2010: my work year

I can’t pretend this is an exercise in anything other than narcissism. No wait, I totally can. Go buy Under the Radar’s “Best of the Year” issue. It’s good for you. There—altruism (sorta) accomplished.

Employers/Gigs:

Under the Radar

Filter

Pitchfork

It’s a Trap!

Relevant

Panel

Interviews:

Acid House Kings

Beach House

The Big Pink

Camera Obscura

Casiokids (twice)

Club 8

The Decemberists

Delphic

Echo & The Bunnymen

Esben and the Witch

Florence and the Machine (twice)

Fitz & the Tantrums

Judah Friedlander (30 Rock)

Glasser

Happy Pills

Sharon Jones

Jónsi (twice)

Kissaway Trail

Kisses

Local Natives

Lord Huron

Matt and Kim

Pallers

Phoenix

Robert Popper (Look Around You)

The Radio Dept

Robert Rodriquez (Machete)

Seabear

School of Seven Bells

Peter Serafinowicz (Look Around You)

Small Black

Shine 2009

Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

Teen Daze

Russell Tovy (Being Human)

Vampire Weekend

Washed Out

Shows Covered (Chronologically):

Atlas Sound

St. Vincent/Wildbirds & Peacedrums

Laura Marling

Cold War Kids

A Sunny Day in Glasgow

El Perro del Mar/Taken By Trees

Metric

Coachella

Shout Out Louds

Broken Social Scene

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Delphic

Evelyn Evelyn

Off Festival

Local Natives

Vampire Weekend/Beach House/The Very Best

Jonsi

Neon Indian

Hello Saferide

of Montreal/Janelle Monae

Jens Lekman

Top Albums of 2010:

This has changed more times than I care to count.

1. Jónsi: Go

2. Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz

3. Club 8: The People’s Record

4. Beach House: Teen Dream

5. Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

6. Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest

7. Delphic: Acolyte

8. Mark Ronson and the Business Intl: Record Collection

9. Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More

10. Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record

Goals for 2011: Do it again.

list: top 50 albums of under the radar

Top 50 Albums of 2010 (blurbs at 8, 13, and 21), for Under the Radar magazine

list: scandinavian top 10

Top ten Scandinavian (I'm at the bottom), for It's a Trap!

review: lord huron

Mighty by Lord Huron, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: jens lekman

Jens Lekman at SkyBar at Mondrian Hotel, for Under the Radar magazine

review: nightlands

Forget the Mantra by Nightlands for Under the Radar magazine

review: working for a nuclear free city

Jojo Burger Tempest by Working for a Nuclear Free City, for Under the Radar magazine

review: i was a king

Old Friends by I Was a King, for It's a Trap!

review: pepper rabit

Beauregard by Pepper Rabbit, for Filter magazine

review: yann tiersen

Dust Lane by Yann Tiersen, for Under the Radar magazine

show review: of montreal/janelle monáe

Of Montreal and Janelle Monae at the Palladium, for Under the Radar magazine

interview: acid house kings

Acid House Kings: Music Sounds Better With Them, for Under the Radar magazine.

interview: washed out

Washed Out: In the Studio Report, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: janelle monáe

Photos of Janelle Monae at The Palladium, for Under the Radar magazine

interview: kisses

Kisses: An Evening's Romance, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: jonsi

Jonsi at the Fox Theater, Pomona CA, for Under the Radar magazine

review: röyksopp

Senior by Royksopp, for Under the Radar

review: houses

All Night by Houses, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: hello saferide

Hello Saferide at Filter 's Culture Collide Festival, for It's a Trap!

live review: neon indian

Neon Indian at the Henry Fonda Theater, for Under the Radar magazine

interview: happy pills

Happy Pills: A Ten Year Prescription, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: neon indian

Photos of Neon Indian at The Henry Fonda, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: vampire weekend/the very best/beach house

Vampire Weekend, The Very Best, and Beach House at the Hollywood Bowl, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: vampire weekend, beach house, the very best

Vampire Weekend, Beach House and The Very Best at The Hollywood Bowl, September 26th, 2010, for Under the Radar Magazine.

