December 2009
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Swan Lake
IN DUBLIN. except, not really. As I was walking by the ticketmaster outlet, I was perplexed that a) Swan Lake was displayed on the screen (where only big gigs go) and b) that it was sold out and c) that I hadn’t heard it coming from miles away. Turns out there is a Russian Ballet company of the same name. FALSE ALARM. Spencer Krug fans may sit back down.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Mumford & Sons (30)
The Avalanches (18)
M. Ward (16)
Andrew Bird (13)
Brothers of End (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Song of the year?
I was trying to think of my favourite song of the year. Obviously, it was “Southern Point” by Grizzly Bear, but that track wouldn’t be something I’d say in a poll because my vote wouldn’t have any influence. So, these are my top scrobbled tracks according to last.fm of songs released in 2009.
Grizzly Bear / Southern Point
Calvin Harris / Ready for the Weekend
Bruce...
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Sondre Lerch - Bluish (Animal Collective Cover)
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Mumford & Sons “White Blank Page”
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Johnny Cash's American VI: Ain't No Grave Due Out...
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Johnny Cash’s next posthumous release in the Rick Rubin-helmed “American Series” and first official follow-up to American V: A Hundred Highways from his infamous recording sessions in the months between the death of June Carter and his own last days in the fall of 2003 will hit shelves on the week of his birthday in February of next year.
According to the founder of Cash’s...
My most played 2009 Albums
Fuck what I think should be the best of the year, these are my last.fm stats. My most listened to released-in-2009 albums from the past 12 months, in order*:
Grizzly Bear / Veckatimest
Animal Collective / Merriweather Post Pavilion
Andrew Bird / Noble Beast
Calvin Harris / Ready for the Weekend
Bruce Peninsula / A Mountain is a Mouth
The Antlers / Hospice
Akron/Family / Set em Wild, Set em...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Field Music (23)
Wilco (19)
Yeasayer (10)
My Brightest Diamond (10)
Bonobo (9)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Band →
Avatar
caylen: what is avatar about anyway?
scott: i think it's about a cyborg who travels back in time to prevent the titanic from sinking.
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Rage Against the Machine triumphs over dude from... →
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. In the first time in five years, a non X-factor winner claims the #1 spot for most downloaded single in the UK.
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ok, Sufjan, we all know you have a new Christmas...
The 37 Awesomest Songs of 2009 (Paste) →
electricollection:
The album really died for me this year. It’s supposed to have been dead for years, and I held out longer than a lot of people, but this year my enthusiasm for individual tracks officially dwarfed my enthusiasm for full-length albums.
I can only name eight 2009 albums I really love, most of which I’ve written about before. So today, for anyone who’s interested, I’m rattling...
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Andrew Bird - Live Session (iTunes) →
Andrew Bird records seven live tracks for an exclusive iTunes session:
Sweetmatter
Opposite Day
Oh No
Imitosis
Cataracts
Skin Is, My
Some of These Days
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U2 had best album of 2009, says irrelevant music... →
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Yeasayer album a bit disapointing so far.
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'Final Fantasy' now known as 'Owen Pallett'
“Owen Pallett chose “Final Fantasy” because playing solo “was reminiscent of the hours and hours I had spent as an adolescent playing those epic JRPGs,” but “laws of trademark infringement exist for good reason,” so he’s reverting to his given name. Heartland is out 1/12.” — Stereogum
Argh. Will need to update my tags.
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weloveandthenwedie:doctorplease:fromsecondstory:acc...
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“I have to keep reminding myself that you’re a computer nerd..”
– A girl I know
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Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Author →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Wilco (29)
Bonobo (19)
Phoenix (14)
The Strokes (10)
Yeasayer (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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No third season of Flight of the Conchords →
I was always surprised by there being a second season with the work that must go into it. via
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weloveandthenwedie:
sophiejade:
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Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
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How odd, just seen them live the weekend before last!
The One-Hit-Wonders of the Decade →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Real Estate (18)
Other Lives (17)
Allen Toussaint (15)
Savoir Adore (14)
Little Dragon (12)
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Who’s on Under the Radar’s Best of the Decade... →
electricollection:
Apparently they are revealing another artist each day this week. Based on Under the Radar’s past acts and the cover images… I’m guessing Zooey is one
Hmm, my guesses are noah lennox (left), kyp malone (center), jenny lewis, and bradford cox (right).
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tabitha:
Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your...
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Obama acid
Jason: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/02/obama-acid.html
scotty: obama acid seems trusting
scotty: just want to drop obama acid
Jason: might 'change' if i took it
scotty: hahahhaha
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How The Vancouver Olympics Is Fucking Over Your... →
Guest blog on Stereogum by Frog Eyes and Swan Lake band member, Carey Mercer about the gag order required by all artists performing at the Games to sign that prevents them from being critical of the event:
“The artist shall at all times refrain from making any negative or derogatory remarks respecting VANOC (the organizing committee), the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Olympic...
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Samamidon - 1842
Seen him open for...
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The Antlers--in review
I was worried that when the gig sold out, I wasn’t going to get in, however; I was bailed out by the guestlist + 1. The Antlers played an absolutely stunning and musically brilliant gig with slightly edgier versions of their tunes from Hospice, with pronounced post-rock-esque interludes between songs. Though I would have preferred “Two” to be a bit less rocky and more intimate...
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ODDSAC--Animal Collective's upcoming "visual... →
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Fleet Foxes to become hippie jam band
crumbler:
From Tom Breihan’s interview today with Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes:
I think it will just be a different feeling instead of mellow. But positive— it will just be a different feeling from that. Different chord shapes, some extended. On the first record, I kind of wanted to avoid any extended grooves. But there’s definitely a couple of those coming in now, where the guitar part...