It's that time. And one of the best things about the Christmas Season is the music and the movies that go along with it. So enjoy, and check out my list of favorite Christmas songs and movies.
Musically, 2009 has been all over the place (in a good way). Lot's of really good acts, new & old, releasing records; lots of genre-less bands and (deserving) straight-up pop/rock bands breaking through at the same time. Bands giving away music and selling lots of records after doing so. Exciting stuff.
You can read Ed O'Brien's entire rant at Dead Air Space, but here's the important part:
Jónsi Birgisson, the lead singer of Sigur Ros (and Riceboy Sleeps), has a solo album coming out in March. Entitled Go, it evidently is going to be "very acoustic with numerous string arrangements" and sung completely in English. "Boy Lilikoi" is the first track that's been leaked, and it pretty much fits those criteria. It also kinda resembles Sigur Ros covering a Peter Gabriel song, which is, needless to say, totally awesome.
Well, it’s the end of the year and our best of ‘09 lists are coming soon, but there are always great things you find throughout the year that come from years past. It does tend to hinder the process of listening to the new things you should be listening to, but there’s really no getting around it. So this is my short “best of before” list of the year. Here are the top 6. Yep, we’re going with 6.
1. Roky Erickson – The Evil One
2. Alice In Chains - Dirt
3. Mission of Burma – Signals, Calls, & Marches
4. The Band – The Band
5. Harvey Milk – Life…the Best Game In Town
6. Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos
Roky Erickson - I Think of Demons
Alice In Chains - Sickman
Mission of Burma - Academy Fight Song
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Harvey Milk - Motown
Chris Bell - Better Save Yourself
And, on the same subject, here are two trailers for a couple music documentaries. The first one is about Roky Erickson and his life and the second is the story of Mission of Burma. They are both really great, interesting films that will give you a little history on these artists and will absolutely give you a greater appreciation and understanding of their work. Check it…
You’re Gonna Miss Me – Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVFLqzJB6qw
Not A Photograph – Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cE2Y8XJjq4
In what appears to be a pathetic, labored last gasp, Rolling Stone makes a (failed) attempt to establish some indie cred with it's list of 2009's (supposedly) best albums: Monsters of Folk, Grizzly Bear, Bat For Lashes, Girls, Animal Collective, The xx, Neko Case, Dirty Projectors, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, and Wilco all make appearances. But let's face it, RS is as out of touch as the Grammys and MTV, and no one needs to listen to the record they've anointed as the best of 2009...
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