K-ron’s Top 50 Most Overplayed And Most Obsessed Over Tracks From 2009
It is that time of the year where you start to make lists of things you want as presents for the holidays and you make top 10 lists that reflect on your best memories of the past year. Here is my list of my top 50 most overplayed and most obsessed over songs from 2009. Some of these songs helped me fall asleep at night and some of these songs kept me up at night because they are just that good. The majority of these songs all represent a memory or feeling of mine from this past year.
All of these songs (listed below) were released in the U.S. in 2009, but since a lot of these songs are still very new to my speakers, I will certainly be continuing to overplay them in 2010. If you are not familiar with these songs, then get on it. Hopefully you can find as much pleasure and happiness in these songs as I have.
WARNING: You might become obsessed after you give each of these tracks a listen.
(In no particular order. Listed with band name, then song title. For free downloads, right click and open in new tab to download mp3.)
50 SONGS WORTH OBSESSING OVER FROM 2009
- Magic Wands – ‘Black Magic’
- La Roux – ‘In For The Kill’
- Junior Boys – ‘Parallel Lines’
- Hockey – ‘Too Fake’
- Lo Fi-Fnk – ‘Want U’ (free download)
- Local Natives – ‘Airplanes’ (free download)
- Mew - ‘Introducing Palace Players’
- Ganglians – ‘Voodoo’
- Washed Out – ‘Feel It All Around’
- Wave Machines – ‘Keep The Lights On’
- Dirty Projectors – ‘Stillness Is The Move’
- The Whitest Boy Alive – ’1517′
- Animal Collective – ‘Taste’
- Surfer Blood – ‘Anchorage’ (free download)
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – ‘Home’
- Air France – ‘No Excuses’
- jj – ‘Things Will Never Be The Same’
- Islands – ‘Heartbeat’
- Fanfarlo – ‘Ghosts’
- Evan Voytas – ‘Give It Back’
- Local Natives – ‘Shape Shifter’
- Miike Snow – ‘Black & Blue’
- Pony Pony Run Run – ‘Hey You’ (free download)
- Shiny Toy Guns – ‘Major Tom (Coming Home)’
- Toro Y Moi – ’109′
- Death Cab For Cutie – ‘Meet Me On the Equinox’
- Here We Go Magic – ‘Fangela’ (free download)
- Jonathan Johansson – ‘En Hand I Himlen’
- Lily Allen – ’22′
- Little Boots – ‘Earthquake’
- Tigercity – ‘Powerstripe’
- NazcarNation – ‘Monolith Prep‘
- Julian Casablancas – ’11th Dimension’
- Faunts – ‘It Hurts Me All The Time’
- Passion Pit - ‘Moths Wings’
- Phoenix – ‘Fences’
- Mew - ‘Beach’
- Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – ‘Me + Yr Daughter’
- Throw Me The Statue – ‘Hi-Fi Goon’
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Heads Will Roll’
- Bat For Lashes – ‘Daniel’
- A Sunny Day In Glasgow – ‘Failure’ (free download)
- Ganglians – ‘Voodoo’
- Team William – ‘You Have My Heart Ok’
- Royksopp – ‘It What I Want’
- Fever Ray – ‘Triangle Walks’
- Dirty Projectors – ‘No Intention’
- Discovery – ‘I Want You Back’
- White Denim – ‘I’d Have It Just The Way We Were’
- Blind Man’s Colour – ‘In The Flowers (Animal Collective cover)’
- Grizzly Bear – ‘Two Weeks’
If you have not already done so, then take a look at your itunes, your blogs and your concert tickets and reminisce over your favorite memories of 2009.
What are the songs you obsessed over in 2009?
The Princess and the Frog “Disney Experience”
Yesterday my best friend and I got to go to a screening of Disney’s brand new animated film The Princess and the Frog. But this wasn’t just any screening–it was a full on “Disney Experience” on the Disney Lot in Burbank. We got there about 45 minutes early and followed the frog steps through the lot, with the aide of very helpful PATF staff. There was a photo station before entering the theater, but we weren’t about to bump any toddlers out to get a shot.
Then Mickey shows up. WHAT!? I know, I know. I’m an adult woman, I know there’s just a person inside that costume–BUT, as a girl who grew up a few miles away from the Magic Kingdom, let me tell you about something that happened in 1993. Mickey’s Toontown. Before Mickey and Minnie had established plastic homes, one felt giddy at the prospect of a chance encouter with the mouse. Now, you had to wait in line, tour the mouse house, keep it quick. I’m not one to protest order, but the spontaneity of the situation added a bit of glee, know what I mean? Therefore, I was elated that Mickey just showed up to this event. Just happened by. Don’t you understand that the Mouse is a celebrity? He has scheduled appearances and handlers. Better recognize.
