Live, in person, fresh out of the oven, here are the official tallies of our 2008 end-of-year reader polls. Discover within our readership a rampant love for Megapuss, Aziz, Aziz feat. Megapuss, Megapuss feat. Aziz, Little Joy, Thom Yorke, Stoniest slices in town (sic), Andy Walo and Fleet Foxes.
Once more for the new folks: All of our polls contained reader-submitted choices (no fooling! “Nothing” won fifth best album with 97 votes). Further, multiple votes were actively encouraged for the sake of good competition. (What a mistake.) In other words if something looks off, don’t blame us. Have fun, don’t be sore losers but do feel free to discuss your votes, and keep your eyes peeled for the individual breakdowns - to be posted soon - wherein you can see all choices, all votes, all polls. For the analyst in you, each entry is followed by the number of votes, and then the percentage of the total vote in parentheses.
Without further ado…
Best Los Angeles Concert 2008
- Radiohead @ Hollywood Bowl, August 25: 303,542 (40%)
- Aziz Ansari @ Orpheum, May 30 (20-minute standup; opening for Flight of the Conchords): 254,232 (33%)
- Editors @ House of Blues, Anaheim: 62,136 (8%)
- James @ Spaceland, June 6: 37,275 (5%)
- Megapuss, Little Joy, & The Entrance Band @ The Troubadour Sept 25th (Megapuss feat. Aziz): 34,065 (4%)
- Bryan Adams @ The Roxy, May 19: 33,408 (4%)
- Andy Walo Trio Long Beach Blues Festival August 31: 18,316 (2%)
- Bloc Party/Does It Offend You, Yeah @ The Glass House, July 28: 6,941 (1%)
- Against Me! @ 517 1/2 North Fairfax Ave., Aug. 18: 6,177 (1%)
- Projekt Revolution f. Linkin Park/Chris Cornell/The Bravery/more @ Irvine Verizon Wireless Ampitheater: 3,305
- David Liebe Hart @ Hollywood Bowl (outside the gates): 1,545
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Best LA/LA-Adjacent Festival 2008
- Coachella: 203 (40%)
- Make Music Pasadena: 169 (33%)
- F Yeah Fest: 25 (5%)
- Eagle Rock Music Festival: 16 (3%)
- No on 8 Rally, Mormon Temple: 16 (3%)
- Detour: 13 (3%)
- Christmas Sweater Fest (Echo): 12 (2%)
- Sunset Junction: 11 (2%)
- Burning Man L.A., Sylmar Motor Home Park: 7 (1%)
- Part Time Punks: 7 (1%)
- Lobster Fest, San Pedro: 5 (1%)
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Best Slice of Pizza in Los Angeles, 2008
- Brownstone (Eagle Rock): 85 (18%)
- Hard Times Pizza Co (Silver Lake) (”Stoniest slice in town! Me, them, the pie…all of it”): 78 (16%)
- Vinny’s Pizza (Westchester): 59 (12%)
- Damiano Mr. Pizza (Fairfax): 50 (10%)
- Vito’s (La Cienega): 42 (9%)
- Abbot’s Pizza Company (Venice): 27 (6%)
- Village Pizza (Larchmont): 20 (4%)
- Mozza (Hancock Park/Hollywood): 16 (3%)
- Mulberry’s: 14 (3%)
- Tomato Pie (Silver Lake): 13 (3%)
- Joe’s (Santa Monica): 11 (2%)
- Zelo’s Pizza (Monrovia): 11 (2%)
- Garage Pizza (Silver Lake): 11 (2%)
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Best Album Release 2008
- Little Joy, Little Joy: 1,317 (43%)
- Surfing - Megapuss: 1,045 (34%)
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Cross of My Calling: 154 (5%)
- Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes: 102 (3%)
- (NOTHING): 97 (3%)
- Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs: 77 (3%)
- Dear Science, TV on the Radio: 47 (2%)
- No Age, Nouns: 34 (1%)
- Saturdays=Youth, M83: 22 (1%)
- For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver: 16 (1%)
- In Ghost Colors, Cut Copy: 15
Top graphic: Radiohead, Megapuss and Aziz all captured by Sung. Time permitting, I will uniformly format the above entries and cross-link where we have applicable coverage. Natch.
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» Reader Picks 2007: The Official Results
» If Aziz Wins “Best Concert 2008″ You Are All Fired
» Best Concert 2008: Aziz Has Officially Upped The Ante
» Andy Walo Fans Upping The Ante; Andy Yet To Call Out Thom Yorke or Aziz In Person
» Radiohead Accused of Masterminding Craigslist “Ballot-Stuffing Ploy” Hire
» Best Concert 2008: The Five-Day Recap
