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I might do this end of year meme that's doing the rounds in the next few days, but for now I'm going to stick up my favourite records of the year, since droning on about music is one of my favourite things on here:

Top 20 albums of 2007:

1. We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (Modest Mouse)
2. Strawberry Jam (Animal Collective)
3. Drums and Guns ( ( Read more... )

Saw the last ever episode of The Sopranos last night, complete with deliberately infuriating ending. Sad to see the series go, that and Six Feet Under have been the two great TV series for me to watch in the last couple of years. I should probably watch The Wire at some point, I've heard enough rave reviews for it ( Read more... )

Tagged by Tarnia:

The rules are easy, just post 10 things that recently made you happy! Then tag 10 people and force them to post this meme on their LJs. Because it is good. Everyone needs a little happiness once in a while.

1. In Rainbows came out.
2. Having an extremely annoying customer walk out of the shop (probably never to return) after she got ( Read more... )

I downloaded In Rainbows last night.

I'm still finding it hard to take the smile off my face.

Terrific rugby matches over the weekend, this has been a great World Cup thus far ( Read more... )

Joanna Newsom in concert - fantastic.

Arsenal winning today - welcome bonus.

The concert was well worth it though, especially Monkey & Bear. And Peach, Plum, Pear. And Colleen. And Only Skin in the encore....

Things are really quiet at home this week. My brother is back at university, my sister is away, and my Dad is in Cyprus for the next ten days. So it's just my mother and I at home Two of my cousins have had babies in the last three days - both girls - which makes my ridiculously large family that little bit more complex. It's something like 30 kids ( Read more... )

That new advert on the TV for Dairy Milk, with the gorilla drumming to Phil Collins - completely daft, but best ad on TV for ages! Best since the Volvic Tyrannosaurus Alan ads anyway. Though infinitely more weird ( Read more... )

Though it's been a decent year for music so far, there's been a load of godawful album covers seemingly. So far I've seen stinkers from Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Bill Callahan, Hard-Fi (with their half-arsed attempt to be innovative by sticking NO COVER ART on the cover)...even the great Super Furry Animals have come up with an eyesore for ( Read more... )