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The NewMusic’s Best Albums of 2009

December 31st, 2009

If anybody knows a thing’er two about music, it’s the folks who provide the magic behind our NewMusic blog. They put their heads together and devised a list that you should print (or at least copy), store in a safe place and consult on a regular basis. After the jump, the best 20 albums of [...]

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Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Cam

Our Fave Albums of 2009

December 31st, 2009

Yeah, yeah. Everyone and their grandpappy is making lists of the best music of 2009. But if we didn’t you’d yell at us, and we hate yelling. It gives us nosebleeds. ANYWAY, we asked a few of our team members to throw in their two cents for albums of the year – after the jump, [...]

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Posted in Just For Fun, Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy

Best Games of 2009

December 31st, 2009

As the years pass, video games have become insanely realistic and super addictive to play. 2009 saw a number of great titles released on all platforms and some that were exclusively for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii. Here is my top five list of video games in 2009.

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Posted in Gamers | Posted by Alberto

10 Things That Should’ve Happened By 2010

December 31st, 2009

2010 marks the end of a decade. For anyone who has watched 50 Music Moments That Mattered (watch now), it has been ten years filled with surprises and excitement. From Britney Spears meltdowns to a New Kids reunion to Twitter, the 2000s have had its share of highs and lows. I recall the exact moment [...]

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Posted in Just For Fun | Posted by Arianne - Correspondent

Songs We Were All Over In 2009: Playlists

December 31st, 2009

Two different music tastes, two different playlists of tunes! These aren’t necessarily ranked in order of our favourite songs of the year, but a mish mash of what we felt best represented 2009 for us. After the jump, see & listen to our lists – including tracks from Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, Beyonce, Julian [...]

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Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy

Top Ten Words of 2009

December 14th, 2009

Yea, I know, another one of those lists of 2009. What can I say? It’s tradition, give me a break! Now how someone managed to create this list, I’m not sure who or what would have the time but with the technology these days, anything is quite possible. The Global Language Monitor has pronounced “Twitter” [...]

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Posted in Just For Fun | Posted by Catherine - Correspondent

BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER

December 11th, 2009

At this point I’m sure you’ve already read a plethora of lists chronicling every “Best of 2009″ possible so I will refrain from adding to the collection. Regardless, there are a few noteworthy albums that have been released in late 2009 worth mentioning. Each of these four albums have something in common: they are brought [...]

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Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Arianne - Correspondent