In the RFT that's coming out later this week, our music writers will weigh in on what they liked -- and didn't like -- about music in the year 2008. Various writers from around the Village Voice Media chain also weighed in on their jams, lists we'll be rolling out over the next week or so. Here's a sneak preview of these, my list of top ten pop songs.BY ANNIE ZALESKIPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussy
Vintage Vinyl just released its list of best-selling LPs and CDs of 2008. (Physical product? Remember that?) Interesting to see how many local releases -- and how much hip-hop/R&B/rap -- is on the CD list, while how much old (and new) indie rock is on the LP list. Looks like you kids are downloading albums by the new rock bands for free, eh? Top 50 Best-Selling CDs1. Story Of The Year Black Swan
2. Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
3. Ludo You're Awful I Love You
4. Youn
Here are some of the new shows announced this week at venues around St. Louis!
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*Railroad Earth/Split Lip Rayfield, Thursday, March 26
*Morrissey, Wednesday, April 8
*Bonnie Prince Billy, Friday, April 10
*The Bamboozle Roadshow Spring Tour feat. We the Kings/Forever the Sickest Kids/The Cab/NeverShoutNever!/Mercy Mercedes, Saturday, April 16
Scottrade Center
*Fleetwood Mac, Tuesday, May 5
Fox Theatre
*Ne-Yo, Sunday, March 1
Because I'm on vacation, I'm writing this FROM THE PAST (ooh, spooky), and there won't be any live-blogging about Sunday's Grammy Awards broadcast from me this year. However, consider this post an open commenting thread for the show. According to Grammy.com, the list of performers is crazytown:Current GRAMMY nominees Adele, Chris Brown, and Sugarland; a special
performance with Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift; and a Four Tops tribute
featuring Abdul "Duke" Fakir (2009 Lifetime Achievement Award hon
Friday, February 27*John Henry and the Engine/One Lone Car, Off Broadway*St. Louis Blues Festival, Chaifetz Arena*John Prine, Touhill*Celebrity Autopsy, Lemmons*Fattback/Dirty 30's, The Gramophone*Hooten Hallers, Schlafly Tap Room*Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights, Cicero's*Leslie Sanazaro Duo, SqWires*Maiden America, Fubar*Papa Smiley, Broadway Oyster Bar*Queen City Saints/Benedict Arnold/Disturbing Lou, Firebird*Cruisin' Rte. 66 Last Show: Arrythmia, Science Hill, Group Think, Upright Ani
