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just because i thought it would be fun. :)

1. How did you get into 29?
Arctic Monkeys - after I've heard their third album, "Humbug".

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
White Lies - hm, I think it was "To Lose My Life", but I'm not quite sure.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33?
Lake of Tears - "and with the morning sun, a lonely teardrop falls down from my eye and I die" ("The Homecoming")

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
AB4 - "Broken Trust"

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Anathema - none, unfortunately.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
The Tears - clearly, "Refugees". It is so Suede-ish. :)

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
The Velvet Underground - yeah. It's "Heroin".

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Snow Patrol - hm, it's difficult to mention just ONE song. Let's say it's "Chasing Cars".

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Kumm - again, it's very hard for me. But if I'd have to choose one, that would be "Curse".

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Horrors - "She Is The New Thing". Perhaps Joshua's guitar is the one to blame.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
My Dying Bride - I don't have any, to be honest.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Green Day - hard to pick one. Let's say "Time of Your Life".

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Otherside", one of the best videos I've ever seen. I didn't know what else to write.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
Paramore - "Decode". And "Franklin". Actually these two are the only ones that managed to impress me.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Manic Street Preachers - "Love's Sweet Exile". Actually the video is the one that makes me happy. =))

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
Brett Anderson - none. I still can't believe I missed that Muse concert he opened for.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Sneaker Pimps - "6 Underground". One of their best songs.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Franz Ferdinand - "Franz Ferdinand", mostly because of "Tell Her Tonight" and "The Dark of the Matinée"

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Placebo - Brian Molko.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Omul Cu Şobolani - more than just once. I think I saw them five times already.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Linkin Park - hm... can't remember. :))

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Muse - Many: "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist", "Knights of Cydonia", "Supermassive Black Hole", "Undisclosed Desires", "Starlight"...

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Deftones - "Digital Bath"

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Sonic Youth - "Confusion Is Sex", definitely.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Nine Inch Nails - hahaha, "Closer". I also like "I'm Looking Forward to Joining You Finally" and "Hurt" - they're awesome.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
HIM - "Join Me", back in 2000.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
The Killers - I like their last album, but I think "Hot Fuss" remains their best work.

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
Suede - =)) give me a break, you don't actually expect me to say only ONE, right?

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Panic at the Disco - "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - and it remains one of my favorites.

30. What is you favorite song by 8?
Coldplay - again, there's no chance in hell to write down just ONE song.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Klaxons - never. I should have seen them last year at B'estFest, but their instruments remained somewhere between Oslo and Bucharest. Damn.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Grandaddy - no. But I have one that gives me the creeps, and that's "what happened...?"

33. What is you favorite album by 10?
Green Day - let's say "American Idiot". I love the story.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
Hotel Persona - "El mar" - I find it boring.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows - "May I Kiss Your Wound?" Wonderful.

36. What is you favorite album by 48?
Elastica - I can't say that I have a favorite album. But I do have a favorite song, and that's "2:1".

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
R.E.M. - never. Too bad.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?
Tool - "Prison Sex" - a masterpiece. Oh, and you have to listen "Faaip De Oiad".

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 31?
MGMT - "Electric Feel".

40. What is you favorite album by 7?
Pink Floyd - "The Wall". Of course.

41. Is there a song by 35 that makes you happy?
The White Stripes - more than just one. "Ball and Biscuit", "You're Pretty Good Looking For a Girl", "Seven Nation Army" and the list could continue.

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
R.E.M. - probably "Automatic for the People"

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
Radiohead - they're just awesome, so it's more than just one song: "Creep", "Street Spirit", "Climbing Up The Walls", "Fake Plastic Trees" etc.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
Vale - the fact itself that I discovered them on MySpace. Actually they discovered me. :))

45. What is your favorite song by 36?
Hey, I've answered that before. :|

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
The Cure - "The Perfect Girl". Lovely.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
IAMX - all of them. :D

48. Who is a favorite member of 42?
Guns N' Roses - definitely not Axl. :))

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 28?
Jefferson Airplane - hm... maybe "She Has Funny Cars"...? I don't remember, honestly.

50. How many albums do you own by 20?
Nirvana - none. :">

NS's WEEKLY PLAYLIST69 playlisted tracks (including new entries)

NUMBER ONE OF THE WEEK - - -
Ambling Alp - Yeasayer

NEW ENTRIES - - -
Dam-Funk - Mirrors
Edward Maya - Stereo Love (Radio Edit)
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Home
Fenech-Soler - I Need Love
Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk In The Room
Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind featuring Alicia Keys
Jonny Craig - I Still Feel Her, Part III
MGMT - Time to Pretend
Modest Mouse - Float On
The Pigeon Detectives - Take Her Back
System of a Down - Toxicity
Two Door Cinema Club - Costume Party
Volcano Choir - Island, IS
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
Yeasayer - O.N.E.


