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Best of 2009 - 500 artists list
3 Dec 2009, 14:39 by mr_maxis
IZIA, Wu-Tang Clan, Suprême NTM, Assassin, Nirvana, IAM, Bob Marley & The Wailers, La Spirale, Django Reinhardt, Squarepusher, The Prodigy, Necro, Ill Bill, Cypress Hill, Craig Armstrong, Heather Nova, La Coka Nostra, Scala & Kolacny Brothers, Keny Arkana, Bérurier Noir, Birdy Nam Nam, System of a Down, dead prez, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, Alpha & Omega, House of Pain, Seth Gueko, Aphex Twin, Profecy, DJ Krush, Prefuse 73, R.A. the Rugged Man, Rage Against the Machine, Laurent Garnier, Dead Can Dance, Kool Keith, High Tone, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Erik Truffaz, Portishead, Wax Poetic, Johnny Cash, Foreign Beggars, Lady Sovereign, Sinéad O'Connor, Vitalic, Radikal Dub Kolektiv, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jan Garbarek, Svinkels, Love Spirals Downwards, KRS-One, Dave Clarke, DJ Cam, The Doors, Clint Mansell, Lisa Gerrard, Fat Jon, Les Gourmets, The Beatles, Johannes Heil, KoЯn, Sleater-Kinney, Wax Tailor, B-Real, J Dilla, Filastine, Two Fingers, Asian Dub Foundation, Eminem, Jefferson Airplane, Autumn's Grey Solace, Gym Class Heroes, Shpongle, Herbie Hancock, Radiohead, Rockin' Squat, Mike Patton, Björk, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Waldeck, Millencolin, Massive Attack, This Ascension, Lordz of Brooklyn, Ensemble Badila, Snoop Dogg, The Problemaddicts, Dub Syndicate, Groundation, Wolf Myer Orchestra, Beth Orton, Oh No, Edward "Kid" Ory, The Offspring, Venetian Snares, Alexander Kowalski, Rageous Gratoons, Noir Désir, Ben Harper, Nas, Ideal J, Verbose, Micropoint, The Black Seeds, Metallica, General Elektriks, Buraka Som Sistema, The Chemical Brothers, Thom Yorke, Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Ayọ, EZ3kiel, Amon Tobin, Mano Negra, King of Conspiracy, Bob Marley, Moondog, 25G, Jimi Hendrix, Bauchklang, Moderat, Sigur Rós, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia, Louis Armstrong, Son Doobie, Tryo, Kronos Quartet, Iration Steppas, Looptroop, Mysa, Nine Inch Nails, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Olympic Gramofon, Leftfield, Fairy, Joy Division, 2Pac, Peace Orchestra, Eek-A-Mouse, Snowgoons, Heiko Laux, The Temptations, Le Trio Joubran, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Guru, Flunk, Earl Hines, Erykah Badu, Burning Spear, Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Oi Va Voi, 80kidz, Infected Mushroom, Animal Collective, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, NOMAK, Year of No Light, Horace Andy, The Cinematic Orchestra, Red Snapper, Nneka, Leila, NOFX, Lucky Thompson, Cal Tjader, Le Klub des 7, Jeff Buckley, Manu Chao, Wagon Christ, Drummers of the Societe Absolument Guinin, Barney Wilen, Ol' Dirty Bastard, UNKLE, Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson, The Blue Stars, Underworld, Shurik'N, Arsonists, Madeleine Peyroux, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Nostalgia 77, Terry Callier, Medine, Fingathing, Big Daddy Kane, Macka B, Keith Jarrett Trio, Iration Steppas Meet D. Rootical, De La Soul, Chali 2na, Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, John Coltrane, DJ Food, Sergent Garcia, Rockamovya, Antonio Vivaldi, Notorious B.I.G., Sidney Bechet et Claude Luter, Tracy Chapman, Angélique Kidjo, EPMD, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, St. Germain, Daft Punk, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fatboy Slim, Johnny Clarke, RJD2, René Thomas, Soul Assassins, Deftones, Kaophonic Tribu, Linkin Park, The Skatalites, Muse, Belleruche, Sunflower Caravan, Les Reines Prochaines, DJ Shadow, Mass Hysteria, múm, Кочани Оркестар, Israel Vibration, Jurassic 5, Gelka, Lionel Hampton, Lost in Hildurness, Hilight Tribe, Shadow Dancer, Elek Bacsik, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tânia Ârab, Troublemakers, William Orbit, Plastikman, The Specials, CunninLynguists, dead prez & DJ Green Lantern, Mansfield.TYA, Thievery Corporation, Raphael Saadiq, Smooth, Kery James, DJ Muggs vs. GZA/Genius, Love Is Colder Than Death, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, YAS, Chet Baker, Pendulum, Claude Bolling, Hubert Rostaing, Georges Brassens, Refractory, Scarface, Bill Coleman, Funkdoobiest, Telefon Tel Aviv, Lightning Bolt, Morcheeba, DJ Mitsu The Beats, Tricky, Hafdís Huld, Sidsel Endresen & Christian Wallumrød & Helge Sten, Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, Akhenaton, Alif Tree, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Maurice Meunier, TAT, Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald, Stéphane Grappelli, Black Uhuru, Kid Loco, Common, Ellen Allien, Roots Manuva, Joris Voorn, Method Man, Jah'licious, Hux Flux, Toots Thielemans, Blockhead, Rokia Traoré, Max Romeo, Cœur de Pirate, Method Man & Redman, RND, Volta & FX909, Venetian Snares & Speedranch, The Rolling Stones, BHASS Project, Orchestre National de Jazz, Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Michel Legrand, Sayag Jazz Machine, Emilie Simon, Late Night Fruit, Buddy Banks, Pan•American, Booba, DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia, The Kumba Mela Experiment, Jeff Mills, Ulytau, ZAMAN 8 & Hafez Modir, Ematom, Harmonic 313, Freestylers, The Gladiators, Control Machete, The Bush Chemists, Twista, Orange Street, The Roots, Michael