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Après Riverside, Lastfm m'a donné l'occase de découvrir le projet perso du chanteur, Lunatic Soul. Ben c'est super miam aussi ! :)

Sinon y Abney Park que j'ai découvert, en même temps que ma passion grandissante pour le genre Steampunk <3
j'écoutait leur dernier album avec grand plaisir tout en cousant mon beau costume Steampunk ^^
http://live-love-laugh-enjoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/costume-steampunk-12.html

Et aussi gros coup de coeur pour Ayreon et son The Human Equation !
du grand art ! *v*

voilà c'est out, et je ne ressent pas cette fois le besoin de m'étendre sur ce que je ressent pour la musique que j'aime, j'arrive simplement pas à mettre de mots dessus !
Donc voilà je mets ca là, à déguster, et c'est tout ! :)

Этот топ не претендует даже на субъективную объективность. Из него безжалостно выкинуты все everlasting товарищи, которых даже рекламировать-то смысла нет. Да они и не слушаются последнее время совсем, как-то переключилось внимание на новичков (новичков для меня, разумеется). Нет, здесь будет и компания давно известных мне групп, но поскольку в вышеописанную категорию "старичков" они не попадают, то заслуживают право находиться здесь.
Поехали.
10. Hot Hot Heat. Всю жизнь проматывал, а тут вдруг начал останавливаться. Незамысловатые инди-мотивы работают как чай "Бодрость": просто, как три рубля, не раз слышал, но огнеопасные кусочки таблицы Менделеева в них определенно содержатся.
9. Адриан и Александр. Единственная русская группа здесь. Они, конечно, уже заэксплуатировали свое же наследие прошлых лет, но - хороши!
8. Diorama. Их Synthesize Me, особенно в комплекте с клипом производят неплохое впечатление. Этакий прочувствованный мрачняк. Пойдёт.
7. Debout Sur Le Zinc. Очередной всплеск интереса к этим французам пришелся на 12 по счету сессию. Они разные - и особенно хорошо идут ночью, часа в два-три.
6. Calla. Для периодов пофигизма. No comments.
5. Diary of Dreams. В последний месяц до дыр заслушан Nigredo. Голос павшего Тёмного Властелина, хорошие тексты, всё такое.
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Ну да, будильник, а что?
3. Abney Park. Открытие последних двух дней - и уже такой прыжок. Саундтрек ко всему возможному стимпанку, при этом весьма приятственная музыка и очень цельные альбомы (особенно From Dreams or Angels).
2. My Chemical Romance. Только The Black Parade. Но как! Одним глотком - а потом сначала. И снова. И снова. "Альтернативный рок'н'ролл" (q) сестра.
1. The Music. Потихоньку переходят в следующий эшелон личных предпочтений. Но пока слушаются - слушаю. Прописка в плеере в трехкомнатной папке уже обеспечена.

BMS1's top albums (overall)
1. Dernière Volonté - Devant Le Miroir (212) 2. Tenhi - Airut:Aamujen (199) 3. Rome - Masse Mensch Material (195) 4. Spiritual Front - Armageddon Gigolo' (186) 5. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea (172) 6. Rome - Flowers From Exile (169) 7. Rome - Nera (166) 8. Kwoon - Tales and Dreams (166) 9. Swallow the Sun - The Morning Never Came (160) 10. Mar de Grises - Draining The Waterheart (160) 11. Swallow the Sun - Ghosts of Loss (152) 12. Amorphis - Silent Waters (148) 13. Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio & Spiritual Front - Satyriasis (147) 14. Swans - The Burning World (144) 15. Black Sheep Wall - I am God Songs (139) 16. Biosphere - Biosphere - CD1 - Substrata (138) 17. Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast (130) 18. Tenhi - Maaaet (129) 19. Behemoth - The Apostasy (129) 20. Rome - Confessions d'Un Voleur d'Ames (125) 21. Triarii - Pièce Héroique (124) 22. Triarii - Muse in Arms (121) 23. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (119) 24. Beneath the Massacre - Dystopia (118) 25. Septic Flesh - Sumerian Daemons (117) 26. Sear Bliss - Glory and Perdition (116) 27. Evoken - Quietus (114) 28. Dark Tranquillity - Fiction (113) 29. Darkflight - Perfectly Calm (109) 30. Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain (108) 31. Forest of Shadows - Six Waves Of Woe (106) 32. Amorphis - Tales From the Thousand Lakes (104) 33. Amorphis - Skyforger (104) 34. Abney Park - Lost Horizons (100) 35. Nile - Ithyphallic (97) 36. Longing For Dawn - One Lonely Path (96) 37. Swallow the Sun - Hope (96) 38. Tiamat - Wildhoney (96) 39. Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (93) 40. The Psyke Project - Dead Storm (93) 41. Cradle of Filth - Damnation and a Day (91) 42. Closer - A Darker Kind Of Salvation (91) 43. Agalloch - The White (EP) (91) 44. Whorecore - Protection (90) 45. Ablaze in Hatred - The Quietude Plains (90) 46. Of the Wand and the Moon - Nighttime Nightrhymes (90) 47. myGRAIN - Signs Of Existence (88) 48. Karjalan Sissit - Karjalasta Kajahtaa (88) 49. My Dying Bride - Like Gods of the Sun (88) 50. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale (88)

