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np: "crutch came slinking" - guided by voices

i sure do love me some Bob Pollard, yesiree. i was tempted to ask for this for Christmas, but no one in my family would have a clue where to get it. i've learned the hard way not to ask for much music from my parents. as much as love them, they figure it doesn't exist if they can't pick it up at the local Wal-Mart. not to mention the time i asked for Pink Floyd's The Wall when i was in my whole junior high classic rock phase, and my mom got me the horrible Live in Berlin verison. i didn't have the heart to tell her anything though. but mad props to her for the Smashing Pumpkins box set back in 1996 though, that was the bomb. probably the Christmas gift i use the most frequently to this day.

i peeped out Spin's Top 40 of the year today, it's not half bad. Spin seems to have their finger on the pulse far more than any other mainstream rock mag. the top 10:

1. White Stripes - Elephant
2. Outkast - Spearkerboxx/The Love Below
3. The Strokes - Room on Fire
4. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Trying
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
6. Jay-Z - The Black Album
7. Thursday - War All the Time
8. The New Pornographers - Electric Version
9. Missy Elliott - This is Not a Test
10. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

but what the fuck were they on putting Metallica's load of shit at number 11? did Lars threaten to sue them too? jesus. but much love for showing Ted Leo, Dizzee Rascal, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Darkness, Kings of Leon, and the vastly underrated Brand New album some love in the Top 40.