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Here's whom I can remember seeing over the years:

* = seen live multiple times
*** = seen live so many times I should get an award

A Place to Bury Strangers
A-Trak
Against Me!
American Bang*
American Music Club
Amiina*
Amy Winehouse
Animal Collective
Annie Stela
The Apples in Stereo
The Arcade Fire*
Architecture in Helsinki
Aṣa
Atlas Sound
Autolux

B. Dolan
Bad Brains*
Basia Bulat
Bat for Lashes
The Battle Royale
Beastie Boys***
Ben Harper*
Benevento/Russo Duo
Big Audio Dynamite
The Bird and the Bee
Biz Markie
Bjork***
Black Ice
The Black Keys
Black Kids
Bloc Party*
BoDeans*
Bonde do Role
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Bootsy Collins
Boris
Boys Noize*
The Breeders
Brother Ali
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Adams

Camper Van Beethoven*
Carbon/Silicon
Cat Power
Cheap Trick
Chromeo
Cinematic Orchestra
Cloud Cult
Common
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
The Cool Kids*
Cornelius
The Corrs*
The Coup
The Courtneers
Crosby & Nash
Crowded House
CSS*
Curumin
Cut Copy

Da Brat
Damien Rice*
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Dashboard Confessional*
Dead Rock West
Deadboy & the Elephantmen
Debbie Harry
Depeche Mode
DeVotchKa
Dexter Romweber Duo
Diddy
Dinosaur Jr.
DJ Heather
DJ JS-1
DJ Mehdi
The Dodos*
Duffy
The Duke Spirit

Earl Greyhound
Electrelane
Elefant
Elf Power
Erykah Badu
Explosions in the Sky

Fat Joe
Ferraby Lionheart
Fiction Plane
The Forms
Forro In The Dark*
The Frames
Fun Lovin' Criminals

Gang Gang Dance
Garbage*
George Clinton
Ghostface
Ghostland Observatory
Giant Drag
Girl Talk
Gogol Bordello
Grand Ole Party
Grizzly Bear
GZA

High Places
The Hold Steady
Holy Fuck*
Husker Du

I'm From Barcelona
Ice Cube
Imani Coppola
Incubus
Indigo Girls
Interpol*
INXS

Jane's Addiction*
Jarvis Cocker*
Jenny Lewis
Jens Lekman
Joan Baez
Joe Cocker
The Joggers
John Doe***
John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Joshua Radin
Juana Molina
Jurassic 5
Justice*

Kaki King
Keane*
Kelis*
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Kings of Leon*
The Knitters*
Kraftwerk
KRS-One

Lady Miss Kier
Le Tigre*
Les Nubians
Les Savy Fav*
Lewis & Clarke
Lil Eazy-E
Lil Jon
Lil Kim
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Lissy Trullie
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Lone Justice*
Longwave*
Lou Reed*
Lupe Fiasco
Luscious Jackson

M.I.A.
Marissa Nadler
Marnie Stern
Mary J. Blige
Mates of State
Matisyahu
Matmos*
MC Lyte
Metric
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Midnight Juggernauts
Mika
Mission of Burma
Mix Master Mike*
Money Mark
The Morning After Girls
Morningwood
Morris Day
Morrissey
The Music
My Morning Jacket

Nellie McKay
The Neville Brothers
New Order
The New Pornographers
Nightmares on Wax
The Nightwatchman
No Age

Oumou Sangare

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Pale Young Gentlemen
Pattern Is Movement
Patti Smith*
Paul Young
Peaches
Peter Gabriel
Pixies*
PJ Harvey***
Plastiscines
The Police*
The Polyphonic Spree
Portishead
The Pretenders
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Prince
The Prodigy*
Public Enemy*
Public Image Ltd.

Q-Tip

R.E.M.*
The Raconteurs
Radiohead*
Raekwon
Rage Against the Machine
Rahzel
Rakim
The Ramones
Ratatat
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Redd Kross
Remy Ma
The Replacements***
Richard Hawley
Roger Waters
Rollins Band
The Roots*
Royal Crescent Mob*
The Ruby Suns

Satellite Party
Sean Lennon
Sebadoh
Sheila E
Sigur Ros*
Silversun Pickups
Sinead O'Connor
Skybombers
Smash Mouth
The Smashing Pumpkins
Sneaky Sound System*
Spiritualized
Snoop Dogg*
Snow Patrol
Sonic Youth*
Soulwax*
Spoon*
St. Vincent*
Starsailor
Stephane Wrembel
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Stereo Total
Stereophonics
Steve Aoki
Steve Soto & The Twisted Hearts*
The Style Council
The Sugarcubes
Sunbears

Talib Kweli*
Tapes 'n Tapes
The Teenagers*
Tegan and Sara
Tenacious D
Tokyo Police Club
Tom McRae
Tracy Chapman
Two Gallants

U2***
Uffie

Vampire Weekend
Van Morrison
Violent Femmes*

Warren Zevon
Willie Nelson
Wu-Tang Clan

X***
Xzibit

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Young Jeezy
Yuka Honda

!!!
18th Dye
10,000 Maniacs

Crosby & Nash

Simple Man & Marrakesh Express


Guinnevere


Song With No Words & Teach Your Children


Lee Shore


Traction In The Rain

If you added my Crosby Stills Nash Crosby Stills Nash & Youngand Crosby Nashand figures up they would appear as one of the highest artists in my list, in fact including some of the solo stuff they would be top. The naming thing is messy for this band isn't it.

A while ago I made a huge 80 minute mashup, featuring over 120 songs. Its got very good reviews so far, and I'm trying to show it off to as many people as possible, so if you like mashups, hopefully you'll like this.