1. What's your favorite song by #15 (François Pérusse)?
Though it's not technically a song - the one with the parody of a Barry White song.

2. How did you get into #20 (Indochine)?
I've heard them since I was a kid but I became a fan with Paradize.

3. Who is your favorite member in #1 (Die Ärzte)?
Farin Urlaub

4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by #29 (Vernian Process)?
None - it's all instrumental !

5. Have you ever seen #22 (Björk) live?
Unfortunately, no :(

6. What's your favorite album from #10 (Zazie)?
Zen

7. Do you own any merchandise from #3 (Cocteau Twins)?
No

8. What is a good memory you have of #7 (Die Toten Hosen)?
Their gig at Hamburg in 2001 - the first and only one I went to !

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in #2 (U2)?
LOL No

10. When did you first get into #8 (Apocalyptica)?
5 years ago, a colleague played one of their Metallica covers on his computer. I really loved the way it was rendered and wanted to hear more.

11. Who likes #4 (Placebo) along with you?
A good German friend of mine

12. Which song did you first hear from #16 (The Cure)?
I first heard them when I was a kid - I guess it was "Close to me" because of the video.

13. What song made you fall in love with #5 (My Chemical Romance)?
Helena

14. Which song do you not like by #18 (Marylin Manson)?
His cover of Personal Jesus is really lame...

15. Why do you like #14's (The Cranberries) songs?
I like the dreamy atmosphere of the songs of the first album and Dolores's voice, sometimes soft and angelic, sometimes angry and powerful.

16. Where did you first hear #6 (Muse)?
I think it was in Hamburg in 2001. One of their songs was playing on TV but I didn't really pay attention back then. Then back in France, I listened to Absolution and I fell in love.

17. How long was #19 (Emiliana Torrini) a band before you liked them?
4-5 years I think...

18. Does #13 (Lacuna Coil) have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Some from "Comalies" do, but I won't go into more details

19. When did you get into #17 (The Chemical Brothers)?
In 1998 with Hey Boy Hey Girl.

20. How long have you been into #9 (Depeche Mode)?
Since 2002-ish, I guess, when a friend turned me onto Music for the Masses.

21. If #11 (Delerium) had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
I don't know - I prefer electronic music on CD rather than live.

