en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal The Last.fm journal for jesstherese. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/05/26/1zvila_meme_-_50_questions_about_my_top_50 Mon, 26 May 2008 18:10:20 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/05/26/1zvila_meme_-_50_questions_about_my_top_50 this user.. thanks! Instead of using my overall top 50, I used my rolling 3 month chart top 50, and had lots of ties so there's a little poetic licence employed.

1. How did you get into 29?
R.E.M.
I remember seeing my sister's copy of Green on vinyl, Man on the Moon, and later on Losing My Religion was a favourite amongst my friends. Monster was the first album I owned, and I loved New Adventures in Hi-Fi - still do. I just bought Accelerate.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Cansei de Ser Sexy
Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above - their first single released in NZ.

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33?
Muse
I don't know - for me Muse is more about the epic drama expressed through the music, than anything in particular in the lyrics.

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
Cat Power
Since I only have one - The Greatest.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Aluminium
It's a one-off, avant-garde orchestral remake of songs by the White Stripes. I own it on mp3 and vinyl.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Tapes 'n Tapes
Cowbell, or maybe Insistor.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
The Doors
Not really!

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
The Flaming Lips
Not an album, but an EP: Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Ray LaMontagne
Be Here Now was the first song I heard, and it completely blew me away.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Breeders
We're Gonna Rise

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Tosca
Suzuki

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Trinity Roots
That's tough - I think I'd have to choose Passion..

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Fang
Living and breathing the album Swim Up Stream for quite a few months.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
Grandaddy
I love so many songs on Sumday, it's very difficult to choose a favourite. 'Yeah' Is What We Had will do for now.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Elliott Smith
A happy Elliott Smith song?! 2:45am.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
Faith No More
None - I missed them when they toured NZ in 1996. There was no concert in Wanganui. Incidentally if there was any band I could see live, this is it.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah. It was about 4am, I was hanging with my friend. He put it on and left me alone to absorb. I was hooked.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Anika Moa
Stolen Hill.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Calexico
Joey Burns, because he came and thanked me for coming to see them play at the Studio in Auckland. Probably my most starstruck moment ever.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Dimmer
Yes. I have stage and tour managed them more times than I can remember.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
SJD
I had Southern Lights on high rotate for the longest time. I remember it was the album I used to wake up to, and it's such a lovely gentle way to wake up.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Mazzy Star
Fade Into You. Beautiful.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Dinosaur Jr.
I guess Feel the Pain.

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Beth Orton
Stolen Car

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
The Mint Chicks
Could have been Licking Letters.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
Amy Winehouse
I like Frank best at the moment because it's newer to me than Back to Black.

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
Jakob
That's quite hard because it requires me to admit that their songs are difficult to remember by name since there are no vocals. I'll choose Everything All of the Time.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Neutral Milk Hotel
King of Carrot Flowers Part 1.

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
Iron & Wine
Choosing favourites is so hard! Jesus the Mexican Boy.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
The White Stripes
Three, I think.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Luke Buda
Slav to the Rhythm.

33. What is your favorite album by 12?
Kora
I prefer their Volume EP, but really, you've got to see them live.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
Elastica
Probably something off their second album, which I seem to have not bothered to rip.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Bear Witness, I think.

36. What is your favorite album by 48?
Voom
Close, but I think Now I Am Me wins by a narrow margin over Hello, Are You There?

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
Flash Harry
At least twice: most memorably at the Cuba St Carnival in what was it.. 2004?

38. What is your favorite song by 36?
Rough Trade
Hmm, I must have some compilation tags incorrect. Best Rough Trade compilation is Singer/Songwriter 1.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Betchadupa
I don't know.. perhaps Sleepy News.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
The Phoenix Foundation
I am very fond of them all, but I'll choose Happy Ending, since I've abused it the least.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
People Like Us
Bier Bier Bier Downtown makes me laugh.

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
Calexico/Iron & Wine
There is only one - In The Reins.

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
Sigur Rós
Staralfur.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
Bic Runga
Lots of good memories. Working on the recording of Birds, touring Birds with Flight of the Conchords in support, the show at the Auckland museum, the Acoustic Winery Tour.

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
Cassette
Handbag.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Kings of Leon
Taper Jean Girl

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
The Decemberists
Castaways and Cutouts

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
[artist]The Books[artist]
I don't know much about members of the Books. My favourite song is the Lemon of Pink.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
The Dears
We Can Have It.

50. How many albums do you own by 20?
Conray
One. I think there is only one - Mefasolate.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/05/02/1dd1_l%27autre_canal Fri, 2 May 2008 16:32:52 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/05/02/1dd1_l%27autre_canal Sun 27 Apr – Isis, Jakob, The Austerity Program

This was the third show on this tour that I had the good fortune to attend and it was awesome.

The venue was a featureless box but we were there for the music, so no problem there. The contrast between RED bar area and BLACK performance room (not to mention GREY backstage area) was a bit hard on the eyes but a couple of beers in and it all made sense.

Jakob's set was as superb as one has come to expect of the NZ 3 piece. I fucking love Jakob and they know it so that's all there is to say about that.

It was the first night that I paid proper attention to The Austerity Program's set, which was a bit silly of me since I already knew they were highly respectable individuals but better late than never. Their set was blistering and not without conflict which seems appropriate for punk metal. I got some wicked video and once I figure out how to edit it into one bit I will put it on youtube.

