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1. How did you get into 29? (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
My brother used to play it in his car all the time and honestly, I would get really jittery, scared, and anxious, I don't know why. I used to want to cry and tell him to turn it off but I just sat through it. Later, I listened to them on my own and completely fell in love with them.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Ryan Adams)
"La Cienega Just Smiled"

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33? (Amy Winehouse)
"I shouldn't play myself again, I should just be my own best friend, not fuck myself in the head with stupid men."

4. What is your favorite album by 49? (Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins)
The only one: "Rabbit Fur Coat".

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Stevie Nicks)
"Timespace – Greatest Hits"

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Belle & Sebastian)
"ANOTHER SUNNY DAY"

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Lily Allen)
"Littlest Things"

8. What is your favorite album by 15? (Sufjan Stevens)
"Illinois"

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Britney Spears)
"Overprotected"

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Rocky Votolato)
"Time Is a Debt"

11. What is your favorite album by 40? (Matisyahu)
"Youth"

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (The Decemberists)
"The Engine Driver"

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Lil' Kim)
Every time I get naked wasted and dance provocatively/lap dance people to "How Many Licks". Also, I walked to Target to go buy "La Bella Mafia".

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Sarah McLachlan)
"Building a Mystery"

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Pat Benatar)
"Invincible"

16. How many times have you seen 25 live? (Girls Aloud)
Never.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Elton John)
I can't really put a finger on one because my dad always played him when I was really young so I don't quite remember.

18. What is your favorite album by 11? (Taylor Swift)
"Taylor Swift"

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Celine Dion)
That’s a question that doesn’t really work in this case.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? (Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton)
No.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Fleetwood Mac)
A couple weeks ago driving to Las Vegas with my parents listening to their greatest hits.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Tilly and the Wall)
"You and I Misbehaving"

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Architecture in Helsinki)
"It'5"

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (The New Pornographers)
"Mass Romantic"

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Death Cab for Cutie)
"We Looked Like Giants"

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Bright Eyes)
"Lover I Don't Have to Love"

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (Neko Case)
"Middle Cyclone" because it's way too hard to pick one of the older ones and they are all amazing.

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Feist)
"That's What I Say, It's Not What I Mean"

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Neko Case & Her Boyfriends)
Not really sure exactly, but I love "South Tacoma Way".

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Mariah Carey)
Super hard... but I'd have to say "Sweetheart".

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Stars)
None.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Cursive)
"Art Is Hard"

33. What is you favorite album by 12? (Metric)
"Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?"

34. What is the worst song by 45? (The Sounds)
"Riot"

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (M.I.A.)
"Pull Up the People"

36. What is you favorite album by 48? (Le Tigre)
"This Island"

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Danity Kane)
Zero.

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Imogen Heap)
"Loose Ends"

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (AFI)
"The Leaving Song Pt. 2"

40. What is your favorite album by 7? (Cat Power)
"You Are Free"

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (The Rocket Summer)
"Around the Clock"

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Mates of State)
"Team Boo"

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Rachael Yamagata)
"I Want You"

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Aaliyah)
Being in love with this girl Celicia in middle school and having "Rock the Boat" be our song lol.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Paramore)
"Let the Flames Begin" or "When It Rains"

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Yann Tiersen)
"J'y Suis Jamais Allé"

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Rilo Kiley)
"More Adventurous"

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Broken Social Scene)
Leslie Feist and Emily Haines.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Brand New)
"Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades"

50. How many albums do you own by 20? (Madonna)
One. "The Immaculate Collection". The only one needed.

last.fm has made me OCD about my charts. it's really sad. i know no one cares about this, but i was keeping track of it, so i figured i'd just put it here.

