Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Top 21 Songs of 2008

These are obviously the top 21 songs for the year 2008.

21. Death Take Your Fiddle by Spiritualized
20. DLZ by TV on the Radio
19. Heart on Fire by Cut Copy
18. Trojan Horse by Bloc Party
17. Hot Night Hounds by Annuals
16. Electric Feel by MGMT
15. Live Your Life by T.I. feat/ Rihanna
14. The Rip by Portishead
13. One For the Cutters by The Hold Steady
12. Keep Yourself Warm by Frightened Rabbit
11. Gobbledigook by Sigur Ros
10. Kissing the Beehive by WolfParade
9. Blind by Hercules and Love Affair
8. Blue Ridge Mountians by Fleet Foxes
7. M79 by Vampire Weekend
6. Nothing Ever Happened by Deerhunter
5. Disturbia by Rihanna
4. Stork & Owl by TV on the Radio
3. Mykonos by Fleet Foxes
2. Kids by MGMT
1. The Devil's Crayon by Wild Beasts

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Top 21 Albums of 2008

These are my top 21 albums of 2008.

21. Skeletal Lamping by Of Montreal
20. Viva La Vida by Coldplay
19. Oracular Spectacular by MGMT
18. Lie Down in the Light by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
17. The Airing of the Grievences by Titus Andronicus
16. Med Sum I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust bySigur Ros
15. Nouns by No Age
14. Mountian Battles by The Breeders
13. Feed the Animals by Girl Talk
12. The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
11. Third by Portishead
10. Tha Carter III by Lil' Wayne
9. At Mount Zoomer by WolfParade
8. In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy
7. Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
6. Songs in A & E by Spiritualized
5. Limbo, Panto by Wild Beasts
4. Microcastles by Deerhunter
3. Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
2. Fleet Foxes and Sun Giant EP by Fleet Foxes
1. Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Monday, December 8, 2008

25 Best Guitarists of All Time

These are my 25 greatest guitarists of all time. I know there are a few greats that have been left off, because well, I just don't like their music. 

25. Trey Anastasio - Phish
24. Prince
23. Tad Kruger - The Hold Steady
22. Brian May - Queen
21. Steve Howe - Yes
20. George Harrison - The Beatles
19. Lee Ranaldo - Sonic Youth
18. Joey Santiago - The Pixies
17. Neil Young
16. Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen
15. Slash - Guns n' Roses
14. Dave Matthews - Dave Matthews Band
13. Thurston Moore - Sonic Youth
12. Johnny Marr - The Smiths and Modest Mouse
11. Kirk Hamlett - Metallica 
10. Carlos Santana
9. Keith Richards - The Rolling Stones
8. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. Johnny Greenwood - Radiohead
6. Tom Morello Rage Against the Machine
5. B.B. King
4. Eric Clapton - The Yardbirds and Derek and the Dominos
3. Jimmy Page - The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
1. Jimi Hendrix


Tuesday, December 2, 2008

25 Best Film Characters of All Time

These are the 25 best film characters of all time in my opinion and I know Empire Magazine just came out with their's yesterday, but this is just a coincidence.

Honorable Mention:
The Ringo Kid in Stagecoach (1939)
Gandolf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Alex De Large in Clockwork Orange (1971)
Jasper in Children of Men (2006)

25. Luke in Cool Hand Luke (1967)
24. Leonard in Memento (2000)
23. Neo in The Matrix (1999)
22. Amon Goeth in Schindler's List (1993)
21. Dr. Strangelove in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
20. Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
19. Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007)
18. Dory in Finding Nemo (2003)
17. James Bond in Goldfinger (1964)
16. Captain Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of The Caribbean (2004)
15. T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
14. Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994)
13. William Wallace in Braveheart (1995)
12. Quint in Jaws (1975)
11. Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects (1995)
10. Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
9. The Dude in The Big Lebowski (1998)
8. The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)
7. Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump (1994)
6. Indiana Jones in The Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
5. Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977)
4. Norman Bates in Psycho (1960)
3. Tyler Durdin in Fight Club (1999)
2. Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1. Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)