PLAYLISTED TRACKS - - -
(3|4) Aimee Allen - Save Me
(4|4) Brandtson - Earthquakes and Sharks
(5|4) Coeur de pirate - Ensemble
(3|4) The Crystal Method - Drown in the Now
(1|4) Dam-Funk - Mirrors
(4|4) Delphic - Doubt
(5|5) Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Being Bad Feels Pretty Good
(6|4) Dragonette - True Believer
(1|4) Edward Maya - Stereo Love (Radio Edit)
(1|4) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home
(4|4) Ehh - Rad Pitt
(2|4) The Enemy - We'll Live and Die in These Towns
(3|4) Elizabeth & The Catapult - Race You
(3|5) Feist - Mushaboom (The Postal Service Mix)
(2|4) Fenech-Soler - Lies
(1|4) Fenech-Soler - I Need Love
(8|4) A Fine Frenzy - Stood Up
(2|4) A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover
(1|4) Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk in the Room
(6|4) Girls Love Shoes - Bad Girl
(3|4) The Go! Team - The Wrath of Marcie
(3|4) The Go! Team - Huddle Formation
(2|4) Hey Rosetta! - A Thousand Suns
(3|4) Hot Chip - Take It In
(2|4) Hot Chip - One Life Stand
(4|4) Hurts - Wonderful Life
(1|4) Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind featuring Alicia Keys
(1|5) Jonny Craig - I Still Feel Her, Part III
(3|4) Kasabian - Fire
(4|5) Kate Earl - Melody
(4|5) Kings of Leon - Closer
(12|5) MGMT - Kids
(1|4) MGMT - Time to Pretend
(4|4) Mickey Avalon - My Dick
(4|4) The Midway State - Never Again
(9|4) Miike Snow - In Search Of
(1|4) Modest Mouse - Float On
(2|4) Mumm-Ra - She's Got You High
(2|4) New Young Pony Club - Hiding on the Staircase
(6|4) Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance the Way I Feel
(4|4) Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
(2|4) Passion Pit - Make Light
(2|4) Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
(1|4) The Pigeon Detectives - Take Her Back
(8|5) Phoenix - 1901
(5|4) Phoenix - Armistice
(4|4) Real Estate - Fake Blues
(7|4) Red Light Company - The Alamo
(7|4) The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Ballad of The RAA
(2|4) Sam Sparro - Too Many Questions
(8|4) Silversun Pickups - Substitution
(8|4) Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
(1|4) System of a Down - Toxicity
(2|4) Telepathe - In Your Line
(6|5) The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
(5|4) The Temper Trap - Love Lost
(5|5) The Temper Trap - Fader
(1|4) Two Door Cinema Club - Costume Party
(1|4) Volcano Choir - Island, IS
(4|4) Wale - Chillin featuring Lady Gaga
(6|4) We Are Scientist - Worth the Wait
(6|5) Wintersleep - Laser Beams
(8|5) The xx - Night Time
(7|5) The xx - Heart Skipped a Beat
(2|4) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rich
(2|4) Yeasayer - Sunrise
(1|5) Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
(1|4) Yeasayer - O.N.E.
(2|4) Zoot Woman - Saturation

OFF THE PLAYLIST - - -
(5|4) Anois - Beds and Dishes
(2|4) The Antlers - Kettering
(4|4) BEAT!BEAT!BEAT! - Fireworks
(2|4) The Coral Sea - Look at Her Face
(6|5) Ellie Goulding - Every Time You Go
(6|4) Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game
(3|4) Internet Forever - Break Bones
(2|4) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction
(6|4) Red Light Company - Meccano
(9|4) Say Anything - Do Better
(5|4) Sleeping at Last - Timelapse
(3|4) Theophilus London - Humdrum Town
(6|4) The Used - The Taste of Ink
(8|5) The xx - Infinity


**Legend - - -
(WP|RA)
WP: Weeks on playlist
RA: Rating out of 5 stars (i.e. 4 = 4/5 stars)

Re: Charts 2008: A Good Year for Metal
Re: Charts 2007: A Good Year for the Dead

All in all not such a good year per se but who gives a fuck. The favourite finds are those (NEW) with Alamaailman Vasarat, Янка Дягилева, Emilie Simon and Fuck Buttons excelling. Album of the Year? The Black Opal, I guess...

