Did you watch the embedded YouTube video, also?
― ilxor, Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not going to typet his out but here's Philadelphia City Paper's list:
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/01/01/top-21-albums-of-2008
With supplemental material:
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/01/01/about-the-listhttp://www.citypaper.net/music/top10/2008/
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Saturday, 3 January 2009 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
x-post to ilxor,
No
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 4 January 2009 00:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Here ya go:
― ilxor, Sunday, 4 January 2009 01:38 (fifteen years ago) link
im hearing basically no synths
― choom gangsta (deej), Sunday, 4 January 2009 02:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Yep
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 4 January 2009 05:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Jane Dark, Top 40 singles:
http://janedark.com/2009/01/top_40_coundown_2008.html
piratemoggy, Top 30:
http://piratemoggy.livejournal.com/330464.html
Jason Gross, fave albums/singles/reissues:
http://yeweiblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/fave-2008-albums-singles-reissues.html
Phil Dellio, Top 10 singles:
http://phildellio.tripod.com/
Dave Dimartino, Top 10 albums:
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/newthisweek/5134/looking-backward/
Chris Stigliano, year-end wrapup:
http://black2com.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-was-gonna-call-this-year-end-wrapup.html
MetalJazz, top metal/jazz albums:
http://www.metaljazz.com/2008/12/top_metaljazz_albums_of_2008.php
Alex Macpherson, top 122 tracks:
http://alexmacpherson.livejournal.com/215505.html#cutid1
Frank Kogan, top 25 albums:
http://koganbot.livejournal.com/98091.html
Frank Kogan, top 50 singles:
http://koganbot.livejournal.com/97519.html
Matos, top 50 albums:
http://m-matos.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-albums-1.html
― xhuxk, Sunday, 4 January 2009 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
did not know the lex had a lj
― k3vin k., Sunday, 4 January 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
poptimist polls so far:
http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/653623.html
― xhuxk, Sunday, 4 January 2009 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
here's my top 100 if anyone cares:http://www.aprilfish.net/?p=18
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 4 January 2009 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
wtf does 'quietly using' synths even mean
Think he means not having album covers like this:
http://www.metacritic.com/media/music/artists/blackmilk/tronic/picture.jpg
Which is a "risk" because real heads, true schoolers etc. will reject you.
― subroc back to haunt, Sunday, 4 January 2009 20:37 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.base58.com/2009/01/01/top-100-tracks-of-2008/
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Sunday, 4 January 2009 20:45 (fifteen years ago) link
My top 50 albums, top 75 tracks, top 63 gigs.
And, rather more thrillingly... The Disastrous Rocktimists UK Pop Critics Poll 2008!
― mike t-diva, Monday, 5 January 2009 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
^change you can believe in
― The boy with the Arab money (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Monday, 5 January 2009 00:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I thought I might have more of the Disastrous Poll up before it showed up here. Instead I have been drinking cans in the hope I fall asleep sometime before I gotta get up for work.
― Enrique (Raw Patrick), Monday, 5 January 2009 01:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Mixmag's 2008 Top 100 Tunes (copied from Rocklist.co.uk):
1. Hercules And Love Affair – Blind2. MGMT – Kids3. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor4. Johnny D – Orbitalife5. Fake Blood – Mars6. Radio Slave – Grindhouse7. The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful8. MIA – Paper Planes9. Eric Prydz - Pjanoo10. Mujava – Township Funk
11. Crystal Castles – Crimewave12. SIS – Standing13. Sia – The Girl You Lost To Cocaine14. Friendly Fires – Paris15. Surkin – White Knight Two/Next Of Kin16. Mgmt – Electric Feel17. Little Boots – Stuck On Repeat18. Wiley – Wearing My Rolex19. Sam Sparro – Black And Gold20. Portishead – Machine Gun
21. Zomby – Zomby EP22. Afefe Iku – Mirror Dance23. Deadmau5 – I Remember24. Matt John – Boeing Highfly25. Sebo K – Diva26. Booka Shade – Charlotte27. Zoo Brazil – Technik28. Midnight Juggernauts – Into The Galaxy29. N*E*R*D – Everyone Nose30. Underworld – Ring Road
31. ZTT – The Worm32. Ilario Alicante – Vacaciones En Chilie33. Underworld – Beautiful Burnout34. Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Soulwax Re Mix35. Sis – Trompeta36. The Chemical Brothers – Midnight Madness37. Guillame & The Coutu Dumonts – They Only Come Out At Night38. Heartbreak – We’re Back39. Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down40. Melchior Productions – Who Can Find Me
