more music nerdiness.
a last.fm survey. i don't have a last.fm account, so i just took artists randomly from my itunes.
here's the list:
1 arcade fire
2 cat power
3 the constantines
4 cuff the duke
5 the eagles
6 fembots
7 final fantasy
8 great lake swimmers
9 hawksley workman
10 hylozoists
11 jill barber
12 jon-rae and the river
13 man man
14 meligrove band
15 modest mouse
16 neil young
17 neko case
18 nirvana
19 ohbijou
20 portishead
21 queen
22 radiohead
23 the sadies
24 sarah slean
25 sunset rubdown
26 tool
27 wilco
28 the winks
29 the wooden stars
30 woodhands
and the questions:
1. How did you get into 29?
wooden stars:
hmm... i'm not really sure. i think over the years i just listened to them (and saw them once at the lola festival in london) and my interest grew. they're pretty cool.
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
radiohead:
"just," back in grade 9 or so. ahh, memories.
3. How many albums by 13 do you own?
man man:
two. i don't have the most recent one.
4. What is your favourite track by 15?
modest mouse:
hmm... something older... maybe "a different city" or "i came as a rat" or something else off of "the moon & antarctica."
5. What is your favourite track by 5?
eagles:
aw. i don't know if i can choose! good old eagles... yeah. i really have no idea.
6. Is there a track by 6 that makes you happy?
fembots:
well, i really like "good days" and "ship breaking."
7. What is your favourite track by 10?
hylozoists:
um... something off of "la fin du monde." let's leave it at that.
8. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
woodhands:
the recent concert at the phoenix! so rockin' and dancey and sweaty.
9. Is there a track by 19 that makes you happy?
ohbijou:
all of them! i don't know... "favourite skin"?
10. How many times have you seen 25 live?
sunset rubdown:
twice. and hopefully more to come; they are some of my favourite live performers ever.
11. What is the first track you ever heard by 23?
sadies:
i think i first heard them at the hillside festival a few years ago, so it was whatever they first played. the first one i remember was "loved on look."
12. What is your favourite album by 11?
jill barber:
"chances" is really cute, but i haven't really heard enough of her other album to judge.
13. Who is a favourite member of 1?
arcade fire:
favourite member, eh... i dunno. i like the vocals a lot.
14. Have you ever seen 14 live?
meligrove band:
yes.
15. What is a good memory involving 27?
wilco:
the concert a few years ago at massey hall was really good. and sometimes different songs remind me of good times/things.
16. What is your favourite track by 16?
neil young:
oh man, these "favourite track" questions are too hard! how can i pick a favourite neil young track? maybe something off of "on the beach." but there are way more.
17. What is your favourite album by 18?
nirvana:
in utero.
18. What is your favourite track by 21?
queen:
why is it that the "favourite track" questions keep being about bands who have about six million songs? i'll say "don't stop me now," because it's lots of fun.
19. What is the first track you ever heard by 26?
tool:
i think "intermission" off of "aenima"! ahh, nostalgia again.
20. What is your favourite album by 2?
cat power:
it's probably a tie between "what would the community think" and "you are free."
21. What is your favourite track by 3?
constantines:
hmm... "lizaveta"? but again, too many.
22. What is your favourite track by 8?
great lake swimmers:
"i could be nothing," "there is a light," "your rocky spine," etc. etc. etc.
23. How many times have you seen 17 live?
neko case:
once, in vancouver.
24. What is the worst track by 12?
i do not like this question! it's the worst.
25. What was the first track you ever heard by 28?
the winks:
i don't remember. something off of "birthday party."
26. What is your favourite album by 7?
final fantasy:
"he poos clouds."
27. What is your favourite track by 24?
sarah slean:
now this is just getting ridiculous. i could never choose, but "eliot" was my favourite when i hadn't heard many of her songs, and it's still a favourite, so i'll say that.
28. Is there a track by 9 that makes you happy?
hawksley workman:
i dunno, he has fun songs. "jealous of your cigarette." i find this question kind of strange...
29. What is your favourite album by 4?
cuff the duke:
probably "life stories for minimum wage."
30. How many albums do you own by 20?
portishead:
three. i don't have the self-titled one.