My Tops of 2006
Top Albums:
Dosh – The Lost Take (Anticon)
Excepter – Alternation (5RC)
First Nation – S/T (Paw Tracks)
Ghostface Killah – Fishscale (Sony)
Liars – Drums Not Dead (Mute)
Pajo – 1968 (Drag City)
Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped (Geffen)
Spank Rock – YoYoYoYoYo (Big Dada)
Thom Yorke – The Eraser (XL)
Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid Of You And Will Beat Your Ass (Matador)
Top Films:
A Scanner Darkly (Linklater)
Art School Confidential (Zwigoff)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Charles)
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (Lynch)
Thank You For Smoking (Reitman)
United 93 (Greengrass)
Top Shows Attended:
Animal Collective, Black Cat, WDC
Arab Strap, IOTA, Arlington, VA
Brightblack Morning Light & Espers, DC9, WDC
Jack Rose, Velvet Lounge, WDC
Jamie Lidell, Black Cat, WDC
Lorelei, DC9, WDC
Silver Jews, Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville VA
Sonic Youth, 9:30 Club (Two shows), WDC
Spank Rock, Black Cat, WDC
Whitehouse, Pig Destroyer, Wolf Eyes, DC9, WDC
George Liquor’s Goddamn Xmas Cartoon
Boing Boing’s Digital Emporium is selling a flash based John K cartoon on its site for just one buck. I’ve actually seen it before years ago and I definitely think its worth the small fee.
DoCopenhagen’s Top 50 Videos of 2006
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Cursed Sleep
I like to link to this list every year because its well compiled and while I don’t love everything listed there’s always something on there I haven’t yet seen.
Mr. Lif, The Coup, DJ Big Wiz survive tour bus crash…
Approximately 40 miles outside of San Diego the tour bus carrying Mr. Lif, The Coup, DJ Big Wiz, Metro and friends, flipped over and burst in to flames. Miraculously, everyone managed to escape with his or her lives. There were injuries suffered to different degrees ranging from minor to serious but everyone is essentially OK and getting treated in various hospitals. The bus and everything in the bus was destroyed in the fire.
The most serious injuries were sustained by DJ Big Wiz (Def Jux), Zarha (friend and merchandise assistant to Mr. Lif) and SILK-E (The Coup). They are all being looked after now and beginning the process of recovery.
Everyone else (MR LIF, METRO, THE COUP) is battered, but relatively unscathed.
For obvious reasons the tour will most likely not continue. Right now the dust has yet to completely settle but once it does we will provide fans and friends who are concerned with info on how to reach out to the injured parties and express well wishes.
We are all incredibly grateful that our amazing friends and fellow musicians survived this serious event.
Sincerely,
EL-P and DEFINITIVE JUX
Definitely scary, but its good to hear everyone’s ok … best wishes to everyone at Def Jux.