As we start a new year, it’s worth one last look back at 2009, the inaugural year for Slicing Up Eyeballs. This site launched Feb. 20, so we don’t yet have a full year of data — although there were 396 posts during that period. Listed below are the top 10 most-viewed stories of the year, a list that’s quite different from a similar rundown we posted at the six-month mark — which makes sense, given that traffic began increasing significantly at the end of summer, and continues to grow nicely.
- The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ gets 3CD deluxe reissue in 2010 (Oct. 3)
- Gift idea: Vans’ ‘Death to the Pixies’ shoes (Nov. 23)
- U2 plays ‘Unforgettable Fire’ outtake ‘Disappearing Act’ on BBC (Aug. 21)
- Morrissey: Don’t buy my new box sets — I’m not making money off them (Aug. 8)
- Rhino Records gutted by layoffs; future of The Cure’s reissues in doubt? (Sept. 24)
- Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch diagnosed with cancer; trio delays album (July 20)
- John Peel box set features rare tracks by The Cure, Elvis Costello (Sept. 21)
- Free download: Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour live EP (Nov. 5)
- Video: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic sings ‘I Bleed’ with 3/4ths of Pixies (Dec. 9)
- Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore subpoenaed in ‘World of Warcraft’ lawsuit (Nov. 24)
