In no particular order, here are my 5 favorite albums of 2009.
Posts Tagged ‘Music’
SERIOUSLY? WEEZER?
Read the article from Spinner.
Why all the Death?
What’s up with all the death lately? In the last few days we’ve seen the passing of Farrah, Michael, and Billy. To top it off, just last night I heard news of an acquaintance who died of swine flu. Is it the onset of summer? Or, is something else happening?
Defining Music
There's an interesting article over at Relevant Magazine about the bands and music that will define generation Y. It's a good quick read. I myself fall at the very end of generation X, depending on who's defining the generations, but the article hits on some points that are definitely shaping my musical experiences.
Death Cab Hates Auto Tune
Have you heard Death Cab for Cutie's stance on Auto Tune? I have to say I agree with them.
10 Favorite Albums of 2008
Here's a quick run-down of my 10 favorite albums of 2008. Not all of these may have been released last year, but that's at least when I purchased them. Oh, and the list is in no particular order.
Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Jack's Mannequin – The Glass Passenger
She & Him – [...]
Rock Band
Over the break, before we were privileged enough to own a copy of Guitar Hero World Tour, we got together with some friends and rocked out to Rock Band. Here are a few pictures from that evening courtesy of Eric Adkins.
This Band is comprised of Allie (guitar), Me (vocals), Erin (drums) and Chris (bass).
And, this [...]
Vacation Update
Now that I'm definitely back at work, here's a sort of vacation update. It's not necessarily in chronological order.
Visited with family
Attended numerous Christmas parties
Ate a bunch of really good food
Lead worship at church
Shopped for Christmas presents on Christmas Eve
Ate a great Christmas Eve dinner cooked by my mother-in-law
Got up early on Christmas morning to volunteer [...]
Poor Cow and the Season of Spending
It's funny how the lyrics of a song can go unnoticed for the longest time and then hit you unexpectedly. I thought these lyrics were rather interesting in light of this season which has become largely about spending.
Peter Bjorn And John – Poor Cow
When all is gone, and things go wrong,We don't need them anymore.The artifacts [...]
MTV Music
Let me just say that mtvmusic.com is awesome! I spent a couple hours last night playing around with it. What makes it so great? Well, for the first time in a while, MTV did something to live up to their name. MTV Music is a repository of all their music videos, or at least a [...]
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