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1 Björk - All Is Full of Love
2 Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
3 Paul Weller - Wild Wood
4 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
5 Fatboy Slim - Praise You
6 The Roots - You Got Me
7 Primal Scream - Swastika Eyes
8 Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E.
9 Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
10 Tom Waits - Hold On
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Boris Yeltsin leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President (12/31/1999)
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Thu 22 Apr – An Evening With Rufus Wainwright

No clapping? At a gig? This is vaguely what I thought when I first read about Rufus Wainwright's "no applause, s'il vous plait" request in the paper the weekend before the gig. Surprised, however, I was not. When I arrived at Manchester Apollo on Thursday night (in plenty of time for the "7:45pm prompt" start) and saw the posters dotting around explaining further the reasons for this request it got me thinking that there's absolutely got to be good reason for this.

There was. Rufus took to the stage at least ten minutes after 7:45pm prompt in an incredibly opulent black hooded gown with a train the length of an actual train. After solemnly approaching his piano in slow motion, he sat and played All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu in its entirety, accompanied on the big screen with visuals by Douglas Gordon and punctuated only with the occasional gulp of water. Not applauding after every song was hard, but I think that was mostly due to force of habit. …

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Release The Stars - Rufus Wainwright
"Release your love!"
Detalhes do Álbum:

Nome/Músico: Rufus Wainwright
Nome/Álbum: Release The Stars
Lançado: 15 de Maio de 2007
Gênero: Rock/Pop
Duração: 55:09
Gravadora: Geffen
Produtores: Rufus Wainwright

Filho de Kate McGarrigle e irmão de Martha Wainwright, Rufus nasceu em Nova Iorque, mesmo local onde ele acompanhou sua mãe em seus shows durante a adolescência, juntamente com sua irmã - seu primeiro contato com a música. Seu pai, Loudon Wainwright III, também é músico, mas se separou da sua mãe ainda enquanto criança. Diante de toda essa influência, era difícil se pensar que ele consequentemente não seguiria os passos familiares e não se tornaria músico. Foi em 1998, com seu álbum homônimo, produzido por ninguém menos que Jon Brion e Van Dyke Parks que Rufus atraiu a atenção da indústria. …

Name your top ten artists on Last.fm:

1 Muse
2 Radiohead
3 The Beatles
4 Patrick Wolf
5 Rufus Wainwright
6 Suzanne Vega
7 Led Zeppelin
8 Paul McCartney
9 Emiliana Torrini
10 Sigur Rós

How many times have you listened to number one (Muse)?
677.

Is this your favourite band?
Um no. Favourite contemporary band, yes.

What got you into number one?
Well... In mid-2006 I heard Megalomania (acoustic) and Starlight, and they put me off. And even though I already had Showbiz, Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations, I didn't want to give them a chance, the song titles themselves creeped me out slightly (creepy man, that Bellamy.) Then, over the following months I started to change my mind, and my ears picked up on the smoking hotness of Supermassive Black Hole, it did't sound overly creepy and angsty, just sexy and fun and well done, and I thought, okay, take 2.

Why have you listened to them so much?
Because I became obsessed with them at around the same time that I started using last.fm.
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Post the top ten bands/artists on your profile, the first song you heard of theirs, the song that made you fall in love, and your current favourite.

1. CMX
First song: Ruoste
Made me fall in love: Surunmurhaaja
Current favourite: Mustat siivet yli taivaan

2. Tori Amos
First song: Pretty Good Year
Made me fall in love: Playboy Mommy
Current favourite: Leather

3. Rufus Wainwright
First song: Hallelujah
Made me fall in love: Going To A Town
Current favourite: In My Arms

4. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
First song: Where the Wild Roses Grow
Made me fall in love: As I Sat Sadly by Her Side
Current favourite: Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere

5. Martha Wainwright
First song: When The Day Is Short
Made me fall in love: Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole
Current favourite: Factory

6. Sia
First song: Breathe Me
Made me fall in love: Buttons
Current favourite: Lentil

7. Regina Spektor
First song: Ode to Divorce
Made me fall in love: Samson
Current favourite: 20 Years of Snow
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I must say Rufus is not in my top ten favorite artists list, but it was definetely one of my best gigs ever...

There are three queer band/artists I used to be very curious about seeing them live: Antony and the Johnsons, Rufus Wainwright and Patrick Wolf[/artist. Now I already met and seen a Antony's gig and have seen a Rufus gig.

I arrived very early - about 19h30 pm (the concert time was 21h30).

The concert was even more special because of Martha Wainwright opened for her brother Rufus and also made guest appearances at Rufus' concert. Kate McGarrigle (mother of Rufus and Martha) also played piano and and Brad Albetta (Martha's husband) played cello on both concerts.

There were many magic moments. I was tired and high - I had some beer before getting into the venue - but had a wonderful time, specially because I was with the man of my life.

IWhen we entered the venue, Martha was already singing on the stage. I serached her track listing, but couldn't find it. …