PICKS OF THE 2005 CROP

CDS (Top 20)
Jamiroquai – Dynamite
Shannon McNally – Geronimo
Damian Marley – Welcome to Jamrock
Mars Volta – Frances the Mute
Gorillaz – Demon Days
Willie Nelson – Countryman
Sinead O’Connor – Throw Down Your Arms
The Game – The Documentary
The United States of Atlanta – Ying Yang Twins
Kottonmouth Kings – No. 7
Goldie Lookin Chain – Greatest Hits
Afroman- 4R0:20
Trey Anastasio – Shine
Coldplay – X & Y
Tift Merritt – Tambourine
Steel Train – Twilight Tales from the Prairies of the Sun
Tara Angel – Come Down
Davendra Banhart – Cripple Crow
Charlie Hunter/Chinna Smith/Ernest Ranglin – Earth Tones
Rolling Stones – Rarities 1971-2003
Earth, Wind & Fire – Illuminations

SONGS
Sean Paul – We Be Burnin’
Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Phunk With My Heart
Coldplay – Speed of Sound
System of a Down – BYOB
Rob Thomas – Lonely No More
Rihanna – Pon de Replay
The Game – How We Do
Three 6 Mafia – I Gotta Stay Fly
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
Green Day – Holiday

LIVE SHOWS
All shows in New York except where noted
Cream – Madison Square Garden
Big Summer Classic – Prospect Park Bandshell
Snoop Dogg – Apollo Theater
Willie Nelson – Beacon Theater
Ratdog – Gathering of the Vibes
Patti Smith – De Melkweg & Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Moe’s Tsunami Relief Benefit – Roseland Ballroom,
Brazilian Girls – Irving Plaza
Blondie – Washington Square Park
Paul McCartney – Madison Square Garden
Dave Matthews Band/Black Eyed Peas – Randall’s Island

MOVIES
King Kong
Lords of Dogtown
Jesus Is Magic
Hustle & Flow
Broken Flowers
Last Days
The Constant Gardener
New York Doll
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
The War on the War on Drugs