Dec
31

Diggin’ in the Digital Crates-This is an End of the Year Post (Sach O)

Oh, hello. Have a seat; I didn’t see you come in. I was just getting ready to for my annual New Years fry up and fricassee. I’m thinking 2 E’s with a speed for the Psytrance rave with a couple of spliffs for the chill out room, maybe some valium for come down, (gotta check… Continue reading »

Dec
30

The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#10-1) (Sponsored By My Secret Identity )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfFKwylOsLU And people acted surprised when Jerry O’ Connell landed Rebecca Romjin. 10. Why? Alopecia (Anticon) It’s tough to write about Why?’s breakout record without anxiously jotting down a few choice lyrics from songwriter Yoni Wolf’s notebook. Not to downplay its musicianship, but Alopecia is foremost a lyrical masterpiece. Wolf muses on relationships, sex, and… Continue reading »

Dec
29

The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#20-11) (Sponsored By Teen Wolf Too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EddIn8LNo1I Some might say this was the finest work Jason Bateman would ever do.  20. Al Green-Lay It Down (Blue Note) What more did you want from Al Green? Did you want him to wear Levar Burton sunglasses and use auto-tune? Did you want him to do a ladies only tour? Did you want him… Continue reading »

Dec
26

The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#30-21) (Sponsored By Medieval Times)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fe85u0W2tg You better believe they serve Pepsi at Medieval Times.   30. Los Campesinos-Hold On Now, Youngster (Wichita/Arts & Crafts) Gareth Campesinos and Co. clearly grew up not just liking music but being obsessed by bands, and they’ve done the only honourable thing you can in that position: they’ve created the first band both worthy of… Continue reading »

Dec
24

The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#40-31) (Sponsored By Crystal Pepsi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgQx1fA3ZDc If you’re gracious enough to link to this list, the complete Top 50 is concurrently being  updated in the original post.  If you’re going to drink one clear cola this year, make it Crystal Pepsi. Please.  40. No Age-Nouns (Sub Pop) Face it, *Nouns* is this decade’s *Let it Be* (The Replacements, not The… Continue reading »

Dec
23

LA Times: Live-Lil Wayne At the Gibson Amphitheatre

Photo by Ringo Chiu/LA Times Numbers 40 through 31 of the Year-End Top 50, will be up sometime around 2:00 p.m. PST. In the meantime, allow me to steer you in the direction of my review of Lil Wayne’s sold-out, Sunday night show, at the Gibson Amphitheatre. He was fine–certainly not as good as his… Continue reading »

Dec
22

The 50 Best Albums of the Year

Not to be confused with the epic, Eric Roberts, Tae Kwon thriller. 50. Benoit Pioulard-Temper (Kranky) Have you ever been in one of those nutty meditation classes, where the crackpot instructor tells you to close your eyes and imagine that you’re in the middle of a forest? Don’t be surprised if we eventually learn that… Continue reading »

Dec
21

Duice-”Dazzey Duks”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzA8jDzshTU Sometimes, on a Sunday afternoon, you think to yourself, hey you know what I haven’t seen in 15 years? The video for Duice’s “Dazzey Duks.” Heads-up, this is The Box Uncut version. Just typing that sentence feels dirty.

Dec
19

The 25 Best Non Hip-Hop Songs of 2008 (M-Z)

 Mezzanine Owls-”Snow Globe” Because it never snows in Los Angeles, we’re forced to romanticize it. The first draft of “White Christmas,” originally chided a spoiled Angeleno,”longing to be up North on December 24,” surrounded by sunshine, green grass and swaying palms. The closest you get to white winters are weekend trips to Big Bear, truckloads… Continue reading »

Dec
18

The 25 Best Non Hip-Hop Songs of 2008 (A-L)

Graffiti originally spotted on Bedford Ave., Williamsburg in 2002–soon followed by copycat  crimes on Silverlake Blvd. and San Francisco’s Mission District. Now playing at a Hot Topic near you. For spread-the-wealth reasons, this list was restricted to songs from albums that did not make the Top 50 cut.  As for Christmas wish lists: let us all… Continue reading »

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