*** Competition Closed *** *** Congrats to Peter, Sam and Emer *** *** who pick up a copy of G.I. Joe on dvd *** We have a huge sack of goodness for all you couch potatoes this week. So much in fact that you’ll be hard pushed to leave you settee until next weeks installment. We even have a competition to win one of this weeks movie releases, so be sure to enter to be in with a chance to win G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra!
Alternative title: The Music Industry is Dead, Long Live Music Duke Special announces his new venture today via PLEDGE MUSIC. Essentially, as he now no longer has a record label, he is going down the DIY route to produce and release his albums. To help raise funds, he is offering all sorts of unusual Duke artefacts and experiences for which fans can pledge varying amounts. It’s an interesting idea. Duke has a lot of devoted fans who would love the opportunity to own a handwritten Duke Special poem, to write a song with Duke or even to have dinner with him. All of these are being made possible. Some of the funds raised will go towards building a team of promotional people to work on the new Duke releases at press, radio, TV and online. In addition, some of the money raised will go to Duke’s charity of choice - … There’s more
Lists are hard. You decide what goes on the list. You decide what order they go in. You worry about what people will think. You wonder have you missed anything. You add things in. You cross things out. You bang your fists. You curse the gods. You pour blood, sweat and tears onto the page. Finally at the end of it all you get to the shop and you realize you left your bloody list at home. Anyway, enough about groceries. Here are my ten favourite albums of the last decade. 10. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise (Asthmatic Kitty, 2005) 9. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away (Sub Pop, 2007) 8. The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet, 2007) 7. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin (Sub Pop, 2007) 6. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop, 2008)
A week ago I started this “epic” quest and now I stand almost one-third of the way through. In case anyone was wondering the full list of films that I have seen this year clocks in at around 130, and from this I compiled the Top 25. That does mean that I may have missed some gems but I did try to see as many of the contenders as possible. My 18th best movie of 2009 is…
