Recent e-vents

*Each member of the Time Out New York music staff recently compiled a list of the top ten albums of the decade. Here is mine. A tough cut to make, but these are all amazing records, so no need for second thoughts. However, I ought to give all due respect to Bodies for Strontium 90. (You can read my colleagues' lists here, here, here and here.)

*In case you missed it, here's my 2009 top ten. My list of five favorite singles of the year doesn't appear to be online yet, but the No. 1 is a no-brainer. And for good measure, here's the jazz list again.

*And here is my review of Saturday night's Danzig show out in Jersey. Even if the current band doesn't hold a candle to the classic lineup, this was still pretty killer.

The list, part one (Jazz)

You can check out a list of my top ten jazz records of 2009 over at the Jazzhouse blog. The roundup also includes one DVD, one book, ten honorable-mention discs and seven live shows. I heard tons and tons of great jazz this year. Thanks very much to all the artists, labels and publicists who saw fit to send me their wares. Please do keep them coming in 2010.

Look for my general 2009 top ten in TONY soon.

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On the pop side of things, here are my reviews of last week's Rihanna show (check out the festive crowd video I shot during "Umbrella") and the new Chris Brown album. Pretty fascinating to hear both sides of this sad story in rapid succession.