Jackson, Los Hermanos, Dub Incorporation, RZA, The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal, Da Taz, Thelonious Monk, Limp Bizkit, Mr. Oizo, 雅-miyavi-, Ella Fitzgerald, Sex Pistols, AC/DC, Minty Fresh Beats, Gus Gus, Gideon, Themselves, Parabellum, K2R Riddim, Easy Star All-Stars, Rhythm & Sound, The Toraia Orchestra Of Algiers, Lee "Scratch" Perry & King Tubby, Keziah Jones, Ataraxia, TTC, Immortal Technique, Coldcut, A Tribe Called Quest, Lali Puna, Rhoda Scott & Kenny Clarke, Iron Maiden, Dizzy Gillespie, Pierre Michelot, Umek, Miles Davis, Gang Starr, DJ Muggs, Orbital, OutKast, Anthony Rother, Donald Byrd Quintet, Diego, Igorrr, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Dream Theater, Anoushka Shankar, Sonny Criss, The Smashing Pumpkins, K's Choice, Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor, The Herbaliser, Blakroc, Lenny Kravitz, Cujo, Cosma, Killarmy, Big Punisher, Jamiroquai, Charles Mingus, Missak, Burial, Bernard Peiffer and his Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra, Albert Nicholas, Édith Piaf, Mix Master Mike, Maceo Parker, Rae & Christian, Steel Pulse, Hocus Pocus, Opeth, Dee Nasty, Tom Waits, DJ Fresh, Manu le Malin, Khoiba, Animaltek, Peter Tosh, Steppenwolf, Alter Ego, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Boards of Canada, Red Hot Chili Peppers9, Bernard Zacharias et ses solistes, Ill Bill & Necro, Sublime, Crystal Distortion, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, GZA/Genius, Salmonella Dub, Harold Nicholas et son Orchestre, Grems, Missy Elliott, Sammy Price & Lucky Thompson, The Herbaliser Band, Ghostface Killah, Cranes, Slaine, Necro & Ill Bill, Lars Klein, Outlines, Saïan Supa Crew, John Dahlbäck, Junior Murvin, Delinquent Habits, Dubians, Arom & Gourmets Beatclub, Afu-Ra, Slide Hampton, Agoria, 2Pac & The Outlawz, Archive, The Alchemist, Somogo, Toots and The Maytals, Philip Glass, Ray Charles, Sia, Marcel et son Orchestre, Trust, Aretha Franklin, Sinsemilia, Public Enemy, Buck Clayton, James Brown, Zenzile & High Tone, The Streets, Adam F, Oscar Peterson, The Abyssinians, Improvisators Dub, Yuksek, Alanis Morissette, Alici, Cake, Up, Bustle and Out, Art Blakey, Scan X, DMX, Etikal Lab, Lady B, Keith Jarrett, David Carretta, Cocteau Twins, Lhasa de Sela, Jacques Brel, Charlie Singleton, Dimitri from Paris, Bonobo, Emmanuel Top, CéU, Kosheen, Jungle Brothers, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Nada Surf, Cercle Rouge, Monolake, Marilyn Manson, Rachid Taha, Alain Goraguer, Dub Pistols, Jimmy Archey, Pat Metheny, Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, Jimmy Riley, Wailing Souls, Taigaz, Air, Triston Palmer, Donald Byrd, Promoe, Ice Cube, Gang Gang Dance, Barbara Morgenstern, Technasia, Dubmood, Josh Wink, Eddy Louiss, Africa Combo & Bugge Wesseltoft. -
I have no life
2 Dec 2009, 23:36 by elvenhome
Name your top 10 most played artists on Last.fm:
1. Air
2. Howard Shore
3. Sigur Rós
4. Goldfrapp
5. Imogen Heap
6. Moby
7. Frou Frou
8. Röyksopp
9. Bent
10. Boards of Canada
Now answer the questions according to the numbers:
What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
It was probably either South Side or Extreme Ways. It was so long ago, I can't remember.
What is your favourite album of 2?
Definitely The Lord of the Rings, which I consider one album because it tells one continuous story.
What is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
"The more you lose the less you see,
So close your eyes and start to breathe,
Oh you said yourself, this wasn't easy."
How many times have you seen 4 live?
Never! D:
What is your favourite song by 7?
It's Good To Be In Love. If this song were human, it would be my soul-mate.
What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
Relaxing in bed and falling asleep to the sounds of Dayvan Cowboy.
Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
Uh... Sigur Rós makes me so happy, it's a little sad. Does that count?
What is your favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
He's a composer, but my favourite lyric from his albums is:
"When the cold of winter comes
Starless night will cover day
In the veiling of the sun
We will walk in bitter rain
But in dreams
I can hear your name
And in dreams
We will meet again"
Sung by Edward Ross in The Breaking of the Fellowship from The Fellowship Of The Ring album. :')
What is your favourite song by 9?
Sunday 29th.
How did you get into 3?
I... Uh. I don't know! I can't remember. :/
What was the first song you heard by 1?
Cherry Blossom Girl! It's the entire reason I went searching for more songs by them.
What is your favourite song by 4?
A&E. :)
How many time have you seen 9 live?
Never.
What is a good memory you have involving 2?
I have so many good memories involving Howard Shore's music, it's ridiculous. It's the only music I listened to in high school. I played it constantly, all the time, on repeat. It at times would make me cry, make me laugh, make me cheer. I was as equally in love with the Lord of the Rings music as I was with the books and the movies. I know it's such a cliche to say, and I hate to say it, but... This music saved my life. And my love for it has not diminished over the years.
Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
Can't think of one.
What is your favourite album of 5?
Her newest, Ellipse.
What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
Well... they sing in Icelandic.
