Here is my hand, where is your paw? The best of 2006!
On today's show, I did a top-10-album countdown.
My top 10 albums of 2006 (aka totally awesome):
- The Decemberists / The Crane Wife
- Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra / I'm Thankful
- Final Fantasy / He Poos Clouds
- Various Artists / Plague Songs
- Alice Smith / For Lovers, Dreams & Me
- Belle and Sebastian / The Life Pursuit
- Oneida /Happy New Year
- The Futureheads / Back to the Sea
- Office / Q&A
- Scritti Politti / White Bread Black Beer
Honorable Mention (aka, also totally awesome):
Tom Zé / Estudando O Pagode
Headlights / Kill Them with Kindness
Miho Hatori / Ecdysis
The Husbands / There's Nothing I'd Like More Than to See You Dead
Kimya Dawson / Remember That I Love You
Juana Molina / Son
Ojos de Brujo / Techarí
Joanna Newsom / Ys
*: new stuff
| artist | song/album | label | link |
| Joanna Newsom | Monkey and Bear / Ys | Drag City | |
| Fazzini | Dell / Sulphur, Glue the Star | Locust | |
| *Andrew Bird | Measuring Cups / Fingerlings 3 | Self-Released | |
| *Josef K | The Missionary / Entomology | Domino | |
| The Husbands | Sha La La Daniel / There's Nothing I'd Like More Than to See You Dead | Swami | |
| The M's | Future Women / Future Women | Polyvinyl | |
| *Lily Allen | Smile (single) | Capitol | |
| Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle | Piyu Tu Ab To Aaja (Love Come to Me Now) / You've Stolen My Heart: the Songs of R. D. Burman's Bollywood | Nonesuch | |
| *Kronos Quartet and Mogwai | Death is a Disease / The Fountain OST | Nonesuch | |
| Juana Molina | Micaela / Son | Domino | |
| Blops | Esencialmente Asi No Mas / Del Volar De Las Palomas | Shadoks/Normal | |
| *Mirah | Advisory Committee (Earl St. Ives mix) / Joyride (remixes | K Records | |
| Miho Hatori | Amazona / Ecdysis | Rykodisc | |
| Kimya Dawson | I Like Giants / Remember That I Love You | K | |
| REM | Hyena (demo) / And I Feel Fine... the Best of the IRS Years 1982-1987 | Capitol | |
| Pit Er Pat | Solstice / Pyramids | Thrill Jockey | |
| *The Pipettes | Your Kisses are Wasted on Me / We Are the Pipettes | Memphis Industries | |
| *Peter Bjorn and John | Young Folks / Writer's Block | Wichita | |
| *Spoon | The Book I Write / Stranger than Fiction | Song/BMG | |
| *The Octopus Project & Black Moth Super Rainbow | Lollipopsichord / The House of Apple and Eyeballs | Graveface | |
| *Selda | Yaylalar / Selda | B-Music/Finders Keepers | |
| Scritti Politti | Road to No Regret / White Bread and Black Beer | Nonesuch/Rough Trade | |
| Office | Big Bang Jump / Q&A | Self-Released | www.reachoffice.net |
| The Futureheads | Back to the Sea / News & Tributes | Star Time/Vagrant | |
| Oneida | Up with People / Happy New Year | Jagjaguwar / Brah | |
| Belle and Sebastian | We Are the Sleepyheads / The Life Pursuit | Matador | |
| Alice Smith | Love Endeavor / For Lovers, Dreamers & Me | BBE | |
| Brian Eno & Robert Wyatt | Flies / Plague Songs | 4AD | |
| Final Fantasy | This Lamb Sells Condos / He Poos Clouds | Tomlab | |
| Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra | You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at Its Cover / I'm Thankful | Tru Thoughts | |
| The Decemberists | The Crane Wife 3 / The Crane Wife | Capitol | |
| Susan Christie | For the Love of a Soldier / Paint a Lady | B-Music/Finders Keepers | |
| Chin Up Chin Up | Trophies for Hire / This Harness Can't Ride Anything | Suicide Squeeze | |
| Tom Zé | Estupido Rapaz / Estudando o Rapaz | Luaka Bop | |
| Ojos de Brujo | Color / Techarí | Diquela | |
| The Headlights | Put Us Back Together Right / Kill Them with Kindness | Polyvinyl | |
| *Dave Fischoff | The Suburbs of Eden / The Crawl | Secretly Canadian | |
| *The Shins | Nothing at All / Phantom Limb EP | Sub-Pop | |
| *Graham Coxon | Don't Let Your Man Know / Love Travels at Illegal Speeds | Parlophone | |
| *Pot Pie | Blues for Lower 9 / Proud to Swim Home | Backporch Revolution | |
| *Lady Sovereign | 9 to 5 / Public Warning | Island/Def Jam | |
| Psalm One | Rest in Peace/ The Death of Frequent Flyer | Rhymesayers | |
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posted by Tony at 9:12 AM
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Finn and Charlie wish you a merry Christmas!
Betch didn't think I'd post in Christmas, eh?Labels: comic
posted by Tony at 11:39 PM
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Peace on earth, good will toward Gus
Again,
Hitched! I may not be coloring these on time, but I am posting them on time, which is pretty damn impressive given what else I'm up to these days. Ah, December. Busy busy!
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posted by Tony at 11:06 PM
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Dear people: who are you?
I'm curious... I know that my friends and family visit my blog (because they tell me about it), but I
also know that there are visitors I don't know (or at least, can't identify). Who are you?
I get reports from
sitemeter.com about my site, so I know things like what towns people visit from, what browsers they use, and where they were referred from (i.e. a search engine or a link somewhere). I know I get a lot of visitors looking for info on specific bands I've played on
my radio show; also a lot of people are looking for drawings of
pinecones and
headphones.
