(Image from ew.com. I used to hate John Locke's character but the actor who plays him, Terry O'Quinn is unbelievably talented.)

If you're an avid Lost fan you NEED to read Doc Jensen's reviews of each episode on ew.com. They may be a little too comprehensive, but he points out stuff that I wouldn't ordinarily notice, like the fact that all of the episodes so far mirror episodes in season 1.

Left of the Dial playlist 2/22/10

1. "Idle Idle Hands" - Bonus Eventus
2. "Cynicism" - Nana Grizol
3. "When I'm With You" - Best Coast
4. "Used To Be" - Beach House
5. "False Eto" - Quilt
6. "Bone Jam" - Jeff the Brotherhood
7. "Green River" - Real Estate
8. "Sunlight" - Tune Yards
9. "Romance is Boring" - Los Campesinos!
10. "A Martyr For My Love For You (live)" - The White Stripes
11. "Dreamsucker" - Grooms
12. "Zebra" - Beach House
13. "Galaxies" - Nana Grizol
14. "You Must Be Out Of Your Mind" - Magnetic Fields
15. "Frank and Sandy" - Pants Yell!
16. "Hit Em Up Style" - Carolina Chocolate Drops (cover)
17. "Nut Island" - The Points North
18. "Floating Vibe" - Surfer Blood
19. "Fall Hard" - Shout Out Louds
20. "Horchata" - Vampire Weekend
21. "Cranberry" - The Ruby Suns
22. "No, My Heart Will Go On" - Gigi

Recluse - Micah from Dimitri Kouri on Vimeo.

Ahh my friend Micah is so talented! I'm sad I missed this performance by about 15 minutes.

I can't believe I'm admitting this, but I still keep up with recent One Tree Hill episodes. I started the show back in the day when it was good and I was young, and out of pure boredom I keep up with it even though it's gone way down hill. Now when I watch the current season I find that I have to do something else while I'm watching it otherwise I'll get too bored, but the last episode (Season 7 Episode 15) was different. The episode was dedicated to the late John Hughes and was filled with references to his movies. Being the 80's fan geek that I am, I loved it. If anyone's ever been a fan of One Tree Hill I'd definitely recommend watching it.

Sixteen Candles references:
- Everyone forgets Haley's birthday
- The dumb blonde bitch get's her hair stuck in a locker
- Nathan stands in front of a red sports car (even only he were as hot as Jake Ryan...)
- Haley and Nathan kiss over a birthday cake (the above picture)

The Breakfast Club references:
- "Don't You Forget About Me" plays in the beginning (I was kind of glad this was the only reference to this movie because so many other shows have done Breakfast Club parodies)

Weird Science references:
- Junk and Fergie make Mouth the perfect woman online (yes, those are real character names)

Pretty In Pink references:
- Brooke tears apart an old unattractive dress and turns it into a new unattractive dress

Home Alone references:
- Jamie (aka the cutest kid on television) is left home alone



(images from onetreehillblog.com)

My Top Albums of 2009

Okay, so I realize this is extremely late, but I'm procrastinating writing a paper so I decided to list my top albums of last year. I've included one of my favorite songs from each album as an mp3. The links are hzzp, but you can just change it to http in your browser. Enjoy!

In no particular order (other than the fact that Bitte Orca is clearly number 1):
1. "Stillness Is The Move" - Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors
2. "Hellhole Ratrace" - Album - Girls
3."This Tornado Loves You" - Middle Cyclone - Neko Case
4. "D.R.U.G.S." - In And Out of Control - The Raveonettes
5. "Keep It Hid" - Keep It Hid - Dan Auerbach
6."Baby Boomer" - Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk
7."Heart Skipped A Beat" - XX - the xx
8."Sleepyhead" - Manners - Passion Pit
9."Hunchback" - Childish Prodigy - Kurt Vile
10. "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" War Child Heroes - Various Artists

Left of the Dial Playlist 2/1/10

Can you guys believe it's already February?? Weirdd

The mp3 links are hzzp - just change it to http in your browser.

1. "Lover of Mine" - Beach House
2. "Got to Stop" - Pants Yell!
3. "Bone Jam" - Jeff the Brotherhood
4. "Galaxies" - Nana Grizol
5. "Idle Idle Hands" - Bonus Eventus
6. "Green River" - Real Estate
7. "The Ghosts That Wake You" - Follow That Bird
8. "Fist Full of Dollars" - Bang Bang Eche
9. "Sunlight" - Tune Yards
10. "Amateur Teen Sex Attics" - Golden Girls
11. "Jed" - Golden Girls
12. "White Sky" - Vampire Weekend
13. "Toys" - Yawn
14. "Dreamsucker" - Grooms
15. "No One Loves Me & Neither Do I" - Them Crooked Vultures
16. "Blackbox" - Nana Grizol
17. "Luna" - Fanfarlo
18. "Frank and Sandy" - Pants Yell!
19. "Holiday" - Vampire Weekend
20. "Open Your Eyes" - Kal Marks
21. "We Are Having a Hootenanny" - Magnetic Fields (yes! they have a new album out called Realism!)
22. "When I'm With You" - Best Coast
23. "Sleepyhead" - Passion Pit
24. "False Eto" - Quilt
25. "Zebra" - Beach House
26. "When My Boy Walks Down The Street" - Magnetic Fields
27. "Numbjob" - Truman Peyote
28. "Black Lake" - Real Estate