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Glen’s Nominations: Top Songs of 2009

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I’m pretty damn sure that nothing else noteworthy is coming  out in 2009! So I am going to proceed to figure out what the best songs of 2009 are…okay?

Almighty Defenders – “Cone of Light” – Mark Sultan (vocals) and Joe Bradley (drums) make this song the beast that it is. Upbeat gospel!

Animal Collective – “Summertime Clothes” – With a heart pounding bass line and incredibly catchy chorus, this is an all around fun psychedelic popper!

Arctic Monkeys – “Dangerous Animals” – Heavy and simple guitar bashing contrasted with Turner’s warm and inviting vocals.

Atlas Sound – “Walkabout” – Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) comes in the clutch here making this a surefire summertime psych-pop classic with unforgettable lyrics.

Black Lips – “Starting Over” – This track hit me way back in February as one of the BL’s best. Listening to it again, it’s not entirely clean-sounding, but might just be the band’s best attempt at garage pop.

Bobby Ubangi – “Back To You” – This Ramones inspired posthumous release exemplifies that basic instrumentation is sometimes best.

Box Elders – “Jackie Wood” – Like “Back To You,” this isn’t exactly revolutionary, but it sticks with you…for a very long time.

Cymbals Eat Guitars – “And the Hazy Sea” – A great opening track that seems influenced by the ’80s post-hardcore scene; it’s the loud-quiet-loud that attracts me to this 6 minute overture.

Editors – “Papillon” – Electro-pop at its finest, at least for this year. For Editors, it’s a change in direction, for me, it’s an impressive classic that makes ya dance.

Flashy Python – “Obscene Queen Bee” – This neo-psych song has been floating around for a while in Alec Ounsworth’s repertoire, but it’s most polished and “epic” when sung as Flashy.

Girls – “Lust For Life” – This song is messed up if you are straight-guy singing along and the video is even more screwed up, but the sound is no b.s instantly memorable jangle pop.

Handsome Furs – “All We Want  Baby…” – Back in the summer, this was the song that I consistently had on repeat; it has a fantastic drum beat and static guitar riffs.

Jay Reatard – “It Ain’t Gonna Save Me” – Jay’s mellowed out a bit here, but essentially he incorporates all of what’s made him a perennial garage hammer in this tune.

Julian Casablancas – “11th Dimension” – Yeah, yeah, the rest of the album’s been getting a lot of hate, but this is Strokes + excessive synths + cowbell. Not a bad combination.

Kid CuDi – “Pursuit of Happiness” – Ratatat is to be surely complimented for providing great electronics, but CuDi transcends what is modern hip-pop and is it’s savior from being near-shit.

King Khan & BBQ Show – “Tryin'” – So many great songs on a fantastic album, it was tough to choose which one really is the best. I feel like this one is most like the songs I’ve grown to love by this duo.

No Age – “You’re A Target” – Sounds like it would belong on “Nouns” but is essentially even noisier (yet poppier) than much of what the duo embraced on Nouns.

Pains of Being Pure at Heart – “Young Adult Friction” – Twee as fuck, as I remarked back when I did this review. This is the group’s chef-d’oeuvre, thanks in part to the clever “Don’t Check Me Out” ending.

Phoenix – “Lisztomania” – Another song of the synth-pop variety that has a very catchy bridge “it’s show-town…” and overall is a complete listening experience.

Rifles – “Sometimes” – A real British tune that plays the post-punk card quite well. The ending is awesome!

The Strange Boys – “No Way For A Slave To Behave” – A ghetto country-punk classic that definitely sounds like a lo-fi best-of leftover.

Uninhabitable Mansions – “The Speed Is Deceiving” – Too many freaking good ones on this, the hinthinthintwinkalbumoftheyearhinthinthinktwinkwink. The vocal harmonies on this one rule.

Wavves – “So Bored” – Snap, crackle, and pop lo-fi surf pop at its optimum level of noisiness.

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With over 20 songs in the running, it will be tough to decide, but decide I will. Stay tuned…

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Why I Like JFK More Than Bill Clinton?…….

