Top 5 Songs I am Currently Listening To...

1. The xx - "Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix)"
2. Grouper - "Vessel"
3. Fleetwood Mac - "Future Games"
4. Lou Reed - "Gift"
5. Björk - "Unison"

A Great Question by Chuck Klosterman...

"What percentage of people who think they're doing something important are wrong? Also, same question for people doing the opposite."

10 New Artists to Look Out for in 2010...

A short list of some of the promising artists on the horizon in 2010...

1. Small Black



Brooklyn glo-fi indie pop.

2. Dum Dum Girls



L.A. fuzz pop lo-fi, garage-revivalist.

3. Surfer Blood



Lo-fi clangor, glo-fi harmonies, punchy retro-garage via West Palm Beach, FL.

4. Local Natives



The beautiful folk of Fleet Foxes meets the Afro-pop of Vampire Weekend via L.A.

5. SALEM



Darkwave, glitch-goth trio from San Francisco.

6. Teengirl Fantasy



Glazed electronic compositions that have more layers that one can count.

7. Best Coast



Sweet, stoner surf-pop from Los Angeles.

8. Sleigh Bells



Distorted dance pop duo from Brooklyn, NY.

9. Toro Y Moi



Chillwave pioneer from South Carolina.

10. Eternal Summers



Jangly guitar pop from Roanoke, VA.

My BCS National Championship Prediction...

#2 Texas Longhorns (13-0)



vs.

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0)



Texas 31 Alabama 24 F

Old Music (Still Good Music): Joan Osbourne - "One of Us"...

This is a great example of: huge pop hit everyone gets sick of because of massive radio play, sits on the shelf for 7-10 years and slowly, a select few see the genius in it as it floats back towards the surface.

New Music: Big Boi (Feat. Gucci Mane) - "Shine Blockas"...

One of my favorite tracks from 2009 and one of the best rap songs I've heard in the last 5 years.

My 2009 NFL Awards...

MVP

AFC: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts QB



NFC: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints QB



Team of the Year

AFC: Indianapolis Colts



NFC: New Orleans Saints



Rookie of the Year

AFC: Knowshon Moreno, Denver Broncos RB



NFC: Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings WR/KR/PR



Coach of the Year

AFC: Norv Turner, San Diego Chargers



NFC: Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints



Most Improved Team

AFC: Cincinnati Bengals



NFC: Green Bay Packers



Most Disappointing Team

AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers



NFC: Chicago Bears

Top 5 Songs I am Currently Listening To...

1. Simple Minds - "Glittering Prize"
2. Memory Tapes - "Bicycle"
3. Ultravox - "Lament"
4. Wild Nothing - "Vultures Like Lovers"
5. Sparks - "The Number One Song in Heaven"

Well that sucked...

So Welker goes down in the 1st quarter of the game. This is not good.



The offense now depends on Julian Edelman (Wes Welker 2.0)

2010 Album Releases I am Looking Forward To...

Vampire Weekend - "Contra" (Jan. 12th)
Beach House - "Teen Dream" (Jan. 26th)
The Magnetic Fields - "Realism" (Jan. 26th)
Four Tet - "There Is Love in You" (Jan. 26th)
Los Campesinos! - "Romance is Boring" (Jan. 26th)
Lil' Wayne - "Rebirth" (Feb. 2nd)
Midlake - "The Courage of Others" (Feb. 2nd)
Hot Chip - "One Life Stand" (Feb. 9th)
Yeasayer - "Odd Blood" (Feb. 9th)
Pantha Du Prince - "Black Noise" (Feb. 9th)
Drake - "Thank Me Later" (Feb. 16th)
The Game - "The R.E.D. Album" (Feb. 16th)
Local Natives - "Gorilla Manor" (Feb. 16th)
Plies - "Goon Affiliated" (Feb. 16th)
Xiu Xiu - "Dear God, I Hate Myself" (Feb. 23rd)
Shout Out Louds - "Work" (Feb. 23rd)
Toro Y Moi - "Causers of This" (Feb. 23rd)
The Radio Dept. - "Clinging to a Scheme) (Feb.)
jj - "jj no. 3" (March 9th)
Liars - "Sisterworld" (March 9th)
She & Him - "Volume 2" (March 23rd)
Goldfrapp - "Head First" (March 23rd)
Dum Dum Girls - "I Will Be" (March 30th)
Damien Jurado - "Saint Bartlett" (May)
Miami Horror - "Illumination" (Early 2010)
Lupe Fiasco - "Lasers" (Early 2010)
Eminem - "Relapse 2" (TBA)
Young Jeezy - "Thug Motivation 103" (TBA)
Lil' Wayne - "Tha Carter IV" (TBA)
Big Boi - "Sir Lucious Left Foot: Son of Chico Dusty" (TBA)
MGMT - "Congratulations" (TBA)
Band of Horses - "Night Rainbows" (TBA)
KiD CuDi - "Cudder" (TBA)
Dr. Dre - "Detox" (TBA)
The Beastie Boys - "Hot Sauce Committee, Vol. 1" (TBA)
The Cool Kids - "When Fish Ride Bicycles" (TBA)
GLC - "Love, Life, Loyalty" (TBA)
Ludacris - "Ludaversal" (TBA)
The Shins - TBA (Early 2010)
Interpol - TBA (Early 2010)
The White Stripes - TBA (Early 2010)
The National - TBA (Spring 2010)
Radiohead - TBA
LCD Soundsystem - TBA
Arcade Fire - TBA
Panda Bear - TBA
Broken Social Scene - TBA
Wolf Parade - TBA
No Age - TBA
The Walkmen - TBA
Burial - TBA
High Places - TBA
Joanna Newsom - TBA
Crystal Castles - TBA
Justin Timberlake - TBA
Sigur Ros - TBA
Bright Eyes - TBA
Menomena - TBA
Teengirl Fantasy - TBA
Andre 3000 - TBA
OutKast - TBA
M.I.A. - TBA
Portishead - TBA
The Avalanches - TBA
Deftones - TBA
Cat Power - TBA
Wild Nothing - TBA
Eternal Summers - TBA
The Killers - (Covers Album) - TBA
The Strokes - TBA
Fleet Foxes - TBA
Sleigh Bells - TBA
Wavves - TBA
Menomena - TBA
Jens Lenkman - TBA