. With that in mind, I bring you the top 5 best fight scenes.<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsZpdUUdd3I">They Live</a><br />2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfQnf_q4AvU">Road House</a><br />3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0YDuSLXcX8">Bloodsport</a><br />4. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hii2SwI39ek">Kill Bill Vol. 1</a><br />5. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBlTsHsr5Ig">The Last Dragon</a><br /><br />I couldn’t find the clip for die hard when John McClaine beats up Karl, so that is not why it is on here.<br /><br />Submit yours in the comments sectionJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-19323497589675093602009-08-28T10:50:00.002-05:002009-08-28T10:52:52.031-05:00Top 5 late 80's early 90's dance songsFor some reason I am in some sort of weird late 80’s early 90’s dance mood. So, here we go. Top 5 dance tracks from that time. Seems like the more obnoxious the better.<br /><br />And in no particular order<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-nHNR_dVsw">Dee Lite – Groove is in the heart</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33tH-JdPDg">Snap – The Power</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWsRz3TJDEY">Nenah Cherry – Buffalo Stance</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPhUr-T6UM">M.A.R.R.S. – Pump up the Volume</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksHsh4r8tJA">Expose – Point of No Return</a><br /><br />leave your list if you dare, in the comments section.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-68271732000262845852009-08-21T11:04:00.001-05:002009-08-21T11:09:11.678-05:00Top 5 Concept AlbumsIt’s been a little while since I posted a new top 5, but out of a recommendation from my friend John, I bring you the Top 5 concept album list. <br /><br />Now I know, some will vary on what they believe is a concept album, but general definition is an album that is unified by a single theme. I am sure this will be all over the place, but let’s have some fun with it.<br /><br />Here are my Top 5 concept albums.<br /><a href="http://www.radio3net.ro/db_artisti/1985.jpg"><br />1. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars</a><a href="http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/assets_c/2009/05/neutralmilkhotel%20in%20the%20aeroplane%20over%20the%20sea-thumb-500x500.jpg"><br />2. Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea</a><br /><a href="http://rgcred.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/pink-floyd-the-wall-big.jpg">3. Pink Floyd – The Wall</a><br /><a href="http://rgcred.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/who-quadrophenia.jpg">4. The Who – Quadrophenia</a><br /><a href="http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/112/112328_1_f.jpg">5. The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots</a><br /><br />Put your top 5 in the comments section.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-25473177321109810062009-08-02T00:56:00.002-05:002009-08-02T00:58:48.877-05:00Lollapalooza 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sts9.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lollapalooza-logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 206px;" src="http://sts9.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lollapalooza-logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />It's right around the corner and I am starting to get really excited. On the side of this you will notice a new playlist I created that is filled with bands that will be playing this weekend in Grant Park. <br /><br />If you are torn on whether to go or not, give it a listen and see if anything strikes your fancy.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-76883711154920847602009-07-24T10:27:00.002-05:002009-07-24T10:52:57.727-05:00Top 5 most underappreciated Bands of all-timeNow everyone knows the stones, the beatles, the beach boys and U2, but what about those bands that should have been huge, but never really caught on? Now I know this is going to vary from person to person, but that is the whole point of these, but what are yours? What bands do you think should have been bigger, but just didn’t get the respect they deserved? <br /><br />Well, here are mine and these could either bands that no longer exist or current one.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxOltAQvxok">1. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin</a> (awful video)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39xr2ap3gE">2. Doves</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PmB3qs6lC0">3. Catherine Wheel</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjG4K9WnixM">4. Olivia Tremor Control</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv7vWV-uNMc">5. Elf Power</a><br /><br />Share your list in the comments section.