Peddling the Pedantic

Best of 2007 Addendum

2008-01-17T11:53:00.000-08:00

Curse my hasty desire to post a best albums of 2007 list.

The oversight committee has reviewed the final document and have found it to be in need of immediate recourse and modification.

Therefore, let be written that hitherto fore and forever “Okkervil River: The Stage Names” shall be inserted and codified as ranking 3a. on Peddling The Pedantic's Top Ten albums from 2007 list.

We apologize for the grievous omission--must be the growing pains of a young democracy.

In an attempt to reconcile this error of judgment, please enjoy this fine video selections:

Top Ten 2007 Albums - A List

2007-12-09T17:33:00.000-08:00

The year is not over yet, but hear is my top ten albums for '07 anyways:

10. Iron & Wine - The Shepard's Dog

9. Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs

8. Bishop Allen - The Broken String

7. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

6. Albert Hammond Jr. - Yours To Keep

5. White Stripes - Icky Thump

4. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

3. Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin

2. Radiohead - In Rainbows

1. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

Honorable Mention (would have been included in a top 35 ((*edit 38)) list):
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Rob Crow - Living Well
Beastie Boys - The Mix Up
of Montreal - Hissing Fuana, Are You The Destroyer
Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Minus The Bear - Planet Of Ice
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
Ben Harper - Lifeline
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder
Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
Menomena - Friend and Foe
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Ola Podoria - Ola Podrida
Keren Ann - Keren Ann
Lifesavas - Gutterfly
Ian Ball - Who Goes There
Other Men - Wake Up Swimming
Jason Collett - Prodigals
Chris Lechter - Frieze
*edit-thanks to Darren for reminding me of albums I forgot
The National - Boxer
Radical Face - Ghost
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Keep your eyes peeled for these in 2008:
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
Tyler Ramsey - A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea

New Music Tue..er..Friday?

2007-11-09T08:02:00.000-08:00

Emily Loizeau - L'autre Bout Du Monde

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass

New Music Tuesday

2007-10-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

Great song, better video. Wolf Parade - Modern World:

This one is good too.

A toy-air-powered-mini-keyboard!? If only they had cloggers. Albert Hammond Jr. - In Transit:

One of my favorite videos. Modest Mouse - Dashboard:

This one is good too.

New Musics Tuesday

2007-10-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

Bishop Allen, not to be confused with Bishop Allen. The song is called Like Castanets. This video is way more entertaining than those old Peanuts cartoons.

REM has a new live album out. This song is not on it. This video does however provide us with the opportunity to admire Dave Letterman and Michael Stipe rockin the faux-fro.

So. Central Rain:

Jose Gonzalez - Down The Line:

New Music Tuesday

2007-10-16T16:21:00.000-07:00

Anytime clogging and florescent tights can be incorporated into an act, I say they deserve the Matt Higginson bump.

Tilly And The Wall:

New music Wednesday

2007-10-10T10:26:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna try to post some video's and or links to new music each week around Tuesday or Wednesday:

Band Of Horses new album is fantastic, despite my brother Darren's claim that they are a "poor man's My Morning Jacket." I haven't been this excited by a band since Oingo Boingo.

Radiohead will let you choose the price of their most recent gem In Rainbows...I kid you not. I think most of the songs have been performed live for years but it is well worth a download. Careful with the pound to dollar conversion.

One of my favorite songs from the album is Reckoner.

Oh Canada, Oh Taylor

2007-09-24T16:55:00.000-07:00

I have always known that my good buddy J. Taylor Oblad enjoys Disney and Halloween, but I never knew he had a webpage dedicated to his infatuation.

Click here to see his most disturbing displays.

props to brother darren for introducing me to this site

Andrew Bird - Imitosis

2007-09-21T14:38:00.000-07:00

Funny ha ha

2007-09-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

These commercials make me chuckle, oddly enough many involve sugary saturated sweets. Pleased to enjoy:

Berries & Cream:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sXthALzCZRE

Warren Wallace:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KWgpGVGeL_g

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GYPkWe0GqB4

Snickers Song:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nhEQ066WDAA

Oreo Beard:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YdLH9cdnD5U

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blog? como?

2007-08-14T13:17:00.001-07:00

I don't blog, and yet I am completely satisfied with my life; wierd.

I like reading and commenting on my friends blogs, hence this blog. The folks at blogger.com are rather crafty, to comment on blogs you must own a blog, thus poliferating the blog world; tricky.