The duality of missing someone whilst being angry at them will never cease to amaze me.
I guess it's part of what makes life such a constant journey to discovery.
I guess it's part of what makes life such a constant journey to discovery.
As if shit wasn't bad enough what with losing alot of my stuff on my computer after it "blew up", last night I hurt my groin while playing hockey.
I am know gimping around and in massive pain.
I am know gimping around and in massive pain.
My comp blew up!!
Not having the internets for a whole weekend sucked.
What did I do before the internet?
Not having the internets for a whole weekend sucked.
What did I do before the internet?
These have been "rocking" my world:
Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Owen Pallett - Heartland
Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Owen Pallett - Heartland
Time to wrap up the year so here are my various Top Ten (sometimes fifteen or five) favourites in music for 2009.
It wasn't a spectacular year but alot of artists released "challenging" music (yeah I'm talking to you Oneida and Dirty Projectors) while others released pure pop-rock gems (I bow down to the pop-rock altar of Brendan Benson).
Top Fifteen Favourite New Releases:
1- Songs Of Shame - Woods
2- My Old, Familiar Friend - Brendan Benson
3- Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle - Bill Callahan
4- Rated O - Oneida
5- Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors
6- Post-Nothing - Japandroids
7- I'm Going Away - Fiery Furnaces
8- Get Guilty - A.C. Newman
9- Album - Girls
10- Tyvek - Tyvek
11- Actor - St. Vincent
12- Truce Opium - Dark Meat
13- Lemons - Ty Segall
14- Popular Songs - Yo La Tengo
15- HELP - Thee Oh Sees
Top Ten Favourite Reissues/Remasters
1- A Lovely Sight - Pisces
2- ...For The World To See - Death -
3- The Emitt Rhodes Recordings (1969-1973) - Emitt Rhodes
4- Keep An Eye On The Sky - Big Star
5- The Unissued Capitol Album - Jim Ford
6- Philippe Debarge - The Pretty Things
7- Odessa - The Bee Gees
8- Is It Love Or Desire - Betty Davis
9- Coming From Reality - Rodriguez
10- New Morning - Bob Dylan
Top Ten Favourite Various Artists Compilations
1- Fly Girls! B-Boys Beware: Revenge Of The Super Female Rappers
2- Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera
3- Can You Dig It?: The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75
4- B-Music: Drive in, Turn On, Freak Out
5- Blacula: Music From The Original Soundtrack
6- Legends Of Benin: Afro-Funk, Cavacha, Agbadja, Afro-Beat
7- Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story Of 1970's Funky Lagos
8- Where The Action is: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-68
9- Boogaloo Pow Wow: DanceFloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica
10- Light: On The South Side
Top Ten Favourite Record Labels
1- Finders Keepers
2- Woodsist
3- Numero Group
4- Matador
5- Soul Jazz Records
6- Rhino
7- Rev-Ola
8- Sundazed
9- Merge
10- Mexican Summer
Top Ten Favourite Songs
1- Eid Ma Clack Shaw - Bill Callahan
2- Stillness Is The Move - Dirty Projectors
3- Lust For Life - Girls
4- Rain On - Woods
5- Don't Talk In Your Sleep - Magik Markers
6- Charmaine Champagne - Fiery Furnaces
7- I'm Confused - Handsome Furs
8- New Pony - The Dead Weather
9- Psalms 40:2 - Mountain Goats
10- When I Grow Up - Fever Ray
(Honourable mentions: Bull Black Nova - Wilco and Poker Face - Lady Gaga)
Top Ten Favourite Concerts
1- Glass Candy @ Zoobizarre
2- OM @ Sala Rossa
3- Fleet Foxes @ Metropolis
4- Handsome Furs @ Theatre Plaza
5- King Khan And The Shrines @ Sala Rossa
6- Zoobombs @ Divan Orange
7- A.C. Newman @ Il Motore
8- The Hold Steady @ Lee's Palace (Toronto)
9- Teenage Jesus and The Jerks/Duchess Says/AIDS Wolf @ Le National
10- Faust/Black Feelings @ The Ukrainian Federation
Top Five Albums (Local Acts)
1- Black Feelings - Black Feelings
2- Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
3- Devil Eyes - Devil Eyes
4- Clues - Clues
5- Handsome Furs - Face Control
(Honourable mention goes to Duchess Says' Anthologie Des 3 Perchoirs. It was released in 2008 but I finally got around to listening to it this year and it is KILLER).
