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wow... so, it's that time of year... er, decade again. This is the 1st in a series of playlists in which i've kept track of 100+ albums from this decade, picked 1 song from each album (usually 1 of my favorite tracks), & categorized them into different playlists (5 at the moment). This alternative batch is from albums during 2000-2003

* - seen live

Top 2000's Decade Albums, Part 1 - alternative rock 1 2000-2003
1 Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You *
2 The Cure - Out of this World *
3 Doves - The Cedar Room
4 PJ Harvey - This Is Love
5 Placebo - Slave to the Wage
6 Radiohead - National Anthem *
7 Supergrass - Moving
8 Ash - Burn Baby Burn *
9 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spread Your Love *
10 Coldplay - Sparks
11 Echo & The Bunnymen - Supermellow Man *
12 Garbage - Silence is Golden *
13 Gorillaz - Sound Check
14 The Shins - One by One All Day *
15 Clinic - The Equaliser
16 Girls Against Boys - Basstation
17 Interpol - Untitled *
18 The Libertines - Death on the Stairs
19 New Order - 60 Miles an Hour *
20 Pacifier - Run
21 The Raveonettes - Attack of the Ghostriders *
22 Ryan Adams - Burning Photographs
23 British Sea Power - Remember Me
24 Broken Social Scene - Cause = Time *
25 Cat Power - He War *
26 Dave Gahan - I Need You *

more playlists to come...

Been meaning to do this for years - here's an incomplete list of bands I've seen at least once. Good or absolutely shite, they all make the list. Bold type denotes artists that I've had the pleasure of seeing more than once.

