2005 in review
HIGHPOINT:
the first This Is Not The New Minstrel Show
FAVORITE COINED PHRASE (group effort):
PAMCHENKO!
FAVORITE COINED PHRASE (rockstar edition):
"cobain yourself"
"get nico'd"
"get spungen'd"
"hutchence yourself"
FAVORITE CHEAPSHOT JOKES (tie):
dionne warwick's perpetual state of shock
jenny lewis' career peak in "troop beverly hills"
BEST EXCUSE TO DRINK:
walking 11.5 miles in one day, motherfucker
FAVORITE INDULGENCE:
$17 cocktails overlooking central park
FAVORITE MOVIE IN SPITE OF A SUCKY YEAR FOR MOVIES:
2046 (which was still disappointing)
FAVORITE MOVIE TO LAUGH AT:
me and you and everyone we know (an embarrasment of lols)
FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENT:
listening to the jon brion-produced fiona apple record for the first time. first song: "not about love," beautiful piano plonking-->CELLO!-->spat-out chorus + braking piano keys-->tempo change/rush of words (is fiona the best white mc?)/strings all over the place
FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENT (kick in the head division):
hearing sleater-kinney's "the fox" for the first time
FAVORITE MOMENT AT A SHOW:
neko case in a stevie nicks dress as the new pornographers cover fleetwood mac's "dreams"
FAVORITE MUSICIAN I STILL MAKE FUN OF:
joanna newsom
FAVORITE SCENE AT A PARTY:
group sing-along to "glycerine" at 94-96: The Best Years of Our Lives party
FAVORITE PARTNERS IN SNARK:
geo & stan
FAVORITE HORRIBLE TREND:
minimalist IM-esque abbreviations of words
FAVORITE TERRIBLE REALIZATION:
indie rock is the new grunge (or; 2004-2005 is the new 91-94)
FAVORITE PERSONAL LOSS:
hipster-ism
(the only 2005 records i've listened to: sleater-kinney, fiona apple, antony and the johnsons, new pornographers, decemberists, scoutt niblett)
BEST REASON TO BE CAUTIOUS RE: FAVORITE PERSONAL LOSS:
i've already heard 4 2006 albums (belle & sebastian, jenny lewis, cat power, strokes)
FAVORITE HILARIOUS LYRIC/DELIVERY OF 2006:
are you really that pure, sir?
thought i saw you in vegas
it wasn't pretty
but she was
(background singers): NOT YOUR WIFE!
-jenny lewis
FAVORITE NEW GENRE:
muscletwee
FAVORITE OVERHEARD CONVERSATION:
(september, nyc, near nyu dorms)
girl 1: omg look at all these cabs! it's just like "elf"
girl 2: omg i love that movie!
girl 1: duh, that's why i'm a film major!
FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME:
this
the first This Is Not The New Minstrel Show
FAVORITE COINED PHRASE (group effort):
PAMCHENKO!
FAVORITE COINED PHRASE (rockstar edition):
"cobain yourself"
"get nico'd"
"get spungen'd"
"hutchence yourself"
FAVORITE CHEAPSHOT JOKES (tie):
dionne warwick's perpetual state of shock
jenny lewis' career peak in "troop beverly hills"
BEST EXCUSE TO DRINK:
walking 11.5 miles in one day, motherfucker
FAVORITE INDULGENCE:
$17 cocktails overlooking central park
FAVORITE MOVIE IN SPITE OF A SUCKY YEAR FOR MOVIES:
2046 (which was still disappointing)
FAVORITE MOVIE TO LAUGH AT:
me and you and everyone we know (an embarrasment of lols)
FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENT:
listening to the jon brion-produced fiona apple record for the first time. first song: "not about love," beautiful piano plonking-->CELLO!-->spat-out chorus + braking piano keys-->tempo change/rush of words (is fiona the best white mc?)/strings all over the place
FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENT (kick in the head division):
hearing sleater-kinney's "the fox" for the first time
FAVORITE MOMENT AT A SHOW:
neko case in a stevie nicks dress as the new pornographers cover fleetwood mac's "dreams"
FAVORITE MUSICIAN I STILL MAKE FUN OF:
joanna newsom
FAVORITE SCENE AT A PARTY:
group sing-along to "glycerine" at 94-96: The Best Years of Our Lives party
FAVORITE PARTNERS IN SNARK:
geo & stan
FAVORITE HORRIBLE TREND:
minimalist IM-esque abbreviations of words
FAVORITE TERRIBLE REALIZATION:
indie rock is the new grunge (or; 2004-2005 is the new 91-94)
FAVORITE PERSONAL LOSS:
hipster-ism
(the only 2005 records i've listened to: sleater-kinney, fiona apple, antony and the johnsons, new pornographers, decemberists, scoutt niblett)
BEST REASON TO BE CAUTIOUS RE: FAVORITE PERSONAL LOSS:
i've already heard 4 2006 albums (belle & sebastian, jenny lewis, cat power, strokes)
FAVORITE HILARIOUS LYRIC/DELIVERY OF 2006:
are you really that pure, sir?
thought i saw you in vegas
it wasn't pretty
but she was
(background singers): NOT YOUR WIFE!
-jenny lewis
FAVORITE NEW GENRE:
muscletwee
FAVORITE OVERHEARD CONVERSATION:
(september, nyc, near nyu dorms)
girl 1: omg look at all these cabs! it's just like "elf"
girl 2: omg i love that movie!
girl 1: duh, that's why i'm a film major!
FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME:
this