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-22620210646859417062009-07-14T22:59:00.002-05:002009-07-14T23:02:15.899-05:00New Shows On Sale This WeekendHere's a list of new shows going on sale this weekend. <br /><br />Notables: BBD, Japandroids, Most Serene Republic & Phoenix<br /><br /><br /><br />NEW LISTINGS<br /><br />BELL BIV DEVOE Country Club Hills Theater, Country Club Hills, 8/22, 7 PM, 708-798-8133. <br /><br />BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 8/28, 9:30 PM, on sale Fri 7/17, 9 AM. <br /><br />BLOWOFF FEATURING DJS RICHARD MOREL & BOB MOULD Metro, 8/1, 11 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, noon, metrochicago.com. <br /><br />CAPTURED BY ROBOTS Abbey Pub, 10/17, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 7/18, noon. <br /><br />BRANDI CARLILE, ANGEL TAYLOR House of Blues, 9/25, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 7/17, 10 AM. <br /><br />CELTIC THUNDER Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, 10/30, 7:30 PM, on sale Fri 7/17, 10 AM. <br /><br />CLARKS Beat Kitchen, 9/19, 10 PM, 17+. <br /><br />CLUTCH, WINO, REVOLUTION MOTHER Metro, 9/26, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 7/18, noon, metrochicago.com. <br /><br />DIVISION DAY, BAD VEINS Subterranean, 9/15, 8:30 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? (DJ SET) Abbey Pub, 8/22, 11 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 7/18, noon. <br /><br />DRUMMER Schubas, 10/23, 10:30 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />ELLIOT BROOD Schubas, 10/20, 9 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />TIM EXILE Sonotheque, 9/30, 9 PM. <br /><br />FRUIT BATS, IRAN Schubas, 9/20, 7 PM; 9/21, 8 PM, 9/20 is all-ages, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />GASLIGHT ANTHEM, CONSTANTINES Double Door, 8/8, 11 PM, tickets only available through q101.com. <br /><br />GRIZZLY BEAR, BEACH HOUSE Metro, 7/27, 7 PM; 7/28, 9 PM, all-ages, 9/28 is 18+, metrochicago.com. <br /><br />HAVOK, HATCHET Beat Kitchen, 9/17, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />JOLIE HOLLAND Schubas, 10/14, 9 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE Abbey Pub, 9/26, 10 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 PM. <br /><br />INSANE CLOWN POSSE Pearl Room, Mokena, 10/27, 6 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, 11 AM. <br /><br />JAPANDROIDS, COATHANGERS Schubas, 10/9, 10 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />MAT KEARNEY, DIANE BIRCH House of Blues, 10/9, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 7/17, 10 AM. <br /><br />KID KOALA Abbey Pub, 10/4, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 7/18, noon. <br /><br />KORN, FILTER, POWERMAN 5000 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, 7/31, 7 PM. <br /><br />IAN MCCLAGAN Martyrs', 11/20, 7 PM, 800-594-8499. <br /><br />MOBY the Vic, 9/30, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />MOST SERENE REPUBLIC, STILL LIFE STILL Schubas, 9/10, 9 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />MUSHROOMHEAD Pearl Room, Mokena, 8/12, 6 PM. <br /><br />NEEDTOBREATHE, ALTERNATE ROUTES Schubas, 10/30, 7 and 10:30 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />THEE OH SEES, FRESH & ONLYS Schubas, 9/27, 9 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />OMEGA MOOS, WYLLYS Double Door, 7/26, 10 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, noon. <br /><br />OTEP Pearl Room, Mokena, 8/13, 6 PM. <br /><br />OWEN, BOB NANNA Beat Kitchen, 9/18, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />OWEN, DAVEY VON BOHLEN Beat Kitchen, 9/18, 10:30 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />MANDI PERKINS, RESIDENT HERO Abbey Pub, 8/10, 8 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, noon. <br /><br />PHOENIX, CHAIRLIFT Riviera Theatre, 9/23, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />PIERCED ARROWS Empty Bottle, 10/3, 10 PM. <br /><br />POLVO Bottom Lounge, 9/5, 9 PM. <br /><br />DJ QBERT, DJ FRANCO DE LEON Smart Bar, 8/21, 10 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, noon, smartbarchicago.com. <br /><br />SAVIOURS, SOURVEIN Subterranean, 8/3, 8:30 PM. <br /><br />SON VOLT the Vic, 9/25, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 7/18, 10 AM. <br /><br />STEEL PANTHER Double Door, 8/30, 8 PM, on sale Sat 7/18, noon. <br /><br />TEENA MARIE Country Club Hills Theater, Country Club Hills, 8/29, 7 PM, 708-798-8133. <br /><br />ROB THOMAS the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 10/30, 7:30 PM, on sale Fri 7/17, noon. <br /><br />PAUL THORN BAND FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 9/24, 8:30 PM, on sale Fri 7/17, 9 AM. <br /><br />TOBACCO Empty Bottle, 9/24, 9:30 PM. <br /><br />THE TWILIGHT SAD, BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES, WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS Empty Bottle, 10/12, 10 PM. <br /><br />VADER Pearl Room, Mokena, 11/13, 7 PM, on sale Fri 7/17, 11 AM. <br /><br />MARTIN VALVERDE UIC Pavilion, 8/27, 7:30 PM. <br /><br />WEBB WILDER FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 8/8, 9 PM, on sale Fri 7/17, 9 AM.