Download it here: Completely Mashed

Tracklisting:

Bomfunk MCs – Freestyler
Dick Van Dyke – Hushabye Mountain
Ultravox – Vienna
Henry Blair – Sparkys Magic Piano
Britney Spears – Toxic
Praga Khan – Glamour Girl
Pharoahe Monch – Got You
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Europe – The Final Countdown
Fatman Scoop – Be Faithful
Gorillaz – DARE
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
Rammstein – Du Hast
Planet Funk – Chase the Sun
York & Chris Rea – On the Beach
Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body
Queen – Another One Bites the Dust
Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This
Cream – Sunshine of Your Love
Coldplay – Clocks
Bodyrockers – I Like the Way
Gap Band – You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
Brandy – Afrodisiac
Frank Zappa – Peaches en Rengalia
George Carlin – Little Things We Share
Daft Punk – Around the World
Gerry Anderson – Terrahawks Theme
Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax
Eiffel 65 – Europop
Elementfour – Big Brother Theme
The Source & Candi Staton – You Got the Love
Andy Bell – Delicious
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69
Eric Prydz – Call on Me
Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
Nelly Furtado – Maneater
Michael Jackson – Beat It
Van Halen – Jump
Usher – Yeah!
Bon Jovi – It’s My Life
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
The Knack – My Sharona
Gary Numan – Metal
Stephen Duffy – Kiss Me
Run DMC & Jason Nevins – It’s Like That
Yes & Max Graham – Owner of a Lonely Heart
Level 42 – Running in the Family
Public Image Ltd – This is Not a Love Song
ELO – Don’t Bring Me Down
Robbie Williams – Rock DJ
Scissor Sisters – Laura
Bee Gees – Stayin Alive
Lemar – If There’s Any Justice
Will Young – Your Game
Steeleye Span – One Misty Moisty Morning
Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Human League – Being Boiled
Jeff Wayne – Eve of the War
Linkin Park – In the End
Robbie Williams - Feel
Babylon Zoo – Spaceman
Tears for Fears – Shout
The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Rick James – Superfreak
Huey Lewis & The News – Power of Love
MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
The Tamperer – Feel It
Michael Bolton – How Can We Be Lovers
Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Chile
Adamski & Seal – Killer
Del Shannon – Runaway
Duran Duran – Want You More!
Scanty Sandwich – Because of You
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round 03
Hall & Oates – Out of Touch
Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters
Lemon Jelly – Nice Weather for Ducks
Nizlopi – JCB Song
Napoleon Dynamite - Whatever I Feel Like Doing Gosh!
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Barenaked Ladies – One Week
James Blunt – Wisemen
Audio Bullys & Nancy Sinatra – Shot You Down
Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch & Emmylou Harris – Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby
Fear Factory & Gary Numan – Cars
Nine Inch Nails – Only
Stevie Nicks – Edge of Seventeen
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
The Prodigy – Spitfire
Destiny’S Child – Lose My Breath
Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up Look Sharp
Sting – Englishman in New York
Cliff Richard – What Car
Men at Work – Overkill
Kioki – Do & Don’t for Love
Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
Simply Red – Sunrise
Take That – Could it be Magic
Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall
Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends
Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Backstreet Boys – Larger than Life
Foreigner – Cold as Ice
U2 – Vertigo
Pet Shop Boys – Go West
Stereophonics – Dakota
Lionel Richie – All Night Long
INXS – New Sensation
Go West – We Close Our Eyes
Elton John – Are You Ready for Love?
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Nightwish – Walking in the Air
Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite
Moby – Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
Toploader – Achilles Heel
Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
Michael Andrews & Gary Jules – Mad World
David Gray – Dead in the Water
Harry Nilsson – One
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Mario Winans & Enya – I Don’t Wanna Know
Air – Sex Born Poison
Limp Bizkit – Behind Blue Eyes
Gary Numan – Empty Bed Empty Heart
Chris Koster – When U Were Mine
Jeff Beck – Where Were You
Thomas Newman – American Beauty
Imogen Heap – Hide & Seek
Joshua Radin – Winter
Eagles - Seven Bridges Road
Will Young - Fine Line
Crosby & Nash – Lay Me Down
Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
Nickel Creek – Speak
Prelude – After the Goldrush
Nat King Cole - Stardust
The Beatles – Blackbird

My favourite tracks from 3.00 – 3.30

Bob Marley – Steel Train. This has a really nice groove to it.

Kevin Ayers – May I. A wonderful track from one of Englands lost heros, with Mike Oldfield on bass, no less.

Snow Patrol – Chocolate. Great song.

All about eve - Martha's harbour. Reminds me of Joni Mitchell.

Busted – Sleeping with the lights on. It’s pop pop pop, but hell I like it.

Saxon - Street Fighting Man. Ace riff and ace production from the early 80’s NWOBHM.

The Beatles – Here comes the Sun. My God I could do with a bit of it, this winter is going on for ever. Please!

UB40 – Rat in mi kitchen. This track has a really great groove to it, supplied by the bass mostly, ace.

Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding. I never realised this wasn’t his original song for many years, it’s a great version though.

Motorhead – We are the road crewe – A great riff, cheery words and the usual heads down Motorhead track, but one of my favourites. I like the dreary references to touring “Another case to pack” in the hotel room and all that.

Crosby and Nash – taken it all. A typically brilliant laid back track from the yank and brit team.

The Sweet – Blockbuster. I think this is first track I ever bought, 7” single of course. I still like the heavy influences in this, but the “silly” bits grate a bit after all these years.

Eddie Grant – I don’t wanna dance. The guitar solo in this track is just so awful, it has always made me crack up laughing ever since I first heard it. So worth it for the laugh.

Keane – Your eyes open. Hell, what a good song, they don’t make them like this anymore. Oh hang on, they just DID!