Best of 2005: Albums

These are some of the best albums of the year. Some are critically acclaimed, some not so much. There were tons of albums that were great this year, I hear of a new one I want to listen to almost weekly. Its hard to keep up, but here are some that stood out for one reason or another. I'm sure there are a few others that really belong here and might be added later so check back.

::Keep in mind these are just suggestions::


IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
The Kills
[No Wow]













Wolf Parade
[Apologies to the Queen Mary]














The White Stripes
[Get Behind Me Satan]














Shout Out Louds
[Howl Howl Gaff Gaff]













Kings of Leon
[Aha Shake Heartbreak]













Jack Johnson
[In Between Dreams]












The Hold Steady
[Separation Sunday]














Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah!
[Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]














Bloc Party
[Silent Alarm]














Beck
[Guero]










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Indie Rock on the Internet

The New York Times examines the internet's positive effect on indie rock and inide rock labels.






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News

Radiohead Speak: Info on the fourthcomming album and tour

Franz Ferdinand- CD Release Party, Portland Oregon, and Christmas.

The Strokes comment on the early leak of 'First Impressions of Earth' to the internet.

Muse plan Follow-up to 'Absolution' and Tour for Spring 2006

LA Weekly-2006: What It May Be: "Metal, thrash and other “heavy” music never really go out of style" I think he's serious.

'A photographer has come under fire in China for his pictures of a man falling off a bicycle'


///Download
White Stripes: 2002-03-14, Bergen

Radiohead: 1992-11-14, Colchester

Black Keys: 2005-09-25, Austin

Neutral Milk Hotel: 1998-03-04, Carrboro

Various Artists: Ranted at Rust, a Neil Young tribute






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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Next week will bring a Best of 2005 Album list and possibly 'what's to come in 2006' wish list.

Also the wDMO Radio Tracklist is always expanding so let me know of any requests and I'll see what can be done. In the new year we'll have a few daily shows on wDMO and possibly some sort of live concert of the week. So stay tuned.



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Mr. Pibb + Red Vines= Crazy Delicious

SxSw 2006 Line Up Announced



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News

Velvet Revolver plan July release for follow up to 'Contraband'

Nine Black Alps prep US Debut

Neil Young has big plans for 2006

Bob Dylan becomes XM Radio's newest DJ.

The Bravery prep live DVD, new album.


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wDMO Radio/Site ReDesign

Check out wDMO Radio! Now you can listen to the past, present, and future of rock on wDMO.

Also, I'm looking to Redesign the site, make a wDMO logo, and a wDMO Radio Logo. So if you know someone or a company that is good at graphic/web design let me know.



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New Pantheon Award

New Pantheon Award is a new award created to honor the best new music that is lingering just below the mainstream's radar. The New Pantheon will go to an album released in the United States between July 1, 2004 and October 30, 2005 that has sold less than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.

The panel consists of 27 entertainers, journalists, and industry hot shots, including Ric Ocasek of the Cars, Sir Elton John, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson of the Roots, Elijah Wood, Margaret Cho, Shirley Manson of Garbage, Beck, John Legend, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Keith Urban, Adam Brody and Josh Schwartz from The O.C., and Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber.

Each panelist noninated 7 albums. This list will then be shorted to 10 nominees, with a winner being named Feb. 6th in LA, 2 days beofre the Grammy's

Come on down!