22. How many CDs do you own of #12 (Siouxsie and the Banshees)?
Around 5 (mostly compilations !)

23. Does #21 (The Beatles) have a song that makes you cry?
No

24. Does #27 (Kings of Leon) have a song that makes you happy?
I can't really think of one right now

25. Does #23 (Rammstein) have a song that makes you smile?
Te quiero Puta XD

26. What's the last song you've listened to from #28 (Pixies)?
I can't remember - that was ages ago.

27. Is there a song by #32 (Goldfrapp) that you've listened to more than 30 times?
No

28. What is a song from #50 (IAMX) that you've only listened to once?
Think of England
Mercy
The Alternative
This Will Make You Love Again
Spit It Out
The Negative Sex
The Great Shipwreck Of Life
President
Song Of Imaginary Beings
Missile

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by #24 (Enya)?
No

30. What song got you into #40 (The Birthday Massacre)?
Holiday

31. What is your favorite single by #25 (Murray Gold)?
Song of Freedom - though it was never released as a single.

32. If #49 (A Spectre Is Haunting Europe) hated you, what would you do?
Don't know - I don't think I'll ever meet them anyway.. o_Ô;

33. What would you say if one of the members from #42 (Enigma) asked you out?
Michael Cretu ? o_O Naaah - Way too old for me !!! XD

34. Would you care if #41 (Duke Special) had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Nope - it's his life, after all.

35. Who has the best voice in #46 (Loreena McKennitt)?
Err... Loreena ? XD

36. Do you think #26 (Green Day) is/are good-looking?
Yeah - especially Billie Joe with mascara :p

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by #36 (Alkaline Trio)?
Burn - 6 times

38. How many CDs do you own of #30 (Alanis Morissette)?
4

39. Is there a song from #38 (Ramones) that makes you mad?
Surfin' biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiird !

40. Which member from #31 (Dir en grey) do you want to see go solo?
The singer is already going solo, I heard.

41. What does your favorite song from #48 (Lynyrd Skynyrd) remind you of? Freebird always brings up that part of "Forrest Gump" with Jenny's suicide attempt.

42. Did you hate #43 (In the Nursery) at first?
No

43. Does your best friend also listen to #33 (Faith and the Muse)?
Yes, but I bet she didn't listen to them for ages.

44. Do you think your parents would like #37 (Madina Lake)?
No - even that'd be too loud for them !

45. Does #47 (Blackmore's Night) have a song that makes you want to dance?
Songs like Cartouche or Storm makes me want to put on a long skirt and whirl around.

46. Have you ever seen #34 (Abney Park) in person?
Nope - never had the chance to meet the air pirates.

47. Do you like #44's (Led Zeppelin) name?
Yes - and it took me ages to find out where it came from !

48. Is there someone in #45 (In Case of Fire) that you want to go out with?
Sorry guys, none of you's my type !

49. Do you know anyone that hates #39 (Dead Can Dance)?
Personnally, no.

50. Have you ever danced to a song from #35 (Nine Inch Nails)?
Yep - Closer and The Hand that Feeds

Celebrated Poetry in Music

I’ve compiled a list of songs and albums by musicians who have taken poetry from established and renowned writers (whether only in their respective countries or in a worldly sense) and put them to music. The list didn’t turn out to be as long as I had initially hoped, but for anyone who is big into poetry – this should keep you busy for a little while. Feedback is definitely welcome (especially if someone locates me some songs using Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, or Emily Dickinson which I’m really surprised I couldn’t find).

Louis Aragon (France)
Album:
Léo Ferré – “Léo Ferré chante Aragon”

Charles Baudelaire (France)
Songs:
Alcest – “Elévation”
Amesoeurs – “Recueillement”
Das Ich – “Blutquell” (German translation of “La Fontaine de sang”)
Gorgoroth – “Litani til Satan” (Norwegian translation of “Les Litanies de Satan”)
The Ocean – “Paleoarchaean/Man And The Sea” (incorporates English translation of “L'Homme et la Mer”)
Mortifera – “Ciel brouillé”
Mortifera – “Le Revenant”
Peste Noire – “Le Mort Joyeux”
Peste Noire – “Spleen”
Albums:
Léo Ferré – “Léo Ferré chante Baudelaire”
Misanthrope – “Irremediable”

Gottfried Benn (Germany)
Album:
Das Ich – “Morgue”

William Blake (England)
Songs:
Loreena McKennitt – “Lullaby”
Sonne Hagal – “The Sick Rose
Sonne Hagal – “Song of Innocence” (all lyrics taken from “Piping Down the Valleys Wild”)
Albums:
Ulver – “Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven & Hell”
Bruce Dickinson – “Chemical Wedding” (contains many lyrics from his poems throughout)

