January 25th, 2005 § § permalink
In the madness of the new year, I forgot to post my playlists for my 2004 mixes. Most of the interested parties have exchanged CDs already, so I figured it is now safe to post the lists.
Best of 2004: All are not necessarily the best songs of 2004, but the best artists (IMHO, of course) and a representative track. Each of these tracks were released in the year of 2004.
- TKO, Le Tigre
- Wouldn’t Believe It, The Get Up Kids
- Bend & Break, Keane
- The Yellow Ones, Pinback
- Don’t Look Away, Joshua Radin
- Au Contraire, They Might Be Giants
- The Dark of the Matinee, Franz Ferdinand
- Planet Tokyo, PuffyAmiYumi
- Somebody Told Me, The Killers
- Ocean Breathes Salty, Modest Mouse
- Muzzle of Bees, Wilco
- How to be Dead, Snow Patrol
- Memory Lane, Elliott Smith
- Evil, Interpol
- No Cars Go, Arcade Fire
- Fit But You Know It, The Streets
- Move On, Mike Doughty
- BONUS TRACK: Take Me Out (Live Lounge), Scissor Sisters
New to Me 2004: I blame KSCU.
- My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Her Space Holiday
- The Execution of All Things, Rilo Kiley
- I Fought the Angels, The Delgados
- Why I Cry, All Time Quarterback
- Ha Ha, Mates of State
- Boycott, Mood Elevator
- Lucky Ladybug, Guv’ner
- The Scientist, Coldplay
- Naked as We Came, Iron & Wine
- El Caminos in the West, Grandaddy
- Something Bigger, Something Brighter, Pretty Girls Make Graves
- Let Go, Frou Frou
- Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley
- Paper Bag, Fiona Apple
- Desperado, Langley Schools Music Project
If you want a copy of the CDs, comment or shoot me an email. You’ll have to give me a copy of yours, too!
January 5th, 2005 § § permalink
I just wanted to get a feel for who’s gonna be at MWSF next week. I have an exhibits-only pass, but I always use this as an excuse to get together with fellow mac fans.
I am completely and totally out of the rumor mill loop, so I better get with it.
I will probably be there on the 11th or 12th, but I can make it out there during the remainder of the week as well.
So who’s in?
update 010505 21:40: Jason Shellen is hosting a Blogger Lunch on Tuesday the 11th.
update 011105 2330 pst: The 43 Folders meetup will be at House of Shields on New Montgomery tonight from around 5 to 7 pm.
Netter’s Dinner 2005 Thurs. Jan. 13, 7-10pm (requires pre-reg)
update 011205, 1110 pst: Here is a complete MWSF Event/Party List on Ilene’s Machine, including the following open-to-everyone parties:
- 800-WE-FIX-MACS Open House: 591 Howard St., Wed. Jan. 12, 5-9pm. Celebrate new store with free alcohol & food. Wear MW badge.
- MacWorld After Dark Concert with the Jackie Green Band: Moscone, Wed. Jan 12, 6-8pm.
- Inside Mac Radio‘s “Out of This World Party”: clubHide, 280 7th St., Wed. Jan. 12, 9pm.
- First Annual Typophile Film Festival: 111 Minna, Thurs. Jan 13, 6pm. Food, drink, & music, plus fabulous prizes. Sponsored by FontShop & SoTA.
Also, my MWSF photos are up on Flickr. Will update as time goes on… if I attend more events 
January 2nd, 2005 § § permalink
Happy New Year!
I know I’m a bit late with this post, but of course, the craziness of this time of year has taken its toll. I’m a bit relieved that it is over, but a bit wistful as well.
So no year-end is never complete with out some List-Mania. I’m gonna type this out as it comes to me, and probably edit it later…
In the Year Two Thousand… Four
…some of my top movies:
- Garden State
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Shaun of the Dead
- Sideways
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- The Incredibles
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Shrek 2
note: In writing this, I realize that I didn’t get to see as many movies as I wanted to this past year. That’s prolly why you’re wondering why I don’t have some particular movies listed. Wah.
…my top albums:
- Transatlanticism, Death Cab for Cutie
- Summer in Abbadon, Pinback
- Hopes and Fears, Keane
- The Spine, They Might Be Giants (natch)
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand
- Future Soundtrack for America, Various Artists
- Garden State Soundtrack
On that subject, I will add that I am attempting to participate in Rich‘s 2004 Mix CD challenge, which includes:
- Best New Music of 2004 (IMHO, of course)
- New to Me This Year
and I may take from Elke‘s book:
I’ll be posting those playlists later, for reference.
I suppose now that I’ve done the obligatory list entry, I hafta do the resolution post?
Heh. Maybe tomorrow.
