A few predictions for the year 2009.
Internets
- Tumblr will die People are less interested in what you have to say and more interested in whether or not you tagged them in a facebook photo.
- Twitter will figure out how to make money This will happen during the first half of the year. Somehow, and on this I’m not clear, it will suck and the second half of the year will see a leveling off of traffic. We’ll all just go back to updating our facebook statuses.
- Your status will change to “single” Ouch.
Music
- Bon Iver will release an EP and later an LP You’ll download a leaked copy around mid-summer, but it just won’t have that same magic as the first time you heard For Emma. He’ll appear on late shows and NPR podcasts. You’ll probably buy your little sister a copy for her birthday or Christmas after her friends tell her about it. She likes his music and also thinks he’s kinda cute. Not bad for a first alt-crush. You’ll be completely annoyed by his popularity based on such a subpar record and flannel shirts. Bonus: In 2010, your iTunes will shuffle to one of the songs and you’ll go back and listen to the record and realize how wrong you were and it’s actually quite brilliant.
- The Strokes will surprise us with a new album And it will be really, really good.
- Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschannel will successfully survive their engagement and get married Good for them, but bad for Death Cab fans. If you thought their last 2 albums were bland, imagine him trying to write while happily married to every dude’s #1 crush.
- A moderately popular Memphis band will make it big And all their fans will have to stop attending shows to make room for Rhodes and Ole Miss kids.