30 Of My Favorite Songs Of The Year 2009



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Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - When We Swam
Portugal. The Man - People Say
Still Flyin - The Hott Chord Is Struck
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Flight of the Conchords - Carol Brown
Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move
Animal Collective - Brothersport
The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
Julian Casablancas - Left & Right In The Dark
The Hidden Cameras - In The NA
Big Boi feat Gucci Mane - Shine Blockas
Amazing Baby - Smoke Bros
The Dead Weather - I Cut Like a Buffalo
The Dodos - Two Medicines
The Flaming Lips - Convinced of the Hex
Men - Off Our Backs
Monsters of Folk - Dear God
Voluntary Butler Scheme - Trading Things In
Wild Beasts - All the King's Men
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Carries On
Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
The Bloodsugars - The Pedestrian Boogie
Bishop Allen - The Ancient Commonsense of Things
Black Moth Super Rainbow - The Sticky
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Tegan & Sara - Hell
Matias Aguayo - Rollerskate

Stay tuned for a favorites-of-the-decade post, which will probably just be "Hey Ya" and "To Hell With Good Intentions", over and over.

my 20 favorite movies of the aughts (the aughts!), in alphabetical order:

I like when on Family Feud a contestant throws out the kind of niche answer that gives the viewers an insight into said contestant's life like no regular question ever could.

"Apparently David Blaine was supposed to run the NYC Marathon, but there's no recorded time for him."
"That's because you can't quantify the speed of magic."
"You can't illusion 26 miles, dude."

"Still White After Labor Day"

The Statler Brothers - Flowers on the Wall
Nelcy Sedibe - Holotelani
Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy
Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning
Miniature Tigers - Tell it to the Volcano
Great Northern - Houses
Fleetwood Mac - Walk a Thin Line
R.E.M. - Arms of Love
Woodhands - Electric Avenue
Duchess Says - Black Flag
U-God - Lipton
Lake - Madagascar
Portugal. The Man - People Say
Mum - Sing Along
Amazing Baby - Smoke Bros
Prince - Thieves in the Temple

I HAVE YEARBOOK'D MYSELF


(into a member of the manson family)

here are some other things from ye olde photobucket:

My James Spader impression is nearing perfection:

this is called WINNING AT LIFE



(for like, a second.)

some things i do for money, some things i do for free


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Outkast - Gasoline Dreams
The Knife - Marble House
VV Brown - Quick Fix
Ciccone Youth - Addicted to Love
Nouvelle Vague - Master & Servant
Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (Eli Escobar Disco Mix)
Calexico/Iron & Wine - Dark Eyes
Jucifer - Amplifier
Black Moth Super Rainbow - The Sticky
Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder
Julian Plenti - Only If You Run
Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Ramones - Rockaway Beach
The Very Best - Chalo
Gang Gang Dance - House Jam
Cassettes Won't Listen - Into The Hillside
Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
The Jacksons - Goin' Places

sporadic communication breakdowns

I'm alone, not lonely. And I'm depressed. You are depressing me.

I went to Barcelona. I walked around a lot. It was hot. I met Bono(!) at a museum, one of the few places in Europe to have fully embraced the concept of air conditioning. I went to Paris, it was like a giant, alcohol-fueled postcard. I liked hearing everyone speak French. I started smoking, again. I wasn't ready for it to end.
Everything was very expensive. I don't understand how poor students can afford to study abroad. But you all do, don't you. I missed out on something there, apparently.

I will post pictures at some point. In the meantime, I'm busy watching late 70's cocaine murder mysteries.


I call this one, Dear 2004, it's 2pm. Why aren't you at work yet?

Ignore me, I'm bitter. I've actually been working nonstop since the moment I got home.

A robot walks into a bar / orders a drink / lays down a bill / The bartender says, hey we don't serve robots / and the robot says, oh but someday you will

PERIOD PIECE OR DADAIST TRAIN WRECK?

I hate (or love) when people proudly declare: "you'll either love me or hate me, there's no in-between". Because, you see, I'm more than perfectly capable of being indifferent to you.

HOW TO MAKE MOVIES BETTER

Zach Braff needs to be on fire, more often.

ALSO

I've watched so many British movies lately, the voices in my drunken little head have upper crust accents. "Is she British or just affected?"

Last night! Man! I went to see Fleetwood Mac at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and ended up SORT OF TOTALLY HOOKED UP aka in the front row for the last part of the show. Which was awesome, because Stevie Nicks is one of my favorite women (of famous sort). I never expected to be, like, ten feet from her. And also, because they still sound pretty great. Here are a few pictures:









Here's a bonus something awesome. I totally wanted to do a similar dance during "Stand Back", but I didn't have enough room:


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I'm going to refrain from any further Stevie Nicks picspam, as I am like five seconds from oil painting wolves onto tambourines. Also, there is a Golden Girls marathon on, which I need to get back to. It is imperative. For life.