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What's your pick for top album of 2009?
Q has been counting down our picks for the top-20 albums of 2009. The final 5 will be revealed throughout the week of December 28th. (And you can check back right here at 3 p.m. ET on January 1, 2010, for the complete Q Top Twenty Albums of the Year.) Until then... you can find picks #20 through #6 below. And tell us what your picks for the top spots of the year are: What's your top song, album or overall cultural moment of 2009? Or if you really want to challenge yourself -- what would you stand behind as the most influential cultural moment of the decade?
Click here for all blog postings - Mio's Picks - Jesse's Top Ten - Jian's Twitter feedThis Week on Q
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Dec 28: BEST OF Q - Canadian actress and comedian Catherine O'Hara sits down to talk about her latest role, in the children's literature classic Where the Wild Things Are. And author and former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni on his memoir Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater. Plus, UK singer Lily Allen talks about and performs from her latest album, It's Not Me, It's You. |
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Dec 29: BEST OF Q - Morgan Freeman on his real-life role in the Canadian-made documentary, Prom Night in Mississippi, about his efforts to de-segregate the high school dance in his hometown. And, a Q debate over whether the term "cougar" is demeaning or empowering to women. Plus, classical violinist Joshua Bell on his latest album, a series of duets featuring Sting, Regina Spektor and others.
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Dec 30: BEST OF Q - Thunder Bay-born band leader Paul Shaffer talks about his memoir, We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives. And singer Rosanne Cash talks about her album The List, featuring her interpretations of great country songs recommended to her by her father, Johnny Cash. Plus, Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers on political satire in the Obama era.
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Dec 31: BEST OF Q - Scottish actor Robert Carlyle on his latest role in the acclaimed science-fiction drama Stargate Universe, shot in Vancouver. And crooner Michael Buble on the personal re-evaluation that led to his latest bestselling album, Crazy Love.
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Jan 1: BEST OF Q - Country music legend Dolly Parton on her children's book initiative. And, young Venezuelan-born conductor Gustavo Dudamel of the L.A. Philharmonic on breathing new energy into his genre. Plus, Van Morrison explains his ambivalence about his music and his fame in an exclusive interview. And, Canadian-born fashion designers Dean and Dan on bringing a Canadian aesthetic to haute couture.
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Coming up Corinne Bailey Rae * Allan Hawco * Hawksley Workman * Julie Fader * And all week, we count down Q's Top Twenty Albums of the year
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