Other music!

[Liam]

Thought it would be cool to see what other music people are into!

The BNL fan-base seems to have very good taste, and I know that I personally have got into a lot of other musicians through this community, which I am very thankful for. A lot of BNL's opening acts from over the years are now some of my other favourite artists!

Some of my favourites include:

Guster, Jason Mraz, Reel Big Fish, Ben Folds, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gavin DeGraw, They Might Be Giants.

:)

[Melissa]

The bands listed above and...

Carbon Leaf

[DaWezl]

Cloud Cult. I love love love Cloud Cult right now! :D

[cturtleemmers1]

I'm really into Owl City right now!

[YouShouldBeThere]

I have a lot of variety in my music, my favorite artists (in order) are:

1. Barenaked Ladies (Always will be #1)
2. Metallica
3. Nickelback
4. Keith Urban
5. AC/DC
6. Third Eye Blind
7. Def Leppard
8. The Fray
9. The Who
10. Kenny Chesney

I have seen all of these artists in concert, BNL I seen 4 times, and out of all those concerts I went to, BNL always puts on the best show. I will see BNL over any other artists any day.

[katezilla]

Buffalo Tom.

[PilotMal]

Muse, MuteMath, Radiohead, Protest the Hero (I met two of these guys today in a random truck stop), The Tragically Hip, Alexisonfire.

[Suebee42]

The usual suspects... Guster, Great Big Sea, Carbon Leaf, Gaelic Storm...

Plus Jack Johnson, Crowded House, TMBG, 10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant (but not 10K M without Natalie...), soooo many... and MOST of them I credit to the fine folks in the BNL fan community. *thumbs up*

[barenakedboy]

Cake is darn good too!

[russies]

You will all be shocked by the inclusion of Guster and Great Big Sea! They Might be Giants are a long time favorite. If you get a chance to hear The Clintons from Montana, do so, they are great.

[Suebee42]

You will all be shocked by the inclusion of Guster and Great Big Sea!


NO WAY! That's amazing! LOL!

[KingDaveRa]

My list:


Guster - only a recent liking for me. I'm quite frankly amazed it took me so long.
Foo Fighters
Pink Floyd - I consider Dark Side of The Moon almost a single song. You've just got to listen to the whole thing to appreciate it. I feel I should one day listen to it with big headphones, sat cross-legged on a beanbag, with my eyes closed.
Fastball - so, so, SO underrated. These guys rock hard. Little White Lies, the titular track from their latest is just a fupping amazing song.
Doves - Can't beat some Manchester alt-rock now and then :)
Fountains of Wayne
Chatham County Line - Bluegrass. Yeehaw! These guys also do the 'all around one microphone' thing, so they've gotta be good...
Cherry Ghost - New album soon. NOT SOON ENOUGH
Dixie Chicks - For those Country moments
Eagles - Similar, but with a harder edge. And the five (now four) part harmonies of WIN.
Bellowhead - Good old fashioned folk, but with a modern edge. Their 'percussionist' plays an Ikea cutlery pot as one of his instruments...
Sia - Awesome voice


Others I've been liking a lot lately:

The Unthanks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bRR6DVWEUM)
Stornoway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_ZhrQ_G9c) And another song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoxFreQqp4Q)
Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQQERp_vTI). She's only little but by god can she sing!

Oh, and just for the record, I think Autotune is the devil.

[Liam]

Dave, I thank you so much for mentioning Pixie Lott there. I don't need an excuse to think about her, but you just gave me one anyway. Of course, it's all about the singing... honestly...

[KingDaveRa]

No worries, happy to help ;)

[becky11]

Carbon Leaf
GBS
The Alternate Routes <- EVERYONE must take a listen..NOW! :)
Marc Broussard

[Liam]

Marc Broussard
Good shout with Marc Broussard! I haven't heard from him in quite a while though. What a voice!

[becky11]

Good shout with Marc Broussard! I haven't heard from him in quite a while though. What a voice!
I believe he's working on a new album. He tweets quite a bit, if you're into that. @marcbroussard
:)

[Amicustoall]

My list is too long to post on a forum.

