• 25 questions about my top artists of the last 6 months

    Set 7 2009, 2h42 por -moonflower-

    1. How did you get into 29?
    Empire of the Sun They always play one of their songs in the pub, one night I asked someone who it was by.

    2. What was the first song ever you heard about 22?
    Red Hot Chili Peppers Seriously no idea!

    3. What's your favourite lyric by 33?
    The Kills "I'm bored of cheap and cheerful, I want expensive saddness"

    4. What is your favourite album by 49?
    The Kinks Only one I've listened to right through is the Best Of, so I guess it'll have to be that.

    5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
    Belle and Sebastian Two on mp3, none on CD.

    6. What is your favourite song by 50?
    Amy Winehouse You Know That I'm No Good.

    7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
    The Jam Nope

    8. What is your favorite album by 15?
    The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream

    9. What is your favorite song by 5?
    No Doubt That's quite tough! Probably have to go with Trapped In A Box

    10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
    Ani DiFranco None I can think of

    11. What is your favorite album by 40?
    Bloc Party Silent Alarm

    12. What is your favorite song by 10?
    Peter Doherty Back From The Dead

    13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
    Bat for Lashes I don't have one

    14. What is your favorite song by 38?
    Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal

    15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
    Nirvana I guess Smells Like Teen Spirit does, because it brings back memories of being 12 or 13

    16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs Once and they were a bit disapointing

    17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
    Placebo I think it was This Picture

    18. What is your favorite album by 11?
    The Doors I don't have one, I don't actually own any of their albums, just individual songs.

    19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
    Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip No way could I choose!! They're both pretty cool guys

    20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
    Cat Power No

    21. What is a good memory involving 27?
    PJ Harvey She reminds me of listening to the radio when I was younger

    22. What is your favorite song by 16?
    The Moldy Peaches Downloading Porn With Davo

    23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
    The La's First one I remember is There She Goes

    24. What is your favorite album by 18?
    La Roux Pretty sure there's only one

    25. What is your favorite song by 21?
    Tegan and Sara So Jealous
  • Most Played Albums

    Ago 21 2009, 14h36 por MartyDuffy

    MartyDuffy's top albums (overall)
    1. We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls (145)
    2. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (138)
    3. Idlewild - The Remote Part (122)
    4. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (111)
    5. The Beatles - Abbey Road (110)
    6. mewithoutYou - Catch For Us The Foxes (104)
    7. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight (103)
    8. Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone (102)
    9. Blur - Parklife (101)
    10. Pixies - Doolittle (99)
    11. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (98)
    12. Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up Til It Was Light (97)
    13. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (97)
    14. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (97)
    15. Morrissey - Years of Refusal (95)
    16. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (94)
    17. The Fall - The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall (93)
    18. Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady (92)
    19. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (90)
    20. The Libertines - The Libertines (89)
    21. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (88)
    22. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (88)
    23. Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands (85)
    24. Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon (82)
    25. The Libertines - Up the Bracket (79)
    26. Morrissey - Viva Hate (79)
    27. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (78)
    28. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (75)
    29. The Clash - London Calling (73)
    30. Blur - The Great Escape (73)
    31. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (73)
    32. The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (72)
    33. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (72)
    34. Radiohead - OK Computer (70)
    35. Morrissey - My Early Burglary Years (69)
    36. The Beatles - Rubber Soul (69)
    37. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (69)
    38. The Beatles - Revolver (67)
    39. The La's - The La's (66)
    40. White Lies - To Lose My Life (66)
    41. Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 (66) 42. Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers (65)
    43. The Maccabees - Colour It In (63)
    44. The Cure - Disintegration (63)
    45. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (63)
    46. Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress (62)
    47. There Will Be Fireworks - There Will be fireworks (61)
    48. Interpol - Antics (61)
    49. Joni Mitchell - Blue (61)
    50. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug (61)

  • 50 Questions Concerning 50 Artists

    Jul 23 2009, 17h09 por thelizster

    1. How did you get into no.29?
    Shiro Sagisu: He did the Evangelion score, so naturally, I fell in love with his music.

    2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
    Violent Femmes: TocarBlister in the Sun - pretty standard.

    3. Whats your favourite lyric by no.33?
    N*E*R*D: TocarAnti Matter or TocarWindows

    4. How did you get into no.49?
    The Smiths: My dad listened to them when I was growing up - I was raised on the Singles compilation and The Queen Is Dead.

    5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
    The Stone Roses: Both of their official studio albums, and some bootlegs of demos. I'd say around four or five.

    6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
    Venetian Snares: TocarBashing His Head

    7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
    'Til Tuesday: Most of the songs from Everything's Different Now evoke some melancholy feelings.

