Snocone's Top 10s for 2003 Robert Miodonski bmarkway K-fer Brad Desnoyer Robert Schrautemeier Adam Robert Trip Maker Ganiyat Okunowo Aaron Thompson Cory McCarter Ashley Brown Dustin Wall tyler craft
	Robert Miodonski's 10 Best Albums of 2003 (Excluding The White Stripes) 10. Outkast - Speakerboxxx / The Love Below 9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own 8. The Dandy Warhols - Welcome to the Monkey House 7. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers 6. Guided by Voices - Best of 5. New Pornographers - Electric Version 4. The Strokes - Room on Fire 3. Eels - Shootenanny! 2. Blur - Think Tank 1. Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
	bmarkway's Top 10 Live Performances of any Kind I Attended in 2003 10. Dennis Kucinich - Corte Madera, CA (his live version of Buffalo Springfield's "For What it's Worth" kills!) 9. Built to Sspill - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA 8. Stella - Jesse Hall - Columbia, MO 7. Elvis Costello - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 6. Mitch Hedberg - The Improv - San Jose, CA 5. Radiohead & Stephen Malkmus - UMB Bank Pavillion - St. Louis, MO 4. Polyphonic Spree - Liberty Hall - Lawrence, KS 3. Dismemberment Plan, Enon, & Beauty Pill - Slim's - San Francisco, CA 2. Flaming Lips & Starlight Mints - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA 1. Polyphonic Spree - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
	K-fer's (Host of Shake 'em on Down) Favoritest Garage Rawk Rekkids of 2003 10. The Pows - The Pows (CoMo band, Available @ Maude Vintage) - TIED WITH - Midnight Evils - Straight 'Til Morning. Sorry but I had to have eleven - I'm a cheater. 9. The Bamboo Kids 8. Modey Lemon - Thunder + Lightning 7. The Husbands - Introducing the Husbands 6. Jet - Get Born 5. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On On Your Own 4. Guitar Wolf - UFO Romantics 3. Kings of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood 2. Libertines - Up the Bracket 1. White Stripes - Elephant
	Brad Desnoyer's Top 10 Albums of 2003 10 White Stripes - Elephant 9 Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music 8 Strokes - Room on Fire 7 Dave Matthews - Some Devil 6 Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot 5The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow 4 Ben Lee - Hey You, Yes You 3 Radiohead - Hail to the Thief 2 Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (it really is that great) 1 Brendan Benson - Lapalco
	Robert Schrautemeier's 10 Hottest Women of the Year 10. Pompita Ardohain - I wasn't sure if I was gonna put her on considering I only have seen one picture of her, but that picture convinced me. Quite honestly, I'm not even sure if I spelled her name right. 9. Naomi Campbell - I was never a big fan until I saw her on "Cribs". She's definitely hot. 8. Salma Hayek - Ever since "From Dusk Till Dawn" she's been on my list, even after her horrifying unibrow in "Frida". 7. Emma Harrison - You've probably never heard of this Australian beauty, but do yourself a favor and check her out. 6. Eliza Dushku - Who cares if "Tru Calling" and "Wrong Turn" suck. as long as she's on-screen. 5. Elsa Bonitez - I just recently found out about her and I think she deserves her spot. 4. Carmen Electra - There aren't words. 3. Brooke Burke - She'll always be the host of "Wild On" in my heart. 2. Heidi Klum - Did anyone see the fashion show, or the numerous photo shoots? Drumroll please.... 1. Adriana Lima - Again, did anyone see the fashion show?