1,000th track: Belle and Sebastian - Expectations
2,000th track: Jem - You Will Make It
3,000th track: Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around Me / 10.05.08
4,000th track: The New Pornographers - Centre for Holy Wars / 10.20.08
5,000th track: of Montreal - Wicked Wisdom / 10.31.08
6,000th track: Regina Spektor - Us / 11.12.08
7,000th track: Explosions in the Sky - Glittering Blackness / 11.25.08
8,000th track: Taylor Swift - Love Story / 12.10.08
9,000th track: Cold War Kids - We Used to Vacation / 12.24.08
10,000th track: Jack's Mannequin - La La Lie / 02.02.09
11,000th track: Bitter:Sweet - Bittersweet Faith / 03.01.09
12,000th track: Linkin Park - Valentine's Day / 03.29.09
13,000th track: Schuyler Fisk - From Where I am Standing / 05.06.09
14,000th track: A Fine Frenzy - Rangers / 06.21.09

Guided by Voices - Do the Collapse



Tom Waits - Blood Money



Television - Marquee Moon



Neil Young - Harvest



Galaxie 500 - Today



Love - Forever Changes



A Silver Mt. Zion - Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward



The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds



The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore



Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To The Children



The Beatles - White Album



The National - Alligator



Sonic Youth - Dirty



Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche



Pixies - Doolittle



Sigur Rós - Agaetys Byrjun



The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead



Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea



Arcade Fire - Funeral



Belle and Sebastian - Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant



The Doors - Strange Days



Radiohead - OK Computer



Nick Drake - Pink Moon



Los Planetas - Una semana en el motor de un autobús



The Clash - London Calling



Stars of the Lid - The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid



Kashmir - Zitilites



Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire



The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico



Tindersticks - Waiting for the Moon



The Delgados - Universal Audio



Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance



Elliott Smith - Either/Or



Luna - Bewitched



Jaime Sin Tierra - Autochocador



Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights



Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Barafundle



John Cale - Paris 1919



Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala



Smog - Red Apple Falls



The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema



Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles



The Kinks - Something Else



Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix



Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen



Subtle - For Hero: For Fool



My Morning Jacket - Z



Luca Prodan - Perdedores Hermosos



Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space



Bob Marley And The Wailers - Kaya



Migala - Arde



Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables



Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot



Pescado Rabioso - Artaud



Stereolab - Margerine Eclipse



Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People



Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication



David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust



Portishead - Dummy



Víctor Jara - Antología



The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle



Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain



Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary



The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium



Hefner - The Fidelity Wars



The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots



Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures



System of a Down - Toxicity



of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic



Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret



The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us



Battles - Mirrored



Deerhunter - Cryptograms



Disco Inferno - Technicolour



Café Tacuba - Cuatro Caminos



Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#oo



Yo La Tengo - Electr-o-pura



Animal Collective - Feels



Blur - Think Thank



El mató a un Policía Motorizado - El Mató a un Policía Motorizado



Cul de Sac - China Gate



Invisible - El jardín de los presentes



Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism



Daniel Johnston - 1990



Deerhoof - The Runners Four



Low - Things We Lost in the Fire



Nacho Vegas - Actos Inexplicables



The Magnetic Fields - Get Lost



Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon



Thom Yorke - The Eraser



Os Mutantes - Everything Is Possible!



Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now



Matt Elliott - Drinking Songs



Augustus Pablo - King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown



The Strokes - Is This It



Neil Young - After the Gold Rush



La Costa Brava - Velocidad de Crucero



The National - Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers



Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes



Xiu Xiu - Knife Play



Me Darás Mil Hijos - Un camino, algún lugar



Brian Eno - Another Green World



Anathallo - Floating World



Sonic Youth - Murray Street



The Beatles - Revolver



Joanna Newsom - The Milk Eye Mender



New Order - Get Ready



Placebo - Black Market Music



Stars - Set Yourself on Fire



The Clientele - Strange Geometry



Vashti Bunyan -Another Diamond Day



Dirty Three - Horse Stories



Panda Bear - Person Pitch



Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks



Nirvana - In Utero



Radiohead - Amnesiac



Bloc Party - Silent Alarm



Fly Pan Am - Ceux Qui Inventent N'ont Jamais Vécu



Beck - Sea Change



Arcade Fire - Neon Bible



Animal Collective - Sung Tongs



Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

Music I'm Enjoying Right Now
The Letter: A


01. A.C. Newman - Prophets
Featured in the season finale of How I Met Your Mother, this song comes from Newmans' third solo album. (Newman is also a member of the New Pornographers.) All of his solo work is absolutely wonderful, as is his work with the New Pornographers. I HIGHLY recommend you check out his albums in their entireties.
Sounds Like: The New Pornographers, The Strokes
Genre(s): Alt Pop-Rock

