A Head Full of Wishes

A Head Full of Wishes is a site for Galaxie 500, Luna, Damon & Naomi, Dean & Britta and Dean Wareham. With news, articles and lists of releases and past and future shows.

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'09 Full of Wishes

I had a nice full year for A Head Full of Wishes so here's a short summary just because I feel like it. Obviously this is from a very personal perspective... feel free to comment on your own AHFoW related '09 highs...

January...
Damon & Naomi were in London for the second time in three months, this time for a proper show at the lovely Luminaire.

February...
Dean & Britta's Double Feature Records released its first non Dean & Britta release with A Thousand Wild Flowers by Sand Pebbles.

March...
Dean & Britta spent a week guest editing on Magnet Magazine's website and declared affection for Badlands and Bread Pudding.

April...
Sean sold his Jazzmaster on eBay and 13 Most Beautiful arrived on DVD.

May...
Black Postcards got a paperback release (with fixed final page), Galaxie 500 got its music back.

June...
The funniest video of the year turns up on YouTube and Damon & Naomi celebrated 20 years of Exact Change.

July...
The Galaxie 500 albums got a vinyl release on 20|20|20 and 13 Most Beautiful had its UK premiere in Dunfermline.

August...
Damon & Naomi release their Sub Pop Years compilation.

September...
Damon & Naomi came back to London for a show at Cafe OTO.

October...
Dean & Britta head down under for some shows and Dean turns up in the trailer for the new movie (untitled).

November...
Dean & Britta make a second UK visit, this time playing in a London church.

December...
Both Damon & Naomi and Dean & Britta give away seasonal tracks and news arrived that Galaxie 500's albums will get re-issued on Domino Records in March 2010.