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Well, now who gives a flying fuck?! What were we talking about? Ok, I’ll allow y’all to stare for a few more seconds………. ok ok that’s enough staring for now. Now focus! I like JFK more not because of any policy or inspiration or any of that horseshit; let’s face it they were both corporate puppets and mass murderers, just like all of their presidential buddies. But, what made them unique and my personal favorites was their charisma and “gotta love them” persona. No matter what these guys did, they could get away with it. Of course this included being the biggest philanderers God created. Now, why good old Johnny over good old Billy? Well, plain and simple: if you have all that power, you can pretty much do the wild thang with anyone… Bill Clinton slept with mostly unattractive, sometimes fat women, (to each his own) but John Kennedy slept with movie stars, specifically the hottest of any generation man will ever know. So, cheers to him. With all that being said, I still am against adultery, but I find that to be the least of evils these men have bestowed upon us. It’s really funny that this was the topic of discussion for much of my American Politics class today. Good Class. I also plan on writing more on JFK and the myth of his cult of personality as well as comparig said features to that of our current president. In time.

Well, I hope that pic of old Norma Jean brings some horny gentlemen (and lesbians) to the site!

Chris

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Top Tracks

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These are my favorites from my (modern) favorites.

Black Lips:

Black Lips (2003):
Throw It Away, Freakout, Ain’t No Deal, I’ve Got A Knife, Fad, Sweet Kin, Everybody Loves a Cocksucker

We Did Not Know the Forest Spirit Made the Flowers Grow (2004):
Nothing At All/100 New Fears, Notown Blues, Ghetto Cross, Jumpin Around

Let It Bloom (2005):
Sea of Blashemy, Feeling Gay, Empassant,

Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo (2007):
The entire album!

Good Bad Not Evil (2007):
I Saw A Ghost (Lean), O Katrina, Veni Vidi Vici, Navajo, Lock and Key How Do You Tell A Child That Someone Has Died, Bad Kids

200 Million Thousand (2009):
Take My Heart, Drugs, Starting Over, Let It Grow, Trapped In a Basement, Short Fuse, I’ll Be With You, Big Black Baby Jesus of Today, Old Man, The Drop I Hold

Jay Reatard:

Blood Visions (2006):
Blood Visions, It’s So Easy, My Shadow, My Family, Death Is Forming, Nightmares, Fading All Away, Turning Blue, Puppet Man, Waiting For Something

Singles ’06-’07 (2008):
Night of Broken Glass, Hammer I Miss You, I Know a Place

Matador Singles ’08 (2008):
See/Saw, Screaming Hand, Painted Shut, An Ugly Death, Always Wanting More, Trapped Here, DOA, No Time, You Were Sleeping, I’m Watching You

Watch Me Fall (2009):
It Ain’t Gonna Save Me, Rotten Mind, Faking It

King Khan & BBQ Show:

The King Khan & BBQ Show (2004):
Waddlin’ Around, Fish Fight, Get Down, Hold Me Tight, Love You So, Pig Pig, Shake Real Low

What’s For Dinner? (2006):
Treat Me Like a Dog, I’ll Never Belong, Dock It #8, Into the Snow, Why Don’t You Lie?, Too Much In Love, What’s For Dinner?, Zombies

Invisible Girl (2009):
Invisible Girl

No Age:

Weirdo Rippers (2007):
Neck Escaper, Everybody’s Down

Nouns (2008):
Brain Burner, Eraser, Here Should Be My Home, Ripped Knees, Sleeper Hold, Teen Creeps

Losing Feeling EP (2009):
You’re A Target, Genie

King Khan & The Shrines:

Spread Your Love… Like Peanut Butter! (2001):
Took My Lady to Dinner

Three Hairs and You’re Mine (2002):
Fool Like Me, Live Fast Die Strong, Tell Me, Crackin Up, Shivers Down My Spine,

Mr. Supernatural (2004):
Destroyer

What Is? (2007):
(How Can I Keep You) Outta Harm’s Way, I Wanna Be a Girl, Welfare Bread, Land of the Freak, No Regrets

and “Torture” and “Sweet Tooth” whihc are on the Supreme Genius compilation, but I don’t know where they originate

Animmal Collective:

