i took this shot one evening at my parents farm. when one catches a moment like this, all the cynicism in our world suddenly slides away…for the moment at least.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Your moment of Zen
i took this shot one evening at my parents farm. when one catches a moment like this, all the cynicism in our world suddenly slides away…for the moment at least.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Best of and rest of music for 2007
Just in case you are holding your breathe, I am now releasing my complete "best of" for 2007 in the music world. Sorry Kanye, you've been snubbed again. Coat-tailing off of Daft Punk was ingenious but not getting you on my lists.
Top 10 Albums of 2007:
1. The National - Boxer
2. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
6. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
7. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
8. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
9. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10. Deerhunter - Cryptograms/Florescent Grey EP
Honorable Mention: Caribou - Andorra, Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse, Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha, Battles- Mirrored
Top 5 Live Shows of 2007
1. Animal Collective - Variety Playhouse - could be the one of the best i've seen ever. go see them before you die.
2. The National - Variety Playhouse/Earl
3. Arcade Fire - Atlanta Civic Center
4. Grizzly Bear - Drunken Unicorn
5. Deerhunter/Black Lips - Variety Playhouse
Top 25 Singles:
1. Bros - Panda Bear
2. Atlas - Battles
3. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
4. Nude - Radiohead
5. Brainy - The National
6. Your Rocky Spine - Great Lake Swimmers
7. The Underdog - Spoon
8. Hljomalind - Sigur Ros
9. Melody Day - Caribou
10. Breakout - Genaro
11. Fireworks - Animal Collective
12. Florescent Grey - Deerhunter
13. 23 - Blonde Redhead
14. Little Brother - Grizzly Bear
15. Lime Tree - Bright Eyes
16. Scythian Empires - Andrew Bird
17. Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe - Okkervil River
18. Veni Vidi Vici - The Black Lips
19. Keep the Car Running - Arcade Fire
20. Nantes - Beirut
21. Dark Horse - Bowerbirds
22. While You Were Sleeping - Elvis Perkins
23. Lovesong of the Buzzard - Iron & Wine
24. Detlef Schrempf - Band of Horses
25. The Perfect Me - Deerhoof
Top 5 Disappointing Albums of 2007
1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - holy crap this album is boring. please Wilco, no more soft rock.
2. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger - Two is the only good song on this dozer.
3. The White Stripes - Icky Thump - Think i listened to it twice. That was enough. Finally the Stripes trip up.
4. Interpol - Our Love to Admire - I'm beginning to think they may never come close to Turn On The Bright Lights ever again.
5. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder - I'm not giving up on them quite yet because the live shows are so much fun but this album was definitely a sophomore slump. Satan Says Dance was the only track that stood out and i had heard that from their first tour already.
Stinker of the year goes to:
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgist - what an utterly flaming piece of poo. please go away Billy Corgan.
Top 10 Albums of 2007:
1. The National - Boxer
2. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
6. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
7. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
8. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
9. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10. Deerhunter - Cryptograms/Florescent Grey EP
Honorable Mention: Caribou - Andorra, Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse, Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha, Battles- Mirrored
Top 5 Live Shows of 2007
1. Animal Collective - Variety Playhouse - could be the one of the best i've seen ever. go see them before you die.
2. The National - Variety Playhouse/Earl
3. Arcade Fire - Atlanta Civic Center
4. Grizzly Bear - Drunken Unicorn
5. Deerhunter/Black Lips - Variety Playhouse
Top 25 Singles:
1. Bros - Panda Bear
2. Atlas - Battles
3. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
4. Nude - Radiohead
5. Brainy - The National
6. Your Rocky Spine - Great Lake Swimmers
7. The Underdog - Spoon
8. Hljomalind - Sigur Ros
9. Melody Day - Caribou
10. Breakout - Genaro
11. Fireworks - Animal Collective
12. Florescent Grey - Deerhunter
13. 23 - Blonde Redhead
14. Little Brother - Grizzly Bear
15. Lime Tree - Bright Eyes
16. Scythian Empires - Andrew Bird
17. Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe - Okkervil River
18. Veni Vidi Vici - The Black Lips
19. Keep the Car Running - Arcade Fire
20. Nantes - Beirut
21. Dark Horse - Bowerbirds
22. While You Were Sleeping - Elvis Perkins
23. Lovesong of the Buzzard - Iron & Wine
24. Detlef Schrempf - Band of Horses
25. The Perfect Me - Deerhoof
Top 5 Disappointing Albums of 2007
1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - holy crap this album is boring. please Wilco, no more soft rock.
2. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger - Two is the only good song on this dozer.
3. The White Stripes - Icky Thump - Think i listened to it twice. That was enough. Finally the Stripes trip up.
4. Interpol - Our Love to Admire - I'm beginning to think they may never come close to Turn On The Bright Lights ever again.
5. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder - I'm not giving up on them quite yet because the live shows are so much fun but this album was definitely a sophomore slump. Satan Says Dance was the only track that stood out and i had heard that from their first tour already.
Stinker of the year goes to:
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgist - what an utterly flaming piece of poo. please go away Billy Corgan.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
A message from the original "W"
This could be the best "green" commercial ever made. So much better than toiling creative effort to hawk tennis shoes.
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