What is your favourite song of 1?
Mer du Japon.
What is your favourite song of 10?
Dayvan Cowboy!
How many times have you seen 8 live?
Never. I fail when it comes to concerts.
What is your favourite album of 1?
I guess I'll go with Talkie Walkie.
What is a great memory you have considering 9?
I always associate them with my sister, because we both went a little crazy with them for a while.
What was the first song you heard by 8?
Follow My Ruin.
What is your favourite song by 2?
How much time do you have?
Concerning Hobbits, Lothlorien, The Breaking of the Fellowship,
May It Be,
The Riders of Rohan,
The King of the Golden Hall,
Evenstar, The Breath Of Life, Forth Eorlingas,
Gollum's Song,
Minas Tirith,
The Steward of Gondor, The Ride of the Rohirrim, The Return of the King,
Into the West.
If you're going to make me narrow it down a bit more to one song:
The Fellowship Of The Ring - The Breaking of the Fellowship.
The Two Towers - It was a tough choice between Forth Eorlingas and something like The Riders of Rohan or The King of the Golden Hall which feature the beautiful violin theme that I associate with The Two Towers and Rohan, but in the end I went with Forth Eorlingas.
The Return Of The King - Minas Tirith. -
REPORT 12/09 + DVD UVOLNĚTE SE, PROSÍM
2 Dec 2009, 15:43 by reportmag
REPORT 12/09 + DVD UVOLNĚTE SE, PROSÍM
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Z obsahu:
Divokej Bill
Do úvalské restaurace U Vinaře mohl dorazit Vašek Bláha klidně v bačkorách, bydlí totiž pár kroků od jejích dveří. Společný oběd odvolal s tím, že „maminka vařila koleno” a zdálo se, že i to je součástí jeho snahy o zachování image buranské kapely, na kterou jsou Billové svým způsobem hrdí. S Vaškem hovořil Roman Jireš.
Nirvana
Patnáct let a několik měsíců po sebevraždě Kurta Cobaina vychází další várka „vykopávek“ Nirvany. Reedice alba Bleach s koncertem z roku 1990 a především DVD zaznamenávající vystoupení Nirvany na festivalu v Readingu, které bylo jedním z milníků rockové historie. Report pátral po okolnostech koncertu.
Massive Attack
Massive Attack sice neustále odkládají vydání nového alba, ale přesto fungují. Vydali čerstvé EP a koncertují, co to jde. O tom, proč je to nutné, si Jana Kománková povídala s Grantem Marshallem alias Daddym G.
Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl dál s úspěchem přesvědčuje svět, že není jenom „ten bubeník z Nirvany“. Sbírá jedno ocenění za druhým, letos založil superkapelu Them Crooked Vultures a s Foo Fighters si nyní k půlkulatému výročí nadělil výběrové album Greatest Hits. Profil hyperaktivního Davida přináší Dušan Kütner.
Air
Air poslali do světa šestou desku a vydali se na turné. O albu Love 2, koncertech a o dobrém oblečení jsme si povídali s polovinou dua, elegánem Nicholasem Godinem, který se stará o část vokálů a kytarové party.
KRYŠTOF
Odzbrojující hudba, všudypřítomný kouř z cigaret, nádherná zahrada a neustále dobře naladěný Richard Krajčo. Je odpoledne a Kryštof ve svém studiu v jednom z košířských domků už patnáctý den nahrává nové album. Kristina Blümelová přináší reportáž z místa činu.
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SMRT: Peter Laughner
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UCHO: Pavel Šporcl
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A-Z Favorites of the 2000s: A (+MP3!)
2 Dec 2009, 13:22 by ScReaMaS
As I've mentioned before, I've been thinking about the music I liked in the 2000s, and now decided to introduce you to it alphabetically... So listen up, kids :) The artists beginning with A are indeed a motley crew, I mean, there's jazz(-ish), indie rock, 2-step, chillout... But they all are unforgettable, and that's all that counts.
I've published this entry on my blog, too, so if you're looking for MP3 links, you should head there.
I apologize in advance for not including Arcade Fire, I used to think of them as The Arcade Fire for the longest time. And all the artists beginning with The will be under T. A bit silly I suppose, but whatever.
Aimee Mann
It really is a coincidence that the very first artist I present as one of my favorites of the decade is also my very latest discovery – Aimee Mann. Yes, like the majority, I got hooked on her melodic and melancholic contribution to the soundtrack of Magnolia, which inspired me to search out more of her songs. Aimee‘s songs are just the thing fuck-ups like me need, depressingly uplifting combination of music and lyrics aiming straight to the hearts of lost, confused and good-for-nothing basketcases like me. „Baby there‘s something wrong with me“, she sings on the chorus of
King of the Jailhouse; she asks for someone to save her „From the ranks of the freaks who suspect they could never love anyone“ on Save Me; and on
Deathly she says she‘s „just a problem for you to solve“. For the true representation of what Aimee‘s songwriting is all about, see 31 Today from her latest album. It‘s quite straightforward, yet if you‘ve ever been in a situation where you thought you were supposed to do something with your life and failed, you will be touched. Oh and be sure to watch the video of that song, it‘s hilarious. Meanwhile, the lyrics to Pavlov‘s Bell are more cryptic, but Aimee‘s abilities shine here: this one is the proof that she has not only a stunning voice, but also a knack for making super-catchy melodies.
My pick:
Pavlov's Bell
Air
I‘m not sure myself why one of my overall most listened songs on Last.fm is