[kinch]

My brother in law got me into "Squeeze" when I was visiting the UK. Also, I like a few songs from "Noah and The Whale" - specifically, 5 Years Time and Shape of My Heart

[Sally]

Breaking Laces
Oh My God
Andrew Bird
Mike Evin
Sufjan Stevens
Blue Rodeo
Moxy Fruvous (now defunct, but still amazing)

Yes, yes for Marc Broussard!

I could go on all freakin' day.

[Suebee42]

My brother in law got me into "Squeeze" when I was visiting the UK. Also, I like a few songs from "Noah and The Whale" - specifically, 5 Years Time and Shape of My Heart

Oh yes! Squeeze too!

[russies]

How did I forget to mention:
Beck
Frank Zappa and
Warren Zevon

[bearnaked]

Apart from BNL?
Is there a character limitation?

Aimee Mann
Barena- ah, okay; 'other' music
Beck
Butterfly Boucher
Cake
DMB
Elvis Costello
Eels
Foo Fighters
Peter Gabriel
Kevin Hearn with or w/o Thinbuckle
Sophie Hunger
LaBrassBanda (yes, bavarian... sort of)
Morrisey (with or w/o The Smiths)
Mountain Goats
The (old & new) Odds
Prefab Sprouts
Sufjan Stevens
Suzanne Vega
The Beautiful South
TMBG
The Police
The Submarines
XTC

...just to name a few.

[orangey]

Right up there with BNL are Guster and Matt Nathanson.

After seeing her twice last week, my new musical find is Ingrid Michaelson.

[NurseShmoo]

Top Five Favorites:
1. Barenaked Ladies (obviously)
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Eminem
4. Pink
5. Metallica

I listen to music depending on my mood and these can cover pretty much everything I am feeling, good or bad.:eek:

[DaWezl]

How did I forget to mention:
Beck
Frank Zappa and
Warren Zevon

I was so lucky to see Frank Zappa perform, literally a couple months before he announced that he had cancer. One of the best shows I've ever seen!

[shakes1327]

Let's see, in no particular order...

Joel Plaskett, Ben Lee, Cake, Kings of Leon, Hawksley Workman, Mika, Michael Buble, The Decemberists, Danny Michel, Griffin House, Great Big Sea, Guster, The Mountain Goats, Mike Doughty, Raine Maida, Julia Nunes, Greg Holden, Johnny Flynn, The Weakerthans, Great Lake Swimmers, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Jason Mraz, Owl City, Ben Folds, TMBG...

A lot of Canadians, and quite a few lesser known artists, but they're all fantastic!

[kbelly55]

In no particular order, as well:
Jimmy Eat World, Jump Little Children, Spoon, The Format, Fun., Butterfly Boucher, Guster, Cake, The Cardigans, Jack Johnson, The Flaming Lips, Jason Mraz, The Killers, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many more...

Kelley

[AnotherHeartbreak]

My Top 5:

1. Barenaked Ladies FOREVER
2. Johnny Cash
3. Eminem
4. Joey Leddz
5. Pearl Jam

[PolyesterAngel]

My music taste is so eccelctic... Along with BNL I really enjoy:

Justin Timberlake
Great Big Sea
Ok Go!
Shania Twain
Blink 182
Les Respectables
Matt Track

And many, many others :)

[jadeybeans]

It warms my heart to see so many other people include They Might Be Giants on their list. Barenaked Ladies were my favourite band for years until I discovered TMBG :)
Anyway, list time
-They Might Be Giants
-Jonathan Coulton
-Pixies
-Joel Plaskett (Emergency)
-Beatles
and much, much more.

[jadeybeans]

You, madam, have fantastic taste.

[bratcw]

Great Big Sea
Gaelic Storm
Butterfly Boucher
The Kin
Sarah McLachlan
Brad Paisley
Taylor Swift (don't judge me)

[bnlmom]

Let's see:
Guster,Great Big Sea, Brian Setzer and since my daughter is a college radio station DJ-Paramore,Plain White T's,Jack"s Mannequin,Something Corporate
and of course BNL

[manzanitajane]

lately I've been listening to a lot of Thinbuckle and Ben Folds lately, but there's also
Guster (of course)
Radiohead
Harvey Danger
Bela Fleck
Brothers Creeggan
Incubus
Better Than Ezra
Beatles
and, thanks to the cruise...Mike Evin :)

I'm loving some of these lists though.

