MacKenzieLand: Top 10 Albums of 2006

1. White Whale – WWI
[Featuring members of the Get Up Kids, Butterglory, The Higher Burning Fire, and Boys Life, the Lawrence, KS quintet is everything indie rock is searching for.]


2. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
[Yeah he's sober now, but Greg Dulli still kills.]


3. Joanna Newsom – Ys
[I tried to ignore her, but Newsom is lovely.]


4. Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
[Gorgeous sonic goodness that'll make Lush fans squeal.]


5. Tap Tap – Lanzafame
[Reading, England's answer to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.]


6. Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
[Just one listen to "Life Is a Pigsty" and you'll understand why this Moz album rules.]


7. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
[A Sub Pop gem featuring former members of Carissa's Wierd.]


8. Margot & the Nuclear So and So's - The Dust of Retreat
[A New York City scape lush in poetry and romance. Thank you Richard Edwards.]


9. Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics
[Lady is a vamp. 'Nuff said.]


10. I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness - Fear Is on Our Side
[Sounds like early '90s synth rock without the kitsch. Second coming of 24 Gone?]


Honorable mentions:
Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
Isobel Campbell - Milk White Sheets
Russian Circles - Enter
The Long Winters - Putting The Days To Bed
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Nelly Furtado - Loose
Elbow - Leaders of the Free World
Black Heart Procession - The Spell
Deftones – Saturday Night Wrist
Jim Noir – Tower of Love
Dani Siciliano - Slappers
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
The Rosewood Thieves - From the Decker House EP
The Walkmen - Pussy Cats

MacKenzieLand: Top 20 Singles of 2006

1. Nelly Furtado - "Maneater" [Video]


2. Amy Winehouse - "Rehab" [Video]


3. Jay Z - "Show Me What You Got" [Video]


4. Rogue Traders - "Voodoo Child" [Video]


5. Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack" [Video]


6. Echo and the Bunnymen - "Scissors in the Sand" [Video: Paradiso Main Hall 2005]


7. Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone - "Ridin'" [Video]


8. Lily Allen - "LDN" [Video]


9. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - "Promiscuous" [Video]


10. Ellen Allien and Apparat - "Way Out" [Video]


11. Battle - "Tendency" [Video]


12. Love Is All - "Busy Doing Nothing" [Video: SXSW 2006]


13. Rihanna - "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)" [Video]


14. Muse - "Knights of Cydonia" [Video]


15. Serena Maneesh - "Drain Cosmetics" [Video]


16. Editors - "All Sparks" [Video]


17. Green Day and U2 - "The Saints Are Coming" [Video: Live in New Orleans]


18. At the Lake - "I Made My Excuses and Left"


19. South - "Up Close and Personal" [Video: Filmed in NYC's Times Square, featuring Casey from Margot and the Nucear So and So's]


20. I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - "According to Plan" [Video]

Tuesday's Jibber Jabber

Before you walk down the aisle, check this list or be doomed. [New York Times]

You vs. Coca-Cola. Scary, scary shizz. [Healthbolt]

It's a sad day in cartoon land. RIP Joseph Barbera. [CNN]

OMG! Sing with Justin Timberlake at the 2007 Grammy Awards! [Yahoo!]

Canadians and Brits read blogs more than Americans do. Go fig. [Netscape]

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but a USB drive with diamonds is forever! [Boing Boing]

Need help googling MP3s? [Clipmarks]

Get a personalized bobblehead! [WhoopAss]