This is by far my favourite photo of 2009. I went up to see Derek and Jac in Brisbane for Christmas and Sebastian had just got some reindeer ears. He wanted me to get a photo of him with them on.  I’ve been meaning to post this for a while.

This is what Laura got me for Christmas. No drink is safe.

After seeing a few similar things around the net, I thought I would have some fun and make my ‘Best of 2009‘ playlist using iTunes smart playlist feature: Year = 2009 + Most Played.

I have tampered with the list a little – taking out songs that got a fair amount of plays due to guitar practice and the like plus adding songs that I knew I listened to on my iPod.  The list got a little out of control so I limited it to 15.

I wish I could post the MP3’s or put them all in one big file to share, but I am pretty sure I would get a slap on the wrist for that … so, no dice.  Here is the list though if you feel like recreating it and listening it through.  Would love to know what you think:

1. Two Weeks Grizzly Bear
2. Dog Days Are Over Florence And The Machine
3. My Girls Animal Collective
4. Island, IS Volcano Choir
5. Anonanimal Andrew Bird
6. Gifted (Feat, Kanye West, Santagold & Lykke Li) N.A.S.A
7. Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) Jay-Z
8. 1901 Phoenix
9. The Reeling Passion Pit
10. The Price Dappled Cities
11. She’s A Genius JET
12. Treat Me Like Your Mother The Dead Weather
13. Silver Trembling Hands The Flaming Lips
14. Kettering The Antlers
15. Harry Patch (In Memory Of) Radiohead

I set up a wall of rad designs the other week to keep me going when I am working away at home. These all sit on the wall behind/above my computer.

My favourite is Henry Rollins in the middle, looking back at me – “Get back to work fool! NOW!”

Ben Young took this yesterday of FisherKing playing at the Newtown festival on his Polaroid. Pretty generous considering polaroid film is worth more than black market contraband these days.