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best albums 2007: 01. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible [topo: #1, zoviet: #1, freed: #1] video The fact that they somehow managed to meet the exceed the impossible expectations we had for them is commendable. That they are getting better in the process has us salivating for more. – topomodesto 02. Okkervil River – The [...]
topomodesto: 01. Okkervil River – Unless It’s Kicks 02. Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running 03. Grizzly Bear – Knife (Girl Talk Remix) 04. The National – Apartment Story 05. Deer Tick – Art Isn’t Real (City Of Sin) 06. Les Savy Fav – Slugs In The Shrubs 07. Ghostface Killah – Mighty Healthy [...]
topomodesto: (LA) 01. Girl Talk/Dan Deacon : Echoplex : 28 September 02. Arcade Fire : Greek Theater : 29 May 03. of Montreal : The Glass House : 11 November 04. TV On The Radio : Henry Fonda : 30 March 05. Neko Case : Henry Fonda : 17 February 06. Tokyo Police Club : [...]
Favorite Videos 2007:
01. Bat For Lashes – What’s A Girl To Do?
02. Okkervil River – Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe
03. Arcade Fire – My Body Is A Cage
04. Menomena – Rotten Hell
05. Les Savy Fav feat. Bunny – The Equestrian
06. Kanye West feat. Zach Galifianakis & Will Oldham – Can’t Tell Me Nothing
07. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
08. Beirut – Nantes (Take Away Show Session)
09. Girl Talk – Bounce That
10. Escort – All Through The Night
01. Feist – KCRW, 10 May
02. Frightened Rabbit – eMusic, 16 March
03. Fionn Regan – BBC Radio One, 12 February
04. The New Pornographers – KCRW, 20 September
05. Okkervil River – Daytrotter, 12 November
06. Andrew Bird – Daytrotter, 29 October
08. The Twilight Sad – KEXP, 4 November
09. Band of Horses – KCRW, 6 September
10. Beirut – KEXP, 3 October
Just as we aren’t above criticism, neither are any of the critics. Some of these lists are absolutely ridiculous. And while we’re on the subject, there’s only one ‘e’ in ‘bread’, you cotton-headed ninny muggins meash pwd.
01. Nic Harcourt
Jessica Hoop #1, Great Northern #7… really just a complete disaster.
02. Stylus Magazine
LCD Soundsystem in the pole position is a joke. Stylus Magazine I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
03. Skatterbrain
OK Skatterbrain, I get it, you have more obscure taste than everyone else. I haven’t had people give me a hard time about my taste recently, but when they do, they point out that just because something is less popular doesn’t make it better. For once I agree.
04. Paste Magazine
#76: Okkervil River, #8: Modest Mouse… riiiight.
05. Uncut Magazine
An uber-crappy top 10 (not to mention – well I guess I am mentioning… The Hold Steady came out last year).

I lied. As I should have realized, Les Savy Fav never get old, and much like the Tim’s claims in “We’ll Make A Lover Of You,” you get what you put in at their shows. I’m super thankful that having Andrew Reulard as a 5th member has brought “Scout’s Honor” back into their setlist for the first time in 7 years. Thanks, Santa. I like it so much better when we sweat together.

I don’t think I’m going to make a holiday mix this year. Sorry, Jesus.
In case anyone has noticed, I’ve always liked the idea of making the mixes more diverse in terms of period that other sites and on the radio, and usually have an unwritten rule of 1/3 new, 1/3 2000-2006, and 1/3 older stuff. While I appreciate the new music they throw at you, if there is one thing that really bothers me about KCRW/Morning Becomes Eclectic , its the way all of the music they play seems to be tied into its commercial availability. I prefer college radio that is more individual to the DJ’s taste and is simply a selection of good songs that you may or may not have ever heard. I love it when tracks from 20, 40, 60 years ago are thrown in, but on their merits rather than because they made it on to the most recent Wes Andersen soundtrack.