top 89 of '08

vote on the current HERE!

this is my completed ballot, not to sway you or anything so that MY favs win.

er, maybe a lil.

... in no particular order, and perhaps forgetting some (ack!) and tossing some preference to the local acts!

Solid Gold Bodies Of Water
Doomtree Doomtree
Cloud Cult Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
Tricky Knowle West Boy
The Helio Sequence Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Jack Penate Matinee
Death Cab For Cutie Narrow Stairs
MGMT Oracular Spectacular
Kings Of Leon Only By The Night
The Bird & The Bee Please Clap Your Hands EP
Nine Inch Nails The Slip
Santogold Santogold
Annuals Such Fun
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
Fleet Foxes S/T
Goldfrapp Seventh Tree
Louis XIV Slick Dogs And Ponies
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons…
The Ting Tings We Started Nothing

what you thinkin?

what's your TEST?

i (fictionally) knocked out 98% of our group in our HH group last thursday night. all but 2 - and 1 of them was married...

my test? the burbs. the movie. if you don't like it, yer out!

your test?

i had never thought about this before last evening, but i am thinking it might indeed be a useful tool to weed out people that just won't get you. your test piece has to be something that is so totally you, something that somehow defines you deep down. yes, for me it is "the burbs" - i'm full of profound thoughts, i.e., a thinker!
a couple others last night included: zoolander (i turned that crap off - soooo bad. i'm definitely not for you if that's your test) & seinfeld (pass! immensely lots pass!).

lemme guess yours:

becky - a cross between theory of a deadman & knocked up - this is a very special, diverse and ...interesting gal

jb - many things with ninjas. oh, and must love unicorns!

mindy - otis, the dog (this actually being her dog). & the man must not be a liar, nor a cheating kind of a SOB. this bar it seems is set quite low, despite that... ;) -or is there news?!?

aaron - i know one (which i share a passion with) is noises off. another is arrested development - good good stuff. but then there are some others i not likie, like family guy. ish!

caitlin - dylan. that and a bunch of movies i likely haven't heard of. i just cheated - annie hall.

andy - no movies. no tv. modest mouse. that's it.

reid - bad (and good! - J.Gaffigan) comedy & ... oh, i got it - his movie is the departed fo sho

jen - jon stewart jon stewart and jon stewart

how'd i do???

10 all time favorite bands (plus 1) ... of all time

i've been put to (another) music challenge.
i'd get sick ot it, but i love/hate it, so i don't.

a conversation i was CC'd on:
*On 12/21/07, Abney, Barb babney@mpr.org wrote: An Easter Island head, huh? Nice, I dig it! So, throw me some suggestions.. name your top 10 bands.. babs.
*then Carl answered:
Okay Babs, here you go.
Bobbi is disappointed because she argues that this should have taken all day. Very disappointed. Seems boring to me. Best albums would take all day for sure.
But my all time list would be:
LIfter Puller (and their progeny)
Uncle Tupelo
Yo La Tengo
Tom Waits
Bettie Seveert
Archers of Loaf (really only their first album)
Pixies (even though their reunion tour was dumb)
Elvis Costello
Prince of course (especially b/c of Dirty Mind... what a powerhouse in my life)
Steve Earle
*then i chimed:
yeah. i'll get back to you both on this one. next week sometime. after an appropriate amount of
thought has been grunted out. yep - more than 7 minutes. ;)
*back to barb:
Well, I managed to squeeze in some Yo La Tengo for you today, Carl. I've pulled out some Prince for Xmas Eve, as well (dunno whether you'll be near a radio, though.) get me your list, Bobbi and I'll have something on the air for you either Wednesday or Thursday! Have a great weekend, folks!
Barb

*to THAT i wonder - all time fav? most influential to me? influential to the music world in general? one hit wonders can't be included, right? next i decide - that's painfully up to me. then i Happily answer (& in no particular order):
- prince
- underworld
- modest mouse
- dmb
- alanis morissette
- collective soul
- doves
- michael jackson
- van morrison OR bob dylan
- gomez
- kings of leon

barb happens to be a dj for the current 9am to noon every weekday. she's a hoot. tell her what YOU think (email above)!

top 5 shows i attended in 2007 -and the 1 dumpy one

in response to brody's request for my -->
for absolute:
1. minus the bear
2. cold war kids

3. modest mouse - second show i saw (december one)

4. cinematics/bravery

5. cribs/white rabbits OR white rabbits/tokyo police club - i just like the white rabbits LOTS. the cribs sound sucked even though i love love love the disc "mens needs womens needs whatever". and i hadn't heard of TPC until the week of the show, so had not enough opportunity to get to know them to love the show - they really aren't my style anyway.

*i'd maybe add spoon, but it was my 30th bday and i was too cocktailed to know for sure??? :(

& in last place:

just disappointing rather ... badly drawn boy. didn't play much i knew & ended by covering an f-ing journey song. journey people! ish.

your vote counts! top 89 of 07

The Current is taking votes til the 15th of December - don't miss out, for god's sake!
dude, you can even win an ipod & 89 downloads, er something.

my selections? again, in no particular order, other than whatever the current did to my nice alphabetic list:

Lily Allen Alright, Still...
White Light Riot Atomism
Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha
Kings of Leon Because Of The Times
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Baby 81
The Fratellis Costello Music
White Rabbits Fort Nightly
Robbers On High Street Grand Animals
Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Radiohead In Rainbows
The White Stripes Icky Thump
The Cribs Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Arcade Fire Neon Bible
Minus The Bear Planet Of Ice
Feist The Reminder
The Redwalls The Redwalls
Wilco Sky Blue Sky
Iron & Wine The Shepherd's Dog
Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
The Shins Wincing The Night Away

that's right.