i'm not going to continue this project for awhile. i have medical issues at the moment and i am unable to post.
if you'd like to be a part of it, send your answers to iheartyoubabysnakes@gmail.com and hopefully i can put it up for you.
thank you.
-duke
#45
ANTA from the Coachella Valley
MySpace
Q1: How do you find about the latest music?
Answer: Hearing it, people play it, if it doesn't sound familiar and i like it, i look into it and find out the track name and artist, that's how i've found about many of the modern musicians i now consider to be my favorites.
Q2: Do you like shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores?
Answer: The smaller record stores, seem to have better varieties, shit i've never even heard of, but then again i've never really been a music buff. To answer your question i like smaller record stores.
Q3: Do you support more underground or mainstream artists?
Answer: The underground is where it's at. Some mainstream music is good, but a lot of what's coming out today just sounds generic or lame.
I was always told to never drink from the mainstream.
Q4: Where's your favorite place to see a show/concert?
Answer: House shows, i never have the change to spare for big events, unless we're jumping fences or someone has the hook up.
Q5: How does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists has 'sold out'?
Answer: I used to get all uppity about it. Nowadays I don't care anymore, whether it be a musician or a painter, or whatever money seems to be what makes the world go round, and as long as money does not sacrafice content i am AOK with artists selling out.
Q6: How do you support your local music scene?
Answer: We set up shows, we support bands, attend shows, the usual i guess.
Q7: Who are the 5 most influential artists in your life?
Answer: I always get guff, but i am a huge fan of Primus, i first heard them during my kiddy days, i loved the sound and uniqueness.
Other than them, what influences me is hip hop, i first heard early 90's gangster rap and stuff like that.
N.W.A., call me cliche but i think that arrangement of characters, dope beats, and sick rhymes is another one of my influences.
I also listened to a lot of metal music when i was a kid, what really stuck with me was a death metal super group known as brujeria, i just loved the music, i can listen to them today and still get worked up, in a good way.
Public Enemy, i think has had the biggest impact on me by far. First track i ever heard was terminator x, from their they were pretty much one of my favorites for life.
MF DOOM, not much to say, he's pretty much the shit, i'd give my right foot(it's gone eventually because of my diabeetus.) to see him preform. i've yet to see him live.
and immortal technique is the best, no but seriously if i wer to list my final most influential artist, it would have to be DigDug, a DJ from Maryland signed onto uncommon music record label, his beats as well as his art work are really influential. The fact that the man balances the audio and visual arts so well makes him an inspiring figure.
Q8: If you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask?
Answer: I would ask Murs why and how he got ahold of AGENTS crew to do the album art, it's just been bugging me. I love agents crew and murs, it just seems wierd that local valley graff gods got to do something like that.
Q9: Does music make a difference in the people you're attracted to?
Answer: Yeah, i mean i would hate date a fergie loving akon admiring modern day whack rap queen who loves it when high pitched voices sing into a fan.
Q10: If there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be?
Answer: Terminator X To The Edge of Panic - Public Enemy
ANTA has chosen MF DOOM as his artist
from sputnik music
"Operation is full of odd little “Skits”. These skits feature a man talking about a person named Doom in a voice not out of place in an early 40’s movie. The beats that accompany these skits are great. Unlike Eminem’s skits Doom actually creates fairly cool electronica breaks in between his raps. Unfortunately the album features 4 or 5 of these bits which can get quite annoying.
Possibly the most amazing thing about this album is that Doom writes, raps and produces his own stuff. So when you listen to this you don’t hear Doom’s voice over 5 producer’s beats rapping 8 other writer’s songs. All you hear is MF Doom. He’s great at everything too, unlike other rappers who attempt to do everything late in their career *cough*eminem*cough* and fail. Doom is great at everything.
Not only is MF Doom a great producer/rapper/lyricist plain and simple, he also is one of the best collaborators in the rap biz. He has collaborated with everyone from Gorillaz (His rap on November Has Come [Demon Days] turned me onto Doom in the first place) to his most recent collaboration, with DJ Danger Mouse (Producer of Demon Days and The Grey Album) under the name DangerDoom. Doom also collaborates on this album, on tracks Who You Think I Am? A barrage of guest MCs throw down over a Doom created beat featuring a flute.
The album ends as it begins on a high note. During the last streak of 5 or so real tracks there isn’t a bad song. Of course there is hardly a bad song on the album."
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here is #47
Joshua from Los Angeles, CA
Contributor to Goji Stomp
myspace/last.fm
question 1: where do you go to find your music?
Answer: Blogs, podcasts, magazines, and friends.
question 2: do you find yourself supporting more 'underground' acts rather than the so-called 'mainstream' artists?
Answer: Honestly, I think I support more mainstream artists. But I support underground artists. Its sometimes hard to draw distinctions.
question 3: who are 5 of the most influential artists, to you?
Answer: Rakim, KRS-One, Sublime, Glassjaw, Death Cab for Cutie
question 4: if you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask?
Answer: I'd ask John Lennon and Billie Holiday what were their last thoughts. For them, Peace and Love meant Pain and Anguish.
question 5: does music ever have an influence on the men/women you're interested in?
Answer: Initially, yes. It's easier to talk to girls who share my interests. But I wouldn't judge their character by their taste in music.
question 6: do you prefer shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores?
Answer: Chains. You get better deals. And that makes a difference when you're poor.
question 7: would you say you go to shows with 'underground' artists that are usually at small venues or large concerts with the 'flavor of the week'?
Answer: The majority of the shows I've been to were "underground" or at small venues,I suppose. But I've only ever been to like 8 shows.
question 8: how does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists have 'sold out'?
Answer: If selling out meant merely going mainstream, then I'd be extremely happy. But Often the rise in popularity is detrimental to the quality of music being produced.
question 9: how do you support your local music scene?
Answer: Talking about it.
question 10: if there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be?
Answer: Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z
Joshua has chosen KRS-One to be his artist.
from Wikipedia
"Released in early 1987, the album sampled records from James Brown and AC/DC, and also flaunted a dancehall reggae influence. The songs “South Bronx” and “The Bridge is Over” (a reference to the Queensbridge Housing Projects) ignited a famous rivalry with the Queens-bred emcee MC Shan (see the The Bridge Wars).
The album is also credited with providing a prototype for East Coast gangsta rap from which to develop. For instance, the cover, which showcases Parker and Sterling surrounded by an arsenal of weapons, was hip-hop’s first major release to feature members brandishing firearms. The album also contained several seminal hardcore songs such as “9mm Goes Bang,” one of the first hip-hop songs to be based around a first-person crime narrative, and "P Is Free," which details an encounter with a drug-abusing prostitute for perhaps the first time on record.
The liner notes of Criminal Minded read, "peace to Ron Nelson and the Toronto posse". This statement is evidence of BDP's involvement with Toronto's underground hip hop scene in the late 80s, which produced artists such as Michie Mee, Dream Warriors and Maestro Fresh Wes."
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here is #46
Vanessa from Bolen<3, CA
question 1: where do you go to find your music?
Answer: kaos records/previously known as panik records or zines
question 2: do you find yourself supporting more 'underground' acts rather than the so-called 'mainstream' artists?
Answer: underground moreso like kelly clarkson right? jk.
question 3: who are 5 of the most influential artists, to you?
Answer: billie holiday, morrissey, the sharks, toy dolls, operation ivy
question 4: if you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask?
Answer: django reinhardt
question 5: does music ever have an influence on the men/women you're interested in?
Answer: people i know matter. thats all, so yes
question 6: do you prefer shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores? Answer: no
question 7: would you say you go to shows with 'underground' artists that are usually at small venues or large concerts with the 'flavor of the week'?
Answer: backyard gigs...
question 8: how does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists have 'sold out'?
Answer: i dont give a shit as long as it still reaches me on a personal level
question 9: how do you support your local music scene?
Answer: burnin their demos, givin' em out posting flyers etc
question 10: if there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be?
Answer: but not tonight-depeche mode
Vanessa has chosen Billie Holiday as her artist.
from Wikipedia
"Nicknamed Lady Day by her sometime collaborator Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style — strongly inspired by instrumentalists — pioneered a new way of manipulating wording and tempo, and also popularized a more personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", and "Lady Sings the Blues"."
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here is #48
Victor from La Quinta, CA
here is # 49.
Wendy from Gardena, CA
question 1: where do you go to find your music?
Answer: i find my music through people , band pages, friends , relatives , people i meet. i get CDs from people or jump through videos on youtube.
question 2: do you find yourself supporting more 'underground' acts rather than the so-called 'mainstream' artists?
Answer:definitely a very close friend of mine.
question 3: who are 5 of the most influential artists, to you?
Answer: frank sinatra, john lennon, jimi hendrix, bradley nowell, Beatles. :]
question 4: if you could ask any musician (alive or dead) a question, who would it be & what would you ask?
Answer: i would ask bradley nowell what was so horrible that he had to go and overdose on heroin. he was doing great and he made music that everyone could have enjoyed. he could have had a great life... :/
question 5: does music ever have an influence on the men/women you're interested in?
Answer: yes , very much so. i mean people can have their own interests and all but i am more drawn to someone with an open mind about music or enjoys at least some of the same musicians as me and doesnt put me down about my tastes.
question 6: do you prefer shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores?
Answer: neither , i dont do much shopping at stores when i go looking for music. but i dont steal either.
question 7: would you say you go to shows with 'underground' artists that are usually at small venues or large concerts with the 'flavor of the week'?
Answer: well i dont go out to shows much , but when i do its usually very rare and its small shows in peoples back yards , i find that experience much more personal and its more fun for all involved , not to mention the music is more likely to sound more original , also im not into huge names so big concerts like that arent a big deal.
question 8: how does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists have 'sold out'?
Answer: really sad, and i know that maybe their music isnt going to sound the same and all these people will claim to like them but not even know their stuff they made when they started out , they werent there to support them. but if it makes them happy , it IS their music ...so...its their choice.
question 9: how do you support your local music scene?
Answer: well i have a few friends in bands , so i make sure to tell all my other friends about them and that they should listen to their stuff. :]
question 10: if there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be?
Answer: maybe...is this love? by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Wendy chose Frank Sinatra to be her artist.
from Blog Critics
'Covering his brilliant Capitol years only, Sinatra at the Movies includes the title themes to The Tender Trap, From Here to Eternity, Young at Heart, Three Coins in the Fountain, and Not as a Stranger. Also from Young at Heart is the classic “Just One of Those Things,” which is done with its more familiar up-tempo arrangement (In later years, Sinatra sometimes performed the song as a ballad, or "saloon song" as he called them).
Four other movies are represented by two songs each, with “I Love Paris” and “C’est Magnifique” from Can Can, “How Deep is the Ocean” and “All of Me” from Meet Danny Wilson, “I Could Write a Book” and “The Lady is a Tramp” from Pal Joey, and “All the Way” and “Chicago” from The Joker is Wild.
It should be noted that while all of these songs are from Sinatra movies, they are not the versions recorded for the movies. Rather, they are the versions from his Capitol albums (“Chicago” is the version from Come Fly With Me for instance). To get the tracks from the movies, one may consider the Sinatra in Hollywood box set.
Sinatra at the Movies is part of a larger media blitz that includes a U.S. postage stamp (entering circulation in May) and television programming spotlighting Sinatra’s movies and television specials. While many of the tracks on Sinatra at the Movies are timeless standards, the CD barely scratches the surface of Sinatra’s recorded legacy, making it a bad starting point for new fans and a must-own for completists only.'so here i am, with a new project. i plan on asking 50 people a set of 10 questions, just to see how people feel about music & what influences their tastes and things of that nature.
here is my first post in this new project.
Hektor from Los Angeles, CA
question 1: where do you go to find your music?
Answer: i go wherever my ear takes me. i usually hear and get my music from friends
question 2: do you find yourself supporting more 'underground' acts rather than the so-called 'mainstream' artists?
