Rough All Over

"I am a greaser," Sodapop chanted, "I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations. I am a menace to society. Man, do I have fun!"

1. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

2. Feel Good Hit of the Summer by Queens of the Stone Age

3. Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) by Cracker

4. Friends by Band of Skulls

5. The Fallen by Franz Ferdinand

6. Let's Rave On by The Raveonettes

7. Fit But You Know It by The Streets

8. Honky's Ladder by The Afghan Whigs

9. Sinister Kid by The Black Keys

10. Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi (w/ MGMT & Ratatat)

11. Ain't No Friend of Mine by Mason Jennings

12. Millstone by Brand New

13. Lone Wolf by Eels

14. Ocean of Noise by Arcade Fire

15. Rock'N Roll by The Sounds

16. Right in the Head by M. Ward

17. No One Loves Me & Neither Do I by Them Crooked Vultures

18. Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed

19. You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse

20. Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead

21. White Trash Heroes by Archers of Loaf

Count Blogula vs. 2010: Music

I thought about putting together a list of my favorite albums of 2010, but I soon realized that my list would be the same as everybody else's list. The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Cee Lo Green, and a bunch of other artists put out some awesome stuff last year. I do want to make mention of Arcade Fire's epic album The Suburbs, because it was so good that I invented a rock opera in my head to go along with it. Anywho, here's a list of some great artists and their great songs that I felt needed some recognition for being cool in 2010. Have a listen, and tell me what you think.

"I Wanna Be Adored" by The Raveonettes

"The Ghost Who Walks" by Karen Elson

"Catch a Fire" by The Bug

"Holidays" by Miami Horror

"Ambling Alp" by Yeasayer

"Threshold" by Sex Bob-Omb

"Black Sheep" by Metric

"Skin Tight" by Scissor Sisters

"When I'm Small" by Phantogram

A Nice Day For a Resurrection

It's been so long that I don't even know what to write about. Do I start with my adventures in television watching with The Big Bang Theory, Dexter, and The Walking Dead? Should I explicate my journeys through the digitally rendered world of Fallout: New Vegas? Perhaps I should bring notable news from the world of comic books (I've been particularly enjoying The Stand, American Vampire, iZombie, and The Heroic Age: Avengers). Hmmm....I could also rant about my favorite albums of 2010 (Chief among them would be The Suburbs by Arcade Fire. Best. Album. Ever). And lets not forget books! I've read some good stuff, such as Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, which was a brilliant retelling of The Big Lebowski as if it was written by William Shakespeare (thanks, Sheree). I might also tell you of the fine foods that I have ingested recently. The Machine Gun sandwich from Bruges Waffles and Fries? Dynamite! And I would be greatly remiss if I neglected the fine films that I have seen (I'm having a difficult time deciding whether I liked The Social Network or Inception best....Quandary!).
I suppose I'll just dedicate one blog post apiece to each of my favorite samplings of awesome that I experienced in the last year.

Until we meet again!