Here Comes the Indian (2003):
Hey Light

Sung Tongs (2004):
Who Could Win a Rabbit

Grass (single) (2005):
Grass, Fickle Cycle

Feels (2005):
Did You See the Words, Grass, The Purple Bottle, Flesh Canoe, Banshee Beat

Strawberry Jam (2007):
Peacebone, Unsolved Mysteries, Chores, For Reverend Green, Fireworks, Derek

Merriweather Post Pavillion (2009):
My Girls, Summertime Clothes, Lion In a Coma, Brothersport

Arcade Fire:

Funeral (2005):
Rebellion (Lies)

Neon Bible (2007):
Black Mirror, Keep the Car Running, Neon Bible, Intervention, Black Wave/Bad Vibrations, Ocean of Noise, The Well and the Lighthouse, No Cars Go, My Body Is a Cage

The Almighty Defenders:

The Almighty Defenders (2009):
All My Loving, The Ghost With the Most, Bow Down and Die, Cone of Light, Over the Horizon, She Came Before Me

The Nightwatchman:

One Man Revolution (2007):
California’s Dark, One Man Revolution, Let Freedom Ring, The Road I Must Travel, Battle Hymns, Maximum Firepower, Union Song, No One Left, Dark Clouds Above

The Fabled City (2008):
Whatever It Takes

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (2009):
Contender, Come Saturday, Everything With You, Young Adult Friction, This Love Is Fucking Right!, Stay Alive, A Teenage In Love, Hey Paul

Arctic Monkeys:

Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006)
The View From the Afternoon, I Bet That You Look Good On the Dancefloor, Fake Tales of San Francisco, Dancing Shoes, Riot Van, Mardy Bum

Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007):
Fluorescent Adolescent

Head Automatica:

Decadence (2004):
At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet, Brooklyn Is Burning, Beating Heart Baby, Please, Please, Please (Young Hollywood), King Caesar, The Razor, Dance Party Plus, I Shot William H. Macy

Popaganda (2006):
Graduation Day, Laughing At You

Editors:

The Back Room (2005):
Munich, All Sparks, Bullets, Distance

An End Has a Start (2007):
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors, An End Has a Start, The Racing Rats

And “Dust In the Sunlight,” not sure where this appears

Deerhunter:

Rainwater Cassette Exchange (2009):
Entire EP

MewithoutYou:

Brother, Sister (2006):
Messes of Men, The Drynes and the Rain, Yellow Spider, A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains, Orange Spider, In a Sweater Poorly Knit

Stange Boys:

The Strange Boys and Girls Club (2009):
Woe Is You and Me, Should’ve Shot Paul, MLKs, No Way For a Slave to Behave, Most Things, Then

Wavves:

Wavves (2008):
Lover

Wavvves (2009):
So Bored, No Hope Kids, California Goths, Summer Goth

Immortal Technique:

Revolutionary Volume 1 (2001):
Dance With the Devil

Revolutionary Volume 2 (2003):
The Cause of Death, Freedom of Speech

and “Bin Laden” (Remix)

Chris

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Updated: Best Concert Experiences

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By: Glen Maganzini

Keyword is “Experiences,” which takes slightly more into account how fun the show was than how awesome the bands were. Like Jay Reatard was funner than Walkmen, but Walkmen were the better performers. The opening acts for Reatard were simply better than the Walkmen show.

The Best
1. March 2009 – Black Lips/Gentleman Jesse & His Men/Mean Creek – Grade: A+
2. May 2009 – King Khan & The Shrines/Mark Sultan/Homosexuals – Grade: A+
3. October 2009 – KK+BBQ/Dum Dum Girls/Downbeat 5 – Grade: A+
4. April 2009 – No Age/The Beets/Lemonade – Grade: A+
5. October 2009 – Jay Reatard/Nobunny/Hunx and His Punx/Box Elders/Useless Eaters – Grade: A+
6. September 2009 – Walkmen/Here We Go Magic/The Dig – Grade: A+

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Which Was Better?

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I’m going to throw out some titles and deem whether I feel the novel/book or the film was better. Of course I’m only including works I’ve both read and viewed.

