044 - "2010 Starts With Our Best"
D - Genetic World
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HAPPY NEW YEAR YAAAAAAAAAY *blows noisemakers, throws confetti, then leaves the times square cleanup crew to deal with it*

This week, as you might expect, we're talking about the best releases of the year. This is a really fun episode, we're all really proud of how it turned out. In the immortal words of LeVar Burton, "But you don't have to take my word for it!"

Hey look! NOTES!!! HAHAHA! NOTES ARE HERE!

BONUS INTRO THINGY:
LoKi's thoughts on Amuro Namie's "Past < Future"

NEWS:
Get your Miyavi tickets refunded, USA fans!
JaME Best of 2009 List makes no sense
the brilliant green releasing a new single
avex start up new idol girl group
X Japan filming videos in Hollywood
Yumi Yoshimura of Puffy remarries (P.S. the child that Ami & Teru had "recently" is now 6 years old. I fail! --Deli)
MiChi doing movie theme song

SPECIAL SEGMENT - BEST ALBUMS OF 2009
alan - Voice of EARTH
alice nine. - Vandalize
Angela Aki - Answer
BoA - BoA
D - Genetic World
D'espairsRay - REDEEMER
Hamasaki Ayumi - NEXT LEVEL
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - swamp man
MUCC - kyuutai
Onitsuka Chihiro - Dorothy
Perfume - Triangle
Shiina Ringo - sanmon GOSSIP
STRAIGHTENER - NEXUS
UNDER GRAPH - kono hoshi ni umareta bokutachi wa...
VAMPS - VAMPS
Wakeshima Kanon - Shinshoku Dolce

RECOMMENDATION:
D - Genetic World

NEXT WEEK:
Kuroki Meisa - Attitude
The triumphant return of Go-fun Keikoku!