La Femme d'argent (as a sidenote, though, it came out not in this decade). I‘m not the biggest fan of instrumentals, chillout music and overall the style of these French electronic gods is not exactly my cup of tea. I guess that particular track struck me as having that magical spark... It‘s as if I get lost in a sonic adventure, and every sound flows so perfectly that all I want is listen to it again and again, like a sailor spellbound by sirene‘s song. Regardless, the greatest achievement Air earned in the 2000s is, undoubtedly, their soundtrack to the movie Virgin Suicides. The moment that sinister rhythm begins on Playground Love, you have to know you‘re in for something special. And if you‘ve seen the film, you can‘t help but think of those poor girls in the 70's, whose parents made them go through hell just because they were teenagers and wanted to be loved. So this song serves as a way to escape that reality: „Time‘s no matter, I‘m on fire, you‘re my playground love“. A brief moment of joy, you‘d say, yet it‘s heavily melancholic, thanks to wonderful instrumentation and the saxophone in particular. All in all, this one song has enough to make Air stand out as one of key artists of the 2000s.
My pick: Playground Love
Amy Winehouse
She may be a stubborn addict who doesn‘t want to go to rehab and fucks up in live performances, yet her Back To Black album is a milestone. Again, this is not exactly the type of music I prefer, but she clearly stands out in a mass of artists such as Duffy who gained success mostly due to that album. Jazz revival, 60‘s revival, BBC POP, call it what you want, it‘s quality music either way. The brutal honesty of the lyrics might seem disturbing, I mean, „It‘s got me Addicted, does more than any dick did“? Funny, yet I feel sorry for her. It‘s as if she‘s the kind of hopeless fuck-up that Aimee Mann sings about. As for the key track, it‘s You Know I‘m No Good, I find it more funky and interesting than her smash-hit Rehab. As far as innovative artists of the noughties, Amy Winehouse is undoubtedly an important figure. But if she won‘t
Wise Up (...yes, another reference ;D) and end up dead, she will be forgotten as a one-hit wonder. Unless, of course, the record label will succeed in Tupacizing her... which I can easily imagine happening.
My pick:
You Know I'm No Good
Andrius Mamontovas
The last official album of Foje (except Best-ofs) was released in 1999 – the live record Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda, which captured their very last performances. But the end of this legendary band allowed frontman Mamontovas to focus more on solo career (it started back in 1995), and it continued to blossom wonderfully in the 2000s. First came the sophisticated, mostly acoustic Visi Langai Ziuri I Dangu, then – under the moniker Cloudmaker – English-sung album, headlined with somewhat relaxing single
No reason why. In 2002, however, things were shuffled up a bit by a more folksy, light-hearted approach – album O, Meile! offered new versions of folk classics and Andrius‘ own spin on the genre, fused with rock and pop, or, simply put, mamontovized. I didn‘t like it all, though lyrically tracks such as
Ufonautai are just too fun to ignore. Next came beribiam danguje, another album that I found slightly too joyful and light as well. The true gems came late in the decade. Saldi. Juoda. Naktis went back to basics, to the clean, quiet, acoustic guitar strumming, which is absolutely stunning on tracks such as Marso Kanjonai. In 2008, a politically charged, angry album GELTONA. ŽALIA. RAUDONA struck the right chords both literally and figuratively. Arguably, it is his loudest, angriest and the most energetic album yet, with guitars roaring unapologetically on most tracks, such as Mes Čia. It is a critical look at today‘s corrupt society – crooked politicians, dumbed down show bussiness, greedy youth, addicts, etc. Ironically, my favorite track on that album is the happiest – Tavo svajonė, which is a superbly-crafted, catchy tune about good people, fairies, alchemists and things like that.
My pick: Marso Kanjonai
Arctic Monkeys
Back in 2005, I stumbled upon the album of their demos, Beneath the Boardwalk. Rugged voice, rugged guitars, rugged sound production, yes. But it was also unabashedly sincere, striking, simply different than anything I‘ve heard before, not to mention melodic, catchy as hell. And the lyrics, that was an entirely new world to me! British chavs with knackered Converse, mardy bums who don‘t see that he clearly cares, scummy pimps who‘d rob you if they could and girls who dance like robots from 1984... All those demos finally formed into one of the best albums of 2000s, cheekily named Whatever People Say I Am, That‘s What I‘m Not. Partly educational about the realities in British cities such as Sheffield, partly a rebellious fuck-off to bossy major record labels, it was all a great triumph, a success story which was unfortunately harmed by the media. I mean, if you‘re compared (not musically though) to the Beatles after your debut album, you might as well die, because you‘ll be remembered? Ridiculous. Sophomore effort Favourite Worst Nightmare was an evolution which wasn‘t met very enthusiastically (me included), though songs such as Teddy Picker and Fluorescent Adolescent are definitely worth mentioning. Now in 2009 comes Humbug, led by dark, difficult-to-warm-up-to Crying Lightning, which I now also consider one of the band‘s best singles. But I still haven‘t fully digested the album so I‘ll refrain from commenting on it further.
