Here are the top 20 Popscene shows of 2007, as voted by the fans of Popscene: 1. Amy Winehouse/The Klaxons, April 26 2. LCD Soundsystem, June 8 3. The Pipettes, June 12 4. The Horrors, June 19 5. Maximo Park/M.I.A, July 26 6. Spoon, May 24 7. Blonde Redhead/Shiny Toy Guns, December 31 8. Junior Senior/The Switches, August 2 9. Shout Out Louds/Vampire Weekend, July 18 10. Hot Hot Heat, Sept 13 Next year,......

-- Lust, Caution (2007): Ang Lee's new espionage flick is rated NC-17 (i.e., the pretentious thinking person's X). Hot. Oh, and it's actually really good -- at least we think so, anyway. Screens tonight at 8 p.m. and 9 at the Embarcadero Cinemas; $7.50-10. -- Shout Out Louds, Johnossi, Nico Vega, DJ Omar: Sweden band takes the stage tonight, along with three equally stellar aural outfits, starting at 8 p.m. at The Independent; $15.......

Being paralyzed by choice is pretty much the peril of music lovers in this town. If you didn’t see Beirut’s amazing show last night at the Herbst, you’re probably considering how to check them out tonight. On the other hand approximately half the population of Swedish rockers are performing at The Independent tonight. And well, Swedish bands are just so very hot. Headliners are the Shout Out Louds, whose new album we can’t say......

In addition to our show reviews, artist interviews, and weekly concert listings, we added a new dimension to our music coverage this year: giveaways! We know you just love to read us talking about music (see: dancing about architecture), but we did our best to put CDs and concert tickets in your hands as well. We hope you enjoyed it. These giveaways would not be possible without the cooperation of friendly music publicists, band reps......

Our concert picks for the week of 7/21-7/27. It's a good week of shows for those of us who love singer-songwriters, so let's celebrate by giving you something for free! Dark folk troubadour Chris Whitley has a new CD coming out on Tuesday on Messenger Records, and we want you to hear it. Enter to win Chris Whitley's new CD Soft Dangerous Shores. Contest ends 7/27. Tonight none other than the good Sir Mix-A-Lot is......