Becky is the girl. The girl that works at the store. She isn’t the first girl (Hall of Famer’s Maria and Amanda have submitted top tens, and I’m sure we would have gotten them from Mza, Ashlea, and Alisa if I knew how to contact the toads), but she is the only current female Hoodlum.
Thank goodness. In addition to rolling their eyes when the BS gets too deep, the girls usually play different and often interesting stuff, which means the old guys (read: me) get to hear even more diverse selection of music (than strictly guy junk..which I also love).
Like the girls that have ventured into Guyville previously (record stores have always been lopsided on male geeks), Becky is one of us. An actual hoodlum and a true record store geek. Like the rest of us, Becky is here because she is a music nut. She hung around the ASU store for years, while taking on about nine different jobs in the ASU and Tempe “music biz” (kind of like our friend Ash, who should have sent us top ten lists, but didn’t). She finally got hired in 2009 (the interview was in 2006, truly), so she’s not a rookie anymore. That’s her very first Hood cartoon, revealed in this blog for the first time.
Becky can be found in the store on various nights and weekends. She helps us set up the bands that you see on the Hoodstage.
Check out her Top Tens of 2009 and then come down and have her play some cool stuff for you.
Becky the Hoodlum
Top 10 Albums of 2009
1. Fever Ray – Fever Ray
2. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
3. Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy
4. The Big Pink – A Brief History of Love
5. Screaming Females – Power Move
6. Music Go Music – Expressions
7. David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
8. Lightning Dust – Infinite Light
9. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy
10. Real Estate – Real Estate
Top 5 albums I enjoyed in 2009 that were not made in 2009
1. Lydia Lunch – Queen of Siam
2. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Nothing Wrong
3. Wanda Jackson – Wanda Jackson
4. Mike McGear – McGear
5. Blondie – Quarters to Dollars
Top 10 local acts of 2009
1. Bangarang
2. Soft Drink
3. Stephen Steinbrink
4. Chandails
5. Earthmen & Strangers
6. Becky Lee & Drunkfoot
7. The Whisperlights
8. Back Ted N-Ted
9. Gospel Claws
10. Owl Out
Top 5 albums I wish I’d spent more time with in 2009 and will in 2010
1. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
2. Turbo Fruits – Echo Kid
3. Baroness – Blue Record
4. Jemina Pearl – Break It Up
5. Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and the Sky
Top 10 concerts of 2009
1. Jeff Tweedy – The Orpheum
2. Davila 666 – The Trunkspace
3. The Donkeys – Yucca Tap Room
4. Metric – Martini Ranch
5. The Grates – Modified Arts
6. Yo La Tengo – Marquee Theatre
7. Wilco and Grizzly Bear – Centennial Hall
8. Bruce Springsteen – Jobing Arena
9. Flight of The Conchords – Dodge Theatre
10. Blondie – Dodge Theatre
Tags: Great music, Hoodlums' Top Five Lists, It's all about the music, Top Ten lists of a Non-Critic