Anyway. So we take out seats at this grand theater, while an organ player (oh God, I just typed ‘organ donor’, what’s wrong with me?) piped out tune after Disney tune. We watch all the mini-princesses file in and squeeze past us in their poofy Belle/Cinderella/Tinkerbell getups.
And then it begins.
It’s kind of a big deal for Disney to introduce a new princess.The story, of course, comes from Grimm brothers’ fairy tale, but as it usually goes, I’m not too familiar with things until Disney jazzes it up. And the did literally jazz it up this time–it’s set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. There’s music, voodoo, morals, magic, and a hot prince. You know, when he’s not a frog. I think it’s the hazel eyes that do it for me. Unfortunately, much like in Beauty and the Beast, the hot guy doesn’t spend most of the movie in true form.
The BEST character is a lovestruck cajun firefly named Ray who shouts, “DON’T MAKE ME LIGHT MY BUTT!” before taking on evildoers.
It’s hard to say just how fast Tiana’s tale will assimilate into the whole Disney classic family, but it undoubtedly will. As far as comparison to other Disney princess flicks, Tiana is still a Daddy’s girl but she has a very supportive mom of the non-step variety. And a lot of food. Tiana is a waitress who dreams of opening her own restuarant, see. Even though this one sings a lot about how hard work can acheive your dreams, she isn’t the only princess to work her tail off (A-hem, Cinderella) and yet maintain unmatchable optimism.
The movie gets wide release on December 11th and yes, I totally think you should go see it.
Now, onto what happened after the movie.
We were led to a showroom filled with waving, sparkling, magical DISNEY PRINCESSES. All of them.
Hey gurl, let’s be friends so I can hang out in your library.
It’s mildly awkward because Annette and I arrived at the showroom well before the stampede of little girls, and although, again, I know they’re hired guns I was still like WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?
We browsed the display cases, eyed the elegant cupcakes for sale and played a few games:
Then we took a picture “with” Louis the Crocodile:
As we were sauntering out, I saw that Aurora didn’t have a line and I was like, I NEED A PICTURE WITH HER. So I ask her if I can high five and she says, “We can do a princess high five!” and so we sorta do sorta don’t (I’ll show you the pic later) and then she says, “Thank you, princess!” as I leave. i’m giddy. What am I, 6 years old?
The whole experience was very special, I was completely enchanted with it all.
Tell me what you think of it when you go see it!
Moustachette: A Review. Sort Of.
What can one say about a movie that’s 16 minutes long, especially when the film festival staff let everyone in 5 minutes after they’ve started playing said movie?
For those of you not in the know, Moustachette is a short film from the mind of Patrick Stump, the priceless melody-maker and singer for Fall Out Boy. In addition to directing, P. Sassy plays Eugene Arlington, an amicable fellow on a quest to develop a backbone. Sort of. Ryan Key (Yellowcard, Big If) plays Casper Amity, self-aggrandizing artist who dresses like a cross between popcore dork and crunkcore poser (plz see Yourscenesucks.com).
A lot of the movie is dialogue between Casper and Eugene, a dichotomy between the entitled and the polite. Fall Out poster Boy Pete Wentz plays a small role, but gets to take a swing at Key for having eye-sex with his girlfriend. I really don’t want to say much else, should you want to experience it fresh when it comes to an indie theater (or perhaps iTunes) near you.
In place of a play-by-play, I was going to interview Ryan about his role as Casper and what it was like to be directed by Patrick-it’s just that he’s either crafting painstakingly eloquent answers or giving me the passive-aggressive brush-off. Should the answers ever return to my inbox, I will post them, though. Promise.
A little bird with blue hair recently received a letter of correspondence from Mr. Stump after the bird blogged a review that stated she was less than impressed with the outcome of Moustachette. P. Sassy reportedly responded that he wasn’t pleased with how it turned out, either.
At the time I requested an interview with Key, he hadn’t seen the movie either, so I suppose I’ll just let it go. But I really wanted to talk about his wardrobe:
As for me? A 16-minute movie is an ideal investment for my attention span, especially paired with familiar faces, so I can’t honestly say my opinion is unbiased. Is it aesthetically pleasing? Totally. I feel like it took a hint from the Speed Racer (the ’08 movie version), which was a colorful feast of a flick. (I realize I’m nearing the too-much mark for alliteration, but this review is almost over, I swear).
Was it inspiring? Not really. But I think the people going to see this because of Patrick have already bought stock in his talent, and this little foray into a different artistic medium isn’t really going to change fan opinion.
Did it stir up a curious craving for a blueberry shake? Well, yes-and I’ve never even had a blueberry shake. And who knows, maybe that was the whole point.
For more info, visit Moustachette’s official site.
Winter Is Here Contest …
Winter is here and we want to see your snowmen! In celebration of Glamour Kills new clothing line, Buzznet is giving away GK t-shirts and 4 cameras with never seen before photos from All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday and The Friday Night Boys. Deadline to enter is 12/21/09.