2008 Retrospective: 2008 Music.Part One

Carli just took credit for one of my favorite 08 hip hop finds. I guess I should get some of my picks for 2008 online before she takes credit for all my internet digging.

The songs that almost made my top ten:

Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance (this version in particular)

Coldplay - Lovers in Japan and Strawberry Swing

White Denim - Heart From All of Us (although these two are also amazing)

Q-Tip - Gettin Up (closest thing we'll get to new ATCQ)

Invincible - Shapeshifters (female MC out of Detroit)

The Dodos - Fools

Ghosthustler - Busy, Busy, Busy

Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper

Library Voices - Step Off The Map and Float

Britney - Womanizer

T.I. - Live Your Life

Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened

Chris!

2008 Retrospective: Non 08 Music.Part One

This post is dedicated to some of the music I first started listening to this year although some of the songs and albums are over 40 years old.
Below is a list of my favorite non 08 albums followed by my non 08 individual songs list.

Albums:

1) Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
This became one of my all time favorites this year.

2) Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (NY sessions) and Freewheelin
I finally gave Dylan a chance this year. I'm an idiot for not doing so earlier.

3) Tokyo Police Club - Lesson in Crime

4) Constantines - Shine a Light

5) Matt and Kim - Self Titled


Songs:

1) Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy

2) Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (NY sessions)

3) Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice Its Alright

4) Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun

5) Constantines - Hotline Operator
From their album Tournament of Hearts

2008 Retrospective: Movies

2008 will probably go down as the year I watched the fewest movies. Typically I'll find myself at the theater every week or two but this year was a different story. I can probably count the number of movies I saw in the theater, this year, on one hand. Out of which, only two were memorable and one slightly so. The two memorable films are numbers two and five on my list and the other (Pineapple Express) gets an honourable mention. Either I was exceptionally busy or just unmotivated due to the lack of solid releases, either way I'm sure hoping 09 will be a different story.

My Top 5 Movies of 2008:

1) The Wackness: Best surprise ever. Seriously, a coming of age set to 94 hiphop in New York. This was already my favorite movie 12 years ago.

2) Dark Knight: Best superhero movie of all time, not to take anything away from Heath, but Christian Bale was amazing. By far the best Batman and probably the best depiction of a superhero ever.

3) Transsiberian: Another surprise for me this year. I can't exactly remember where or how I heard about this movie but I'm glad I did. Directed by Brad Anderson who was responsible for one of my all time, under the radar, faves Happy Accidents (Thanks Steve). If you plan on watching it don't do any research, its best to go into this one blind.

4) Snow Angels: Slow Show, one of my favorite songs ever, was in the trailer. After that it was just a matter of remembering to download it 3 months later.

5) Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Perfect b list cast, really creative for a movie of this type and absolutely hilarious. Cock shots always win me over.

Fashion Update: Fall 08

Seen on the runways during the third quarter:

The "ribbed beater" or the "gourmet beater" great for hacky sack in the park and going into work (right after a solid workout so you're still jacked from the high weight/low reps) on your day off when the new hot girl is working. Also doubles as a great cum rag.

This piece is whats known in the industry as a "double entendre" (not literal). It combines two great fashion trends, flags and comedy. Heavily influenced by 90's legends Mondetta (flag fashion) and No Fear (comedy fashion). I love this piece for a lighthearted first date (preferably blind) or a day at the water park, where the comedy will distract people from the fact that you're swimming with a shirt on and the flag will make them think its normal in the foreign cultures. Also doubles as a great cum rag everywhere but the Czech Republic.


Chris!

Can My Niners Win?(Are they my Niners anymore?)

What the fuckkkk happened?  I remember sneaking out of my bed during Monday Night Football when i was 11 and during pre-game they played a Jerry Rice montage* in preparation of him breaking the all-time TD record held by Jim Brown. It's crazy cause everybody expected greatness and what we got WAS greatness.  That feeling is far from happening now.  I'm sorry I just realized that this is one of the biggest opening night statements ever in sports(they went on to win the Super Bowl).   

*that montage was hightened even more by the song "Dreams" by Desiree that was even featured in the P.T. Anderson movie Magnolia.