But a lot of visitors are just mysteries. I have one or two regulars from England, I've noticed, plus some others.
So please let me know in the comments: who are you? Have we met? And out of all the pointless blogs in the blogosphere, why do you come back to
my pointless blog? I would be surprised (and flattered) to be of any interest to someone who doesn't know me.
And one other question, if anyone knows... I seem to have been linked to someone's Facebook profile at one time. What's up with that?
Oh, and THANKS! I like the random visits. It pleases me.
posted by Tony at 5:42 PM
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In black clothing, I'll be there
*: new stuff
(r): requests
This is my last Wednesday show!! I'm moving to Fridays, starting 12/29. The 12/29 show will also be my top 10 of 2006 show, so please tune in!
| artist | song/album | label |
| Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead / Hearts of Oak | Lookout! |
| Troubled Hubble | Everything's Going to Be Fine (in Canada) / Sun Beamed Off the Name Maurice | Magic Spot |
| Laurie Anderson | Bright Red / Bright Red | Warner Brothers |
| *Kronos Quartet and Mogwai | Xibalba / The Fountain OST | Nonesuch |
| Duvall | Little Drummer Boy / O Holy Night | Asian Man |
| *Sonic Youth | Beautiful Plateau / The Destroyed Room | Geffen |
| *Gentleman Rag | It's Not Safe / Shortbus OST | Team Love |
| Alison Moyet | Ode to Boy / Essex | Columbia |
| *Lily Allen | Smile (Instrumental) (single) | Capitol |
| Sponsors | In and Out of Love / Yellow Pills: Prefill | Numero Group |
| *Chef Menteur | Aquavitae / Proud to Swim Home | Backporch Revolution |
| The Andrews Sisters | Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama) / Greatest Hits | CURB Records |
| eX-Girl | e-sa-ya / Endangered Species | Alternative Tentacles |
| The Cocteau Twins | Frosty the Snowman / Christmas Twist | Pier 1 Imports
(no, really) |
| David Byrne | The Man Who Loved Beer / Grown Backwards | Nonesuch |
| *Andrew Bird | Dear Dirty / Fingerlings 3 | self-released |
| Fear of Pop (featuring William Shatner) | In Love / Volume 1 | 550 Music |
| The Aluminum Group | W/O the Erte / More Happyness | Wishing Tree |
| (r) Morrissey | Tomorrow / Your Arsenal | Sire |
| *Selda | Yaz Gazetecı Yaz / Selda | B-Music/Finders Keepers |
| The Buzz of Delight (featuring Matthew Sweet) | Christmas / Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Christmas | Rhino |
| *The Pipettes | Because It's Not Love (But It's Still a Feeling) / We Are the Pipettes | Memphis Industries |
| Martha and the Muffins | In Between Sleep and Reason / Mystery Walk | One Way |
| The Shangri-Las | Remember (Walking in the Sand) / The Myrmidons of Melodrama | RPM/Dream Babes |
| *Peter Bjorn and John | Amsterdam / Writer's Block | Wichita |
| *The Dears | Death or Life We Want You / Gang of Losers | Arts & Crafts |
| Pit er Pat | Bog Man / Emergency | Overcoat |
Labels: playlists
posted by Tony at 7:56 AM
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What is his deal anyway?
More
Finn and Charlie, and Gus.
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posted by Tony at 11:56 PM
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Space is a gap that your love falls through
Filling in for Jordan, who filled in for me this past Wednesday. This is my old Saturday evening slot.
(r): requests
*: new stuff
The Talking Heads / Girlfriend is Better / Speaking in Tongues / Sire
Zerostars / Dad's Dress / The Good Can't Escape / self-released
*Mirah / Don't Die in Me (Nighttime in the Delta remix) / Joyride: Remixes / K Records
Ben Folds / Adelaide / Supersunnyspeedgraphic: The LP / Attacked by Plastic/Epic
Nina Simone / Mood Indigo / My Baby Just Cares for Me / Duchesse
*Mustafa Özkent ve Orkestrasi / Zeytinyaglı / Gençlik İle Elele / B-Minus/Finders Keepers
*The Shins / Phantom Limb / Phantom Limb EP / Sub Pop
The M's / Future Women / Future Women / Polyvinyl
The Arctic Monkeys / 7 / When the Sun Goes Down / Domino
*The Pipettes / Your Kisses are Wasted on Me / We Are the Pipettes / Memphis Industries
Daylight Basement / Just Kiss Me / Any Kind of Pretty / self-released
*Willie Nelson / Rainy Day Blues / Songbird / Lost Highway
Sufjan Stevens / O Come O Come Emmanuel / 3 Christmas Releases / Asthmatic Kitty
*Andrew Bird / Measuring Cups / Fingerlings 3 / self-released
*Kronos Quartet and Mogwai / Holy Dread! / The Fountain (Original Soundtrack) / Nonesuch
Gal Costa e Caetano Veloso / Baby / Tropicalia: Ou Panis Et Circencis / Universal
The Aluminum Group / Chocolates / Plano / Minty Fresh
* Stephin Merritt / Lice / Plague Songs / 4AD
(r) Wolf Parade / Lousy Pictures / Wolf Parade / Sub Pop
The Art of Noise / Catwalk / Below the Waste / China/Polydor
Labels: playlists
posted by Tony at 6:12 PM
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Sibling Rivalry (Introducing: Gus)
This week's hitched.No color this week. Maybe later. We'll see. I'm catching an early flight to New York tomorrow.
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posted by Tony at 10:13 PM
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