Don't attempt this after eating a buttload of kimchi and watching South Park. Lord, I tried. I had to wait until the morning after to even think about it. Kimchi is like crack. It's gross, you never think you'd ever do it, and then when you do it's like, don't even try to deny it cause YOU'RE LIVING IN ADDICTION.
Anyways, 2009 was a great and horrible year. But 2000-2009 was the weirdest decade ever. Some killer jams came out, a bunch of movies I finally got around to seeing have become close to my heart, and Lady Gaga ruined my hope for humanity. Especially since the UK has existed for years and we haven't paid attention to the crap that comes from there with the same intensity (Same Difference, S Club all-of-them, Spice Girl solo careers, STEPS). A lot of people passed (OMG, Brittany Murphy anyone? TY? TY!!!), queers are gettin hated on by their government (What else is new), and we have a president who is really testing my patience. All in all, 2009 is like all other years. Rocky, tumultuous, boring, and I'm glad it's over. Here's the top 10 list of things that kept my head up high since 1999:
After the cut!
1. Jennifer Lopez falling at the American Music Awards, which by the way, why hasn't this award show been cancelled yet?
Jennifer Lopez is human. She falls down. She gets back up. How inspiring for the rest of us and our boring lives.
2. Lou Reed makes an iPhone application for the elderly with visual impairments
3. Grizzly Bear had a huge year. I love me some Grizzly Bear. "Veckatimest" was simply my favorite album in a LONG LONG TIME. I was hangry for some music. And then they topped it with a little dreamy ditty off the gay-as-fuck Twilight New Moon soundtrack and all my private parts went a little loopy. How in the world did movie producers even talk these bands into supplying jams for scenes with werewolves and vampires and stupid skinny girls?
4.
Yeah whatever, it's from like, 2006 or something stupid, but I just watched "The Room" the other week and all I can think about is who the fuck does that Lisa bitch think she is? She's not hot and she needs to start treating people nicer. MOM, I'm looking at you for guidance.
5. Third and Delaware is the greatest blog ever invented. I feel like the internet is over now that I've found the perfect combination of beautiful prose, chicken shirts, and Joan Collins.
6. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia finally hit their stride with this:
I don't know about other cat lovers, but I shit my pants when I saw what we were all thinking of doing on the TV.
7. Jann Terri has been ROBBED. Her time of success has COME:
8. Official Summer '09 Jam goes to Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" featuring Ricky Blaze and Nina Sky. I know you remember that "Move Ya Body" song. This is 1397818097412 times better.
9. The re-emergence of Grace Jones.
We needed a bad ass bitch to come back and show us what music is. Take note, pop bitches.
10. KPOP brought me up this year and ruined it all at the same time.
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
11. Hercules & Love Affair's "Blind" is bangin.
12. Family Guy
13. 'NSYNC
14. CATBUS
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
The Worst:
1. Lady Gaga taking over everything.
2. Lux Interior (of The Cramps) dying
3. 500 Days Of Summer was the worst movie ever. And I was angry about it for weeks after viewing.
4. Fucking Kpop.
5. Ben Affleck
The Best of 2009 is coming later this week.
The Best/Worst of 2000-2009 - Tae Young Version
The Best/Worst of 2000-2009 - Tae Young Version
Don't attempt this after eating a buttload of kimchi and watching South Park. Lord, I tried. I had to wait until the morning after to even think about it. Kimchi is like crack. It's gross, you never think you'd ever do it, and then when you do it's like, don't even try to deny it cause YOU'RE LIVING IN ADDICTION.
Anyways, 2009 was a great and horrible year. But 2000-2009 was the weirdest decade ever. Some killer jams came out, a bunch of movies I finally got around to seeing have become close to my heart, and Lady Gaga ruined my hope for humanity. Especially since the UK has existed for years and we haven't paid attention to the crap that comes from there with the same intensity (Same Difference, S Club all-of-them, Spice Girl solo careers, STEPS). A lot of people passed (OMG, Brittany Murphy anyone? TY? TY!!!), queers are gettin hated on by their government (What else is new), and we have a president who is really testing my patience. All in all, 2009 is like all other years. Rocky, tumultuous, boring, and I'm glad it's over. Here's the top 10 list of things that kept my head up high since 1999:
After the cut!
1. Jennifer Lopez falling at the American Music Awards, which by the way, why hasn't this award show been cancelled yet?
Jennifer Lopez is human. She falls down. She gets back up. How inspiring for the rest of us and our boring lives.
2. Lou Reed makes an iPhone application for the elderly with visual impairments
3. Grizzly Bear had a huge year. I love me some Grizzly Bear. "Veckatimest" was simply my favorite album in a LONG LONG TIME. I was hangry for some music. And then they topped it with a little dreamy ditty off the gay-as-fuck Twilight New Moon soundtrack and all my private parts went a little loopy. How in the world did movie producers even talk these bands into supplying jams for scenes with werewolves and vampires and stupid skinny girls?
4.
