December 2010
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The last My Liner Notes post of 2010 is short and sweet — emphasis on sweet. Two of my favourite singles this year were Big Boi’s “Shine Blockaz” and The Black Keys’ “Everlasting Light”, ranking #14 and #15, respectively.  So it came as a welcome surprise when mashup artist Wick-it the Instigator  combined the two songs for his “Everlasting Shine...
Dec 30th
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It’s no surprise that Sufjan’s favourite musical genre of music is Christmas music. A few years back he released a box set of five volumes packed full of original and traditional Christmas music. Then as each Christmas would approach, subsequent volumes began popping up on the Interweb. However, Volume 6 was never previously available, let alone heard. Until now. The good folks at...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 16th
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Top 20 Shows of 2010
1. Sufjan Stevens @ Massey Hall 2. Pavement @ Osheaga Festival, Montreal 3. Belle & Sebastian @ Massey Hall 4. Arcade Fire @ Toronto Island 5. The Magnetic Fields @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 6. Owen Pallett @ The Mod Club 7. Charlotte Gainsbourg @ Olympia Theatre, Montreal 8. Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom, New York 9. LCD Soundsystem @ Kool Haus 10. Kings of Convenience @ Phoenix Theatre 11. Air @...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Top 30 Albums of 2010
1. Beach House - Teen Dream 2. Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz 3. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 4. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 5. The National - High Violet 6. Owen Pallett - Heartland 7. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 8. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening 9. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt 10. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo 11. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms 12. Besnard Lakes - The...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Top 30 Singles of 2010
1. Foals - Spanish Sahara 2. The Morning Benders - Excuses 3. Beach House - Norway 4. Cee-Lo - I Want You / Fuck You 5. Kanye West - Power / Runaway 6. Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait / Sprawl II 7. Deerhunter - Helicopter 8. Yeasayer - ONE 9. She & Him - In the Sun 10. Mark Ronson - The Bike Song (ft. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock) / Bang Bang Bang (ft. Q-Tip) 11. Memoryhouse –...
Dec 16th
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Dec 1st
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