1. What are you listening to right now?
unfortunately, i am listening to a mobile a/c unit and other call center counselors. were i in my car, i'd be listening to wilco or david byrne, and if i were at home i'd be listening to iron and wine.
2. What song makes you sad?
ohh, SO many! let's see... one is "fake plastic trees" by radiohead.
3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
um, there are lots. pretty much any popular "rap" music annoys me, 'cause it's not hip hop, it's rap. blech. young jeezy? seriously? no dice. also, the pop-punk meets goth meets wah-wah music. ugh.
4. Your all time favorite band?
of all time, it's the beatles... i just can't help it.
5. Your newly discovered band is?
bonnie prince billy
6. Best female voice?
fiona apple or regina spektor... or the gal from the reeltime travellers. i love her!
7. Best male voice?
nick drake, sam beam... i have lots of favorite boy voices. the lead singer of devotchka, ooh, i LOVE his voice!
8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
lately it's been singer/songwriter, but i like anything good.
9. What do you listen to hype you up?
jurassic 5, lyrics born, blackalicious... mostly hip hop, or 80s music, or punk rock. yeah!
10. What do you listen to calm down?
nick drake, cat stevens, bonnie prince billy, iron and wine, wilco, bob dylan, allman brothers, velvet underground, dave brubeck, etc.
11. Last gig/concert you went to?
the wailers
12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
neil young, really.
13. Most hated band?
the eagles. *shudder*
14. Song that makes you think?
the trapeze song from "the woman king live" by iron and wine...
15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
devotchka!
16. Coolest music video?
i don't really watch music videos. the last one i saw was probably the gorillaz, remember that one with de la soul in it? yeah... dope!
17. Music video with the most babe watch?
probably something by one of the pop-rap artists. no talent = lotsa boobies
18. What “do you play/would you play” in the bedroom to spice things up?
d'angelo... he is the sex!
19. Can you play a musical instrument?
yes i can
20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
many many times
21. Are you in a band?
nope. the only band i could be in would be a ska band (i played saxophone) and i'm really not that into ska anymore. i could be in a jazz band, i guess.
22. If yes, what kind of music does your band play?
n/a
23. Ever dated a musician?
right now! and many times before.
24. If yes, what kind of music did he/she/they play?
he plays acoustic guitar and banjo, mostly singer/songwriter stuff. he writes his own music. he also plays harmonica, but not very well... haha.
27. If no, would you consider?
28. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
eh, i am creative in other ways, really.
29. Best chick band you know of?
souixsie souix and the banshees. i think i might be spelling souix wrong. they're gonna revoke my indian pass... :P
30. Best guy band you know of?
the beatles.
31. Last song that you heard on the radio/cd…etc…?
i heard cats in the cradle on the radio yesterday... mm, harry chapin soothes me.
32. What do you think of Classical music?
some of it is great, some of it is not so great
33. What do you think of Country music?
i like older country, like hank williams and marty robbins. i'm not big on the nashville country twangy stuff.
34. What do you think of Death metal?
i can't really get down. i like punk rock a lot, though.
35. Last BIG band that you saw live?
the wailers are a lengendary band, familyman was there... i'd say them.
36. Are you a groupie?
haha not anymore
37. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
sometimes.
38. What famous musician do you find sexy?
umm... how much time do we have? a short list would include sam beam, mos def, murs, jakob dylan, conor oberst, the fiddle player from the hackensaw boys, mike ness... the list goes on and on...
39. Worst concert moment?
blacking out halfway through lyrics born, leaving the show and walking home alone in the middle of the night
40. Funny Concert moment?
the crazy coked up cheap trick fan at the acke show on my 19th birthday... she was bananas!
41. Sad Concert moment?
not so much sad as really emotional... when paul mccartney played "blackbird" i bawled and grabbed my mom's hand... little kid, right?
42. Best local act you can think of?
um... maybe chad's band? i don't really know.
43. If you were a musical instrument what would you be?
a tambourine, 'cause i like to shake it! hahaha...
44. Do you listen to the radio?
only npr, really. i like click and clack, and wait wait don't tell me.
45. Do you watch music TV?
i don't have cable, so no.
46. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
not in the slightest
47. Have you meet any famous musicians?
like, REALLY famous? i don't know, i met lyrics born, vursatlye from lifesavas... i met john mccray from cake... probably not, then, right?
48. Are any of your friends/family etc musicians?
many of them, yes. samjam's a drummer, leo's an MC, chad's a drummer, zach's a pianist, jordan sings, erin and i both played saxophone, catie sings and plays bass, my uncle jim plays guitar, my mom played guitar, my dad sings all the time, my sister played clarinet and sings... we're a musical folk.
49. Song that best describes your feelings right now?
"sugar magnolia" by the grateful dead
50. Song that describes your life?
"extraordinary machine" by fiona apple
51. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
not in the least
52. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
no! if that were the case, i'd be screwed, 'cause bonnie prince billy's kinda funny looking...
53. What famous musician do you want to marry?
he's not famous yet. oooh!
53. Favorite movie sound track?
the royal tenenbaums, half nelson, little miss sunshine...
55. Any musician pet hates?
does this mean any musician MY pat hates? haze is a pretty open minded music fan... she doesn't like when brad plays the harmonica, though. haha...
56. What do your parents listen to?
moms-allman bros., keb mo, cannonball adderly, the beatles, bob dylan, bonnie raitt, annie lennox, paul simon, the temptations, robert randolph and the family band, b.b. king, eric clapton, etc.
pops-bob dylan, tom t. hall, tim mcgraw, meatloaf, the beach boys, puccini, charlotte church, etc.
yep.
57. What are you listening to right NOW?
someone on the phone...
58. Do you wear band etc T-shirts?
i wore my ramones t-shirt yesterday!
59. What do you think of people who do?
i don't care a bit.
60. What music sub-culture do you feel like you belong to?
the very elusive "kids who like good music without walls" subculture
61. What song is stuck in your head right now?
wilco... "last cigarettes, all you can get, turning your orbit around..."
62. Do you sing in the shower?
all the time!
63. If so, what? If not, why not?
oh man... brad's songs, marley songs, fiona apple songs, anything i've been listening to earlier, and "so fresh, so clean" by outkast 'cause it's fitting.
64. Would you rather marry a musician or be one yourself?
i'd rather do both! ha HA!
65. What is in your walkman/discman right now?
i don't have one, but if i did it'd be nick drake
66. How important is your partners taste in music to you?
essential. we gotta be able to groove together, y'know?
67. Hanson moves in next door to you, do you go introduce yourself, or do you arrange to beat them up?
i offer them banana bread and i soundproof their house.
68. Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll, you dig
i'll take the sex and rock n roll, but keep the drugs away from me...
69. Do you cook to music?
i do everything to music
70. Do you sing in the toilet?
not really, no.
music is life!