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Sigur Ros times two!! -they did the Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do EP at the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's 'program B'-'Split Sides'. and i was in the front row next to the orchestra pit. and they walked past and i made eye contact with ALL of them and they ALL smiled at me..! and the second time at hordern pavilion. best day ever.

Muse -Matt Bellamy's a bit of a god!!

The Cure - *extreme happy face* three hours straight. go off robert smith.

The Drones! - Amazing! Dan Luscombe = Human Waterfall.

Liam Finn [x2] - makes me want to buy a theremin
Pivot - eyeah.
Kev Carmody
Witch Hats
Lior
Silverchair
Powderfinger
The Beautiful Girls
Cog
Leader Cheetah
Shihad
John Butler Trio [x2]
You Am I [tim rogers stood up for me!! crowd surfer landed on my head-tim hurled abuse at him =)]
Hilltop Hoods
Living End
True Live
Ground Components - "hey ground components, play some muse!"
The Whitlams
Ashleigh Mannix
Ash Grunwald
The Fumes
Mess Hall
I.A.N
28 Days
Butterfingers
Red Riders
Superheist
Sarah McLeod
Alex Lloyd
Regurgitator
The Exploders
Starky
End of Fashion
Youth Group - [they're at the bottom for a reason]

Soundrelief Melbourne: (ie. not enough songs, too cold to think)
Jet
Gabriella Cilmi [ergh]
Kings of Leon [stupid fan girl crowd, nice otherwise]
Paul Kelly
Augie March
Bliss n Eso
Kasey Chamber & Shane Nicholson [who resembles blixa bargeld a bit]
Liam Finn - EPIC.
Crowded House (mostly)
Jack Johnson [crowd claps out of time]
Wolfmother
Kylie Minogue [lawl]
Hunters and Collectors
Spilt Enz
Midnight Oil
verr nice day that one :)

the list will grow better.
:D

From undercover.com.au:

Sound Relief, the charity concert for the Victoria bushfire and Queensland
flood victims will be released as a 4DVD set in October.

Michael Gudnski's Liberation Music will release the document of one of
Australia's greatest shows for Australia's biggest tragedy.

In a statement, Michael said, " Sound Relief was literally born from the
ashes of a terrible time in Australia's history. The concerts became so much
more than just a charity fundraising event; they were a way for the
community to unite and heal.

"I'm overjoyed that the DVD release can go ahead and we can't express our
appreciation enough to the artists and everyone involved who helped make it
possible. Since the day of the concert we've received so many enquires about
whether the concerts would be released on DVD that I wouldn't be surprised
if this became the highest selling DVD in Australian history.

"It is fitting that a lasting record will be available of this once in a
lifetime event for future generations."

The artists that appeared on Sound Relief who will appear on the DVD are:

From Melbourne:

Augie March
Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells
Gabriella Cilmi
Hunters & Collectors
Jack Johnson
Jet
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson with Troy Cassar-Daley
Kings of Leon
Kylie Minogue
Liam Finn and the Finn Family Band
Midnight Oil
Paul Kelly
Split Enz
Wolfmother

From Sydney:

Architecture in Helsinki
Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John
Coldplay and John Farnham
Eskimo Joe
Hoodoo Gurus
Icehouse
Jet
Josh Pyke
Little Birdy
Marcia Hines
Taylor Swift
The Presets
You Am I

Lawrence Leung & The Sweatshop Boys


A truly modern band fully at home with technology The Sweatshop Boys recorded their first single via Skype. In what is believed to be a world first The Sweatshop Boys broke new ground when they performed their first single live via Skype on MTV’s The Lair.

An exotic blend of Western and Eastern influences, hip hop, electro, classic rock and tabla drums, The Sweatshop Boys’ first recording ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ delivers a real knock-out punch. The Sweatshop Boys were formed with the intention of smashing musical and cultural stereotypes and entertaining audiences with their dynamic, if somewhat geographically dislocated, performance style.