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-30878011361672039832009-07-10T10:53:00.001-05:002009-07-10T10:53:49.919-05:00Friday's Top 5 - StorytellersWell, I know, I have been slacking here with the top 5 lists, but this one is not only difficult, but also very good.<br /><br />Since everyone is famous in his or her own eyes, there is a possibility of your life story being publicized. If you were going to have someone write your life story who would it be?<br /><br />I bring you, this week’s top 5. <br /><br />Top 5 authors you would want to write your biography.<br /><br />Here are mine.<br /><br />1. Nick Hornby<br />2. Nelson Algren<br />3. David Eggers<br />4. David Sedaris<br />5. Steve Martin<br /><br />Share yours in the comments section.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-50793423703956428982009-06-29T23:17:00.003-05:002009-06-29T23:18:55.229-05:00Live Concert of the WeekThese guys are playing the Pitchfork Music Festival in a couple of weeks and if this the kind of show we are looking at, it should be a great one.<br /><br /><object width="380" height="342"><param name="movie" value="http://www.baeblemusic.com/baebleVideoAndHeader.swf?flv=Pains_of_Being_Pure_at_Heart/Pains_S1.flv&concertID=213&song=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.baeblemusic.com/baebleVideoAndHeader.swf?flv=Pains_of_Being_Pure_at_Heart/Pains_S1.flv&concertID=213&song=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="380" height="342"></embed></object><br/><a href="http://www.baeblemusic.com/concertvideo/MusicHallofWilliamsburg/ThePainsofBeingPureatHeart.html" target="_blank">Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com</a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-22834693030242428992009-06-23T22:25:00.002-05:002009-06-23T22:30:27.374-05:00New Shows On Sale This WeekendA lot of new ones worth checking out, plus included in here you will find a lot of the Lollapalooza after shows going on throughout the city.<br /><br />ARCTIC MONKEYS Metro, 8/7, 11 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM, metrochicago.com. <br />BAND OF HORSES, CASS MCCOMBS House of Blues, 8/7, 11 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />BARCELONA, MEESE Beat Kitchen, 7/30, 7:30 PM, 17+. <br />BEASTIE BOYS Congress Theater, 8/6, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 6/26, 10 AM, 773-276-1235. <br />BRENDAN BENSON Schubas, 8/20, 7 PM, 18+, 773-252-2508. <br />BLITZEN TRAPPER, LOCH LOMOND Empty Bottle, 7/19, 9:30 PM. <br />BREEDERS Metro, 8/13, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/27, noon, metrochicago.com. <br />BUTTHOLE SURFERS Metro, 10/7, 6:30 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest, metrochicago.com. <br />TRACY CHAPMAN Park West, 8/12, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />CHILDREN OF BODOM, SKELETONWITCH House of Blues, 9/27, 6 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />ROY CLARK Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, 10/11, 6 PM. <br />COCK SPARRER, LOWER CLASS BRATS, FLATFOOT 56, FEAR CITY Metro, 10/11, 6:30 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest, metrochicago.com. <br />CROOKERS, MAJOR LAZER, BLOODY BEETROOTS Congress Theater, 8/7, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM, 773-276-1235. <br />CYMBALS EAT GUITARS, SYBRIS Bottom Lounge, 7/17, 8 PM. <br />DAVID MEAD, SILVER SEAS Schubas, 9/3, 8 PM, 773-525-2508. <br />DEAD MILKMEN, TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, TEEN IDOLS Metro, 10/10, 6:30 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest, metrochicago.com. <br />DEATH, ROUGH FRANCIS Empty Bottle, 9/26, 10 PM. <br />DECEMBERISTS, HEARTLESS BASTARDS Metro, 8/6, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM, metrochicago.com. <br />DEERHUNTER, DAN DEACON, NO AGE Logan Square Auditorium, 8/9, 10 PM, all-ages. <br />DRUG RUG Hideout, 8/20, 9 PM. <br />DUKE & THE KING Schubas, 8/14, 10:30 PM, 773-525-2508. <br />MARK FARINA, PEZZNER, FRANK SOLANO Smart Bar, 8/7, 10 PM, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM, smartbarchicago.com. <br />FIERY FURNACES FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 7/10, 9:30 PM. <br />FIERY FURNACES, DOUBLE DAGGER Hideout, 