To tide us over while we indulge in the holiday spirit gorging on stuffing and egg nog, we asked a bunch of musicians to tell us their thoughts on 2008. Some of them replied with lists of their favourite music, some told us their fondest memories and some came up with much more creative ways to commemorate this past year.
The Russian Futurists captain Matt Hart got creative and cooked up his top five top five lists:
List 1: Top Five Favourite Music Discoveries of 2008
1. Melee Beats
2. The Brother Kite
3. The Estate
4. Lifelike
5. Treasure Fingers
List 2: Top Five Albums (2008-ish)
1. Black Milk Tronic
2. Cut Copy In Ghost Colours
3. Friendly Fires S/T
4. Melee Beats Bel Esteem
5. Fleet Foxes S/T
List 3: Top Five Cheap Toronto Restaurants
1. Yung Sing Pastry on Baldwin St.
2. Kom Jug Yuen on Spadina Ave.
3. Motimahal on Gerrard St. E
4. Bona Pizza on O'Connor Ave.
5. Square Boy on Danforth Ave.
List 4: Top Five More Expensive Toronto Restaurants
1. Splendido in Toronto
2. Harvest in Picton
3. Cava in Toronto
4. Lucien in Toronto
5. Laure Raphael in Quebec City
List 5: Top Five Current Pet Peeves
1. Pork Pie or Joey Jeremiah-ish hats
2. "Political" music
3. Those toques with the cat ears on them that crazy girls wear (only allowed if you're a baby)
4. Adult goths (really? Still?)
5. Ironic T-Shirts
2009 - The Russian Futurists
Matthew Hart is grinding... entering the final months of production, with the help of some friends, on his mental new album, The Weight's On the Wheels. Look for this before the '09 year is out.
The Russian Futurists captain Matt Hart got creative and cooked up his top five top five lists:
List 1: Top Five Favourite Music Discoveries of 2008
1. Melee Beats
2. The Brother Kite
3. The Estate
4. Lifelike
5. Treasure Fingers
List 2: Top Five Albums (2008-ish)
1. Black Milk Tronic
2. Cut Copy In Ghost Colours
3. Friendly Fires S/T
4. Melee Beats Bel Esteem
5. Fleet Foxes S/T
List 3: Top Five Cheap Toronto Restaurants
1. Yung Sing Pastry on Baldwin St.
2. Kom Jug Yuen on Spadina Ave.
3. Motimahal on Gerrard St. E
4. Bona Pizza on O'Connor Ave.
5. Square Boy on Danforth Ave.
List 4: Top Five More Expensive Toronto Restaurants
1. Splendido in Toronto
2. Harvest in Picton
3. Cava in Toronto
4. Lucien in Toronto
5. Laure Raphael in Quebec City
List 5: Top Five Current Pet Peeves
1. Pork Pie or Joey Jeremiah-ish hats
2. "Political" music
3. Those toques with the cat ears on them that crazy girls wear (only allowed if you're a baby)
4. Adult goths (really? Still?)
5. Ironic T-Shirts
2009 - The Russian Futurists
Matthew Hart is grinding... entering the final months of production, with the help of some friends, on his mental new album, The Weight's On the Wheels. Look for this before the '09 year is out.
