Hypothetical Bias

hypo-nation hearts wilco

dude: (although i am decades behind the hip-and-with-it, my recent discovery of this new show "lost" -- maybe you have heard of it -- has led me to adopt hugo-esque conversation style) the hypo-nation loves wilco, who will be on saturday night live this weekend.

i, of course, will be asleep long before that.

DBT: Brighter than Creation's Dark

From Twangville:

New Releases: Brighter Than Creation's Dark

Full album stream: http://play.rhapsody.com/thedrivebytruckers/brighterthancreationsdark

January 21 morning playlist

Music to do, er, research by:

• Meat Puppets - Too High to Die
• Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day
• Pixies - Trompe Le Monde
• Mark Lanegan - Field Songs

Unique taste

Who doesn't love Maria McKee fronting the 1980s cow-punk band? My cassette tape deteriorated some years ago and I've been trying to get Lone Justice's debut album in CD form. Here is the email I received today:

We're still trying to obtain the following item[s] you ordered on October 11 2007 18:24 PDT.
    
     Lone Justice (Artist) "Lone Justice" [Audio CD]

You have unique (and excellent, of course) taste, and this item is difficult for us to get our hands on.

Still want it? We'll keep on trying. To keep your order for this item open, please click the link below. Otherwise, we'll cancel your order on January 28 2008, if we haven't located it by then.

I clicked the still want it link, but, any suggestions? And don't suggest I download it to my IPod. My what?

My own top 10 albums of 2007

My method is to review the top 50 albums as rated by No Depression critics and readers, determine which albums I purchased, listened to and liked. I list these albums in the order of their appearance on the critic's/reader's lists (comments in parentheses):

1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (I'm addicted to painkillers in honor of Tweedy)
2. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through (Patty makes me cry)
3. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Magic (I'm trying to get my kids to say "that's the boss" when they hear his rasp)
4. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade (a NYC computer album, but still, it's Steve Earle)
5. Sarah Borges & the Broke Singles - Diamonds in the Dark ("I want to live my life in stereo" gives me heartache)
6. Son Volt - The Search (I can't seem to figure out how to browse the website without hearing the album, not always a bad thing, but what if I'm listening to 10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged [don't ask] on the stereo**? ... without muting my compter)
7. Scott Miller - Reconstruction (didn't make the ND list, but this live album will get you from Boone to Wilkesboro in about 5 minutes)

Honorable Mention: Possum Jenkins, Giant Bear, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, High School Musical 2 Soundtrack

Not to brag, he says braggingly, but I had a big music year -- saw Wilco (Charlotte), Patty (Asheville), Son Volt (Asheville) and Scott Miller (Asheville [solo, opening for Patty], Asheville and Johnson City).