That's it, see you next year??
It wasn't a spectacular year but alot of artists released "challenging" music (yeah I'm talking to you Oneida and Dirty Projectors) while others released pure pop-rock gems (I bow down to the pop-rock altar of Brendan Benson).
Top Fifteen Favourite New Releases:
1- Songs Of Shame - Woods
2- My Old, Familiar Friend - Brendan Benson
3- Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle - Bill Callahan
4- Rated O - Oneida
5- Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors
6- Post-Nothing - Japandroids
7- I'm Going Away - Fiery Furnaces
8- Get Guilty - A.C. Newman
9- Album - Girls
10- Tyvek - Tyvek
11- Actor - St. Vincent
12- Truce Opium - Dark Meat
13- Lemons - Ty Segall
14- Popular Songs - Yo La Tengo
15- HELP - Thee Oh Sees
Top Ten Favourite Reissues/Remasters
1- A Lovely Sight - Pisces
2- ...For The World To See - Death -
3- The Emitt Rhodes Recordings (1969-1973) - Emitt Rhodes
4- Keep An Eye On The Sky - Big Star
5- The Unissued Capitol Album - Jim Ford
6- Philippe Debarge - The Pretty Things
7- Odessa - The Bee Gees
8- Is It Love Or Desire - Betty Davis
9- Coming From Reality - Rodriguez
10- New Morning - Bob Dylan
Top Ten Favourite Various Artists Compilations
1- Fly Girls! B-Boys Beware: Revenge Of The Super Female Rappers
2- Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera
3- Can You Dig It?: The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75
4- B-Music: Drive in, Turn On, Freak Out
5- Blacula: Music From The Original Soundtrack
6- Legends Of Benin: Afro-Funk, Cavacha, Agbadja, Afro-Beat
7- Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story Of 1970's Funky Lagos
8- Where The Action is: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-68
9- Boogaloo Pow Wow: DanceFloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica
10- Light: On The South Side
Top Ten Favourite Record Labels
1- Finders Keepers
2- Woodsist
3- Numero Group
4- Matador
5- Soul Jazz Records
6- Rhino
7- Rev-Ola
8- Sundazed
9- Merge
10- Mexican Summer
Top Ten Favourite Songs
1- Eid Ma Clack Shaw - Bill Callahan
2- Stillness Is The Move - Dirty Projectors
3- Lust For Life - Girls
4- Rain On - Woods
5- Don't Talk In Your Sleep - Magik Markers
6- Charmaine Champagne - Fiery Furnaces
7- I'm Confused - Handsome Furs
8- New Pony - The Dead Weather
9- Psalms 40:2 - Mountain Goats
10- When I Grow Up - Fever Ray
(Honourable mentions: Bull Black Nova - Wilco and Poker Face - Lady Gaga)
Top Ten Favourite Concerts
1- Glass Candy @ Zoobizarre
2- OM @ Sala Rossa
3- Fleet Foxes @ Metropolis
4- Handsome Furs @ Theatre Plaza
5- King Khan And The Shrines @ Sala Rossa
6- Zoobombs @ Divan Orange
7- A.C. Newman @ Il Motore
8- The Hold Steady @ Lee's Palace (Toronto)
9- Teenage Jesus and The Jerks/Duchess Says/AIDS Wolf @ Le National
10- Faust/Black Feelings @ The Ukrainian Federation
Top Five Albums (Local Acts)
1- Black Feelings - Black Feelings
2- Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
3- Devil Eyes - Devil Eyes
4- Clues - Clues
5- Handsome Furs - Face Control
(Honourable mention goes to Duchess Says' Anthologie Des 3 Perchoirs. It was released in 2008 but I finally got around to listening to it this year and it is KILLER).
That's it, see you next year??
