差點沒掛掉的 Paste Magazine 選出 2000 至 2009 最佳五十張專輯。

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50 Björk - Vespertine (Elektra, 2001)
49 Libertines - Up The Bracket (Rough Trade, 2002)
48 Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (Interscope, 2004)
47 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Domino, 2006)
46 Once - Music From The Motion Picture (Columbia, 2007)
45 Radiohead - In Rainbows (self-released, 2007)
44 The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music (Lost Highway, 2003)
43 Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala (Secretly Canadian, 2007)
42 Jay-Z - The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella, 2001)
41 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (Capitol, 2007)
40 TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (Interscope, 2006)
39 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge, 2007)
38 Gentleman Jesse - Introducing Gentleman Jesse (Douchemaster, 2008)
37 Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop, 2004)
36 Pedro The Lion - Control (Jade Tree, 2002)
35 Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino, 2009)
34 Various artists - O Brother Where Art Thou? (Mercury, 2001)
33 Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Capitol, 2002)
32 The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros., 2002)
31 Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism (Barsuk, 2003)
30 Damien Rice - O (Vector, 2003)
29 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar, 2008)
28 Paul Westerberg - Folker (Vagrant, 2004)
27 Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day (New West, 2003)
26 Over the Rhine - Ohio (2004)
25 Sigur Rós - Med ud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust (XL, 2008)
24 The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop, 2003)
23 Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (Bloodshot, 2000)
22 The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (Capitol, 2006)
21 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (XL, 2008)
20 The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet, 2007)
19 Beck - Sea Change (Interscope, 2002)
18 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Universal Republic, 2007)
17 Kanye West - The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella, 2004)
16 Rufus Wainwright - Want One (Dreamworks, 2003)
15 Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses (ATO, 2002)
14 The Strokes - Is This It (RCA, 2001)
13 Josh Ritter - The Animal Years (V2, 2006)
12 Spoon - Kill the Moonlight (Merge, 2002)
11 The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America (Vagrant, 2006)
10 M.I.A. - Arular (Interscope, 2005)
09 The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You (Columbia/American, 2009)
08 OutKast - Stankonia (Arista/LaFace, 2000)
07 Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) (Acony, 2001)
06 The White Stripes - Elephant (V2, 2003)
05 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Saddle Creek, 2005)
04 Radiohead - Kid A (Capitol, 2000)
03 Arcade Fire - Funeral (Merge, 2004)
02 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch, 2002)
01 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty, 2005)

其實看起來有點像誠音暢銷榜，顆顆。

最近還看了 2007 年的澳洲電影 Gabriel 。



基本上我還挺喜歡天使下凡後是遜咖、得在遊民收容所棲身的設定 (笑)，以及特效預算不足所以得想盡辦法製造氣氛的心意。

然後看完的感想是......

帥哥真好，都可以演天使還不會掛點......

下輩子麻煩請讓本人長帥一點好嗎？

前幾天剛看完 Confessions of a Shopaholic，我覺得這種片子都好勵志喔。讓人很想努力工作然後把到凱子繼續過豪奢的生活......

悲傷的是，片頭一出來就知道是哪首歌的朋友，恭喜你老了......


Ric Ocasek, "Emotion in Motion"

此外，還是要說一下，帥哥真好，可以家世好到不想靠還能自立自強當上總編輯。難怪我們都只能趴在底層仰望上方星火般遙遠的亮光。

然後當年我和同學為了 Ric Ocasek 這副尊容可以娶到 Paulina 忿忿不平 -- 嗚，小奧，難怪咱倆會成為朋友。


The Cars, "Drive"

