Albums, singles, concerts, music videos, transcendent TV performances, songs getting stuck in your head in a really good way—whatever! This way, we can end the week on a good note, be polite since we spend so much time blabbing, gank recommendations from the bestest music-blog readers in the world (oh, you know it’s true, hush), and have a great excuse to keep links to all our year-end stuff on the front page over the weekend. Happy New Year and happy commenting, everyone!
Maura Johnston’s Top 12 Albums, Singles, And Concerts Of 2008
80 ‘08 (and Heartbreak): Idolator’s Year-End Extravaganza
The Top 12 Idolator Posts Of 2008
MBV at Roseland, both nights. Anyone dumb enough not to wear earplugs is probably in surgery right now.
And the near polar opposite of that: The Swell Season at Radio City. Glen Hansard opened the show by singing “Say It To Me Now” sans amplification and made 6000 New Yorkers shut the fuck up. Brilliant.
@TimGunn: For what it’s worth, I saw Hot Chip in September and had a wonderful time.
R.E.M. in Chicago. Saw ‘em in Atlanta on the same tour, but the Chicago show was miles better.