The 2008 Culture CIty Festive 50 - Part Two - The Top Ten of the 2007 Festive 50

Well after almost a full year of waiting and wondering and here it is the top ten of Last year 2007 Culture City Festive 50 but before i revied the top ten of last year Festive 50 and Moving on to this year Festive 50, and if you forgot the last year list From No. 50 to No. 11

Here They are:
[with you tube link]

50. The Eames Era
49. Durg Rug
48. The Birds and The Bee
47. Laura Veirs
46. Shout Out Louds
45. Bat For Lashers
44. Willoz
43. Lilly Allen
42. Aniimal Collective
41. The Good, The Bad, and the Queed
40. The Apple in Stereo
39. Amy Winehouse
38. Arctic Monkey
37. You Say Party, We Say Die
36. The Long Blones
35. Klaxons
34. Rilo Kiley
33. The Firey Furnaces
32. The Brunnetts
31. Deefhoof
30. K.T. Tunstaill
29. The Pipettes
28. Nicole Atkins
27. The Polyphonic Spree
26. Tegan and Sara
25. St. Vincent
24. Maps.
23. Once - Soundtrack
22. New Porngraphs
21. Spoon
20. Bjork
19. Sharn Jones and the Dapper Kings
18. Midnight Movies
17. The Ponys
16. Fields.
15. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
14. Of Montreal
13. Bloc Party
12. Great Northern
11. M.I.A.

And the Band That got in the Top Ten

10. Peter, Bjorn, and John

The Band broke thought in 2007 with great album "Writer's Block" feating the wonderful track "Young Folks" feating ex - Concretes front woman Victoria Bergsman not only that the other 10 track are wonderful made that celeabart the young with a heart.



Video: Young Folks

Album Released This Year:
Writer's Block[Wichita]

9. The White Strips

No Matters where this album was made either in Detroit or Nashville, they still rock out in all of there red an white glory with very rock song from a guy name "Icky Thump" and "Rag and Bone" it look like the back and white and a little bit of black duo did not miss a beat in 2007.

The White Stripes |MTV Music

Video: Icky Thump

Album Released This Year:
Icky Thump [Warner Bros./XL Recordings]

8. Blonde Redhead

This album was haunting, beatitful and wonderful album feathering one of the lovley voicials of front woman Kazu Makino made this C.D. a great listen to of the year.



Video: 23

Album Released This Year:
23[4AD]

7. Modest Mouse

if you think you got a little overdose of the song "Float On" from the last album the follow up album was a great adventure from the star to the finish and dont forget it also help to have a former member fo the The Smiths Johnny Marr in you band.

Modest Mouse |MTV Music

Video: Dashboard

Album Released This Year:
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank [Epic]

6. The Shins

if you love dreamitc indie rock music, the band from Portland was the first band to Crash the broght and paid for 100 as it show that indie bands make a diffence in the music scene and not only that it was a fun album.



Video: Phantom Limb

Album Released This Year:
Wincing the Night Away [Sub Pop]

5. The Go! Team

The Follow to the album Thunder, Lightning, Strike, was a great CD that pick where the last album left off, it is the modran day urban sound track mixing indie rock, hip-hop and dance it is a fun band to listen and have fun.



Video: Grip Like A Vice

Album Released This Year:
Proof of Youth [Sub Pop/Memphis Industries]

4. Feist

And this is the bright eyes blue eyes canandian indie-floks sould who releaed a great album called "The Reminder" and aldought if you hear 1234 one too many times she look even loveler in on of my fave video below



Video: My Moon My Man

Album Released This Year:
The Reminder [Cherrytree/Interscope/Arts & Crafts]

And now after almost 12 months and 47 bands and artist later here are the top three bands for 2007 in the Culture City Festive 50:

3. Mark Ronson

the mult-talnet record producer who produce every one from Lily Allen to Amy Winehouse stuck out on his own with a re-mix Cover album which have the like of Phantom Planet, Robbie Williams, and Daniel Merriweather doing excenlentt cover of The Zutons,Kaiser Chiefs, and a great cover of The Smiths "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" with a little bit "The Supremes" for good measure.

Mark Ronson |MTV Music

Video: Stop Me

Album Released This Year:
Version [Columbia]

2. Arcard Frie

Last year, this band from Montreal bulid up so much buzz with the released of "Neon Bible" when the album came out it was good as advetised, it crash in to no.2 when it enter the billboard chart, not only that there are a great live band, they have great song like "Black Mirror","Keep the Car Running","Intervention" and one of my fave song "No Cars Go".



Video: No Cars Go (BBC Radio 2 Session)

Album Released This Year:
Neon Bible [Merge/Rough Trade]

So one of the best band in the world finish No. 2 on the 2007 list but i know you are asking who is the best band in your mind in 2007 OK you ask for it, the winner of the 07 festive 50 list would be a prefit fit for working under a city on a great weekend on a friday night and it sounded great.

So the Winner of Last year Culture City Festive 50

1. L.C.D. Soundststem

The Band fronted by the prodcuer James Murphy made a great CD mixing old school electro with disco and punk elements, the CD was a really track from start to finish with amazing songs like "North American Scum", "All My Friends" and Someone Great would make a great sound track to any night after a gig.

Album Released This Year:
Sound of Silver [DFA Records]

Video:

North American Scum

LCD Soundsystem |MTV Music

All My Friends



Someone Great

LCD Soundsystem |MTV Music

So there you have it after almost a full year delay
there is your festivie 50 for 2007

Here is a brife recap of the 2007 festive 50:

50. The Eames Era
49. Durg Rug
48. The Birds and The Bee
47. Laura Veirs
46. Shout Out Louds
45. Bat For Lashers
44. Willoz
43. Lilly Allen
42. Aniimal Collective
41. The Good, The Bad, and the Queed
40. The Apple in Stereo
39. Amy Winehouse
38. Arctic Monkey
37. You Say Party, We Say Die
36. The Long Blones
35. Klaxons
34. Rilo Kiley
33. The Firey Furnaces
32. The Brunnetts
31. Deefhoof
30. K.T. Tunstaill
29. The Pipettes
28. Nicole Atkins
27. The Polyphonic Spree
26. Tegan and Sara
25. St. Vincent
24. Maps.
23. Once - Soundtrack
22. New Porngraphs
21. Spoon
20. Bjork
19. Sharn Jones and the Dapper Kings
18. Midnight Movies
17. The Ponys
16. Fields.
15. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
14. Of Montreal
13. Bloc Party
12. Great Northern
11. M.I.A.
10. Peter, Bjorn, and John
9. The White Strips
8. Blonde Redhead
7. Modest Mouse
6. The Shins
5. The Go! Team
4. Feist
3. Mark Ronson
2. Arcard Frie
1. L.C.D. Soundststem

So that put the last year festive 50 to bed and now it time to do the festive 50 2008
which will be up there shortly.