The Official Culture Brats Predictions For 2011

With 2010 nearing an end, we thought it might be fun to take a look ahead and offer some predictions for the upcoming year. We took a look into our crystal ball and found out what's in store for the worlds of music, movies, television, fashion, and sports, and what the new year will bring your favorite celebrities.

It's going to be one exciting year!

The Culture Brats Top 10 Posts Of 2010

With 2010 coming to a close, we thought that in addition to taking a look back at the best television shows, movies, albums, and books of 2010, it would be fun to take a look back at the best of Culture Brats. Below are the Top Ten Culture Brats stories from 2010. But we didn't pick them. These were your favorite stories as they were the most viewed posts on our site for 2010.

One thing's for sure... you people like lists.

The Misanthrope/Shut-In/Parent's Guide To New Year's Eve Television Viewing

Planning on spending New Year's Eve at home on your couch? We've got you covered with all the musical acts appearing on tonight's shows.

Show: Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011
Channel: ABC
Time: 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM, 11:30 PM to 1:08 AM
Musical Acts Scheduled To Perform: Backstreet Boys, Natastha Bedingfield, Jason Derulo, Drake, Far East Movement, Jennifer Hudson, Ke$ha, La Roux, Avril Lavigne, New Kids On The Block, Mike Posner, Ne-Yo, Willow Smith and Train

Hall & Oates, "Family Man"

From 1982, here's "Family Man" from Hall & Oates.

Enjoy!



Oh hell, it's Friday. Who wants a Hall & Oates six-pack?

The Culture Brats Top 10 Books Of 2010

In our final look back at 2010, we've ranked our favorite books of 2010.

The Culture Brats Top Ten Books Of 2010

  1. Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
  2. David Sedaris, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
  3. Christopher Moore, Bite Me
  4. Rob Sheffield, Talking To Girls About Duran Duran: One Man's Quest For True Love And A Cooler Haircut
  5. Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
  6. Jonathan Franzen, Freedom
  7. Patti Smith, Just Kids
  8. Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead
  9. China Mieville, Kraken
  10. Mary Roach, Packing For Mars: The Curious Science Of Life In The Void
  11. Sam Lipsyte, The Ask

If you've ever wondered which Brat's literary tastes most closely resemble your own, wonder no more! Here are the lists for every Brat who participated:

New Radicals, "You Get What You Give"

From 1998, here's "You Get What You Give" from New Radicals.

Enjoy!

The Culture Brats Top Ten Movies Of 2010

Today, we've got our favorite movies of 2010 ready for ya.

The Culture Brats Top Ten Movies Of 2010

  1. Toy Story 3
  2. Inception
  3. The Social Network
  4. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
  5. Kick-Ass
  6. Get Him To The Greek
  7. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollows: Part 1
  8. Despicable Me
  9. Date Night
  10. Hot Tub Time Machine

If you've ever wondered which Brat's movie tastes most closely resemble your own, wonder no more! Here are the lists for every Brat who participated:

Our Christmas Gift To You

Look! It's every single pop song that annoyed you in 2010 wrapped up with a shiny bow mashed together for five and a half minutes of epic suck.

Blake Babies, "Temptation Eyes"

From 1989, here's the Blake Babies' "Temptation Eyes."

Enjoy!

The Culture Brats Top Ten Albums Of 2010

Today, we're bringing you our favorite albums of 2010. So without further ado...

The Culture Brats Top Ten Albums Of 2010

  1. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
  2. The Black Keys, Brothers
  3. Janelle Monae, The ArchAndroid
  4. Girl Talk, All Day
  5. Vampire Weekend, Contra
  6. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
  7. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
  8. Duran Duran, All You Need Is Now
  9. MGMT, Congratulations
  10. Weezer, Pinkerton [Deluxe Edition]

And like yesterday, we have a special treat for you! If you've ever wondered which Brat's musical tastes most closely resemble your own, wonder no more! Here are the lists for every Brat who participated:

Now I Understand Why I've Always Hated Grease

Kenickie's a creep!



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Suicidal Tendencies, "Institutionalized"

From 1983, here's "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies.

Enjoy!

Original Recipe




Extra Cheesy


The Culture Brats Top Ten Television Shows Of 2010

The Culture Brats watch a lot of television. When everyone sent in their Top 10 television shows of the year, 61 different shows received votes. Sixty-one. But once we tallied up the votes, we came up with the following overall Top Ten.

Drumroll? Let's.