Top 50 Artists

1 (1, 12) Senmuth 631
2 (35, 8) Samael 297
3 (-, 17) Lisa Gerrard 255
4 (NEW) Emilie Simon 209
5 (9) Psyclon Nine 197
6 (49) Shiva in Exile 173
7 (NEW) Alamaailman Vasarat 163
8 (25) Лихолесье 143
9 Rapoon 140
10 (80, 34) Muse 135
10 Мельница 135
12 The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud 134
13 (8) Blackmore's Night 128
13 Hannah Fury 128
15 Ambassador21 123
16 (83, 33) Genghis Tron 122
17 (NEW) Янка Дягилева 117
17 (NEW) Crystal Castles 117
19 (18, 5) Nový Svět 116
20 (NEW) Miasma & The Carousel of Headless Horses 114
21 Alec Empire 112
22 Pumajaw 107
23 Ulver 106
24 (16, 38) Flёur 98
25 (NEW) Llovespell 97
26 Johannes Brahms 93
27 (NEW) Larkin Grimm 89
28 (NEW) Collection d'Arnell~Andréa 87
28 (32, 26) Current 93 87
30 (NEW) Fuck Buttons 81 (in less than one week)
31 (51) Rammstein 80
32 Unter Null 77
33 Snakeskin 76
34 Dadawa 75
35 (36, 36) Ole Lukkoye 74
36 Karl Maddison 73
37 Animal Collective 72
37 (55, 22) Helium Vola 72
39 (NEW) Valet 69
40 Vas 68
40 (NEW) Zemnieks un Kosmoss 68
42 (NEW) Коммутатор 67
43 (2, 32) Tiamat 66
44 (NEW) Esa 65
45 Life Garden 64
46 (95) Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs 63
46 (34, 6) Pink Floyd 63
48 (NEW) Сатана Печёт Блины 62
48 Punish Yourself 62
50 Troum 61

Top 60 Songs

1 Samael - Illumination 37
2 Samael - Black Hole 33
3 Samael - Virtual War 26
4 Samael - Polygames 21
4 Ministry - What a Wonderful World 21
4 Crystal Castles - Black Panther 21
7 Lisa Gerrard - Sleep 18
8 Rammstein - Haifisch 17
9 Ambassador21 - New Doctrine About Trinity 16
9 Lisa Gerrard - All Along The Watchtower 16
11 Кино - Хочу перемен 15
11 Lisa Gerrard - The Maharaja 15
11 Lisa Gerrard - Black Forest 15
11 Lisa Gerrard - Solace 15
15 Коммунизм - Фантом 14
15 Crystal Castles - xxzxcuzx me 14
15 Senmuth - Сколы и Узоры 14
18 Johannes Brahms - Presto 13 (oh well, several of them waltzes)
18 Tiamat - Divided 13
18 Punish Yourself - Dead-white skin 13
18 Samael - Under One Flag 13
18 The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud - i 13 (hehe)
18 Psyclon Nine - Suicide Note Lullaby 13
18 Dope Stars Inc. - Bang Your Head 13
25 Gothminister - Darkside 12
25 Lisa Gerrard - Redemption 12
25 Valet - Dealer VS. Ocean 12
25 Valet - angels can't stop 12
25 Lisa Gerrard - The Crossing 12
25 Valet - Rainbow 12
25 Samael - In There 12
32 Emilie Simon - I Wanna Be Your Dog 11
32 Янка Дягилева - Особый резон 11
32 Shiva in Exile - Anubis 11
32 Lisa Gerrard - The Serpent & The Dove 11
32 Esa - Dead Fucking Desire 11
32 Samael - Earth Country 11
32 The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud - ii 11
32 Sohodolls - Trash The Rental (Crystal Castles Remix) 11
32 Senmuth - Полёты в Себя 11
32 Lisa Gerrard - In Search Of Lost Innocence 11
32 The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud - iii 11
32 MGMT - Kids 11
32 Shiva in Exile - He'neya 11
45 Янка Дягилева - Мы по колено 10
45 Samael - On the Top of It All 10
45 Six Dead Bulgarians Vs. Moon Far Away - Цветики 10
45 Johannes Brahms - Allegretto 10
45 Pumajaw - Downstream 10
45 The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud - vi 10
45 Ulver - Eitttlane 10
45 Zemnieks un Kosmoss - njn 10
45 Samael - Black Hole (Verso Mix) 10
45 Emilie Simon - Fleur De Saison 10
45 Lisa Gerrard - Red Horizon 10
45 Angelspit - 100% 10
45 Lisa Gerrard - The Messenger 10
45 Alamaailman Vasarat - Kyyhylly 10
59 Larkin Grimm – Ride That Cyclone 9
59 Hannah Fury – The Vampire Waltz 9

To not write an essay about Anton Chekhov's short stories and plays.


1. How did you get into 29? Moby
Who could that remember? Probably thanks to my sister, who owns a Moby CD.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Air
Oh god... "All I Need", I think.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? Deerhoof
In a cage the quiet ruby-red bunker
Unseen boy who have control of the room

Power will need the boy
Why does power always seek the boy?
Why does power make the crazy boy more more?
Was the boy ?? ??
I am here

I will sell myself to the devil
If I can be the top of the world

I will sell myself to the devil
If I can be the top of the world

I will sell myself to the devil
If I can be the top of the world
Be the top of the world

He was funny and fine sweet sweet good boy
Said he liked me like power
Dreams the boy not like before

Oh no
I am not a boy I can’t hold all the powers
All the power that men will start ??
I don’t care I have power
Heart and soul I know what I want

Oh no
I am not a boy I can’t hold all the powers
All the power

Matchbook seeks matchbook seeks maniac
Matchbook seeks matchbook seeks maniac

Yeah, I'm longing for the power.

