Archive for January, 2010

Songs 10-1

Posted: 5th January 2010 by Ian in General

The final 10. These are the songs that stood out the most and left the most lasting impression on me. I hope you enjoy the songs as well, but I make no attempt to make them “popular” or “cool”. These are the songs that had the affect on MY life. So, as the Doctor would [...]

Songs 20-11

Posted: 4th January 2010 by Ian in General

20.  “New Slang” – The Shins In Garden State, Sam (Natalie Portman) hands her headphones to Andrew (Zach Braff) and says “You gotta hear this one song — it’ll change your life; I swear.”  She wasn’t lying. Listen 19.  “Glósóli” – Sigur Rós Whilst watching the music video is NOT a prerequisite, it certainly adds [...]

Songs 49 – 21

Posted: 4th January 2010 by Ian in General

49.  “Still Fighting It” – Ben Folds I first heard this song outside Jamie’s house after a party or something.  Jordan (formerly of OMJ and currently of The Gorgeous Hussies/Wailing O’Sheas) played it for us on his car radio.  I was hooked immediately and jumped on napster (or possibly limewire) to get the album as [...]

Top 100 Songs of the Decade: Songs 75-50

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Ian in General

75. “Everything Evil” – Coheed & Cambria Progressive rock at it’s finest. My friend Pud had been raving about this album for some time so I decided to purchase it from Smart Punk. Quite glad I did. The Coheed & Cambria albums tell the story of “The Armory Wars”, which is a pretty cool premise [...]

Top 100 Favourite Songs of the Decade 100-76

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Ian in General

I have been kicking around an idea for 100 songs for a while, but could never decide how to classify them.  Should I put them as the top 100 of all time?  Top 100 of the year?  Top 100 songs that get me through the day without hitting someone? It was too hard to narrow [...]