Concerts, albums… what’s left? Songs, of course. Best song to sing a capella: ‘Two Weeks’ – Grizzly Bear. Gets even better if you have someone else do the “Ooooh-ooh-ooooooh-ooh” to your “Would you always?” and “Maybe sometimes” Best song that got me to dance alone in my room like a madman: ‘My Girls’ – Animal [...]
Archive for January 2010
Senior superlatives
29 Jan 2010Decades
29 Jan 2010The title is a Joy Division reference, just to be clear. Hip. Some people say the decade doesn’t end until the end of 2010. These people are overzealous and probably think they’re cool because they listen to Cold War Kids. Hey, here’s a fun activity. Try to find out how many songs in your iTunes [...]
Outstanding motion picture of the decade
10 Jan 2010It’s really no contest. You will find no braver film, none more honest or more daring or more heartfelt, in this or any decade. Jaleel White proves that his revelatory Steve “Urkel” Urkel was no mere fluke, as his Michael here is both hero and villain, protagonist and antagonist, potatoe-salad eater and potatoe-salad … well, [...]
Dessert of the year 2009: the Kouign Amann
10 Jan 2010Continued crunch
09 Jan 2010Let’s talk albums. Once again, for the first seven months of the year or so, I was up on things, then I just kind of listened to old music for a while. This will be a highly personal review of the year. Let’s get these three out of the way first: Merriweather Post Pavilion by [...]
Year-end crunch time
04 Jan 2010Here it is, readers. The end of the year. And the end of an era. The end of 2009. And the end of December. The end of the rope. And the end of the week. The end of the line. And the end of the word “refrigerate.” The end of my last breath. And the [...]