	Adam Robert's Top 10 of 2003 (in alpha order): arab on radar: the stolen singles azita: enantiodromia blood brothers: burn, piano island, burn deerhoof: apple 'o' essential logic: fanfare in the garden (anthology) ex models: zoo psychology khanate: things viral lightning bolt: wonderful rainbow melt-banana: cell-scape xiu xiu: a promise
	Trip Maker's (Host of 8 Miles High - Mon, 7-10 pm) 2003 Favorites 1. The Pony's "Shishimumu" (Time-lag Records) 2. The USA is a Monster "Tasheyana Compost" (Load Records) 3. Michael Yonkers Band "Microminiature Love" (Sub Pop Records) 4. Matt Valentine "Glorious Group Therapy" (Ecstatic Yod Records) 5. Wolf Eyes "Covered in Bugs" DVD (Hanson Records) 6. Six Organs of Admittance "Compathia" (Holy Mountain Records) 7. Animal Collective "Here Comes the Indian" (Paw Tracks Records) 8. The Blithe Sons "We Walk the Young Earth" (Family Vineyard Records)
	Ganiyat Okunowo's Top Ten Songs that Kept it Movin' In Da Clubs For The Year '03 10. In Da Club - 50 Cent 9. Pump It Up - Joe Budden 8. Like Glue - Sean Paul 7. I Ain't Never Scared - Bone Crusher featuring Killer Mike & T.I. 6. Right Thurrrr - Chingy 5. Can't Stop, Won't Stop - Young Gunnaz 4. Get Busy - Sean Paul 3. Get Low - Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boys featuring Ying-Yang Twins 2. Shake Ya' Tailfeather - P.Diddy, Nelly, Murphy Lee 1. Crazy In Love - Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
	AARON THOMPSON'S TOP 10 OF 2003 1. NEIL YOUNG "On The Beach" Reissue- Having just gotten into Young's music the last couple years, I am continually amazed at his body of work. This album, recorded and released in 1974, just became available on CD for the first time this year. Lord only knows why, because this is possibly his finest achievement. From Ambulance Blues to See The Sky About To Rain, it's just one classic after another. 2. MY MORNING JACKET "It Still Moves" - This album marked the Jacket's first major label release and a progression towards more rocking, Neil Young/Allman Brothers Band style music. Long, beautiful reverb soaked jams accentuated by singer Jim James Coyne-like delivery. Gets better with repeated listens. 3. GUIDED BY VOICES "Earthquake Glue" - The second proper GBV release following their two album stint with TVT finds my favorite band continuing to put out solid records. A little more prog influenced this time out, my favorite band ever puts out one of their best albums in five or six years (and that's saying something). 4. SHINS "Chutes Too Narrow" - The hottest band since I've been at KCOU puts out an album far superior to their debut. Phil Ek, producer of Modest Mouse & Built to Spill fame, makes their uniquely structured songs and poetic lyrics sound golden. 5. SUPERGRASS "Life On Other Planets" - One of the most unsung European bands who are virtually ignored in the states put their strongest record out since their debut. Wild pop rock and awesome singing from Gaz make this a summery album all year round. 6. RADIOHEAD "Hail To The Thief" - F the backlash, this band is back from the land of Aphex Twin with another great album. How can you go wrong with Thom Yorke's voice, I ask you? 7. GUIDED BY VOICES "Forever Since Breakfast" Reissue - Just released in their third (THIRD!) box set Hardcore UFO's, this is GBV's very first release from 1986. Previously some 500 copies were available only in vinyl. Thank God for reissues, this is amazing stuff. It's up there with the best of their 80's output. 8. THE FIRE THEFT "s/t" - A lot of my friends abandoned Sunny Day Real Estate when The Rising Tide came out. I thought it was their best album and most of this band continues minus the guitarist. Nate Mendel took a break from Foo Fighters to record with his old bandmates and the result is a moody, poetic, soul searching ride through Jeremy Enigk's heartstarved daydreams (what?). 9. STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS "Pig Lib" - It took a few listens, but I'm convinced this is better than Pavement's last two records and Steve's first solo album. Long songs and several time changes shows Stevie and his Jicks diving deeper into prog rock. A must for Pavement fans. 10. IRVING "I Hope You're Feeling Better Now" - This Silverlake, California fivesome releases a six song ep of jangly, wiggly, Kinks influenced pop with a dash of new garage. Buy it, buy it now.
	Here are some albums from the year two thousand 'n' three that Cory McCarter thought were pretty good: 5. Curse of dialect - Lost in the real sky 5. Firewater - The Man on the burning tightrope 5. Broadcast - HaHa Sound 5. British Sea Power - The Decline of 5. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak 5. Young & Sexy - Life through one speaker [Oh, my god: "Herculean Bellboy"!] 5. Dirt Bike Annie - Show us your demons 5. The Slackers - Close my eyes 5. Kill Bill Vol. 1 soundtrack ["Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"] Bonus 2003 reissue pick: 5. Turbonegro Ass Cobra [Can you beat songs like "The Midnight NAMBLA," "Bad Mongo," and "Hobbit Motherfuckers"? I think not.]
