Happy New Year...

Here’s my year-end round-up, in the event my opinions on such things have any creedence:

BEST NEW PRODUCT: Moog Lil’ Phatty. If nothing else, this product is the best of 2006 simply because it put the final nail in the “ph == f” coffin. But that said, there’s nothing about it not to like. Size, form factor, UI, sound, price, style all phan-phucking-tastic. There’s no particular reason I haven’t bought one yet. I will at some point.

STUPIDEST NEW PRODUCT: Native Instruments Kore. This is the absolute pinnacle of the phrase “solution in desparate search of a problem.” I haven’t played with one, because I can’t be bothered to figure out what the fuck it does or why it exists.

COOLEST PERSON IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: My wife. She puts up with my bullshit, lets me spend ridiculous amounts of money on gear, runs a record label, makes web sites, mostly ignores the nearly constant kick drum thump eminating from my surroundings, regularly uses the name “Cunty McFuckstain” to describe people she doesn’t like, and still manages to find time to bake a loaf of bread every three days. How the fuck did I get so lucky?

BIGGEST FUCKING TOOL IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: K-Fed. My first instinct would be to call it a tie between Diamond Dave 103 and that fucktard that runs Recordproducer.com. But really, both of those asscocks really pale in comparision to K-Fed. While I rarely bring him up here, he really is the biggest fucking tool in the music industry. There’s no question.

So, that’s my best and worst of 2006. What’s yours?