4. What is your favorite album by 49? Stafrænn Hákon/Emilíana Torrini
Gummi/Me and Armani (sorry folks, I know it's too usual)

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Zero 7
ZERO (ugh, Estonian record stores suck!)

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
I don't have 50 :O, but by 51 (Kira Kira) "Gremlin Holiday"

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?MGMT
I don't know any person who thinks MGMT songs are sad...

8. What is your favorite song by 15? Efterklang
I've got 3 favorites - "Horseback Tenors", "Illuminant" and "Scandinavian Love"

9. What is your favorite song by 5? My Bloody Valentine
Ugh... too many good songs... "Swallow" I think is my fav.


10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? Beirut
TOO MANY SONGS! But mostly "Interior of a Dutch House"

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

12. What is your favorite song by 10? Ólafur Arnalds
"Ljósið" and "0952"

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? The Strokes
That I get usually quite hyper listening to their songs and I feel actually very indie listening to them (which is very funny)

14. What is your favorite song by 38? Amiina
"Lóri"

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? Björk
"Army of Me"?

16. How many times have you seen 25 live? Kings of Leon
I think you can guess it.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Explosions in the Sky
Honestly? No idea.

18. What is your favorite album by 11? The Cinematic Orchestra
Ma Fleur

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? Sigur Rós
Jón Þór Birgisson - because of our eye connection on their concert... I'll never forget that!

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? Pia Fraus
No (how embarrassing - they have had a gig in my town...)

21. What is a good memory involving 27? Gus Gus
Dancing at school while listening to them..

22. What is your favorite song by 16? Mew
"Special" - no doubt!

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Vampire Weekend
"Bryn"

24. What is your favorite album by 18? Florence + The Machine
Lungs - has she got any other albums?

25. What is your favorite song by 21? ans.andur
"Praha kevad"

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Julianna Barwick
"Sunlight, Heaven"

27. What is your favorite album by 3? Coldplay
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - pure genius

28. What is you favorite song by 2? Radiohead
Very hard to pick, but "The Tourist" might be my fav.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? The Briefing
Can't remember what was their first song on their gig.

30. What is you favorite song by 8? Jaga Jazzist
"Airborne" or "Animal Chin" or "Mikado"

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? Vaiko Eplik ja Eliit
Proud to say - TWICE!

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Sia
"The Girl You Lost To Cocaine"

33. What is you favorite album by 12? Eddie Vedder
Into the Wild - I think he doesn't have any other albums as a solo artist.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
I don't have 45, but 46 (Dahling) maybe "The Phones are Dead"

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? Popidiot
"Hanging on Friday"

36. What is you favorite album by 48? Little Dragon
Little Dragon

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
I don't have 42, but 43 (Jimi Hendrix) - ZERO

38. What is you favorite song by 36? Massive Attack
"Exchange"

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?Jónsi and Alex
"Daníell In The Sea"

40. What is you favorite album by 7? Kings of Convenience
Riot On An Empty Street

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? The Killers
"Joy Ride"?

42. What is your favorite album by 41? The xx
Very hard to guess - xx (their only album)

43. What is your favorite song by 24? Veljo Tormis
Too many good songs. But from remixes "Õunapuu", "Muistse Mere Laulud" and "Laulis isa, laulis poega"

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? Dahling
Amazing gigs at Kapa Festival and in our school.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"All Along the Watchtower" and "The Wind Cries Mary"

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? Bon Iver
If beauty makes happy, then "Re: Stacks" and "Blindsided"

47. What is your favorite album by 4? Riho Sibul
Lood

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? Anomie Orchestra
Erik Söderling

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? Jimi Hendrix
"Cocaine"

50. How many albums do you own by 20? Vaiko Eplik
1 out of 1

Sat 6 Feb – White Arcades
White Arcades
Setlist:
1. Intro
2. Seven Swans (Sufjan Stevens Cover)
3. Mameluke
4. Cosmia (Joanna Newsom Cover)
5. Uciekaj Moje Serce (Seweryn Krajewski Cover)
6. Speak Like a Dumb
7. Time To Pretend (MGMT Cover)
8. Aurora
9. Goodnite (Melody Gardot Cover)
10. Saragossa
11. Hands
12. Daffodil Hill
13. All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem Cover)

www.myspace.com/whitearcades

20. B.o.B. Presents The Adventures Of Bobby Ray By B.O.B.
The highlight of last year in music was emergence of a new, young group of MCs. This included the likes of Drake, KiD CuDi, Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton, Wale, Chiddy Bang & B.o.B.. B.o.B. is one of the last of the group to release his debut, which should be very well done. Debut Albums already have a tendency to have the artist's talent channeled effectively. In addition, B.o.B. has gotten acclaim from artists like Eminem.

19. Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty By Big Boi
This album has been rumored to be released anytime now for the last few years, so we will see if it actually is released. If it is, it is one step closer to OutKast reuniting in the studio.