Robert Brasillach (France)
Song:
Peste Noire – “Psaume IV”

William S. Burroughs (USA)
Album:
Tom Waits – “The Black Rider” (contains several lyrics by him and the rest is inspired by a play he co-wrote)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (England)
Song:
Iron Maiden – “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

Tristan Corbière (France)
Song:
Peste Noire – “Paysage Mauvais”

J.H.O. Djurhuus (Faroe Islands)
Song:
Týr – “Gandkvæði Tróndar”

Jens Christian Djurhuus (Faroe Islands)
Song:
Týr – “Ormurin Langi”

Robert Frost (USA)
Song:
Horn – “Landscapes on Hold II” (all lyrics taken from “Desert Places”)

Archibald Lampman (Canada)
Song:
Loreena McKennitt – “Snow”

Comte de Lautréamont (Uruguay/France)
Song:
The Ocean – “Mesoarchaean/Legions Of Winged Octopi” (incorporates English translation of “Les Chants de Maldoror”)

Guillaume de Machaut (France)
Song:
Peste Noire – “Amour ne m'amoit ne je li”

Yukio Mishima (Japan)
Song:
:Golgatha: – “Icarus” (English translation)

Alfred Noyes (England)
Song:
Loreena McKennitt – “The Highwayman”

Fernando Pessoa (Portugal)
Songs:
Moonspell – “Opium” (incorporates “Opiário”)
Ulver – “Christmas” (English adaptation of “Natal”)

Christine de Pizan (Italy/France)
Song:
Peste Noire – “Dueil angoisseus (Christine de Pisan, 1362-1431)” (incorporates “Dueil Angoisseux”)

Edgar Allen Poe (USA)
Songs:
Arcturus – “Alone”
The Crüxshadows – “Sympathy for Tomorrow” (incorporates “Spirits of the Dead”)
Green Carnation – “Alone”
The Ocean – “The City in the Sea”
Album:
The Alan Parsons Project – “Tales Of Mystery & Imagination”

Arthur Rimbaud (France)
Album:
Léo Ferré – “Léo Ferré chante Verlaine-Rimbaud” (contains several of his works)

Edwin Arlington Robinson (USA)
Song:
Simon & Garfunkel – “Richard Cory”

Taras Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Song:
Drudkh – “Solitude” (English title for “Самітність”)
Album:
Drudkh – “The Swan Road”

Edvard Storm (Norway)
Song:
Týr – “Sinklars Vísa”

Alfred Lord Tennyson (England)
Songs:
Crippled Black Phoenix – “The Northern Cobbler” (all lyrics taken from stanzas 1-9)
Loreena McKennitt – “The Lady of Shalott”

A.S.J. Tessimond (England)
Song:
Agalloch – “Birch White” (all lyrics taken from “Birch Tree”)

Dylan Thomas (Wales)
Song:
Anaal Nathrakh – “Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light” (incorporates “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”)

J.R.R. Tolkien (England)
Albums:
The Tolkien Ensemble – “At Dawn in Rivendell”
The Tolkien Ensemble – “A Night in Rivendell”
The Tolkien Ensemble – “An Evening In Rivendell”
The Tolkien Ensemble & Christopher Lee – “Complete Songs & Poems”*
The Tolkien Ensemble & Christopher Lee – “Leaving Rivendell”

*I included the other albums for the sake of being thorough, but if you want to get into this band, just get this release. It puts all the poems in the correct order as they appear in The Lord of the Rings.

