Thursday, December 31, 2009
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So many incredible songs this year!
2009 Fave Tunes
1. Bat For Lashes - Daniel
2. Animal Collective - Brother Sport
3. Phoenix - 1901
4. Animal Collective - My Girls
5. Phoenix - Lisztomania
6. Washed Out - Feel It All Around
7. Atlas Sound - Walkabout
8. Night Moves Gold - King of the 8th Grade
9. Mantles - Don't Lie
10. Memory Tapes - Bicycle
11. Wave Pictures - Bye Bye Bubble Belly
12. Cass McCombs - Executioner's song
13. Atlas Sound - Quick Canal
14. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky
15. Phoenix - Girlfriend
16. Stricken City - Small Things
17. Animal Collective - Guys Eyes
18. Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move
19. The Drums - I Felt Stupid
20. Phoenix - Lasso
21. Big Boi - Shine Blockas
22. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
23. The Drums - Submarine
24. Micachu and the Shapes - Golden Phone
25. Dan Deacon - Get Older
Do albums even matter anymore? If so, here's my list. The first two are some of my favorites ever and after that there's a huge dropoff.
'09 Albums
1a. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
1b. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Wave Pictures - If You Leave It Alone
4. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind ep
5. Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want
6. Micachu & the Shapes - Jewellery
7. Stricken City - Songs About People I Know
8. The Drums - Summertime! ep
9. Love Is All - Last Choice ep
10. Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
11. Mantles - s/t
12. Washed Out - Life Of Leisure ep
13. Cass McCombs - Catacombs
14. Dan Deacon - Bromst
15. Tripping The Light Fantastic - s/t
Let's hear some other people's fave jams of the year. I missed the new Yo La Tengo and Times New Viking records. Need to check those out. What else?
Bless you.
So many incredible songs this year!
2009 Fave Tunes
1. Bat For Lashes - Daniel
2. Animal Collective - Brother Sport
3. Phoenix - 1901
4. Animal Collective - My Girls
5. Phoenix - Lisztomania
6. Washed Out - Feel It All Around
7. Atlas Sound - Walkabout
8. Night Moves Gold - King of the 8th Grade
9. Mantles - Don't Lie
10. Memory Tapes - Bicycle
11. Wave Pictures - Bye Bye Bubble Belly
12. Cass McCombs - Executioner's song
13. Atlas Sound - Quick Canal
14. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky
15. Phoenix - Girlfriend
16. Stricken City - Small Things
17. Animal Collective - Guys Eyes
18. Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move
19. The Drums - I Felt Stupid
20. Phoenix - Lasso
21. Big Boi - Shine Blockas
22. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
23. The Drums - Submarine
24. Micachu and the Shapes - Golden Phone
25. Dan Deacon - Get Older
Do albums even matter anymore? If so, here's my list. The first two are some of my favorites ever and after that there's a huge dropoff.
'09 Albums
1a. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
1b. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Wave Pictures - If You Leave It Alone
4. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind ep
5. Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want
6. Micachu & the Shapes - Jewellery
7. Stricken City - Songs About People I Know
8. The Drums - Summertime! ep
9. Love Is All - Last Choice ep
10. Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
11. Mantles - s/t
12. Washed Out - Life Of Leisure ep
13. Cass McCombs - Catacombs
14. Dan Deacon - Bromst
15. Tripping The Light Fantastic - s/t
Let's hear some other people's fave jams of the year. I missed the new Yo La Tengo and Times New Viking records. Need to check those out. What else?
Bless you.
records I liked in 2009
I didn't pay attention like I usually do. I'm sure more stuff I'd dig came out in '09, but these are all I can think of at the moment. In no particular order:
Zola Jesus - The Spoils
Circulatory System - Signal Morning
So Cow - s/t
Pants Yell! - Received Pronunciation
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Life Partners - Men Are Talking
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
Oneida - Rated O
Gary War - Horribles Parade
Dan Melchior's Broke Revue - O, Clouds Unfold!
Kurt Vile & the Violators - The Hunchback EP
Love is All - Last Chance EP
Still Flyin' - Never Gonna Touch the Ground
Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited
sure I'm forgetting something.
I didn't pay attention like I usually do. I'm sure more stuff I'd dig came out in '09, but these are all I can think of at the moment. In no particular order:
Zola Jesus - The Spoils
Circulatory System - Signal Morning
So Cow - s/t
Pants Yell! - Received Pronunciation
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Life Partners - Men Are Talking
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
Oneida - Rated O
Gary War - Horribles Parade
Dan Melchior's Broke Revue - O, Clouds Unfold!
