Like I did in 2008 and 2009:

• Amsterdam* (I live here)
• Eindhoven
• Riga, Latvia*
• Trakai, Lithuania
• Manchester, England

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Like I did last year:

• Amsterdam* (of course)
• Kaş, Turkey*
• Ayutthayha, Thailand*
• Chiang Mai, Thailand*
• Bang Kok, Thailand*

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I've already posted my top 50 albums for 2008, and my top 10 songs, but I should write something about the top 10 albums of the year (as that's where the songs come from after all).

10. Coldplay - Viva La VidaThe fourth studio album of Coldplay, that was said to be more lyrically deep. ( Read more... )

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My year in cities, as per Kottke and Mark

• Amsterdam* (doh! I live here)
• Bergen (ok, ok, town, not a city)
• San Fransisco, CA, USA
• Sacramento, CA, USA
• South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA

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I've finally managed to narrow down the list of 50 albums down to 10, and I've taken one song from each album to form a top 10 of songs of 2008 (In no particular order). You can download it from here (MP3, 63.5MB). Have fun listening!

The songs:
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
The Killers - This ( Read more... )

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It's the first of December today, which means that it's slowly getting time for some reflection on the past year. So also this year, I will be working towards a list of the music albums that were released this year, and which I consider to be the best. So here's the first step towards ( Read more... )