December 2009
43 posts
Neil Young - The Needle And The Damage Done
This...
“They don’t like that books are immutable, transferable objects whose payload...”
– Jerry Holkins (via syntheticpubes)
Vic Chesnutt - Rustic City Fathers
Vic Chesnutt - Flirted With You My Whole Life
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“My price is 26, son.”
– Raekwon
“When I learned that Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife was making a solo...”
– Jeph Jacques on Fever Ray’s self-titled debut. I couldn’t say it better myself, so I’ll steal my opinion instead.
Best Of 2009 Mixes
It is that time again. What time you ask? Time for me to go crazy and make mixes of what I consider to be the best songs of 2009. Yet again this year I will be offering two discs of excellent songs. However, as an added bonus, I have created two more (!) discs of almost-as-excellent songs. This year proved to be a great one for music and after spending the last few weeks trying to contain all...
Elliott Smith - Cecilia/Amanda
New, unreleased...
Best Albums Of 2009
20. Tyondai Braxton - Central Market
19. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II
18. Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
17. Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
16. Alela Diane - To Be Still
15. Pelican - What We All Come To Need
14. Wye Oak - The Knot
13. Royksopp - Junior
12. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
11. Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another
10. The Thermals - Now We Can See
9. Justin...
Fuck Yeah Volvo →
WatchBest Videos Of 2009
4. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
WatchBest Videos Of 2009:
2. Depeche Mode - Wrong
fleetfootedfox:
Kylesa - Running Red
Fuck,...
syntheticpubes:
Fuck Buttons — “The Lisbon...
WatchEl- P - How To Serve Man (Pitchfork’s Surveillance)
rauldottumblr:
russian circles- geneva
This...
Best Mistake Of 2009
I recently ordered Bibio’s Ambivalence Avenue from Bleep.com. But to my surprise/dismay when I opened the package from Bleep, I had received Tyondai Braxton’s Central Market. I emailed Bleep about the error and they quickly responded with an apology and promised to send the Bibio LP as soon as possible. And they said I could keep the gorgeously packaged, audiophile 180 gram double LP...
No Nations by Jets Overhead is like a drug that always makes me feel better.
WatchVampire Weekend - Cousins
Best video of 2010? New and frantic, me likey.
Best Song of 2009 On A Cassette:
Forest Swords -...
“If you could only stop your heartbeat for one heartbeat.”
– Bill Callahan
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Even Heroes Have To...
5 Most Disappointing Albums of 2009
Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Antony and The Johnsons - The Crying Light
AC Newman - Get Guilty
The Decemberists - Hazards Of Love
M. Ward - Hold Time
I plan on doing something like this every day in the month of December. Look for more unsolicited opinions, videos and music from 2009 for the next 31 days.
I hate The Flaming Lips
There, I said it.