The 11 Best Supergroup Duos

Side projects and supergroups always draw amazing attention but usually end-up disappointing greatly.  It’s hard for an artist to experiment with a new sound because of the expectations they bring with them.  A few artists manage to exceed expectations usually by throwing a big curve.  If it is too outside the box, it tends to scare listeners away…and if it’s too inside the box…it leaves listeners wondering what the point was in the first place?  Billie Joe of Green Day and Norah Jones of pianos team-up today to play a collection of Everly Brother songs.  Which side of the box does this fall In?  Out?  Under? Over?  Ever?

Here are the 11 Best Supergroup Duos:

  1. Electronic (Bernard Sumner of New Order & Johnny Marr of The Smiths)
  2. She & Him (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
  3. Pinback (Zach Smith of Three Mile Pilot & Rob Crow of Heavy Vegetable and Thingy)
  4. Felt (Murs & Slug of Atmosphere)
  5. Quasi (Sam Coomes of Heatmiser and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney)
  6. Discovery (Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend & Wesley Miles of Ra Ra Riot)
  7. Bad Meets Evil (Eminem & Royce Da 5’9″)
  8. Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
  9. Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
  10. The Evens (Ian McKaye of Fugazi and Amy Farina of The Warmers)
  11. WZRD (Kid Cudi & Dot Da Genius)
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The 11 Best Songs By Kid Cudi

 

Since us humans don’t seem to be appreciating the life we have here on Earth, maybe it’s time to start looking elsewhere.  This week, scientists announced they have found three new planets that could support life.  These planets are hundreds of light years away and it may take us hundreds of years just to develop travel to get us there.  But that said, it’s an encouraging and invigorating story in the midst of chaos, mayhem, and destruction.  The question of course comes, if we do go to another planet and find alien life…will it look humans-like, animal-like, or Yoda-like?

 

See you tomorrow at Record Store Day.

 

Here are the 11 Best Songs By Kid Cudi:

  1. Soundtrack 2 My Life (Man On The Moon)
  2. Simple As… (Man On The Moon)
  3. Mr. Rager (Man On The Moon II)
  4. Scott Mescudi vs. The World (Man On The Moon II)
  5. Up Up & Away (Man On The Moon)
  6. Erase Me (Man On The Moon II)
  7. Cudderisback ft. Vampire Weekend (Mixtape)
  8. CuDi Zone (Man On The Moon)
  9. Enter Galactic (Man On The Moon II)
  10. Day ‘N’ Nite (Man On The Moon)
  11. Make Her Say (Man On The Moon II)

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The 11 Best albums of 2009: 34-44 (Part 2)

With the end of decade sending everyone scrambling to make decade topping lists, let’s not forget all the good music that made this year one of the better musical years of the decade.
 
Don’t forget to vote in our annual “best of.”  Just send us your top 20 albums of the year…or as many as you can think of, if you can’t think of 20.  We take all albums…all genres…just be sure they were released in 2009.  To vote, just put your list in the comments section of the blog…or email us.
Here 11 Best Albums of 2009: 34-44 (Part 2):
 
34.  MobyWait for Me (Shot In The Back of the Head) – only $5.00
35.  Kid CudiMan on the Moon
36.  Au Revoir SimoneStill Night, Still Light – only $5.00 
37.  Rodrigo y Gabriela11:11  -only $5.00
38.  Julian PlentiJulian Plenti…is a Skyscraper
39.  CursiveMama, I’m Swollen (What Have I Done)
40.  Green Day21st Century Breakdown (East Jesus Nowhere)
41.  The EditorsIn This Light and On This Evening
42.  Great Lake SwimmersLost Channels
43.  Bob DylanTogether Through Life 
44.  Alice in ChainsBlack Gives Way To Blue