January 2010
35 posts
Top 25 Albums of 2k9 (revised and in-depth)
There were multitudinous phenomenal albums made this year, so narrowing down to 25 proved almost impossible, but it wasn’t. Here are my picks for 2k9’s top 25 albums.
25. Condo Fucks - Fuckbook
Yo La Tengo’s (who adopted the moniker Condo Fucks) version of surf rock and lo-fi. Needles to say it’s excellent, as is all of Yo La Tengo’s output.
24. tUnE-yArDs -...
December 2009
45 posts
Music Predictions for 2k10 (part one in a music...
Bands poised for a major breakthrough (not selling out):
Surfer Blood - Not only does what I’ve heard from their debut Astrocoast impress me, they already have a t-shirt on insound.com paying homage to a vintage design associated with Joy Division.
Beach Fossils - This one-man indie pop act is already one of Brooklyn’s most buzzed new bands, and, as a fan, I cannot wait to hear their...
Beach Fossils - Vacation
Possible Career Paths
Saw someone else post a list like this. Felt prompted to do one myself.
Here are my options:
- Start an indie rock band
- Become a music and/or restaurant critic
- Become a full-time writer
- Dabble in poetry while working at an impound lot to supplement my income
- Run an authentic indie club, attracting the best national and local indie acts
- Photography
- Getting paid to blog
- Used...
http://jalopnik.com/5419926/mad_science-brings-us-a... →
Jalopnik’s coverage of classic automobiles in L.A. makes me want to go out and buy several classic (or older) cars.
Top 25 Albums of 2k9
25. Cass McCombs – Catacombs
24. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – From Below
23. The Mantles – The Mantles
22. Volcano Choir – Unmap
21. tUnE-yArDs – BiRd-BrAiNs
20. Sharon Van Etten – Because I Was In Love
19. Ganglians – Monster Head Room
18. Bon Iver – Blood Bank (EP)
17. Circulatory System – Signal Morning
16. Atlas Sound – Logos
15. Yonlu – A Society In Which No One Sheds A...