18. Distant Relatives By Nas & Damian Marley
This is an interesting collaboration that seems would have two styles that can work great together.

17. TBA By T.I.
His stint in prison may have given T.I. an added level of passion and fire into his music. Even if not, T.I. was making some of the more entertaining music in mainstream hip-hop before his detour.

16. TBA By The Strokes
The Strokes were one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last decade. It will be interesting to see how they start this new decade off.

15.TBA By The Offspring
I felt their last album was underrated. This album is supposed to have a lot of unreleased material from their last three albums.

14. TBA By No Doubt
I was a fan of their decision to tour and regain their chemistry after reuniting before hitting the studio. Hopefully it will lead to greater success while recording.

13. Instant Gratification By N*E*R*D
Am a huge fan of The Neptunes producing. Should also have great guest appearances since Pharrell has been collaborating with KanYe and Lupe Fiasco.

12. TBA By Linkin Park
I enjoyed their single "New Divide" that they released for Transformers 2. The album is said to possibly a concept album and supposedly will have a good balance between Mike Shinoda rapping and Chester Bennington singing.

11. TBA By Nine Inch Nails
I think what Trent Reznor is doing with online downloading revolutionary. I also am curious how the music will differ now that NIN is done touring and Trent Reznor may be making less music under that format.

10. Hot Sauce Commitee, Pt. 1 By Beastie Boys
The first priority is obviously for MCA to make sure his health is better, but when he is it will be exciting to hear what the group has in store.

9. Congratulations By MGMT
MGMT's debut album was amazing. MGMT has a chance to make electronic music mainstream in America. Hopefully the success helps raise MGMT to an even higher level.

8. How I Got Over By The Roots
This will be the first album The Roots will release since starting their role as the house band for Jimmy Fallon. They have said the job has made them better as a band, and I can conquer from seeing them live. I feel this may be one of the best Roots albums to date.

7. Relapse 2 By Eminem
I thought Relapse was a great return to the game for Eminem. Eminem also has one of his greatest collaborations ever with "Forever." Relapse 2 is supposed be more of his emotional rapping, my preferred style of Eminem.

6. TBA By blink-182
Of all the reunions last year, Blink-182 was the one I was happiest about. When seeing them in concert last summer, it felt like they were back to their normal selves. I am curious about whether the style of this album will be like of the older music, where they are kids who do not want to grow up or the more mature style of their self-titled album.

5. TBA By André 3000
This may be conditional on how long it will take Big Boi to release his album, but I find André to be in the pantheon of musicians in my lifetime. I think the album can be very dynamic with many different musical styles. And I repeat, once his solo album is released it is one step closer to OutKast reuniting in the studio.

4. Thank Me Later By Drake
I find it incredible that Drake is one of the hugest names in hip-hop while yet releasing an album. Yet, it seems to have the talent to rule hip-hop. A question about the album is it going to rehash a lot of the great material from his mixtapes and So Far Gone [EP] or is it going to be mostly new material?

3. TBA By Kings of Leon
I am curious how success affects their music? They have released some of the best music of the decade while being mostly unknown in their own country. I believe a reason they hit the mainstream and took it by storm was that their song Use Somebody was a Top 40 hit. I do not think this will be the case, but will the success make them want to refocus their music for more mainstream success or can they achieve that while making great music.

2. TBA By Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the few bands of this generation that will have achieved both pure greatness and have great longevity. With their last album being their first #1 album and their first to win the Grammy for Best Rock Album, I am excited to see what they produce. On top of my excitement for the album, I am even more excited to see them live. I hear they are great and they are one of my two favorite bands that I have not seen live (that I could possibly see live - excluding the likes of Nirvana and The Beatles).

1. Detox By Dr. Dre
Hopefully this is the year Detox is finally released and does not become this generation's Chinese Democracy. All I know is that Dr. Dre is a musical genius and that whatever he releases has been great. I am curious on how Dre does this album. It is supposed to be a concept album where each featured guest is a different character. These guests are also going to be one of the greatest collections of artists ever featured on an album. Plus this type of album is fairly uncharted territory for hip-hop music. Dre (with Jay-Z and possibly Nas) is one of the few artists to be in the pantheon of hip-hop artists and has the longevity to rap about what that next step is like. Detox if done right, which I trust Dre to do, could be one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time. This album can quite possibly define how this decade of hip-hop will unfold.