02. Abdominal featuring Notes To Self - T. Ode
An ode to the city of Toronto! It features an introduction by David Miller, Mayor of Toronto, which is pretty hilarious. Abdominal is of the "positive rap" persuasion, opting for for feel-good rhymes over aggressive banalities.
Sounds Like: k-os, Shad
Genre(s): Pop, Hip-Hop

03. Adele - Daydreams
Another female, British, soul-singer. A bit more pop-y than similar artists, but still quite enjoyable. Not ground-breaking, but good.
Sounds Like: Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse
Genre(s): Soul, Vocal

04. Albert Hammond Jr. - 101
A song from the first solo album of the Stroke's rhythm guitarist. Generally, I prefer this album to his second solo release. Hammond is one of the primary song-writers for The Strokes, and his solo work has the same cohesiveness.
Sounds Like: The Strokes, Muse
Genre(s): Pop Alt-Rock

05. Amos Lee - Skipping Stone
Taken from the Blueberry Nights OST. Very mellow and catchy. A very solid singer-songwriter in an age of a lot of crappy singer-songwriters.
Sounds Like: Alexi Murdoch, James Morrison
Genre(s): Blues, Soul, Folk, Jazz

06. Amy Millan - He Brings Out The Whiskey In Me
Pretty generic pop-country. Amy Millan also preforms as the lead singer for Stars, though her solo work is quite different. An enjoyable song, but not an overly-exciting album.
Sounds Like: Jill Barber, Kathleen Edwards
Genre(s): Vocal, Soul, Country

07. Apostle of Hustle - My Sword Hand's Anger
The creation of Andrew Whiteman, one of the members of Broken Social Scene. A very catchy song with a great sense of movement.
Sounds Like: Broken Social Scene, Jason Collett
Genre(s): Pop-Rock

08. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running
Definitely an older song. I just really like it. It's got a very uplifting vibe.
Sounds Like: David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen
Genre(s): Pop-Rock

09. Architecture in Helsinki - Nothing's Wrong
Vocally disjointed pop music. I don't know exactly why I like it, but I do. It's just catchy.
Sounds Like: the choir practice, The Unicorns
Genre(s): Pop-Rock

10. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
The poppiest pop that ever popped a pop. And I like it. A lot. Gotta love Swedish bands!
Sounds Like: If Bowling for Soup and The Darkness had a non-comedic baby-band, this would be it.
Genre(s): Glam Pop-Rock

11. The Autumn Defense - Estate Remains
A side project of John Stirratt, member of Wilco and Uncle Tupelo. A mellow, melodious tune, heavy on the strings.
Sounds Like: Wilco, Bishop Allen
Genre(s): Folk, Pop


If you just take one song away from this, please take A.C. Newman's "Prophets". He is, by far, my favorite artist out of all of these. "Get Guilty" and "The Slow Wonder" are both fantastic, very cohesive albums.

... random shit.

"post your top fifteen bands/artists, the first song you heard of theirs, the song that made you fall in love, your favourite album and your current favorite song."

i kept thomas newman, even though he is a movie score guy, considering he is my number ONE... and i felt bad shafting him since i listen to him a lot.

1) Thomas Newman
a. The Bad Beginning
b. Regarding the Incredibly Deadly Viper or Drive Away (End Title)
c. Wall-E
d. The Axiom or Define Dancing

skipping les mis obviously, john powell (i only listened to happy feet obsessively... weirdly), vince guaraldi trio (christmas), and nicholas hooper (harry potter 5).

2) Sondre Lerche
a. Dan In Real Life
b. To Be Surprised
c. Faces Down
d. Human Hands

skipping broadway stuff, other random movie score people, and harry and the potters and draco and the malfoys. self-explanatory.

3) Vampire Weekend
a. Ottoman
b. Ottoman
c. Vampire Weekend
d. One (Blake's Got a New Face)

4) Damien Rice
a. The Professor
b. Delicate
c. O
d. Coconut Skins

5) Belle & Sebastian
a. Piazza, New York Catcher
b. Expectations
c. If You're Feeling Sinister
d. Judy And The Dream Of Horses

skipping the sims (i'm not listing shit like build 5 and buy 6), a few movie people, and random broadway tags.