[really_mzungu]

Lots of "cruise" bands:

Guster
Great Big Sea
Weakerthans
Gaelic Storm
Mike Evin
Carbon Leaf

And a lot of bands that I've seen as openers or whatever with the cruise bands:
Alternate Routes
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
Ingrid Michaelson

And from the radio mostly:
Dave Matthews Band (I know that makes me a minority in this group, but I don't care)
Green Day
U2
Johnny Cash

And probably several others that my brain is refusing to supply right now.

[BNLStunty]

Wow, I'm really liking these new boards. I finally grew sick of the old boards and stopped going. But I might start coming around here more often.

As for my favorite musicians other than BNL:

AC DC
Alanis
Bad Livers
Beatles
Billy Joel
Bishop Allen
Boston
Butterfly Boucher
CAKE (Amazing live)
The Charlie Daniels Band
Dispatch ("The General" is fantastic)
Dream Theater (Octavarium is among my favorite albums ever)
The Dubliners
Flogging Molly ("Rebels of the Sacred Heart" is an amazing drinking song)
Green Day
The Irish Rovers
Jace Everett (True Blood, anyone?)
Johnny Cash
Kings of Leon
KT Tunstall
Lady Gaga (Damn that stuff's catchy)
Maroon 5
Meatloaf
Miley Cyrus (strictly "Party in the USA")
The Most Serene Republic
The Mountain Goats ("This Year" is probably my favorite song in the English language)
Neutral Milk Hotel
OAR
OK Go
Pepper (Awesome live)
Regina Spektor
Sigur Rós (My new favorite band other than BNL. They're from Iceland and some of their songs are in a language they made up. Takk... is the greatest album ever recorded. "Glósóli" is the best song ever recorded.)
Train
The Soundtrack from Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog
Weezer

[lulugirl]

Guster
James Taylor
Ben Taylor
Earth, Wind & Fire
Steely Dan
Dwight Yoakam
Everclear
Green Day
Loudon Wainwright
Willie Nelson
Sting
Lyle Lovett
Foo FIghters
Barry Manilow(no laughing)

[Gib]

Taylor Swift (don't judge me)

Well I was gonna say Taylor, glad you said her first
won tickets with work to go see her in concert and I love it, really really good.

Also

Lily Allen
Matchbox Twenty
Katy Perry
Five for Fighting
Ting Tings
Gavin DeGraw
Artic Monkeys
Alicia Keys
Jay-Z
Counting Crows
Glasvegas
Paolo Nutini

That'll do for now

[Hidden Sun]

Kevin Hearn & Thin Buckle, The Vanity Project/Steven Page, The Brothers Creeggan, Andy Creeggan... oh wait...

[wxgirl]

Wow such varied tastes. This is an interesting thread.

Well here are my other favorites (can you tell I grew up in the 80s?). I have some varied selections here:

TMBG (not surprised there are many other fans here)
Pet Shop Boys
Duran Duran
George Michael
Depeche Mode
Weird AL
Beatles

More recent interests
Killers
Ferry Corsten
Foo Fighters

[Sean]

I have taken this from my last fm

Barenaked Ladies
The Divine Comedy
Matchbox Twenty
Jason Mraz
Ben Folds
Ben Kweller
Ash
Great Big Sea
Guster
Ben Lee
They Might Be Giants
Gemma Hayes
Ann Scott
Hot Club de Paris
The Beach Boys

If i was to choose i would probably lower Mraz and Guster, remove TMBG and add Dave matthews band

[swiss lady]

in no particular order, musicians/bands I like a lot:

Luke Doucet
Jeremy Fisher
Danny Michel
Hawksley Workman
Guster
Better Than Ezra
Matchbox Twenty
Billy Joel
Joe Jackson
Crowded House
Jamie Cullum
Jason Plumb
Kaiser Chiefs
The Sons
Randy Newman
Robert Post
Ron Sexsmith
Nits
Travis
Elvis Costello
Ben Folds
The Beatles
....
I'm sure I forgot some.
and a couple Swiss bands/musicians, that nobody would no.