7/9, 9 PM. <br />FIERY FURNACES FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 7/10, 9:30 PM. <br />FLEET FOXES, DUNGEN Metro, 8/8, 11 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM, metrochicago.com. <br />LOU GRAMM Joe's, 9/19, 9:30 PM. <br />GREEN MUSIC FEST WITH ART BRUT, LUCERO, TAPES 'N TAPES, MURDER BY DEATH, THESE UNITED STATES, VAMPIRE HANDS, AND OTHERS Eckhart Park, 8/15-16. <br />WILL HOGE Double Door, 10/23, 8 PM, on sale Sat 6/27, noon. <br />KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH Martyrs', 9/12, 10 PM, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />EDDIE JOBSON Martyrs', 8/22, 8 PM, 800-598-8499. <br />DANIEL JOHNSTON Metro, 8/15, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/27, noon, metrochicago.com. <br />JOURNEY, HEART Rockford Metro Centre, Rockford, 8/18, 7:30 PM, 877-598-8703. <br />KASKADE, JAMES AMATO Smart Bar, 8/8, 10 PM, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM, smartbarchicago.com. <br />KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, SWOLLEN MEMBERS House of Blues, 8/10, 5:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 6/26, 10 AM. <br />LONEY DEAR, ASOBI SEKSU Bottom Lounge, 10/10, 8 PM, 18+. <br />MSTRKRFT, LA RIOTS Bottom Lounge, 8/9, 9 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />MUM Logan Square Auditorium, 10/28, 8 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />MURDER CITY DEVILS, DEAD MILKMEN, RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS Congress Theater, 10/9, 5:30 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest. <br />NAKED RAYGUN, NO EMPATHY Metro, 10/9, 6 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest, metrochicago.com. <br />NOBUNNY, SMITH WESTERNS, BIRD TALK Bottom Lounge, 8/15, 10 PM. <br />NOFX, COCK SPARRER, 88 FINGERS LOUIE, YOUTH BRIGADE, SHOT BAKER Congress Theater, 10/10, 4 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest. <br />OUR LADY PEACE the Vic, 8/22, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART, DEPRECIATION GUILD, CYMBALS EAT GUITARS Empty Bottle, 9/8, 8 PM. <br />PINBACK Bottom Lounge, 11/3, 8 PM, 18+. <br />PSYCHEDELIC FURS, HAPPY MONDAYS House of Blues, 9/8, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 6/26, 10 AM. <br />QUEENSRYCHE Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, 11/1, 7 PM. <br />RAVEONETTES, LIVING THINGS Empty Bottle, 8/8, 10 PM. <br />BRYAN SCARY & THE SHREDDING TEARS Schubas, 9/5, 10 PM, 773-525-2508. <br />SCREECHING WEASEL, ALKALINE TRIO, PEGBOY Congress Theater, 10/11, 5:30 PM, all-ages, part of Riot Fest. <br />BRITNEY SPEARS Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 9/9, 8 PM. <br />STRYPER, FLIGHT PATTERNS House of Blues, 10/4, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />STS9 House of Blues, 8/8, midnight, 17+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE Metro, 9/24, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/27, noon, metrochicago.com. <br />TAYLOR SWIFT, KELLIE PICKLER Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 10/9-10, 7:30 PM, on sale Fri 6/26, 10 AM. <br />TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS, DAILY VOID Empty Bottle, 10/5, 9:30 PM. <br />THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS the Vic, 10/10, 4 and 8 PM. <br />THIEVERY CORPORATION, FEDERICO AUBELE House of Blues, 8/6, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />THROW RAG Beat Kitchen, 8/29, 9:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/27, 10 AM. <br />WEAKERTHANS Bottom Lounge, 9/25, 8 PM, 18+. <br />CHUCK WICKS Joe's, 10/24, 9 PM. <br />WOVENHAND, DRMWPN Empty Bottle, 10/1, 9:30 PM.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-11113433234788749492009-06-19T10:02:00.003-05:002009-06-19T10:37:29.953-05:00Top 5 Movie SoundtracksEverybody loves movies and everybody loves music. So, let’s see what would be on your top 5 soundtrack lists.<br /><br />Submit yours in the comments section<br /><br />Here are mine with clips of songs featured on each soundtrack.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQwwqajZXD8">1. A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpyifeiTXM">2. Singles – Various Artists</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wko_IweA6R0">3. Trainspotting – Various Artists</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08vQ-vUhWI">4. Pretty in Pink – Various Artists</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrEN-YKLBM">5. Grosse Poinet Blank – Various Artists</a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-58248159571058630482009-06-12T09:14:00.002-05:002009-06-12T10:00:19.065-05:00Top 5 Bands You Want to See ReunitedTop 5 Bands You Want to See Reunited<br /><br />Since this is the first day it seems like the sun has been out in June in Chicago, it got me thinking about the upcoming summer festivals that will be taking place in this great city.