Lawrence is the singer, writer and leader of the band. He’s got all the moves. His hobby is breakdancing. His hero is MacGyver. He’s a big fan of Marty McFly (as played by Michael J. Fox in the Back To The Future trilogy) and he drives a classic DeLorean motor car. He always wonders whether something will happen when he gets to “88”. Lawrence has drawn inspiration from his personal mentors Tim Rogers of You Am I, Kirk Pengilly of INXS and Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson from Australian Idol.

Lawrence has always wanted to be a rockstar. Now he is. As the song says:
Make a band, build the hype
It’s the Sweatshop Boys via Skype.
Our tunes are fresh our beats are ripe
Choose Your Own Adventure.

Original article with YouTube videos at Webcuts Music

25. She & Him - Volume One (Domino)

An album of unexpected pure pop delights, She & Him was a collaboration between the delicious actress Zooey Deschanel and singer-songwriter Matt Ward. This collection of 60s inspired tunes written by Deschanel were sugar sweet and lushly rendered. Traces of the Beatles and the Beach Boys were caught lurking beneath Ward’s arrangements and the strength of Deschanel’s voice only added weight to the credibility of this project. This wasn’t just another Hollywood actress trying her luck as singer. Their duet on Smokey Robinson’s “You Really Got a Hold on Me” was only one of many highlights. We can only hope for an expedited Volume 2 in the near future. (Craig)

24. Santogold - Santogold (Downtown/Inertia)

Brooklyn’s Santi “Santogold” White had the kind of year most artists only dream about, as a decade of working in the music business, the savvy utilisation of MySpace and the support of bloggers bore prodigious fruit. Her debut album Santogold impressed with its myriad styles — from Ska and Dub to 80s new wave — themes of empowerment and good old fashion boasting. (Caleb) Full review.

23. The Stills - Oceans Will Rise (Arts & Crafts)

The darkly titled Oceans Will Rise did much to address the balance between The Stills of Logic Will Break Your Heart with The Stills of its disappointing follow-up, Without Feathers. From the menacing beauty of the gold-painted skull on the album sleeve to the buoyant melodies that weave through the songs in waves, there was much more to this album than met the eye. The Eastern European feel of “Snakecharming the Masses” built around a tribal-sounding rhythm that paired with the subtle swell of Fletcher’s vocals found The Stills in the grip of self-discovery and invention. (Craig) Full review.

22. The Kills - Midnight Boom (Domino)

Truth be told The Kills’ — transatlantic duo Alison “VV” Mosshart and Jamie “Hotel” Hince — third album was an uneven affair. For every perfectly formed relationship drama e.g. “Last Day of Magic” or chilling tale of letting go such as “Black Balloon” there was the dirge-like “M.E.X.I.C.O” or throwaway “Sour Cherry” - but when the dirty drum machine beats, bluesy garage rock and Mosshart’s channelling of Polly Harvey and Karen O gelled it was well worth the price of admission. (Caleb)

21. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (Rough Trade)

Evil Urges is an awesomely confounding record. It’s not quite Kiss Unmasked, but songwriter Jim James without his cloak of reverb, pushing out a falsetto vocal was an altogether unexpected moment. Even with the reassuring knowledge that this was the new My Morning Jacket album, it was one that leapt styles and influences in a way no previous album had. The electro-dance touches of “Touch Me I’m Going To Scream” offered more evidence that My Morning Jacket were breaking away from convention with Evil Urges being their most outward attempt to gain wider recognition and distance themselves from the staid Skynyrd Southern Rock pigeon-holing. (Craig) Full review.

20. I’m From Barcelona - Who Killed Harry Houdini? (Mute)

I’m From Barcelona’s first album enraptured many its sing-a-long anthems and cheery demeanor which helped to dispel the notion they were merely a novelty act, but it was one so full of sugary twee pop you could almost feel the calories piling on. Who Killed Harry Houdini? was the sugar rush comedown, an album with soft focus production and an air of detached melancholy. While the elements that made us fall in love with I’m from Barcelona remained - sweet melodies, multi-backed choruses and varied instrumentation - the downbeat tempo combined with vastly improved lyrics full of detailed character vignettes to create a work of greater sustenance. (Caleb)

19. The Long Blondes - Couples (Rough Trade)

When viewed next to their debut, “Couples” is of a different class and from a different age. The Long Blondes always seemed hemmed in by their own aspirations and you can only go so far with pop culture knowledge and a keen sense of wardrobe. They had advanced beyond expectation and fashioned an artistic statement that is more than just a magnifying glass on our lives but a cultural and historical commentary wrapped up in one. It was inventive, intelligent and exciting. A rare case of pop music with brains, presented with a conviction that is almost unbeatable. Unfortunately, a paralysing stroke which befell guitarist/songwriter Dorian Cox would sadly bring an premature end to this great Sheffield band before the year was out. (Craig) Full review.

18. Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs

Although the name conjures up images of a Japanese duo hunched over a pair of technics Fujiya & Miyagi are actually an unassuming four piece outfit from Brighton who have been quietly plying their breezy mix of minimalist krautrock and post-punk for several years. Lightbulbs was their third album and contained large helpings of pneumatic drums, moody synths, thick bass and scratchy guitar underneath breathy speak/sing vocals spouting seemingly nonsensical phrases, more for the sound they created than for any narrative value, sorta like Underworld covering Wire. Lightbulbs was a breath of fresh air and one of 2008’s real finds. (Caleb)

17. You Am I - DILETTANTES (EMI)

For a band once in danger of becoming a parody, You Am I defied expectation and recorded an album that demanded a repeat listen. Stylistically it was a different sounding band from the one that made 2006’s Convicts. Here they tempered their tone and cut back on the rock clichés, recalling the art of song-writing. Dilettantes evoked memories of past greatness, when the band could reap the benefits of quasi-country Kinks ballads mixed with Rolling Stones riffs. It was that kind of dynamic shift which added to Dilettantes’ charm, proving the writing wasn’t on the wall for You Am I just yet. (Craig) Full review.

16. Malcolm Middleton - Sleight of Heart (Full Time Hobby/Inertia)

Stripped back but still bleak and bitter, Scot Malcolm Middleton found favour with his fourth album Sleight of Heart. Originally intended to be an EP of cover versions, Sleight of Heart was expanded to a full release although the three covers (Madonna’s “Stay”, King Creosote’s “Marguerita Red” and Jackson C. Frank’s “Just Like Anything”) were a highlight. A laidback, acoustic approach was laced with touches of venom and what could’ve have been a overly depressing listen wass saved by Malcolm Middleton’s frank, sardonic observations and ability to write (or cover) a cracking tune. (Caleb) Full review.

15. Glasvegas -Glasvegas (Sony)

It’s an astonishing debut, something that is needed every once in a while to reaffirm to the traditional indie music fans that the era of epic guitar-based bands aren’t entirely a dying breed. Despite the hype leading up to the release, knowing that this record would house all previous singles to date meant this was already verging on classic status. Glasvegas are liken to a photo-negative of Oasis, the songs are anthemic, but not in a celebratory sense. This is a brutally honest statement of the times and hopefully that message will get through. Glasvegas have made their own “Definitely Maybe” that might just define the current state of music for years to come. (Craig) Full review.

14. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Bella Union)

Seattle’s Fleet Foxes released the one debut album that seemed to have everybody talking. With songs that bore traces of Neil Young and Bob Dylan and harmonies that rivalled those of Crosby, Stills and Nash, Fleet Foxes brought together a mix of folk rock and baroque pop as if it came fresh from Woodstock. Released as a single “White Winter Hymnal” was the song that summed Fleet Foxes up best with its swelling harmonies and campfire backing. First witnessed by Webcuts at the Way Out West Festival in Sweden, Fleet Foxes were an unexpected surprise that had our tongues wagging. (Craig)

13. British India - Thieves (Flashpoint)

British India’s debut in 2007 Guillotine was a bold, brash debut which gained generous Triple J support and countless moshing teenagers at their (seemingly) never-ending gigs. It was a little rough around the edges though, so we were elated whenThieves, released almost a year to the date after their debut, continued Declan Melia’s line in angst and world weariness but with a more subtle approach. Those who dug British India’s shout-a-thons were still catered for, but their knack of crafting catchy, classic rock songs like “Said I’m Sorry” and “Put It Right Down” showed enormous potential and could see British India become this generation’s You Am I. (Caleb)

