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#074; there’s no accounting for taste (2009)
Rather than pretending to be an authority on any subject or fandom, I’ve decided to simply to a series of posts that encompass my favorites of 2009, rather than the ‘best of’ anything in particular. And so, here they are, my favorites, brought to you via graphics & lists by yours truly (in no particular order).
My Favorite… Live Music Venues
IOTA (Arlington VA)
Goodbye Blue Monday (Brooklyn, NY)
Honorable Mentions
DC9, Galaxy Hut; Asylum; Solly’s U St.;
The Barns at Wolftrap; The Market Commons (Myrtle Beach, SC);
The Living Room & Googies (NYC)
My Favorite… Albums
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective; Grand, Matt and Kim;
All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson; Battle Studies, John Mayer
I and You and Love, The Avett Brothers; It’s Not Me, It’s You, Lily Allen;
Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear; Hot Mess, Cobra Starship; The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
The Time of our Lives (EP), Miley Cyrus; Heartbeat Radio, Sondre Lerche;
Break Up, Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn; The Resistance, Muse; Kris Allen, Kris Allen
Soundtrack – Where the Wild Things Are, Karen O;
Soundtrack – Glee (vol 1 & vol 2), The Glee Cast
After the jump, check out my favorites and my disappointments, as well as missed opportunities in TV and movies!
My Favorite… New TV
Glee
“There is nothing ironic about show choir!”
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Vampire Diaries
“Dear Diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile will say, “I’m fine, thank you. Yes, I feel much better.” I will no longer be the sad little girl that lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new.”
Stargate: Universe
“Where will Destiny take you?”
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Honorable Mentions
Kings; Modern Family; White Collar; Jersey Shore
My Favorite… Newly discovered TV
Dr. Who; Greek
“I’m a Time Lord. I’m the last of them. They’re all gone. I’m the only survivor. I’m left traveling on my own because there’s no-one else.”
“It’s the end of the world, Cap. What are you gonna do?”
Disappointing… New & Old TV
Gossip Girl; The Beautiful Life; Grey’s Anatomy
My Favorite… Movies
(500) Days of Summer
“This is a story of boy meets girl.”
Star Trek; Twilight Saga: New Moon
“You know, going back in time, changing history… that’s cheating.”
“Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me.”
He’s Just Not That Into You
“You’re my exception.”
Inglourious Basterds
“I’m Lt. Aldo Raine. These are the Basterds, ever heard of us?”
Watchmen; Push
“God damn I love working on American soil, Dan. Ain’t had this much fun since Woodward and Bernstein.”
“There are special people in this world. We don’t ask to be special. We’re just born this way. We pass you on the streets every day, unnoticed by most.”
Honorable Ment0ns
Coraline; The Men Who Stare Goats; Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince; 17 Again
Disappointing… Movies I Missed
(This list is far too long…)
Nine; District 9; Up in the Air; Up; Where the Wild Things Are; Avatar; Me & Orson Welles; The Hangover; The Hurt Locker; Sherlock Holmes; A Single Man; An Education; The Last Station; Brothers; The Messenger; Pirate Radio; Mammoth; Uncertainty; (Untitled); The Vampire’s Assistant; This Is It; Peter & Vandy; The Damned United; Brief Interviews with Hideous Men; The Boys Are Back; Fame; Jennifer’s Body; Ponyo; Public Enemies; Moon
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Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest is incredible. I am still trying to figure out the musical writing behind it when I listen to it. One of my favorite 2009 albums was Blind Pilot’s 3 Rounds and a Sound–worth a listen if you like indie folk.
Brian, thanks for stopping in! I’ll definitely have to check out Blind Pilot! From what I can see online at the moment, they’re right up my alley, thanks for the rec!
(And btw, your tweets have me absolutely dying to hear the stuff you’re working on with Mallen! You’ll have to let us know loud and clear when it’s available).