The same goes for Isis - I spent some quality time centre-front checking out the guys and was totally impressed with what I saw. I guess I'm kind of new to their style of sound and I hadn't expected quite the degree of delicacy that I found in their song structures, the loud/quiet contrasts and the pure energy on stage. It's opened up some new worlds of music appreciation which is ALL GOOD with me.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/04/22/1dd0_a_night_in_shepherd%27s_bush Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:49:53 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/04/22/1dd0_a_night_in_shepherd%27s_bush Mon 21 Apr – Blonde Redhead, Holy Fuck, Devastations

Holy Fuck were funny and catchy and I would see them again - maybe would enjoy them more towards the end of a billing. I'm sceptical about vocal effects, not many bands can or should use these - aim for Battles, not Cher - but it all added up to an amusing slot.

Devastations excelled although I thought that the sound was a little muddy at times. Conrad's howl is brilliant!

Didn't stay for much of Blonde Redhead - just wanted to hear Misery Is a Butterfly - got bored waiting so we left.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/04/17/1dcz_the_breeders_at_koko Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:57:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/04/17/1dcz_the_breeders_at_koko Wed 16 Apr – The Breeders

I saw The Breeders perform this evening for the second time in my life. The first time was at Indigo, way back in 2003, supported by Paselode although Kylie and I messed up and missed their support set. I had bought the last ticket for the show from Ticketek, and was incredibly drunk and moshed right up the front having the most violent and best time ever (until I saw the White Stripes later that year, which was perhaps as if not more violent. Those days are gone).

Tonight was different in that I wasn't trashed, hadn't got the last ticket and didn't mosh. I was pretty close to the front though, and a little violent in that I clapped so hard I broke my ring.

They played loads from the new album 'Mountain Battles', which is really very good and I like it a lot already, and also a lot from 'Last Splash'. I could hardly believe it. It was awesome.

Has anyone got a setlist?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/02/14/1dcy_crowded_but_awesome Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:44:59 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2008/02/14/1dcy_crowded_but_awesome Wed 13 Feb – Ida Maria

We scored tickets to this sold out gig at the last minute, but even so we were amazed at just how crowded the Borderline was - there must have been about 250 people squashed in there.

Arriving after Ida Maria had started, the crowd were pretty good about a trail of six people pushing through the bar, although I soon regretted the trip across the dancefloor since I wound up behind a pillar and couldn't see Ida the whole time. I could almost see the cute guitarist with the moustache, so it wasn't all bad!

The music was great - fast-paced, lively and lead by beautiful vocals. So energetic! Ida Maria is heating up for sure. Great t-shirts too: "I like you so much better when you're naked/I like me so much better when you're naked".]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/10/19/1dcx_fixed%2C_sort_of Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:41:01 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/10/19/1dcx_fixed%2C_sort_of The Phoenix Foundation. It's called bright grey and it's awesome.

The new music situation is on the way to being fixed however - the latest from SJD, Grand Prix and The Phoenix Foundation are on their way to me via smokecds.

At least I've seen lots of live music since I've been here.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/09/13/1dcw_where_it%27s_at Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:34:54 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/09/13/1dcw_where_it%27s_at
Yamipod isn't coping with the volume of music that has played on my ipod during the intervening months, and it seems to have seized up at tracks listened to 43 days ago.

I'm hoping it'll all sort itself out sometime soon, maybe when I download the latest version of itunes.

Either way I haven't had any new music in forever. In my current abode the easiest listening mode is vinyl, and I've been listening to The Shins and Iron & Wine a lot. Near the top of my wanted list is the latest from The White Stripes. And what else? I don't know. I'm out of touch.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/03/28/1dcv_top_ten_artists%2C_29_march_2007 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:19:14 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/03/28/1dcv_top_ten_artists%2C_29_march_2007 Calexico
2 The Decemberists
3 The White Stripes
4 Jakob
5 Faith No More
6 The Phoenix Foundation
7 Dimmer
8 Elliott Smith
9 The Dears
10 The Flaming Lips

USA 60%
NZ 30%
CAN 10%

I don't know. Calexico and The Decemberists are certainly long term favourites by this time, understandably overtaking The White Stripes. Jakob, I can understand creeping up the charts quite certainly. Faith No More is quite right to retain a high status, and The Phoenix Foundation deserve nothing less. I do enjoy Dimmer, and I'm very pleased to have Elliott Smith in a format other than vinyl. I love No Cities Left by The Dears, and 'Knives Out' is sufficient alone, yet there's so much more. I am spoilt. I thank you.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/02/08/1dcu_the_crane_wife Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:23:04 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2007/02/08/1dcu_the_crane_wife The Crane Wife is. The Decemberists really are one of the best discoveries of this millenium. Alongside The White Stripes, Calexico, The Phoenix Foundation, and so on..

But yes. The Crane Wife. Digging it.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2006/11/13/1dct_crazy%3F_yes%21__dumb%3F__no%21 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:09:20 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jesstherese/journal/2006/11/13/1dct_crazy%3F_yes%21__dumb%3F__no%21 The Mint Chicks has finally made it's mark on me. Strangely enough it was hearing a cover of crazy? yes! dumb? no! by Anika Moa last week that did it - and now the title track is completely wedged into my head. It's so sweet.

Check it out - you can hear it on their myspace page.]]>