12. Sloan - Parallel Play (murderecords)

Although less ambitious and leaner than 2006’s opus Never Here The End of It, Parallel Play showed there was plenty of fire left in Canada’s leading export of 70s influenced power pop/rock. Their catalogue of air guitar anthems and George Harrison-eqsue dreamy pop numbers was well stocked as usual but there was also some playfulness in the garage rock of “Emergency 911?, the Dylan inspired country-blues of “Down in the Basement[/track]”, and dub reggae on the closing “too many”. On the flipside it also dealt with the usual Sloan dysfunctional relationships, childhood and the issue of growing up while still rocking out, best exemplified in “living the dream”’s chorus — “I don’t dream for a living, I’m living the dream”. After a couple of listens to Parallel Play you’d wish you were too. (Caleb)

11. Eagles of Death Metal - Heart On (Downtown Recordings)

Third album in from moustached, crazy ass mofo Jess “The Devil” Hughes and some other dude (okay you got us, it’s Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme) was a dose of super heavy riffs, falsetto vocals and dumber than dumb lyrics coming across like an unholy union between Devo, The Cult, and QOTSA. Unlike their forebears such as AC/DC The Eagles of Death Metal don’t take themselves seriously as evidenced by the Spinal Tap-esque titles such as “I’m Your Torpedo”, “(I Used to Couldn’t Dance) Tight Pants” and “Heart On”, yet the sterling musicianship, nuanced production and knack for a hook elevated TEODM far beyond the realms of ’70s pastiche. (Caleb)

10. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Last Gang Records)

Controversy courting Canadanians, Crystal Castles, rose to prominence via their frenetic electro-Nintendo beats and the exuberant charm of vocalist Alice Glass. Their self-titled debut released in April entirely slipped under Webcuts radar relegated as some NME-approved teen fad, but the proof became increasingly hard to ignore. Split between chaotic slivers of electronic noise (”Alice Practice”) and smart synthetic beats (”Courtship Dating”), Glass’ added allure and manic behaviour set the scene for Crystal Castles to become the most exciting and promising bands of 2008. (Craig)

09. The Constantines - Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts)

Kensington Heights has all the regular hallmarks of a Constantines record, but it’s the first time the band have sounded so focussed and confident. Single “Hard Feelings” could be considered the call of the Constantines. Jagged guitars intersect with stabs of keyboards over a driving rhythm section, singer Bry Webb “You can tell by the way I talk/I’ve got hard feelings”. There’s a noticeable over-riding theme of hope and positivity that show the band maturing beyond their punk roots and not drowning their sound in torrents of angry guitar. Kensington Heights was the sound of a new day rising for this pack of raging Canadians. (Craig) Full review.

08. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus Dig!!! (Mute)

With Cave’s name now being attached to film scripts, soundtracks and his own widening musical projects, it seems the one thing keeping his muse alive is to not stop moving. Of all these, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! seems the path of least resistance, Cave rounding up his Bad Seeds to put together a beat-up, beats-inspired rock record that belays his aging station. It’s got him ranting like a man possessed, one an eye to the sky through a telescope, running with the ghosts of his own past while the whole world goes to hell. It’s a record brimming with ideas and bursting with bravado. Probably the most astonishingly inventive, brutally funny, and downright dirty album you’ll hear all year. (Craig) Full review.

07. Foals - Antidotes (Transgressive)

If, like us, you’ll go postal if you read the term “angular guitar” one more time and with “post-punk revival” now a dirtier phrase than ever it takes a special band indeed to rise above the Joy Division grave robbing accusations. Oxford’s Foals succeeded by exploring the artier funk-punk side of late 70s and early 80s rock influences with judicious use of horns, intricate high pitch guitar lines, wilfully obscure lyrics, and most importantly the effective use of “space”. Atmospheric and relaxed one minute, dense and visceral the next, Antidotes was a rewarding listen and successfully lived up to its name. (Caleb)

06. Shearwater - Rook (4AD)

Like its predecessor Palo Santo, Rook was an expansive, ambitious, and beautifully orchestrated record. Its bleak apocalyptic artwork expressed vocalist/lyricist Jonathan Meiburg’s intent perfectly. When the press release for Rook spoke of ‘themes within meditate of man’s intersection with the natural world: the hunter and the prey; the extinction of the species; the world after human beings are gone’ you soon realise this was going to be no ordinary album. Shearwater created an record that was earthy, ornate and alive, unbound by technology and its mis-inventions. An analog allegory for the end of time, Rook wasv nothing short of a masterpiece. (Craig) Full review..

