top 10s of 08

top 10 albums of 08:

1. SANTOGOLD- self titled
2.VAMPIRE WEEKEND- self titled
3. KANYE WEST- 808's & Heartbreak
4.LADYHAWKE-self titled
5. DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?-You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
6. THE COOL KIDS- The Bake Sale
7. KINGS OF LEON- Only By The Night
8. CUT COPY- In Ghost Colours
9. MGMT- Oracular Spectacular
10. EMPIRE OF THE SUN- Walking On A Dream

Gigs:

1. V FESTIVAL @ ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS 5/4/08
all i can say is that an undersold festival, amazing bands and the fact that you could walk from one band to another and see that band play quite easily meant that V fest was seriously the best festival i have ever been to. oh and DURAN DURAN were the best thing ever.

2. KANYE WEST@ Good Vibrations (Sidney Myer Music Bowl) 9/2/08
good vibes was a rainly miserable melbourne summers day, i pretty much missed seeing other bands so that i could get a good spot to see kanye from (undercover) and it was worth it. This was a preview of the Glow in the Dark tour and it was amazing, costume changes and all.

3. ARCADE FIRE @ Big Day Out (Flemington Race Course) 28/1/08
In order to see Arcade Fire i got squished half to death at boiling point for almost 2 hours. never mind, it was worth it. As a whole BDO was shit though.

4. THE FAINT @ Prince Band Room 26/9/08
I had waited so long to see the Faint. they did not disappoint.

5. DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? @ Parklife (Birrang Marr) 28/9/08
seeing 'dawn of the dead' played live in the rain was the highlight of my day.

6. THE BRONX @ The Corner Hotel 12/12/08
I had a hard time seeing, but despite a not so great third album the Bronx still went off.

7. THE TEENAGERS @ Billboards 13/06/08
french fun. whatever.

8. KANYE WEST/ NAS @ Rod Laver Arena 5/12/08
This show was quite disappointing. i found myself quite bored at stages, still great to finally see Nas though.

9. VHS OR BETA @ The Hifi 4/6/08
Got tickets to this gig on the day for half price. They hadnt sold many tickets because Cut Copy were playing a sold out show the same night. Great live band considering I didnt really know much of their stuff.

10. DEVO @ Festival Hall 31/7/08
this was the biggest let down ever. and i spent most of the show avoiding gross old men who were trying to sleaze onto us. but still, it just scrapes into the top 10 as i didnt really see that many bands this year.


top 10 movies:

1. The Dark Knight
2. American Gangster
3. Juno
4. The Counterfeiters
5. Burn After Reading
6. Pineapple Express
7. Iron Man
8. Tropic Thunder
9. Sweeny Todd
10. Stepbrothers

kanye west



arcade fire: