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Video: SXSW 2009
A two-hour documentary of sets from IMP's visit to South By Southwest 2009. Highlights include the Wrens wrocking, a Wavves acoustic performance of "I'm So Bored," No Age with an additional layer of distortion, Janelle Monae: men's fashion icon, DEVO (Q: Are we not plumbers?), the Thermals sweating one out (literally), and a bunch of Scandanavians.
-- Ryan Mixtape
IMP's Top 10 Albums and Singles of 2008
IMP's real value has always been the inherent diversity of its members' choices. Unlike other music-related websites who strive to be arbiters of taste, IMP's primary mission is to fuel the fire of subjectivity. Accordingly, the annual IMP top ten lists are scattershot and surprising, ranging from Brooklyn indie rock to Bangladeshi folk to Balearic house. So, publishing the cumulative year-end list ends up as a sort of disservice to that subjectivity, muffling the beautiful noise of each member's preferences. Meaning, accept these two lists at face-value, but seek out the individual lists of IMP members—on their blogs, in Facebook positings, and in their monthly mixes. Now, here's a snapshot of the year that was 2008, courtesy of IMP.
-- Ryan Mixtape
The 2008 Tulley Awards
Unfortunately for me, I probably take organizing and rating my music collection more seriously than I take my day job. Fortunately for you, I'm happy to share my findings with friends and strangers alike, and the International Mixtape Project is the perfect place to build my audience…I mean network. Despite what many other reviewers have said, 2008 was a fantastic year for music fans. So, without further ado, here are this superfan's year-end awards: the 2008 Tullies!
-- Tulley Rafferty