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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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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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This is probably the gayest but most entertained concert I even been to. All the previous concerts I’ve been to, from Regina Spektor to KT Tunstall to Jason Mraz to Imogen Heap, most of them are pretty simple, just the performers, their bands and the instruments, nothing fancy because their focus was the music. For Mika, you get the whole show! There’s all kind of props and costume changes. Before the concert I wasn’t sure if he is those studio singers that can’t sing live, but his …