A
Adem
The Airborne Toxic Event
Alabama 3
The Aliens
All About Eve
Lily Allen
Dot Allison
Alpha
Amusement Parks on Fire
Annuals
Arab Strap
Architecture in Helsinki
Arctic Monkeys
Arrested Development
Asian Dub Foundation
B
Badly Drawn Boy
Banco de Gaia
Basement Jaxx
Bat for Lashes
The Bays
The Beat
The Beastie Boys
The Beautiful South
Beck
Beep Beep
Belle and Sebastian
Ben Folds Five
Bent
The Besnard Lakes
Big Country
Black Kids
Blondie
Blur
The Bodines
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
The Boy Least Likely To
Billy Bragg
Brainiac
Bright Eyes
The Brilliant Corners
Broken Spindles
Ian Brown
Tim Burgess
Bernard Butler
C
Terry Callier
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Carrie
Carter USM
Martin Carthy
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Cast
Caterwaul
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Charlatans
The Charlottes
Chas N Dave
Cherry Ghost
The Cinematic Orchestra
Ross Clark & the Scarfs Go Missing
The Clerks
Clinic
The Close Lobsters
Coldcut
Coldplay
John Cooper Clarke
The Cooper Temple Clause
The Coral
Elvis Costello
Cousteau
Cranebuilders
Crazyhead
The Creatures
CUD
The Cure
D
The Darling Buds
The Datsuns
Death in Vegas
The Delgados
Delphic
Dodgy
Doves
Dreadzone
Dub Pistols
Dubtribe Sound System
Durutti Column
Bob Dylan
E
Steve Earle
Echo and the Bunnymen
Echoboy
The Eighteenth Day of May
Elbow
Electrafixion
Electric Soft Parade
Electric Sound Of Joy
Embrace
F
Fairport Convention
Th' Faith Healers
Faithless
Faith No More
The Fall
Fields of the Nephilim
Five Thirty
The Flaming Lips
Florence & The Machine
Foo Fighters
Four Tet
The Free Association
Friendly Fires
Frightened Rabbit
Fun Loving Criminals
The Futureheads
G
Ganger
Gaye Bykers on Acid
Ghost Dance
Glasvegas
Global Communication
Godflesh
Goldrush
Gomez
Jose Gonzalez
Gorkys Zygotic Mynci
The Go! Team
Grand Drive
Grass-Show
The Grave Architects
Gravenhurst
Al Green
Green on Red
Groove Armada
Guillemots
Guns N' Roses
H
Nick Harper
Rolf Harris
The Heart-throbs
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid
The Matthew Herbert Big Band
Kristin Hersh
The Hidden Cameras
Micah P. Hinson
Hole
Jools Holland
Holy Fuck
House of Brothers
The House of Love
The Housemartins
Howlin' Rain
The Hunters Club
I
I Am Kloot
Idlewild
Interpol
Iron And Wine
It Bites
J
The Jack Rubies
Matthew Jay
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jesus Jones
Johnny Domino
Joolz
K
Keane
The Killers
David Kitt
Kula Shaker
L
Lambchop
Leatherface
Leaves
The Levellers
The Libertines
Loop
Low
Lowgold
Lush
M
The Magic Numbers
Magnolia Electric Co.
The Majesticons
Manic Street Preachers
Mansun
Maps
Marillion
Marion
J Mascis
Massive Attack
Mega City Four
The Memory Band
The Men They Couldn't Hang
Mercury Rev
MGMT
Mia Doi Todd
The Mighty Lemon Drops
The Mission
Modest Mouse
Mono
The Montrose Avenue
John Moore And The Expressway
Morrissey
The Motorcycle Boy
Bob Mould
Mudhoney
My Bloody Valentine
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
Mylo
N
The National
The Necks
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
The New Folk Implosion
New Model Army
New Order
Joanna Newsom
Scout Niblett
Nirvana
Now It's Overhead
O
Oasis
Okkervil River
Ooberman
Orbital
Beth Orton
P
The Pale Saints
The Parkinsons
Pavement
Penthouse
Pitman
The Pixies
The Pogues
Emma Pollock
Polytechnic
Pond
Pop Will Eat Itself
Primal Scream
The Primitives
The Prodigy
The Prudes
Public Enemy
Pulp
Q
Finlay Quaye
Queens of the Stone Age
R
Radiohead
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Red Snapper
REM
Reverend and The Makers
Ride
Rival Schools
RJD2
Roots Manuva
Tim Rose
Run DMC
S
Saint Etienne
Saint Joan
Salvation
Samamidon
Ulrich Schnauss
Scott 4
DJ Scotch Egg
Mr Scruff
The Sea and Cake
Seafood
Shack
DJ Shadow
The Shins
Michelle Shocked
The Shortwave Set
Silver Sun
Simian
Six.by Seven
The Sleepy Jackson
Elliott Smith
The Smiths
Snuff
Sonic Youth
Soul II Soul
The Soup Dragons
Space
Spacemen 3
Sparklehorse
Spear of Destiny
Spin Spin The Dogs
Spiritualized
Spring Heel Jack
Starsailor
St. Germain
The Stills
The Stone Roses
The Streets
Joe Strummer
Subkicks
Sugar
The Sugarcubes
Sun Kil Moon
Swans
T
Tapes N Tapes
Teenage Fanclub
The Telescopes
Texas
That Petrol Emotion
Them Crooked Vultures
Richard Thompson
Throwing Muses
Glenn Tilbrook
Tindersticks
The Ting-Tings
Travis
Tricky
Tunng
Turin Brakes
The Twilight Sad
U
Ultrasound
Under Neath What
Underworld
V
The Verve
Voice of the Beehive
W
Martha Wainwright
The Walking Seeds
The Walkmen
The Waterboys
The Wedding Present
We Show Up On Radar
Whistler
White Lies
The White Stripes
Wilco
Robbie Williams
The Wisdom of Harry
Witness
The Wonder Stuff
World Domination Enterprises
The Wurzels
X
X-Press 2
Y
Yam Who
James Yorkston and The Athletes
Z
Zero 7
The Zutons

Over on Sweeping The Nation there has been an impressive crowd-sourcing approach to listing and celebrating the songs of the decade: Noughties by Nature.