Georg Trakl (Austria)
Song:
The Ocean – “Ectasian/De Profundis” (incorporates English translation of “De Profundis”)

Paul Verlaine (France)
Songs:
Peste Noire – “Soleils couchants”
Valfunde – “"Sérénade" De Verlaine”
Album:
Léo Ferré – “Léo Ferré chante Verlaine-Rimbaud” (contains several of his works)

François Villon (France)
Song:
Léo Ferré – “Frères humains, l’amour n’a pas d’âge” (incorporates “Frères humains”)
Peste Noire – “Ballade cuntre les anemis de la France”

William Wordsworth (England)
Song:
Draconian – “A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal”

William Butler Yeats (Ireland)
Songs:
Agalloch – “A Poem By Yeats” (all lyrics taken from “The Sorrow of Love”)
The Cranberries – “Yeat's Grave” (incorporates “No Second Troy”)
Loreena McKennitt – “Stolen Child”
Loreena McKennitt – “Ce He Mise le Ulaingt? (The Two Trees)” (all lyrics taken from “The Two Trees”)
Primordial – “Hosting of the Sidhe”

Miscellaneous
(Ireland)
Abney Park – “I Am Stretched On Your Grave”
Dead Can Dance – “I Am Stretched on Your Grave”
Sinéad O'Connor – “I Am Stretched On Your Grave”

(England)
Rakoth – “The Unquiet Grave”

Bob DylanDead Can DanceSufjan StevensSonic YouthOf the Wand and the MoonAkercockeAlcestMortiferaCelestiaAndrew Lloyd WebberApocalypticaArcturusAyreonBattleloreSummoningBlind GuardianDemons & WizardsCradle of FilthBethlehemThe Meads of AsphodelMechanical PoetMiles DavisJohn ColtraneThelonious MonkMunly & the Lee Lewis HarlotsJay MunlyNaked CityNegură BungetNestNightwishOpethPär Lindh & Björn JohanssonPeccatumRammsteinRichard WagnerThe Ruins of BeverastSaul WilliamsSleepytime Gorilla MuseumStar of AshStarofashSun RaSymphony XTemnozorTheatre of TragedyThelonious Monk QuartetThelonious Monk Quartet With John ColtraneTherionUnexpectUrfaustWardrunaWolves in the Throne RoomBo Hansson

Okay, so some of these will be really embarassing (my music taste has changed a lot recently, or I was forced into seeing one or two :P), but here's a list of all the bands I've seen live. Some of them are from festivals/events I've been to as well...

Abney Park
Aesthetic Perfection
Angels & Airwaves x2
The Answer
Arctic Monkeys
The Ataris
Atreyu
Avril Lavigne x2
Bayside
The Birthday Massacre
Black Stone Cherry
Black Tide
The Blackout
Broken Social Scene
Bullet For My Valentine
Classic Case
Combichrist
Cymeria
The Darkness x2
deadfilmstar
Def Leppard
D'espairsRay x2
Deviant UK x2
DevilDriver
Diary of Dreams
Dir en grey x3
Disturbed
Dope Stars Inc.
Down
Dream Theater
Drive By
Faith No More
Fall Out Boy
Feeder x2
Fightstar
Finch
Five Finger Death Punch
Flogging Molly
Foo Fighters x2
Franz Ferdinand x2
girugämesh
Green Day x3
Goldfinger
Goldie Lookin Chain
Gothika x2
Hatebreed
Hell Is for Heroes
Hollywood Undead
The House of Usher
Hundred Reasons
In Case of Fire
Journey
Kaiser Chiefs
KIK
Killswitch Engage x2
Korn
Lacuna Coil x2
The Last Dance
Less Than Jake
Limp Bizkit
Lostprophets x2
Marilyn Manson
Men, Women & Children
Meshuggah
Momoi Haruko
Mindless Self Indulgence
MUCC
Muse x4
My Chemical Romance x3
Panic! At the Disco
Paramore
Pendulum
Placebo
The Prodigy
Rammstein x2
RazorBladeKisses
Say Anything
Simple Plan
SkinjoB
Slayer
Slipknot
Staind
Static-X
The Streets
The Subways
Suicide Silence
Taking Back Sunday x2
Thrice
Tim Ripper Owens
Trivium
Uberbyte
V2a
We Are Scientists
Whitesnake
Wolfmother
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Zeitgeist Zero
ZZ Top

I never post these things, so today I thought, what the hell. I'll do it and post it.

1. How did you get into 29?
I honestly can't remember what hooked me onto Panic! At the Disco. I think it had something to do with Fall Out Boy, though.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Sun Kil Moon — Duk Koo Kim. I discovered it on someone's Muxtape before they went under as streaming mixtape service.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33?
I actually like ALL of the lyrics to The Avett Brothers' The Ballad Of Love And Hate.

