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[no magnets]

#7. M83 - Midnight Souls Still Remain

really?!? i usually get about two minutes into this and turn it off.

[Ned Braden]

SOMB Best Album Tracks:


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Jonathan Richman - When We Refuse To Suffer

Killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't see this guy cracking any lists. Glad he did.

[Paul]

Sorry that most of these aren't embedded (dumb labels fault), but I'd rather post youtube links because I know they'll work everywhere (usually)

SOMB Best Videos of the Year:


#10.



Björk - Wanderlust

#9.
Britney Spears - Womanizer

#8.



Kanye West - Flashing Lights

#7.



The BPA - Toe Jam (sort of nsfw)

#6.
LCD Soundsystem - New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

#5.
Portishead - The Rip

#4.



Chris Dane Owens - Shine

#3.



Feist - I Feel It All

#2.
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)



#1.
Weezer - Pork and Beans

[arkin]

seriously, did nobody vote for the video for "L.E.S. Artistes"? Damn shame.

[Paul]

SOMB Best Music-Related TV Performances:


#5.





A Colbert Christmas

#4.



R.E.M. on Austin City Limits

#3.



Kanye West on the MTV Video Music Awards

#2.



TV on the Radio on Late Show with David Letterman



#1.



Wilco on the Colbert Report

[Paul]

SOMB Best Music-Related Pop Culture Moments:


#10.



BarackRoll'd

#9.



The Animal Collective Listening Party

#8.



Girls cry when David Cook beats David Archuleta

#7.



"You Can Vote However You Like"

#6.



Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

#5.



Barack Obama references "A Change Is Gonna Come" on election night (skip to 2:10 on the video)

#4.



Guns N' Roses return / Dr. Pepper vs. Axl Rose

#3.



Sting is referred to as "Stong" on the SOMB

#2.

Another Spin for Vinyl



By ALEX WILLIAMS
Published: August 29, 2008

DURING his freshman year at Point Park University in Pittsburgh a couple years ago, James Acklin, now 20, felt lost among the social cliques on his new campus until he got to talking with a student who was in some of his classes. She seemed unusual, and it wasn’t just her look: thick-framed eyeglasses, bangs and vintage dresses. Then, one rainy day in February, the two skipped class and went to her apartment. As soon as she opened her door his instincts were confirmed: she had a turntable. So did he. They both spoke the language of vinyl.

Their bond was sealed as soon as she placed the stylus on an LP by the band Broken Social Scene, he said in an e-mail message. "There was this immediate mutual acknowledgment, like we both totally understood what we define ourselves by," continued Mr. Acklin, who considers his turntable, a Technics model from the 1980s that belonged to an aunt, a prized possession. "It takes a special kind of person to appreciate pops and clicks and imperfections in their music."

"Another Spin For Vinyl" (New York Times article that I thought was an Onion article)



#1.



Jay-Z covers "Wonderwall"

[Mitchell]

That's a fantastic top ten.

[Paul]

SOMB Best New Artists of 2008:


#10.



Krallice

#9.



Fuck Buttons

#8.



The Dodos

#7.



Air France

#6.



The Gaslight Anthem

#5.



MGMT

#4.



Hercules and Love Affair

#3.



Santogold

#2.



Vivian Girls



#1.



Fleet Foxes

[killerparties]

The pop culture moments top ten is absolutely perfect.

[Duff.]

Would've voted Stong if I knew that was 2008.

seriously, did nobody vote for the video for "L.E.S. Artistes"?

Damn shame.

Really? Did not care for that video at all.

[SonicAlligator]

Completely forgot about that Toe Jam music video. So awesome. Also, I wish I had watched "The Rip" music video earlier. Since I watched it for the first time like a week ago, I didn't vote for it, but it would definitely be my number one.

[Paul]

SOMB Artist of the Year:


#10.



Deerhunter/Bradford Cox/Atlas Sound

#9.



Fleet Foxes

#8.



Frightened Rabbit

#7.



TV on the Radio

#6.



Rihanna

#5.



Jay Reatard

#4.



Weezer/Rivers Cuomo

#3.



Portishead

#2.



Lil Wayne



#1.



Kanye West

[Mitchell]

That Portishead picture is hilarious. Kanye going to win this in 2009 as well. Clearly a hard pressed battle for artist of the 00's with The White Stripes, Wilco, A Fire and Radiohead is due soon.

[Paul]

SOMB Biggest Letdowns:


#10.



A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues For 13 Moons

#9.



TV on the Radio - Dear Science

#8.



Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

#7.



Black Kids - Partie Traumatic

#6.



Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

#5.



The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed

#4.



Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology

#3.



The Breeders - Mountain Battles

#2.



My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges



#1.



Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

[spiritofeden]

That Portishead picture is hilarious.

Kanye going to win this in 2009 as well. Clearly a hard pressed battle for artist of the 00's with The White Stripes, Wilco, A Fire and Radiohead is due soon.

except Kanye is no where near in the same league as those 4 bands.

[Paul]

SOMB Best Album Cover:


#10.



The Walkmen - You & Me

#9.



Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

#8.



Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak

#7.



Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill

#6.





Deerhunter - Microcastle

[Paul]

#5.



Genghis Tron - Board Up The House

#4.



Blitzen Trapper - Furr

#3.



Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

#2.



The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement



#1.



Weezer - Weezer

[SonicAlligator]

SOMB Biggest Letdowns:

#6.



Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

People expected this to be great?

[undo]

SOMB Best New Artists of 2008:
#7.



Air France

haha

[Paul]

This was a unanimous #1 choice.

SOMB Worst Album Cover:


#10.



Randy Jackson's Music Club

#9.



James Taylor - Covers

#8.



Gun N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

#7.



Britney Spears - Circus

#6.



The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

#5.



My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

#4.



Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

#3.



Megapuss - Surfing

#2.



Santogold - Santogold



#1.



Madonna - Hard Candy