<br /><br />One thing that has been consistent over the years has been bands reuniting to play Lollapalooza, Pitchfork or even the Taste. So, with that in mind, I bring you today’s top 5 list: Top 5 bands you want to see reunited to play live at your favorite summer festival. Now there is only one rule to this, the members need to alive, since John and George are gone. Now you could do something like Queen or Zeppelin since they have played live since the loss of Mercury & Bonham.<br /><br />Anyway, here are mine, please submit yours in the comment section<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtW1MAZ32M">The Smiths</a><br />2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZjIstTcv-E">Blur</a><br />3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umwQG7fue84">Stone Roses</a><br />4. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCfBjwfrWKo">Catherine Wheel</a><br />5. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkDz6tvUebY">Ned's Atomic Dustbin</a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-4602981593054325552009-06-10T11:14:00.001-05:002009-06-10T11:16:43.807-05:00On Sale This WeekendNothing that great going on sale this weekend, but De La Soul at the House of Blues and the Trash Can Sinatras at Schubas could be really cool.<br /><br />RYAN BINGHAM, JESSE DAYTON Martyrs', 7/11.<br /><br />C.J. CHENIER & THE RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND, LOST CITY RAMBLERS FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 6/26, 9 PM.<br /><br />CHICKENFOOT, DAVY KNOWLES & BACK DOOR SLAM Chicago Theatre, 8/7, 8 PM, on sale Sat 6/13 11 AM.<br /><br />DAVID COOK, NEED TO BREATHE House of Blues, 7/12, 7:30 PM, all ages, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />CURUMIN Rumba, 7/16, 10 PM, brownpapertickets.com.<br /><br />MILEY CYRUS, METRO STATION United Center, 10/27, 7 PM, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />DE LA SOUL House of Blues, 8/26, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />DRAGONFORCE, SONATA ARCTICA House of Blues, 9/30, 5:30 PM, all ages, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />JAMIE FOXX Arie Crown Theater, 8/1, 8 PM. Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, 7/31, 8 PM.<br /><br />BRYAN GREENBERG Schubas, 7/16, 7 PM, all-ages, 773-525-2508.<br /><br />HARVEY DANGER Schubas, 8/15, 10:30 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508.<br /><br />COLIN HAY Abbey Pub, 8/16, 7:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/13 noon.<br /><br />I AM GHOST, Reggie's Rock Club, 7/3, 5 PM, all ages.<br /><br />JAMEY JOHNSON Joe's, 10/3, 11 PM.<br /><br />KINDRED House of Blues, 7/9, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />GREG LASWELL, ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT Martyrs', 7/24, 9 PM, 800-594-8499.<br /><br />MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND, SILVERIO Congress Theater, 7/11, 7 PM, all ages, 773-276-1235.<br /><br />MINT CONDITION House of Blues, 7/30, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 6/12 10 AM.<br /><br />BOB MOULD BAND Metro, 10/12, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 6/13 noon, metrochicago.com.<br /><br />LES NUBIANS Green Dolphin Street, 7/9, 9 PM, brownpapertickets.com.<br /><br />OWL CITY, KATE HAVENIK, UNICORN KID Metro, 9/25, 7:30 PM, all ages, on sale Sat 6/13 noon, metrochicago.com.<br /><br />PET SHOP BOYS Chicago Theatre, 9/14, 8 PM, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />PRETENDERS, CAT POWER, JULIETTE LEWIS Aragon Ballroom, 8/18, 7:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />REEL BIG FISH, ENGLISH BEAT, SUPERVILLAINS House of Blues, 8/14, 7 PM, all ages, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />LUPILLO RIVERA House of Blues, 7/11, 9 PM, 17+.<br /><br />RUSLANA the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 7/25, 8 PM, on sale Fri 6/12 noon.<br /><br />LEA SALONGA the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 9/26, 9 PM, on sale Fri 6/12 noon.<br /><br />SERGENT GARCIA Logan Square Auditorium, 7/20, 8:30 PM, brownpapertickets.com.<br /><br />SICK PUPPIES, HURT, VEER UNION House of Blues, 7/23, 5:30 PM, all ages, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.<br /><br />TRASH CAN SINATRAS Schubas, 8/9, 8 PM.<br /><br />ANDRE WILLIAMS, DEADSTRING BROTHERS, HARDLINE DRIVE FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 6/27, 9 PM.<br /><br />WISIN Y YANDEL Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 9/24, 8 PM.<br /><br />PETE YORN Park West, 8/3-4, 18+, on sale Sat 6/13 10 AM.