The Culture Brats Top Ten Television Shows Of 2010

  1. The Walking Dead 
  2. Lost 
  3. Modern Family 
  4. True Blood 
  5. 30 Rock 
  6. The Big Bang Theory 
  7. Tosh.0 
  8. Dexter 
  9. Burn Notice 
  10. The Amazing Race (tie) 
  11. Sherlock (tie) 
  12. Survivor (tie)

And now we have a special treat for you! If you've ever wondered which Brat's television viewing habits most closely resemble your own, wonder no more! Here are the Top 10 lists of every Brat who participated:

Chrismupchuckkah: The Recap

Last night, we completed Chrismupchuckkah, our 100 Hours Of Holiday Music Spectacular. It was a load of fun and we hope you enjoyed it. Every thirty minutes, we played a holiday tune by a different artist. When all was said and done, we ended up playing 211 songs by 200 unique artists. While we'd love to go back and link to every single song, all we have time for is the list:
  1. +44, "Christmas Vacation"
  2. Ryan Adams, "Hey Parker, It's Christmas"
  3. Christina Aguilera, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
  4. All Time Low, "Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass"
  5. Fiona Apple, "Frosty The Snowman"
  6. Atom & His Package, "What We Do On Christmas"
  7. Gene Autry, "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
  8. AWOLNATION, "Silent Night"
  9. Badly Drawn Boy, "Donna & Blitzen"
  10. Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
  11. Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
  12. The Beach Boys, "Little St. Nick"
  13. Beck, "The Little Drum Machine Boy"
  14. Best Coast And Wavves, "Got Something For You"
  15. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, "Mr. Heatmiser"
  16. Bishop Allen, "You'll Never Find My Christmas"
  17. Blackalicious, "Toy Jackpot"
  18. Blink-182, "I Won't Be Home For Christmas"
  19. Kurtis Blow, "Christmas Rappin'"
  20. Bon Jovi, "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas"

Set Your DVRs: Week Of December 27, 2010

All the shows are in reruns this week except for Austin City Limits. Guess everyone is saving up for the New Year's Eve live performances.

Here are the musical acts appearing on the talk show circuit this week. We compiled this list to the best of our abilities. Check your local listings and don't shoot the messenger.

Monday, December 27th
Conan: Soundgarden (R)
Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Temper Trap (R)
Last Call With Carson Daly: Japandroids (R)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Pegi Young And The Survivors (R)
Late Show with David Letterman: Ra Ra Riot (R)

New Music Releases: Everyone's Broke

Everyone spent all their money on Christmas presents, so there are no new releases from any '80s or early '90s artists this week. In fact, no one's releasing anything of note this week.

Here's hoping next week will be better!

Joe Esposito, "You're The Best"

From 1984, here's Joe Esposito's "You're The Best."

Enjoy!

Chrismupchuckkah: Joey Ramone, "What a Wonderful World"

Here we are folks. The finish line.

100 hours later.

200 bands later.

211 songs later.

Thanks for coming along for the ride.

And though the song we're ending Chrismupcuckkah with isn't really a holiday song, it has a sweet holiday message to it. So to close out our epic show, here's "What A Wonderful World" from the late great Joey Ramone.

Enjoy!

Chrismupchuckkah: Paul Young, "What Christmas Means To Me"

Chrismupchuckkah: Yo La Tengo, "It's Christmas Time!"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "All I Want For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Weird Al Yankovic, "Christmas at Ground Zero"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Wombles, "Wombling Merry Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Wizo, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

Chrismupchuckkah: Andy Williams, "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"

Chrismupchuckkah: The White Stripes, "Candy Cane Children"

Chrismupchuckkah: Wham!, "Last Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Kanye West, "Christmas In Harlem"

Kanye West (feat Teyana Taylor & CyHi Da Prynce) - Christmas In Harlem by DJRADIO718

Chrismupchuckkah: Weezer, "Christmas Celebration"

Chrismupchuckkah: Wall Of Voodoo, "Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun for Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Tom Waits, "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Waitresses, "Christmas Wrapping"

Chrismupchuckkah: Rufus Wainwright, "Spotlight On Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Loudon Wainwright III, "Suddenly It's Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Vindictives, "Nuttin' For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Vince Guaraldi Trio, "Christmastime Is Here"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Vandals, "Christmas Time For My Penis"



Bonus Vandals, "Oi To The World"



Chrismupchuckkah: Unwritten Law, "Please Come For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: U2, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Twisted Sister, "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"

Chrismupchuckkah: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, "Wizards In Winter"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ashley Tisdale, "Last Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Timbuk 3, "All I Want For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Three Wise Men (XTC), "Thanks for Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Rosie Thomas, "Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year"

Chrismupchuckkah: They Might Be Giants, "Santa's Beard"

Chrismupchuckkah: Tegan And Sara, "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Taking Back Sunday, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Switchfoot, "Another Christmas (Old Borego)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Sum 41 And Tenacious D, "Things I Want"

Chrismupchuckkah: Sting, "Gabriel's Message"

Chrismupchuckkah: Stiff Little Fingers, "White Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Sufjan Stevens, "Come On! Let's Boogey To The Elf Dance!"

