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girlboymusic contributes new Kara-John-Ashlee anecdote here.Nov. 21st, 2009
girlboymusic contributes new Kara-John-Ashlee anecdote here.
My Singles Jukebox ballot 2009
Nov. 21st, 2009 07:49 pmMy first year-end ballot for 2009, though the only tracks that are eligible were the ones reviewed by the Singles Jukebox collective, and the 17 highest-rated by Jukeboxers aren't eligible,* since they've already qualified for the year-end tournament. This ballot is, in effect, my nominations list for the tournament. I've got three alternate nominees in case any of the not-yet-reviewed "amnesty" tracks on my list reach the top 17.
(I'd hoped to get a chance to listen to the tracks on Lex's list, not all of which I'd heard the first time, but other commitments intervened.)
Plenty more I liked that didn't make my list. Wished I'd had room for Morandi, to be in solidarity with Chuck on that one. (It was creamed by most Jukebox raters.)
1. Shystie f. DJ Deekline "New Style"
2. The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
3. Love And Theft "Runaway"
4. The Lonely Island "I'm On A Boat"
5. Das Racist "Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper Mix)"
6. Timberlee f. Tosh "Heels"
7. Girls Aloud "Untouchable"
8. Depeche Mode "Wrong"
9. Asher Roth "I Love College"
10. Tempa T "Next Hype"
( Tracks 11 through 23 )
*I'd have definitely listed Ne-Yo's "Part Of The List" and Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" if they hadn't made the top 17. Might also have gone for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" and Medina's "Kun For Mig."
(I'd hoped to get a chance to listen to the tracks on Lex's list, not all of which I'd heard the first time, but other commitments intervened.)
Plenty more I liked that didn't make my list. Wished I'd had room for Morandi, to be in solidarity with Chuck on that one. (It was creamed by most Jukebox raters.)
1. Shystie f. DJ Deekline "New Style"
2. The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
3. Love And Theft "Runaway"
4. The Lonely Island "I'm On A Boat"
5. Das Racist "Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper Mix)"
6. Timberlee f. Tosh "Heels"
7. Girls Aloud "Untouchable"
8. Depeche Mode "Wrong"
9. Asher Roth "I Love College"
10. Tempa T "Next Hype"
( Tracks 11 through 23 )
*I'd have definitely listed Ne-Yo's "Part Of The List" and Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" if they hadn't made the top 17. Might also have gone for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" and Medina's "Kun For Mig."
Decade's End II: This Time It's Serious
Nov. 21st, 2009 08:31 pmAll right, if all goes well I'm writing a decade's end music essay for the LVW, though this endeavor will have a breath-taking finish given that, for some reason, Las Vegas ends its decade on December 4 rather than December 31, which means my drop-dead deadline is probably the 1st, if not earlier. And I'm going to be on planes for part of the time between now and then. And I have something else due on the 2nd.
One thing I want is for the essay to allude to the multitude of such essays that my essay could have been but isn't. So you can help me by posting in the comments what you think the story of the decade in music is. Just list one.
In situations like this I wish I did Twitter. If those Twitterers among you wish to ask the question and paste in the answers here, please do.
One thing I want is for the essay to allude to the multitude of such essays that my essay could have been but isn't. So you can help me by posting in the comments what you think the story of the decade in music is. Just list one.
In situations like this I wish I did Twitter. If those Twitterers among you wish to ask the question and paste in the answers here, please do.