My pick: A Certain Romance
Honorable mentions
Artful Dodger
For a brief period at the juncture of two centuries, 2-step artists such as Artful Dodger enjoyed a lot of popularity. Some of you might still remember their collaborations with Craig David, such as Re-Rewind or
Woman Trouble... But for me their most memorable track is
Think about me, very somber, sad, difficult to pigeonhole as belonging to a certain genre. I remember when back in 2001 this was dedicated to a DJ of a Lithuanian radio station, Kristijonas, who died prematurely, and it was one of his favorite songs. So I guess I began associating Think About Me with loss and death, even if the lyrics actually refer to a break-up. Either way, it‘s one of those special songs that are not easy to forget. Oh and it's ironic that Last.fm lists them as The Artful Dodger, complicating my list even further... Well let me just ignore that fact and pretend there's no The :)
My pick:
Think about me
Audioslave
It‘s difficult to explain why I put Audioslave in the section of „Honorable mentions“, as opposed to the actual list. I guess I always prefered Foo Fighters, similarly to how I prefer Pearl Jam to Soundgarden. Nevertheless, I still have a couple of favorites Chris Cornell put out this decade, and it‘d be a shame not to mention the incredible
Show Me How to Live, or the somewhat fun Doesn‘t Remind Me... As far as alternative rock goes, Audioslave were essential to the genre, but I found their last album to be miserably bland, so their break-up in 2007 didn‘t make me sad.
My pick:
Show Me How to Live
So that's it, hope you enjoyed reading. For MP3 links, videos and other crap you should go and visit my blog. Guess I'm fishing for popularity by copy-pasting here, well my excuse is that I want more people to discover good music. Yeah right... -
Lilly's Milestones
1 Dec 2009, 11:14 by cishkash
Wow, after like over a year, I finally found my last.fm password!!! LOL...
Last.FM Milestones10000th track: (27 Jan 2006)
The Like -
Waves That Never Break
20000th track: (06 May 2006)
Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
30000th track: (03 Sep 2006)
ATB - Cabana Moon
40000th track: (20 Jan 2007)
Muse - Hysteria
50000th track: (20 Apr 2007)
Muse - Recess
60000th track: (17 Jul 2007)
I'm From Barcelona -
We're From Barcelona
70000th track: (27 Oct 2007)
Joanna Newsom -
Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie
80000th track: (25 Feb 2008)
Air -
Redhead Girl
90000th track: (05 Aug 2008)
Sugarplum Fairy -
Back Where We Belong
100000th track: (28 Feb 2009)
Belle and Sebastian - The Gate
110000th track: (23 Sep 2009)
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
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you'd see further if you'd only close your eyes
30 Nov 2009, 21:04 by bramblein
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seems accurate, part dos.
30 Nov 2009, 00:38 by TYLUH4JUSTICE
- I don't like to discriminate, but yah know, my favorite album is "Homework" and such, I wanted to see the others that i played the most, so of course i couldn't do this on my own. With a little help from the masses, Jupiter, and Last.fm Top album generators.com, this is what i discoverd!:B
TYLUH4JUSTICE's top albums (overall) 1. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (1812)
2. The Beach Boys - Friends/20/20 (1784)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds [Bonus Tracks] (1765)
4. Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love (878)
5. Daft Punk - Discovery (445)
6. Daft Punk - Homework (338)
7. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (Mono and Stereo) (268)
8. Daft Punk - Musique Vol.1 1993-2005 (247)
9. Cut Copy - Going Nowhere (185)
10. Bullion - Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee (153)
11. Justice - Cross (116)
12. Daft Punk - Human After All (98)
13. The Beach Boys - The Warmth of The Sun (Remastered) (98)
14. Air - Love 2 (80)
15. Kings of Convenience - Quiet Is The New Loud (80)
16. The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile / Wild Honey (69)
17. Cut Copy - 1981- EP (67)
18. The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari / Surfin' U.S.A. (67)
19. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark (67)
20. Cut Copy - Lights & Music - EP (61)
21. Daft Punk - Daft Club (58)
22. The Beach Boys - Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (56)
23. Cut Copy - Studio (55)
24. Air - Moon Safari (44)
25. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (43)
26. The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams (41)
27. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires (41)
28. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future (40)
29. Hot Chip - The Warning (40)
30. Friendly Fires - Cross The Line EP (40)
31. The Beach Boys - Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys (39)
32. Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia (37)
33. Zoot Woman - Zoot Woman (34)
34. Zoot Woman - Living in a Magazine (29)
35. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (29)
36. The Beach Boys - Carl and the Passions: So Tough / Holland (28)
37. Tahiti 80 - Fosbury (28)
38. Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi (27)
39. Metronomy - Nights Out (Bonus Track Version) (26)
40. The Presets - Apocalypso (26)
41. Friendly Fires - Paris - EP (25)
42. The Beach Boys - Sunflower / Surf's Up (25)
43. Kanye West - Graduation (25)
44. The Bird & The Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future (24)
45. Danger - 09/14 2007 (22)
46. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Bonus Track Version) (21)
47. Various Artists - Light Sound Dance (Black Disc) (21)
48. Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo (21)
49. Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire - EP (21)
50. Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Sustain Decay Release (Bonus Track Version) (21) -
Giglist
29 Nov 2009, 10:51 by superunknown62
11/11/2009 - Kings of Convenience (+ Feist): Le Bataclan, Paris
11/10/2009 - Prince : Le Grand Palais, Paris
24/09/2009 - Soirée Custom, Le Nouveau Casino, Paris (The Boxer Rebellion, Telegraphs, Are We Brothers?)
08/09/2009 - Muse : Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
29/08/2009 - Rock En Seine, St-Cloud (Billy Talent, The Offspring, Faith No More)
14/07/2009 - Christophe Maé, Johnny Hallyday : Champs de Mars, Paris
03/07/2009 - Main Square Festival, Arras (Ace Out, Phoenix, Lily Allen, Kanye West)
02/07/2009 - Main Square Festival, Arras (Amy Macdonald, The Ting Tings, Coldplay)
28/06/2009 - The Mars Volta : L'Olympia, Paris
21/06/2009 - Keinwood & The Brain Machines : Lille
16/03/2009 - Franz Ferdinand : L'Aéronef, Lille
24/02/2009 - Chris Cornell : La Cigale, Paris
21/01/2009 - The Rabeats : Fnac, Lille
12/11/2008 - Tahiti 80 : Le Splendide, Lille
22/10/2008 - Micah P. Hinson : Caf&Diskaire, Lille
14/08/2008 - Rock En France, Arras (Gojira, Within Temptation, Metallica)
06/07/2008 - Main Square Festival, Arras (Vampire Weekend, The Wombats, The Dø, Sigur Rós, Radiohead)
11/06/2008 - Feist : Aula Magna, Lisboa
04/06/2008 - Rage Against the Machine : Bercy, Paris
29/04/2008 - José González : Aula Magna, Lisboa
05/03/2008 - The Mars Volta : L'Olympia, Paris
28/11/2007 - David Fonseca : Fnac do Chiado, Lisboa
06/11/2007 - Rufus Wainwright : Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisboa
30/10/2007 - Imbert Imbert, Cocoon, GOMM, Sharko : Bataclan, Paris
30/09/2007 - The Police : Stade de France, Paris
27/09/2007 - Incubus : Zenith, Paris
14/06/2007 - Michel Polnareff, Bob Sinclar, Nelly Furtado, Laura Pausini, Tokyo Hotel : Champ de Mars, Paris
29/06/2007 - Phoenix, Air, Etienne De Crecy, Alex Gopher : Château de Versailles, Versailles
22/06/2007 - George Michael : Stade de France, Paris
16/06/2007 - The Rolling Stones : Stade de France, Paris
15/05/2007 - Chris Cornell : Showcase, Paris
09/05/2007 - Queens of the Stone Age : L'Elysée Montmatre, Paris
05/05/2007 - Fight Burst : Le Fléau, Douai
24/04/2007 - The John Butler Trio : La Grand Rex, Paris
08/04/2007 - Deftones : Trabendo, Paris
03/04/2007 - Malibu Stacy : Boule Noire, Paris
05/03/2007 - Incubus : Pavilhão Atlantico, Lisbon
04/03/2007 - Michel Polnareff : Bercy, Paris
19/01/2007 - Sean Lennon : Fnac St-Lazare, Paris
28/11/2006 - Noel Gallagher & Gem Archer (Oasis) : Le Cabaret Sauvage, Paris
09/10/2006 - George Michael : Bercy, Paris
03/07/2006 - TMN Summer Sessions, Lisbon (G. Love, Sean Paul, Burning Spears, ...)
08/06/2006 - Red Hot Chili Peppers : Bercy, Paris
23/05/2006 - Broken Social Scene : Café de la Danse, Paris
24/04/2006 - Phoenix : Trabendo, Paris
13/02/2006 - Korn : Canal+, Pleine-St-Denis
14/11/2005 - Bloc Party : Zenith, Paris
16/10/2005 - The John Butler Trio : La Cigale, Paris
10/10/2005 - Jamiroquai : Man Ray, Paris
22/09/2005 - Syd Matters : Divan Du Monde, Paris
12/09/2005 - Dionysos : Canal+, Pleine-St-Denis
07/07/2005 - Charmers : Jardines Del Valle, Sevilla
30/06/2005 - Los Andabluses & The Lucille's Horns : Jardines Del Valle, Sevilla
29/06/2005 - Neorama : Jardines Del Valle, Sevilla
13/06/2005 - Alter Bridge : Trabendo, Paris
01/06/2005 - Jamiroquai : La Cigale, Paris
24/05/2005 - Sinsemilia : Olympia, Paris
15/05/2005 - Donavon Frankenreiter, G. Love, Jack Johnson : La Cigale, Paris
24/04/2005 - The John Butler Trio, Jude, Tété : Bataclan, Paris
07/04/2005 - System of a Down : Trabendo, Paris
18/03/2005 - Alter Bridge : Boule Noire, Paris
15/03/2005 - The Mars Volta : Elysée Montmartre, Paris
24/02/2005 - Mudvayne : Boule Noire, Paris
08/02/2005 - G. Love : Divan Du Monde, Paris
14/12/2004 - Sinsemilia : Elysée Montmartre, Paris
26/11/2004 - Festival Recall I-Mode, Elysée Montmartre, Paris
01/11/2004 - Maroon 5 : La Cigale, Paris
06/10/2004 - Anastacia : Zenith, Paris
23/09/2004 - Nosfell : Guinguette Pirate, Paris
28/08/2004 - Rock En Seine, St-Cloud (Muse, Radio 4, Auf der Maur, Nosfell, Buck 65, ...)
03/07/2004 - Placebo : Grand'Place d'Arras, Arras
04/06/2004 - Sinclair : Zenith, Paris
27/05/2004 - Incubus : Zenith, Paris
06/02/2004 - Keziah Jones : Virgin Megastore des Champs-Elysées, Paris
25/10/2003 - Jane's Addiction : Elysée Montmartre, Paris
10/09/2003 - Muse : Trabendo, Paris
30/07/2003 - Jamiroquai : Presqu'île du Gaou, Six-Fours-Les-Plages
28/07/2003 - Nice Jazz Festival, Nice (Jamiroquai)
07/07/2002 - Seat Beach Rock Festival, Ostende (Jamiroquai, David Bowie, No Doubt, ...)
06/07/2002 - Seat Beach Rock Festival, Ostende (Muse, The Prodigy, Garbage...)
23/10/2001 - Jamiroquai : Bercy, Paris -
Top 50 Albums of 2009
29 Nov 2009, 02:40 by placebojunkie
50. Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? - Paloma Faith

