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The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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2011 Year-end list contenders


w/c Mon 02 May:

The Wave Pictures - Beer in the Breakers
The English rockers are back with a record full of meandering guitar chords laden over beautiful pads of pop. (Spinner)
We7 | Spotify | mflow | MySpace

Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes
The Horrors frontman teams up with Rachel Zewffira for this choir kissed debut release. My album of the week. A sensation.
We7 | Spotify | mflow | MySpace

Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends
The Australian electro-pop gurus bend pop in all directions on their fourth full-length record. (Spinner)
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The 3 Game

Goal of the game is to discover new genres, new music, new artists, new songs.

Pick at least 3 artists off a random user's profile page or from the user's posts and shouts. Listen to at least 3 tracks by each artist. Move your favourite artists to your list of final picks. When you have 10 artists on your list of final picks you can advance to the next round.

The players:
Lars
Meg
Sweets
Razz
Leija
Didja
Nikki
Diana
Fabs
Chrissanna
Jürgen

lacksesepsotygh profile link: http://www.last.fm/user/lacksesepsotygh
3 Artists picked:
1. Robert Hood done
2. Biosphere done (final pick)
3. Boards of Canada done (final pick)

Browolf profile link: http://www.last.fm/user/browolf
3 Artists picked:
1. 808 State done
2. Acid House Kings done
3. Astrud Gilberto done

Legobanan profile link: http://www.last.fm/user/Legobanan
3 Artists picked:
1. Quasimoto done (final pick)
2. Shpongle done (final pick)
3. Artifakt done

erikstahl profile link: http://www.last.fm/user/erikstahl
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Last.FM Milestones1000th track: (02 Nov 2005)
Smog - Drinking at the Dam
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/8929.gif2000th track: (25 Nov 2005)
mclusky - Collagen Rock
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/385698.jpg3000th track: (26 Dec 2005)
The Microphones - Ice
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/2305250.jpg4000th track: (24 Jan 2006)
The Corn Sisters - Don't Let Me Cross Over
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/25827817.jpg5000th track: (06 Apr 2006)
Nick Cave - Nobody's Baby Now
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/365671.jpg6000th track: (04 May 2006)
Calla - Testify
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/70184.jpg7000th track: (05 Jun 2006)
Boredoms - Arrow Up
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/27484581.jpg8000th track: (05 Jul 2006)
El Perro del Mar - This Loneliness
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/32471265.png9000th track: (20 Jul 2006)
OP8 - If I Think of Love
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/384177.jpg10000th track: (05 Aug 2006)
Love Is All - Felt Tip
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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.

Top 20 artists:

1. Okkervil River
2. Bright Eyes
3. The Decemberists
4. Conor Oberst
5. Iron & Wine
6. Two Gallants
7. The Shins
8. The Lucksmiths
9. The National
10. The Magnetic Fields
11. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
12. Belle and Sebastian
13. Rocky Votolato
14. Sufjan Stevens
15. City and Colour
16. The Beatles
17. The Mountain Goats
18. The Kooks
19. Band of Horses
20. Bon Iver

Similar Artists

1. Shearwater
2. The Hold Steady
3. Wolf Parade
4. Neutral Milk Hotel
5. Desaparecidos
6. Commander Venus
7. Son, Ambulance
8. Neva Dinova
9. The Good Life
10. Elliott Smith
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30 questions about your top 30 (last.fm)!

1. How did you get into 29?
The Orchids in 1994, i saw some names in a local indie music magazine called Music Heaven, there was a special article about Sarah 100 farewell, but it took me almost ten years to first heard those bands, the compilation is the famous There Are Back Again Lane which with Peaches on it. i still not fancy the male vocal that much, but when the girl sings "get yourself high..." i'm really happy.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
The Embassy there was a misapprehension at first, because there was another Canadian band with the same name, my darling Swedish friend Julius burnt me a The Embassy and Jens Lekman mp3 disk, then marvelous tasty Stage persona popped up, i was fully in a dizziness, happy in the thirsty, hunger, lust for Swedish sweet.

3. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Jens Lekman all of them! Jens was in Shanghai around last Christmas, but i was too busy at work, so a lifetime regret tortured me for a while…

Stuart
Zipper Cremallera - Saturday
The Royal We - All The Rage
Baskervilles - Day One Amanda Year
The Container Drivers - Skylon
Pocketbooks - Falling Leaves
Throw That Beat In The Garbagecan! - Acid DJ
The Supermans Can Fly - Shoot Me, I'm A Pin Ball
The Good Natured - How Can I Believe In You?
Metric - Combat Baby
Kanda - Artic

Aaron
The Garlands – David
The Lucksmiths – Song of the Undersea
Ballboy – Let's Fall in Love and Run Away from Here
The Go-Betweens – Casanova's Last Words
Fireflies – Strange
Paddington Distortion Combo – Chairman of the Bored
The Field Mice – You're Kidding Aren't You?
The June Brides – No Place Called Home
Biff Bang Pow! – I'm Still Waiting for My Time
The Popguns - Someone You Love

Debbie
Silver Jews - Animal Shapes
Elliot Smith - Son Of Sam
The Lucksmiths - Syncronised Sinking
The Concretes - Chosen One
Blur - Coffee & Fur
Rilo Kiley - Portions For Foxes
King Biscuit Time - I Walk The Earth
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Here's the playlist from last night's show.
Tune in next week to hear even more great lo-fi hits. Turn your internet dial to www.acrn.com every wednesday night at 8pm (est)!

1. Obechoir & Madeline- Taste of Rain
2. Nice and Friendly- Give It Everything You've Got
3. White Guys Jumping- I loved My Life
4. The Moldy Peaches- Steak for Chicken
5. Pokey LaFarge- Sweet Seventeen
6. Filiberto Luis Ortega- Monkey Business
7.her last unicorn- I Couldn't Be Your Friend
8. One happy island- Laser Show
9. Mário & Lundum-Há Muito Quem Cante o Fado
10. The Matheletes- Pinocchiobot
11. Pipas- Rock'n Roll
12. Patrick Porter- I Win
13.Porn on Vinyl- Steam
14. Kuma- My Little Sister, Haruko
13. Woody Pines- Reefer Man
14. The Shivers- New Direction