    8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
    The Clash: TocarThe Right Profile

    9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
    Andrew Bird: Nuthinduan Waltz

    10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
    Pavement: Basically Brighten the Corners in its entirety, despite how sad Transport Is Arranged sounds.

    11. What is the worst song by no.40?
    Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: I haven't really absorbed enough to pick out a worst song. There might be a few songs on Stephen Malkmus that I don't like.

    12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
    Teenage Jesus and the Jerks: TocarLess of Me

    13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
    Julian Cope: One time I got really drunk and starting singing World Shut Your Mouth because I was upset at the boyfriend I had at the time. It's funny in retrospect.

    14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
    Low: Belarus

    15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
    Wendy Carlos: Anything from her Clockwork Orange score.

    16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
    Allen Ginsberg: Errr, he doesn't do songs. His recordings evoke seriousness, but not sadness.

    17. What is the first song you ever heard by no. 23?
    Radiohead: Either TocarFake Plastic Trees or Creep. I was really young.

    18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
    Animal Collective: Hell if I know. It's not like I listen to the lyrics.

    19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
    Elliott Smith: Duh.

    20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
    R.E.M.: TocarIt's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine); most of their stuff brings a smile to my face, especially from Out of Time.

    21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
    Rilo Kiley: Some of my friends and I went to this painfully hip cafe and had a Rilo Kiley singalong. I think they were playing TocarDoes He Love You?

    22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
    The Jesus and Mary Chain: The Hardest Walk, preferably the non-album version that's found on their b-sides/rarities boxset.

    23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
    Joy Division: TocarLove Will Tear Us Apart

    24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
    The La's: The La's

    25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
    The Seatbelts: Adieu

    26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
    Ramones: Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

    27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
    The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico

    28. What is you favorite song by no.2?
    The Magnetic Fields: Young and Insane and most of the songs on volume one of 69 Love Songs.

    29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
    Atmosphere: You - still my favorite too.

    30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
    The Clash: TocarThe Right Profile

    31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
    Chicago Public Radio: ROFL. Well, if you want to get technical, I did see This American Life Live! this year, so I guess that would count as one time. Ungh, Ira Glass.

    32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
    The Cure: TocarPlainsong

    33. How did you get into no.12?
    Talking Heads: I had/have a shitload of friends that like them. I always had a few songs, but I didn't really check them out myself until about two years ago. Good stuff, good stuff.

    34. What is the worst song by no.45?
    Lou Barlow: He doesn't have a worst song!

    35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
    The Psychedelic Furs: TocarThe Ghost In You

    36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
    Sentridoh: Tocarlosercore

    37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
    Thurston Moore: None, but hopefully that'll change.

    38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
    The Beatles: Something

    39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
    Japanther: Um Like Yer Smile Is Totally Ruling me Right Now

    40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
    Adorable: Against Perfection

    41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
    Neko Case: This Tornado Loves You

    42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
    Echo & The Bunnymen: [album artist=Echo & the Bunnymen]Porcupine
    , even though I don't listen to it all that much.

    43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
    Jeff Buckley: TocarGrace

    44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
    Hello Seahorse!: Hearing them for the first time on Adam's radio show back in March.

    45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
    Sebadoh: TocarMr Genius Eyes

    46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
    Aimee Mann: Her entire Lost in Space album.

    47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
    Sonic Youth: Bad Moon Rising or Dirty

    48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
    John Lennon: Duh, again.

    49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
    Brian Eno: TocarLantern Marsh

    50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
    Sufjan Stevens: Either Decatur, or Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! or Chicago
  • who I dig

    Jul 13 2009, 5h55 por DaveVanian

    Take the 50 top artists in your musical profile, and create a cloud of the similar artists that are not in your top 50. The result is a collection of highly recommended artists for your personal profile. You can generate your own cloud (in BBCode) at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/recommend.php

    My recommendations are
    Adam Ant Ash Big Audio Dynamite British Sea Power Duran Duran Echo & The Bunnymen Elbow Frankie Goes to Hollywood Gang of Four Graham Coxon Heaven 17 Howard Jones Ian Brown James Dean Bradfield Kasabian Love and Rockets Magazine Mansun Missing Persons Modern English Nicky Wire Noel Gallagher Ocean Colour Scene Paul Weller Peter Murphy Public Image Ltd. Richard Ashcroft Scritti Politti Shed Seven Siouxsie and the Banshees Super Furry Animals Tears for Fears The Alarm The Bluetones The Charlatans The Comsat Angels The Danse Society The Enemy The Glove The Human League The La's The Psychedelic Furs The Seahorses The Sound The Stone Roses The Teardrop Explodes Thomas Dolby Thompson Twins Wire XTC