[Peter]

I've been listening to a lot of Mountain Goats since the last cruise (and a fair bit of Mike Evin, Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet too). Apart from that it's mostly BNL related music I like with some Shawn Mullins, Carbon Leaf and The Beautiful South thrown in for good measure. There's a whole lot of other stuff I listen to too but it's mostly just one or two songs from various artists.

[cuddlemonkey]

Jeff Buckley and Queen seem to rotate with BNL in my CD player as of late.

[sarah11918]

I am a huge Elton John fan, so that must be said.

In terms of who I listen to that others might not know, mostly a cappella stuff:

-Retrocity (rhymes with atrocity, not retro-city): www.retrocity.ca (and you can listen to their album online at http://retrocity.bandcamp.com/) - a cappella 80s music group from Toronto

- Petra Haden - she did those Prius commercial songs. She has an entirely a cappella album that's only her voice doing every part (the Prius songs are off of that album). She does a pretty cool Don't Stop Believin' but I really like Let Your Love Flow

- Cadence - also from Toronto, and shares some members of Retrocity, but a wider repertoire (http://www.cadence-unplugged.com/index.php?page=home)

[Box of Whine]

I also am listening to a lot of Mountain Goats. The hubby and I saw them in Seattle and Portland last November. Great shows!!

Aside from the Ladies, I'm also listening to, in no particular order, Luke Doucet, The Trews, The Decemberists, The Long Winters, Death Cab for Cutie, Mike Evin, Brandi Carlile, The Tragically Hip, Sloan, White Stripes, Lyle Lovett, Rachael Yamagata, The Weakerthans and Cheap Trick (I've loved Cheap Trick since junior high!!!) :)

[Den of Antiquity]

Alt Rock:
The Raconteurs
Brandon Benson (highly recommended)
Phoenix

Fun stuff:
Flight of the Conchords

Earsplitting guitar rock:
Halestorn

and of course, Den of Antiquity...

[42stairs]

I always loves these threads, because I end up finding new things to enjoy, and in some cases, make my friends look at my music player oddly (Apparently they haven't heard very many Swedish swing/hip-hops bands.) Here's a small bit of the artist listing on my playlist ATM:

Barenaked Ladies
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Neil Diamond
Great Big Sea
The Airborne Toxic Event
Moxy Fruvous
Pet Shop Boys
The Movits!
TMBG
Flight of the Conchords
Pizzicato Five
Robbie Williams
Dropkick Murphys
Tom Jones
Dean Martin
The Flaming Lips
Frank Sinatra

[Anaria]

Who are the swedish swing bands? I run a swing dance and would love to throw in some new music!

[42stairs]

Who are the swedish swing bands? I run a swing dance and would love to throw in some new music!



The Movits! They were on The Colbert Report a few months back. Movits! MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/movits) (not sure if they' have music up there still)


Appelknyckarjazz video via YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8fIVTH0TiM)

[Anaria]

Holy crap, they were here in Tucson just a few weeks ago! Man, bad timing.:(

[Amicustoall]

British rock singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel has taken what he calls the "scary" step of paring down a new album of cover songs confined to orchestral instruments and his voice.

Called "Scratch my Back," the album is being released in the United Kingdom on February 15 and the United States on March 2. It is Gabriel's first solo album in eight years and features 12 covers of artists ranging from experienced to emerging, including Radiohead, Talking Heads and Regina Spektor.

But it is far from just another album of cover songs, according to the singer who just turned 60 years-old. He said that in return, the artists will reinterpret Gabriel's songs on a second album called "I'll Scratch Yours."

"It's scary," Gabriel told Reuters about the album and an upcoming tour of Europe in March and the United States in May. "But I wanted to do something a little bit different and something quite fresh for me."

Early reviews have described "Scratch My Back" as a poignant, contemplative album that is stripped down to the essentials, featuring just Gabriel's voice accompanied by chamber instruments as well as brass and keyboards.

