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Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008
Best of DFW 2008: Music
Best of '08: Music writer Preston Jones talks about the year's best concerts and albums.
John Metz
DFW.com
Special to the Star-Telegram/Rachel Parker
Erykah Badu: Big hair, big talent.
MCT
TV on the Radio had the best CD of the year. What, you've never heard of them?
AP
Kanye West exposed all his emotions -- and his mediocre singing voice -- on the masterful '808s and Heartbreak.'
AP
Coldplay haters may become converts if they give a listen to 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.'
Special to the Star-Telegram/Rachel Parker
With 'Tha Carter III,' one of the year's best albums, Lil' Wayne sought to put out a record that sounded like a 'Now' hits compilation.
How did you get most of your music in 2008?
Star-Telegram pop music critic / DFW.com music blogger / Sound Files co-host Preston Jones saw a lot of shows and heard a lot of records in 2008. That's why I strapped him to a table and interrogated him on the year's best concerts and albums.
OK, he was more cooperative than that. Kinda.
You can see his complete Top 10 lists in the Dec. 29 edition of the Star-Telegram and online here at Star-Telegram.com. In the meantime, enjoy our conversation about those lists, and the year in music, by clicking on the player above. It goes a little something like this:
Segment 1: Hello.
Segment 2: A look at some of the year's best concerts.
Segments 3-7: A glimpse at some of the albums that made Preston's list, including works by Kanye West, Coldplay and Erykah Badu.
Segment 8: Farewell.
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