some of my favorite music related things of '08

So this was a pretty big year for me. I left my comfort zone and took in tons of new, much needed music and artists

-The Dark Knight Score
-Ace Enders and a million different people - The Secret Wars
-Yelle on Halloween. It was pretty sweet, had no idea what she was saying but awesome time
-Anthony Green - Avalon
-Alive In Wild Paint - Ceilings-completely mellow album but amazing nonetheless. Really cool guys too.
-Rancid at The Warfield - it was just about time I got around to seeing Rancid
-Van She - V - 80's synth pop. They're Australian and haven't released an album in the U.S. Have to thank my roommate Taylor for this one. V is one of my most listened albums of the year.
-Person L - Initial
-The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
-Common - Universal Mind Control- fun album but fell way below expectations
-Dan Black - okay, so he didn't release an album but posted a bunch of new demos on his myspace page. 2009 is going to be a big year for Mr. Black
- Q-Tip - The Renaissance - this was a much needed album for hip-hop
-The Color Fred/Ace Enders and a million different people tour
-Cut/Copy - In Ghost Colours
-Britney Spears - yeah I'm not really into her but my friend played here nonstop and it was hard not getting her stuck in my head. Yeah, shoot me.
-Lady Gaga - same as above. checked out her album, it was pretty good.
-Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology
-Tricky - Knowle West Boy
-Death in the park e.p.
-NFG - Tip of the Iceberg /International Superheroes of Hardcore - Takin' It Ova!