Lately – a lot of dubstep of the harder and more twitchy variety. N-Type, Rusko, Akira Kiteshi, 12th Planet, etc. Haven’t found too many rock albums I liked a lot this year. A few albums from the past 3 or 4 years I’ve really enjoyed:

MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Ten Kens – Ten Kens (neo-grunge)
Ludachrist – Bangfest (gangsta rap/electro mashup)
School of Seven Bells – Alpinisms (Shoegaze with an Appalachian folk influence)
Silversun Pickups – Carnavas
Crystal Castles (Bleepcore)
Rin Toshite Shigure – Inspiration is DEAD (Japanese Screamo)

All time – 90’s Weezer, Pixies, Therapy?, Avail, Deekline, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World (although their albums have pretty much gotten successively worse, just not at as rapid of a rate as Weezer’s), The Impossibles, Bad Religion, The Hives, Metric, the broken beat movement from UK hardcore through breakbeat, to speed garage, to 2 step, to 8-bar, to dubstep. Once upon a time was a DJ, but haven’t done that in over 6 years now.

Right now I’ve been listening to a lot of a guy from Somalia called K’naan who does some really good music ,even if he does rap about how shit Somalia is rather a lot!

Also some of the best golden age stuff from KRS and Rakim. Probably the best two men in hip hop right now are dan le sac and scrubious pip who you will not have heard of. They are absolutely sublime. Oh and anyone who hasn’t bought the much awaited new album by Raekwon, do.

Drive by Truckers – A Blessing and a Curse
The Flying Burrito Brothers – The Gilded Palace of Sin

Albums I’m Digging Lately
The Life and Times – Tragic Boogie
Shrinebuilder – Self-title debut
Katatonia – Night is the New Day
ISIS – Oceanic
Oceansize – Frames
Failure – Magnified
Amesoeurs – Amesoeurs
Imogen Heap – Speak For Yourself

All Time Favorite Bands
The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Opeth, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, Scorpions, Ulver, Dredg, Meshuggah, Kyuss, Emperor, King Crimson, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, Faith No More, Soundgarden, Enslaved, Bjork, Herbie Hancock, Porcupine Tree, Neurosis, Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, Neil Young, David Bowie, Akercocke, Simon & Garfunkel, Interpol, Primus, Sonic Youth, Tool, Death, Rush, Judas Priest, Anathema, Katatonia, Mastodon, King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis

literally thousands more but that’s off the top of my head

Very random music tastes…

I veer right across the spectrum, from movie soundtracks like Gladiator, which for me is just epic (used to have that on in the gym A Lot)Buena Vista Social club album, India.Arie, Alicia Keys, QOTSA, from back in the day Dre, Tupac, Wu-Tang…I have no idea about most of the bands above here?! Kanye’s first album, Nas, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the Libertines three nights at the Forum a few years ago for amazing nights out, even though I was supposed to be working. Recently, one of my cooler friends pointed me towards Them Crooked Vultures and the youngest sister towards Kings of Leon.

All-time favorites: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, pretty much any other Delta blues, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Jeff Buckley, Toadies, all kinds of other stuff.

Current stuff that’s already been mentioned: The Black Keys, MGMT, Silversun Pickups, Metric (Brickhaus, your selections are awesome), Drive-by Truckers, Buena Vista Social Club, Queens of the Stone Age (Hell yes, BrianBrock)

Current stuff that hasn’t already been mentioned: Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, Bat for Lashes, The Avett Brothers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Stars, Phoenix, White Rabbits, Animal Collective, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Deer Tick, Cold War Kids, Great Lake Swimmers, and many, many others.

I like to catch live jazz at small clubs in New York, where I live. I’ve always loved classic rock, and I’ve seen my share of Dead shows back in the day. Lately, I’ve had a particular weakness for old school Motown and funk.

Lately: Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, Animal Collective, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears and other such hipster warblings.
Faves: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tom Waits, Dylan, George Jones forever, Jeff Buckley, Stevie, Miles, Marvin, Van Morrison, Bowie, Stones, Heartless Bastards, Lightning Hopkins, Mark Lanegan, Beck, Quasi, Elliot Smith, Wolf Parade, Daniel Johnston, Joe Strummer in any incarnation, The Lips, The Jayhawks, Lou Reed, Mike Watt, Sparklehorse, Super Furry Animals, The Temptations…. and too damn many others to count.

i’m listening to this masterpiece

My life is based on music and boxing so I love the thread.

Currently listening to

New Albums -

Girls – Album.
Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young
Nite Jewel – My Album
The Horrors – Primamry Colours

Older Albums -

Dean Martin – The Capitol Years
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Himself
Aphrodite’s Child – End Of The World
Ameila Rodriguez – The Art Of . .

Sorry if i’m posting too much in here, but i recently got this album and i’ve been listening to it for 48 straight hours now

it’s the self-titled debut of the supergroup known as Them Crooked Vultures. Them Crooked Vultures’ three members are three legends of the music biz. Playing bass, keyboards, and background vocalist is none other than ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. At lead vocals and guitar its the 90s desert rock legend from such bands as KYUSS and Queens of the Stone Age, Josh Homme. finally some dude i personally don’t care about but some of you might, playing drums on this album is the drummer for nirvana and the guitarist/singer of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl.

this is an awesome record folks :thumbsup:

Lately: Mos Def’s Ecstatic, Baroness’ Blue Album, Yob’s The Great Cessation, She & Him and some early Dylan

Faves (off the top of my head): Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Melvins, Faith no More, Lush, Sleep, Tool, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Cafe Tacuba, Fugees, The Roots, The Notwist, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Emiliana Torrini, Fleet Foxes, The Tallest Man on Earth, Acid King, Isis, YOB, Ufomammut, Giant Squid, Intronaut, Mastodon, Baroness, Torche, Zozobra, Daft Punk

BTW y’all listen to some good music