1) Fight Club– Film (novel was very close though)
2) Willy Wonka/ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory– Film (1971)
3) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest– Film
4) The Shining– Novel (I love the film too)
5) A Clockwork Orange-Film
6) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas– Novel
7) Fast Times At Ridgemont High– Film
8) The Motorcycle Diaries– Novel
9) Manufacturing Consent Book
10) The Outsiders– Novel
11) The Autobiography of Malcolm X– Book
12) To Kill A Mockingbird-Novel
13) Of Mice and Men– Novella
14) Julius Caesar– Play
15) Macbeth– Play
16) A Christmas Carol– Novella
17) A Separate Peace Novel
18) Girl, Interrupted– Novel
19) American Hardcore– Book
20) The Great Gatsby– Novel

Chris

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My Favorite Record Labels

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1) Sub Pop– No Age, Nirvana, Beat Happening, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, The Shins, Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade, The Vaselines, Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse, Rogue Wave, Sebadoh, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Postal Service

2) SST– Black Flag, Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Bad Brains, Minutmen, Husker Du, Descendents, Soundgarden

3) Matador– Jay Reatard, Sonic Youth, Fucked Up, Cat Power, Mission of Burma, Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Interpol, Lou Reed

4) In the Red– Black Lips, Jay Reatard, King Khan & BBQ Show, Mark Sultan, Dirtbombs, Vivian Girls, Deadly Snakes- Nice, little label!

5) Vice– Black Lips, King Khan & The Shrines, Death From Above 1979, Fucked Up, The Raveonettes

6) Domino– Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Lou Barlow, The Fall, Stephen Malkmus, Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy, Pavement, Elliott Smith,

7) Rough Trade– The Smiths, Arcade Fire, Galaxie 500, Beat Happening, Vaselines, Libertines, Babyshambles, Mabuses, Butthole surfers, The Moldy Peaches, The Raincoats, Sufjan Stevens, Stiff Little Fingers, The Strokes, The Veils,

8) Bomp!– Black Lips, The Stooges, The Germs, Dead Boys, Devo, Mark Sultan, The Modern Lovers, The Warlocks

9) K Records– Calvin Johnson, Beat Happening, Beck, Bikini Kill, Built to Spill, Kimya Dawson, Modest Mouse, Vaselines

10) Alternative Tentacles– Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, D.O.A, Half Japanese, Butthole Surfers, The Crucifucks, Lard, Melvins, Wesley Willis

11) Touch and Go– Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac, Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, Butthole Surfers, Naked Raygun, The Rollins Band, TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Urge Overkill

12) Dischord– Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Evens, The Teen Idles, The Nation of Ulysses, Scream

13) Fat Wreck Chords– Descendents, NOFX, Anti-Flag, Against Me!, Propagandhi, Rise Against

14) Epitaph– Bad Religion, Social Distortion, NOFX, Descendents, Green Day, Circle Jerks, Vandals, Converge, The Sounds of Animals Fighting,

15) Saddle Creek– Bright Eyes, Two Gallants, Tokyo Police Club, Cursive

16) Merge– Arcade Fire, Dinosaur Jr, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Vallye Band, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead, Lou Barlow, Buzzcocks

I’m probably forgeting some. Oh well. Feel free to post suggestions.

Chris

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My ABSOLUTE Film Favorites!

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I say ABSOLUTE because I’m only listing the top 101, which does not encompass all my favorites, but these are the ones I really, really love! Note: no documentaries or films that claim to be.

