We start off these show notes with the lead music video for what Dan thinks is the best CD of the year, "Kick the Bass" by Julien K. A bit of a NSFW warning on this, but the scantily clad female models just might make this song better in retrospect:
The topic of movie of 2009 also came up, with District 9 definitely being a front runner. But could District 9 be done even better? I think a little Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth Class could help:
Baker's pick for one of the best movies of 2009 has led to some unintended consequences. The "Avatar Blues" has hit one fan forum, where some people who saw Avatar feel depression for not being part of the movie. Unlike in the past, where insane, crazy fandom postings were ignored by the mainstream media, surely there's not a lot going on to cover so CNN is reporting on this as if it's legit news:
Breaking CNN News: According to a fan message board, the Joker and Batman in the Dark Knight might be gay? Since someone was crazy enough to post it, CNN is futile to not report it.
Todd Glass' Thin Pig is definitely near the top of our top stand up comedy CDs of 2009. But it's release by Comedy Central Records didn't go off without a hitch. Todd had to take matters into his own hands, it seems, and we have video evidence:
And finally, Dan's pick for best stand up comedy CD of 2009 was Matt Braunger's "Soak Up The Night." Here's Matt's appearance on David Letter to show you why Dan is such a good judge of comedy:
