Doctor Ew: Best Of 2010
Published on December 1st, 2010 in: Best Of Lists, Comedy, Music, TV |
Brass Eye
Band: The Elwins
Albums:
Women, Public Strain
Mantler, Monody
Songs:
Hooded Fang, “Straight Up The Dial”
Marvin Gaye, “Anna’s Song”
Steven McKay, “Ignite”
Bad Yoga (Neil Fuckin’ Quin), “A Saturday in the Cold Sun”
Craziest comedy show of all time: Brass Eye
Musician: Sandro Perri
TV: The Walking Dead (first episode)
Doctor Ew, a.k.a. Drew Smith, has just released his first solo album, Gadzooks. He is also a member of The Bicycles.
David Markey: Best Of 2010
Published on December 1st, 2010 in: Best Of Lists, DVD, Movies, Music, TV |
The Runaways
Underwhelmed by most things in film this year, but here’s a few things I enjoyed.
Movies:
The Runaways (Floria Sigismondi)
The Social Network (David Fincher)
Trash Humpers (Harmony Korine)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Edgar Wright)
8: The Mormon Proposition (Reed Cowan)
Still waiting to see:
I Love You Phillip Morris (Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)
Casino Jack (George Hickenlooper – RIP)
Waiting for the DVD:
Machete (Robert Rodriguez)
Piranha 3-D (Alexandre Aja)
The Kids Are Alright (Lisa Cholodenko)
TV:
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Dexter
The only CD I bought all year:
Kill City (reissue) Iggy Pop & James Williamson
David Markey is a musician and filmmaker, who has most recently directed The Reinactors.
Things That Thrilled Me In 2009: By Allison Anders
Published on January 4th, 2010 in: Best Of Lists, Books, Movies, Music |Allison Anders is a filmmaker, director, music fan, and lover of life. She has written/directed Gas Food Lodging, Grace Of My Heart, Sugar Town, and Things Behind The Sun. She is also the founder of the Don’t Knock The Rock film and music festival. Currently, she is working on a follow up to her film Mi Vida Loca called Smile Now Cry Later.
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The Best Albums Of My Decade: By Less Lee Moore
Published on December 31st, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Canadian Content, Listicles, Music, Staff Picks, Top Ten Lists |In an editorial called “An Argument Against Year End Lists” Dusted‘s Ben Tausig calls them both “viscerally disgusting” and “overdone” and accuses those critics who write them of being lazy.
Point taken, Mr. Tausig.
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Top Ten Of 2009: By Shiny Around The Edges
Published on December 30th, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Books, Culture Shock, Listicles, Music, Staff Picks, Top Ten Lists |Our Top Ten List of 2009 consists of things we’ve listened to, watched, and read throughout the year that have made an indelible impression. It is either hopelessly out-of-date or incredibly prescient depending on your personal politics. In no particular order:
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Top Ten News Stories of 2009 That Could Be Songs By Lovecraftian Apocalypse-Mongering Rock Band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
Published on December 29th, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Listicles, Music, Science and Technology, Science Fiction, Staff Picks, Top Ten Lists |By Toren Atkinson of The Darkest Of The Hillside Thickets
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Best Of 2009: By Jim Campilongo
Published on December 28th, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Listicles, Music, Staff Picks, Top Ten Lists |Jim Campilongo is a fantastic guitarist and songwriter and has been called “an American treasure” by Billboard Magazine.
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Top Ten Of 2009: By Darick Robertson
Published on December 28th, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Comics, Staff Picks, Top Ten Lists |Darick Robertson is a comic illustrator and writer, and co-creator of Transmetropolitan and The Boys. He has just written and drawn a one-shot Conan the Cimmerian story called “The Weight Of The Crown” for Dark Horse Comics.
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Best Of 2009: By JG Thirlwell
Published on December 22nd, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Movies, Music |Mainly I listen to classical, contemporary composition, soundtracks, and prog rock, and I spent most of the year writing new music of my own.
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Best Of 2009—Cities: By Shannon Wheeler
Published on December 21st, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Comics |
Image from Smaddy
1. New York
The city gets better with every visit. Art, food, parks, architecture. . . the city is amazing. The subways are a wonder; that I can go out and drink beer until 4 a.m. and take a subway home insures this city the number one spot in my book. The best and brightest people gravitate to New York to test their merit and make their mark and my nightly excursions give me some of the best conversations I’ve had. And the more I visit the city the more people I befriend. It’s a plus to travel to places where you know people—it’s an event when you arrive and party while you’re there.
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