Shameless Plays Favorites: 2006

Here it is, folks. Our 2006 year in review. Have a wonderful, happy, healthy, prosperous, and SUPER FUN 2007!

Andie's Top 10 CDs of 2006:
10. Stadium Arcadium [Red Hot Chili Peppers] - yes, I still love 'em. So?
9. Slow Motion Addict [Carina Round]
8. Waterloo to Anywhere [Dirty Pretty Things]
7. Taking the Long Way [Dixie Chicks] - okay, so I really dislike country. But these girls have talent and GUTS. And they're proof that not every southerner is a Bush-loving redneck. I support that.
6. Broken Boy Soldiers [The Raconteurs]
5. Robbers & Cowards [Cold War Kids]
4. Channelizing Paradise [Los Super Elegantes]
3. St. Elsewhere [Gnarls Barkley]
2. The Information [Beck]
1. Return to Cookie Mountain [TV on the Radio]

Siria's Top 10 CDs of 2006:
10. Fundamental [Pet Shop Boys]
9. Born in the UK [Badly Drawn Boy]
8. Let's Get Out of This Country [Camera Obscura]
7. A Hundred Miles Off [The Walkmen]
6. The Crane Wife [The Decemberists]
5. Wolfmother [Wolfmother]
4. You in Reverse [Built to Spill]
3. How We Operate [Gomez]
2. Return to Cookie Mountain [TV on the Radio]
1. I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass [Yo La Tengo] (**this one wins andie's vote for best title)

Andie's Top 10 live performances of 2006:
10. Chissum Worthington @ The Old Town Pub
9. Flaming Lips @ SXSW
(this wasn't a traditional performance, but rather a fascinating presentation of the making of At War With the Mystics)
8. Camp Freddy @ The Avalon
7. Los Super Elegantes @ Safari Sam's
6. Sia @ SXSW
5. Supergrass @ The Avalon
4. Art Brut @ SXSW
3. Radiohead @ the Greek Theatre
2. Gnarls Barkley @ Coachella
1. Beck @ The Wiltern

Siria's Top 10 live performances of 2006:
10. Porterville @ Key Club (Kiss or Kill)
9. Shifter @ Little Pedros
8. The Lashes @ Spaceland
7. Joan Jett @ Key Club Morongo
6. The Sounds @ Avalon (Kenneth Cole Private Party)
5. The Cramps @ Sunset Junction
4. BloodSugar @ Safari Sams (Kiss or Kill)
3. The Adicts @ Key Club
2. Brand New @ Bamboozle
1. The Buzzcocks @ Henry Fonda Theater

Andie's Top 10 anything 2006:
10. Planter's Trail Mix (Nut & Chocolate) - the perfect late night fuel
9. Rudy's Barbershop
8. my black sling-back cork wedge heels from Target. That's right. Totally hot and comfortable, not to mention cheap.
7. Boca Chica - awesome Brazilian?-influenced restaurant in NYC
6. my cell phone - the LG "eNV" - puts your Sidekicks and Blackberries to shame!
5. Healing Hands Wellness Center - a little slice of bliss in Larchmont Village
4. Pretty Vacant jewelry by Michelle Ponce (if anyone has a web URL for this, I'd love to get it!)
3. Dexter [Showtime]
2. Paxilback Video [the Gray Kid f.Daniel Stessen]
1. MacBooks - this thing is my crack!

Siria's Top 10 anything 2006:
10. Top New Arrival - The Swedish brand clothing store H&M that had people lining up the night before outside of it's Southern California debut in Pasadena, a Beverly Center location is also now open
9. Top Patio in LA - El Cid
8. Top Astrology Site - AstrologyZone.com although not a devoted horoscope reader, I have been reading my monthly forecast penned by Susan Miller for years
7. Top Musical ReMake/Rip-off - PaxilBack Video - The Gray Kid featuring Daniel Stessen - 2006's underground runaway hit
6. Top Air Freshener - CostPlus World Market Room Refresher in Lavender Vanilla for those of us easily nauseated by powerful scents
5. Top Late Night Eatery - Cactus Taqueria Their tacos always hit the spot after a late night of partying
4. Top Life Saver - The MySpace Birthday Reminder function... Never forget any of your 2000 friends' birthdays again
3. Top New Music Site - Pandora
2. Top Mani/Pedi/Waxing Destination - Gloss NailSpa in Silverlake
1. Top Non-Guilty Pleasure - Sephora Indulgences - Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Hair & Body Wash - Smells so yummy you'd swear it was edible!

Andie coulda' done without ________________ in 2006:
10. egocentric frontmen (is that redundant?)
9. Mel Gibson's drunk-driving, anti-semitic antics
8. David Lynch and a cow (yep, together) shutting down Hollywood Boulevard
7. so many stylists and racks of clothing
6. student loan payments
5. Steve Wynn putting his elbow through A FREAKIN' PICASSO!
4. show patrons paying more attention to their Sidekicks and Blackberries than to the performers [note: you're not that important/popular]
3. Myspace sluts - there are just way too many to link here... and I'm not even talking about the most obvious ones!
2. Fergie - her humps - and tunes - are most definitely Fergilicious... and I don't mean that as a compliment.
1. people in creative industries not understanding things like licensing and copyright

Siria coulda' done without ________________ in 2006:
10. The Closing of Tower Records on Sunset Blvd. - Little by little Hollywood is being stripped of its history
9. Mergers - Seems like every week a new merger was announced
8. American Music Awards - Should get the Biggest Trainwreck of the Year award - who the heck were half the nominees
7. Michael Richards Not so funny Stand Up Routine
6. Paris Hilton - Paris (Warner Bros./WEA) The Heiress' debut and hopefully last album
5. KFED - Wierd Al probably summed it up for all of us
4. The Britney Flashings - No MORE please!!!
3. "Fire Crotch" - The end all be all of third grade insults intended for Lindsey Lohan from Brandon Davis
2. Shirley Phelps-Roper - When it comes to Religion it's never pretty is it?
1. GENE SIMMONS