Yeah whatever, it's from like, 2006 or something stupid, but I just watched "The Room" the other week and all I can think about is who the fuck does that Lisa bitch think she is? She's not hot and she needs to start treating people nicer. MOM, I'm looking at you for guidance.
5. Third and Delaware is the greatest blog ever invented. I feel like the internet is over now that I've found the perfect combination of beautiful prose, chicken shirts, and Joan Collins.
6. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia finally hit their stride with this:
I don't know about other cat lovers, but I shit my pants when I saw what we were all thinking of doing on the TV.
7. Jann Terri has been ROBBED. Her time of success has COME:
8. Official Summer '09 Jam goes to Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" featuring Ricky Blaze and Nina Sky. I know you remember that "Move Ya Body" song. This is 1397818097412 times better.
9. The re-emergence of Grace Jones.
We needed a bad ass bitch to come back and show us what music is. Take note, pop bitches.
10. KPOP brought me up this year and ruined it all at the same time.
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
11. Hercules & Love Affair's "Blind" is bangin.
12. Family Guy
13. 'NSYNC
14. CATBUS
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
The Worst:
1. Lady Gaga taking over everything.
2. Lux Interior (of The Cramps) dying
3. 500 Days Of Summer was the worst movie ever. And I was angry about it for weeks after viewing.
4. Fucking Kpop.
5. Ben Affleck
The Best of 2009 is coming later this week.
The Best/Worst of 2000-2009 - Tae Young Version
Don't attempt this after eating a buttload of kimchi and watching South Park. Lord, I tried. I had to wait until the morning after to even think about it. Kimchi is like crack. It's gross, you never think you'd ever do it, and then when you do it's like, don't even try to deny it cause YOU'RE LIVING IN ADDICTION.
Anyways, 2009 was a great and horrible year. But 2000-2009 was the weirdest decade ever. Some killer jams came out, a bunch of movies I finally got around to seeing have become close to my heart, and Lady Gaga ruined my hope for humanity. Especially since the UK has existed for years and we haven't paid attention to the crap that comes from there with the same intensity (Same Difference, S Club all-of-them, Spice Girl solo careers, STEPS). A lot of people passed (OMG, Brittany Murphy anyone? TY? TY!!!), queers are gettin hated on by their government (What else is new), and we have a president who is really testing my patience. All in all, 2009 is like all other years. Rocky, tumultuous, boring, and I'm glad it's over. Here's the top 10 list of things that kept my head up high since 1999:
After the cut!
1. Jennifer Lopez falling at the American Music Awards, which by the way, why hasn't this award show been cancelled yet?
Jennifer Lopez is human. She falls down. She gets back up. How inspiring for the rest of us and our boring lives.
2. Lou Reed makes an iPhone application for the elderly with visual impairments
3. Grizzly Bear had a huge year. I love me some Grizzly Bear. "Veckatimest" was simply my favorite album in a LONG LONG TIME. I was hangry for some music. And then they topped it with a little dreamy ditty off the gay-as-fuck Twilight New Moon soundtrack and all my private parts went a little loopy. How in the world did movie producers even talk these bands into supplying jams for scenes with werewolves and vampires and stupid skinny girls?
4.
Yeah whatever, it's from like, 2006 or something stupid, but I just watched "The Room" the other week and all I can think about is who the fuck does that Lisa bitch think she is? She's not hot and she needs to start treating people nicer. MOM, I'm looking at you for guidance.
5. Third and Delaware is the greatest blog ever invented. I feel like the internet is over now that I've found the perfect combination of beautiful prose, chicken shirts, and Joan Collins.
6. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia finally hit their stride with this:
I don't know about other cat lovers, but I shit my pants when I saw what we were all thinking of doing on the TV.
7. Jann Terri has been ROBBED. Her time of success has COME:
8. Official Summer '09 Jam goes to Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" featuring Ricky Blaze and Nina Sky. I know you remember that "Move Ya Body" song. This is 1397818097412 times better.
9. The re-emergence of Grace Jones.
We needed a bad ass bitch to come back and show us what music is. Take note, pop bitches.
10. KPOP brought me up this year and ruined it all at the same time.
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
11. Hercules & Love Affair's "Blind" is bangin.
12. Family Guy
13. 'NSYNC
14. CATBUS
Please please let 2010 be the year of breaking cycles. I can't become obsessed with something so cute and dumb ever again.
The Worst:
1. Lady Gaga taking over everything.
2. Lux Interior (of The Cramps) dying
3. 500 Days Of Summer was the worst movie ever. And I was angry about it for weeks after viewing.
4. Fucking Kpop.
5. Ben Affleck
The Best of 2009 is coming later this week.
Best of Y2K-Y2K09
I've been thinking a lot lately about our upcoming Best of 2009 lists and the things that have blown my mind this year. While focusing on the present I TOTALLY forgot that this is the end of the decade and that REALLY blew my mind...like way more than anything that happened in 2009. How did we end up here? I have such vivid memories of Y2K and all my friends who were afraid to go out on NYE. I feel so old!