In the final stages I put myself forward to deliver one of the planned 120 entries. Sadly I delivered mine the day AFTER the list had to prematurely ended (at #112). I've never been good with deadlines. So in all its glory here is my entry, the 'one that slipped through the net'

Noughties by Nature #113: Clinic - 'Distortions'
Continue reading HERE

Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R [Interscope, 2000]
Genre: rock
Best track: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret




Bjork - Vespertine [One Little Indian, 2001]
Genre: bjork
Best track: Pagan Poetry




Clinic - Internal Wrangler [Domino, 2000]
Genre: rock, experimental
Best track: Distortions




D'Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin, 2000]
Genre: soul, funk, hip hop
Best track: Spanish Joint




Cat Power - You Are Free [Matador, 2003]
Genre: indie rock
Best track: Werewolf




Basement Jaxx - Rooty [XL, 2001]
Genre: electronic
Best track: Romeo




Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit [Rough Trade, 2006]
Genre: indie rock
Best track: The Blues Are Still Blue




MU - Afro Finger And Gel [Output, 2003]
Genre: electronic
Best track: Destroying Human Nature




Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War) [Universal Motown, 2008]
Genre: funk, soul, hip hop
Best track: Soldier




Autechre - Quaristice [Warp, 2008]
Genre: electronic, ambient
Best track: Altibzz




The Streets - Original Pirate Material [679, 2002]
Genre: hip hop, garage
Best track: Weak Become Heroes




Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner [XL, 2003]
Genre: grime, hip hop
Best track: Fix Up, Look Sharp




Sunn O))) - Black One [Southern Lord, 2005]
Genre: drone, black metal, experimental
Best track: It Took the Night To Believe




Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury [Zomba, 2006]
Genre: hip hop
Best track: Momma I'm So Sorry




The Avalanches - Since I Left You [Modular, 2000]
Genre: electronic
Best track: Since I Left You




Portishead - Third [Universal Island, 2008]
Genre: trip hop, industrial
Best track: Machine Gun




Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull [Southern Lord, 2008]
Genre: rock, avantgarde
Best track: Engine of Ruin




Stars of the Lid - ...And Their Refinement Of The Decline [Kranky, 2007]
Genre: ambient
Best track: Dungtitled (In A Major)




Daft Punk - Discovery [Virgin, 2001]
Genre: electronic, house
Best track: Voyager




Radiohead - Kid A [Parlophone, 2000]
Genre: alternative rock
Best track: Everything In Its Right Place

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
S.O.S. It's just so cool, very Mission Impossible. So much frustration from Crispian Mills. What's not to love?

2. How did you get into 20?
Klaxons ha ha, I had just gotten into Larrikin Love...and Last.fm had Klaxons as a similar artist...which couldn't be more wrong, but I was happy to make the discovery.

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
The Charlatans Probably Tim Burgess

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
A Place to Bury Strangers They arent really a band I that I love for lyrics. I dont think I have a favorite line.
5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
The Horrors Sure have! 4 times. They are so good live!

6. What's your favorite album from 10?.
You See Colours definatly. Such a fun album!

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
Primal Scream I have their CDs, and a t-shirt.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Mando Diao– The last time I saw them-getting to work the merch booth, meeting the band, making awesome friends...soooo many good memories with Mando Diao!

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
Gomez ha ha, noooo!

10. When did you first get into 8?
Jet When "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" came out...it was love.

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
South My cousin Marcello...he got me into them. I'm very thankful for that.

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Hadouken! Hmmmm, I don't even know....

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
The Faint it wasn't really a song...it was seeing them live that did it for me.

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
Aponea There's a few by them that I don't care too much for, this one is the one that sticks out to me though.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Clinic I love the honest original psychedelic sound.

16. Where did you first hear 6?
Oasis probably on the radio...so long ago!

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
MGMT not very long, I don't think.

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Adam Green lol, no, his songs are too silly.

19. When did you get into 17?
Hot Hot Heat when Bandages came out.

20. How long have you been into 9?
Spiritualized For a little over a year, I think.

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club If they brought Nick back, maybe.

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Mystery Jets I own two CDs and one EP.

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Shy Child No...they aren't the crying kinda band.

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
Switches I technically don't have a number 27 artist....but yeah, alot of their songs make me happy, they're very up beat and fun.

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
The Virgins yeah....again most of them.

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
Little Barrie Oh I don't even know...I haven't listened to them in a really long time. I should fix that.

