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Continue from the last post, here are the rest of my top 10 albums of 2009:

Waking Up – OneRepublic
OneRepublic has a somewhat distinctive sound among all the bands. There’s a rhythm in their music, , something that without listening to the voice track, you would know it’s their music. Their debut album has a single that was remix by Timberland that really bring that rhythm front and center, and that was, as we all know, their smash hit “Apologize”.  This time around, they have another collaboration with Timberland, …

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Continue from the last post, here are the next few of my top 10 albums of 2009:

It’s Not Me, It’s You – Lily Allen
I did not have a good impression of Lily Allen when she first hit it big three years ago.  Some of her comments just made her looks like she’s a bit of a brat, almost too obnoxious.  Therefore I didn’t even listen to her debut album despite all the good reviews.  Three years later when her sophomore album came out, I finally give it a try and …

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2009 has quite a few great albums, especially from the returning artists’ sophomore or follow up albums.  I remember last year there were quite a few that I was excited to wait for the albums to come out but eventually got disappointed.  This year though, I was excited at quite a few albums from the beginning of the year up until this month.  Overall it’s a great year.  My rule of thumb for great album is that it got to have more than 5 songs on the albums that I …

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This week is truly a concert week, besides going to Regina’s concert the other day, Friday I went to Mika’s concert at United Palace Theater in Washington Heights.  The venue is unique because it is one of those classical theater back in the golden days.  The decorations are like nothing You have seen before,  Seriously if the place is maintained a little bit better, the interior is pretty better looking than Radio City.  Of course the major disadvantage is the location – 175th St uptown.  I think most of the …

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Yesterday I went to see Regina Spektor’s concert the third time this year, but unlike the previous two times, this is a real paid, full length concert at Radio City Music Hall.  Before the concert, I did worry about if I will get tired of her shows after two times.  But all worries faded away when she started to sing.  She is as lovely as ever and with a much richer rundown given the added time compared to the free shows at Apple or B&N, there were definitely pleasant surprises.
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A month after Regina Spektor’s concert in Soho Apple, she’s here again this time at Barnes & Nobles in Union Square. Even though I just saw her and will see her again in October at Radio City Music Hall, I still went to Barnes & Nobles – it’s free! so why not? It turns out to be a very unique experience than a regular concert. The format is a series that B&N called “Upstairs at the Square: Writer & Artist Mixed” where a writer and an artist …

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One of artist performing at my favorite place in the world? of course I would attend! it’s a no-brainer! The only question for attending Regina Spektor’s Live at Soho, Apple Store is just logistic issue like how early I should be there since it’s a Friday and it’s a free limited space event!  Given the recent surge in popularity of her music, such as being one of the main song in (500) Days of Summer, I really wasn’t sure if leaving a few hours early from work would be good …

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A few months ago I found out that there are two concerts coming up at the same time on March 7, both from artists that I really like – Lisa Hannigan at the Highline Ballroom and the Bird and the Bee at Carnegie Hall. It was such a tough choice for me because I would love to go to both. Eventually I settled on the Bird and the Bee because of two reasons: 1) I saw a little bit of Lisa Hannigan when she was opening for Jason …

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I went to Jason Mraz’s concert yesterday night at Radio City Music Hall.  Just like his concert 3 years ago, he can just sing any notes, super high or crazy low, the range is ridiculous~  He sang most of the songs from his new album, but of course there’s also some of his classics like The Remedy and You and I Both, etc.  He also did some Impromptu cover songs like the Happy Days (yes, the theme song!) His live performance is always fun to see because the music arrangement is always different than …

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Looks like after Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Neil Patrick Harris and Felicia Day can’t stop singing! NPH becomes a shoes fairy completed with fairy wings, singing about shoes on Sesame Street, while Felicia sang with Mr Geeky, Jonathan Coulton.
Watch this Sesame Street clip. (sorry, embed is disabled)
and this: