Survey: 30 Questions About My 30 Top Artists.
1. How did you get into 29?
Eisley: Saw their music video for Marvelous Things on my Yahoo! Music Video player in middle school.
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
MGMT: Electric Feel or Time to Pretend
3. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Tokyo Police Club: none, I’m too broke to buy CDs
4. What is your favorite song by 15?
Minus the Bear: Pachuca Sunrise
5. What is your favorite song by 5?
Copeland: There are so many good ones. Chin up wins though.
6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Kanye West: EVERY SONG HE HAS EVER MADE!
7. What is your favorite song by 10?
Kings of Leon: The Bucket is class. Probably Closer
8. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Ra Ra Riot: Seeing them, live. Late, but live. They started before the start time on the ticket at Death Cab! I was furious that we couldn’t see the whole set. We saw probably 6 songs though, which is about half of their album.
9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Jason Mraz: Lucky, Bella Luna, Make it Mine, I’m Yours
10. How many times have you seen 25 live?
M.I.A.: NONE! Gotta fix that.
11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
The Honorary Title: Bridge and Tunnel, way back.
12. What is your favorite album by 11?
Iron and Wine: The Sheperd’s Dog
13. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Bloc Party: Drummer Gordan Maokes, he’s yummy.
14. Have you ever seen 14 live?
TV on the Radio: YESSSSS!!! SO GOOD!
15. What is a good memory involving 27?
Phantom Planet: All the episodes of The OC with California.
16. What is your favorite song by 16?
Fleet Foxes: White Winter Hymnal and Mykonos
17. What is your favorite album by 18?
The Kooks: Inside In/Inside Out
18. What is your favorite song by 21?
Manchester Orchestra: Wolves at Night
19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head: uhhh, maybe… Iceage Babeland? It’s my fav.
20. What is your favorite album by 2?
Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha
21. What is you favorite song by 3?
Death Cab for Cutie: SO HARD… Summer Skin, Transatlanticism.
22. What is you favorite song by 8?
Beirut: Nantes, Elephant Gun
23. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Matt Costa: Twice!
24. What is the worst song by 12?
Franz Ferdinand: hmm… Eleanor Put Your Boots On wasn’t a fav.
25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Interpol: Evil
26. What is you favorite album by 7?
Arctic Monkeys: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
27. What is your favorite song by 24?
The Honorary Title: The City’s Summer
28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Vampire Weekend: Try all of them.
29. What is your favorite album by 4?
Sufjan Stevens: The Avalanche
30. How many albums do you own by 20?
The Strokes: One hard CD, all digital.