6) Beirut
a. Nantes
b. Nantes
c. The Flying Club Cup
d. Transatlantique

skipping broadway shiz.

7) Rooney
a. I'm Shakin'
b. Daisy Duke
c. Rooney
d. When Did Your Heart Go Missing?

skipping daniel licht. dexter score. yeah.

8) Old Springs Pike
a. The Great Escape
b. The What If Waltz
c. Old Springs Pike
d. Still Sixteen

skipping marymount singers because i don't know how the eff it got up there and no effing way. period.

9) Coldplay
a. Clocks
b. Warning Sign
c. X & Y
d. Til Kingdom Come

10) The New Pornographers
a. Challengers
b. Mutiny, I Promise You
c. Challengers
d. Unguided

skipping the beatles and the beach boys since i don't really have albums and was too little to remember the first songs i listened to/fell in love with/whatever. skipping pokemon for obvious reasons, and broadway.

11) of Montreal
a. Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games
b. Forecast Fascist Future
c. The Sunlandic Twins
d. The Party's Crashing Us

skipping broadway, happy feet, spongebob, kimya dawson (only listen to her on juno), lily allen, rogue wave, and the postal service because i either only have a few songs or i feel meh about them now. and because i can.

12) Joanna Newsom
a. Sprout And The Bean
b. Sprout And The Bean
c. The Milk-Eyed Mender
d. This Side of the Blue

13) Arcade Fire
a. Rebellion (Lies)
b. Rebellion (Lies)
c. Funeral
d. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

skipping random broadway stuff among other irrelevant things and people i only have like, one song of.

14) Britney Spears
a. Baby One More Time
b. Gimme More
c. Circus
d. Womanizer

skipping a whoooooooooole lotta crap i seriously couldn't do anything with if i tried... but i'm proud it only came to that point at my number fifteen!

15) Band of Horses
a. Our Swords
b. Our Swords
c. Cease to Begin
d. Cigarettes, Wedding Bands

12/12/03
The Strokes
Support: Har Mar Superstar
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

03/04/05
Athlete
Support: Iain Archer
Melkweg
Amsterdam

08/04/05
Daniel Bedingfield
Support: Onehundredhours and Lucie Silvas
Paradiso
Amsterdam

14/06/05
Dinosaur Jr.
Support: Modey Lemon
Paradiso
Amsterdam

12/07/05
Bright Eyes
Support: The Faint
Paradiso
Amsterdam

13/07/05
Sigur Ros
Support: Amiina
Paradiso
Amsterdam

--/08/05
James Blunt
Virgin Records
Sydney

03/09/05
KT Tunstall
Support: La Kidda
Melkweg
Amsterdam

12/09/05
Wilco
Support: Johnathan Rice
Paradiso
Amsterdam

19/10/05
Editors
Support: Howling Bells
Melkweg
Amsterdam

25/10/05
Tom McRae
Support: Joe Purdy
Melkweg
Amsterdam

02/11/05
Oasis
Support: The Coral
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

03/11/05
Maxïmo Park
Support: 2nd Place Driver
Melkweg
Amsterdam

20/02/06
The Subways
Support: Jeff Caudill
Melkweg
Amsterdam

09/04/06
ES, Islaja and Kiila
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

28/04/06
vive la fete
Koninginnenach, Spui
Den Haag

09/05/06
Radiohead
Support: Willy Mason
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

25/06/06
Parkpop, Zuiderpark, Den Haag
Di-rect
Ilse DeLange
Kaizers Orchestra
Kelis
The Kooks
Melanie C
Postman
The Sheer
Ziggi29/06/06
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Support: glenister
Melkweg
Amsterdam

02/07/06
The Spinto Band
Metropolis
Rotterdam

11/07/06
The Strokes (2)
Support: South and Adam Green
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

Lowlands, Walibi World, Biddinghuizen
18/08/06
Bloc Party
Jose Gonzalez
Matisyahu
Mew
Razorlight
Snow Patrol
The Magic Numbers19/08/06
Be Your Own Pet
Dirty Pretty Things
Gogol Bordello
Guillemots
Massive Attack
Noisettes
Psapp
Scissor Sisters20/08/06
¡Forward, Russia!
Arctic Monkeys
Broken Social Scene
Hot Chip
Lostprophets
Muse
Nizlopi28/08/06
Radiohead (2)
Support: Deerhoof
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