Kurt Vile & the Violators - The Hunchback EP
Love is All - Last Chance EP
Still Flyin' - Never Gonna Touch the Ground
Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited
sure I'm forgetting something.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
RIP Dr. Death Steve Williams
UPDATE: Here's footage of that tag title victory at the Omni from '92. I was there with Steve Stroud.
Dr. Death was one of my absolute favorites when I was a kid. Probably the best wrestling moment I ever witnessed first-hand was Dr. Death and Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy, aka the Miracle Violence Connection, beating the Steiners for the WCW tag titles at the Omni in 1992. The only consolation is that he died from throat cancer and not an overdose or drug-instigated heart attack.
good interview the Miracle Violence Connection:
fantastic match with Kenta Kobashi:
short feature from the '80's:
UPDATE: Here's footage of that tag title victory at the Omni from '92. I was there with Steve Stroud.
Dr. Death was one of my absolute favorites when I was a kid. Probably the best wrestling moment I ever witnessed first-hand was Dr. Death and Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy, aka the Miracle Violence Connection, beating the Steiners for the WCW tag titles at the Omni in 1992. The only consolation is that he died from throat cancer and not an overdose or drug-instigated heart attack.
good interview the Miracle Violence Connection:
fantastic match with Kenta Kobashi:
short feature from the '80's:
Monday, December 28, 2009
I'd like to see the Braves...
1. Trade Melky Cabrera. They don't need to be spending two or three million on a fourth outfielder. Package him and a prospect for somebody who merits a starting job in the outfield, or else just ship him off for a passable prospect.
2. Don't trade for Dan Uggla. He'll hit homers, sure, but with two arbitration years coming he'll cost more than he's probably worth. I'm not entirely sold on Martin Prado but he's more than earned the starting job at second after last season.
3. Sign Eric Hinske. He's a solid left-handed bat off the bench and a capable sub at all corner positions. He could get 500 ABs between third, first, and the outfield, with double-digit power and an OPS near .800. Not great at all, but a better fourth OF / supersub than Cabrera, and at probably half the price.
4. Invent a time machine and redo last off-season. The trade for Vazquez was great. Too bad the Lowe and Kawakami signings forced the team to deal him again for an overrated stiff and a guy years away from contributing. Frank Wren seems to act out of panic or desperation far too often, from the post-Smoltz/Burnett signing of Lowe, to the Soriano and Vazquez salary dumps. He did well with the LaRoche, McLouth, and initial Vazquez trades, but it's hard to be all that excited or confident in his future as GM.
1. Trade Melky Cabrera. They don't need to be spending two or three million on a fourth outfielder. Package him and a prospect for somebody who merits a starting job in the outfield, or else just ship him off for a passable prospect.
2. Don't trade for Dan Uggla. He'll hit homers, sure, but with two arbitration years coming he'll cost more than he's probably worth. I'm not entirely sold on Martin Prado but he's more than earned the starting job at second after last season.
3. Sign Eric Hinske. He's a solid left-handed bat off the bench and a capable sub at all corner positions. He could get 500 ABs between third, first, and the outfield, with double-digit power and an OPS near .800. Not great at all, but a better fourth OF / supersub than Cabrera, and at probably half the price.
