The Top 10 Things Uncensored Interview Has to Be Thankful For

What time of year is it? That’s right! It is the time to watch every iteration of A Charlie Brown ­_______ (insert holiday here) and reflect upon the true spirit of the season. Personally, I’m still waiting for one on Festivus. It’s the time of year to start worrying about how much of your inner fatkid (no pun intended) you are willing to let out. It’s the time for making lists and writing down “What we have to be thankful for?”

For this post, we reflect on the holiday season and the recently passed commemoration of Thanksgiving, and offer (via helpfully relevant clips from UncensoredInterview.com) 10 things we found ourselves especially grateful for in the last handful of weeks. Even the pilgrims couldn’t have made a list this good.

10. We’re thankful for reasons to celebrate.

Uncensored Interview had its first birthday on November 6. Did you know that in some Asian cultures, when a child turns one year old, it is cause for a large, sometimes ceremonious celebration? So what did we do? Well, actually, I think we were working. Nevertheless, it gave us great opportunity to bring to you ­­­inspiration from the likes of The Watson Twins.

9. We’re thankful for some functional democracy.

It is an election year, and there is no greater culmination of democracy than the day we get to exercise our right to choose. It’s a privilege to get to voice our opinions, and no one knows that better than our artists. This is what November 4th is really about.

8. We’re thankful for famous friends.

Everybody Loves Ray…Amy Ray that is. If you don’t believe me, try resisting her hypnotic awesomeness.

7. We’re thankful for sound financial advice.

Who couldn’t stand to learn a few money saving tips nowadays, especially in the financial black hole of indie music? Magnetic Morning knows how to make the money stretch when you’re working for peanuts…or beans.

6. We’re thankful for a bit of perspective.

What can we say? Defining the differences within the musical zeitgeist is hard work. It’s not a black and white issue, and we don’t always have all the answers. Stereolab has done a good job of reminding us of that sometimes you just have to go with you’ve got.

5. We’re thankful for the good people who surround us.

Oh the holidays. What better time to remember to look for the best in people?  The Mae Shi want you to keep that in mind when you want to close-line the other shopper who’s just taken the last Tickle Me Elmo…or maybe it’s the dancing Elmo nowadays?

4. We’re thankful for Mariah Carey.

Why not? You’re going to have to listen to a month’s worth of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” anyway. Embrace the perky purveyor of sweet, sweet fantasies like the boys from Princeton do.

3. We’re thankful that sometimes words fail

I suppose this is something wrong to endorse, but what the hell? I listen to Depeche Mode. I can “Enjoy The Silence” just as much as the next person, and the Violens would probably agree. If a picture paints a thousand words, then perhaps music can capture a million.

2.  We’re thankful for the kindness of strangers.

It’s no story of Blanche DuBois, but Army Navy knows that a helping hand is nothing to scoff at, especially when that hand is randomly discovered on Craigslist.

1.  We’re thankful for loved ones to go home to.

For all those bands out there who are touring tirelessly, Damien Jurado is right there with you. Too bad his eight-year-old son is still at home.