Name-Album(Label)
Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako (Nonesuch) American Analog Set - Set Free (Arts & Crafts) Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs (Righteous Babe) Animal Collective - Feels (Fat Cat) Antony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now (Secretly Canadian) Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful (Red Ink) Arcade Fire - Funeral (Merge) The Ark - State of the Ark (EMI) Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (Rhymesayers) Bettye LaVette - I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (Anti) Björk - Medulla (Elektra) Blackalicious - The Craft (Epitaph) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (Vice) Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase (Warp) Brazilian Girls - Brazilian Girls (Verve) Brian Wilson - SMiLE (Nonesuch) Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Saddle Creek) The Bravery - The Bravery (Island) Broadcast - Tender Buttons (Warp) Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (Arts & Crafts) Chad VanGaalen - Infiniheart (Sub Pop) Charlie Haden - Not in Our Name (Verve) Clinic - Winchester Cathedral (Domino) Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock (Universal) Danger Doom - The Mouse and the Mask (Epitaph) The Dears - No Cities Left (Spin Art) Death Cab for Cutie - Plans (Atlantic) The Decemberists - Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars) Deerhoof - The Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars) Devendra Banhart - Nino Rojo (Young God) Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill (Anti) Emiliana Torrini - Fisherman's Woman (Rough Trade) Explosions in the Sky - How Strange, Innocence (Temporary Residence) The Faint - Wet From Birth (Saddle Creek) Fantomas - Suspended Animation (Ipecac) Feist - Let It Die (Interscope) Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (Sony) The Futureheads - The Futureheads (Sire/679) The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Sony) Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike (Side One Dummy) Inara George - All Rise (Everloving) Jamie Lidell - Multiply (Warp) Jamiroquai - Dynamite (Sony) John Vanderslice - Pixel Revolt (Barsuk) Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (Universal) Kasabian - Kasabian (RCA) Keren Ann - Nolita (Blue Note) Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak (RCA) Langhorne Slim - When the Sun's Gone Down (Narnack) Laura Veirs - Year of Meteors (Nonesuch) LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (Capitol) Le Tigre - This Island (Universal) Leela James - A Change Is Gonna Come (Warner Brothers) The Like - Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? (Geffen) M.I.A. - Arular (XL/Beggars) M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us (Mute) Maria Taylor - 11:11 (Saddle Creek) The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (Universal) Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now (Lost Highway) Matt Costa - Songs We Sing (Venerable Media) Matisyahu - Live at Stubb's (Sony/Or Music) MF Doom - MM..Food? (Rhymesayers) Mia Doi Todd - Manzanita (Plug Research) Mike Doughty - Haughty Melodic (ATO) My Morning Jacket - Z (ATO) Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll (Breast Fed) Nada Surf - The Weight Is a Gift (Barsuk) The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (Matador) Pinback - Summer in Abaddon (Touch & Go) Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (Stones Throw) Ray LaMontagne - Trouble (RCA) Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (Brute/Beaute) Rogue Wave - Descended Like Vultures (Sub Pop) Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue (Echo) Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (Universal) Seu Jorge - Cru (Wrasse Records) Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (Sub Pop) Sons and Daughters - The Repulsion Box (Domino) Spoon - Gimme Fiction (Merge) Stars - Set Yourself on Fire (Arts & Crafts) Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty) Thrice - Vheissu (Island) Tim Robinson - Money in the Woods (CD Baby) Tom Vek - We Have Sound (Star Time) William Bolcom - Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Naxos) Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary (Sub Pop) Z-Trip - Shifting Gears (Hollywood)

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///News

CBGB to close its doors for good on Halloween 2006

You Could Have Made It So Much Better:Franz Ferdinand to head back to studio in Jan. for album number 3

Arctic Monkeys release Album details

Yeah Yeah Yeahs holding a contest to design a flag for the cover of the new album, the new cat concept album.



///Download

Green Day - Dookie demo tape

Queens of the Stoneage - Southside Festival [06.11.05]

The Strokes [11.18.05] Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan




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///News:
The Philadelphia Inquirer examines the city's indie rock scene.

Last weeks news that still makes me laugh this week: 311 Brawls With Scott Stapp In Baltimore

///Download:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs [05.22.04]

The Raveonettes [11.18.05] San Jose, CA

Zwan [12.06.02] Spaceland

RADIOHEAD [6.04.03] Electric Ladyland Studios


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The Subways: [Great Scott] Boston

The Subways played their 1st show ever on the east coast 12.03.05 @ Great Scott in Allston Ma. Not only did they rock the sold out capacity crowd, but they are friendly as hell too.

We'll have some reviews of the show up this week.

Go out and get Youth for Eternity on Feb. 14th





The Twenty Twos opened the show and were great. I had never heard of the band before, but after meeting the bassist before the show, I was interested in hearing them. They didn't disappoint and are on the [wDMO///Radar] and should be on yours too.

If it sweetens the deal, the 3 chicks in the band are cute and the drummer goes 100% non stop. Its great to watch and even better on the ears. They play a great live show and really started the night off right.



Check out The Twenty Twos:

[twentytwos]

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Do two things for me:

1. Tell one person about wDMO
2. Buy the album when it comes out, or pre-order it and have it on Jan 3rd.
*Amazon has First Impressions of Earth for $10.98

Now...