這是兩人定情作。

然後我覺得啊，這首歌出現時是 Transformers 這部電影的最高潮，從此之後每況愈下。

「完璧な文章などといったものは存在しない。完璧な絶望が存在しないようにね。」



這應該和大家想像中的村上不一樣吧......但我還挺想看的。

PS. 喵呀，我居然一整季都沒來自己的部落格報到。

羊男的迷宮導演Guillermo del Toro推出新作 The Strain。



不過這可是一本小說喔，而且是三部曲的第一部。不管了，先下訂再說。

Guillermo 本人現身說法。



顆顆，吸血鬼病毒。和他合作這本書的另一半是Chuck Hogan。

村上春樹新書「1Q84」開頭第一句是這麼說的：「タクシーのラジオは、FM放送のクラシック音楽番組を流していた。曲はヤナーチェックの『シンフォニエッタ』。」隨意瀏覽了一下，後面的情節也對 Janáček 有不少著墨。

看來唱片公司可以靠村上先生多賣幾張 Janáček 囉。專輯名稱我也想好了，「村上春樹的私密情書」-- 雖然開場曲是 Sinfonietta。

欸，不過這個開場太像「ノルウェイの森」了吧，村上的自我指涉？


這就是文中提到的「冒頭部分」。

同場加映，「雷同」的冒頭部分......

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "Knife Edge"

そして僕は途方に暮れる。




1984

這麼多年來，我一直錯怪他了。


Marc-André Hamelin, "Liszt: 3 Etudes de Concert, S.144 - No. 3 in D flat "Un sospiro" (Allegro affettuoso)"

過去對我而言，他的存在意義只是華格納的岳父。

爾後 -- 我會想起頭上有蝴蝶飛舞圍成王冠的大衛王。

唉。

以下是阿嬤爽選出的史上最優的百張 indie rock 專輯。

網頁中有說明選擇的標準，別問為什麼沒有 Radiohead 了。


1. Bee Thousand by Guided by Voices
2. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
3. Spiderland by Slint
4. Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
5. Imperial f.f.r.r. (Deluxe Edition) by Unrest
6. Slanted & Enchanted by Pavement
7. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian
8. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
9. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
10. Bakesale by Sebadoh
11. 69 Love Songs Volume 1 by The Magnetic Fields
12. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
13. Michigan by Sufjan Stevens
14. We Have the Facts and We're Voti… by Death Cab For Cutie
15. I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
16. No Pocky for Kitty by Superchunk
17. Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
18. Give Up by The Postal Service
19. Kill the Moonlight by Spoon
20. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
21. Lifted Or The Story Is In The So… by Bright Eyes
22. Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate
23. Moon Pix by Cat Power
24. Funeral by Arcade Fire
25. Black Candy by Beat Happening
26. The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
27. Yellow House by Grizzly Bear
28. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Ante… by godspeed you black emperor!
29. 24 Hour Revenge Therapy by Jawbreaker
30. Zen Arcade by HÜsker DÜ
31. Repeater + 3 Songs by Fugazi
32. Let It Be [Expanded Edition] by The Replacements
33. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
34. Let's Get Out of This Country by Camera Obscura
35. Person Pitch by Panda Bear
36. Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine
37. When Your Heartstrings Break by Beulah
38. I Am A Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons
39. You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene
40. This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall
41. Gulag Orkestar by Beirut
42. Mass Romantic [Remastered] by The New Pornographers
43. On by Imperial Teen
44. On Fire by Galaxie 500
45. How Memory Works by Joan Of Arc
46. Advisory Committee by Mirah
47. Red House Painters I by Red House Painters
48. Agaetis Byrjun by Sigur Ros
49. Wild Love by Smog
50. And Don't The Kids Just Love It by Television Personalities
51. Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab
52. Liberty Belle And The Black Diam… by The Go Betweens
53. Sing No Evil by Half Japanese
54. Pussy-Whipped by Bikini Kill
55. The Mysterious Production of Eggs by Andrew Bird
56. The Decline And Fall Of Heavenly by Heavenly
57. Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty B… by TV On The Radio
58. Fabulous Muscles by Xiu Xiu
59. Set Yourself On Fire by Stars
60. Daddy's Highway by The Bats
61. Neon Golden by The Notwist
62. TNT by Tortoise
63. Destroyer's Rubies by Destroyer
64. Rejoicing in The Hands by Devendra Banhart
65. Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies… by Of Montreal
66. Milk Man by Deerhoof
67. Will You Find Me by Ida
68. Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
69. Feast of Wire by Calexico
70. The Fawn by The Sea And Cake
71. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floa… by Spiritualized
72. II & III by Camper Van Beethoven
73. The R&B of Membership by The Delta 72
74. The Curtain Hits The Cast by Low
75. Furnace Room Lullaby by Neko Case
76. Jane From Occupied Europe by Swell Maps
77. The Smell Of Our Own by The Hidden Cameras
78. Nothing Feels Good by The Promise Ring
79. De Stijl by The White Stripes
80. The Ugly Organ by Cursive
81. The Sea and the Bells by Rachel's
82. The Last Match by The Aislers Set
83. Save Yourself by Make Up
84. Hearts Of Oak by Ted Leo/Pharmacists
85. Vivian Girls by Vivian Girls
86. Worn Copy by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
87. Cure For Pain by Morphine
88. The Power Out by Electrelane
89. The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom
90. Louden Up Now [Explicit] by (!!! Chk Chik Chick)
91. Gallowsbird's Bark by The Fiery Furnaces
92. Horses In The Sky by Silver Mt. Zion
93. Alligator by The National
94. Waiter: 'You Vultures!' by Portugal The Man
95. The Discovery of a World Inside … by The Apples In Stereo
96. Trans Am by Trans Am
97. Ultimate Alternative Wavers by Built To Spill
98. To Survive by Joan As Police Woman
99. Passover by The Black Angels
100. Dangerous Magical Noise by The Dirtbombs

