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10. M83 - Saturdays= Youth
Every time I listen I think I’m living in a 1980s John Hughes teenage comedy. And I like that. Because I like those movies.
9. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
I hate that I loved this album as much as I did. X/Y was such a steaming pile of horse crap […]

Syndicated from your favorite Howie-penned blog and mine, CancerMan, here are Howard’s top 10 albums of the year.
Ok, here goes nothing: my list of top albums for 2008. A few caveats that bear repeating. One: I like music that rocks. There is plenty of interesting, artsy bands out there that are creating great music, but […]

10. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
I probably would have put this higher earlier in the year. That’s until I realized I only listened to it while running. It still makes my top ten though on pure awesomeness. I think much of that opinion is tied to my fantasy of walking into […]

Benom’s Top 10 of 2008
10. Girl Talk, Feed the Animals
9. Human Highway, Moody Motorcycle
8. Ra Ra Riot, The Rhumb Line
7. Kings of Leon, Only By the Night
6. Mates of State, Re-Arrange Us
5. Deerhunter, Microcastle
4. Throw Me The Statue, Moonbeams
3. MGMT, Oracular Spectacular
2. Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
1. The Helio Sequence, Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Honorable […]

1 - School of Language, Sea From Shore
How did I not get into Field Music while they were still together? The Week That Was got more press, and it was good as well, but this album appealed to me on many more levels. Basically, it was catchy, brainy, and just clearly the best thing I […]

Tune back in on Monday when the RTP’ers will each be posting his or her picks for the BO2k8. We’re sure to have some overlap with those other sites, but we’re also sure to mention some stuff they missed.
See you Monday

Visiting my favorite relatives in the world here in the Twin Cities for the holidays. Even more snow and cold than Chi-town.
One near-saving grace is the good public radio station, The Current (FM 89.3).
I wish Chicago’s NPR could get its act together and launch a station like this.
Yes, we DO have Tony […]

This is inspired.
http://hirejimessian.com/2008/12/07/winter-meetings-preview/

It’s a truely insightful review of the inspiration of musicians during the past 50 years.
A few highlights:

The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
I want to do it with you.
…
Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog”
You’re doing it with everyone.
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Pulp, “Common People”
I once met a stuck-up European who wanted to do it with me.
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Radiohead, “Creep”
I’m filled […]

Will they make nice, settle and write Satriani a big fat check? Or will they insist it was just a coincidence and fight it?
The old video I had posted here did a straight-up comparision of the two songs in the lawsuit (the title track to Coldplay’s 08 smash, Viva La Vida, and Satriani’s ‘05 song […]