My Top Albums of 2005

Peasall Sisters - Home to You
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bohsle - You've Stolen My Heart
Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series, V.7 - Soundtrack to Film
Iron & Wine & Calexico - In the Reins
Wilco - Kicking Television
Nada Surf - The Weight is a Gift
Harvey Danger - Little by Little
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks
The New Pornographers -Twin Cinema
Fruit Bats - Spelled in Bones
Denison Witmer - Are You A Dreamer?
Frank Black - Honeycomb
Son Volt - Okemah & the Melody of Riot
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - S/T
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
The Great Lakes Myth Society - S/T
Decemberists - Picaresque
Bettie Serveert - attagirl
The Chris Stamey Experience - A Question of Temperature

Adrienne Young & Little Sadie - The Art of Virtue
Rachel Ries - For You Only

I've been a little gonzo over Wilco the past week and a half.

I can't remember what it started with; probably anticipation and build-up to the release of A Ghost is Born. I've also been reading Greg Kot's new book about them, Learning How to Die.

It's been a great read so far - I like the part when Tweedy was at the Grammy's for their nomination for Mermaid Avenue . . . "The band was quickly reminded it didn't belong at the glitzy Los Angeles ceremony for the Grammys when Tweedy stood in the aisle with a handful of programs while he waited for his bandmates and Sean "Puffy" Combs mistook him for an usher".

There's a lot of great information (probably too much) into the relationships between the bands members.

The Wilco hubub will probably die down once I see the Sam Jones documentary, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (I need to buy that).

I also ordered two Wilco stickers this morning - I'm so bad. I've also been trolling and posting on ViaChicago.Org a lot the past week - I'm such a nerd.

This is a really funny webpage - George W. Bush's hotmail account.

Also, if you're looking for some good alt-country/insurgent Internet radio, my latest find is Boot Liquor on Soma.