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I cannot believe it was one year ago today that I saw Lily Allen perform at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. I had both of her records and liked them very much, but I had been apprehensive about seeing her live because her reputation was that she would go on stage totally shit-faced if she even showed up to the gig at all. In spite of all odds, I went and I had a really great time. The opening act Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head was really great and then Lily rocked also. She definitely smoked and drank on stage, but made it through the show with no problem. In fact, she even hosted a cheesecake eating contest mid-way through the show and finished off the concert with a cover of Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” that brought the house down. I never wrote a review, as that was Pre-According2g, but if there’s enough interest, let me know as I can post pictures I took at the show. I have a bunch.

Enjoy this tiny little clip of LDN.

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Lily Allen singing "Fuck You" on stage in New York on 4/20/09.

Lily Allen is taking a break from music for awhile to open a clothing shop in her native England.  The Sun is reporting that Lily’s adventures from being a pop goddess to shop owner will be chronicled in a new reality TV show.  No other details are available at this time, but if the show is anything like Lily Allen’s performances, this will be highly entertaining.

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Lily Allen live at the Roseland Ballroom - April 20, 2009

NME have confirmed that Lily Allen is going to take a 1 to 2 year break from music as soon as she wraps up her current tour.  She plans on starting a record label,where she’ll scout and sign new talent and do some other behind the scenes stuff.  But as we all know, a lot of musicians make similar promises and get bored quickly, so we hope the same will be true for Lily Allen. 

I saw Lily Allen earlier this year and all I kept hearing is that she is a drunken mess on stage.  Yes, she was drinking (and smoking) throughout the entire set, but she was very connected with the audience – telling jokes and even holding a cheesecake eating competition.  She got through the entire set with no problems and just for kicks, closed the show with an awesome version of Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” that brought the house down.  Come back Lily, we miss you already!

G's Top 9 albums of 2009

I can’t believe the year 2009 is almost over.  December marks the time to look back on the high and low lights of the year we are about to finish. 

2009 was a pretty lackluster year for music and it seems that each year gets worse, but never fear – I was still able to come up with my favorite 9 albums of 2009.  I’ll take them row by row as pictured above.  Read my thoughts after the jump.

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