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Air Traffic Maybe....

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
The Rifles I don't think so.
29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
The Stone Roses No....no one plays them.

30. What song got you into 40?
One Night Only You and Me. It's so cute!

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
The Libertines I don't know which ones are singles....

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
The Kooks hate them right back?

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Fischerspooner hell no. They're strange guys. Love their music...but no.

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
The Fratellis Um...no?

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
Blood Red Shoes I like them both equally, I think. Damn, I completely forgot that they existed until this question...

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
GoodBooks not so much.

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Patrick Wolf don't know...if I listen to him it's generally on shuffle, so I listen to all of his stuff pretty equally.

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Bombay Bicycle Club Just the one.

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Empire of the Sun Nope.

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
The Maccabees the singer guy?

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Arctic Monkeys Nothing

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Friendly Fires No...it was instant love.

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
White Rose Movement Only when she's in my car. She always seems to like them, though

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Dirty Pretty Things I think that my mom would...

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Kaiser Chiefs all of their high energy songs do.

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Does It Offend You, Yeah? I've seen them live, front center. Never met them.

47. Do you like 44's name?
Babyshambles Yes! That name alone is the very reason why I listen to the music I listen to today...

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Broken Spindles ha ha, I'm not so secretly in love with Joel.

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Larrikin Love no...I don't even know anyone [aside from the best friend] who knows who they are.

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
White Rabbits I'm sure that I have around my room once or twice.

Every band I have seen live. Oooh boy.

Metronomy x4
Justice
CSS x 2
Ox. Eagle. Lion. Man.
Florence and The Machine
GoldieLocks
Foals
Dizzee Rascal
Rolo Tomassi x 2
Blood Red Shoes
Slow Club
Golden Silvers
KASMs x2
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
White Lies (Eurgh...)
Micachu and the Shapes
Late of the Pier
La Roux
Lily Allen
Enter Shikari
The Academy Is...
The Blackout
The King Blues
In This Moment
Lights
1000 robota
Factory Floor
The Horrors x 2
Bombay Bicycle Club
The Good Shoes
An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump
S.C.U.M.
Dananananaykroyd
Clinic
Johnny Foreigner I'm on the live DVD!

1. How did you get into 31? Kanye West erm,, well there was this guy and i liked him a lot. And like, he was into Kanye, so as i wanted to catch his attention i started listening to Kanye as well ;D

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Serj Tankian 'Lie Lie Lie'

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29? Queens of the Stone Age 'Medication' 'Medication for us all, You think you know me, well you're wrong'

4. What is your favourite album by 49? Affection They have no albums released yet. I guess ;D

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Kings of Leon erm,, none :(

6. What is your favourite song by 50? Bullet For My Valentine 'Cries In Vain'

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad? Franz Ferdinand Nah, not really. They actually make me really happy most of the time. Yay for Alex!

8. What is your favourite song by 15? RJD2 'Clean Living'

9. What is your favourite song by 5? The Last Shadow Puppets 'My Mistakes Were Made For You'

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? The Cure 'Close To Me'

11. What is your favourite album by 40? Kid British 'It Was This Or The Football (First Half)'

12. What is your favourite song by 10? Angelspit '100%-(110% Fucked Mix)-Combichrist Remix'

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33? Scars on Broadway reminds me of a friend of a friend of mine, and he's, like, absolutely gorgeous ;D

14. What is your favourite song by 37? Sub Focus 'Juno'

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? The Kills Nah, they don't really make me happy. They cause me no emotions in general. What a weird band indeed

16. How many times have you seen 24 live? Leon Somov feat. Jazzu once ;D

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Lykke Li 'Little Bit'

18. What is your favourite album by 11? These New Puritans 'Beat Pyramid' I don't really remember how it's actually called, but like anyway - i loved their first album

19. Who is a favourite member of 1? Alex Turner ♥

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? Placebo no, unfortunately.