interview: suburban kids with biblical names

Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, for It's a Trap!

live review: local natives

Local Natives at the Henry Fonda Theater, for Under the Radar magazine

review: autolux

Transit Transit by Autolux, for Filter Magazine

review: of montreal

False Priest, by of Montreal, for Under the Radar magazine

review: eels

Tomorrow Morning by Eels, for Filter Magazine

review: jj

nº 2 by jj, for Under the Radar magazine

review: antony and the johnsons

Swanlights by Antony and the Johnsons, for Filter Magazine

review: fitz & the tantrums

Pickin' Up the Pieces by Fitz & the Tantrums, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: off festival day three

Off Festival day three photo gallery, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: off festival day three

Off Festival day three, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: off festival day two

Off Festival day two photo gallery, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: off festival day two

Off Festival day two, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: off festival day one

Off Festival day one photo gallery, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: off festival day one

Off Festival day one, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: off festival opening night

Off Festival Opening Night, for Under the Radar Magazine

interview: delphic

Delphic: Prepped for Success, for Under the Radar magazine

new issue: under the radar

New issue of Under the Radar

Features:

Robert Rodriguez

Look Around You

Jonsi

Judah Friedlander

Russell Tovey

Shine 2009

School of Seven Bells

Reviews:

Autolux

Fitz & the Tantrums

Lost in the Trees

of Montreal

Netherfriends

Wildbirds & Peacedrums

Casiokids

Delphic

The Divine Comedy

Ed Harcourt

Jamie Lidell

Sleigh Bells

The Golden Filter

Trentmoller

new issue: filter good music guide #32

New issue of Filter Good Music Guide

Review:

Eels

review: adventure of

Malaika/Jehovah by Adventure of, for It's a Trap!

synopsis: sleeping states/siljie nes

Sleeping States, Siljie Nes synopses, for Panel

interview: ashod simonian

Ashod Simonian, for Panel

photos: sharon jones & the dap-kings

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at the Wiltern, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: seabear

Q&A with Seabear, for Under the Radar magazine

review: tell them anything you want

Tell Them Anything You Want by Spike Jonze, for Under the Radar magazine

live review: delphic

Delphic at Dangerbird Records, for Under the Radar magazine

review: inlets

Inter Arbiter by Inlets, for Under the Radar magazine

review: the cure

Disintegration by The Cure, for Under the Radar magazine

review: sleigh bells

Treats by Sleigh Bells, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: evelyn evelyn

Evelyn Evelyn photo gallery, for Under the Radar magazine

review: moto boy

Lost in the call by Moto Boy, for It's a Trap!

show review: evelyn evelyn

Evelyn Evelyn at the Largo, for Under the Radar magazine

review: kaskas

In the meantime, by Kaskas, for It's a Trap!

show review: shout out louds

Shout Out Louds and Freelance Whales at El Rey Theatre, for Under the Radar magazine

photos: shout out louds and freelance whales

Shout Out Louds and Freelance Whales at El Rey Theatre, for Under the Radar magazine

review: hafdis huld

Synchronised Swimmers by Hafdis Huld, for It's a Trap!

review: club 8

The People's Record by Club 8, for Under the Radar magazine

review: jamie lidell

Compass by Jamie Lidell, for Under the Radar magazine

review: kate nash

My Best Friend is You by Kate Nash, for Under the Radar magazine

review: olafur arnalds

...And they have escaped the weight of darkness by Ólafur Arnalds, for It's a Trap!

show review: broken social scene

Broken Social Scene at the Henry Fonda Theater, for Under the Radar magazine

broken socal scene photos

Photo Gallery: Broken Social Scene, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: jónsi

Q&A with Jónsi, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: local natives

Q&A with Local Natives, for Under the Radar magazine

review: jóhann jóhannsson

And in the endless pause there came the sound of bees, by Jóhann Jóhannsson, for It's a Trap!

q&a: vampire weekend

Q&A with Vampire Weekend, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: phoenix