"I thought we could take away the guitar and take away the drums and just use the pallet of the piano and the orchestra," he said. "Normally I have a thing about how to fix the lyrics or the arrangement, and on this I was really focused on being a singer and interpreting songs, so that was good.

"Some of it is quite stark and empty but from my taste it works better as a whole," he added.


SCRATCHING BACKS

Songs featured on the album include "Street Spirit" from Radiohead, "The Boy in the Bubble" from Paul Simon as well as a slowed down version of David Bowie's "Heroes", Talking Head's "Listening Wind" and Regina Spektor's "Apres Moi."

Gabriel also covers songs by Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Lou Reed, Elbow and The Magnetic Fields, who have already recorded an electronic version of Gabriel's "Not One Of Us" for release on the second album.

The former Genesis singer said his new project was born of wanting to collaborate with the other artists.

"To do a covers album seemed a bit boring to me, so I really thought maybe we could do a swapping process where, 'you do one of my albums, I do one of yours', along with some dialogue and interaction," he said.

Gabriel has made many bold moves in a long career, starting with leaving Genesis, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.

"It was my childhood, if you like, my teenage years but for some of the band it has been twenty to thirty years ," Gabriel said.

But his career longevity does not mean he is out of touch with the current state of the record business and new developments in music.

"As a young man I always tried to follow what was going on," he said. "Now I just follow the same interests."

[PolyesterAngel]

I'm sure you have all seen the Here It Goes Again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA) from OK Go. I don't know if you were as impressed with it as I am, but I absolutely adore that a lot of their videos are a single, continuous shot. Imagine my delight when I found not one, but TWO videos for their new new song This too Shall Pass. Check them out :)

1 - Mouse Trap-style video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w)
2 - Marching Band video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY&feature=channel)

Both are continuous shots (I know there's a term for that, but I forget it). I hope you enjoy!

[PilotMal]

Okay, I know I'm going to get some flak for this, but she is an incredibly talented writer not to mention she can actually SING and PERFORM.

Lady Gaga is badass. LOL. Weird, but musically awesome.

[PolyesterAngel]

Okay, I know I'm going to get some flak for this, but she is an incredibly talented writer not to mention she can actually SING and PERFORM.

Lady Gaga is badass. LOL. Weird, but musically awesome.

I fucken LOVE lady Gaga. I didn't at first, but I do now.

[WeedMage]

Okay, I know I'm going to get some flak for this, but she is an incredibly talented writer not to mention she can actually SING and PERFORM.

Lady Gaga is badass. LOL. Weird, but musically awesome.

Yanno, when I first saw her and started hearing about her - I was like - good gawd, who the heck is that?

Then I saw her on the Grammy's with Elton John and the look she was giving him was just pure adoration - like he was her idol and this moment really meant a lot to her. She was either a good actor or she really was in the moment and I gained a lot of respect for her - or for what I believed was her honesty and how that showed thru. It sure makes sense if he's an idol of hers - flamboyance personified.

[Lacey]

I didn't really like her at first either, but lately I've seen a few interviews she's done (Barbara Walters for one) and she seems very genuine and normal, shockingly. Or, normal to me, at least, since I'm totally used to weird art school people haha So I definitely enjoy her and have more respect for her now too.

[Amicustoall]

mikeevin

Playing tonight (3/9/10) in Nashville at the Basement at 7 PM. It's free. Come out if you're in town!

[Emmie77]

I love:
Guster
Neil Diamond
Tom Jones
Kenny Rogers
Indigo Girls
New Kids on the Block
Lady Gaga
Dixie Chicks
Alanis

Just to name a few...

[therealshell]

I fucken LOVE lady Gaga. I didn't at first, but I do now.


If you must you profanity, spell it correctly:p

[TequilaMockingbird]

My non-BNL faves:

The Beatles, Guster, Dr. Dog, Dave Matthews Band, Gaelic Storm, The Jayhawks, Colin Hay, Foo Fighters, John Mayer (say what you will, the guy can play), Wilco, The Band, Queen, Coldplay.

There are many others, but that's a good sampling me-thinks.