Anyways, this decade I guess I became an adult for reals, but besides that, I found music that pretty much changed my whole life. Here are my favorite records from the last decade!
After the cut!
The Need - The Need Is Dead
One of my favorite records ever! I still love The Need and wish for a reunion every day.
The Need - Circuit Side
2001
Tracy + The Plastics - Muscler's Guide to Videonics
Queer and arty, blippy and bloppy. Just like I like 'em.
Tracy + The Plastics - City
2002
Anna Oxygen - Aviva
Out Hud - One Life To Leave
2006
The Knife - Silent Shout
I wish I could pick this record like over and over again because I feel like just having it listed once doesn't convey how amazing it is! LOVE LOVE LOVE this album.
The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health
2007
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Ok, so I'm really not wild about "North American Scum" (I like it but don't love it) but pretty much every other song on this album rules. James Murphy made an album that is funny, weird, pretty, kind of emotional and just generally genius.
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous
2008
Hercules and Love Affair
I really liked this record when it came out. It was very likable with Antony, Nomi and Kim Ann's vocals, the amazing basslines, Andrew Butler's references to the best parts of disco and late 80's/early 90's house...but when I saw H&LA live last year it changed everything. I no longer liked the record, I LOVED it. This band was so amazing live it made me appreciate the greatness of this record even more.
Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong
2009
TBA
Check back in the next week or so for our Best of 2009 lists!
Best of Y2K-Y2K09
I've been thinking a lot lately about our upcoming Best of 2009 lists and the things that have blown my mind this year. While focusing on the present I TOTALLY forgot that this is the end of the decade and that REALLY blew my mind...like way more than anything that happened in 2009. How did we end up here? I have such vivid memories of Y2K and all my friends who were afraid to go out on NYE. I feel so old!
Anyways, this decade I guess I became an adult for reals, but besides that, I found music that pretty much changed my whole life. Here are my favorite records from the last decade!
After the cut!
The Need - The Need Is Dead
One of my favorite records ever! I still love The Need and wish for a reunion every day.
The Need - Circuit Side2001
Tracy + The Plastics - Muscler's Guide to Videonics
Queer and arty, blippy and bloppy. Just like I like 'em.
Tracy + The Plastics - City2002
Anna Oxygen - Aviva
Out Hud - One Life To Leave
2006
The Knife - Silent Shout
I wish I could pick this record like over and over again because I feel like just having it listed once doesn't convey how amazing it is! LOVE LOVE LOVE this album.
The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health
2007
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Ok, so I'm really not wild about "North American Scum" (I like it but don't love it) but pretty much every other song on this album rules. James Murphy made an album that is funny, weird, pretty, kind of emotional and just generally genius.
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous
2008
Hercules and Love Affair
I really liked this record when it came out. It was very likable with Antony, Nomi and Kim Ann's vocals, the amazing basslines, Andrew Butler's references to the best parts of disco and late 80's/early 90's house...but when I saw H&LA live last year it changed everything. I no longer liked the record, I LOVED it. This band was so amazing live it made me appreciate the greatness of this record even more.
Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong
2009
TBA
Check back in the next week or so for our Best of 2009 lists!
Best of Y2K-Y2K09
I've been thinking a lot lately about our upcoming Best of 2009 lists and the things that have blown my mind this year. While focusing on the present I TOTALLY forgot that this is the end of the decade and that REALLY blew my mind...like way more than anything that happened in 2009. How did we end up here? I have such vivid memories of Y2K and all my friends who were afraid to go out on NYE. I feel so old!
Anyways, this decade I guess I became an adult for reals, but besides that, I found music that pretty much changed my whole life. Here are my favorite records from the last decade!
After the cut!
The Need - The Need Is Dead
One of my favorite records ever! I still love The Need and wish for a reunion every day.
The Need - Circuit Side2001
Tracy + The Plastics - Muscler's Guide to Videonics
Queer and arty, blippy and bloppy. Just like I like 'em.
Tracy + The Plastics - City2002
Anna Oxygen - Aviva
Out Hud - One Life To Leave
2006
The Knife - Silent Shout
I wish I could pick this record like over and over again because I feel like just having it listed once doesn't convey how amazing it is! LOVE LOVE LOVE this album.
The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health
2007
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Ok, so I'm really not wild about "North American Scum" (I like it but don't love it) but pretty much every other song on this album rules. James Murphy made an album that is funny, weird, pretty, kind of emotional and just generally genius.
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous
2008
Hercules and Love Affair
I really liked this record when it came out. It was very likable with Antony, Nomi and Kim Ann's vocals, the amazing basslines, Andrew Butler's references to the best parts of disco and late 80's/early 90's house...but when I saw H&LA live last year it changed everything. I no longer liked the record, I LOVED it. This band was so amazing live it made me appreciate the greatness of this record even more.
Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong
2009
TBA
Check back in the next week or so for our Best of 2009 lists!