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WOW, This week will probably be remembered for only one thing and that was Death Cab for Cutie's meteoric rise from nothing to #24 on the all time artists list. It all started when I was watching C4 2 and they played a song which had a cool bass line, soon I was addicted and the song I Will Possess Your Heart got an absolutely phenomenal 65 plays in just 3 days, enough to propel it to 14th on the all time list, something many songs take months to get to. This is even more remarkable when you realize that the track is actually over 8 mins long. Death Cab For Cutie followed this up by taking the other two spots in the top 3 tracks, with The Sound of Settling and I Will Follow You Into The Dark in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

However this wasn't the only major move of the week with Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout, after more than a year of chasing, finally surpassing The Electric Confectionaires, debut Sweet Tooth as the most played album of all time.

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Last.FM Milestones1st track: (12 Jul 2006)
Paramore - Pressure
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/17644385.png5000th track: (24 Oct 2006)
Doves - Black And White Town
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/29651539.jpg10000th track: (31 Mar 2007)
José González - Save Your Day
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/3269066.jpg15000th track: (06 May 2007)
Cute Is What We Aim For - The Curse Of Curves
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/5716481.jpg20000th track: (27 May 2007)
Clare Bowditch - Just Might Do
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/50365363.jpg25000th track: (16 Jul 2007)
Good Charlotte - Dance Floor Anthem
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/19788391.jpg30000th track: (17 Aug 2007)
Lo-tel - Hudson N.Y.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/35009243.jpg35000th track: (13 Sep 2007)
Dappled Cities - Be Engine
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/27349503.jpg40000th track: (07 Oct 2007)
Bloc Party - I Still Remember
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You take your top ten/twenty artists here on last.fm, and post the first song you heard by them, the one that made you fall in love with them and your current favorite.

1) Brand New
First - Sowing Season (Yeah)
Fell in love - The Archers Bows Have Broken
Current - Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis / Good to Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have to Do Is Die

2) Nine Inch Nails
First - Closer
Fell in love - Right Where It Belongs
Current - Gave Up

3) Mute Math
First - Typical
Fell in love - Chaos
Current - The Nerve

4) Radiohead
First - Creep
Fell in love - Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
Current - Bodysnatchers

5) She Wants Revenge
First - Tear You Apart
Fell In Love - Sister
Current - Red Flags And Long Nights / Killing Time

6) The Strokes
First - Reptilia
Fell in love - Is This It
Current - The Modern Age

7) Venetian Snares
First - Sikertelenség
Fell in love - Szerencsétlen
Current - Hajnal

8) The Airborne Toxic Event
First - Sometime Around Midnight
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Just felt like doing one of these on an rather uneventful Sunday:

1. How does the world see me?
Bob Dylan - With God On Our Side - Sure, that's me alright.

2. Will I have a happy life?
Death Cab for Cutie - Pictures in an Exhibition - Must've done something right to be put in an exhibition.

3. What does my friends really think of me?
Radiohead - Creep - Ouch! Thats harsh. Guess being God isn't enough.

4. Do people secretly lust after me?
Pink Floyd - Seamus - Who's he? Do I need to lock my door?

5. How can I make myself happy?
A Perfect Circle - Thomas - Just to put things straight; I'm not gay (pun intended), but if this Thomas can make me happy in some way then I'm all for it.

6. What should I do with my life?
Nine Inch Nails - Right Where It Belongs - Which is where? You're not very helpful here Trent.

7. Will I ever have children?
Sigur Rós - Untitled VI - Six kids? Without any names? The very thought is exhausting.

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Here goes.. :)



1. Oh, life is bigger
It's bigger than you and you are not me
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

2. Hey Gloria
Are you standing close to the edge?
Green Day - Viva La Gloria!

3. Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run, but it stays right by my side
Metallica - Until It Sleeps

4. I want you to know, that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
Alanis Morissette -You Oughta Know

5. I don't know what you're looking for
You haven't found it baby, that's for sure
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

6. Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don't be afraid to care.
Pink Floyd - Breathe In The Air

7. Не хотілось би так залишитися без моря,
Не хотілось би так захлинутися на мілі

8. Well, I've been waiting, waiting here so long
But thinking nothing, no no nothing could go wrong
Genesis - Invisible Touch

9. And it's all in how you mix the two,
And it starts just where the light exists
The Used - Blue and Yellow

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The rules:
"Take your top eight artists overall, and list:

(1) The first song you heard by them.
(2) The song that really got you into them.
(3) Your current favourite by them."

24 Jul 2009

1. Regina Spektor
Fist song: Fidelity
Song that got me: Oedipus
Current fave: Hero

2. Tegan and Sara
First song: Walking With a Ghost
Song that got me: The Con
Current fave: I Hear Noises

3. Lady Gaga
First song: Just Dance
Song that got me: Poker Face
Current fave: Paparazzi

4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
First song: NO CLUE...long time ago!
Song that got me: Under the Bridge
Current fave: Dosed

5. The Dresden Dolls
First song: Girl Anachronism
Song that got me: Sex Changes
Current fave: Dear Jenny

6. The Hush Sound
First song: Where We Went Wrong
Song that got me: Don't Wake Me Up
Current fave: Medicine Man

7. Amanda Palmer
First song: Ampersand
Song that got me: Astronaut
Current fave: Blake Says

8. Death Cab for Cutie
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3 month charts again, dont ask why 18.

18. Blackfield
First played: Once
Fell in love with: 1,000 People
Current favorite: Blackfield

17. Andrew Bird
First played: Imitosis
Fell in love with: Imitosis
Current favorite: Fiery Crash

16. Minus the Bear
First played: Knights
Fell in love with: Pachuca Sunrise
Current favorite: Pachuca Sunrise

15. Lights
First played: Ice
Fell in love with: Drive My Soul
Current favorite: Drive My Soul

14. Built to Spill
First played: Carry the Zero
Fell in love with: Sidewalk
Current favorite: Time Trap

13. The Flaming Lips
First played: Fight Test
Fell in love with: Do You Realise
Current favorite: In The Morning Of Magicians

12. Muse
First played: Supermassive Black Hole
Fell in love with: Map of the Problematique
Current favorite: Unintended (this one was hard)

11. God Is an Astronaut
First played: All Is Violent, All Is Bright
Fell in love with: Forever Lost
Current favorite: Forever Lost

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1. How did you get into 29? Cute Is What We Aim For
An ex introduced me to them.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Houston Calls
A Pen And A Piece Of Mind (I think.)

3. What’s your favourite lyric by 33? Amber Pacific
I can't think of one that really sticks out to be honest.

4. What is your favourite album by 49? Saves The Day
Stay What You Are

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Something Corporate
Three.

6. What is your favourite song by 50? The Juliana Theory
Shotgun Serenade

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Daphne Loves Derby
Sun

8. What is your favourite album by 15? The Early November
The Room's Too Cold

9. What is your favourite song by 5? Cartel
Say Anything (Else)

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? The Starting Line
Stay Where I Can See You

11. What is your favourite album by 40? Anberlin
Never Take Friendship Personal

12. What is your favourite song by 10? Say Anything
The Futile

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