* LAST UPDATE: 2010-02-07 *

JAN 12 - Vampire Weekend - Contra
JAN 19 - Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
JAN 26 - Spoon - Transference
FEB 01 - Midlake - The Courage Of Others
FEB 16 - Adam Green - Minor Love
FEB 16 - Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
FEB 23 - Alkaline Trio - This Addiction
FEB 23 - The Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme
FEB 23 - Shout Out Louds - Work
FEB 23 - The Streets - Computers And Blues
FEB 23 - Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself
FEB XX - Goo Goo Dolls - Something For The Rest Of Us
MAR 09 - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks
MAR 09 - Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
MAR 09 - Josh Rouse - El Turista
MAR 09 - Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
MAR 23 - She & Him - Volume Two
MAR 30 - Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
MAY 04 - The New Pornographers - Together
MAY 04 - Broken Social Scene - TBA
MAY XX - The Arcade Fire - TBA
MAY XX - The National - TBA
MAY XX - Jack Johnson - TBA
SEP 07 - The Thermals - TBA

Barenaked Ladies - TBA
CAKE - TBA
MGMT - Congratulations
Interpol - TBA
The Hold Steady - TBA
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
The Strokes- TBA
Fleet Foxes - TBA
of Montreal - False Priest (working title)
Band of Horses - Night Rainbows
Jens Lekman - TBA
James Mercer & Dangermouse (working name: "Broken Bells") - TBA
Iron & Wine - TBA
The Apples in Stereo - TBA
The Kills - TBA
Foals - TBA
Klaxons - TBA
The Dead Weather - TBA
Kings of Leon - TBA
Red Hot Chili Peppers - TBA

to be updated...

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2 Many DJ's (Rock Werchter 2008, Rock Werchter 2009)
50 Cent (Pukkelpop 2009)
65daysofstatic (Dour Festival 2009)

A
A-Trak (Pukkelpop 2008)
Absynthe Minded (Rock Werchter 2006)
Admiral Freebee 2x (Rock Werchter 2005, 0110 Festival 2006)
Albert Hammond Jr. (support Coldplay 2008)
Alborosie (Dour Festival 2009)
Amenra 3x (Nijdrop 2008, Pukkelpop 2008, Dour Festival 2009)
An Pierlé & White Velvet (Nijdrop 2007)
Andy C (Dour Festival 2009)
Animal Alpha (Pukkelpop 2006)
Anouk (Suikerrock 2009)
Anthony B (Dour Festival 2009)
Aphex Twin (Dour Festival 2009)
Arcade Fire (Pukkelpop 2007)
Architecture in Helsinki (Pukkelpop 2007)
Arctic Monkeys 3x (Rock Werchter 2006, Rock Werchter 2007, Pukkelpop 2009)
Arid (Dour Festival 2008)
Arno 2x (Rock Werchter 2005, Rock Werchter 2007)
Arsenal 3x (Rock Werchter 2006, Pukkelpop 2008, Dour Festival 2009)
Art Brut (Pukkelpop 2007)
Audioslave (Rock Werchter 2005)

B
Band of Horses (Rock Werchter 2008)
Bat for Lashes (Ancienne Belgique 2009)
Battles (Dour Festival 2008)
Beck (Rock Werchter 2008)
Birdy Nam Nam (Dour Festival 2008)
Björk (Rock Werchter 2007)
The Black Box Revelation (Ancienne Belgique 2008)
Bloc Party 6x (Rock Werchter 2005, Ancienne Belgique 2007, Rock Werchter 2007, Pukkelpop 2008, Ancienne Belgique 2009, Rock Werchter 2009)
Blonde Redhead (support Interpol 2007)
Blood Red Shoes (Pukkelpop 2008)
The Bloody Beetroots (Pukkelpop 2008)
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Ancienne Belgique 2009)
The Bony King of Nowhere (Nijdrop 2008)
Boss Hog (Dour Festival 2009)
Boys Noize 3x (Pukkelpop 2007, I Love Techno 2007, Dour Festival 2008)
Brodinski (Pukkelpop 2009)

C
The Cardigans (Rock Werchter 2003)
Chase & Status (Dour Festival 2009)
The Chemical Brothers (Rock Werchter 2007)
Clark (Dour Festival 2008)
CocoRosie (Pukkelpop 2007)
Coldplay 4x (Rock Werchter 2003, Sportpaleis 2005, Sportpaleis 2008, Rock Werchter 2009)
Compuphonic (Dour Festival 2008)
Counting Crows (Rock Werchter 2003)
Crystal Castles (Dour Festival 2009)
Cult of Luna (Pukkelpop 2008)
Cypress Hill (Rock Werchter 2003)

D
Daan (Rock Werchter 2004)
Damien Rice (Rock Werchter 2007)
Das Pop (Rock Werchter 2003)
Dave Clarke 2x (I Love Techno 2007, Pukkelpop 2009)
De la Vega (Boomtown 2007)
Deadmau5 (Pukkelpop 2008)
Delays (Pukkelpop 2006)
Delphic (support Bloc Party 2009)
dEUS 6x (Vorst Nationaal 2006, Rock Werchter 2006, 0110 Festival 2006, Ancienne Belgique 2008, Rock Werchter 2008, Vorst Nationaal 2008, Pukkelpop 2009)
Dez Mona 2x (Boomtown 2007, Pukkelpop 2007)
Digitalism 3x (I Love Techno 2007, Rock Werchter 2008, Dour Festival 2009)
The Dillinger Escape Plan (Ancienne Belgique 2010)
Dinosaur Jr. 2x (Pukkelpop 2007, Pukkelpop 2009)
Diplo (Dour Festival 2009)
Djedjotronic (Dour Festival 2009)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? (Pukkelpop 2008)
Douglas Firs (Goudblommeke In Papier 2009)
Dr. Lektroluv (Rock Werchter 2007)
Drop the Lime (Dour Festival 2009)
Dusty Kid (Dour Festival 2009)

