thank goodness for
pandora,
emusic, and
last.fm...my music life this year was far richer because of them...they introduced me to new music, allowed me to listen to free samples and made it easy to download and own the music i wanted...without any drm...
there are
year end lists everywhere...and
they're mostly the same...
critics herd like everyone else...some bon iver...a little of the roots...a dash of beck...a sprinkle of gnarls barkley...nick cave & the bad seeds...maybe even some atmosphere...let's see if i can learn you some new...ish...flavors...
locally grown...
i've previously raved about
eric shiveley's movie...everyone but you...

...even if he never bothered to buy a camcorder to record his extraordinary journey...the soundtrack he recorded stands alone as an excellent album...
don't just take my word for it...
he's got an award to prove it...
eric's not the only one doing good work...
andy ard is creating more excellent pop tunes...