it’s the beginning of the end

of 2009. which means plenty of “best of” lists. pitchfork just posted their best music videos of 2009. below are a few of my favorites from their list.

rock on folks,
margaret kaye

Big Things Poppin: Madison Hype Initiatve

 
So where have we come from several months ago when the Madison Hype Initiative was born? Where has the hype gone? What have we achieved?
Well there have been things. More gutter basement messes with the arrival of the Ghetto Division in Madison for the FMF ‘09 secret afterparty scene. Oh and don’t worry, there will [...]

Round Robin – Deerhunter, No Age and Dan Deacon

It seems like just yesterday Peter and I went out onto a cold and windy Terrace to survey the scene with Union higher-ups about the plausibility of pulling off one of the craziest spectacles to hit the Terrace since the infamous Big Wu shows. There were so many variables to consider: would we have enough [...]