[therealshell]

My non-BNL faves:

The Beatles, Guster, Dr. Dog, Dave Matthews Band, Gaelic Storm, The Jayhawks, Colin Hay, Foo Fighters, John Mayer (say what you will, the guy can play), Wilco, The Band, Queen, Coldplay.

There are many others, but that's a good sampling me-thinks.

You might also like John Mayall. Check 'im out.

[Lacey]

Hmm my list usually fluctuates but here's what I dig lately:

Deathcab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, Beastie Boys, Billy Joel, Coldplay, Green Day, Keane, the Killers, Weird Al (hehe), Lady Gaga, Buddy Holly, James, Lenny Kravitz, REM, Spoon....uhm yah that's all for now I guess :)

[TequilaMockingbird]

You might also like John Mayall. Check 'im out.

Good enough for Clapton, good enough for me. I'll do some research.

[mistee84]

I have over 800 CD's, so its hard to narrow it down, but other then BNL, I would have to say:

the Beatles
Sloan
McFly
Taylor Swift
Marianas Trench
Hedley
BHB
Alexz Johnson
Oasis
Joel Plaskett
the Midway State
Hedley
Prism
Meat Loaf
the Who
Styx

etc. etc. etc.

[therealshell]

If you like McFly, try Jellyfish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrdF2sNO8lg

[Den of Antiquity]

If you like McFly, try Jellyfish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrdF2sNO8lg

Jellyfish was AWESOME!! I saw them in San Jose right at the beginning of the Spilt Milk tour. One of the best non-BNL shows I've ever seen.

Of course, I'm mostly listening to Den of Antiquity these days....

www.cdbaby.com/cd/denofantiquity

[Liam]

McFly are awesome - I didn't realise they were well known in America and Canada?

They're a British band, started off as a kinda novelty "pretty boys with guitars" kinda band, marketed at the teen audience, but have since evolved into something quite wonderful - great pop songs, fun lyrics, a brilliant live act. They've got kinda rockier with each album and their latest "Radio Active" is their best yet. I can't recommend them highly enough! :)

[mistee84]

They're not that popular here, I guess that's the problem. I found out about them because I loved Busted (woah, there's a blast from the past), and they were semi released here. I also used to watch TOTP here on BBC Canada and buy TOTP and a few other British music magazines we got here in Canada. My CD collection is filled with UK music that's not released here, and when I went to England a couple of years ago I came home with over 35 cd's.

[Liam]

They're not that popular here, I guess that's the problem. I found out about them because I loved Busted (woah, there's a blast from the past), and they were semi released here..
You want to speak to my girlfriend, in that case. Biggest Busted nut I've ever heard of - even to this day, and they've been split up for years. I didn't appreciate them at the time, but I've actually got quite into them since. Nothing wrong with them! :)

[Den of Antiquity]

Biggest Busted nut I've ever heard of

Holy Christ that sounds painful.

[garyrulez]

HA! Busted nut...tee hee.

[Liam]

Haha... well I was drunk when I wrote that, and I didn't even notice it then. Haha. "Busted nut".... yeah, ouch. :eek:

Busted were kinda panned at the time by everyone who wasn't a female teenager, because they were a "boy band with guitars", but actually now I do consider them quite credible songwriters - some of James Bourne's solo stuff is actually very good. :)

[mistee84]

Have you heard James' Future Boy stuff? I did like Son of Dork (I'm so sad they fell apart as quickly as they did, although not surprised), but I didn't like Matt's solo stuff or stupid Fightstar very much at all.

[Liam]

Yeah, I've caught Gemma playing some Future Boy stuff and it sounds pretty good - although definitely a departure from the Busted sound (more electronic, probably more poppy). I quite like it and from what I understand it's out on iTunes pretty soon. I know that he started a band called Call Me When I'm 18 a year or so ago, and posted a song on their myspace called "Break It" which I absolutely LOVED, but I don't know if anything is actually going to come of that now, which seems a shame. Son Of Dork were good, but yeah a bit short-lived. They had a tour with Wheatus and Bowling For Soup which would have been a ton of fun!

