A couple of the blogs I usually read have published their (and their friend's) favourite music of the year. Would that I could do something similar, but really I haven't been too impressed by anything I've heard chart-wise this year.
So instead of a list of songs I have been listening to, how about I regale you with some oddments from the tracklists that regularly make their way onto the ole' MP3 player?
Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
Kandy Pop - Bis
Bullet in the head - Rage Against the Machine
Sunshine of your love, Crossroads - Cream
S & M - Nekromantix
Oh Bondage, Up Yours - X-Ray Spex
Blind - Korn
Ratamahatta - Sepultura
Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper (whole albums) - The Beatles
Also appearing are various Ska and Pop acts such as Desmond Dekker and Madeline Peyroux, and you can bet K T Tunstall, the Beach Boys and quite a few Jazz and Blues artists will find their way into the ranks by the end of the year.
The only problem I'm going to face is that I sometimes find music with no chatter or commentary or at least without a break to be a bit...well...monotonous, which is why I've been favouring the radio through my Nokia over the past year or so. To this end, I will most likely be adding the odd podcast from the likes of Lostcasts, Ricky Gervais, Podnography or (gasp shock horror!) Chris Evans.
All in all, a nice eclectic mix of stuff.
Any recommendations - as long as it's not wrist-slitting stuff like Coldplay or that whiny bloke who likes stripping off and jumping off cliffs - gladly accepted.