	Ashley Brown's Top 10 Devendra Banhart / Black Babies E.P. Devendra's voice echoes the pained wail of Karen Dalton, all backwoods and moonshine, and steeped in the mythos of Americana. Amidst penurious guitar plucks, narratives of shipwrecks and state anthems, his delicate, injured keening somehow manages a strange sort of loveliness. Twilight Singers / Blackberry Belle Greg Dulli's nicotine-kippered baritone rends through sweeping crescendos, adorned by lacerating guitars and spectral piano, which recall the Afghan Whigs in all their gorgeous ugliness. Charged with sexual pathos, mingled with suicidal gloom and awash in the inevitable penance of lust, it hurts so good. Of course, if this man released his gold-plated shit, I would buy it. Villain Accelerate / Maid of Gold Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump create a dreary and often beautiful lethargic sonic landscape punctuated by narcoleptic beats and guttural bass. It's a dense and brooding opus, a crystallization of icy postmodern detachment. Neil Michael Hagerty / The Howling Hex A record of dirty, sparse rock 'n' roll melded with hallucinogenic folk and frigid backwoods funk, The Howling Hex sounds both anachronistic and ahead of its time, the product of reclusive and unrecognized genius, and the best album Hagerty has released since parting ways with Jennifer Herrema. The Hospitals / S.T. An excruciating, noisy evisceration wrought by only guitar and drums which writhes and flails with hellish virulence, it's a far messier and visceral experience than the calculated, rehearsed discord of other like-minded two pieces. Arab Strap / Monday at the Hug and Pint Melodic, fragile guitar and strings sidestep primitive electronic beats before degenerating into a cacophonous aural assault as the Byronic Scotsmen toil to distinguish between love, libido and utter contempt. The Darkness / Permission to Land Hell. Fucking. Yes. Brits channel the spirit of bombastic hair metal, replete with leopard-print unitards, air splits, and one hellacious falsetto. There's still nothing quite as arousing as wielding your guitar like an extension of your dick. M. Ward / Transfiguration of Vincent A deceptively demure, quietly disarming album of gentle songs that make the deepest sort of melancholy heartbreakingly palpable. One of the best songs on the record is his cover of Bowie's synthesized 80s hit 'Let's Dance', which M. Ward transforms into a lament of mortality and the fleeting redemption of human delusions. Pleasure Forever / Alter From the dissonant remains of VSS and the Slaves, Satan's henchmen (and recently dismantled) Pleasure Forever cultivated a darkly antiquarian sound that relies as heavily upon sinister piano melodies as grim guitars encumbered by gloomy portents. Alter is scary as hell and could score a Lovecraft story, invoking perfectly the enigmatic allure of the titular 'other'. Express Rising / S.T. Turntablist Dante Carfagna, arguably the largest collector of old school funk in the United States, could have composed a simplistic regurgitation marred by sampling and mimicry. Fortunately, however, Express Rising is comprised of multi-tiered, coolly funky, grainy atmospherics that pay homage to the genre while remaining soulfully mellowed.
	Dustin Wall (Host of 'The Nightwatch' - Wed. 7-10 pm) lays out his 10 Best Music/Performance DVDs of 2003: Peter Gabriel - Growing Up Live King Crimson - Eyes Wide Open Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks Rush - Rush In Rio Phil Collins - Serious Hits...Live! Steve Hackett - Hungarian Horizons Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes A Mighty Wind David Cross - Let America Laugh Genesis - Live At Wembley
	tyler craft's top 10 cd's: arab strap - monday at the hug & pint broken social scene - we forgot it in people clearlake - cedars menomena - i am the fun blame monster non-prohets - hope prefuse-73 - one word extinguisher rapture - echoes schneider TM - 6 Peace EP single frame - wet heads come running wrens - meadowlands

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