I'm not too familiar with Matt's solo stuff (mainly because I wasn't a "fan" at the time - well, not until now where I hear it lots around the house anyway! ;) ), but I don't think it fared too well over here. Couple of songs in the charts, one on a film soundtrack, but then he kinda fizzled out. I believe he's coming back to do some TV work soon though!

There's always rumours in the papers over here that Busted will get back together and tour again etc etc, but I really don't think that is going to happen - particularly, as you say, with Charlie involved with his Fightstar stuff. The ironic thing about all that was that he left Busted to get away from the teen audience and the 'pop world' in order to be more of a (what he would think of as) 'credible musician' with Fightstar. So he went off and played all this heavier stuff and appeared in all the more 'mature' magazines for a little while... but now it seems he may well be quite strapped for cash, as Fightstar are now playing loads of pop festivals along with Girls Aloud, Sugababes etc - so he's pretty much back to where he didn't want to be before! The guy seems like an idiot - I know that Gemma certainly isn't a fan these days, as he split up her favourite band!

I'm surprised to find a Busted fan on here, although I have always maintained that there are similarities between them and BNL - fun pop/rock songs, multiple singers, entertaining and energetic, side projects... etc etc... maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but hey these days I enjoy them. Now if only I can work it the other way around and get Gemma to enjoy a bit of MY favourite band... ;) Haha.

[mistee84]

James seems to go through things so quickly. I was just reading somewhere that Future Boy is his solo project, so they can't break up. I guess that kind of defines what keeps happening to his bands. I don't know though. He's one of the most creative song writers I've ever seen in my life.

Matt's just kind of fizzed out. His two singles were pretty good, especially the one. His album was just alright. I think I expected so much more of him because he was in Busted, yet it was basically all James for the most part. And Charlie, well he's a whole different story. I didn't like him from the beginning... then he pulled the whole I need to be cooler thing. I had NO IDEA he was basically back where he was before. That's pretty hilarious. In fact, I love it. That's what he gets for tearing a great band apart. (however, I laugh at this and I love Girls Aloud and Sugababes... okay not so much Sugababes newest stuff, that is just weird).

I can see what you mean about BNL and Busted kinda being the same... almost maybe even McFly for that matter. There music is all fun, and can be serious. But its the lyrics that kind of makes them all the same. Especially the stuff on Room on the Third Floor, Motion in the Ocean and Radio:ACTIVE.

Your girlfriend should totally like your favourite band more, especially if you've started listening to hers more and more haha

[LittleGreenDress]

The Beautiful South - I actually credit them for getting me properly into the BNL in 1999 when BNL supported TBS on their UK arena tour. I had heard of them before then, but they were not majorly known within the UK.
Matchbox Twenty
Rob Thomas
Avril Lavigne
The Housemartins
The Jam
Dido
Crowded House
Daniel Merriweather
Green Day
Blink 182
10,000 Maniacs (With Natalie Merchant)
The Pretenders
They Might Be Giants
Deacon Blue
The View
James
Kaiser Chiefs
Blondie
Adele
Aberfeldy
Artic Monkeys
Aztec Camera
The Bluetones
Doves
Cast
The Cranberries
The Fratellis
Elbow
Kosheen
Manic Street Preachers
Stereophonics
Libertines
Lily Allen
Maroon 5
Phil Collins
Genesis
R.E.M
Snow Patrol
Ting Tings
Roxette
Elvis Costello
The Wombats

I'm sure there's loads more, but I'll leave it there for now!!!

[TequilaMockingbird]

Re: Crowded House - Not sure if you've seen this yet or not, but Ed does a GREAT acoustic version of "Distant Sun" on the Bathroom Sessions. Search on YouTube for Barenaked Ladies Distant Sun.

Re: The Fratellis - This was a pleasant surprise, as I think I'm one of the few Fratellis fan I know (then again, I'm not sure how popular they are in America compared to the UK). I know "Chelsea Dagger" is used a lot in the NHL as a song to play after someone scores a goal, but that's about it (or maybe I need to hang out with people who have better taste in music, ha).

