Coda: Maxwell tops the list, Debating Samberg, lots of Christmas in Washington

Maxwell topped the list of best albums of 2009. (Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda)

That was a whirlwind first week. Well, half week. We remembered how much we liked it when a semester started on a Wednesday, so we figured we'd do the same thing here. We still managed to unveil Chris's top 10 albums of 2009, debate whether Andy Samberg's joke-rap group Lonely Island should win a Grammy, got specific with Underwater Peoples and Publicist, talked Christmas in Washington with Usher, Sugarland and Rob Thomas and ended with a little glimpse of Bieber Fever. You just might catch it soon!

Next week we'll have more lists, talk to Wale about his upcoming gig at FedEx Field, get a report on Sunday's reunion show by D.C. punks Scream and much more. Thanks for reading, keep talking to us in the comments, even if they are like this one from dataport34: "who told this person he knew anything about music?"

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