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Top of 2008

So, i've never done a year end recap, and i wrote out this long thing during class, but i never really got around to copying it, and i think it was a little overboard. so here it goes:

Top 5 shows i went to (no real order):
-Kings of Leon and We are Scientists @ the Orpheum Theater
-Photo Finish Records CMJ showcase ft: Sparks the Rescue, Friday Night Boys, Recover, Envy on The Coast, Anthony Green
-The Fee Fie Foe Fum Tour- Lauring Marling, Johnny Flynn, Mumford & Sons @ ICC
-The Receiving End of Sirens' official farewell show @ Lupo's with Therefore I Am and Envy on The Coast. THE BEST SHOW OF '08
-Bamboozle

Top 11 Albums (no real order):
-MGMT- Oracular Spectacular
-Forgive Durden- Razia's Shadow
-Good Old War- Only Way To Be Alone
-Jet Lag Gemini- Fire the Cannons
-Katy Perry- One of the Boys
-Go Radio- Welcome to Life
-Paper Rival- Dialogue
-The Scenic- Find Yourself Here
-Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend
-Secret Lives of The Freemasons- Weekend Warriors
-Sparks The Rescue- Eyes To The Sun

Best Roadtrips:
-Feb: Envy on The Coast @ Highline Ballroom
-March: Buffalo NY for Envy
-April: Lancaster PA for Envy, the epic brownies..just ask them about when we made them brownies.
-May:Toledo Ohio, for the last real High Court show
-July/August: My 6 day stunt of the To Catch a Predatour with The Scenic, Go Radio, and Lannen Fall
-October: 7 out of 9 days of The Scenic/Sparks/The Bigger Lights and Team Scenic!

Albums and Bands That I REALLY Got Into In 2008, Not From 2008:
-The Wombats- Tales of Love, Loss, and Desperation
-Why?
-Forgive Durden-Wonderland
-Portugal. The Man
-Noah and The Whale (maybe they are from 2008? either way, they are incredible)
-Saves The Day
-TREOS, but ive always been into them


Major Letdowns of 2008:
-The High Court's breakup
-Friday Night Boys
-The Maine
-Pretty much everyone on Fearless Records..so Fearless Records..especially for signing Motionless in White
-A Rocket To The Moon: not really a let down, just major suckage
-Danger Radio. Their new album....lame. love and support that band, but i really dislike the new album
-Girl Talk-Feed The Animals : this was more like Throw Up than Mash Up

Bands I Expect To See A Lot of in '09:
-The Bigger Lights
-Sparks The Rescue
-Jet Lag Gemini
-BRITNEY SPEARS MAKING A COMEBACK.
-The Dear Hunter
-Four Year Strong
-A Loss for Words
-Last Lights was originally on my list....
-DJ SHUTTLE
-Passion Pit

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