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-8788813781427381422009-06-04T13:23:00.003-05:002009-06-04T21:57:39.986-05:00Top 5 Cover SongsI’m going to have a lot of running around to do tomorrow, so I thought I would post the weekly top 5 list today instead of on Friday. <br /><br />Going back to the music realm of top 5’s, I ask you for your top 5 cover songs. <br /><br />Now I know I am going to catch shit from some of you on these because of who is covering the tunes, but god damn, if you can't admit they are quality, you in fact may be a (insert insult)<br /><br />anyway, here they are:<br /><br />1. Pixies – Head On (Jesus & Mary Chain) <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCBSOAYnUFc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCBSOAYnUFc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />2. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0tu6kclScY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0tu6kclScY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />3. The Cardigans – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XE9X_Yui1L8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XE9X_Yui1L8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />4. Travis – Killer Queen (Queen)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xKQyioC5iiY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xKQyioC5iiY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />5. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls (Joy Division)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PDZC38doDM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PDZC38doDM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I originally had this as number 5, then I remembered how good of a version trent did of that joy division classic.<br /><br />6. Oasis – Cum on Feel the Noize (Slade)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7-B7b-s645Q&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7-B7b-s645Q&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-81525825627204040392009-06-03T10:29:00.002-05:002009-06-03T10:37:57.326-05:00Random Updates for todayHere are some random links to interesting items I found on the interweb. Also, below you will find a list of new concerts going on sale.<br /><br />Stream the new Sonic Youth album <a href="http://www.ilike.com/artist/Sonic+Youth">Eternal</a> here<br /><br />Pitchfork Reviews the new Jarvis Cocker album <a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13151-further-complications/">Further Complications</a>. As always, I think pitchfork takes off a few points for everything that is not 100% “indie”<br /><br />The new Mos Def album, <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/mos-def/45062">True Magic</a> comes out on August 24.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baeblemusic.com/concertvideo/MusicHallofWilliamsburg/Beirut.html">Baebelmusic</a> posted a Beirut concert a few weeks ago, so I thought I would make sure you all got to check it out. The first song is “East Harlem” which apparently he wrote when he was 17.<br /><br />Paste Magazine provides their top <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/06/10-magazines-to-follow-on-twitter.html">10 list of music magazines</a> to follow on twitter.<br /><br />Filter Magazine lists their <a href="http://blog.filter-mag.com/filter/2009/06/filters-top-5-albums-for-the-first-half-of-2009.html">best albums of the year</a>, thus far.<br /><br />Michael Caine spills the beans on <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/04/michael-caine-reveals-batman-3-villians-1.html">who will be the next villain in Batman</a>. God, please let this be true.<br /><br />Concerts going on sale this weekend:<br /><br />AC/DC United Center, 8/14, 7:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />AMERICA Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, 9/24, 8 PM. <br />APPLESEED CAST; BRIGHTON, MA Subterranean, 6/26, 9:30 PM. <br />ART BRUT Subterranean, 8/14, 10:30 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />ADRIAN BELEW Martyrs', 7/22, 8 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />BLINK 182, FALL OUT BOY, PANIC AT THE DISCO, CHESTER FRENCH First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, 8/15, 6:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM, 877-598-8703. <br />BRIDGEVIEW MUSIC FEST WITH LITA FORD, BILLY SQUIER, STARSHIP, WARRANT, L.A. GUNS, AND OTHERS Toyota Park, Bridgeview, 7/3-4, 2 PM. <br />CANDLEBOX House of Blues, 7/18, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 6/5, 10 AM. <br />CANS 7TH ANNIVERSARY BASH WITH NAUGHTY BY NATURE AND VANILLA ICE Cans Bar & Canteen, 6/26-27, 8 PM, 773-227-2277. <br />CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL WITH MADELEINE PEYROUX, GONZALO RUBALCABA QUINTET, DAVE HOLLAND BIG BAND, AMINA FIGAROVA