Virgil Dickerson
Top 10 Records of 2009
1. Portugal the Man “The Satanic Satanists”
2. Portugal the Man “The Majestic Majesty”
3. Micah Schnabel “When the Stage Lights Go Dim” (since we didn’t originally release it)
4. Phoenix “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”
5. Chuck Ragan “Gold Country”
6. Gregory Alan Isakov “The Empty Northern Hemisphere”
7. Good Old War “Only Way to Be Alone”
8. Mariachi El Bronx “S/t”
9. Have Gun Will Travel “Postcards from the Friendly City”
10. Joey Kneiser “The All-Night Bedroom Revival”
Honorable Mentions: William Elliott Whitmore “Animals in the Dark”, Deer Tick “Born on Flag Day”, Horse Feathers “House With No Name”, American War “Rhetoric”, Sidekicks “Weight of Air”, Langhorne Slim “Be Set Fire”, Cobra Skulls “American Rubicon”, Revival Tour Compilation, Rodriguez “Cold Facts”, Michael Dean Damron “Father’s Day”, Builders and the Butchers “Temptation is a Deep Dark Well”
Know that I would put all of our recent releases on this list, but i figured I should make my selections from non-Suburban Home releases.
Top 5 Movies/Shows
1. Mad Men
2. Up
3. True Blood
4. The Hangover
5. Up In the Air
Top 5 Books
1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
2. Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson
3. What the Dog Saw by Malcom Gladwell
4. Pow! Right Between the Eyes! by Andy Nulman
5. Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
Best Moments:
1. Our 14th Anniversary party surpassed my greatest expectations. People from all over the world came out, so many of our bands came out, and everyone had a blast.
2. The Chad Price brewery tour was probably the greatest day of beer drinking I have ever experienced. 10 breweries, 8 shows, and one wild crazy day/night
3. Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground’s instore performance at Angelo’s and later that night their hangout session at my house which involved them pulling out instruments and singing songs; my 3 year old son was so inspired, he pulled out his instruments and played along. I almost cried.
Worst Moments:
1. Tom Pfaeffle being shot to death for accidentally trying to open the wrong hotel room door.
2. 2009 was a tough year for Suburban Home/Vinyl Collective. I am really glad the year is over. 2010 will be much better for everyone.
Favorite Beers
1. Barrel Bourbon Stout by Odell
2. Olde School Barley Wine by Dogfish Head
3. Life and Limb by Dogfish/Sierra Nevada
4. Hercules double IPA by Great Divide
5. (tie) Brown Shuga by Lagunitas and Black Butte XXI by Descheutes
Favorite Food
1. Great Divide beer pairing dinner at Osteria Marco
2. Stranahan’s Whiskey Dinner at the Lobby
3. Mussels in Red Curry w/ Israeli Couscous at Root Down
4. All You Can Eat Sushi at Go Fish
5. Anything at New Saigon
Brandon Proff
Top Albums of 2009 (in no particular order):
The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
Colour – Anthology
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Doves – Kingdom of Rust
Silversun Pickups – Swoon
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
RX Bandits – Mandala
Gregory Alan Isakov – This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Mute Math – Armistice
the Life and Times – Tragic Boogie
Books I’ve read or am Reading:
Watchmen (still)
I need some recommendations!!
Favorite Beers:
Hop Stoopid – Lagunitas
Chocolate Yeti Imperial Stout – Great Divide
Full Sail Pale Ale – Full Sail
Session Black Lager – Full sail
Battery Acid Double IPA – Amalgam
Favorite Restaurants:
The Squeeky Bean
Root Down
Mead street Station
New Saigon
Favorite Websites:
Fail Blog
F My Life
Digg
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Beer Advocate
It’s nice That
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Things I love/Like:
Listening to Music or Public radio
Riding my bike or scooter
Brewing Beer
Cooking
My Job
Hiking
All my coworkers
Camping
Summer and Fall
Pork products
Traveling
Ikea
BBQ
Darrel Lea Licorice
Things I Hate/Dislike:
Flying
Hospital Dramas
Idiot Drivers
Lipgloss (the Denver hipster nightclub)
Hipsters
People that say “Like” as a filler word in excess
Name-droppers
Trust Fund kids
Andy Thomas
TOP ALBUMS OF 2009
Frank Turner – Poetry of the Deed
Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Converge – Axe to Fall
Damien Suomi – S/T
Good Old War – The Only Way To Be Alone
P.O.S. – Never Better
William Elliot Whitmore – Animals in the Dark
Gregory Alan Isakov – This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Fake Problems – It’s Great To Be Alive
Mariachi El Bronx – S/T
Movies I watched and like this year
Up
Inglorious Bastards
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
God Grew Tired of Us
Anvil
Some restaurants I enjoyed eating at last year
City O’ City
Watercourse
The Hornet
The Lobby
20th Street Cafe
Books I’ve read recently
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Running With Scissors
You Better Not Cry
Coyotes: A Journey Across Borders With America’s Illegal Migrants
Some stuff that ruled last year:
Getting an apartment with my girlfriend Jen
Putting out my first solo record
Playing the Fest with Only Thunder
Becoming a “professional” music writer
Hearing my nephew call me “D” and watching him turn into a little person
Things I Hate
1. You