4. How did you get into 49?
the_mouse got me into The Academy Is... after I had heard the album Almost Here in her car a few times.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
I have both albums put out by The Snake The Cross The Crown. I have a physical copy of Cotton Teeth on CD and Mander Salis digitally.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
You, Me, and Everyone We Know — Do it Again! It's catchy. I like it.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Nope. I've never had Tool make me sad yet.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Can I just say that I literally love every bit of Agalloch? They're a literal work of art to me and are one of the only bands I would shell out some serious money to go see live. When I sit down to listen to them, I can't just NOT listen to one song, I have to listen to the entire album all the way through.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Hard to say because I have always liked their works. But from Thrice's newest stuff, I'm really taken with Digital Sea and Come All You Weary.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Patrick Wolf — Get Lost

11. What is the worst song by 40?
Honestly, I don't know and I haven't found one yet. Maybe I'm just easy to please, or maybe I just think Abney Park is just that good.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Fall Out Boy — Homesick at Space Camp

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
That I found Death Cab for Cutie through The Postal Service.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
Ghost Buffalo — hell here

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Madeline — Dumpster Dive Mother

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad?
Nope, Alesana doesn't make me sad either. We're probing in the wrong genre for songs that provoke emotion for me, haha.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Marissa Nadler — Diamond Heart

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11?
I have several, but lately it's been from Modest Mouse's Fly Trapped in a Jar — "One wing isn't even enough to leave."

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
ALL OF THEM. They are ten kinds of awesome and nice folks. I would like very much to share a drink or two with them in the future if I can.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy?
The Decemberists — Summersong

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
In 2000, I went to Florida for a week. I took one CD with me, and that CD was Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty. Nearly eleven years later, it still remains one of my favourite albums to listen to. I've worn out my physical copy from use.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
O'Death — O Lee O always manages to distract me so I can sing along with certain parts. Or wail along. I'm actually not sure which I do more with that track...

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
BT — Dark Heart Dawning

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Neko Case — Blacklisted

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Horse Feathers — Curs in the Weeds, Working Poor, Falling Through the Roof... the list could go on. I recently discovered Horse Feathers on Last.fm and I've played the hell out of both of their albums the moment I got my hands on them. They're lovely.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Explosions In the Sky — First Breath After Coma

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
Shit, I can't pick. Both of The Dear Hunter's albums go together hand in hand. :|

28. What is you favorite song by 2?
I'm not so sure, but if I honestly had to pick from both of The Receiving End of Sirens' albums, I'd probably say ...Then I Defy You, Stars. There really are only a few songs that I don't like on their albums, heh.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Fern Knight — Song For Ireland

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
Bon Iver — re:Stacks & Skinny Love.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
I have never seen Deer Tick live and it makes me sad. One day I will correct this problem.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Ex Reverie — Second Son.

33. How did you get into 12?
I can't remember this either. I remember hearing Bayside somewhere (probably some internet radio thing through Winamp back about three or four years ago) and one day, I saw their self-titled album at Walmart and I bought it. And here we are.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
I used to be, but now I'm not so fond of the albums prior to Midtown's Forget What You Know. I think their last album was their best all the way around, even right down to the production quality.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Queens of the Stone Age — No One Knows

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48?
Incubus — Drive. I recall listening to this song on one of the Now! CDs or whatever on a three hour bus ride to some war memorial. I borrowed that CD for the entire trip and listened to that one song on repeat the whole time, haha.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
Never seen Red Hot Chili Peppers before.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?
William Elliott Whitmore — Sometimes Our Dreams Float Like Anchors

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Holler, Wild Rose! — Sun Vines. That track made me run out and buy the album.

40. What is you favorite album by 7?
Brand New — The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me. It took me a long time to warm up to this album and now it's my favourite.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
Espers — Riding

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
Scary Kids Scaring Kids — Scary Kids Scaring Kids

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
Apollo 13 — So Far So Near, Come To B., Lusitania

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
Knowing of and personally knowing a few people who also listened to Kamelot and thought that they were amazing.

