The Choice Is Clear.......

Word Up. The electoral process continues to get more sickening.

Best Songs of 07

So 25 songs seems like a nice solid number. This list kind of reminds me of how many of my favorite bands released albums this year but unfortunately, not as solid as I would have liked. Anyway, there have been a few things rattling around in my brain I may post on this fair blog at some point. If I ever can get my lazy ass on here to write. Stay tuned!

"I Still Remember" - Bloc Party
"No One's Gonna Love You" - Band Of Horses
"Normandie" - Shout Out Louds
"Apartment Story" - National
"The Underdog" - Spoon
"Icky Thump" - White Stripes
"Plasticities" - Andrew Bird
"(Antichrist Television Blues)" - Arcade Fire
"Brianstorm" - Arctic Monkeys
"Bodysnatchers" - Radiohead
"Invisible Streets" - Only Children
"Black Haired Girl" - Jesse Malin
"Falling Slowly" - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
"Society" - Eddie Vedder
"Australia" - The Shins
"Goodnight Rose" - Ryan Adams
"Flightless Bird, American Mouth" - Iron & Wine
"Mama You've Been On My Mind/A Fraction Of Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie" - Jack Johnson
"Walken" - Wilco
"The Sons Of Cain" - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen
"Sad Songs" - Frames
"Flathead" - Fratellis
"The Heinrich Maneuver" - Interpol
"Fire It Up" - Modest Mouse

Best of 2007

The best albums of the year, no disputing it. My tastes trump all others and you must buy the albums on this list that you do not own. Thank you.

1. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City (Vice)
2. The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)
3. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger (Lost Highway)
4. Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills (Merge)
5. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge)
6. Bruce Springsteen - Magic (Columbia)
7. Band of Horses - Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
8. Jesse Malin - Glitter In The Gutter (Adeline)
9. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (Domino)
10. Only Children - Keeper Of Youth (Sidecho)

Conspiracy Reborn.....

Almost six months, let's see if anyone at all still comes here. I am looking at providing interesting quotes I have read lately:

"You Tube is simply becoming another idiot box, and one that is no longer ours."
Binoy Kampmark, on Democrats and CNN co-opting for debates

"There is no better test of a man's integrity then how he behaves when he is wrong."
Not sure who this is, think it is bible related though

Anticipation....

There is a lot of new shit coming out over the next few months. This is less of a post for me and more of a record to keep track of it all.


The Frames - The Cost Feb. 20
Calla - Strength In Numbers Feb 20
Polyphonic Spree - Wait Feb 20
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible March 6
Bright Eyes - Four Winds March 6
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank March 20
Jesse Malin - Glitter In The Gutter March 20
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Living With The Living March 20
The Fratellis - Costello Music March 20
Kings of Leon - Because of The Times April 3
The Rosebuds - Night of the Furies - April 10th
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
The National - sometime in May according to their myspace page

Yep, We Are All Gay......

You say you listen to Wilco, maybe rock out some Eagles of Death Metal, The Strokes or Red Hot Chili Peppers, darken your day with Interpol. Guess what, you are gay...so step on out of the closet!

I came across a quite humorous story on the NME site. Apparently, this 'reformed' homosexual man has found god and has set up a web site to let us sinners no what will tempt us to the dark side. Love Gods Way lists both 'safe' bands and 'gay' bands for us all to listen to. Somehow the gay list is 3 times as long, so these christian folk must have faced a lot of temptation.

Now somehow Metallica, Eminem and Jay-Z ended up on the list which is odd because I can't think of any better womanizing artists. They have even managed to include Sufjan Stevens whose songs mostly convey overtly Christian themes.

Anyway, religion can be very humorous. The C.H.O.P.S logo cracked me up on this site. I am now going to have to try to get some Christian artists added to this guys list.

A Smith Was Born.....

On January 15 my bestest friends Matt and Leah welcomed their first child into the world! Lincoln October Smith, was born around 7 lb 2 oz and 21 inches if I remember correctly. Right out of the gate he has already distanced himself from his parents and taken on 'Andy' type traits; born 10 days late and is sleeping a lot. As you can see, he is already displaying a fine sense of style (that's right, those are mini chucks on his feet). In addition to the mysterio shirt, he has got both a Beatles and Wilco onesy in the bullpen for future cool points. He will surely be the coolest kid rockin' the Carolinas for years to come!

Also, Matt is 6'8" so the picture to the left I find quite humorous...seeing any living thing that small in his hands.