E
Earth (Dour Festival 2008)
Editors 4x (support Franz Ferdinand 2005, Rock Werchter 2006, Pukkelpop 2007, Rock Werchter 2008)
Efterklang (Dour Festival 2008)
Elbow (Rock Werchter 2009)
Ellen Allien 2x (I Love Techno 2007, Dour Festival 2008)

F
Faithless (Rock Werchter 2007)
Fakkelbrigade (Dour Festival 2009)
Feeder (Rock Werchter 2005)
The Flaming Lips (Pukkelpop 2008)
Fleet Foxes (Rock Werchter 2009)
Flexy Lyndo (Dour Festival 2008)
Flogging Molly (Rock Werchter 2005)
Foals (Dour Festival 2008)
Foo Fighters 2x (Rock Werchter 2005, Vorst Nationaal 2006)
Frank Black (Rock Werchter 2007)
Franz Ferdinand 4x (Rock Werchter 2004, Brabanthal 2005, Rock Werchter 2006, Ancienne Belgique 2009)
Fuck Buttons/artist] (Dour Festival 2009)
Fujiya & Miyagi (Dour Festival 2008)
Future of the Left (Dour Festival 2008)

G
The Gaslight Anthem (Dour Festival 2009)
The Germans 2x (Dour Festival 2008, Pukkelpop 2008)
Girls in Hawaii (Pukkelpop 2008)
The Go! Team (Pukkelpop 2007)
Gojira (Dour Festival 2009)
Goldfrapp 2x (support Coldplay 2005, Dour Festival 2008)
The Good, The Bad & The Queen (Rock Werchter 2007)
Goose (Rock Werchter 2007)
Grace Jones (Rock Werchter 2009)
Grinderman (Rock Werchter 2008)
The Gutter Twins (Pukkelpop 2008)

H
Harvey Milk (Dour Festival 2008)
Heideroosjes (Rock Werchter 2004)
Hercules and Love Affair (Rock Werchter 2008)
The Hickey Underworld 3x (Ancienne Belgique 2008, Dour Festival 2009, Bruksellive 2009)
Hifi Handgrenades (Pukkelpop 2008)
The Hives (Pukkelpop 2007)
Hocus Pocus (Dour Festival 2008)
Hooverphonic (0110 Festival 2006)

I
I'm In You (support Julian Plenti 2009)
IAMX (Dour Festival 2008)
The (International) Noise Conspiracy (Dour Festival 2008)
Interpol 3x (Rock Werchter 2005, Rock Werchter 2007, Vorst Nationaal 2007)
Isis (Dour Festival 2009)

J
Jamie Lidell 2x (Pukkelpop 2008, Dour Festival 2009)
Jay-Z (Rock Werchter 2008)
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig 4x (Pukkelpop 2008, Rock Werchter 2009, Dour Festival 2009, Suikerrock 2009)
The John Butler Trio (Rock Werchter 2008)
John Legend (Rock Werchter 2007)
Joker (Dour Festival 2009)
Julian Plenti (Botanique 2009)

K
Kanye West (Vorst Nationaal 2008)
Kawada (Nijdrop 2008)
The Killers (Pukkelpop 2008)
Killing Joke (Dour Festival 2009)
Kings of Leon (Rock Werchter 2007)
Klaxons (Pukkelpop 2009)

L
Lady Linn and her Magnificent Seven (Bruksellive 2009)
Ladytron (support Nine Inch Nails 2007)
Lemon (Rock Werchter 2003)
Lily Allen (Rock Werchter 2009)
Limp Bizkit (Rock Werchter 2009)
Luke Slater (Dour Festival 2009)

M
Madensuyu 2x (Dour Festival 2009, Bruksellive 2009)
Madrugada (Dour Festival 2008)
Magnus (Nijdrop 2007)
Manic Street Preachers (Pukkelpop 2008)
Manu Chao (Rock Werchter 2006)
Marilyn Manson (Rock Werchter 2007)
The Mars Volta (Rock Werchter 2009)
Mastodon (Rock Werchter 2009)
Maxïmo Park (Rock Werchter 2007)
Meat Puppets (Dour Festival 2008)
Mercury Rev (Dour Festival 2009)
Metallica (Rock Werchter 2007, Pukkelpop 2008)
MGMT (Rock Werchter 2008)
Midnight Juggernauts (Pukkelpop 2008)
Miss Kittin & The Hacker (I Love Techno 2007)
Moloko (Rock Werchter 2004)
Moonbootica (Dour Festival 2008)
MSTRKRFT (I Love Techno 2007)
Murdock (Dour Festival 2009)
Muse 2x (Rock Werchter 2004, Sportpaleis 2006)
My Latest Novel (Pukkelpop 2006)
My Morning Jacket 2x (Pukkelpop 2006, Rock Werchter 2008)