08/10/06
Mogwai
Support: Eugene Kelly
Melkweg
Amsterdam

11/11/06
Sufjan Stevens
Support: St. Vincent
Paradiso
Amsterdam

25/11/06
London Calling, Paradiso, Amsterdam
Bromheads Jacket
Jamie T
Guillemots (2)
The Maccabees
The Pigeon Detectives26/11/06
Guillemots (3)
Support: Roosbeef
Tivoli
Utrecht

28/11/06
Muse (2)
Support: Noisettes (2)
Brabanthallen
Den Bosch

15/02/07
Guillemots (4)
Support: Christopher Cundy, Mat Martin and Alex Ward
The Octagon
Sheffield

11/03/07
Brakes
"Support": Saxon
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

23/03/07
Hayko Cepkin
Support: Portecho
Melkweg
Amsterdam

31/03/07
Bright Eyes (2)
Support: Malcolm Middleton
Melkweg
Amsterdam

14/04/07
Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
Jamie T (2) - Off_Corso
Midlake - Rotterdamse Schouwburg19/04/07
Maxïmo Park (2)
Support: Hasselhoff
Melkweg
Amsterdam

28/04/07
Bloc Party (2)
Support: Biffy Clyro
Vredenburg
Utrecht

29/04/07
Freestylers
Koninginnenach, Spui
Den Haag

12/05/07
Herman Düne
Support: Turner Cody
Rotown
Rotterdam

03/06/07
Willy Mason (2)
Support: Elvis Perkins
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

03/06/07
Mike Patton and Fennesz
Melkweg
Amsterdam

11/06/07
Bryan Adams
Support: SheSays
Ahoy
Rotterdam

24/06/07
Parkpop, Zuiderpark, Den Haag
Air Traffic
Beef
The Family Stand
The Frames
Kim Wilde
Marc Ford
Maria Mena
Sneaker Freaks28/06/07
Pearl Jam
Support: Satellite Party, Incubus and Kings of Leon
Goffertpark
Nijmegen

Lowlands, Walibi World, Biddinghuizen
17/08/07
Damien Rice
Devendra Banhart
Editors (2)
Heideroosjes
Jamie T (3)
The Rakes
Rodrigo y Gabriela18/08/07
Adept
Brand New
Jimmy Eat World
Modeselektor (DJ set)
Patrick Wolf
The View19/08/07
Arcade Fire
Funeral for a Friend
Groove Armada
Kings of Leon (2)
LCD Soundsystem
Patrick Watson
Sonic Youth
The Enemy21/09/07
Feist
Support: Bob Wiseman
Melkweg
Amsterdam

11/10/07
Guillemots (5)
With: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham Town Hall

23/10/07
Animal Collective
Support: Islaja (2)
Melkweg
Amsterdam

27/10/07
Arbouretum
Support: Beach House
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

29/10/07
Arbouretum (2)
Support: Beach House (2)
WORM
Rotterdam

31/10/07
Liars
Support: White Circle Crime Club
Waterfront
Rotterdam

13/11/07
Arcade Fire (2)
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

23/11/07
Crossing Border, Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag
Adapter with Asgerdur Juniusdottir
Ghostigital
The New Pornographers
Okkervil River
Sjon
Yeasayer01/12/07
St. Vincent (2)
Support: Windmill
Rotown
Rotterdam

08/12/07
Utrecht Boft, Theater Kikker
boy ler
L'Usine
St. Vincent (3)
Windmill (2)
Wouter van Veldhoven & Mark Versteegen14/12/07
Scout Niblett
Support: Castanets
De Nieuwe Anita
Amsterdam

09/02/08
Kaki King
Rotown
Rotterdam

20/03/08
Patrick Watson (2)
Support: Voicst
Paradiso
Amsterdam

23/03/08
Marissa Nadler
Patronaat Cafe
Haarlem

25/03/08
Jack Rose
Support: Hush Arbors and Corndawg
Helbaard
Den Haag

04/04/08
Eagles
Ahoy
Rotterdam

11/04/08
Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
Be Your Own Pet (2) - Off_Corso
Jamie Lidell - Rotterdamse Schouwburg
Guillemots (6) - Rotterdamse Schouwburg
Pivot - Rotterdamse Schouwburg Kleine Zaal05/05/08
Juliette & The Licks
Bevrijdingspop
Haarlem

