I admit, I’m a late-comer to the Amazon MP3 game, but since there is no better way to purchase music I figure the “Bestselling MP3 Albums of 2009″ from Amazon.com is pretty good indication of what the general populace is listening to. At the very least…it’s interesting.
Really enjoyed this xkcd webcomic.
17 - Nov - 2009
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Tiny Desk Concert
Posted by Andrew - Under: Music
Going to be tough for an album to derail this one from being my album of the year. It’s amazing through and through. It’s $5 at Amazon right now – well worth the price of lunch. This is their tiny desk concert at NPR. They preform Janglin, Home (5:10 mark), and 40 Day Dream (10:15 mark). I’m dying to see these guys in concert. Enjoy.
World Cup 2010 and ESPN's Intl Soccer Power Rankings
I visit ESPN.com everyday. I stay pretty current on sports and related news stories…a lot of it has to do with keeping my knowledge up-to-date for fantasy sports….yeah. Anyways, something I really enjoy about ESPN are their power ranking articles. These articles are fluid rankings of professional/college teams against each other. Check out the NFL page, for instance. As I visited ESPN today I was excited to see that they have added International Soccer to their power rankings roster. As the 2010 World Cup is approaching, it will be fun to monitor these rankings (although I don’t suspect they will change much). If you’re into soccer and/or the World Cup, definitely check out this page as they have information and shorts blurbs about all of the teams, along with keeping you up-to-date on who has qualified.
**UPDATE** So as I was perusing the power rankings a couple things jumped out at me. Chile at #9 and US at #14. Is Chile really that good? And if so…really? As far as the US goes, I think they have been over-ranked for years. I personally think there are several teams rated below the US that could handle them easily (Cameroon, Croatia, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic to name a few). People agree…disagree with me?
