Best Albums Ever

http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=201

I stumbled across this website in search for a good new album to listen to and I found some interesting ones here. So what they do is take stats from 1600 different album charts to give the greatest albums around.
They have a few diffferent categories, and you can look back to as far as the 1950's.
I don't necessarily agree that they've got the best albums there, but its interesting to read anyway.
Their current top 5 albums for 2010 are:
1. Teen Dream - Beach House
2. Contra - Vampire Weekend
3. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
4. There is Love in You - Four Tet
5. Transference - Spoon

New Pornographers - Together

Love this band. They're a Canadian Superband of sorts, who craft very interesting melodic indie pop. I saw them in concert last year at the Kings Arms and they were awesome. This is their latest album 'Together' and is due out May. After hearing a few snippets of the new tracks it sounds like some of their best stuff.
Amazon.com says "This is one of the great bands of the last decade at the top of their game"

Check out the single 'Crash years' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SUTizNQgLA

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

http://www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com/

Ok, this movie caught my attention as it sounds pretty different and combines elements of comic books, video games and sweet tunes. So the premise is Scott, 23, meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers and totally falls for her. The only problem is he has to defeat her seven evil ex boyfriends before he can have her.

Sounds pretty crazy, but check the trailer out and you'll get the idea of the movie.

Its based on a 6 volume indie comic book of the same name by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Above is a pic from the comic and the movie

Movie comes out around August this year.

General Fiasco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-Rulo-E4g
These guys are a new young band out of Ireland. I'd describe them as a fresher, more poppy Snow Patrol. They've got some really cool tunes. Check out the youtube link to their single Ever So Shy. If you like that the rest of the album should be your cup of tea too!

Threadless Tshirts

 

I've known about this website for quite a while now, but its very cool and unque so I thought id try and share it with the world. www.threadless.com is an american site where anyone can submit their own design for a tee and if it is accepted will be made into a tshirt for sale on the website. Successful designers get $2000 cash, $500 gift certificate, $500 each time the design is reprinted and opportunities for more moolah if your design wins any awards.

But the beauty of it is there are literally hundreds and hundreds of designs and really cool ones at that. Each tee is unique and different from any other as it is an original design. They're all between $15 - $20 US$, so not too expensive with the current exchange rate. I've chosen just a few up top that I liked, but go check out the website. 

NY's Best Pizza in Akld

Ok so I had heard a myth that circulated for months about a pizza place in Downtown Auckland that made authentic New York style pizza. It took me a while to find it but with my powers of intense googling I found the place and  what followed was the best pizza experience of my life. I found Sals Authentic New York style Pizza http://www.sals.co.nz/ and ordered an 18" Pepperoni Pizza in a box that I almost couldn't fit into my car. It was all I ate for the next 3 days, but man was that a good 3 days!

Go check out Sal's at 4a Commerce St in the City

Someone Still loves You Boris Yeltsin

These guys have been touted as the next big indie thing (by more people that just myself). I'm not typically an indie lover but am loving them right now. They have put out two albums to date and currently working on their third which is being produced by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie.
I would highly recommend checking them out. I can hear tonnes of influences in them like Wilco, The Shins, Elliot Smith and Guster. So if you're into any of these go and have a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVJ54VaOsuM&feature=fvst

Pablo Francisco Live

If you've never heard of him, you should. I first saw him on Jay Leno doing stand up 10 years ago and now he's finally coming to NZ for one live show for the comedy festival. he does the best movie trailers voiceover impression you've ever heard.
Check out this link, then grab your tickets at ticketek!
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9pAv-z2ens

Big Bang Fashion

Must admit I am addicted to the Big Bang Theory right now. I powered through the second season in about a week. I am also loving the geek fashion. I think they did well not to dress these guys with suspenders, pocket protectors and orthopedic shoes.  Sheldon rocks some pretty sweet tshirts and Howards belt buckles are awesome. There is a geek in all of us so just embrace it.

Ever since the 90's good sitcoms have been few and far between. I originally thought the show itself was lame to begin with but give it a chance! and wear a bright tshirt over your long sleeve tshirt. Bazinga!