http://mog.com/Treasure Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:26:51 GMT MOG - Treasure's Posts en-us 60 http://mog.com/Treasure/blog/35009 <p>Well, it's that time of year again. Here goes nothing:</p> <p>1. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife</p> <p>2. Bob Dylan - Modern Times</p> <p>3. Band of Horses - Everything All The Time</p> <p>4. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America</p> <p>5. Joanna Newsom - Ys</p> <p>6. Islands - Return to the Sea</p> <p>7. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies</p> <p>8. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit</p> <p>9. Tapes n' Tapes - The Loon</p> <p>10. Beck - The Information</p> <p>11. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain</p> <p>12. Brightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light</p> <p>13. Thom Yorke - The Eraser</p> <p>14. Guster - Ganging Up on the Sun</p> <p>15. Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche</p> <p>16. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine</p> <p>17. Danielson - Ships</p> <p>18. Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards</p> <p>19. Girl Talk - Night Ripper</p> <p>20. The Beatles - Love</p> <p>21. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - Both Sides of the Gun</p> <p>22. Cat Power - The Greatest</p> <p>23. Liars - Drum's Not Dead</p> <p>24. Yo La Tengo - I am not afraid of you and I will beat your ass</p> <p>25. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever you say I am, That's what i'm not</p> Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:26:51 GMT http://mog.com/Treasure/blog/35009 Treasure http://mog.com/Treasure/blog/27860 <p>Like most of you, the Beatles are, in my personal opinion, the Alpha and the Omega musically. So when I heard that there was going to be a Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas composed entirely with and about the music and life of the original fab four, I had to make the trip to see it for myself.</p> <p>I am relieved/pleased/surprised to say that I couldn't be happier with the results. The production transcends your classic musical theater format, constituting a truly meaningful hour and a half which encompasses both the spirit of the Beatles and the depth and power of the human experience.</p> <p>The music is breathtaking, and the visuals astound the senses. In the end, you can't quite say why but you know that they've hit the nail on the head. The show says something about each generation fortunate enough to have experienced the Beatles ideal. Perhaps more notably, it speaks to the importance of this music as the beating heart behind the breastplate of cultural and sociological progress.</p> <p>I don't want to spoil any of the details for anyone. Just see it. It's well worth your money.</p> Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:51:47 GMT http://mog.com/Treasure/blog/27860 Treasure