21. What is a good memory involving 45? Clinic Woo~ reminds me of a friend of mine :D ♥ me actually loves him :(

22. What is your favourite song by 16? Kid Cudi 'Do It Alone'

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Retard-O-Bot 'Piggly Wiggly'

24. What is your favourite album by 21? Chase & Status don't have one.

25. What is your favourite song by 18? My Chemical Romance 'Cemetery Drive'

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38? Gravel 'Round and Round'

27. What is your favourite lyric by 3? Patrick Wolf 'Demolition' 'since i met you. my basement has started to bleed, the floors are all collapsing. still im begging to be free'

28. What is you favourite song by 2? 雅-miyavi- 'Night In Girl'

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Мумий Тролль 'Na Udachu'

30. What is you favourite song by 8? Hanzel und Gretyl 'Aufweidersehen'

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? Kanye West 0

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? The Beatles 'Here Comes The Sun'

33. What is you favourite album by 12? 'Kosmodiskas'

34. What is the worst song by 46? Foals all are pure crap

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? Yeah Yeah Yeahs '10x10'

36. What is you favourite album by 42? METAL ON METAL erm,, don't know

37. How many times have you seen 39 live? System of a Down none :(

38. What is your favourite album by 36? CSS no idea

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? Moby 'Extreme Ways'

40. What is you favourite album by 7? Eminem all are different, all are great, can't choose one

Tonight's best new track was 'Kids At The Club' by The Paper Merchants. Bias disclosure: I recently gigged with TPM in Sweden and got talking to them all as I liked their show so much. And they're as wonderful as their music. Sooo, yeah, I'm biased. But if you love singalong pop, I reckon you'll love this chorus, this song and this band. Check 'em out!



The best old track was Felt's 'I Will Die With My Head In Flames.' I've probably had Felt as best old track before but, fuckit, this song always makes me ecstatic. It's so good to singalong to! And that's probably why this song, and 'Kids At The Club' are both on my Summer Singalong 2009. :-)

Tonight, youse guys hoird:

teeny grownups - Campfire
Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish (Take Remix)
Akrow - King Im Pott
Heart-Sick Groans - In a Small Kitchen Song
School of Seven Bells - Connjur
Stuck in the Sound - Zapruder
Dontcha - Rap De Paname
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
The Shins - We Will Become Silhouettes
Mother Mary - Magnetic Space Plug
Zed Bias - Colditz
Taking Back Sunday - The Blue Channel
Tragedy Khadafi And Trez - Pleasure To Know 'Em
Russian Circles - Youngblood
Palpitation – I’m Happy Now
The Bloody Beetroots - Storm
Debaser - The Crown Fits
Clinic - the Witch (Made To Measure)
Pizzicato Five - Twiggy Twiggy
King Cannibal - Flower Of Flesh And Blood
Scar My Eyes - The Game (Think About It)
Liechtenstein - All At Once
The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
It Dies Today - The Architects
Burning Hearts - Iris
Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
U-God - Stomp Da Roach
Art vs. Science - Parlez Vous Français?
Pixies - I've Been Tired
6BLOCC - Warning
Termanology - Forever (Feat. Superstah Snuk)
August Burns Red - Rationalist
The Answering Machine - Obviously Cold
Tiga - shoes (mr oizo remix)
Dananananaykroyd - Watch This!
Fugazi - Place Position
Refused - Coup D'Etat
Laakso - The Death Of Us
Bound By Honor - Word Play
A Place to Bury Strangers - It Is Nothing
The Blue Screen of Death - Broken
The Shinjuku Mad - The Event Horizon
The Holly Springs Disaster - I D.A.R.E. David Bowie To Drive Drunk
miaBeane & The Asthmatic Scene - Chapel gravel
The Mars Volta - Inertiatic Esp
Sapient - Famine
Jap Adaptors - I Am An Ant
The Paper Merchants - The Kids At The Club
Felt - I Will Die With My Head In Flames
Yak Ballz - Halogen Glow
Surrogate - A Constitution
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Twin Atlantic - Old Grey Face
Sparta - Hiss the Villian
Moka Only - Feel Right
Lovvers - creepy crawl
Rustie - Bad Science
I Hate This Place - Morse Ft. Supa
The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
Lusine - Gravity