41. Late Of The Pier – Bathroom Gargle42. The Bug Feat. Killa P & Flowdan – Ganja43. Estelle – American Boy44. TRG – Broken Heart45. Sebastian Teller – L’Amour Et La Violence46. Friendly Fires – Jump Into The Pool47. Mathew Johnson – Marionette48. Chase & Status – Eastern Jam49. Audion – Billy Says Go50. Sasha – Mongoose
51. Mark August – Warm52. Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes53. Alphabeat – Boyfriend54. DJ Shah – Back To You55. D’Julz – Just So You Know56. Fabrikat Feat. Peter Juergens – Discolicker57. Felix Da Housecat – Radio58. Grace Jones – William’s Blood59. Larry Tee Feat. Princess Superstar – Licky60. Lemon & Einark – Anticipation
61. TC – Where’s My Money62. Solomun Vs Ost & Klex – Federgewicht63. Santogold – Say A-Ha64. Stereo:Type Feat. Foreign Beggers – Bangers & Mash65. Mandy Vs Booka Shade Feat. Laurie Anderson – O Superman66. Tricky – Council Estate67. Andy Duguid – Wasted68. Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris – Dance With Me69. Don Rimini – Rave On70. Luciano – Nin
71. Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish72. Foals – Hummer73. Friendly Fires – Ex-Lover74. Geiom Feat. Marita – Reminissin75. Pedro – Fleute And Clarinette76. Kabala Und Lauhus – Makake77. Kris G – Feel My Love78. Kuffdam & Plant – Burning Up79. Late Of The Pier – The Bears Are Coming80. Martina Topley-Bird – Carnies
81. Math Head – Turn The Music Up82. Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch – Minor Nine83. Moby – I Love To Move In Here84. Shonky – Time Zero85. The Ting Tings – Great DJ86. Italoboyz – Bahia87. The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name88. Tyrrell – Lalalalalala89. Buraka Som Sistema – Sound Of Kuduro90. Christian Burkhart – Maison Noire
91. Crystal Fighters – I Love London92. Deadest – Acid Radar93. Toddla T – Manabadman94. Bloc Party – Mercury95. Flying Lotus – Breath96. Hercules And Love Affair – Raise Me Up97. Joker – Snake Eater98. Martin Eyerer – Furthermore99. Drums Of Death – Cursed By Magick100. Utah Jazz – Back In Time
― Matos W.K., Monday, 5 January 2009 05:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm glad "Wearing My Rolex" is getting so much <3
― The Reverend, Monday, 5 January 2009 05:42 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm sorry it took me so damn long to hear it! Would have been in my Top 20 easy.
― Matos W.K., Monday, 5 January 2009 05:45 (fifteen years ago) link
is little boots any good? i downloaded them but it was from the same ppl who recommended me garbage like fleet foxes, bon iver and little joy
― k3vin k., Monday, 5 January 2009 06:19 (fifteen years ago) link
she's ok, definitely much better than those people, but if that's the sort of thing you're after you may as well just go get the last roisin murphy album instead, next to which little boots is sort of redundant
'wearing my rolex' fans should also hear 'if you're going out, i'm going out too':
― lex pretend, Monday, 5 January 2009 09:44 (fifteen years ago) link
dope
― jordan s (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 January 2009 10:00 (fifteen years ago) link
you may as well just go get the last roisin murphy album instead, next to which little boots is sort of redundant
this is like saying you don't need both ciara and cassie in yr life
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Monday, 5 January 2009 14:26 (fifteen years ago) link
When, in fact, you actually need neither of them...
― ilxor, Monday, 5 January 2009 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
uh oh
― k3vin k., Monday, 5 January 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
"Stuck on Repeat" I prolly like better than anything off the last Roisin, all the other stuff I've heard is kinda eh.
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Monday, 5 January 2009 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
poptimists tracks of 08 part one (42-50)
http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/654842.html
― xhuxk, Monday, 5 January 2009 19:12 (fifteen years ago) link
poptimists tracks of 08 part two (31-40)
http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/655205.html
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Nashville Scene Country Critics Poll: http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-01-15/news/the-ninth-annual-nashville-scene-country-music-critics-poll-the-results/
― Matos W.K., Friday, 16 January 2009 03:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Didn't Christgau in his consumer poll give a 'dud' to the Nashville Scene Critics poll winner Jamey Johnson? Wonder why he hates him so. Maybe he says why in that Slate discussion upthread
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 January 2009 12:45 (fifteen years ago) link
it's probably bcuz he's old
― xhuxk e deej (k3vin k.), Friday, 16 January 2009 16:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Nah, that hasn't stopped him before.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 January 2009 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
if that's the sort of thing you're after you may as well just go get the last roisin murphy album instead, next to which little boots is sort of redundant
Little Boots sounds nothing like Roisin Murphy and more like Hot Chip with a female singer.
