After the jump check out the live blogging between Volume_Knob and me. There will be spoilers (and not just for LOST, I think there’s a Twilight one in there too) so you’ve been warned.

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Tonight during the live 1 vs 100 game on xbox live I managed to get into second place but lost it all on the last question. You can be sure I’ll remember what Daschund means from now on!

I suggest that you check out this game, it’s free for gold subscribers. Totally worth the subscription price if you ask me. Live shows are Tuesdays at 9 EST and Fridays at 10 EST. Both are 2 hours long, and if that’s not enough they have extended play every night through the week.

I have been a fan of Rob Zombie since before he started making movies, and I’ve been a fan of Rob Zombie after he started making movies. I feel like I should get that out of the way right now, so you know where I’m coming from with this.

I just downloaded the new Rob Zombie single “Sick Bubblegum” from the upcoming album Hellbilly Deluxe 2. That’s right, Rob’s all about the remakes and sequels these days. That’s okay for me though, as I enjoyed The Devil’s Rejects much more than House of 1000 Corpses.

Film and music are two different things though, this single feels just like he’s trying too hard to capture the spark that his early music had, and he’s trying to cover it up with fancy studio editing. From someone that takes samples from old horror films, he seems to miss the point when he polishes up the songs.

I was originally excited for this release, because the first single “What?” was upbeat and fun, along with all the necessary monster movie references. This song has mostly undone all of the excitement I had for Hellbilly Deluxe 2. I’m still going to grab it based on the tracklist and the hopes that the rest of the album has more songs like “What?” than “Sick Bubblegum”.

Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool

01 Jesus Frankenstein
02 Sick Bubblegum
03 What?
04 Mars Needs Women
05 Werewolf, Baby
06 Virgin Witch
07 Dream Factory
08 Burn
09 Cease to Exist
10 Werewolf Women of the SS
11 The Man Who Laughs

I was recently thinking of downgrading my Netflix to the 1 at a time plan, so I decided that I should go to feed fliks and see just how my usage breaks down. I came across some pretty shocking numbers.

Since February of 2003 I’ve been a member and my average turn-around time per DVD is 22 days! That means I pay $16.99 a month for 1 DVD rental, which is a reason to just cancel the service altogether! The savings comes in thanks to the XBOX360. I watch a lot of movies though my Xbox and the instant watch feature, 45.7 to be exact. That brings my total cost per movie down to $0.35!

I’m going to downgrade my plan now to the 1 at a time, unlimited instant watch for $8.99 right away and see how low I can actually get my cost per rental.

Do you have netflix? How low is your cost per rental? Go to Feed Fliks and find out!

Now that I’ve given you a rundown of my favorite albums of last year, here’s a short list with some of the albums I’m looking forward to hearing in 2010.

Spoon – Transference
I love Spoon and can’t wait for their new album. From what I’ve heard already it seems like it’s going to be a good one!

Cold War Kids – Behave Yourself EP
Hoping they get back to the sound of the first album, I have hope for this new EP!

Editors – In this Light and On This Evening
Editors are a solid rock band for me. Nothing very amazing but always something I can be happy with when I play. I’m hoping that the new album bumps them up from solid to amazing.

Everybody Was in the French Resistance… Now! – Fixin’ the Charts, Volume One
Eddie from Art Brut has a side project. With a band name like that, I’m looking forward to some more witty lyrics and fun music.

Shearwater – The Golden Archipelago
Shearwater are great, but for me still less than Okkervil River. Maybe this is the album to put them over the top?

Liars – Sisterworld
I like listening to Liars loudly.

MGMT – Congratulations
Fun memories listening to MGMT driving to Phillies games all summer, well when we weren’t blasting the Misfits. It’s been too long of a wait for new music from them. Lets also hope some of the Flaming Lips rubbed off on them after they helped contribute to “Worm Mountain” on Embryonic.

Peter Peter Hughes – Fangio!
I was one of the few lucky people to be at Zoop II where Peter (aka the bassist from the Mountain Goats) debuted his new project and it’s awesome. What if you had a concept album about a 1950s race car driver going up and down the Andes assassinating people with the dance beats of New Order behind him? You’d have Fangio.

Plus yet to be titled albums from Battles, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem. Lets also hope that Radiohead, Of Montreal and Man Man finish up in the studio and release their new albums this year!