January 6, 2009

Postcards from the Edge

We toss around words associated with addiction so easily: While waiting in line for our coffee “fix,” we text with friends on our “crackberries” about how we wouldn’t have packed on so many pounds over the holidays if we weren’t such “chocoholics.” But what does it truly mean to be ... more

Sonic Boombox

The holidays are over. The new year is upon us. And all that’s left from celebrating is the excess weight around your middle. But don’t fret: Kylie Minogue is here to help. Yes, Boombox — featuring 18 fat-burning remixes of classic Kylie — is ... more

Discography

If there’s anything we at Modern Tonic like to blow more than our own horn, it’s someone else’s. And there were so many albums that excited us in 2008, our best-of list could’ve been thrice as long. Adele, 19 This U.K. songbird calls her ... more

Top Tube

Snap out of that Real Housewives of Duluth K-hole and check out these shows and clips that had us glued to the tube, or our computer screens, in 2008: The Women of SNL (NBC) — Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Kristin Wiig got Saturday Night Live its groove ... more

Track Stars

As the music biz further devolved into a 99-cent store, pop fiends had access to more great tunes in 2008 than we could possibly keep up with. Somehow we whittled it all down to ten favorites. "Blind" — Hercules and Love Affair Andy Butler did ... more