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So 2009 has all but come to an end. Personally I’ve had a great year. Loving life. Anyway the almighty heavenly father of KYS, Jared “The Athlete” Heilborn has asked for bloggers to post their top 10’s for 2009. Well here ya go …

Top 10 Albums of 2009 (in no particular order)
Claude Von Stroke- Bird Brain
Great record from start to finish from the house legend. Some really great beats on this disc. The track ‘The Greasy Beat’ feat. Bootsy Collins is a standout for me.

Blakroc- Blackroc
The Black Keys team up with a slew of hiphop stars to create one of the most unique records of 2009.

Amanda Blank- I love You
American rapper who has worked with some pretty big names over the years. This record is huge. Dirty electro fused hiphop. What a woman.

The Bloody Beetroots- Romborama
This record is just straight up dirt. Rude beats that make me wanna get nude. Love it.

Fever Ray- Fever Ray
Solo project for Karin Dreijer Andersson of the band The Knife. This album is hauntingly good and produced six massive singles. The video clips for these tracks are also pretty amazing.

Royksopp- Junior
Junior is the first album in around 5 years from Norway’s finest and it’s a little beauty. So many great songs on this album. Great work from my Viking cousins.

Passion Pit- Manners
Such a fun record. Will be getting a solid workout over summer. Dance!

Grizzly Bear- Veckatmist
Amazing harmonies on this album. Great times!

Calvin Harris- Ready For The Weekend
What a great pop release. Album is full of catchy tracks that get your toes tapping.

Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx pt. II
Excellent release from the hip hop legend. Some of his best work yet in my opinion.

Honorable mention...
Lady GaGa- The Fame Monster
P P P P Poker Face. Chic? Dude? Regardless this album was one of my favorites for the year. Great pop songs. Keen for GaGa to tour here next year. Will be huge!

Some other bands that dropped decent stuff this year include Animal Collective, Kid Cudi, Duck Sauce, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Phoenix, The XX, Air, Jamie T, The Eels, Dirty Projectors, Dan Sultan, Metric, Lost Valentinos, Mumford & Sons, Muse, N.A.S.A, Dizzee Rascal, Junior Boys, La Roux, Lucero, Daniel Merriwether, Brother Ali, Major Lazer, and many many more. Good year for tunes!

I figured I’d drop a list of my favorite Australian releases of 2009 as well…

Closure In Moscow- First Temple
Kisschasy- Seizures
Lisa Mitchell- Wonder
Bertie Blackman- Secrets and Lies
Art Vs Science- Art Vs Science
Philadelphia Grand Jury- Hope Is For Hopers
Hilltop Hoods- State Of The Art
The Nation Blue- Rising Waters
Young Heretics- The Dreamers
The Duvtons- Greatest Hits (Marvel- Bottle of Gin will do thanks mate)

Top 10 live shows of 2009.
Now to be totally honest, I’m not even sure if I went to 10 live shows this year. I most certainly didn’t go to 10 shows that were any good. So what I will do is list my favorite live ‘shows/events’ instead…

Lupe Fiasco @ The Palace
N.E.R.D @ Hisense Arena
Yacht Club DJs @ Ding Dong
You Am I @ Prince
Steve Aoki @ Sorry Grandma
Old mate who plays Credence covers @ Puggs every Thursday night.
DJ sets on opening night @ The Gazelle Bar
Whoever the bands were that made me dance for hour’s @ The Spanish Festival
Hulkamania @ Rod Laver Arena
Horse Racing in Melb/Syd/QLD. Great days to be alive!

Top 10 Films of 2009
Where The Wild Things Are
District 9
Inglorious Basterds
Up
Anvil
The Wrestler
Moon
Balibo
Star Trek
Avatar (Haven’t seen it yet but I’m predicting it will rule).

Top 10 Celebrities of 2009.
I questioned Jared on why I should list my top 10 celebrities for 2009 or what that even means but anyway here is my list of celebs…

Tiger Woods- The greatest golfer in the world who also has the greatest time management and organisational skills on earth. I tip my hat to a man who can have that many broads on the go. Just taaaaaap it in.

Lady GaGa- Some say GaGa has got a wang, others say she’s a broad… (I vote woman) either way Lady GaGa was huge in 2009. Buy The Fame Monster if you haven’t already. The album is a beauty.

Katy Perry- If she were president, she’d be Babe’raham Lincoln.

Michael Jackson- Sad day when the king of pop passed away. Strange dude but largely misunderstood in my opinion. RIP

Patrick Swayze- RIP Bodie… “He Ain’t coming back!”

Adam Fiske- Star of the hit TV show ‘Keepn It Real’ 2009 has been a huge year for this bloke. He’s a legit Viking too. What a guru.

Barrack Obama- New President for the US is inaugurated. People are stoked and cries of “Change is here!” are heard across the world. Not sure why? The dude is just a puppet for the corporate interests that govern the world. The guy also manages to win the Nobel Peace Prize for sending more troops to the middle east… go figure?

Brendan Fevola- Old mate gets well pissy at the brownlow medal dinner, grabs a microphone for the footy and calls out Chris Judd for trying to be Steven Segal. I thought it was funny.

Rhianna- Gets beat up by her boyfriend and is in the news for months. Tipping the old backhander from Chris Brown helped album sales along a little too (album was really good mind you). Not gonna lie, she’s got a pretty sweet haircut.

Kanye West- Legit guru. The guy loves himself so much that it’s actually amazing. Another big year for Mr. West. His stage invasion at the MTV awards was brilliant. What a guy.

Anyways that’s it for now. Have a Merry Christmas, drink lots, eat good food, dance, smile, and go fishing.

God Bless Ya!