Favourite Track - "New York"
49. Music For Men - The Gossip

Favourite Track - "Heavy Cross"
48. Years of Refusal - Morrissey

Favourite Track - "It's Not Your Birthday Anymore"
47. Entertainment - Fischerspooner

Favourite Track - "Door Train Home"
46.Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective

Favourite Track - "Summertime Clothes"
45. Journal For Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers

Favourite Track - "Jackie Collins Existential Question Time"
44. Get Color - HEALTH

Favourite Track - "Die Slow"
43. Manners - Passion Pit

Favourite Track - "The Reeling"
42. Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode

Favourite Track - "Wrong" / "Peace"
41. Phrazes For The Young - Julian Casablancas

Favourite Track - "11th Dimension"
40. Keep Calm & Carry On - Stereophonics

Favourite Track - "Beerbottle"
39. Love 2 - Air

Favourite Track - "Missing The Light Of Day"
38. Far - Regina Spektor

Favourite Track - "The Calculation"
37.Horehound - The Dead Weather
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Favourite Track - "Hang You From The Heavens"
36. ]Conditions - The Temper Trap

Favourite Track - "Sweet Disposition"
35. One eskimO - One eskimO

Favourite Track - "Kandi"
34. Introducing Dionne Bromfield - Dionne Bromfield

Favourite Track - "Two Can Have A Party"
33. I Feel Cream - Peaches

Favourite Track - "Talk To Me" / "Lose You"
32. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum - Kasabian

