Fatal Omissions: 2010

18Dec10

The music industry is a battlefield. I realize that’s an easy metaphor to pull out of your back pocket, but it’s more true than ever. However, it’s no longer the sort of battlefield where two opposing armies walk toward each other until they are close enough to swing swords. No, this battlefield is the kind [...]

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Tk’s Sasquatch Squawkin’ on Trends and Favorites

07Jun10

As you may have noticed last week, CK got tipsy on typing with his Sasquatch Saturday Recap. He will continue these frisky frollicks into the future, but for now, you’re stuck with Tk’s Sasquatch Squawkin’. This squawk session is extra special considering that I will be out of commission for a while after this post [...]

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Tags: a-trak, arcade fire, caribou, dirty projectors, dr. dog, edward sharpe, kid cudi, kobe bryant, lcd soundsystem, local natives, mgmt, national, patrick watson, phantogram, ray ban, sasquatch! music festival, seattle rock orchestra, tallest man on earth, the national

ck’s top 100 albums of the decade: #10-1

27Jan10

No analysis today; I’m letting the music stand for itself (which, of course, it does). As always, click on any album title to listen on lala. Read part I here and part II here. 10    The National – Boxer (2007) 9    Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your Friends (2002) 8    Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca (2009) [...]

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Tags: brand new, death cab for cutie, dirty projectors, modest mouse, national, postal service, radiohead, saves the day, sufjan stevens, taking back sunday

ck’s “best of 2009″ mix

08Jan10

Every year since 2006, I’ve been making a “Best Of” mix at the end of the year to give to friends and family members around the holidays. This year, I was not able to see most of my friends, so I decided to make the playlist and stick it online instead. So, here we are! [...]

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ck’s top ten albums of 2009

23Dec09

It’s here! It’s here! It’s the Top Ten Albums of 2009 list, something that makes me almost as excited as this video does. For this year’s list, I followed TK’s lead and posted a link to each album on lala.com. That way, you can listen to each album in its entirety and decide for yourself. [...]

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Tags: 2009, animal collective, antlers, arcade fire, blink 182, dirty projectors, format, fun, girls, glasvegas, matisyahu, panda bear, passion pit, phoenix, ps22, star wars, u.s.e., weezer

tk’s top 10 albums of 2009

21Dec09

Alas, after a whole lot of this and a little bit of that, my 2009 list is ready to go. I’ll start by saying, yes, I do feel bad for the poor artists who are releasing albums this Tuesday, the 29th of December. But no, I don’t feel quite bad enough to wait until January [...]

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Tags: animal collective, antlers, antony and the johnsons, bill callahan, camera obscura, decemberists, dirty projectors, ESPN, felice brothers, fuck buttons, girls, japandroids, loney dear, m. ward, metric, phoenix, silversun pickups, xx