01.13.05 - 9:30 p.m.
Notes for best of 2004, if I ever get around to it� the problem is only music critics are listening to new stuff all the time. The rest of us (me at least) are going backwards and forwards simultaneously. A lot of the stuff I heard/saw/read for the first time this year came out earlier than 2004. Anyway� Music (albums):
Erlend �ye � DJ Kicks � perfect party musik Kanye West - College Dropout � we listened to this a lot Slack album (Jay-z + pavement) � smart on jayz�s part to release all the acapellas; he knew the time Dizzee � Showtime � much better than first Streets � Grand don�t come for free � madness redux Madvillainy � still think vaudville villain is his best Theodore Unit � 718 Music (singles): Masta ace � �wutuwanko� Kanye � thru the wire, jesus walks Franz Ferdinand � dark of the matinee (on the train from duesseldorf to amsterdam) Slack album � 99 problems here, zurich your shoulder Future heads � �meantime� (driving fast down 101) Beanie Sigel & Dirt McGirt - When you hear that (ratatat remix) Furac�o 2000 - 'meng�o 2000 pt1' MF Doom - Change the beat (Inhumanz remix) M.I.A. & Diplo - 'Pop', 'U R A Q T'
Air � �Surfing on a rocket�, �alpha beta gaga� (love that banjo) Ghostface � �Beat the clock� Keren ann � �Sailor and widow� Wiley � �reason� Modest mouse � �bury me with it�, �float on� Comics: Homestarrunner (cheat commandos, peasant's quest... these guys are in a league of their own) white ninja Movies / DVDs:
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle The Wire, Season 1 The Office � Christmas Special The Incredibles Video games: Katamari Damacy (also wins "hardest game to describe to friends") Burnout 3: Takedown Music blogs:
SF/J � the new yorker gets hip (madvillain piece was nice, what a thing to see in the august pages of NY!) Blissblog � way ahead of the curve on grime (defined the curve, really) Misc- Bogdan Raczynski's "renegade platinum megadance attack party" video Places I visited in 2004 Kauai Duesseldorf / Amsterdam Israel / Dahab Miami Parties in 04 Anon salon � blah Slide ranch � blah Zamora Pinhole fundraiser Blasthaus 9th anniversary Cali hikes: Tilden Sugarloaf Music I discovered & liked in 04 even though it didn�t come out in 04 McSleazy � �making plans for vinyl� Tiga � Man Hrdina (still my fave dj) Beck � Sea Change MF Doom � �Hey!� Soda Stereo - �En la ciudad de la furia� Depeche Mode � �Nothing� Devin tha dude � �I can�t quit�, �Mo fa me� Talk Talk � all their hits & later stuff too; what a voice Ditto for games:
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Advance Wars Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (blah) KOTOR Warioware Classes taken -scuba (open water certified) -welding (intro to sculpture) -judaism Things that happened:
EA moved from Walnut Creek to Redwood City Threw out all cd cases Nick moved into the Armory My bike got stolen We moved into a new apartment (& painted it) Bought a car Shipped Sims2 November 3rd Pistons beat Lakers Tried my first oyster Cos quit his job, went to Red Bull Music Academy Got down to a 6 minute mile Rode a Segway Shows/DJs seen:
Neko Case & Her Girlfriends Erlend �ye Of Montreal Jill Scott Zap Mama Sufjan Stevens Metro Area Asylum Street Spankers Michael Mayer Movies/dvds seen:
Network Word Wars Stop Making Sense (talking heads video) The Corporation Farenheit 9/11 After Sunrise Dreaming In Code Manchurian Candidate Midnight Express Scarface Sideways Spiderman 2 Spun (cynical cash-in bullshit, worst movie I saw this year?) Temporary obsessions:
Math � all those math books! Riemann hypothesis Video games & art � speed runs, Myfanwy�s super mario mod, etc� Deep sea diving, giant squid Boggle / Settlers of Cataan Ubiquitous in sf: Kid Beyond Hearts - beautified the city, loved discovering new ones Books read (these are the ones I remember, there�s probably others I forgot):
Blindness Windup Bird Chronicles Israel: the Embattled Ally How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Amsterdam Atonement Insanely Great The Vanishing Elephant Gulag Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Clumsy Unlikely Box Office Poison Hand to Mouth Permanent Midnight (again) Misc: Mitch Hedberg�s comedy stylings Worst of 2004 Joanna Newsome � ugh Half-handed cloud Jerk who stole my bike November 3rd (on such a different level that it�s ridiculous to include it in this list) United losing my luggage EA moving, having to buy a car & commute Losing my Ecco loafers Resfest turning into ad-fest ODB RIP
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