45. What is your favorite song by 42?
Scary Kids Scaring Kids — A Pistol To My Temple

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Iron & Wine — Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
Langhorne Slim — Langhorne Slim

48. Who is a favorite member of 23?
Uh, Marissa Nadler? D:

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Red Hot Chili Peppers — Under The Bridge

50. What is your favorite song by 20?
Bright Eyes — Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh, Easy/Lucky/Free, Gold Mine Gutted, Something Vague, list kind of goes on. :|

Thursday, February 12th
Niña Azufre (Video Release Party), Leche, Dunes, Ruido Masivo, Pet, Los Ultras (acoustic)
7:00 PM, $10
Niña Azufre recorded an EP in 2007 from which “Prefiero Que” and “Verte Llegar” are fan favorites. They’ve played and toured with some of L.A.’s biggest names like Pastilla, Montenegro, Volumen Cero, Fatima and internationally acclaimed La Gusana Ciega and Disidente. Niña Azufre’s energetic, on-stage antics landed them a spot in Al Borde Magazine’s Acoustic Sessions opening up for veteran indie band Curanderos whom they played alongside at Grita Radio USA’s launch party at right here at the Knitting Factory. This upcoming show will also serve as the debut and release party for the group’s video “Verte Llegar.”

Tuesday, February 17th
We Shot The Moon, Big Surrender, Ridel Radio (performing the songs of Ridel High & AM Radio), eudora
7:00 PM, $10
As frontman for the band, Waking Ashland, Jonathan Jones had seen and done it all. Waking Ashland had toured the world, recorded multiple albums, and experienced critical success. At the height of their career, however, Waking Ashland disbanded due to musical differences. With his hopes of stardom now long gone, Jonathan returned home to San Diego and landed a regular job. But in the quiet of his bedroom by the sea, Jonathan began to write. With a few songs in hand, Jon enlisted the help of friends Dan Koch and Joe Greenetz of Sherwood (Myspace Records), and they began to write and record; thus, We Shot the Moon was formed. Teaming up with producer Michael Rosas (Satisfaction, Sherwood), they recorded Fear and Love (Militia Group, set for April, ’08 release) in two weeks, the end result being an amalgamation of the beach rock sounds that Jonathan grew up with (Weezer, Switchfoot) and the modern pop vibes of Sherwood and Hellogoodbye.

Tuesday, February 24th
Aerodrone, Teen Hearts, The American Life
7:00 PM, $10
Their song “Sceneboy” is destined for great things, at least the conquering of all iPods in the free world. Aerodrone started in 2007 when Gary Zon started making Nintendo-like tracks on FruityLoops inspired by such bands as Jimmy Eat World, the Faint, and the Killers, with the intention of having the tracks eventually played with real instruments. Recruiting local musicians to fulfill this goal, like Ashton Kutcher-lookalike Kevin Patrick, the newly formed band played shows to frenzied fans in Oregon and recorded the Spin EP in Canada. After the band's big move to California, it gained the mysterious keyboardist only known as the TZA and recorded its latest EP in Hollywood.

Wednesday, March 4th
It’s Like Love
7:00 PM, $10
From Absolutepunk.net:
“It's Like Love (are) a powerpop quintet out of Arizona. Full of energy and fun, they're a band you definitely shouldn't miss out on. (The EP) I'm Selling Your Things had me hooked from the first listen with each song containing an unbelievable amount of catchy riffs, and overflowing synths. I'm Selling Your Things' lyrics aren't a masterpiece, with many being clichéd and sex themed (But hey, it's not like anything about sex makes anything bad). Overall, along with the music, the vocals, that are so strikingly similar to that of Justin Pierre's, coincide together so well that It's Like Love could easily become one of your ‘Bands Of The Summer.’”