N
N*E*R*D (Pukkelpop 2009)
The National 2x (Rock Werchter 2008, Pukkelpop 2008)
Neil Young (Rock Werchter 2008)
Neurosis (Pukkelpop 2008)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Rock Werchter 2009)
Nine Inch Nails 4x (Rock Werchter 2005, Ancienne Belgique 2007, Pukkelpop 2007, Rock Werchter 2009)
Noisia (Pukkelpop 2009)
The Notwist (Dour Festival 2008)
Novastar 3x (Rock Werchter 2004, 0110 Festival 2006, Suikerrock 2009)

O
Oasis (Rock Werchter 2009)

P
Pascale Picard (Dour Festival 2009)
Pearl Jam (Rock Werchter 2007)
Pinback (Dour Festival 2008)
Placebo 2x (Rock Werchter 2006, Rock Werchter 2009)
Priscilla Ahn (Rock Werchter 2009)
The Prodigy (Rock Werchter 2009)

Q
The Qemists (Dour Festival 2009)
Queens of the Stone Age 2x (Rock Werchter 2005, Rock Werchter 2007)

R
R.E.M. 2x (Rock Werchter 2003, Sportpaleis 2005)
Radiohead 2x (Pukkelpop 2006, Rock Werchter 2008)
Rammstein (Rock Werchter 2005)
The Rasmus (Rock Werchter 2004)
The Raveonettes (Dour Festival 2008)
Razorlight (support Muse 2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Rock Werchter 2006)
Ricardo Villalobos (Pukkelpop 2008)
Roger Sanchez (Rock Werchter 2005)
Rufus Wainwright (Rock Werchter 2007)
Rusko (Dour Festival 2009)
Rye Coalition (support Foo Fighters 2006)

S
Santigold 3x (Pukkelpop 2008, support Kanye West 2008, Dour Festival 2009)
Seasick Steve (Rock Werchter 2009)
SebastiAn 2x (Pukkelpop 2007, Pukkelpop 2008)
The Secret Machines (support Foo Fighters 2006)
The Sedan Vault (Bruksellive 2009)
Selah Sue (Dour Festival 2009)
Set The Tone (Dour Festival 2008)
The Shins (Pukkelpop 2007)
Sigur Rós 2x (Rock Werchter 2008, Pukkelpop 2008)
Skin (Rock Werchter 2003)
The Smashing Pumpkins (Pukkelpop 2007)
Snow Patrol (support U2 2005, support dEUS 2006)
Sonic Youth (Pukkelpop 2007)
Soulfly (Pukkelpop 2008)
Soulwax 4x (Rock Werchter 2005, Rock Werchter 2006, Rock Werchter 2008, Pukkelpop 2008)
Steak Number Eight 4x (Ancienne Belgique 2008, Nijdrop 2008, Dour Festival 2008, Bruksellive 2009)
Stereophonics 2x (Rock Werchter 2003, Pukkelpop 2008)
Steve Aoki (Pukkelpop 2009)
The Streets (Pukkelpop 2007)
The Subways (Pukkelpop 2008)
Supergrass (Rock Werchter 2003)
Surkin 2x (Dour Festival 2008, Pukkelpop 2008)

T
Team William 4x (Ancienne Belgique 2008, Dour Festival 2008, Café Video 2008, Pukkelpop 2009)
The Teenagers (Dour Festival 2008)
Therapy? (Rock Werchter 2005)
The Thrills 2x (support R.E.M. 2005, support U2 2005)
Tiga 2x (Rock Werchter 2006, Rock Werchter 2009)
Tim Hecker (Dour Festival 2009)
Tim Vanhamel (Rock Werchter 2008, Dour Festival 2008)
Tomàn (Pukkelpop 2007)
Tool 2x (Rock Werchter 2006, Pukkelpop 2007)
Trentemøller 2x (Pukkelpop 2007, I Love Techno 2007)
Triggerfinger (Dour Festival 2008)
Two Gallants (Pukkelpop 2008)


U
U2 (Koning Boudewijnstadion 2005)
Ultraphallus (Dour Festival 2008)
UNKLE (Pukkelpop 2007)

V
The Van Jets (Pukkelpop 2007)
Vitalic (Rock Werchter 2006)

W
White Lies (Rock Werchter 2009)
Why? (Dour Festival 2008)
Woven Hand (Dour Festival 2008)
Wu-Tang Clan (Rock Werchter 2004)

X
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Y
Yeasayer 2x (Ancienne Belgique 2008, Pukkelpop 2008
Yo Majesty (Pukkelpop 2009)

Z
Zita Swoon (0110 Festival 2006)
Zombie Nation (Dour Festival 2008)