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

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

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)

Top 10 Sports Teams I Love/Hate

These are my 10 most hated teams.

10. Liverpool FC
9. New England Patriots
8. Philadelphia Sports
7. East Carolina Football
6. Miami Dolphins
5. Washington Redskins
4. Manchester United FC

3. Dallas Cowboys
2. Boston Red Sox
1. UNC Sports

These are the 10 most loved teams.

10. Ajax FC

9. Duke Sports

8. San Antonio Spurs

7. Chelsea FC

6. Carolina Hurricanes

5. Carolina Panthers

4. AC Milan

3. New York Giants

2. NC State Sports

1. New York Yankees

10 Best Actors, Actresses, and Directors of Right Now

These are the ten best directors, actors, and actresses of the here and now. These are the top ten people in their trade in the movie industry in my opinion of today.

Actors
10. Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, Layer Cake, Munich, Quantum of Solace)
9. Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild, The Girl Next Door, Speed Racer, Lords of Dogtown)
8. Russell Crowe (Gladiator, The Insider, Cinderella Story, American Gangster)
7. Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, Seven, Superman Returns, The Usual Suspects)
6. Johnny Deep (Pirates of the Caribbean Series, Sweeney Todd, Finding Neverland)
5. George Clooney (O Brother Where Art Thou?, Ocean's Series, Michael Clayton, Syriana)
4. Ryan Gosling (The Notebook, Half-Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl)
3. Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Seven, Ocean's Series, Babel, Snatch, Twelve Monkeys)
2. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed, Blood Diamond, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can)
1. Robert Downey Jr. (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man, Zodiac, Tropic Thunder)

Actresses
10. Keira Knightley (The Pirates of the Caribean Series, Atonement, Pride and Prejudice)
9. Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Children of Men, Blindness)
8. Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Hulk, Blood Diamond, Requiem For A Dream)
7. Charlize Theron (Monster, The Italian Job, Battle in Seattle, North Country)
6. Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers, Mean Girls, The Notebook, Red Eye)
5. Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby, Boys Don't Cry, Insomnia, The Black Dahlia)
4. Naomi Watts (King Kong, 21 Grams, Mulholland Drive, I Heart Huckabees, The Ring)
3. Helen Bonham-Carter (Big Fish, Sweeney Todd, Fight Club, Harry Potter Series)
2. Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine, Iris, Little Children, Titanic, Finding Neverland)
1. Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Notes on a Scandel, Elizabeth, Bandits, Babel)

Directors
10. Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, Hellboy 2, The Hobbit Movies)
Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Y tu mamá...)
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel)
9. Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, X-Men 2, Superman Returns, Valkyrie)
8. Peter Jackson (The Lord of The Rings Series, KIng Kong, The Lovely Bones, Dead Alive)
7. Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited)
6. Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love)
5. Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien, American Gangster, Black Hawk Down)
4. David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven, Zodiac, Alien 3, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
3. The Coen Brothers (No Country For Old Men, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Burn After Reading)
2. Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, The Departed, The Aviator, Raging Bull)
1. Christopher Nolan (Memento, Following, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins)