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First, make a list of your top-20 artists of the last 12 months (or whichever you prefer). Then, for each of these artists, add the 5 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 5 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 100 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Brand New
Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run, Bayside
Total: 5

2. Balance & Composure
Similar Artists: Title Fight, Transit, Tigers Jaw, Man Overboard, Such Gold
Total: 10

3. Thrice
Similar Artists: Dustin Kensrue, Thursday, The Receiving End of Sirens, As Cities Burn, The Dear Hunter
Total: 15

4. A Day To Remember
Similar Artists: Asking Alexandria, Four Year Strong, We Came As Romans, Close Your Eyes, Pierce The Veil
Total: 20

5. P.O.S.
Similar Artists: Doomtree, Sims, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak, Dessa
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Right, saw a lot of people do this. Seemed fun, here it goes:

1990
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
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Jane's Addiction have been called the uncrowned kings of alternative rock, paving the way for bands like Nirvana etc. On this album they create a same sort of mixture of funk and hard rock as the Red Hot Chili Peppers did in their early years.It's the build up of the album (the first five songs are fast funky rock songs, the last four are long slow ballads) that makes this record unique. One day I want to write a song with the same build-up as Then She Did..., that song is just epic in every way. Definitely their best album. Oh and Eric Avery is one of my favourite bassists ever.

Honorary mentions: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, 13 Songs

1991
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/RHCP-BSSM.jpg

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29/05/11, I'm into electronic, rock, indie, downtempo and alternative, including:
Jon Kennedy, Newton Faulkner, Mr. Scruff, Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, Radiohead, Tycho, Easy Star All-Stars, Boards of Canada, Ray LaMontagne, RJD2, NOFX, Reel Big Fish, Bad Religion, Bedouin Soundclash, Air, Peter Broderick, Captain accident, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Tarrus Riley, Foo Fighters, Reef, Slightly Stoopid, UNKLE, Lemon Jelly, Semisonic, deadmau5, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, The Raconteurs, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Sigur Rós, 7 Seconds Of Love, Matisyahu, The JB Conspiracy, The Constellations, Jamiroquai, The Zutons, Koan, Jane's Addiction, The xx, Thievery Corporation, Leftfield, They Might Be Giants, Booker T. & The MG's, The Cinematic Orchestra, Nick Drake, Manic Street Preachers, Gorillaz, Florence + the Machine.

14/12/11, I'm into electronic, rock, chillout, trip-hop and alternative, including:
Jon Kennedy, Boards of Canada, Radiohead, Air, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones…

I'm not sure what gave me the idea for this but I thought I'd make a list of bandnames that I think are cool or funny
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Look What I Did
Pist.on
To My Surprise
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
Limp Bizkit
Slightly Stoopid
More later when I think of some

http://www.klsuradio.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/serious-bizz1.jpg
Serious Business is a long-running radio show airing on KLSU 91.1 FM in baton rouge, louisiana. Hosted by Ras Ebisu, the show provides a mix of classic and new tunes from jamaica and around the world. The show also features the latest commentaries from Mumia Abu-Jamal, courtesy of Prison Radio.

2010.11.21 playlist

1.Cornell Campbell - Stars: Natty Dread Anthology
2.Dennis Brown - My Time: Money In My Pocket
3.Yabby You - Pick The Beam: Deliver Me From My Enemies
4.Rupert Reid - See the Dread Deh: 129 Beat Street Ja-Man Special 75-78
5.Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon: Joe Gibbs Revive 45's Vol I
6.Augustus Pablo - Zion is a Home: Rockers Meet King Tubbys in a Fire House
7.Grimy Styles - Dubbin' On The East Side: Restoration Of The Bath House
8.Rebelution - More Than Dub (Michael G Easy Star All-Stars Remix): Bright Side Of Life
9.The Gladiators - Dub Ina Babylon: Studio One Singles
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1. How did you get into 31?
Chimaira- My friends

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Marilyn Manson - That is heard to say, probably sweet dreams

3. What's your favorite lyric by 29?
Starfucker- Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second
all my life
there you go
oh please stay
just this once
anyway

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.S.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Own? I have 8 Mogwaialbums

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
It's been a while since I've listend to any Nirvana but I'd say Lithium

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Hmm, an A Perfect Circle song that makes me sad....sure some of the songs have slightly depressing lyrics but the music really just doesn't make you sad.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Archive- Skyscrapper

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Sublime- Boss DJ

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
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January 19th 2012 - The Handsome Woman, Willimantic CT
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
Lion Cub
Martin Luther King

January 12th 2012 - Showcase Live, Foxboro MA
Aaron Carter

December 30th 2011 - Craigsmas
Robbing The Vatican
Behold The Beginning
Two Humans
Driveway Intruder
Milkshakes
Disco Teen 66

December 11th 2011 - The Webster Underground, Hartford CT
Man Overboard
Handguns
True Things
Casting Call
Avely

November 18th 2011 - The Palladium, Worcester MA
Bane
Defeater
Dead End Path

October 22nd 2011 - Run For Cover Records CMJ Showcase - Club Europa, Brooklyn NY
Tigers Jaw
Bridge and Tunnel
Koji (with full band, 4/5 of Such Gold)
Such Gold
Daylight
The Tower and The Fool
GDP

October 19th 2011 - Toad's Place, New Haven CT
Four Year Strong
Gallows
Title Fight

October 1st 2011 - Tuxedo Junction, Danbury CT
Get Scared
My Ticket Home
Girl On Fire
Burn Lexington
Behold The Beginning

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Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your eclectic score. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php

My eclectic score is currently

75/100

The 75 related artists for my profile are +44, Alan Jackson, Angels & Airwaves (2), Anthrax, Ballyhoo!, Billy Currington, Blake Shelton (2), Box Car Racer (2), Brand New, Brooks & Dunn (4), Carrie Underwood, Clay Walker, Clint Black, Cobra Starship (2), Craig Morgan (2), Dierks Bentley (2), Envy on the Coast, Eric Church, Fabolous, Fall Out Boy, Flyleaf, Forgive Durden, George Strait, Gloriana, Good Charlotte, Hayley Williams, Hey Monday, Hilary Duff, Iron Maiden, Jake Owen (2), Jason Aldean (3)…