101) Lik Wong aka The Story of Riki-Oh (Ngai Kai Lam) 1991
100) Show Your Love (Edward J. Bruno)- 1983
99) A Christmas Story (Bob Clark)- 1983
98) Animal House (John Landis)- 1978
97) Vacation (Harold Ramis)- 1983
96) Ocean’s 11 (Steven Soderburgh)- 2001
95) Happiness (Todd Solantz)- 1998
94) Sixteen Candles (John Hughes)-1984
93) South Park Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (Trey Parker)- 1999
92) Slacker (Richard Linklater)- 1991
91) Pink Flamingos (John Waters)- 1972)
90) Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam)- 1998
89) Batman (Tim Burton)- 1989
88) Office Space (Mike Judge)- 1999
87) Dogma (Kevin Smith)- 1999
86) Mallrats (Kevin Smith)- 1995)
85) American Graffiti (George Lucas)- 1973)
84) One Hour Photo (Mark Romanek)- 2002
83) Butterfly Effect (Eric Bress and J. Mackye Grubber)- 2004
82) Fast Times At Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling)- 1982
81) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (John Hughes)- 1986
80) The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont)- 1994
79) Star Wars Episode XI: Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand)- 1983
78) The Exorcist (William Friedkin)- 1973
77) Halloween (John Carpenter)- 1978
76) Carrie (Brian De Palma)- 1976
75) Rocky (John G. Avildsen)- 1976
74) Big Fish (Tim Burton)- 2003
73) Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton)- 1985
72) Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg)- 1981
71) Memento (Christopher Nolan)- 2000
70) The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky)- 2008
69) Milk (Gus Van Sant)- 2008
68) Rock and Roll High School (Allan Arkush)- 1979
67) The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shamylan)- 1999
66) Toy Story (John Lasseter)- 1995
65) High Fidelity (Stephen Frears)- 2000
64) The Breakfast Club (John Hughes)- 1985
63) JFK (Oliver Stone)- 1991
62) Malcolm X (Spike Lee)- 1992
61) Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn)- 1967
60) 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet)- 1957
59) Thank You For Smoking (Jason Reitman)- 2005
58) Sin City (Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez)- 2005
57) Blue Velvet (David Lynch)- 1986
56) Se7en (David Fincher)- 1995
55) Born On the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone)- 1989
54) Mystic River (Clint Eastwood)- 2003
53) The Shining (Stanley Kubrick)-1980
52) The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)- 2001
51) The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola)- 1974
50) Kids (Larry Clark)- 1995
49) Walk the Line (James Mangold)- 2005
48) American Psycho (Mary Harron)- 2000
47) The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan)- 2008
46) Jaws (Steven Spielberg)- 1975
45) Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton)- 1990
44) The Doors (Oliver Stone)- 1991
43) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)- 2004
42) The Terminator (James Cameron)- 1984
41) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron)- 1991
40) Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)- 2009
39) Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino)- 2003 and 2004
38) Requiem For a Dream (Darren Aronofsky)- 2000
37) Detroit Rock City (Adam Rifkin)- 1999
36) The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)- 1991
35) Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith)- 1997
34) Clerks II (Kevin Smith)- 2006
33) Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone)- 1994
32) The Graduate (Mike Nichols)- 1967
31) American Beauty (Sam Mendes)- 1999
30) The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming)- 1939
29) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart)- 1971
28) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kirshner)- 1980
27) Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock)- 1960
26) Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis)- 1994
25) Stand By Me (Rob Reiner)- 1986
24) A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick)- 1971
23) It’s A Wonderful Life (Frank Capra)- 1946
22) Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee)- 1989
21) Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly)- 2001
20) Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)- 2000
19) Juno (Jason Reitman)- 2007
18) Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant)- 1997
17) (500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb)- 2009
16) Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)- 1997
15) Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis)- 1985
14) E.T. (Steven Spielberg)- 1982
13) Star Wars (George Lucas)- 1977
12) Trainspotting (Danny Boyle)-1996
11) Goodfellas (Martin Scorcesse)- 1990
10) Taxi Driver (Martin Scorcesse)- 1876
9) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman)- 1975
8) Garden State (Zach Braff)- 2004
7) American History X (Tony Kaye)- 1998
6) Fight Club (David Fincher)- 1999
5) The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)- 1972
4) Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino)- 1992
3) Clerks (Kevin Smith)- 1993
2) Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater)- 1993
1) Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino)- 1994!!!!

Chris

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My Favorite Movie Soundtracks!