Chrismupchuckkah: Billy Squier, "Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You"

Chrismupchuckkah: Squeeze, "Christmas Day"

Chrismupchuckkah: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, "Merry Christmas, Baby"

Chrismupchuckkah: SpongeBob SquarePants, "Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Voicedude, "Forget You, Santa!"

Chrismupchuckkah: Spinal Tap, "Christmas With The Devil"

Chrismupchuckkah: South Park, "The Lonely Jew On Christmas"



Bonus South Park, "Swiss Colony Beef Log"





Bonus South Park, "Merry Fucking Christmas"





Bonus South Park, "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel"



Chrismupchuckkah: Sonic Youth, "Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope"

Chrismupchuckkah: Jill Sobule, "Merry Christmas From The Family"

Chrismupchuckkah: Smashing Pumpkins, "Christmastime"

Chrismupchuckkah: Sloppy Seconds, "Lonely Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Slade, "Merry Xmas Everybody"

Chrismupchuckkah: Sarah Silverman, "Give The Jew GIrl Toys"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ron Sexsmith, "Maybe This Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Brian Setzer Orchestra, "Dig That Crazy Santa Claus"

Chrismupchuckkah: Adam Sandler, "The Chanukah Song Part 3"

Chrismupchuckkah: Run-D.M.C., "Christmas In Hollis"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Royal Guardsmen , "Snoopy's Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Ronettes, "Frosty The Snowman"

Chrismupchuckkah: Rocket From The Crypt, "Cancel Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Bob Rivers, "The Twelve Pains Of Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: R.E.M., "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home by Cover Me

Chrismupchuckkah: Relient K, "Sleigh Ride"

Chrismupchuckkah: Reel Big Fish, "Mele Kalikimaka"

Chrismupchuckkah: Redd Kross, "Super Sunny Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Raveonettes, "The Christmas Song"

Chrismupchuckkah: Thurl Ravenscroft , "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

Chrismupchuckkah: Rancid, "Xmas Eve (She Got Up And Left Me)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ramones, "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Rad Dudes, "Christmas In Malibu"

Chrismupchuckkah: Queen, "Thank God It's Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Product, "It Must Be Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Prince, "Another Lonely Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Pretenders, "2000 Miles"

Chrismupchuckkah: Elvis Presley, "Blue Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Polyphonic Spree, "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl, "Fairytale Of New York"

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, "Christmas All Over Again"

Chrismupchuckkah: Gayla Peevey, "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Pearl Jam, "Let Me Sleep"

Chrismupchuckkah: Pansy Division, "Homo Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ozzy Osbourne And Jessica Simpson, "Winter Wonderland"

Chrismupchuckkah: Oasis, "Merry Christmas Everybody"

Chrismupchuckkah: No Doubt, "Oi To The World"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Nightmare Before Christmas, "What's This?"

Chrismupchuckkah: Stevie Nicks, "Silent Night"

Chrismupchuckkah: New Found Glory, "Ex-Miss"

Chrismupchuckkah: Nerf Herder, "I've Got A Boner For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The National Splits, "Let's Wrap Each Other"

Chrismupchuckkah: My Chemical Romance, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

Chrismupchuckkah: MXPX, "Christmas Night Of The Zombies"

Chrismupchuckkah: Mojochronic, "Rudolph (You Don't Have To Put On The Red Light)"

Chrismupchuckkah: George Michael, "December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Jeff Mellin, "Every Year"

Chrismupchuckkah: John Mellencamp, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

Chrismupchuckkah: Meg & Dia, "Joey Had A Smoke"

Chrismupchuckkah: Bob And Doug McKenzie, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Paul McCartney, "Wonderful Christmastime"

Chrismupchuckkah: Johnny Mathis, "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Matches, "December Is For Cynics"

Chrismupchuckkah: Matchbook Romance, "I'll Be Home For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ricky Martin, "Ay, Ay, Ay, It's Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Dean Martin, "Baby It's Cold Outside"

