"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Wolfmother - Dimension (Stereogamus Dimensional Kooky Mix)
2. Simian Mobile Disco - Click
3. Various - Hater
4. Little Man Tate - Man I Hate Your Band
5. The Cribs - Hey Scenesters!
6. Fear of Music - Skin & Bones
7. The Gunshy - Last Songs
8. The Holdsteady - Your Little Hoodrat Friend
9. Antony & The Johnsons - You Are My Sister
10. The Dresden Dolls - Missed Me
11. Nathan Fake - Silent Night
    

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes
   

With all the frenetic top 10 album / artist / single bollocks going on this month it's only fair that I put my 2p in. I'm not even going to try and justify why I've picked the following 10 albums as I'd rather avoid a whole indie-wank debate so here you go:

1. Isolee - We are monster
2. Clor - Cor
3. The National - Alligator
4. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
5. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have it So Much Better with Franz Ferdinand
6. Patrick Wolf - Wind in the Wires
7. The Boy Least Likely To - The Best Party Ever
8. Sigur Ros - Takk...
9. Ladytron - Witching Hour
10. Boards of Canada - Campfire Headphase

So...no Girls Aloud, no Arctic Monkeys and no Sufjan Stevens (Seven Swans was better than Illinoise).

Also a quick update on NYUB.TV. I have all the material lined up but no time to slice and dice it into a proper video so it will have to wait until the end of January. I'm still not quite convinced that it's going to 'scale' as it's looking like a HELL of a lot of work.

There's one more NYUB coming out before the end of the year. It'll be released on Friday for all you lucky little bastards out there. 

Thank you to everyone for making this a very, very special year. I started this little podcast back in January and I managed to scrape together about 90 listeners per show and almost a year later it's averaging about 7,000+ unique downloads per show. My aim was to create one of the best independent music podcasts showcasing the most ecclectic material that's legitimately available out there all served up with the chat and bullshit minimised. I hope I've succeeded.

'All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals and they killed Elvis Presley.' - Bjork

1. Tiga - Do It, Don't Stop
2. Legowelt - Disco Rout
3. Dogtown Clash - West London (7" edit)
4. Bozilla - This Is Not New Sound
5. Milk Kan - Real Fake World
6. Dirty Little Secret - Perfect for Sex
7. Fur Patrol - Art of Conversation
8. The Morning After Girls - Skies
9. Rogue Wave - 10:1
10. Hundred Handed - 51st State
11. Yes Dear - Prove It
12. The Jolly Rogers - Walk in the Park
13. Ulrich Schnauss - As If You've Never Been Away
14. The Last Town Chorus - Oregon
15. Arno - Knowing Me, Knowing You (ABBA Cover)
16. Amateur Transplants - London Underground
    

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes
   

Holy, holy etc......I stumbled upon some old Sufjan christmas carols. My favourite has to be 'Come on! Let's boogey to the Elf Dance!'. Priceless. Many thanks to Irresponsible Journalism.

Songs for Christmas Volume 1 (MP3)

Songs for Christmas Volume 2 (MP3)

Songs for Christmas Volume 3 (MP3)

Toilet paper anyone?I've grown tired of the NME. It's now simply a sensationalist music tabloid with little integrity. Londonist reports the the apparent rigging of the NME top 50. They've supposedly carried out a vote in poll but it appears that the results have been tweaked. Mr Kate Moss has been lifted up the rankings (he's the coolest cat in London according to NME, don't you know? Wish I had a crack habit like him) and other dodgy bands have been manipulated. Boycott the damn thing and get your UK music news from people with their ear on the ground. Visit Drowned in Sound in the meantime until I do a full in-depth post on the UK Music blogging scene next week.