感想：其實所謂的 indie rock 沒那麼 indie 咩 -- 只要簽進獨立廠牌你就硬了。

我很喜歡的一支團 Mastodon，2009年新作首發單曲"Divinations"。

Mastodon, "Divinations"


出自專輯 Crack the Skye。

嗯，要聽完專輯後才知道喜不喜歡。

不過要大推之前的 Leviathan 和 Blood Mountain 兩張專輯。

我之所以喜歡這支團，有一大部分是因為他們繁複的節奏走向。

（這算得上理由嗎？）

「我這輩子都想一直念大學。」

這應該是許多人共同的心願吧。


Asher Roth, "I Love College"

讚，女子漢就是該有這種氣魄！


Tina & Ike Turner, "Proud Mary"

但想到與其同時，她回家後會被背後那名幽靈般的男子毆打 -- 真不知道該接什麼話才好。

來替自己的部落格灌個水好了。

近期比較有印象的歌，Miss Monday, "The Light feat.Kj from Dragon Ash,森山直太朗,PES from RIP SLYME"。


Miss Monday, "The Light feat.Kj from Dragon Ash,森山直太朗,PES from RIP SLYME"

這首歌最大的問題在於，現在只要看到森山直太朗的臉，就會想到他姊夫說。

The All Music Blog 常會針對不同年份的流行音樂，邀請寫手回顧該年份他們最愛的專輯/單曲，這系列的名稱一律叫做"AllMusic Loves..."。

最新的一篇聚焦1988年，這也是我流行音樂時期中雨水豐沛的一個年份啊。

尤其是這首歌，當年愛死了。


Siouxsie & the Banshees, "Peek-a-Boo"

把玩流行元素但不被同化，Siouxsie 的異質歌德美學今日難見。

實在太像玫瑰香。


Natacha Atlas, "Ya Laure Hobouki"

歌名的意思據說是"Oh Laure, My Love to You"，翻唱自黎巴嫩長青歌姬 Fairuz 的名曲。

選自 Natacha Atlas 的新專輯 Ana Hina。Natacha 很少有這樣純 acoustic 的專輯，應該是頭一遭吧。


Natacha Atlas & The Mazeeka Ensemble, Ana Hina