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Starting with this post I’m doing something different with my lists. I will list them off in the opposite direction, working our way down to number 1! Ahh, the anticipation.
40) Grindhouse (2007)
39) Cruel Intentions (1998)
38) Pink Flamingos (1972)
37) Requiem For a Dream (2000)
36) Reservoir Dogs (1992)
35) American Beauty (1999)
34) A Clockwork Orange (1971)
33) V For Vendetta (2006)
32) The Godfather (1972)
31) The Wedding Singer (1997)
30) Donnie Darko (2001)
29) Clerks II (2006)
28) Natural Born Killers (1994)
27) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
26) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2001)
25) 500 Days of Summer (2009)
24) Animal House (1978)
23) High Fidelity (2000)
22) Willy Wonka (1971)
21) Wizard of Oz (1939)
20) South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)
19) Stand By Me (1986)
18) Goodfellas (1990)
17) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
16) Do the Right Thing (1989)
15) Detroit Rock City (1999)
14) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
13) American Graffiti (1973)
12) Almost Famous (2000)
11) Trainspotting (1996)
10) Good Will Hunting (1998)
9) The Graduate (1967)
8) Rock and Roll High School (1979)
7) The Wall (1979)
6) Pulp Fiction (1994)
5) Garden State (2004)
4) Dazed and Confused (1993)
3) Juno (2007)
2) Forrest Gump (1994)
1) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)!!!

Chris

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My Favorite Directors Sucka!

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1) Quentin Tarantino- Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003), Kill Bill Vol.2 (2004), and Death Proof (2007)

2) Steven Spielberg- Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. (1982), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler’s List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998)

3) Stanley Kubrick- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987)

4) David Lynch- Eraser (1977), Blue Velvet (1986)

5) Martin Scorsese- Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Waltz (1978), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), No Direction Home (2005)

6) Francis Ford Coppola- The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979)

7) Richard Linklater- Slacker (1991), Dazed and Confused (1993), The School of Rock (2003),

8) Kevin Smith- Clerks (1994), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

9) Spike Lee- Do The Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992)

10) David Fincher- Se7en (1995), Fight Club (1999)

11) Danny Boyle- Trainspotting (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

12) Gus Van Sant- Good Will Hunting (1997), Elephant (2003), Milk (2008)

13) Christopher Nolan- Memento (2000), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008)

14) John Waters- Pink Flamingos (1972), Serial Mom (1995)

15) Cameron Crowe- Almost Famous (2000)

16) Frank Capra- It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

17) Alfred Hitchcock- Psycho (1960)

18) Brian De Palma- Carrie (1976), Scarface (1983)

19) Oliver Stone- Platoon (1986), Born On the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), The Doors (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994)

20) Paul Thomas Anderson- Boogie Nights (1997)

21) The Coen Brothers- Raising Arizona (1987), Miller’s Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

22) Darren Aronofsky- Pi (1997), Requiem For A Dream (2000), The Wrestler (2008)

23) Jason Reitman- Thank You For Smoking (2005), Juno (2007)

24) Sam Raimi- Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), Army of Darkness (1993), Spiderman (2002, Spiderman 2 (2004), Spiderman 3 (2007)

25) Robert Zemeckis- Back To the Future (1985), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000)

26) Mark Romanek- One Hour Photo (2002)

27) Rob Reiner- This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), Misery (1990)

28) Milos Forman- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Amadeus (1984), The People vs, Larry Flynt (1996), Man On the Moon (1999)

29) John Hughes- Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987), Uncle Buck (1989)

30) George Lucas- American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

31) Sidney Lumet- 12 Angry Men (1957)

32) Mike Nichols- The Graduate (1967)

33) Sam Mendes- American Beauty (1999)

34) John Carpenter- Halloween (1978), The Thing (1982)

35) James Mangold- Girl, Interrupted (1999), Walk the Line (2005)

36) Steven Soderbergh- Erin Brockovich (2000), Ocean’s 11 (2001),

37) Bryan Singer- The Usual Suspects (1995), X-Men (2000), X2 (2003)

38) Judd Apatow- The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009)

39) Todd Phillips- Hated (1994), Road Trip (2000), Old School (2002)

40) Michael Moore- Roger and Me (1989), Bowling For Columbine (2002), Sicko (2007)

41) Michel Gondry- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

42) Wes Anderson- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

43) James Cameron- Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

44) Tony Kaye- American History X (1998)

45) Zach Braff- Garden State (2004)

46) Robert Rodriguez- Desperado (1995), Sin City (2005), Planet Terror (2007)

47) Tim Burton- Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Beetle Juice (1989), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Big Fish (2003)

48) Amy Heckerling- Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)

49) Larry Clark- Kids (1995)

50) Mary Harron- American Psycho (1998)

51) Richard Kelly- Donnie Darko (2001)

52) M. Night Shamylan- The Sixth Sense (1999), Signs (2002)

53) Kevin Booth- American Drug War (2007)

Eh, probably others lol.