― Matt DC, Friday, 16 January 2009 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link
that "stuck on a groove" single is better than anything hot chip's done in a long time
― gr8080, Friday, 16 January 2009 19:46 (fifteen years ago) link
lex to thread:
http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/
― Ioannis, Wednesday, 21 January 2009 13:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Pazz & Jop 2008
Lex and others to thread
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 January 2009 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Not sure how they compiled it but here's the Offbeat, New Orleans magazine, top 10:
1. Theresa Andersson-Hummingbird Go2. Irma Thomas-Simply Grand3. Michael Doucet-From Now On4. Dr. Michael White-Blue Crescent5. Lil' Wayne-Tha Carter III6. The Iguanas-If You Should Ever Fall On Hard Times7. Tom McDermott and Connie Jones- Creole Nocturne8. Dr. John-The City That Care Forgot9. David Egan-You Don't know Your Mind10. Porter-Batiste-Stolz-Moodoo
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 25 January 2009 04:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Rock-a-Rolla top 40:
1. Harvey Milk – Life…The Best Game in Town2. Earth – The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull3. Melvins – Nude with Boots4. Dub Trio – Another Sound is Dying5. Asva – What You Don’t know is Frontier6. Grails – Doomsdayer’s Holiday7. Secret Chiefs 3 – Xaphan: Book of Angel8. Kayo Dot – Blue Lambency Downward9. Mike Patton – A Perfect Place10. Racebanon – Acid or Blood11. Torche – Meanderthal12. Portishead – Third13. The Mars Volta – The Bedlam in Goliath14. Lustmord – [Other]15. Zach Hill – Astrological Straits16. Steve Von Till – A Grave is a Grim Horse17. Ascend – Ample Fire Within18. Akimbo – Jersey Shores19. Conifer – Corown Fire20. Bohren & Der Club of Gore – Dolores21. Meshuggah – Obzen22. Philip Jeck – Sano23. UFOmammut – Idolum24. Wildildlife – Six25. Moha! – One Way Ticket to Candyland26. Helms Alee – Night Terror27. Mogwai – The Hawk is Howling28. Krallice – Krallice29. Jarboe – Mahakali 30. Hey Colossus – Happy Birthday31. Merzbow – Anicca32. Gnaw Their Tongues – An Epiphanic Vomiting of Blood33. Lucky Dragons – Dream Island Laughing Language34. Jucifer – L’Autrichienne35. Mothlite – The Flax of Reverie36. Boris – Smile37. No Age – Nouns38. Black Sun – Paralyser39. Subtle – Exitingarm40. Prurient – And Still Waiting
― m the g, Sunday, 25 January 2009 08:16 (fifteen years ago) link
DJ Premier's top 20 '08
20. Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal19. 88-Keys - The Death of Adam18. EPMD - We Mean Business17. Craig G & Marley Marl - Operation Take Back Hip-Hop16. Ice Cube - Raw Footage15. Q-Tip - The Renaissance14. Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto13. Termanology - Politics as Usual12. Big Shug - Otherside of the Game11. Ludacris - Theater of the Mind
10. Heltah Skeltah - D.I.R.T. (Da Incredible Rap Team)09. Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III08. The P Brothers - The Gas07. eMC - The Show06. Jake One - White Van Music05. D.I.T.C. - The Movement04. Scarface - Emeritus03. Statik Selektah - Stick 2 the Script02. Evidence - The Layover EP01. DJ Revolution - King of the Decks
― twitty milk (deej), Sunday, 1 February 2009 02:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Luda???
― The Reverend, Sunday, 1 February 2009 09:07 (fifteen years ago) link
he had a track on it :-/
― twitty milk (deej), Sunday, 1 February 2009 10:24 (fifteen years ago) link
with a few glaring exceptions, I was surprisingly happy with the results of this year's WXYC DJ poll:
The Top 20 of 2008 (technically the Top 21 b/c the #20 slot was a tie):
1. Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill (TYPE)2. Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era Cont (Kranky/4AD)3. Tape - Luminarium (Häpna)4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguar)5. Lil Wayne- tha carter 3 (Cash Money)6. Robbie Basho - Bonn Ist Supreme (Bo'Weavil)7. Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull (Southern Lord)7. Fleet Foxes- fleet foxes (Sub Pop)9. 70's Thai Orchestra - 70's Thai Orchestra (MISSISSIPPI/EXILED)10. Lau Nau - Nukkuu (Locust)11. v/a - 1970's algerian proto-rai underground (SUBLIME FREQUENCIES)12. Alan Licht & Aki Onda - Everydays (FAMILY VINEYARD)13. Gang Gang Dance- St. Dymphna (Social Registry)14. Animal Collective - Water Curses EP (Domino/Paw Tracks)14. Man Man - Rabbit Habits (ANTI-)16. The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale EP (Chocolate Industries)17. Girl talk - Feed the animals (Illegal Art)18. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing (ATP Recordings)18. The Hospitals - Hairdryer Peace (self-released)20. Ponytail- ice cream social (We Are Free)20. Burning Star Core - Challenger (Hospital/Plastic)
― if you like it then you shoulda put a donk on it (bernard snowy), Saturday, 7 February 2009 15:27 (fifteen years ago) link