07/05/08
Xiu Xiu
Support: Why? and Dirty Projectors
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

13/05/08
Broken Social Scene (2)
Support: The Brunettes
Melkweg
Amsterdam

02/06/08
Cat Power
Support: Appaloosa
Paradiso
Amsterdam

07/06/08
Guillemots (7)
Support: The Dodos
Paradiso
Amsterdam

13/06/08
The Music In My Head, Paard Van Troje, Den Haag
The Notwist
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Sinead O'Connor24/06/08
Radiohead (3)
Support: Bat for Lashes
Victoria Park
London

25/06/08
Radiohead (4)
Support: Bat for Lashes (2)
Victoria Park
London

29/06/08
Radiohead (5)
Support: MGMT and Bat for Lashes (3)
LCCC
Manchester

01/07/08
Radiohead (6)
Support: Bat for Lashes (4)
Westerpark
Amsterdam

06/07/08
Main Square Festival, France, Arras
Vampire Weekend
The Wombats
the dø
Sigur Ros (2)
Radiohead (7)13/07/08
De Affaire, Valkhof Park, Nijmegen
Why? (2)
Liars (2)30/08/08
Festival De Beschaving, Utrecht
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Adam Green (2)
The Dodos (2)
Mystery Jets
Babyshambles
Mogwai (2)02/09/08
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band/Conor Oberst
Support: Sky Larkin
Melkweg
Amsterdam

19/09/08
Bon Iver
Support: Bowerbirds
Paradiso
Amsterdam

24/09/08
Kaki King (2)
Support: Habiba
Tivoli de Helling
Utrecht

03/10/08
Islands
Support: Sid Delicious and Married to the Sea
The Cooler
Bristol

06/10/08
Lykke Li
Support: Yoav
The Thekla
Bristol

07/10/08
Amanda Palmer
Support: Jason Webley and Zoë Keating
The Thekla
Bristol

08/10/08
Pivot (2)
Support: Bronnt Industries Kapital and Snowman
The Louisiana
Bristol

17/10/08
Camera Obscura
Support: Britta Persson and Attic Lights
The Trinity Centre
Bristol

18/10/08
Anni Rossi
Support: James Blackshaw and Duane Pitre
The Redland Park United Reformed Church
Bristol

21/10/08
Los Campesinos!
Support: Times New Viking and No Age
The Fleece
Bristol

29/10/08
Githead
The Arnolfini
Bristol

This Town Needs Guns
Support: The Jelas and The Light Sleepers
Start the Bus
Bristol

05/11/08
Built to Spill
Support: Disco Doom
The Thekla
Bristol

08/11/08
Micah P. Hinson
Support: Retribution Gospel Choir
The Thekla
Bristol

12/11/08
Mercury Rev
Support: Howling Bells (2)
Carling Academy
Bristol

13/11/08
Clinic
Support: Threatmantics
The Thekla
Bristol

14/11/08
GZA/Genius
Support: Richie Royale, K.Ners, Skinnyman, Cool Ninja
Carling Academy
Bristol

16/11/08
Death Cab for Cutie
Support: Frightened Rabbit
Colston Hall
Bristol

17/11/08
The Notwist (2)
Support: Markmake and ....
The Thekla
Bristol

26/11/08
Chad VanGaalen
Support: Women and Mr. Bennett
The Cooler
Bristol

01/12/08
Wolf Parade
Support: Dag för Dag and Chad VanGaalen (2)
Electric Ballroom
London

07/12/08
iLiKETRAiNS
Support: Hazel Mills and Jeniferever
The Louisiana
Bristol

08/12/08
Joan as Police Woman
Support: Amelia Something
The Thekla
Bristol

12/12/08
Coldplay
Support: The High wire
MEN Arena
Manchester

14/12/08
Joan as Police Woman (2)
Support: Blue Roses
Academy 2
Manchester

16/01/09
The World of Arthur Russell, The Cube, Bristol
Chipper
Max Milton
Alexander Thomas22/01/09
Sky Larkin (2)
Support: Pulled Apart By Horses and mr_hopkinson's computer
The Louisiana
Bristol

