top 10 radio singles
01 Little Dragon - Ritual union
02 Lana Del Rey - Video games
03 SBTRKT - Pharaohs
04 Katy B - Easy please me
05 Robyn - Love kills
06 Azari & III - Manic
07 Miami Horror - Holidays
08 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden
09 Arctic Monkeys - The hellcat spangled 'Shalalalaa'
10 Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle
top 5 albums I checked out in 2011 that I plan to keep on spinning come 2012 (some of which may have been released before 2011)
1 Los Campesinos - Romance is boring
Third album for these guys and a giant step forward in terms of scope and ambition. For fans of dynamic, alternative pop with witty, eloquent and verbose lyrics.
2 Metronomy - The English riviera
I've always considered Metronomy to be a well thought out bandname , so I picked this up at the library not expecting a whole lot, but this album is a clear winner, ranging from bass-driven guitar tracks ("She Wants") to eighties sounding tracks with cheesy synths (like "Corinne"). Think Hot Chip.
3 The Sword - Warp riders
Stoner rock. IN SPACE. For fans of: Kyuss, Black Sabbath, and just riffs in general.
4 The Vaccines - What did you expect from The Vaccines?
Most people probably heard the radio singles from this album, so you can pretty much figure out for yourself whether this is your cup of tea. I just wanna add a random snippet of information: Justin Young used to be a solo folk artist, under the name of 'Jay Jay Pistolet'.
5 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow stairs
Overall it's pretty gloomy. Better than 'Plans'!
6 Het Zesde Metaal - Akattemets
Snijdt dieper dan de Nederlandstalige concurrentie.
best movie I saw this year:
missed Drive (bummer!) and can't even remember going to the cinema after seeing Rundskop in February, so I'll have to go for that one
worst movie I saw this year:
Frits & Freddy by a long shot
best series I saw in 2011:
- The Shield (can't remember which season, but doesn't matter because they're all good)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm s8 (probably best season since season five)
- Mad Men s4
- Nip/Tuck s7
- Entourage s4-s8
- Party Down
- Tell me you love me
- Big Bang Theory s4
- Modern Family s1
Haircut extravaganza in a series award:
Kelly Carlson/Kimber in Nip/Tuck
Best female off-beat comedian in a series:
Lizzy Caplan/Casey in Party Down
Best MILF character in a series:
Perrey Reeves/Mrs. Gold in Entourage
