Archive for December, 2006
Top Tens of 2006
Top Ten Albums of 2006 (Standard disclaimer: these didn’t necessarily come out in 2006; they are the albums I loved the most out of everything I listened to this year.)
- Sparks, Hello Young Lovers
If you think you know what Sparks sound like, think again. Hello Young Lovers is a tremendous album from a pair of brothers nearly as old as my own father. Take that, all you whippersnappers. And take that, all you old farts who should be taking notes. It’s funny, provocative, and (gasp!) touching. I can’t wait to see what these two come up with next.
How Not to Make a Video, Part One
I remember seeing the world premiere of Bowie and Jagger’s cover of “Dancing in the Street” on Friday Night Videos and being utterly terrified. I was never a big Stones fan, so Mick’s goofy behavior wasn’t that shocking, but Bowie? He was one of the first rock stars I loved as a kid, right up there with John Lennon. What the hell was he doing in this monstrosity?
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