Q&A with Phoenix, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: the big pink

Q&A with The Big Pink, for Under the Radar magazine

review: quadron

Quadron by Quadron, for Under the Radar Magazine

q&a: beach house

Q&A with Beach House for Under the Radar magazine

review: avi buffalo

Avi Buffalo by Avi Buffalo, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: camera obscura

Q&A with Camera Obscura, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: echo & the bunnymen

Q&A with Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: florence and the machine

Q&A with Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, for Under the Radar magazine

q&a: matt and kim

Q&A with Matt and Kim, for Under the Radar magazine

show review: coachella day 3

Coachella day 3, for Under the Radar magazine

review: radio dept

Clinging to a Scheme by Radio Dept, for Under the Radar magazine

show review: coachella day 2

Coachella day 2, for Under the Radar magaizne

show review: coachella day 1

Coachella day one, for Under the Radar

review: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

I Learned the Hard Way by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, for Under the Radar magazine

show review: metric

Metric at the Hollywood Palladium, for Under the Radar magazine

review: the knife

Tomorrow, In a Year by The Knife, for Under the Radar

review: evelyn evelyn

Evelyn Evelyn by Evelyn Evelyn, for Under the Radar

review: the living sisters

Love to Live by the Living Sisters, for Under the Radar magazine

review: the deadly syndrome

Nolens Volens by The Deadly Syndrome, for Under the Radar Magazine

review: benni hemm hemm

Retaliate by Benni Hemm Hemm, for It's a Trap!

review: zola jesus

Stridlum by Zola Jesus, for Under the Radar magazine

review: goldfrapp

Head First by Goldfrapp, for Under the Radar magazine

review: jónsi

Go by Jónsi, for Under the Radar

show review: a sunny day in glasgow

A Sunny Day in Glasgow at the Mint, for Under the Radar Magazine

review: karin ström

Fantomhalvan by Karin Ström, for It's a Trap!

review: tobias fröberg

The Big Up by Tobias Fröberg, for It's a Trap!

show review: el perro del mar and taken by trees

El Perro del Mar and Taken by Trees at the Troubadour, for Under the Radar

review: fm belfast

How To Make Friends, by FM Belfast, for It's a Trap!

review: the kissaway trail

Sleep Mountain by The Kissaway Trail, for It's a Trap!

review: the go find

Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight by The Go Find, for Under the Radar Magazine

show review: st. vincent with wildbirds & peacdrums

St. Vincent With Wildbirds & Peacedrums at El Rey Theatre, for Under the Radar Magazine

show review: laura marling

Laura Marling at Largo, for Under the Radar Magazine

show review: cold war kids

Cold War Kids and Alec Ounsworth at the Wiltern, for Under the Radar

album synopses: the mary onettes and the bats

Islands by The Mary Onettes/The Guilty Office by The Bats, for Panel

Interview: Johan Angergård

Interview With Labrador Records Owner Johan Angergård, For Panel

review: editors

In This Light and On this Evening by Editors, for Under the Radar

review: lindstrøm & christabelle

Real Life is No Cool by Lindstrøm & Christabelle, for Under the Radar Magazine

review: quadron

"Pressure" by Quadron, for Pitchfork

review: cold war kids

Behave Yourself by Cold War Kids, for Under the Radar Magazine

review: flower clans

Voodoo Cafe by Flower Clans, for It's a Trap!

review: sambassadeur

"Stranded" by Sambassadeur, for Pitchfork

review: charlotte gainsbourg

IRM by Charlotte Gainsbourg, for Under the Radar Magazine

interview: clare and the reasons

Clare and the Reasons: Playing With Time, for Under the Radar Magazine

show review: atlas sound at the los angeles natural history museum

Atlas Sound at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, for Under the Radar Magazine

show review: mew at the henry fonda theater

Mew at the Henry Fonda Theater, for Under the Radar Magazine

news: i'm with coco!

The Coco Report: Conan O'Brien Watch 2010, for Under the Radar Magazine

review: tobias bernstrup

1984 by Tobias Bernstrup for It's a Trap!