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Milestones
5000th track: (09 Jun 2012)
The Doors - Touch Me
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/318615.jpg5100th track: (10 Jun 2012)
The Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/8387321.jpg5200th track: (21 Jun 2012)
Iron Butterfly - Butterfly Bleu
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/57393713.png5300th track: (21 Jun 2012)
John Mellencamp - Authority Song
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/27137863.png5400th track: (21 Jun 2012)
Soft Machine - Down The Road
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/24585331.png5500th track: (22 Jun 2012)
The Incredible String Band - A Very Cellular Song
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/312641.gif5600th track: (22 Jun 2012)
The Leaves - Little Biddy People
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/369137.jpg5700th track: (01 Jul 2012)
The Yardbirds - The Nazz are Blue
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/357127.jpg5800th track: (03 Jul 2012)
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Since 2009, I’ve been updating my Artists Seen Live list. In 2012, I reached the Last.fm text posting limit, so I’m splitting the list into two, so I can continue adding to it.

Here's whom I can remember seeing over the years [A-L]:

* = seen live multiple times
*** = seen live so many times I should get an award

A Place to Bury Strangers
A-Trak
Against Me!
The Airborne Toxic Event
Alexi Murdoch
American Bang*
American Music Club
Amiina*
Amy Winehouse
Andrea Corr
Andrew W.K.
Angus & Julia Stone
Animal Collective
Annie Lennox
Annie Stela
Antony
The Apples In Stereo
Arcade Fire*
Architecture in Helsinki
The Arctic Monkeys
Aretha Franklin
Aṣa
Asobi Sesku*
Atlas Sound*
Autolux

B. Dolan
Bad Brains*
Band of Horses*
Basia Bulat*
Bat for Lashes
The Battle Royale
Beach House
Beastie Boys***
The Beets
Ben Harper*
Benevento/Russo Duo
Big Audio Dynamite*
The Bird and The Bee
Biz Markie
Bjork***
Black Ice
The Black Keys***
Black Kids
Black Lips
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Monthly Top Lists of 2012

January:

Top 10 Bands:
1 Dream Theater 398 plays
2 Pain of Salvation 190 plays
3 Mastodon 169 plays
4 Evergrey 81 plays
5 Megadeth 68 plays
6 Rotten Sound 64 plays
7 Vallenfyre 62 plays
8 Tesla 54 plays
9 Primordial 41 plays
10 Dark Tranquillity 39 plays

Top 10 Albums:
1 Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane 102 plays
2 Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York 100 plays
3 Dream Theater - Once in a Livetime 99 plays
4 Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I 87 plays
5 Evergrey - Glorious Collision 81 plays
6 Rotten Sound - Cursed 64 plays
7 Vallenfyre - A Fragile King 62 plays
8 Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy 54 plays
9 Mastodon - Blood Mountain 42 plays
10 Primordial - Storm Before Calm 41 plays

Top 10 Songs:
1 Dream Theater - Learning to Live 11 plays
2 Evergrey - Leave It Behind Us 10 plays
3 Pain of Salvation - Reconciliation 9 plays
3 Pain of Salvation - Ending Theme 9 plays
3 Dream Theater - Just Let Me Breathe 9 plays
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とことんNo.2を考えてみたら？
オンエア曲　　11月17日（木）

01. Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross - 4週(1980/4/26～5/17)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNOn6enPC7U


02. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp - 4週(1982/8/7～8/28)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOsbsuhYGQ


03. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band - 1週(1983/5/7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCEQwww65g


04. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant - 4週 (1983/7/2～7/30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTapkyLg8-M


05. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell - 3週 (1984/3/24～4/7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY


06. Cherish - Kool & The Gang - 3週 (1985/9/21～10/5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s09LuDYX12g


07. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung - 2週(1986/12/27～1987/1/3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXu6QmxpJE


08. C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil - 2週(1987/1/17～1/24)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFLk_25TBUs


09. What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - 2週(1988/2/20～2/27)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn9E5i7l-Eg
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とことんNo.2を考えてみたら？
オンエア曲　　11月2日（水）

01. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley - 1週(1962/2/3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V430M59Yn8


02. Return to Sender - Elvis Presley - 5週(1962/11/17～12/15)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU5xxh5UX4U


03. Burning Love - Elvis Presley - 1週(1972/10/28)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bxxIvPZwG4


04. Memphis - Johnny Rivers - 2週 (1964/7/11～7/18)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeWh5d-xdV4


05. Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin - 2週 (1971/9/11～9/18)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v79uwZ9uUm8


06. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty - 6週 (1978/6/24～7/29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo


07. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) - John Mellencamp - 1週(1986/4/5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtmStUrXMQ


08. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen - 6週(1963/12/14～12/21, 1964/1/4～1/25)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WcgqXMncf4


09. Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 2週(1966/8/20～8/27)
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A real classic of the blues and the signature song of influential blues musician Son House

Death Letter von Son House
Death Letter von Cassandra Wilson
Brief in Rot von Aben D Blues
Death Letter Blues von Son House
Death Letter von The White Stripes
Death Letter von Diamanda Galás
Death Letter von John Mellencamp
Death Letter Blues von Armadillo Blues

Any important versions missing?

Before Spring-2011 finally reigns let’s take a nostalgic look back at some swell 2010 songs for one last time.

During the last year I’ve listened to over 250 albums. And God knows how many new songs overall. But still, most of even Pitchfork list is still an unheard mystery to me.

I guess this list may look conciderably weird. Consisted mostly of popular songs with some drops of country and noise... Yes, indeed it is weird. But I can’t help it – I tried pretty hard and this is what I came up with. Moreover, I feel really strong about this – if I die today, burn a CD with these songs with me in the crematory.

Sorry for writing all of this in English (or something that resembles English). All of these songs are in English. I stopped thinking about them in Ukrainian a while ago. Besides, my thoughts aren’t that deep, so my poor English vocabulary should cover it.



50. “The Open Road” by John Hiatt (The Open Road, New West)

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Now that 2010 is nearly over, it’s high time to look back. First of all, I think it was a very good year, musicwise. Truth be told, I did not discover very many new bands, but quite a few of my favourite artists, released some of the best records in their careers. Number one, beyond any doubt, is Natalie Merchant, whose Leave Your Sleep is absolutely enchanting. Josh Rouse also made an impression with the new turn his music has taken. I did not really know The National and Tift Merritt before this year, but I’m happy to have finally discovered both. The only 2010 band in my list of favourites is Warpaint, whose The Fool has turned out to be an extremely addictive debut, though I like their EP Exquisite Corps even better.
Joanna Newsom’s Have One On Me is not as good as its predecessor Ys, but its beautiful nonetheless.

Here’s my top 10

1. Leave your sleep – Natalie Merchant
2. High violet - The National
3. The fool - Warpaint
4. Have one on me - Joanna Newsom
5. El turista - Josh Rouse
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