Song of the Day: "We Are Young" by fun. feat Janelle Monáe

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Releasing the first single off their new record today, one of my favorite bands, is back at it in grand style.  fun. is fantastic. They stormed onto my scene in 2009, clenching the number 2 spot on my albums of the year list, and later landing at number 11 of by albums of the decade jot. And, with this single release, they have dampened my fear of the band suffering the dreaded sophomore slump.

Now, I do not think this is the real video for the single, just a promo for the song and Fueled By Ramen, but it is fucking disturbing. First, by how happy she gets by peeling the apple, then by how sad and hurt it makes her. Creepy shit.

"We Are Young" by fun. feat Janelle Monáe

Best Albums of the Decade- Stevie's Version

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So this was a project. It might be said that there were some arguments, some giving up and turning off the computer before I threw it, and also some good times listening to some songs I haven't listened to in a while. Overall, an emotional time and I hope that while you read through this list you also are reminded of good times and memories over the last decade.



As Addi did in his blog, here is my suggested list of videos to watch: Santigold (L.E.S. Artistes), The Killers (Mr. Brightside), Iron and Wine (Trapeze Swinger- Live!), Ben Harper (When She Believes- Live version, also my wedding song), Mike Doughty (Grey Ghost), and The Pierces (Secret)

Best Albums of the Decade - Addi's Version

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This is a list I did NOT want to do. Remembering how hard it was to do my best albums of all time, and on top of that, realizing how much I want to change on that list. But, considering that I could not stop writing this list in my head, I figured I would just bite the bullet. This was actually easier than I thought it was going to be, surprisingly. I hope you enjoy. (Reminder, this is my personal list, not a categorical list).

I apologize, I have decieded to include youtube clips rather than reveiws. They are awesome clips, some live, some videos, some acoustic, but they will take a bit to load.

Ok, their are 50 videos below. I would love if you watched them all, but I realize that would be silly, and only I would do that. So, here are my quick recommendations on which videos you should watch based on quality of clip alone.

Howie Day "Sorry So Sorry" Live

Slow Club "It Doesn't Have to be Beautiful" one of my favorite music videos of the year.

fun. "All the Pretty Girls" music video

The Dodos "Fools" live

The Temper Trap "Fader" music video

Paolo Nutini "Last Request" live

Cold War Kids "We Used To Vacation" live and acoustic

Secondhand Serenade "Its Not Over" live and acoustic

Justin Nozuka "Save Him" live

Why? "A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under" amazing music video.

Atmosphere "Guarantees" music video

Arcade Fire "Wake Up" live

*Side Note: I will be re-writing my best albums of all time list. I rediscovered a few and a few more have fallen out of favor. Biggest example of this is Eminem’s albums spotted at number 4.