Haunts
The Thekla
Bristol

29/01/09
Wolves in the Throne Room
Support: Ghast and Final
The Croft
Bristol

zZz
The Thekla
Bristol

05/02/09
Justin Townes Earle
St. Bonaventure's Parish Social Club
Bristol

07/02/09
The Liftmen
Support: Rozi Plain, Sam & The Plants and Magpie
The Cube
Bristol

15/02/09
Secret Machines
Support: Countryside and Filthy Dukes
The Thekla
Bristol

16/02/09
Black Lips
Support: The Wailingest Cats
The Fleece
Bristol

19/02/09
Wild Beasts
Support: olo worms and Napoleon IIIrd
The Louisiana
Bristol

24/02/09
M. Ward
Support: The Lost Brothers
Bush Hall
London

28/02/09
Kyte
Support: Apache Beat
Start the Bus
Bristol

03/03/09
Howling Bells (3)
Support: Chew Lips and The Joy Formidable
The Fleece
Bristol

09/03/09
Patrick Wolf (2)
Support: Craig Template
The Guildhall
Gloucester

16/03/09
Noisettes (3)
Support: Emily Breeze
The Cooler
Bristol

22/03/09
Animal Collective (2)
Support: Dent May
The Trinity Centre
Bristol

24/03/09
Animal Collective (3)
Support: Pantha du prince and Dent May (2)
HMV Forum
London

01/04/09
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Support: Benjamin Winter
Rotown
Rotterdam

03/04/09
Elvis Perkins in Dearland (2)
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

08/04/09
Alela Diane
Support: William Elliott Whitmore
Paradiso
Amsterdam

10/04/09
Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
Darker My Love - 3voor12 Podium, NAi
Grampall Jookabox - 3voor12 Podium, NAi
Handsome Furs - Rotown
The Invisible - WATT Basement
The New Wine - 3voor12 Podium, NAi
Nico Muhly - Rotterdamse Schouwburg
The Whitest Boy Alive - WATT
15/04/09
Bat for Lashes (5)
Support: Caroline Weeks and School of Seven Bells
Anson Rooms
Bristol

18/04/09
John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey
Support: Howe Gelb
Anson Rooms
Bristol

20/04/09
John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey (2)
Support: Howe Gelb (2)
Shepherd's Bush Empire
London


21/04/09
St. Vincent (4)
Support: Paul Marshall
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
London

22/04/09
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
The Thekla
Bristol

24/04/09
John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey (3)
Support: Howe Gelb (3)
The Ritz
Manchester

26/04/09
Gomez
Support: Fink
O2 Academy
Bristol

27/04/09
Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard
The Thekla
Bristol

28/04/09
Bob Dylan
Cardiff International Arena
Cardiff

02/04/09
Themselves
Support: Michael J Rocks and SJ Esau
The Croft
Bristol

ATP vs. The Fans II, Butlins, Minehead
08/05/09
Devo
Edan
Electric Wizard
Fuck Buttons
HEALTH
M83
Pink Mountaintops
09/05/09
The Acorn
Beirut
The Cave Singers
Grizzly Bear
Marnie Stern[artist]
Nico Muhly (2)
Retribution Gospel Choir (2)
Sleepy Sun
10/05/09
!!!
Future of the Left
Grails
Hush Arbors (2)
The Jesus Lizard
Parts & Labor
Shearwater
Spiritualized

11/05/09
Zach Hill
Support: Mike Bones
The Croft
Bristol

16/05/09
Metric
The Thekla
Bristol

24/05/09
Antony and the Johnsons
Colston Hall
Bristol

03/06/09
Titus Andronicus
Rotown
Rotterdam

07/06/09
Omar Souleyman
Support: Group Doueh
WORM
Rotterdam

13/06/09
I Heart Hiroshima
Rotown
Rotterdam

25/06/09
Atmosphere
Melkweg
Amsterdam

28/06/06
Parkpop, Zuiderpark, Den Haag
[quote]Boris
Buzzcocks
Pretenders[/quote]

I thought I would take a trip in Western Canada and give you some tips on some hot Canadian bands. You’ll note there aren’t any bands from Calgary. Because that’s where I live I am going to do a dedicated podcast there. So basically we are stuck with a few Vancouver bands and 2 from Winnipeg.