05. M83 - Saturdays = Youth (EMI)

For Saturdays = Youth, Anthony Gonzalez indulges his own adolescent nostalgia for a decade that some of us remember for shoulder pads, synth bands and John Hughes films. His attempt to capture the essence of those times lends Saturdays = Youth a weirdly eclectic feel as the album drifts between layered operatic pieces and eighties-influenced electronic pop. Straight-out synth-pop songs like “Kim & Jessie” and “Graveyard Girl” achieve their goal, sounding uncannily like Tears for Fears and OMD circa now. It’s a shame that towards the end of the album Gonzalez ultimately fails to deliver a ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ moment that would have us raising our rhinestone gloved fists in the air. (Craig) Full review.

04. Beach House - Devotion (Bella Union)

February brought us Baltimore’s Beach House with their sophomore release Devotion, a gorgeous collection of dizzying songs built around Victoria Legrand’s awash-with-reverb harmonies and church-style organ and Alex Scally’s languidly strummed guitar. From the quasi-country harpischord and Hawaiian surf slide guitar feel of opening track ‘Wedding Bells’ to the dark hypnotic drone of “Gila”, Devotion quickly became one of the most beguiling and beautiful, not to mention essential, albums of 2008. (Craig) Full review.

03. TV on the Radio - Dear Science (4AD)

Brooklyn art/beat innovators TV On The Radio returned with their third album, Dear Science, a soulful slice of inspiration and invention, moving away from the doom and desperation of 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain to give us their own potent and poignant sign o’ the times. This was a dance record, or at least TV On The Radio’s idea of a dance record. Sharp rhythms, bright brass sounds and high falsetto vocals frame the overall feel and clarity of the album. The influence of Prince weighed heavy on “Golden Age” with its jungle rhythms and strings, Malone shadowing the purple one in the vocal delivery, the message here a simple one - fuck war, let’s dance. (Craig) Full review.

02. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins (Jagjaguar)

The greatest disservice that befell The Stands Ins was the open admission that it was originally going to part two of a double album alongside The Stage Names, cue general internet bitching that it wasn’t as good as that 2007 disc. No it wasn’t — it was better. Few can turn obscure pop culture references (porn star Shannon Wilsey, failed glam rocker Jobriath) into sublime four minute vignettes quite like Will Shef. He even bit the hand that feeds him in the appropriately titled “Pop Lie” and came out relatively unscathed. Meanwhile the rest of the band expanded the bands range by encompassing new wave, Motown and piano balladry to provide a richly textured background for indie rock’s top wordsmith. Magnificient. (Caleb) Full review.

01. Deerhunter - Microcastle (4AD)

Microcastle was more than just an album, it was a musical movement in miniature. If modern indie rock has a leader right now, it should be Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. The album that got the highest rating on Webcuts for 2008, Microcastle was a psyche-pop masterpiece that largely existed in a dream-like state. Songs often descended into nightmare-ish scenes and schizophrenic moods that defied expectation. From the surreal dream-pop of “Never Stops” and post-shoegaze squall of “Nothing Ever Happened” to the underwater serenade of “Twilight at Carbon Lake” there wasn’t an album within miles that came close. With Microcastle, Deerhunter reached for the stars and took hold. (Craig) Full review.

