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BEST FIVE SONGS OF 2009:
Lots of female artists this year...
The Decemberists
"The Queens Rebuke the Crossing"
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In the flow of this ambitious and delicious high-concept album, this song jumps out and grabs your gristle! Guest singer Sheila Worden may scare you. It will only hurt a little.
Micachu and the Shapes
"Golden Phone"
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She is going to be a lot of fun to follow in the years to come. Like Beck walking backwards over glass smiling at your concern.
The XX
"Crystalized"
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These London youngsters know how to use space. It’s a quiet revolution. Silence is crystal.
St. Vincent
"Actor Out of Work"
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Annie Clark’s as smart as they come. And pretty like Audrey Hepburn. Her guitar will kick the crap out of you, so don’t get any big ideas, Thurston.
Neko Case
"People Got a Lot of Nerve"
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Middle Cyclone is a southern/western/mountain county with many roads and trails, but these two songs go straight to the center of your map. Great stuff.
Neko Case
"This Tornado Loves You"
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Wilco
"Wilco" (the song)
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The Best Damn Band this Side of Phlegethon.
BEST FIVE ALBUMS OF 2009:
Wilco "Wilco (The Album)"
The Big Pink "A Brief History of Love"
The Decemberists "The Hazards of Love"
The xx "The xx"
Leonard Cohen "Live In London"
BEST CONCERTS:
Leonard Cohen @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
The Decemberists (w/Andrew Bird & Robyn Hitchcock) @ Merriweather P.P.
Wilco @ Wolf Trap
The Dead Weather @ 9:30 Club
Bonnaroo ’09: Wilco, Gomez, St. Vincent, David Byrne, Bon Iver & Robyn Hitchcock.
Paul McCartney @ FedEx Field
Best Private Artist Showcases:
Elbow & St. Vincent
WEBSITES:
www.ThereIfixedit.com
www.Netflix.com
www.supercook.com
BOOKS:
The State of Jones by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Bumping Into Geniuses by Danny Goldberg
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
MOVIES:
I missed many films I wanted to see like The Road, Up, A Serious Man, Zombieland, and The Hurt Locker, but here are a handful that grabbed my attention:
Inglourious Basterds
The Hangover
It Might Get Loud
A Christmas Carol
District 9
Coraline
Pirate Radio
Looking forward to:
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
Up In The Air
Avatar
RESTAURANT:
O’Leary’s
COCKTAIL:
Vodka Martini, 3 olives up… or dark, dangerous red wine.
WAY TO RELAX:
I don’t understand.
PROBLEM TO HAVE:
Simple solutions.
SOLUTION TO IT ALL:
A drink, a meal, a fire.
DIVERSION:
A drink, a meal, a fire.
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