December 2009
8 posts
“You’ll never know how hard I tried to keep my worries in line, but...”
– Rogue Wave, “Chicago X 12”
Top of the crop in 2009
I was going to save this post for next week, but then I figured that I’d be too distracted by postholiday festivities to commit to something before the new year.
This year was filled with some amazing albums by stellar artists, and they should be celebrated. I’m sure you’ve seen about a million top 10 lists at this point, but it won’t hurt to check out one more.
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“Yeah, we’re still so fucking young, so we’ll party like it’s...”
– The Maine, “We’ll All Be…”
NSSN warms the cold, wet Bay Area
Bay Area’s Live 105.3 held its annual Not So Silent Night on Friday at the Oracle Arena (home of the Golden State Warriors) during a pretty good storm for these parts. Even though the freeway on the south side got shut down due to a sinkhole, music lovers came out in droves to watch Muse, AFI, 30 Seconds to Mars, Vampire Weekend, Muse and local band Scene of Action.
My friend and I had our...
“And everything stands so still when you dance/ everything spins so fast./ And...”
– Heather Nova, “Paper Cup”
“All the best DJs are saving the slowest song for last. When the dance is...”
– Jimmy Eat World, “Work”