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Contributed by Matthew Siefert
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
MUSIC
Best Records:
1. Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Lie Down in the Light (Drag City)
2. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – DIG!!! LAZARUS DIG!!! (Mute/ANTI-)
3. Anathallo – Canopy Glow (Anticon)
4. Wovenhand – Ten Stones (Sounds Familyre)
5. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes and Sun Giant EP (Sub Pop)
6. WHY? – Alopecia (Anticon)
7. Arthur Russell – Love is Overtaking Me (Audika)
8. John Spalding’s LoveLand – The Beautiful Truth (self-released)
9. David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (self-released)
10. TV on the Radio – Dear Science (4AD/Interscope)
Honorable Mentions:
- Various Artists – Awake, My Soul: The Original Soundtrack / Help Me to Sing: Songs of the Sacred Harp (Awake Productions)
- Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing (self-released)
- DeVotchKa – A Mad and Faithful Telling (ANTI-)
- Lil’ Wayne – The Carter III (Cash Money/Universal/Young Money)
- GZA/Genius – Pro Tools (Babygrande)
- Wesley Mathais Wilson – No One on My Mind (self-released)
Disasters:
- Guns ‘n’ Roses – Chinese Democracy
- Kanye West – 808s and Heartbreak
- Scarlett Johansson – Anywhere I Lay My Head
Songs:
Anathallo – "John J. Audubon"
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – "Jesus of the Moon"
Fleet Foxes – "White Winter Hymnal"
Mr. Williams – “Cooley at Bay”
WHY? – "Fatalist Palmistry"
Wovenhand – "Horsetail"
Nas featuring Stic Man (Dead Prez) – "Association"
Damien Jurado – "Gillian is a Horse"
Frank Lenz – "Hot Licks Hoolahan"
The Out_Circuit – "Come Out Shooting"
Lil' Wayne – "A Milli"
Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death – "RC and Whiskey"
GZA/Genius – "Paper Plate"
Starflyer 59 – "Minor Keys"
Arthur Russell – “The Letter”
SHOWS
Music:
Wovenhand, The Dodos - The Note
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Black Diamond Heavies - Vic Theatre
Anathallo, Cale Parks - Schubas
WHY? - Abbey Pub
Damien Jurado, Jeremy Enigk - Abbey Pub
Public Enemy - Pitchfork Fest
Jarvis Cocker, Fleet Foxes - Pitchfork Fest
Wesley Mathais Wilson - Uncommon Ground
WHY?, Anni Rossi - The Bottom Lounge
Comedy/Spoken Word:
Derrick C. Brown Poetry Slam and others - Durty Nellies
Paul Mooney - Carolines on Broadway
Leo Allen, Jessi Klein, Eric Drysdale, Arj Barker, etc. - Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (NYC)
Todd Barry - Lakeshore
Kevin Nealon - Zanies
Jeffrey Ross - Zanies
David Alan Grier - The Improv
BOOKS
Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me – Anthology, edited by Ben Karlin
Death By Love – Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears
The Last American Valentine – Anthology, edited by Derrick C. Brown
Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me? – Kevin Nealon
FILMS
The Dark Knight
Burn After Reading
Call + Response
Wild Combination
Religulous
RADIO/PODCASTS
Mars Hill Bible Church (Seattle)
The Sound of Young America
TV
- Weeds (Showtime)
- The Daily Show – Indecision 2008 (Comedy Central)
- Childrens’ Hospital (WB – Web series)
- Louis CK: Chewed Up (Showtime Special)
- Chocolate News (Comedy Central)Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