Favourite Track - "Underdog"
31. Humbug - Arctic Monkeys

Favourite Track - "Fire and the Thud"
30. Primary Colours - The Horrors

Favourite Track - "Sea Within A Sea"
29. A Woman A Man Walked By - John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey

Favourite Track - "Black Hearted Love"
28. Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood

Favourite Track - "Please Don't Touch"
27. Blacklist - Kap Bambino

Favourite Track - "Blond Roses" / "Dead Lazers"
26.It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen
Favourite Track - "Not Fair"
25. Abnormally Attracted To Sin - Tori Amos

Favourite Track - "Give"
24. Everything is New - Jack Penate
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Favourite Track - "Pull My Heart Away"
23. Wild Young Hearts - Noisettes

Favourite Track - "24 Hours"
22. To Lose My Life - White Lies

Favourite Track - "Farewell To The Fairground"
21. Ellipse - Imogen Heap

Favourite Track - "Wait It Out"
20. Junior - royksopp

Favourite Track - "The Girl & The Robot"
19.Still Night, Still Life - Au Revoir Simone

Favourite Track - "Knights of Wands"
18. Thomas Dybdahl - Thomas Dybdahl

Favourite track - "From Grace"
17.Crossing The Rubicon - The Sounds

Favourite Track - "My Lover"
16. Two Suns - Bat for Lashes

Favourite track - "Pearl's Dream"
15. xx - The xx

Favourite Track - "Crystallised"
14. Break Up - Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

Favourite Track - "Blackie's Dead"
13.Heart - Elisa

Favourite track - "Mad World" / "Forgiveness (feat. Antony Hegarty)
12.Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix

Favourite Track - "Lisztomania"
11. The Resistance - Muse

Favourite Track - "Resistance"
10. 3 - Nouvelle Vague

Favourite Track - "Ce Plane Pour Moi"
Another amazing album of bossa nova covers from the French band!
09. The Bachelor - Patrick Wolf

Favourite Track - "Vultures"
Possibly Patrick Wolf's best album to date... true work of art. :)
08.Expressions - Music Go Music

Favourite Track - "Warm in the Shadows"
Imagine a collaboration between Abba, Blondie and ELO - pure perfection, and represents everything that's missing in the pop music world today.
07. I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose - Bombay Bicycle Club

Favourite Track - "Ghost"
Amazing vocals, the music is catchy, but not annoying, and the lyrics are great! One of my favourite british indie rock albums of the year.
06. In And Out Of Control - The Raveonettes

Favourite Track - "Gone Forever"
It's fun, fun, catchy, and more fun! Consistantly good, and never gets boring!
05. La Roux - La Roux

Favourite Track - "Cover My Eyes"
Forget the horrible, terribly airbrushed album cover- this is possibly the best pop album of the year- I love La Roux, because she does it her own way, rather then follow the wave of "electropop" wannabes teaming up with RedOne, and being all gimmicky *cough*. It's a fun and catchy album, and I love La Roux's vocals!
04. It's Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Favourite track - "Soft Shock"/"Heads Will Roll"
Possibly my favourite YYY album to date. Loved every track at first listen, and I can never get tired of hearing it. Karen O's vocals are amazing, as ever.
03. Fantasies - Metric

Favourite Track - "Gimme Sympathy"/"Sick Muse"
One thing I love about Metric is, that they keep getting better after every album, and the more I listen to their albums, the more I fall in love with them. "Fantasies" is genius, and it's a pity that this band don't get as much coverage as they deserve!
02. Battle For The Sun - Placebo

Favourite track - "Ashtray Heart"/"Julien"
Of course, Placebo will always be on top of my list. Despite constantly being attacked by indie snob magazines, such as NME/Bitchfork/Drowned in Shite etc, the band not only has a loyal fanbase, but with this album, not only they managed to beat the Black Eyed Peas to number 1 in Europe, but also charted in the US, and won the Best Alternative Act award at the MTV EMA's. So, did they sell out, or maybe they're becoming more commercially successful? Maybe, maybe not, but this album is definitely a breath of fresh air for the band - Sounds different than anything they ever did before, but Molko's distinctive voice still stands out. And remind me- what have those snobby journalists achieved in life, again?
01. Lungs - Florence + The Machine

Favourite track - Do I have to pick one?
This album has to be one of the best albums I've ever heard in my life, and I'm not even exaggerating. Florence Welch's hauntingly beautiful voice, the poetic lyrics, the instrumentation, everything about this album is perfect, and unlike most things, it actually lives up to it's hype - if anything, in a world full of slutty pop acts, annoying X Factor contestants, and Lady Gaga's, there's not even enough hype about this album! I look forward to hear more from F+TM in the future, but I doubt I'll get sick of "Lungs" any time soon.
Wow! It actually took me 3 hours to do this, how bored am i?! Feel free to comment and give your opinions, maybe suggest something I left out of the Top 50! Hope you all had a good music year! :)












































