My Top Albums of 2011

My Favorite Albums of 2011

1. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

2. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

4. The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient

5. Yuck - Yuck

6. Male Bonding - Endless Now

7. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong

8. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

9. Adele - 21

10. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic

11. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones

12. Pure X - Pleasure

13. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

14. Real Estate - Days

15. Wild Flag - Wild Flag

16. Washed Out - Within and Without

17. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?

18. Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

19. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

20. BOAT - Dress Like Your Idols

21. Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams

22. Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness

23. TV On The Radio - Nine Types of Light

24. Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials

25. The Weeknd - House of Balloons

26. Future Islands - On the Water

27. Jeff the Brotherhood - We Are The Champions

28. Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital

29. The Horrible Crowes - Elsie

30. The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love

31. The Twerps - s/t

32. Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation

33. My Morning Jacket - Circuital

34. Black Keys - El Camino

35. Foster the People - Torches

36. Sleeper Agent - Celabrasion

37. The Antlers - Burst Apart

38. Cults - Cults

39. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See

40. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

41. Givers - In Light

42. The Throne - Watch the Throne

43. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

44. Active Child - You Are All I See

45. Wilco - The Whole Love

46. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

47. Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines

48. Deer Tick - Divine Providence

49. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

50. Neon Indian - Era Extraña

EPs of Note

Wavves - Life Sux

Surfer Blood - Tarot Classics

DOM - Family of Love

Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself

Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High

Most Overrated

Radiohead – The King of Limbs

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

James Blake – James Blake

Biggest Disappointments

Radiohead – The King of Limbs

Bright Eyes - The People’s Key

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

Most Underrated

Male Bonding - Endless Now

Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones

BOAT - Dress Like Your Idols

Worst Thing I Heard

Lou Reed & Metallica – Lulu

Honorable Mention

I was unable to objectively rank this album since my friends are in the band, but I highly suggest checking out Sainthood Reps’ “Monoculture”!

Radiohead - Lotus Flower

My Top Albums of 2010

My Favorite Albums
1. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
2. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
3. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
6. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
7. Wavves - King of the Beach
8. Vampire Weekend - Contra
9. Radio Dept. - Clinging to a Scheme
10. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
11. Robyn - Body Talk
12. Les Savy Fav - Roots of Ruin
13. Best Coast - Crazy For You
14. Wild Nothing - Gemini
15. Ted Leo - The Brutalist Bricks
16. The Soft Pack - s/t
17. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
18. Tokyo Police Club - Champ
19. Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
20. Jaill - That's How We Burn
21. Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love
22. Frightened Rabbit - Winter of Mixed Drinks
23. Poison Control Center - Sad Sour Future
24. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
25. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
26. The Drums - s/t
27. The New Pornographers - Together
28. Spoon - Transference
29. The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever
30. Shout Out Louds - Work
31. DOM - Sun Bronzed Greek Gods [EP]
32. Sun Airway - Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier
33. Against Me! - White Crosses
34. The Thermals - Personal Life
35. Violens - Amoral
36. The National - High Violet
37. Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts
38. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
39. The Love Language - Libraries
40. Broken Bells - s/t

Most Overrated Albums
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
MGMT - Congratulations

Biggest Disappointments
MGMT - Congratulations
Interpol - s/t
Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard

Most Underrated Albums
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
Radio Dept. - Clinging to a Scheme

SantaBOT

me: i want death

SantaClaus: I've got a billion children to keep track of -- so could you ask me something a bit more manageable? I'd very much appreciate it.

me: i want katy perry

SantaClaus: My goodness! You certainly are direct!

me: i want a puppy

SantaClaus: Wonderful! Now we are getting somewhere.

me: i want a puppy with wings

SantaClaus: Ho! Ho! Wonderful.

me: and i want his tail to be a machine gun

SantaClaus: Oh, Ho Ho! O:-) Now let's get serious! Anything else?

me: tell santa i want a kitten

and a robot

SantaClaus: I suspect that's not all!

me: you're right. i want to fly

SantaClaus: What would your last Christmas wish be?

me: i want an empty box of hate

SantaClaus: O.K. that's quite a list! Why don't you type, poll and vote for your favorite holiday album?

me: why don't you suck an egg(nog)

SantaClaus: Santa loves eggnog!

me: damn right he does

SantaClaus: Hmm. I'm afraid that kind of language won't get you into the nice column with me.
That's a lump of coal for you.

me: oh, no! not coal!

SantaClaus: O.K. then. Well, have a merry Christmas in any case.

me: you too, good lookin'

SantaClaus: That's a good question, Santa is no hypocrite: I've been on my best behavior, all year.


me: what? are you drunk?

SantaClaus: Oh dear, I am Father Christmas. You really don't remember me?

me: you used to touch me

Playground Law

There is absolutely no logic behind "Whoever smelt it, dealt it." None. It has always bothered me.

Robyn Good

Guilty pleasure...

Robyn - Hang With Me [official video]

Watch "Money Hunters"!

[self-promotion alert]

This Saturday, May 1, the Do-It-Yourself network will be premiering a brand new series called "Money Hunters", produced by my company, Nancy Glass Productions. It stars licensed contractor Matt Blashaw, and engineer extraordinaire Deanne Bell. They'll show you how to renovate on a budget using alternative materials and products, giving tips and using gadgets along the way. Take notes.

Our pilot episode will be airing at 8pm, and my producing (solo) debut will air at 8:30pm. Set your DVRs and tell momma!

Yes, Master

what i learned from watching the masters:
- anthony kim has the best worst belt buckle ever.
- the bunkers are filled with crushed marble.
- the commentators think it's possible for one to have the shot of their career, yet that same shot is not their best shot of the tournament.

Best. Anything. Ever.

This video cannot be topped lyrically, nor visually. It's educational, entertaining, and inspiring all at once.



Best 2 lines:

"Water, fire, air, and dirt /
Fucking magnets, how do they work?"

"I fed a fish to a pelican at Frisco Bay /
It tried to eat my cell phone, he ran away."

Pure. Mother Fucking. Magic.

iChrist

The 4th generation operating system for the iPhone was announced today. Does anyone else see a Christian cross and shadow? Talk about a God complex...