Thursday, March 19
Abney Park
7:30, $25 advance, $30 day of show
Just when you thought we were all out of genres, along comes steampunk. Abney Park comes from an era that never was, but one that we wish had been. An era where airships waged war in the skies, and corsets and cummerbunds were proper adventuring attire. They’ve picked up their bad musical habits, scoundrel musicians, and anachronistically hybridized instruments from dozens of locations and eras that they have visited in their travels and thrown them into one riotous dervish of a performance. Expect clockwork guitars, belly dancers, flintlock bassists, middle-eastern percussion, violent violin, and Tesla coil-powered keyboards blazing in a post-apocalyptic, swashbuckling world self-created by the band. Steampunk musical mayhem has come ashore.

Thursday, March 19th
Liquits
8:00 PM, $12 advance, $14 day of show
Like the Lafourcade album, the second effort, Jardin, by this psychedelic Mexican trio has been produced by Emmanuel Del Real. The Tacuba keyboardist's ear for intriguing instrumental flourishes adds a master's touch to this new collection by the Liquits.

Saturday, March 21st
Perfect Machines, The Randies, Dirty Filthy Mugs, lady sinatra
8:00 PM, $10
Fans have praised the energy and enthusiasm of the live show produced by dueling and overlapping vocals on top of the driving drums, bass and guitars. Comparisons have been widespread, but most often listeners cite the stylistic similarities of Perfect Machines to major acts such as Rise Against, Thrice, and Hot Water Music; understandably, considering these bands represent a prominent few of Perfect Machines’ diverse influences.

Thursday, March 26th
Beep Beep, Sebastien Grainger, the show is a rainbow
8:00 PM, $10
Beep Beep takes you on a delicate, disjointed voyage in the spirit of Ruiz’s Three Crowns of the Sailor where no distinction is made between the real and the impossible, a voyage anchored only by the inherent truths of human desire and despair. For members Eric Ray and Chris Terry, it is a journey illuminated by the clash of willful escapism with the looming inevitability of “adult” choices. For them, Enchanted Islands exists as an exotic snow globe allowing them to peer into the window of their taxidermied essence, preserved in its most magnificent form. Beep Beep resides evermore in this sacred place and Enchanted Islands is your invitation.

Sunday, March 29th
The Lives of Famous Men, The Scenic
7:00 PM, $10
From Smartpunk.com: “Just five months after releasing their debut EP Rehearsal, the Lives of Famous Men return with Modern Love, The Wooden Vehicle. Produced by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore), Modern Love showcases a wealth of eclectic sounds ranging from jazz to Motown to flamenco to modern pop, with hooks that will have you listening again and again.”

Wednesday, April 1st
William Tell
7:00 PM, $10
From the man himself: “My parent's are divorced. I went to spacecamp when I was ten. I was hit by a car once. There was a Gin Blossoms song on in the background when I had my first kiss. Her lips tasted like root beer. I was in a band (it was called Something Corporate). I write songs. Admittedly, they are mostly about me messing things up with girls, but they're not all about that. I've always been a late bloomer, at least that's what my mom says.

Thursday, April 9th
Voltaire
8:00 PM, $13 advance, $16 day of show
Voltaire is often described as a modern day renaissance man. He is a singer/performer, creator of comic books, animation and toys. As a musician, he is a songwriter whose music can best be described as a collection of murder ballads, tongue-in-cheek exercises in the macabre, with just enough bawdy songs about Star Trek and Star Wars to keep a Con audience rolling in the aisles. Many know him for his song "Brains!" from the Cartoon Network show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Voltaire's live shows, whether solo or with his skeletal orchestra, are highly theatrical, full of stories and games. The theatrical quality of his performances is not surprising; Voltaire has been directing commercials and animating short films for the last twenty years.

Friday, May 22nd
Paul Roberts (of The Stranglers)
8:00 PM, $12
Paul Roberts is the former front man of the legendary Stranglers, a gig he maintained for almost 16 years. A superb showman; his stage presence and energy have won him rave reviews all over the world. Having written some of the least likely tunes for a Strangler, he is also able to translate them - and indeed any material - not only in the studio but night after night in the live arena too. Concurrently with his Strangler duties, he led the groups Soulsec and the Faithband. At his Knitting Factory show, Paul is presenting an essentially solo acoustic performance in the very intimate Alterknit Lounge.