http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/tags/so+best/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:15:51 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss so best http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:15:51 -0800 <p>According to last.fm, my favorite artists of January were:</p><ol><li>Burial</li><li>wale</li><li>Jazzanova</li><li>Rilo Kiley</li><li>Kanye West</li><li>Aaliyah</li><li>Björk</li><li>Sia</li><li>De La Soul</li><li>Justice</li></ol><p>Burial is <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/song-for-sunday-the-2007-album-that-haunts-me.html">well covered territory</a>. <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/saturday-dance-party-wale-dance.html">Wale is new to me</a>. Jazzanova&#39;s <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/song-for-sunday.html">Belle et Fou</a> is one of the records I bought with my Christmas Cash. Rilo Kiley is getting some re-listens because I feel like I didn&#39;t give <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Blacklight">their 2007 release</a> enough love when it came out. Kanye tracks dominate my workout and driving playlists these days. Björk ended up being the surprise soundtrack of my Vegas Vacation. <a href="http://www.siamusic.net/">Sia has a new album out</a>. De La is De La and even with <a href="http://newyork.metromix.com/music/article/and-justice-for-all/212024/content">Cross being referred to with the yucky term &quot;blog house&quot;</a>, Justice gets my attention every time they come through the speakers.</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 1.25em;">The Number Ones</span></strong></p><p>Week ending January 6, 2008<br /><table class="barChart chartWithQuilt fullTrackChart" id="table_596330722" style="height: 45px; width: 287px"><tbody><tr> <td class="playButtons"> <a class="inlineFlp" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/Endorphin?autostart"><img alt="Play" src="http://static.last.fm/tablestyles/pixel.gif" title="Full-length track" /></a> </td> <td class="subject" title="Burial – Endorphin, played 4 times"> <span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial">Burial</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/Endorphin">Endorphin</a>&#160;<em class="fullLength"></em> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="playButtons"> <a class="inlineFlp" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/Untitled?autostart"><img alt="Play" src="http://static.last.fm/tablestyles/pixel.gif" title="Full-length track" /></a> </td> <td class="subject" title="Burial – Untitled, played 4 times"> <span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial">Burial</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/Untitled">Untitled</a>&#160;<em class="fullLength"></em> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="playButtons"> <a class="inlineFlp" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/In+McDonalds?autostart"><img alt="Play" src="http://static.last.fm/tablestyles/pixel.gif" title="Full-length track" /></a> </td> <td class="subject" title="Burial – In McDonalds, played 4 times"> <span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial">Burial</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/In+McDonalds">In McDonalds</a>&#160;<em class="fullLength"></em> </span> </td> </tr></tbody></table><br />Week ending January 13, 2008<br /><table class="barChart chartWithQuilt fullTrackChart" id="table_1474078663" style="width: 100%"><tbody><tr> <td class="playButtons"> <a class="inlineFlp" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/Untitled?autostart"><img alt="Play" src="http://static.last.fm/tablestyles/pixel.gif" title="Full-length track" /></a> </td> <td class="subject" title="Burial – Untitled, played 8 times"> <span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial">Burial</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Burial/_/Untitled">Untitled</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Week ending January 20, 2008<br /><table class="barChart chartWithQuilt fullTrackChart" id="table_77039577" style="height: 30px; width: 338px"><tbody><tr> <td class="playButtons"> &#160; </td> <td class="subject" title="Kev Brown – Beats and Rhymes, played 7 times"> <span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Kev+Brown">Kev Brown</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Kev+Brown/_/Beats+and+Rhymes">Beats and Rhymes</a> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="playButtons"> &#160; </td> <td class="subject" title="Jazzanova – Theme From &quot;Belle Et Fou&quot; - The Bows, played 7 times"> <span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jazzanova">Jazzanova</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jazzanova/_/Theme+From+%22Belle+Et+Fou%22+-+The+Bows">Theme From &quot;Belle Et Fou&quot; - The Bows</a> </span> </td> </tr></tbody></table><br />Week ending January 27, 2008<br /><span> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Rilo+Kiley">Rilo Kiley</a> – <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Rilo+Kiley/_/Portions+for+Foxes">Portions for Foxes</a> </span><br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d914f10003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> music 2008 last.fm so best http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-feeds.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-feeds.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-feeds.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:29:24 -0800 <p>Based on what I starred in Google Reader in the last 30 days:</p><ol><li><a href="http://fimoculous.com/">Fimoculous.com</a></li><li><a href="http://io9.com/">io9</a></li><li><a href="http://bookforum.com/">bookforum.com</a></li><li><a href="http://laist.com/">LAist</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thefader.com/">The FADER Magazine</a></li><li><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/"><span class="trends-sorting-stream-link">Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog</span></a></li><li><a href="http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/"><span class="trends-sorting-stream-link">Away With Words</span></a></li><li><a href="http://undercoverblackman.blogspot.com/"><span class="trends-sorting-stream-link">Undercover Black Man</span></a></li><li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/"><span class="trends-sorting-stream-link">Lifehacker</span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/"><span class="trends-sorting-stream-link">BuzzFeed Latest</span></a></li></ol><p>New feeds I&#39;m trying on right now based on Google Reader&#39;s hot &quot;discover&quot; feature:</p><ol><li><a href="http://www.animated-news.com/">Animated News</a></li><li><a href="http://www.demonbaby.com/miniblog/">demonbaby miniblog</a></li><li><a href="http://essentialknowledge.wordpress.com/">Essential Knowledge of the Day</a></li><li><a href="http://magculture.com/blog/">MagCulture.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/earth/index.html">NYT &gt; Environment</a></li><li><a href="http://tech.nytimes.com/pages/technology/personaltech/index.html">NYT &gt; Personal Tech</a></li><li><a href="http://pamie.com/">pamie.com</a></li><li><a href="http://pictureyear.blogspot.com/">The Year in Pictures</a></li><li><a href="http://www.threepanelsoul.com/">Three Panel Soul</a></li><li><a href="http://blogs.televisionwithoutpity.com/thetelefile/">TWOP - The Telefile</a> (as an aside, is it as weird for you as it is for me seeing commercials for TWOP on tv?)<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.weburbanist.com">WebUrbanist</a></li></ol><p>What&#39;s new to you these days?</p> <p><strong>Current music: Janet Jackson – Funny How Time Flies (When You&#39;re Having Fun)</strong></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/so-best-januarys-top-feeds.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398d8f9200004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> feeds twop 2008 google reader so best