Ben Harper x2
Michael Franti and Spearhead x 6
James Brown
Zoobombs
Foo Fighters x2
Sonic Youth
Mudhoney
Beasts of Bourbon x2
Iggy Pop x2
Pennywise
Frenzal Rhomb x2
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Billy Bragg x2
B.B. King
Paul Simon
Midnight Oilx2
Soursob Bob
The Clouds
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Rage Against the Machinex2
The Nightwatchman
Ratcat
INXS
Red Hot Chilli Peppers x2
Ben Kweller
Ben Folds and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Smashing Pumpkins x2
Soundgarden
U2 x2
Bob Dylan
R.E.M.
Violent Femmes x2
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
Donavon Frankenreiter x2
Rammstein
Jack Johnson x2
Tenacious D
G. Love
Xavier Rudd
You Am I x3
Regurgitator
Ash Grunwald
Don Walker
Colin Hay
Paul Kelly
Leonard Cohen
Pearl Jam x2
Porno for Pyros
Spiderbait
Hole
The Cat Empire
Jane's Addiction
The Cure
Queens of the Stone Age
Rocket from the Crypt
The White Stripes
Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins
Colin Hay
Bad Religion
NOFX

Christina Agulira

Green Day, Simple Plan

Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance

Big Day Out 2006 - Faker, The Subways, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Wolfmother

The Living End, Gyroscope, Kisschasy

Thank God It's Over 2006 - Gyroscope, Kisschasy

Pyramid Rock 2006 - Faker, Silverchair, The Living End, The Grates, Ash Grunwald

Big Day Out 2007 - Peaches, The Presets, Lily Allen, The Killers, Evermore

Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival 2006 - Ben Kweller, John Mayer, Kaki King

Architecture in Helsinki, YACHT

Bloc Party, Midnight Juggernauts

Arctic Monkeys, Operator Please

Chill Island November 2007 - Hot Little Hands, Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set, Paul Kelly, Gotye


Muscles, Gameboy/Gamegirl

Pyramid Rock 2007 - Kora, Scribe, Sneaky Sound System, Bluejuice, Spank Rock, You Am I, Josh Pyke

Custom Kings

Big Day Out 2008 - Cut Off Your Hands, Kate Nash, Gameboy/Gamegirl, Arcade Fire, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem

Matt & Kim, Aleks & The Ramps

Parklife 2008 - Peaches, Van She Tech, Diplo, Dizzee Rascal, Goldfrapp

Meredith Music Festival 2008 - MGMT, Architecture in Helsinki, Mountain Goats, Final Fantasy, Saul Williams, Holy Fuck, Man Man, Tame Impala, Ten East, dan sultan, Combo La Revelacion

Pyramid Rock 2008 - The Teenagers, The Black Keys, Ladyhawke, dr dog, Frightened Rabbit, The Herd, Drapht, The Galvatrons, Muph & Plutonic, Pez

Metronomy

Bon Iver, Jacky Winter

Big Day Out 2009 - The Grates, Little Red, Black Kids, The Drones, Cut Copy, Arctic Monkeys, Neil Young

St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2009 - Canyons, Born Ruffians, The Temper Trap, Jay Reatard, these two awesome girls with a CD player, The Hold Steady

Crystal Castles

The Big O - The Fratellis, Bluejuice

Matt & Kim

Groovin' The Moo 2009 - Architecture in Helsinki, De La Soul, Okkervil River, Muscles, The Grates, The Drones

Albums released in 2008 which i bought:

