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Best Albums, Songs and Concerts of 2008

December 23rd
It’s tradition, what are the best albums that deserve to be wrapped and given to your dear friends? Here is a selection of the best albums of the year + the best songs + the best concerts I’ve attended and the overrated bands:

The Best Albums of 2008 
 

 
 
1) Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever [...]

Bon Iver - Despite The Bad Economy

December 21st 
Town Hall? What’s that, some kind of administrative building or Bloomberg’s office or something? I got there knowing nothing about that venue and I quickly felt ashamed about it. The venue was built by the League for Political Education and opened its doors to the public in 1921. Since then, Town Hall has hosted [...]

Bring Me The Horizon: From Love to Hate

With a lineup consisting of Confide, The Ghost Inside, and of course, Bring Me The Horizon, one could only expect the craziest of shows. And crazy it was. 
From the moment you stepped into the venue, the Blender Theater at Gramercy, you could feel the energy buzzing in the air as fans packed in close and [...]

My President Is Black

Tuesday Nov. 04, 2008 - Harlem, New York. Adam Clayton Powell Blvd and 125Th Street.

This one needs only one word (…)

Ra Ra Riot - Ukulele Session

 
New York, November 13 - About a month ago I was invited in Ra Ra Riot’s backstage to shoot an exclusive ukulele session for Le Soir, the Belgian newspaper I’ve been working for. 
I got there at 8pm, joined by 1 assistant, and we were soon taken in Ra Ra Riot’s room. They were enjoying some chinese [...]

Best Of CMJ - My Pleasure Is Yours

New York, November 1 - It’s certainly not coincidence if the following summary of my CMJ Festival happens to be posted the very same day that New York’s Marathon was ran. It’s been one week now that the madness is over. 1 Week is precisely the time you need to recover from one of the most [...]

Interview with Glint - The Missing Link.

New York, October 17 - It was around 3:30 PM when I got out of the subway. The gleam of sunlight blinded my face. The corner of Prince Street and Broadway was busy. As it always is. I grabbed my iPhone and started walking toward Station A, SoHo’s famous Apple store, where I had arranged a [...]

Copeland @ Bowery Ballroom - “Fuck Girls”

New York, October 27 - My ears were still ringing after Underoath yesterday’s show when I got to Bowery Ballroom. Thank GOD - see the parallel with Underoath here ? - I was welcomed by beautiful riffs and the most unexpected cutest voice ever: Lydia were already playing their best tunes.
The lighting was terrible as [...]

Underoath @ Terminal 5 - Only The Strong Survive

New York, October 26 - Christian metal band Underoath originally from Florida invested the City tonight, and when I say invest, I mean it. Literally. And they know how to do it too. Accompanied by no more than 3 supporting bands and their massive Fan Base, they conquered Terminal 5 in a breath. I don’t recall the venue sounding that [...]

The Good - And Not So Good - About CMJ

Dear Fellow Readers, 
Long time no writing. Well, let me first say that I have an excuse, and it’s even a good one: the CMJ Festival has been in town since tuesday. As you might be wondering what the hell is the CMJ Festival, what I’m going to describe you next should help you pinpoint a [...]