[therealshell]

The Beautiful South - I actually credit them for getting me properly into the BNL in 1999 when BNL supported TBS on their UK arena tour. I had heard of them before then, but they were not majorly known within the UK.
Matchbox Twenty
Rob Thomas
Avril Lavigne
The Housemartins
The Jam
Dido
Crowded House
Daniel Merriweather
Green Day
Blink 182
10,000 Maniacs (With Natalie Merchant)
The Pretenders
They Might Be Giants
Deacon Blue
The View
James
Kaiser Chiefs
Blondie
Adele
Aberfeldy
Artic Monkeys
Aztec Camera
The Bluetones
Doves
Cast
The Cranberries
The Fratellis
Elbow
Kosheen
Manic Street Preachers
Stereophonics
Libertines
Lily Allen
Maroon 5
Phil Collins
Genesis
R.E.M
Snow Patrol
Ting Tings
Roxette
Elvis Costello
The Wombats

I'm sure there's loads more, but I'll leave it there for now!!!

You can usually get The Wombats' "Let's Dance to Joy Division" online for free.

[Suebee42]

You can usually get The Wombats' "Let's Dance to Joy Division" online for free.

Love love LOVE this song. :D

[therealshell]

Love love LOVE this song. :D

I love it, too, but I can honestly say that I could never dance to Joy Division. I can, however, dance to New Order. "World in Motion" always sets me to skankin' aboot.

[Suebee42]

I love it, too, but I can honestly say that I could never dance to Joy Division. I can, however, dance to New Order. "World in Motion" always sets me to skankin' aboot.

Hence the next line, "...and celebrate the irony..." ;)

[Sean]

The wombats need to hurry their second album up! I think their first one was out in 2007? too long ago!!:)

[therealshell]

Hence the next line, "...and celebrate the irony..." ;)

I knew that:p

I was being gauche.

[Liam]

The Fratellis are aaaaaawesome. :D

[LittleGreenDress]

Re: Crowded House - Not sure if you've seen this yet or not, but Ed does a GREAT acoustic version of "Distant Sun" on the Bathroom Sessions. Search on YouTube for Barenaked Ladies Distant Sun.

Re: The Fratellis - This was a pleasant surprise, as I think I'm one of the few Fratellis fan I know (then again, I'm not sure how popular they are in America compared to the UK). I know "Chelsea Dagger" is used a lot in the NHL as a song to play after someone scores a goal, but that's about it (or maybe I need to hang out with people who have better taste in music, ha).

Oh I'll have to look that one up, thanks for that :)

Haha I love the Fratelli's, you maybe right tho about the popularity thing, I think they're generally popular in the UK.

[Philip]

Going to see Cerys Matthews tonight.

[therealshell]

This "indie" cd of lullabies looks nifty:

http://www.alr-music.com/index.php?content=shop&no=alr-0021

[TequilaMockingbird]

This "indie" cd of lullabies looks nifty:

http://www.alr-music.com/index.php?content=shop&no=alr-0021

Ah yes, to raise future generations of hipsters.

[therealshell]

Ah yes, to raise future generations of hipsters.

Better than future generations of dim bulbs.

[KingDaveRa]

Mumford & Sons - if you haven't heard them, THEN SHAME ON YOU!!!!

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1c2Ee269Rj9w8wn8s3qQu9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E (does contain norty words)

[shakes1327]

Mumford & Sons - if you haven't heard them, THEN SHAME ON YOU!!!!

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1c2Ee269Rj9w8wn8s3qQu9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E (does contain norty words)

I keep hearing about Mumford & Sons everywhere! I guess I need to jump on that boat...

[Philip]

Cerys Matthews was great.

A great clip of Cerys singing, for reasons not made clear, in an old-fashioned hair salon. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OvwKvwXSvQ)

[sun]

KEVIN HEARN AND THIN BUCKLE....to be honest i like Kev's stuff better than BNL. Ever since meeting Kev this tour i have the biggest celebrity crush on him! :p And his music is too beautiful for words. H-Wing makes me cry everytime becuase it has a lot of meaning to me.

U2 - were my first fav and will always be number one to me
Bjork
Gorillaz
Jarvis Cocker
Michael Jackson
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Tragically Hip - Gord is such an incredible performer!

And can't forget BROS CREEGGAN. Sleepyhead is remarkable!