1. Part 2
2. Take 2
3. Part 2, Take 2
4. Epilogue: The Prequel
5. 11-20
6. 2010二
7. Guys
8. In Defense of Nunrape
9. “It’s More The Way You Say Things.”
10. 2011

With that out of the way, I can make some additions without creating a new category.

It’s still January. Yes, no one cares. These lists this year are mostly for me. I’m not trying to put every list I thought was good, but there was a lot of stuff I didn’t get to that I knew was good and some other stuff I didn’t get to at all. So these links are lists of stuff I need to get back to.

BTW, it turns out using just the year as a title is a terrible idea for more than one reason: the link takes you to every post for that year and so does the link for the comment. Thought I fixed it by changing it to unicode numbers but it was not to be. If you were burning to comment have at it.

Some quick notes:

• I may have overstated my anti-Stereogum, pro-Weingarten stance. Stereogum and the Village Voice have been the only big indie/pop-covering sites I read for a while now. Weingarten has in the past said some things I disagree with (disagreements entirely outside of this blog) that I still do, but since then has said a lot more things that I do agree with and think he’s someone worth listening to in general. I should have put that into context better for anyone except the 3 people that might remember what I’m talking about. He’s probably the most currently identifiable music writer for the Voice, but I forget that he also writes for Rolling Stone. My problems with the Stereogum list are minor compared to the near mental breakdown I experience reading a Rolling Stone list. But then again I could experience a near mental breakdown reading a box of cereal or one of my own posts.
• I did try to find that black metal video I was talking about again. I really couldn’t remember the name or where I saw it. I did find this one by Belphagor. It was more extreme than that in that it involved some pooping. It’s not the anti-religious stuff that bothers me. In fact, the thing that bothers me about black metal lately is the pro-religiousness of some of the groups. My whole obsession with music and art is about getting away from religion, not trying to join another one. I’m still into the spirit of collectivism and whatnot, but… Oh the point was the music (and the title and name of the band) with that video was not at all memorable. Props to Belphegor for referencing the Actionists instead of trying to take the Necronomicon seriously or whatever. [Strong warning on that link, these are not music videos. But the music in some of them is pretty good. Way more intense than distorted guitars! Srsly, don't do it.]

More Best Ofs

• Metal Sucks Mega-list
• Village Voice: Calculating Enthusiasm, Hipness, Metalism, And, Uh, Kvltosis
• Rockmelon Soda’s Top 10 J-Albums
  Rockmelon Soda is not even a music blog, but this is a pretty good list. via Zac Bentz who did:

• Japanator Radio best-of: Part 1 and Part 2
• There’s also jrawk’s best of 2010 podcast which maybe has some better selections but the guy doesn’t talk anymore.

More 2010 Records I Bought and Enjoyed

• Cristina Black | The Ditty Sessions [self-released]
• Daniel Menche | Hover [Touch]
• Dokaka | 2nd Album (part of Discography) [self-released]
• Kayo Dot | Coyote [Hydra Head]
• Tinyfolk | CF [Rah Rah]

…this list was longer until I checked the release dates.

+ there were a couple good reissues:

• Bikini Kill / Huggy Bear | Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth [KRS]
• Xasthur | 2005 Demo [Hydra Head]

More Death

If 2010 seemed to go by quickly for you, we had very different years. I posted this New York Times obit recap on the tumblr with some obvious added omissions (and some you really couldn’t expect but…)

I forgot Nujabes. That happened in February somehow. Feels like years ago. And then there was Eyedea in October. October?

Then Japan Live reminded me about bice. Heart attack at 38. Ultra sad.

Then, Hello Project.

Aw crap. I did like some Hello Project still.

I even had to make my own list cause I’m not in totally into the same stuff as Celestia, but she reminded me. Momosu is getting rid of everyone that could sing and is headed back in pedotown. Berryz are just pulling out but never had very strong singers. Still, they are getting some songs. I can’t sit through any of these full albums anymore. I don’t like the direction of C-ute or Buono, the last singles I liked were from 09. S/mileage I have to admit that one song is on the edge of creepsville but it’s good. And yes I heard them covering Pucchimoni…they will never be Pucchimoni! But whatever, I’m going to go stab myself in the face, brb.

1. Moonlight night ～月夜の晩だよ～ (Tsukiyo no Ban da yo)
2. Fantasyが始まる (Fantasy ga Hajimaru)
3. 大きい瞳 (Ookii Hitomi)
4. 女と男のララバイゲーム (Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game)
5. シャイニング パワー(Shining Power)
6. 女が目立って なぜイケナイ (Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai)
7. くら寿司 ビッくらポン！(Kura Sushi Bikkurapon!)
8. 夢見る １５歳(Yume Miru 15 Sai)
9. 雄叫びボーイＷＡＯ！(Otabeki Boy Wao)

Nope that’s it. I can’t find another song that doesn’t make my brain itch. Luckily, I have the knife.

That’s the stuff.

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