Alesana - Where Myth Fades to Legend
The Amity Affliction - Severed Ties
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Augie March - Watch Me Disappear
Baseball - Animal Kingdom
Birds of Tokyo - Universes
Black Grass - Three
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
Bleeding Through - Declaration
Bliss n Eso - Flying Colours
Bloc Party - Intimacy
Bloc Party - Mercury EP
Break Even/Something More - Break Something Even More Split EP
The Bright Star Alliance - Oceania
Bring Me the Horizon - Suicide Season
British India - Thieves
Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
Buried in Verona - Circle The Dead
Bury Your Dead - Bury Your Dead
The Butterfly Effect - Final Conversation of Kings
Carpathian - Isolation
Cassette Kids - We Are
Children Collide - The Long Now
Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
Chris Walla - Field Manual
Closure In Moscow - The Penance And The Patience
Cog - Sharing Space
Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
Coldplay - Prospekt's March EP
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
The Cure - 4:13 Dream
Cut Off Your Hands - Rarities And Demos
Dance Gavin Dance - Dance Gavin Dance
The Datsuns - Headstunts
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Deez Nuts - Stay True
Disturbed - Indestructible
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Downsyde - All City
Drapht - Brothers Grimm
The Dresden Dolls - No, Virginia
Eagles of Death Metal - Heart On
Emarosa - Relativity
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream
End of Fashion - Book Of Lies
Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux
Fear Before the March of Flames - Fear Before
¡Forward, Russia! - Life Processes
Frankenbok - The Last Ditch Redemption
The Fratellis - Here We Stand
Funeral for a Friend - Memory And Humanity
Funkoars - The Hangover
Gallows For Grace - A Process for the Destruction of Tomorrow
Genghis Tron - Board Up The House
The Getaway Plan - Other Voices, Other Rooms
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
Good Buddha - Hit the Sky Running
The Grates - Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
Gym Class Heroes - The Quilt
Gyroscope - Breed Obsession
Hadouken! - Music For An Accelerated Culture
The Hampdens - The Last Party
The Haunted - Versus
Hawthorne Heights - Fragile Future
Heavy Heavy Low Low - Turtle Nipple And The Toxic Shock
The Herbaliser - Same As It Never Was
Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
The Herd - Summerland
Here I Come Falling - Oh Grave, Where is Thy Victory
Hermitude - Threads
.hinge - The Rise & Fall Of Living Great
Horrorshow - The Grey Space
Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off
House vs. Hurricane - Forfeiture
The Human Abstract - Midheaven
I Set My Friends On Fire - You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
Ill Niño - Enigma
In Flames - A Sense of Purpose
Irrelevant - New Guilt
Ivens - Sounds To Expire To
Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static
Jaguar Love - Take Me to the Sea
Jericco - Jericco
Johnny Truant - No Tears For The Creatures
Josh Pyke - Chimney's Afire
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Kate Miller-Heidke - Curiouser
The Killers - Day & Age
Killing the Dream - Fractures
Kingdom of Sorrow - Kingdom Of Sorrow
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Kisschasy - Too B Or Not Too B
Knights Of The Abyss - Shades
The Kooks - Konk
Linkin Park - Road To Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes
Little Red - Listen to Little Red
The Living End - White Noise
Lyrics Born - Everywhere At Once
Mammal - The Majority
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
MC Immune - The Future Hill
Meshuggah - obZen
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Michael Franti & Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers
Millencolin - Machine 15
Missing Hours - Missing Hours
Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
Muph & Plutonic - ...And Then Tomorrow Came
Muse - H.A.A.R.P
N*E*R*D - Seeing Sounds
Neva Dinova - You May Already Be Dreaming
Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
Norma Jean - The Anti-Mother
Oh Mercy - Expats & Eczema
One Day as a Lion - One Day as a Lion
Opeth - Watershed
The Paper and The Plane - ...A Year, 2 Months, Sixteen Days And Counting
Pendulum - In Sillico
Pez - A Mind Of My Own
The Potbelleez - The Potbelleez
The Presets - Apocalypso
Protest the Hero - Fortress
Puscifer - "V" Is For Viagra - The Remixes
Reason - The Tides Are Turning
The Red Shore - Unconsecrated
Reggie & the Full Effect - Last Stop: Crappy Town
Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
Robotosaurus - Manhater
Rook - Add Colour
The Roots - Rising Down
Ruins - Cauldron
Scars on Broadway - Scars On Broadway
A Secret Death - A Secret Death
Senses Fail - Life Is Not A Waiting Room
Shadowfex - My Perfect Place
Shihad - Beautiful Machine
Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
Simian Mobile Disco - Sample And Hold - Remix Album
Sky Eats Airplane - Sky Eats Airplane
Sleep Parade - Things Can Always Change
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
Something More - The Cost Of Living
Something With Numbers - Engineering The Soul
Sons Of Abraham - The Pushing Foreword
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean And The Sun
Sparkadia - Postcards
A Static Lullaby - Rattlesnake!
Story of the Year - The Black Swan
The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
T.I. - Paper Trail
Terra Firma - Music To Live By
Textures - Silhouettes
Thrice - The Alchemy Index: Vol. III & IV Air & Earth
Thrice - Live At The House Of Blues
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
Trial Kennedy - New Manic Art
Twelve Foot Ninja - New Dawn
TZU - Computer Love
Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Seperation
United Nations - United Nations
The Verve - Forth
The Vines - Melodia
Virgin Black - Requiem - Fortissimo
Whitechapel - This Is Exile
The Winnie Coopers - Worth The Weight
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Xavier Rudd - Dark Shades of Blue
You Am I - DILETTANTES
65daysofstatic - The Distant and Mechanised Glow of Eastern European Dance Parties EP



Finally found some time to edit...

