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And here we are, at the end of another year of music. Out of respect of finishing "The Loop" series, I've held off posting my Top 10 Albums and Top 25 Songs of 2009, although keeping a running list on two post-its at my desk at work. ...

And here we are, at the end of another year of music. Out of respect of finishing "The Loop" series, I've held off posting my Top 10 Albums and Top 25 Songs of 2009, although keeping a running list on two post-its at my desk at work. ...

So here we are. I spent the last couple of nights sitting with some of the last few records on my 2007-2009 list, but when it came to writing about them, I was totally stuck. A big part of the reason why ...

(2007)This was one of the records that I thought I'd save til the very end, but the other day, it just sounded good to listen to. So I did.In circling back through a lot of Arizona local bands in this era, I keep mentioning the little nicknames I had for their various genres and sub-genres. ...

(2007)(*couldn't find the album cover big enough, so here's a lovely photo of them by Miss Janet Zhou www.janetzhou.com)As I've mentioned many times previously, a good portion of my Sundays in college ...

(2008)There are a few albums, for one reason or another, that I just set out to hate. Not necessarily all the time outwardly, but mostly when it comes up over and over in conversation, I tiptoe around the fact that "well, I dunno, I don't get it, really."This is one such album. ...

(2008)You can read every blog, magazine and hear the ramblings of every hipster in the world, but sometimes, no matter how much music you have, NOTHING sounds good and you want something new.This happens to me a lot. ...

(2007)I think I was looking forward to this era (2007-2009) not only because it's the freshest in my memory, but because a good portion of my favorite records came from Arizona local bands, who I devoted a good part of my life to during those years. ...

(2007)One of the many perks of my job as a Sony College Rep was that once a year, all of us college reps got together and spent a week in NYC, meeting with people from the company and seeing shows together. ...

(2008)We already discussed how I totally messed up and got into Nada Surf WAY after I had had every opportunity to fall in love with them. I sort of worked through the albums all jumbled, starting with The Weight is a Gift and then getting to Let Go. ...

(2007)No but seriously, Modest Mouse has some of the best song/album titles in rock and roll. Period.I was working as a Sony college rep when this record came out. It was a HUGE priority for us, one that spanned over several months, and rightfully so. ...

(2008)Another one in the category of "dude, Ashley, wake up and listen!!!"I first heard about this band right after I finished my internship at Epic. One of the marketing assistants managed the band and ...

(2007)[Below is a paper I wrote for my Media and Pop Culture class shortly after the album was released digitally. Obviously, this is an incredible album musically (15 step is the jaaaam) but obviously, it's conception and distribution is what makes it infamous. ...