Mutiny, I Promise You - The New Pornographers (Challengers)
Slow Hand Of Death - Bison B.C. (Quiet Earth)
Tournament of Hearts - The Weakerthans (Reunion Tour)
God of the Cold White Silence - 3 Inches of Blood (Fire Up the Blades)
Without Love - Propaghandi (Supporting Caste)
Almost Again - Strapping Young Lad (The New Black)

Check out the podcast now!

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.
1. The National
2. Arcade Fire
3. Coldplay
4. The Beta Band
5. Frank Sinatra
6. Spoon
7. Neko Case
8. Sigur Rós
9. Death Cab for Cutie
10. The Hold Steady
11. The Magnetic Fields
12. Wilco
13. Belle and Sebastian
14. Peter Gabriel
15. Stars
16. The White Stripes
17. The New Pornographers
18. The American Analog Set
19. Radiohead
20. Dean Martin

1. Wolf Parade
2. Okkervil River
3. Interpol
4. Band of Horses
5. The Walkmen
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
7. Sunset Rubdown
8. Broken Social Scene
9. Final Fantasy
10. TV on the Radio
11. Keane (not a big fan)
12. Travis
13. The Killers
14. Snow Patrol
15. Oasis
16. The Fray (not familiar but will check them out)
17. King Biscuit Time
18. The Aliens
19. The Bees (not familiar but will check them out)
20. Super Furry Animals
21. Gomez
22. Grandaddy
23. The Flaming Lips
24. Sammy Davis, Jr.
25. Tony Bennett
26. Nat King Cole
27. Bobby Darin
28. Ella Fitzgerald
29. Perry Como
30. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
31. Tapes 'n Tapes
32. White Rabbits
33. Amiina (still more unfamiliar bands worth a listen)
34. múm (still more unfamiliar bands worth a listen)
35. Ólafur Arnalds (still more unfamiliar bands worth a listen)
36. Sigur Rós & Hilmar Örn (still more unfamiliar bands worth a listen)
37. Sigur Rós & Steindór Andersen
38. Explosions in the Sky
39. Neko Case and Her Boyfriends
40. Jenny Lewis
41. Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
42. Lucinda Williams
43. Gillian Welch
44. Kathleen Edwards
45. Billy Bragg & Wilco
46. The Postal Service
47. Ben Gibbard
48. The Shins
49. The Decemberists
50. Bright Eyes
51. Modest Mouse
52. Manchester Orchestra huh?
53. Lifter Puller
54. The Replacements
55. The Thermals
56. The Gaslight Anthem
57. The 6ths
58. Future Bible Heroes
59. Stephin Merritt
60. The Gothic Archies
61. Jens Lekman
62. Beat Happening
63. Jeff Tweedy
64. Uncle Tupelo
65. Loose Fur
66. Golden Smog
67. My Morning Jacket
68. The Minus 5
69. Camera Obscura
70. of Montreal
71. The Boy Least Likely To unfamiliar - any good?
72. Architecture in Helsinki
73. Genesis
74. Steve Hackett
75. Marillion (unfamiliar - worth a listen)
76. Tony Banks
77. Yes
78. King Crimson
79. Sting
80. Amy Millan
81. Memphis (unfamiliar - worth a listen)
82. Metric
83. The Most Serene Republic (unfamiliar - worth a listen)
84. Rilo Kiley
85. The Raconteurs
86. Jack White
87. The Greenhornes (unfamiliar - worth a listen)
88. The Black Keys
89. The Strokes
90. The Kills
91. The Hives
92. A.C. Newman
93. Immaculate Machine
94. Destroyer (can't stand this)
95. Andrew Kenny
96. Pinback
97. The Sea and Cake
98. The Appleseed Cast (unfamiliar - worth a listen)
99. Bedhead
100. Aloha
101. Yo La Tengo
102. Thom Yorke
103. Jonny Greenwood
104. Muse
105. Blur
106. Beck
107. Bing Crosby