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2002 Year End Best Of
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Gooner |
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Top 10 New Releases
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Please note that these are listed in alphabetical
order, not by their greatness. Hehe -- i just couldn't choose....
- Roomsound by Califone (Perishable)
- Fog by Fog (Ninja Tune)
- Irreversible Trend by From Safety To Where
(Radical)
- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming
Lips (Warner)
- Knock Knock Knock by Hot Hot Heat (Subpop)
- Kennedy by Kennedy (Sealevel)
- When Do We Start Fighting? by Seafood (Nettwerk)
- Original Pirate material by The Streets (locked
On)
- The Used by The Used (Reprise)
- The Life and Death of an American Four-Tracker
(vinyl w/ extra track!) by John Vanderslice (Barsuk/Sealevel)
Honorable Mentions:
Good Morning
Beautiful by Irving
Split 7" by
Silversun Pickups and Pine Marten (only here because it is merely
a 7")
Demo 002 by Dios
I Break Chairs by
Damon Jurado & Gathered in Song
Turn
on the Bright Lights by Interpol
Point by Cornelius
Finally We Are No One
by Múm
The Future is Now
by Non Phixion
Slanted and Enchated
(deluxe edition) by Pavement (only here b/c it was a reissue)
Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony
by Gogol Bordello
House of Jealous Lovers
by The Rapture (here because it is a 12")
Crashing Through
by Beat Happening
Cheerleader by Cheerleader |
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Best Shows I've
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Hmmm. I'd have to say Crack! playing their final
show ever at The Garage in LA. otherwise, it'd have to be Gogol
Bordello. |
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Best Major Label:
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Warner Brothers |
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Best Indie Label: |
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Sealevel |
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Most Hyped Act: |
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Beck |
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Act I Thought
I'd Hate, But Didn't: |
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Spoon |
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Act I Thought I'd Like, But
Hated: |
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Beck |
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Guilty Pleasure: |
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System of a Down |
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Best New Band: |
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From Safety To Where |
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Best Old Band: |
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The Flaming Lips |
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Best Artwork: |
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
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Best Music Mag: |
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Destroy All Monthly |
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Best Song: |
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The Rapture by House of Jealous Lovers |
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Best Site to Buy Music: |
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Insound |
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Best Informational Site:
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All Music Guide |
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Best Online Zine I Write
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Evilsponge.org |
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