SEXTET, WILLIAM PARKER, ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET, NICOLE MITCHELL, DEE ALEXANDER, AND OTHERS Grant Park, 9/4-6, free. <br />HUGH CORNWELL Abbey Pub, 9/20, 7:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, noon. <br />DAT POLITICS Empty Bottle, 6/16, 9:30 PM. <br />MORRIS DAY & THE TIME Country Club Hills Theater, Country Club Hills, 6/27, 7 PM, 708-798-8133. <br />ANI DIFRANCO the Vic, 9/23, 7:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />DOMMIN Beat Kitchen, 7/9, 6:30 PM, all-ages. <br />LUPE FIASCO Grant Park, 6/26, 5:30 PM, free. <br />HAVE HEART, SHIPWRECK A.D., CRUEL HAND Subterranean, 9/4, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />HEY MERCEDES Double Door, 9/19, 9 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, noon. <br />HONOR SOCIETY House of Blues, 7/11, 1 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />JET Double Door, 7/5, 7 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, noon. <br />SYLEENA JOHNSON Congress Theater, 7/4, 10 PM, 18+, 773-276-1235. <br />KMFDM House of Blues, 10/3, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 6/5, 10 AM. <br />TOBY LIGHTMAN Martyrs', 6/30, 8 PM, 800-594-8499. <br />LIL' MO Congress Theater, 7/3, 10 PM, 18+, 773-276-1235. <br />MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO., DONKEYS Schubas, 7/11, 10 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508. <br />MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO., SALLY TIMMS Hideout, 7/12, 9 PM. <br />STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS Bottom Lounge, 7/2, 8 PM, 18+. <br />MAN MAN Bottom Lounge, 7/5, 8 PM, 18+. <br />MEST, ROOM ONE ELEVEN Subterranean, 7/13, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />MOTORHEAD, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, NASHVILLE PUSSY House of Blues, 8/30, 8:30 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />PETER MURPHY House of Blues, 7/14, 8:30 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM. <br />PUSSYCAT DOLLS the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, 8/28, 8 PM, on sale Fri 6/5, noon. <br />RADIATORS FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 7/10-11, 9 PM. <br />RAPTURE (DJ SET), HEARTSREVOLUTION, THE RUB, DJ FUNK, ROB THREEZY, AND OTHERS Congress Theater, 6/19, 7 PM, 17+. <br />RIOT FEST WITH SCREECHING WEASEL, NOFX, ALKALINE TRIO, DEAD MILKMEN, MURDER CITY DEVILS, COCK SPARRER, AND OTHERS Congress Theater, 10/7-11, five-day passes on sale Sat 6/6, noon. <br />JOSH RITTER Metro, 7/30, 7 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/6, noon, metrochicago.com. <br />RX BANDITS, DREDG Bottom Lounge, 8/6, 5 PM, all-ages. <br />SO MANY DYNAMOS, CAST SPELLS Beat Kitchen, 8/2, 7 PM, all-ages. <br />STEELY DAN Chicago Theatre, 8/31-9/1, 7:30 PM; 9/3-4, 7:30 PM, on sale Sat 6/6, 11 AM. <br />SUNN O))), EAGLE TWIN Empty Bottle, 7/2, 9:30 PM, on sale Fri 6/5, noon. <br />THOSE DARLINS, PUKING PEARLS Schubas, 7/17, 10:30 PM, 773-525-2508. <br />GRETCHEN WILSON, JOE NICHOLS Toyota Park, Bridgeview, 7/24, 2 PM. <br />NAT & ALEX WOLFF House of Blues, 8/12, 6:30 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 6/6, 10 AM.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-84719088918331663592009-05-31T01:54:00.002-05:002009-05-31T02:00:48.087-05:00Top 5 Lists - Simpsons Episodes & QuotesSince I have been slacking on the updates and the top 5 lists, I decided to do two today. <br /><br />After talking with some friends, I thought these two would be fun and also a little difficult. Please feel free to email or put yours in the comment section.<br /><br />Top 5 Simpsons Episodes<br /><br />1. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_On_Ice">Lisa on Ice</a> – This is the episode where Lisa needs to play an outside sport in order to avoid getting a “F” in gym class. A Bart vs. Lisa classic.<br />2. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_exit_to_springfield">Last Exit to Springfield</a> – Homer because the union rep for the power plant and goes into negotiations with Mr. Burns after the plant goes on strike.<br />3. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_the_great">Homer the Great</a> – In this episode, Homer becomes the chosen one to a underground group known as the Stonecutters <br />4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Feare">Cape Feare</a> – The Simpsons re-inactment of the movie with Side Show Bob<br />5. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Sells_His_Soul">Bart Sells His Soul</a> – This one starts off with Bart getting Iron Butterfly played in a church service. Moe also opens up a family restaurant in his bar too. A classic!