Top 10 CD releases of 2008:
1. Protest the Hero - Fortress
2. Mammal - The Majority
3. Thrice - The Alchemy Index: Vol. III & IV Air & Earth
4. Genghis Tron - Board Up The House
5. Opeth - Watershed
6. Norma Jean - The Anti-Mother
7. Fear Before the March of Flames - Fear Before
8. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
9. Horrorshow - The Grey Space
10. Cog - Sharing Space

Top 5 EP releases of 2008:
1. Closure In Moscow - The Penance And The Patience
2. Jericco - Jericco
3. Rook - Add Colour
4. Twelve Foot Ninja - New Dawn
5. Sons Of Abraham - The Pushing Foreword


Thats pretty much it for now. Might actually put some content in here soon, depends on how much time I have. There's a few more CD's I've bought but they won't be considered for the top 10 anymore, so thats my 2008.

28 Days 1
A Perfect Circle 2
Amorphis 1
Bad Religion 1
Before the Dawn 1
Blind Guardian 1
blink-182 1
Blood Duster 1
Celesty 1
Children of Bodom 1
Cog 2
Concord Dawn 1
D'espairsRay 1
Dark Tranquillity 1
Dave Weckl 1
Deftones 1
DragonForce 1
Drowning Pool 1
Eskimo Joe 1
Fantomas 1
Fear Factory 1
Filter 1
Foo Fighters 1
Freestylers 1
Frenzal Rhomb 1
Fun Lovin' Criminals 1
Ghost Brigade 1
Giants of Science 1
Grinspoon 3
H-Block 101 1
Hatesphere 1
Helmet 1
Hole 1
Iggy Pop and the Stooges 1
Immortal 1
Impaled Nazarene 1
Isis 1
Jebediah 1
Karnivool 2
Kilpi 1
King Mungi 1
Korn 1
Limp Bizkit 1
M.A.N 1
Machine Head 1
Magic Dirt 2
Mar de Grises 1
Marilyn Manson 1
Melvins 1
Mercenary 1
Millencolin 1
Mnemic 1
Moonsorrow 1
Mr. Bungle 1
Murderdolls 1
Muse 1
New Order 1
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 2
Nicole 1
Nightwish 1
Nine Inch Nails 1
NoKTuRNL 2
Paco Pena 1
Pain 1
Pantera 1
Patti Smith 1
PJ Harvey 1
Placebo 1
Powderfinger 1
Prince 1
Queens of the Stone Age 2
Rammstein 1
Red Hot Chili Peppers 1
Regurgitator 1
Resin Dogs 1
Rocket Science 1
Rollins Band 2
Roni Size & Reprazent 1
Rust 1
Scribe & P-Money 1
Shihad 2
Slayer 2
Slipknot 1
Soilwork 1
Something for Kate 1
Sonic Animation 1
Soulfly 1
Soundgarden 1
Spiderbait 1
Sprung Monkey 1
Suburban Tribe 1
Sunk Loto 2
Superheist 1
Superjesus 1
System of a Down 1
Testeagles 2
The Beastie Boys 1
The Butterfly Effect 2
The Chemical Brothers 1
The Cure 1
The Cyan Velvet Project 1
The Dandy Warhols 1
The Hard Ons 1
The Hives 1
The Living End 1
The Mark of Cain 2
The Offspring 1
The Prodigy 1
The Rock Steady Crew 1
The Tea Party 1
The Vines 1
Thonk 1
Thrust Moment 1
Thunderstone 1
Tomahawk 1
Underworld 1
Wolfmother 1
Xzibit 1
Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force 2
You Am I 1
Zephyr Timbre 2