Chris

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My Favorite Writers

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1) Noam Chomsky- Manufacturing Consent:The Political Economy of the Mass Media (1988) with Edward S. Herman, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (2006), Chomsky On Anarchism (2005), Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (2002)

2) Howard Zinn- A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present (1980)

3) Hunter S. Thompson- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (1971), Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2003)

4) J.D. Salinger- The Catcher in the Rye (1951)

5) Michael Azerrad- Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (2001)

6) Lester Bangs- “Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves,” (1975) “The Greatest Album Ever Made,” (1975)

7) Chuck Klosterman- Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs (2003)

8) Charles R. Cross- Heavier Than Heaven (2002)

9) Chuck Palahniuk- Fight Club (1996)

10) Abbie Hoffman- Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture (1979), Steal This Book (1972)

11) Jerry Rubin- Do iT!: Scenarios of the Revolution (1970)

12) David Dellinger- From Yale to Jail: The Autobiography of a Moral Dissenter (1993)

13) Mumia Abu-Jamal- Live From Death Row (1995)

14) James W. Lowren- Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (1995)

15) Gary Webb- Dark Alliance: The CIA, The Contras, and The Crack Cocaine Explosion (1996)

16) Stephen King- The Shining (1977), Carrie (1974), The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)

17) Roald Dahl- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (1964), The Twits (1980) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977)

18) George Orwell- 1984 (1949), Animal Farm (1945)

19) Jack Kerouac- On The Road (1957)

20) Ken Kesey- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962)

21) William Shakespeare- Macbeth (1611), Hamlet (1601), Romeo and Juliet (?), Julius Caesar (1599)

22) Richard Wright- Black Boy (1945)

23) Bill Hicks- Love All the People: The Essential Bill Hicks (2004)

24) Judge James P. Gray- Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It (2001)

25) John Steinbeck- Of Mice and Men (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1939), The Pearl (1947)

26) F. Scott Fitzgerald- The Great Gatsby (1925)

27) Ernesto “Che” Guevara- The Motorcycle Diaries (1993 published, written in 1952), Guerrilla Warfare (1961)

28) Ralph Nader- Crashing the Party (2002), Cutting Corporate Welfare (2000)

29) Susanna Kaysen- Girl, Interrupted (1993)

30) Michael Cart- My Father’s Scar (1998)

31) Walter Dean Meyers- Monster (2001)

32) Markus Zusak- I Am the Messenger (2002)

33) Robert Cormier- The Chocolate War (1974)

34) Stephen Chobosky- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)

35) Harper Lee- To Kill A Mockingbird (1960)

36) William Golding- Lord of the Flies (1954)

37) John Knowles- A Separate Peace (1959)

38) S.E. Hinton- The Outsiders (1967)

39) Emma Goldman- Anarchism and Other Essays (1910), My Disillusionment in Russia (1923)

40) Alexander Berkman- Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism aka What Is Anarchism? (1929)

41) Bill Ayers- Fugitive Days (2001)

42) Anthony Burgess- A Clockwork Orange (1962)

43) Henry Rollins- Get In the Van: On the Road With Black Flag (1994)

44) Timothy Leary- Flashbacks (1983)

45) Carl Jung- Two Essays on Analytical Psychology (1966)

46) Sigmund Freud- The Ego and the Id (1923)

47) Friedrich Nietzsche- The Antichrist (1888)

48) Bobby Seale- Black Panthers Speak (1971)

49) Huey P. Newton- Black Panthers Speak (1971)

50) Eldridge Cleaver- Black Panthers Speak (1971)

51) Martin Luther King Jr- “Letter From Birmingham Jail” (1963)

52) Malcolm X- The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965),
Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (1965)

53) Alex Haley- The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965),
(1965)

54) Thomas Jefferson- “The Declaration of Independence” (1776)

Chris