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The Biggest "Best Albums of 2009" List in the World

The decade ended a month ago (by our reckoning anyway), and with it came a host of Best of the ‘00s and Best of 2009 lists. We’ve saved the biggest for last, though. Music fanatic Fred Benario makes it his mission each year to listen to as many new albums as possible, and this past year, he approached 1,700 new releases. You can view his loooooong list of the best of the bunch, and find out which Dutch Experimental (4), Cape Verde Female Solo (2) and New Zealand Reggae (2) albums are worth your while....  read more

Fifteen Albums, Songs That Defined 2009 for Paste's Web Editor

This was a confusing year for me...  read more

The 12 Best Concerts I Saw in 2009

We talk a lot about albums and songs at Paste, but nothing compares to hearing music performed live...  read more

Film Friday: Favorites of 2009

When Chris Anderson used the phrase “long tail” in Wired, he was referring to the way information is gradually detaching from the physical world. Music no longer needs shelf space in stores, and books and movies will surely follow. For businesses who sell physical objects, it’s been helpful to have consumers who cluster around a few big titles. That way they know how many disks to make, how many books to print. But a world where shelf space doesn’t matter looks pretty different. There may still be big hits, but the demand for more obscure items from deep in the...  read more