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imaginary liz's favorite albums of the last decade

The Thermals by Bobby McHugh

Yesterday I divulged my favorite albums of the year. Today I am ready to let go of my latest obsession: My album recap of how I spent my 00's.

The below listage rant is my own little time capsule to remind myself why 2000-2009 musically ruled. As with my other list posts, I'm certain I totally forgot to add something really important to my end-all-be-all-recap. It's up to you to remind me by posting your favs of the 00's below.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "I know -- I totally expected "The Worst You Can Do Is Harm" top WIPTF, but when I studied the track listings side by side the fact that WIPTF has "Shapes,""Stupid" "Cinnamon" AND "New Girl" I realized I couldn't live without that album. Although TWYCDIH has the ...

Live show review

San Francisco Popfest: Day 2 {Friday}

All photos: Steve Louie

at Annie's Social Club

Day 2 of SF Popfest coverage featuring Springfactory, Bunnygrunt, The Orange Peels, ballboy, The Tartans, The Hot Toddies, and a bit of karaoke mischief.

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Sunday, May 31, 2009

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Harry Potter movie makes me want to go record shopping in London

Besides tuckering me out, last night's Harry Potter IMAX movie made me long for the days of wandering of past holidays spent wandering Britain's streets from record store to striking monument to historical Britpop landmark. It's got me feeling sentimental... and look what I found!

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: diana: "i can't remember if i've ever mentioned them, but check out London's Stars of Aviation -- i came across them randomly one night at a bar in London, sadly though they have never toured the US and probably aren't going to in the near future "

You-Tube-i-licious!

Let's make a deal that every post for the next 24-hours is going to have a YouTube video... imaginary friends - submit your nominees now! We can't find all the great videos on our own.

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Monday, May 21, 2007

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "Perfect usage of SPAG! It was a slang term my college roommate and I used to denote awesomeness/coolness -- 'cause sometimes those words only go so far. It was a derivative of the word spaghetti (which is always cool) - and the way it phonetically sounds ...

Holy NYC POPFEST Batman!

The NYC Popfest folks have announced their 2007 line-up and HOLY COW is it fantabulous! IT MAKES ME WANT TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS!
Behold - I'll post the line-up now and comment more once I gather myself.

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Thursday, April 19, 2007

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: Joseph Riippi: "Holy Myriad Bands Batman! Still, would rather fly home for Sasquatch!. Alas, I have a wedding to go to that weekend in DC. Sigh...."

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Best of 2003: Imaginary Staffers Top 10 Lists

Best releases of 2003, in the opinions of the imaginary staff...

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Sunday, January 4, 2004

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Best of

Imaginary '02 Recap!

Hey kids! It's the end of '02, so welcome to the first ever Imaginary Recap. Hold onto your seats kids, it's gonna be a bumpy year-long ride of favorite, in triplicate. Because the best things always happen in threes (ho ho ho...)

{And yes, we have included shameless promotion links to our affliated Insound and Amazon affiliate programs, where you can listen or buy. So sue us. Or buy something, and help us support our excessive web page habits...}

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Wednesday, January 1, 2003

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