Chrismupchuckkah: Manic Street Preachers, "Christmas Ghost"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Magnetic Fields, "Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree"

Chrismupchuckkah: Madonna, "Santa Baby"

Chrismupchuckkah: Mad Tea Party, "Oh Shit, It's Christmastime"

Chrismupchuckkah: Luscious Jackson, "Let It Snow"

Chrismupchuckkah: Low, "Just Like Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Local H, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Little Jackie, "Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothin' On Me"

Chrismupchuckkah: John Lennon, "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"

Chrismupchuckkah: Angela Lansbury, "We Need A Little Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Greg Lake, "I Believe In Father Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Lady GaGa, "Christmas Tree"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Kinks, "Father Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Killers, "Don't Shoot Me Santa"



Bonus Killers, "Boots"




Bonus Killers, "A Great Big Sled"




Bonus Killers, "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!"




Bonus Killers, "Joseph, Better You Than Me"


Chrismupchuckkah: Robert Earle Keen, "Merry Christmas From The Family"

Chrismupchuckkah: JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys, "Christmas Soon"

Chrismupchuckkah: Elton John, "Step Into Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Jackson 5, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ivy, "Christmastime Is Here"

Chrismupchuckkah: Burl Ives, "A Holly Jolly Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Billy Idol, "Yellin' At The Xmas Tree"

Chrismupchuckkah: Eric Idle, "Fuck Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Idiot Glee, "Baby It's Cold Outside"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Hives And Cyndi Lauper, "A Christmas Duel"

Chrismupchuckkah: Bobby Helms, "Jingle Bell Rock"

Chrismupchuckkah: Hellogoodbye, "Winter Wonderland"

Chrismupchuckkah: Harvey Danger, "Sometimes You Have To Work On Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Handsome Family, "So Much Wine"

Chrismupchuckkah: Hall & Oates, "Jingle Bell Rock"

Chrismupchuckkah: Holly Golightly, "Christmas Tree's On Fire"

Chrismupchuckkah: Guster, "Tiny Christmas Tree"



Bonus Guster, "¿Donde Esta Santa Claus?"


Chrismupchuckkah: Sara Groves, "Toy Packaging"

Chrismupchuckkah: Good Charlotte,"Christmas By The Phone"

Chrismupchuckkah: Garfunkel And Oates, "Present Face"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Futureheads, "Christmas Was Better In The '80s"

Chrismupchuckkah: Fountains Of Wayne, "I Want An Alien For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Format, "A Holly Jolly Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Ben Folds, "Bizarre Christmas Incident"



Bonus Ben Folds, "Lonely Christmas Eve"


Chrismupchuckkah: The Flaming Lips, "Christmas At The Zoo"

Chrismupchuckkah: Five Iron Frenzy, "You Gotta Get Up"

Chrismupchuckkah: Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly, "The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth"

Chrismupchuckkah: Fear, "Fuck Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Fall Out Boy, "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out"

Chrismupchuckkah: Paloma Faith And Josh Weller, "It's Christmas (And I Hate You)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Face To Face, "Merry Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Extreme, "Christmas Time Again"

Chrismupchuckkah: Everclear, "Hating You For Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Eurythmics, "Winter Wonderland"

Chrismupchuckkah: Enuff Z'Nuff, "Happy Holiday"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Elves Of Christmas Featuring Martin Clancy, "This Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: El Vez, "Feliz Navi-Nada"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Eels, "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Donnas, "Christmas Wrapping"

Chrismupchuckkah: Dj BC, "You Shook Me All Noel"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Dickies,"Silent Night"

Chrismupchuckkah: Devo, "Merry Something To You"

Chrismupchuckkah: John Denver, "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Dashboard Confessional, "The Only Gift That I Need"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Darkness, "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Daphne Loves Derby, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: Danger Danger, "Naughty Naughty Xmas"

Chrismupchuckkah: The Damned, "There Ain't No Sanity Claus"

Chrismupchuckkah: Crystal Antlers, "10,000 Watts"

Chrismupchuckkah: Bing Crosby And The Andrew Sisters, "Mele Kalikimaka"

Chrismupchuckkah: Bing Crosby And David Bowie, "The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth"

Chrismupchuckkah: Cracker, "Merry Christmas Emily"

Chrismupchuckkah: Perry Como, "(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays"

Chrismupchuckkah: Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)"

Chrismupchuckkah: Stephen Colbert, "Another Christmas Song"

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Chrismupchuckkah: Coconut Records, "It's Christmas"