4. Invent a time machine and redo last off-season. The trade for Vazquez was great. Too bad the Lowe and Kawakami signings forced the team to deal him again for an overrated stiff and a guy years away from contributing. Frank Wren seems to act out of panic or desperation far too often, from the post-Smoltz/Burnett signing of Lowe, to the Soriano and Vazquez salary dumps. He did well with the LaRoche, McLouth, and initial Vazquez trades, but it's hard to be all that excited or confident in his future as GM.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Radio Undefined playlist 12/14
HARLEM - FRIENDLY GHOST
HOODOO GURUS - I WANT YOU BACK
PEGBOY - FIELD OF DARKNESS
THE DUTCHESS & THE DUKE - RESERVOIR PARK
MOTT THE HOOPLE - ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
AGAINST ME - HERE COMES A REGULAR
BAND OF HORSES - ODE TO LRC
THE B-52'S - PRIVATE IDAHO
THE STROKES - NYC COPS
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS - STEPPIN' OUT
SPIRITUALIZED - I THINK I'M IN LOVE
GENTLEMAN JESSE - YOU DONT HAVE TO IF YOU DONT WANT TO
DEATH - KEEP ON KNOCKING
XTC - RESPECTABLE STREET
SPOON - WRITTEN IN REVERSE
ROXY MUSIC - VIRGINIA PLAIN
WEEN - YOUR PARTY
THE ALMIGHTY DEFENDERS - CONE OF LIGHT
THE MOVE - I CAN HEAR THE GRASS GROW
BLACKROC - AINT NOTHIN LIKE YOU
THE GO-BETWEENS - STREETS OF YOUR TOWN
THE FLAMING GROOVIES - YESTERDAY'S NUMBERS
BUILT TO SPILL - THE PLAN
SPACEMEN 3 - WALKING WITH JESUS
HARLEM - FRIENDLY GHOST
HOODOO GURUS - I WANT YOU BACK
PEGBOY - FIELD OF DARKNESS
THE DUTCHESS & THE DUKE - RESERVOIR PARK
MOTT THE HOOPLE - ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
AGAINST ME - HERE COMES A REGULAR
BAND OF HORSES - ODE TO LRC
THE B-52'S - PRIVATE IDAHO
THE STROKES - NYC COPS
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS - STEPPIN' OUT
SPIRITUALIZED - I THINK I'M IN LOVE
GENTLEMAN JESSE - YOU DONT HAVE TO IF YOU DONT WANT TO
DEATH - KEEP ON KNOCKING
XTC - RESPECTABLE STREET
SPOON - WRITTEN IN REVERSE
ROXY MUSIC - VIRGINIA PLAIN
WEEN - YOUR PARTY
THE ALMIGHTY DEFENDERS - CONE OF LIGHT
THE MOVE - I CAN HEAR THE GRASS GROW
BLACKROC - AINT NOTHIN LIKE YOU
THE GO-BETWEENS - STREETS OF YOUR TOWN
THE FLAMING GROOVIES - YESTERDAY'S NUMBERS
BUILT TO SPILL - THE PLAN
SPACEMEN 3 - WALKING WITH JESUS
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Monday, December 07, 2009
Radio Undefined playlist 12/7
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - EVEN THE LOSERS (LIVE)
STONE ROSES - SHE BANGS THE DRUM
PLASTIC BERTRAND - POGO POGO
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS - EVEN HEROES HAVE TO DIE
THE STOOGES - WE WILL FALL
SLADE - LOOK WOT YOU DUN
THE SOFT PACK - ANSWER TO YOURSELF
THE SOFT BOYS - I WANNA DESTROY YOU
JOE JACKSON - ONE MORE TIME
SONIC YOUTH -'CROSS THE BREEZE
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - THE WAITING (LIVE)
THE POLICE - FALL OUT
TOM WAITS - LUCKY DAY (LIVE)
DEVANDRA BANHART - BABY
PATTON OSWALT - RATS
ZZ TOP - JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO
CARNIVORES - HEART OF COPPER
CAN - FALL OF ANOTHER YEAR
SPOON - WRITTEN IN REVERSE
SHOUT OUT LOUDS - WALLS
BLACK SABBATH - SPIRAL ARCHITECT
RED FANG - PREHISTORIC DOG
DEVO - GUT FEELING
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - EVEN THE LOSERS (LIVE)
STONE ROSES - SHE BANGS THE DRUM
PLASTIC BERTRAND - POGO POGO
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS - EVEN HEROES HAVE TO DIE
THE STOOGES - WE WILL FALL
SLADE - LOOK WOT YOU DUN
THE SOFT PACK - ANSWER TO YOURSELF
THE SOFT BOYS - I WANNA DESTROY YOU
JOE JACKSON - ONE MORE TIME
SONIC YOUTH -'CROSS THE BREEZE
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - THE WAITING (LIVE)
THE POLICE - FALL OUT
TOM WAITS - LUCKY DAY (LIVE)
DEVANDRA BANHART - BABY
PATTON OSWALT - RATS
ZZ TOP - JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO
CARNIVORES - HEART OF COPPER
CAN - FALL OF ANOTHER YEAR
SPOON - WRITTEN IN REVERSE
SHOUT OUT LOUDS - WALLS
BLACK SABBATH - SPIRAL ARCHITECT
RED FANG - PREHISTORIC DOG
DEVO - GUT FEELING