Answer: definitely more towards the underground music. i cant stand so called musicians who work more on a "catchy" beat than having any real meaning in their lyrics
question 3: who are 5 of the most influential artists, to you?
Answer: I'd have to say 9th Wonder, The Real Mckenzies, The Djali Zwan, Celso Pina
question 4: if you could ask any musician a question, who would it be & what would you ask?
Answer: I'd ask Joey Ramone what influenced his style being that he was such an isolated awkward teen .I'd also ask Elvis Presley(??) if hes dead or not right now or if he died when he said he did
question 5: does music ever have an influence on the men/women you're interested in?
Answer: usually, in a positive way though. it seems that the music i like is very good to alot of people. i think it influences everyone seeing that you can kinda make out who the person is according to what they listen to. i like underground hip-hop and reggae mostly and those to are really emotion filled type of music, so girls im interested usually can tell that im lay back and expressive, if that makes sense
question 6: do you prefer shopping for your music at chains (ie, Virgin Megastore, F.Y.E, etc.) or 'mom & pop' record stores?
Answer: mom and pop store most definitely. in those chain stores i can never find artist i like enjoy listening to. but i shop little at chain stores. where im from (south central) the ska scene is live and kicking and alotta these bands have great music so more than anything i get my music from the streets
question 7: would you say you go to shows with 'underground' artists that are usually at small venues or large concerts with the 'flavor of the week'?
Answer: small venues... meaning backyard shows. 3 or 5 bucks usually gets you in and whats great about it its all local so you'll have familiar faces all around you. but "small venue" shows are really great too. you get to be closer to the artist and it feels more personal
question 8: how does it make you feel when you hear that one of your favorite artists have 'sold out'?
Answer: i get mad seeing that some people believe that they sold out because there friends know who they are or because they are hearing there name around. but in other cases i think its neccesary for them to sell out. everyone needs to get paid right? and if your good enough to actually make it in the music industry then more props to you
question 9: how do you support your local music scene?
Answer: showing up to the local shows when i have free time on friday, starudays and sundays, helping them with promotional flyers and logos and sometimes set up shows for them to play at.
question 10: if there is one song you would say describes your life at the moment, which song would it be?
Answer: Red Stores Bums song "Tumbleweed"
and this is pretty much how it is going to go with everyone else. i know it seems boring, but it's fun seeing people's answers. :D
now, as for the album, i've chosen 10,000 Shots by the Real Mckenzies
from MP3MANIACO
Evidently, Fat Mike's a pretty big fan of the Real McKenzies. He signed them to Fat Wreck for 2005's 10,000 Shots, and even played bass for most of the album under the alias "Fat McMichael." Other than their shifting lineup, though, the McKenzies remain largely unchanged from the sound of past records like Oot & Aboot or Loch'd & Loaded. Shots is full of revved-up Scottish traditionals and revivalist punk originals, and the endearingly gruff Paul McKenzie leads the way. The rousing "Pour Decision" puts bagpipes over Social Distortion rhythm guitar, and Mike Ness would certainly be happy with McKenzie's sentiment. "A punk musician just ain't as cute at 53," he sings. "I have forsaken money makin'/Yeah, you still wish you were me." It's this self-deprecating pride that separates the McKenzies from similarly hybridist groups like Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly. They're looser, more ragged, maybe a little less reverent. It's not that McKenzie is less proud of his Scottish Canadian heritage, or less committed to old favorites like "Farewell to Nova Scotia" or songs set to the words of legendary Scottish bard Robert Burns. But like Fat Mike and NOFX, there's a rambling, rapid-fire sense of humor to the Real McKenzies' work, heard here in "Bugger Off," say, or the good-natured slag "I Hate My Band" ("They've cost me my dog, my job and my wife!"). Matt MacNasty's bagpipe is particularly impressive over the melodic hardcore stutter of "Skeleton and the Tailor," and "Catalpa" is acoustic with impressive harmony vocals and mandolin leads, while the punchy, triumphant "Best Day Until Tomorrow" dispenses some advice any grandmother from the old country would heartily endorse. "Enjoy what'chas got, not what you have not."
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enjoy!
stay tuned there is 49 more to go! :D
