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(As of Aug. 21st 2009)

1. Radiohead
In 7th grade I was told they were a punk band, and then i saw their article for paranoid android in the "500 Greatest Rock Songs" in Rolling Stone. Boy i was in for a wonderful suprise
First Song: Paranoid Android
Favorite Song: Pyramid Song

2. Sublime
Heard "Santeria" on the radio as a child. Rediscovered my love for the song on a TV commercial for something like "I Love the 90's Alt." Bought their Greatest Hits
First Song: Santeria
Favorite Song:Badfish

3. The Shins
Heard the hype of the Garden State soundtrack when it first came out, Fell in love with "New Slang"
First song: New Slang
Favorite Song:New Slang

4. The Beatles
I've listened to The Beatles since i was a baby.
First memory of listening to the Beatles: Hey Jude
Favorite Song: Here Comes the Sun

5. Led Zeppelin
In 6th grade I was really into Classic Rock, but the only two bands i knew were AC/DC and Van Halen…

The rules for this are simple enough:
- What is the best song of your top ten artists?
- What is the worst song of your top ten artists?

The Kooks
Best: Sway
Worst: Got No Love

The Strokes
Best: 12:51
Worst: New York City Cops

Death Cab For Cutie
Best: Honestly, I can't pick just one. I definitely love I Will Follow You Into The Dark, Title and Registration, and Passenger Seat, though.
Worst: Soul Meets Body and I Will Posess Your Heart are just not up to the usual Ben Gibbard standard.

Arctic Monkeys
Best: Do Me a Favour or The View From the Afternoon
Worst: Baby, I'm Yours

Jack Johnson
Best: Bubble Toes, for sentimental value. Although, you really can't go wrong with anything on In Between Dreams except...
Worst: Staple It Together

Bob Dylan
Best: I believe Blowin' in the Wind just may be the greatest song ever written.
Worst: He had some pretty weird stuff.

We Are Scientists
Best: Textbook Under the Sea
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The last few days have been busy. My good friend Tyler got married last Saturday (April 12, 2008; Congratulations Tyler & Holly!) and I got to be one of his groomsman!

So my weekend began on Thursday. Tyler planned on having a few of us play a couple songs together during the reception, but because of school I hadn't been able to practice with the rest of the band; Thursday had to be my one and only practice session with the gang. Luckily I knew the songs (They were all Jack Johnson songs to prepare for their Hawaiian Honeymoon). We went over to Jason's house to jam and I had a blast! I could've played all night!

Friday was the rehearsal dinner. I had never stood up in a wedding, so I was a little nervous and confused as to what to do. I spent Friday night at Dan's house where Tyler and I went over the songs one last time.

On Saturday all the groomsman went out for breakfast then went over to the hotel to get into our tuxes. …

Take ten bands/artists that should play at your show and determine their set lists:

- The first one plays 5 songs.
- The second one plays 5 songs.
- The third one plays 5 songs.
- The fourth one plays 5 songs.
- The fifth one plays 6 songs.
- The sixth one plays 7 songs.
- The seventh one plays 7 songs.
- The eighth one plays 7 songs.
- The ninth one plays 11 songs.
- The tenth one plays 14 songs, with a 2 song encore.



Timmy Curran
Dream
Horses on the Range
Comatose
Blue Eyes
Lonely


Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues
All Along The Watchtower
Maggie's Farm
Blowin' in the Wind
Mr. Tambourine Man

The Kooks
She Moves in Her Own Way
Matchbox
Naive
Seaside
Sway

Jack Johnson
Bubble Toes
Breakdown
Taylor
Better Together
Tomorrow Morning

Sublime
April 29, 1992
Badfish
Rivers Of Babylon
Burritos
40 Oz. To Freedom
What I Got

The Shins
Australia
New Slang
Kissing the Lipless
St. Simon
So Says I
Little Boxes
Caring Is Creepy

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Name your top 10 most played bands:

01. OK Go
02. Jason Mraz
03. Beulah
04. John Mayer
05. Belle and Sebastian
06. Sondre Lerche
07. Jack Johnson
08. Spoon
09. Maroon 5
10. Arctic Monkeys

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Two Way Monologue

What is your favorite album of 2?
Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live At The Eagles Ballroom

What is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
Honey, lovin' you is the greatest thing
I get to be myself and I get to sing.
- Funny Little Frog

How many times have you seen 4 live?
Once. 6/30/07. It was aweeeesome.

What is your favorite song by 7?
Bubble Toes

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
Hm... none, really. Not much of a fan anymore.

Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
A lot of them do. A Good Man Is Easy to Kill, though. Aw.

What is your favorite lyric that 2 has sung?
Oh, there's so manyyyy! I'll pick a really random one.
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1.How did you get into 31?
Jose Gonzales – I heard Heartbeats on a Sony advert and fell in love with that song, then bought the album Veneer and don’t regret it at all… it’s a great album to relax to =]

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Amy Winehouse – probably…Stronger Than Me

3. What's your favourite lyric by 41?
Texas “Cos love and loving are two different things” In Demand

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
Sade Greatest Hits – I know it’s a cop out, but it is bloody brilliant :p

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Alanis Morissette 5

6. What is your favourite song by 50?
a-ha Analogue

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Pink Family Portrait – gets me everytime…such a gutsy song

8. What is your least favourite song by 15?
Hootie and the Blowfish – I love hootie, but my least favourite is probably their cover of Sittin’ on the dock of the bay, it just doesn’t do anything for me…

9. What is your favourite song by 5?
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1. What are you listening to right now?
Weakness.

2. What song makes you sad?
Hey Girl for specific memories it brings up...but it's such a great song! AHH! It's sad but I looove it!

3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Something that we listen to when we're drunk that just says "Like whoa" over and over again. I like it then! And Don't Matter because it's my sister's ringbacktone. It gets a bit annoying after the millionth time.

4. Your all time favorite band?
Ack. Eric Clapton because he's so timeless.

5. Your newly discovered band is?
I just rediscovered Magnus Eliassen today.

6. Best female voice?
Hard to say. I'm going with Nina Simone.

7. Best male voice?
Nate's from The Format.

8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
indie.

9. What do you listen to, to hype you up?
We're constanting begging someone to play Hey Girl to dance to it.

10. What do you listen to when you want to calm down?
Badly Drawn Boy.

11. Last gig/concert you went to?
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