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15 May 2008, 02:59

1. How did you get into 29? (Steve Burns)
I saw him on Blue's Clues... then years later found out he was connected to the Flaming Lips so of course I had to hear what that sounded like. Pretty good, incidentally.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by 22? (Patrick Wolf)
Hmm... it was either PlayAccident And Emergency or PlayThe Magic Position. I got Accident and Emergency in the November 2006 indie playlist and The Magic Position came with one version of Winamp. I can't remember which came first.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Сплин)
All of their lyrics are Russian. I have no clue.

4. How did you get into 49? (Tarkio)
I like the Decemberists and I like Colin Meloy so I figured that I would like his first band... I actually don't even have Omnibus, just a small handful of songs.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (The Killers)
I own physical copies of Hot Fuss and Sawdust, but I do have Sam's Town downloaded.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Sunset Rubdown)
Jeez, I only have four songs by them! I need to get more music. In my defense I have very little space on this computer. Anyway, to answer the question... I guess Stadiums and Shrines II.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Sun Kil Moon)
I'll be honest... all I have is one cover album and I'm not too fond of it.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Sufjan Stevens)
That's a hard question... Casimir Pulaski Day is nice but he has a lot of nice songs.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Menomena)
Another hard one! I guess I'll say PlayMy My, but I like a lot of them.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (of Montreal)
Lots and lots of happy songs. Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse is pretty high on that list.

11. What is the worst song by 40? (The Unicorns)
I'm not so fond of Ghost Mountain...

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Arcade Fire)
PlayNo Cars Go, Play(Antichrist Television Blues), and Neighborhood #2 (Laïka) are some of my favorites.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Califone)
Hmm... nothing has really happened to me involving them. I got an album and put it in my playlist.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (The Shins)
This question is coming up a lot. I guess that should be expected. Well, I like Know Your Onion!.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Rogue Wave)
10:1 and PlayLake Michigan are both really fun.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Pixies)
Huh... not really. But I only have one album.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Rufus Wainwright)
I don't think I heard anything before getting an album, so PlayCigarettes and Chocolate Milk.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Built to Spill)
"When I was a kid I saw a light floating high above the trees one night. Thought it was an alien, turned out to be just god." (Goin' Against Your Mind)

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Modest Mouse)
Isaac is cool... so is Joe... they're all cool, actually.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Vells)
PlayHello Medecina is a pretty fun song.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Stars)
Nothing real specific, but they've been the incidental music a few times when I'm doing stuff with friends.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Wolf Parade)
Once again, a really hard question... I haven't listened to At Mount Zoomer enough to gauge its songs accurately, either. Wolf Parade has a lot of winners.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Band of Horses)
Probably just The Funeral, they used to play it on the radio frequently-ish.

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Bright Eyes)
The only full album I have is Cassadaga.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Beirut)
Hmm, I dunno. I like Cliquot because it has Owen Pallett and I also like Nantes and A Sunday Smile because they're just plain good songs.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (The Fiery Furnaces)
Someone sent me Benton Harbor Blues and Quay Cur but I couldn't tell you which one I listened to first.

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Decemberists)
Oh god. I love all of them! They can do no wrong!

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (The Flaming Lips)
Jesus they have a lot of songs. I'll just say PlayVein Of Stars and try not to think too hard about all the other good songs they have.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Gogol Bordello)
I'm sure I heard PlayStart Wearing Purple somewhere before I knew who it was.

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (The Polyphonic Spree)
HOOPS Yes! (FC Dallas) is a lot of fun. Then again, it's the Polyphonic Spree and all of their songs are fun.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Neutral Milk Hotel)
:(

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Muse)
It's pretty hard to listen to Knights of Cydonia and not get pumped.

33. How did you get into 12? (Electric President)
I got a song by Radical Face in an indie playlist and obviously it was a fantastic song because Radical Face is fantastic. I went into a frenzy trying to find more and in the process discovered Ben's other band, Electric President.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Radical Face vs. Phalex Sledgehammer)
There are no bad ones.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Swan Lake)
I believe it was All Fires.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by 48? (Danielson)
Wow, I had no idea they were on my top 50. Someone sent me three songs (Bloodbook on the Halfshell, Did I Step On Your Trumpet, and I'm Slow But I'm Sloppy), which are still the only Danielson songs I have. I don't know which one I heard first.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Death Cab for Cutie)
None. I would have gone to the Best Music Poll, but it was 18+, and I'd love to see them on their upcoming tour (I'd especially love to see them with Rogue Wave), but they're not coming back to Massachusetts. Another day, I suppose. :(

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (The Arcade Fire)
Oh boy, I didn't realize I had this in here! I have to go fix my tags. I even already answered this question for this band.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (The Smiths)
Oh, god. I probably heard a ton of their stuff when I was little but didn't know what it was. The first one I remember hearing (it's very distinct) is How Soon Is Now?.

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Final Fantasy)
Has a Good Home is pretty cool.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (The Hidden Cameras)
Most of their songs are fun. I think AWOO and The WAning mOOn are really good.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Explosions in the Sky)
The only one I have is Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever. It's good.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Ugly Casanova)
I've always liked PlayThings I Don't Remember.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (LCD Soundsystem)
My friend gave me North American Scum and explained what it was about. I was amused.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Guster)
Amsterdam is a good one!

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Radical Face)
His songs are usually not very happy lyrics-wise but it's hard to listen to PlayGlory or PlayWelcome Home and not be happy.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (They Might Be Giants)
How can you choose one?

48. Who is your favorite member of 37? (Colin Meloy)
Hahaha... Colin Meloy! I wish I got this question more often on this thing.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Tom Waits)
I... have no idea.

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Man Man)
PlayFeathers is simple, but refined. Oh man I still don't have Rabbit Habits. I need to fix that.

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