<br /><br /><br />Top 5 Simpsons Lines (I know, this one is impossible)<br /><br />1. “Surly on looks out for one guy...Surly” – Surly Dwarf<br />2. “In America, first you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.” – Homer<br />3. “No children have ever meddled with the Republican Party and lived to tell about it..” – Sideshow Bob<br />4. “I’m going to the back seat of my car, with the woman I love, and I won’t be back for ten minutes!” – Homer<br />5. “Women and seamen don’t mix.” - SmithersJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994180.post-30040190820243971672009-05-26T22:23:00.002-05:002009-05-26T22:26:59.557-05:00New Shows AnnouncedI am going to be updating this every week with new shows that have either been announced or go on sale the upcoming weekend. Now I am copying and pasting these without any filter, so just because they are on here, does not mean they are worth seeing. Some however are must sees. Charlatans UK, anyone?<br /><br />JP<br /><br />NEW LISTINGS<br /><br />TORI AMOS Chicago Theatre, 8/3, 7:30 PM, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />ARC ANGELS House of Blues, 8/1, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 5/29, 10 AM. <br /><br />BABYFACE, AFTER 7 Country Club Hills Theater, Country Club Hills, 6/13, 7 PM, 708-798-8133. <br /><br />BENGA Smart Bar, 6/11, 10 PM, smartbarchicago.com. <br /><br />CAGE Reggie's Rock Club, 7/7, 8 PM, 17+. <br /><br />CASIOKIDS Schubas, 8/4, 9 PM, 18+, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON FitzGerald's, Berwyn, 6/13, 9 PM. <br /><br />CHARLATANS, HATCHAM SOCIAL Double Door, 9/20, 9 PM, on sale Fri 5/29, noon. <br /><br />CKY, GRAVEYARD, ASG House of Blues, 8/5, 7:30 PM, 17+, on sale Fri 5/29, 10 AM. <br /><br />THE CULT House of Blues, 9/2, 8 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />ALBERT CUMMINGS House of Blues, 8/14, 10 PM, on sale Fri 5/29, 10 AM. <br /><br />ROB DICKINSON Schubas, 6/21, 8 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911 BAND Beverly Arts Center, 6/26, 8 PM, all-ages. <br /><br />FEATURES, AUTOVAUGHN Schubas, 7/10, 10 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />FOGHAT Beverly Arts Center, 6/19, 8 PM, all-ages. <br /><br />FUTURE OF THE LEFT Schubas, 7/21, 9 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />GAELIC STORM Beverly Arts Center, 8/13, 8 PM, all-ages. <br /><br />TREVOR HALL Beat Kitchen, 8/6, 7 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA Pearl Room, Mokena, 8/7, 6 PM, all-ages, on sale Sat 5/30, 11 AM. <br /><br />JEFFREE STAR, ARTIST VS. POET Reggie's Rock Club, 8/10, 6 PM, all-ages. <br /><br />LITTLE FEAT Old Town School of Folk Music, 8/28, 7:30 and 10 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 5/29, 9 AM, 773-728-6000. <br /><br />MEKONS Schubas, 7/30, 7 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />MONO, MASERATI Bottom Lounge, 10/4, 8 PM, on sale Mon 6/1, 4 PM. <br /><br />OUTLAWS Beverly Arts Center, 8/7, 8 PM, all-ages. <br /><br />PETE AND J Schubas, 7/31, 10:30 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />RATT, EXTREME House of Blues, 7/24, 9 PM, 17+, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />REBIRTH BRASS BAND, MAS TRUENO Martyrs', 7/31, 10 PM, 800-594-8499. <br /><br />RIBFEST CHICAGO WITH MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S, HARLEM SHAKES, WALTER MEEGO, ANNUALS, OFFICE, ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS, AND OTHERS Lincoln & Irving Park, 6/12-14, 773-525-3609.<br /><br />XAVIER RUDD, JEREMY FISHER the Vic, 8/11, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Empty Bottle, 10/14, 9:30 PM. <br /><br />THE SCRIPT, PARACHUTE Martyrs', 8/9, 9:30 PM, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />SMV, REGGIE HELM Country Club Hills Theater, Country Club Hills, 6/20, 7 PM, 708-798-8133. <br /><br />STAIND, SHINEDOWN, CHEVELLE, HALESTORM Congress Theater, 8/27, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM, 888-512-7469. <br /><br />TEEN IDOLS, SQUIRTGUN Reggie's Rock Club, 6/24, 7 PM, 17+. <br /><br />THIN LIZZY House of Blues, 7/16, 9 PM, on sale Fri 5/29, 10 AM. <br /><br />TREWS, ZO2 Schubas, 8/5, 9 PM, 773-525-2508. <br /><br />TYCHO, SOLVENT, KILL MEMORY CRASH, DARK PARTY Empty Bottle, 8/21, 9 PM. <br /><br />KANYE WEST Chicago Theatre, 6/11, 8:30 PM. <br /><br />DAR WILLIAMS, STEPHEN KELLOGG & THE SIXERS Old Town School of Folk Music, 8/23, 7 PM, all-ages, on sale Fri 5/29, 9 AM, 773-728-6000. <br /><br />KELLER WILLIAMS Park West, 10/17, 8 PM, 18+, on sale Sat 5/30, 10 AM. <br /><br />JOHNNY WINTER Beverly Arts Center, 7/17, 8 PM, all-ages. <br /><br />WORLD'S LARGEST BLOCK PARTY WITH BEN FOLDS, GAVIN DEGRAW, COLLECTIVE SOUL, AND OTHERS Madison & Des Plaines, 7/10-11, 5:30 PM, worldslargestblockparty.com.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213575790564868672noreply@blogger.com1