Knox Road is five years old today

In 2008, Breaking Bad began its first season. 35% of Twitter users had 10 or fewer followers. The iPhone was one year old. Knox Road was created (see our first post on November 17, 2008, above).

This post isn’t so much about the history of Knox Road as it is about our […]

[Hype Hype Hooray] Please Allow Me to Ramble About Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Every [two weeks?] Jamie Hale takes a long, hard look at the music industry and the blog scene that feeds it. Here, he releases those findings and makes snarky, sarcastic remarks. Admittedly, both Jamie and Knox Road are a part of this scene. So sue us.

I forgot this week was my week […]

Knox Road in: The Year That Was, 2008

Without further ado, we present to you 2008, in review.

Top 10 Best Things (in no particular order):

Kanye West’s “Eat Shit and Die” Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Conan O’ Brian fighting on national television Michael Phelps sets a lot of world records and loves freedom and democracy Of […]

“Pop music splintered in ’08”

Interesting article by Brian McCollum over at the Detroit Free Press, concerning the lack of truly excellent pop music in 2008:

“In the textbooks of the future, 2008 is already assured its own highlight on the timeline. It was a milestone year on the world stage, from politics to economics. But […]

Lykke Li performs “Dance, Dance, Dance” live at the 2008 MTV Woodie Awards

Lykke Li. Incredible artist, incredible performer. Basically, I love this video. Mp3s below.

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Lykke Li – Dance, Dance, Dance

Lykke Li – Breaking It Up

(from Youth Novels)

I like music from 2008!

In the spirit of the season, I am going to do a “best of” list for this year. This is a big deal to me, as I have been preparing for this since January 2008. I highly recommend the following albums for consumption…

5. Titus Andronicus […]