As yet another year stumbles drunkenly to a close in a similar fashion to one of Lady Gaga's weird death dances, it's time to take a look back at some of the highest highs and lowest lows from the world of music in 2009. Most Obviously Self-Sabotaging Band Name:
King Kong Ding Dong
Killjoys of the Year:
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Best Album that Should Have Sucked but Didn't:
Karen O and the Kids, "Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Special "The Music Industry Is Killing Music" Award for Encouraging the Illegal Downloading of Music:
EMI
Biggest, Silliest, Deluxest, Specialest, Most Limited Box Set:
Pixies, "Minotaur"
Hat of the Year:
Aretha Franklin
By Keith Laidlaw. Read the full article here.
