December 2009
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
The Clash (78)
K’naan (18)
Broken Bells (18)
Discovery (17)
The Maccabees (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top Ten (most played) Songs of the Year
I’m stealing from Jeff because I like this idea and I enjoy looking at stats on Last.fm.
10. Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell (28 plays)
I’m kind of shocked that this one came in so high.
9. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (28 plays)
8. Passion Pit - Little Secrets (31 plays)
7. Feist - Mushaboom (31 plays)
I thought this would have had more plays, perfect song. Most of these came with the...
What song was #1 the day you were born?
“Maneater” by Hall & Oates — what a song to bring in the New Year! I was born on New Years Day in 1983.
You find find your answer via Billboard’s stats.
Favorite Soundtrack of 2009
I guess I’ll throw this out there. I listened to this as much as any record in my top 10.
Watchtanukichu:
Muppets and the Roots and Jimmy Fallon singing 12 Days of Xmas.
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Top 10 Albums of 2009
10. Matt & Kim - Grand
9. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
8. Girls - Album
7. The Drums - Summertime
6. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz
4. Passion Pit - Manners
3. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post-Pavilion
2. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
1. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
The Swell Season (19)
Frightened Rabbit (12)
Yeasayer (8)
Röyksopp (7)
Real Estate (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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#9
Destro
Spritle
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Cars
I wish I was posting this to talk about the Pixar movie or that goofy used car salesman video. I’ve always had the worst luck with cars. My first few cars were used beaters, because that’s all I could afford working while in high school and college. I’ve gone through the works — bad transmissions, new engines, hit-and-runs, oil leaks, gas tank leaks, car dying an hour from...
New Vampire Weekend Song "White Sky" →
I’m really digging this song, check it out.
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Judging By The Cover: The Best Cover Songs Of 2009 →
Back in the day I used to really love cover songs, not so much anymore though.
If I had to pick a favorite of the year though, it would be Lily Allen’s cover of the Clash’s “Straight to Hell” ft. Mick Jones from the War Child presents Heroes compilation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGL5EtYGGDM
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Do They Know It's Christmas?
Do you have $0.99 that you can spare? If you do, could you please purchase this song, it’s for a good cause and it’s a fantastic tune! I’ll post info on the song and where to buy it below.
Link to buy
“The song is a tongue-in-cheek take on the ’80s classic written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, and features vocals from Yo La Tengo, GZA, Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend),...
i'll tumbl 4 ya
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Paper Heart
The weather yesterday in Pittsburgh was pretty bad early on. Kim and I decided to sit inside, play video games, watch movies/tv, and eat nachos.
Paper Heart was the first movie we watched (Once being the second one).
I didn’t have high expectations for this film, but as a fan of Cera and the quirky Charlyne Yi I was excited to see it. Paper Heart is a faux-documentary that follows Yi...
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Once
Last night I watched the film Once. The Irish movie is an interesting combination of a musical and a boy meets girl romance/drama. The two main actors, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are musicians first, but their acting is commendable as they perform in a charming natural way.
The music for the film are original songs composed by Hansard and Irglová. The two also make up the band The Swell...
