I tweeted all this madness, so you have probably seen it before. But here’s all 55 (!) of my #best09 tweets rounded up. The first 10 are in order of preference, after that they’re in the order in which they were posted. For reference, the format is Band/Album//Witty review with the // link going to [...]
Hey Ryan, what have you been up to lately?
A bunch of stuff, actually:
Dunecember
I started a Dune Book Club for the months of December and January. There’s a blog, a twitter account and some other links. We’re only about 80 ages in at this point, so it is still very easy for you to join.
Mixtape
I did [...]
A roundup of great free mp3 albums, mixes and compilations. Click here.
Top Ten
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
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1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
3. Akron/Family – Set ‘em Wild, Set ‘em Free
4. DM Stith – Heavy Ghost
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
6. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
7. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
8. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
9. Viva Voce – Rose City
10. I Was a King – I Was a King
In which I discuss things that you, dear reader, should do this summer.
Yesterday I got the mundane stuff out of the way. Lose weight, eat right, get organized. Now I want to talk about things that I have been wanting to do for a while that I am now deciding to actually do consistently. Here goes:
The concept of New Year’s Resolutions is a pretty understandable one, to me. The date of 01/01/XXXX is a very stark and imposing date, implying a beginning of things. It’s a perfect time to start new things in your life. It’s definitely better than “I’ll start tomorrow” because it lacks the dual connotations of procrastination [...]
Looking back at my several-days-old 2008 AOTY list, I screwed up. A bunch of really good albums failed to place on my list. Not because I didn’t like them as much, but because I forgot about them. Lame. Click through to read some other lists about music from 2008.
Click through to see my top albums for 2008.
Ah, the workplace chili cookoff. It’s an easy way for everyone to get free food and to slack off in the name of competition. Ideally, chilis are named cleverly and there is a contest for best-tasting chili. Below are some names I came up with while trying to name my chili: [more]