Enjoy-[First Impressions of Earth]


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First Impressions of... The Strokes

11.29.05: The Strokes played a small show in London's ULU. The old out show was played in front of 800 people who won tickets by braving the weather in line all night. The hour and a half set went as follows:









Juicebox
Red Light
Heart In A Cage
On The Other Side
Vision Of Division
Evening Sun
Razorblade
Electricityscape
Hawaii
15 Minutes
You Only Live Once
Last Nite
Hard To Explain
Someday
The End Has No End
Under Control
New York City Cops
Reptilia
Barely Legal
Is This It
Take It Or Leave It


The Strokes [11.29.05] London-ULU. Video of the show

This is a .torrent file. I've been posting most on the links as torrents since this is the best way to share music online. So, go get bittorrent and then read this. If you still cant get this stuff to work email me.

I'm making some mp3s of the new songs, but also going to see The Subways' first ever US show on the East Coast. So we'll see when I can get them up here. Hopefully tonight.



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First Unitarian Church

I just wanted to express my love for this great small venue in Philadelphia. Its literally the basement of a church, which is weird at first, but its def. an experience. A religious one. haha.

Anyway, I've seen a few shows here in the past. Ted Leo/Yeah Yeahs, were the best. It simply rocked...in church.

So check out First Unitarian Church for upcoming shows, you'll enjoy it.

Or you can take my advice and see The Subways @ First Unitarian March 3rd

Do it, see the Subways. The Philadelphia show was just announced, so jump on it.

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listen to:

The Arcade Fire / Final Fantasy / [08.30.05] / Liverpool Carling Academy

White Stripes/Detroit,MI [10.1.05]

The Dead 60's / 10.3.05 / Paris, FRA - Black Session


Help with downloading

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Download: The Black Keys

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - Girl on My Mind (partial)

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - Thickfreakness

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - 10 AM Automatic

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - The Breaks - Set You Free

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - Stack Shot Billy

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - Busted

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - Everywhere I Go

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - The Moan -- Grown So Ugly

The Black Keys - Austin City Limits - She Said -- Have Love Will Travel

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News

The Subways talk to Filter Magazine

iPod compatible bed?

Rolling Stones to play halftime of Super Bowl XL in Detroit

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Download: Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah!

Clap Your Hand Say Yeah's live set on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show from September 16th. You'll have to click download about 10 times, but the files are there.

clap your hands say yeah - 01 - graceful retreat.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 02 - is this love.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 03 - skin of my yellow country teeth.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 04 - over and over again.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 05 - details of the war.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 06 - in this house of ice.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 07 - gimme some salt.mp3

clap your hands say yeah - 08 - upon this tidal wave of young blood.mp3

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RIAA Free Holiday Shopping!

Do you want to support good artists and independent labels, but you don't want to indirectly help fund the RIAA's nefarious activities? Never Fear! After hours of compiling statistics from my abacus and deciphering endless amounts of Morse code I have come up with these record labels and their artists that refuse to join the RIAA.

Happy Holidays!

Merge (The Arcade Fire, Spoon, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Magnetic Fields, The Clientele, and about a bazillion other terrific artists)
Matador (Interpol, The New Pornographers, Belle & Sebastian, and again, many, many more)
Kill Rock Stars (The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Xiu Xiu)
Sub-Pop (The Postal Service, Wolf Parade, The Shins, Iron & Wine, Rogue Wave)
Asthmatic Kitty (Sufjan Stevens, Castanets)
Barsuk (The Long Winters, Death Cab for Cutie, John Vanderslice)
Epitaph (Bad Religion, Danger Doom, Youth Group)
Saddle Creek (Bright Eyes, The Faint, Cursive)
Vice (Bloc Party, The Streets, The Stills)
Eighteenth Street Lounge (Thievery Corporation)
Arts & Crafts (Broken Social Scene, Stars, Feist, American Analog Set)
FatCat (Animal Collective, Vashti Bunyan, Mum)
Righteous Babe (Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco)
Bar/None (Architecture in Helsinki, Joy Zipper)
Up (OLD Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, the Concretes)

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News

There are 75 band references in this picture, can you find them?







Rock Stations on FM radio are dropping like flies. Its something that I notice and get pretty pissed about daily. The Washington Post wrote about the topic. [On the FM Dial, Rock Is Sliding Away]

III Quid and Karen Elson expecting first child

Ever wanted to convert your vinyl LPs into digial files on your computer?

Part 1 of 2 : The demise of independent mom and pop record stores

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Class of 2006

RIP CDs

Interview with The Arcade Fire

Article about the Current State of the Music Industry in the Chicago Tribune

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listen to: live in concert

Death from above 1979- [11.10.05] Toronto

Broken Social Scene- [06.10.05] Bodensee

The Arcade Fire- [08.17.05]

Wolf Parade- [04.25.05] Montreal: video

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- [11.15.04] London
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