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1. MGMT
2. Death Cab for Cutie
3. Amanda Palmer
4. The Commitments (soundtrack)
5. The Dresden Dolls

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1. Crystal Method
2. Pomplamoose
3. Edith Piaf
4. Yo-Yo Ma
5. Stan Getz

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1. Crystal Method
2. Thelonious Monk
3. Glenn Gould / Bach
4. Eric Clapton
5. Ani DiFranco

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1. Aretha Franklin
2. MGMT
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Big Lazy
5. Eric Clapton

Big Lazy was a band I used to go see at Black Betty in Williamsburg, NY about a decade ago.

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1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. Regina Spektor
3. Radiohead
4. Amanda Palmer
5. ZZ Top

Below is a neat video from Amanda Palmer, filmed spontaneous after a twittered flash-gig at the beach. While I am not a huge Cat Stevens fan, it is a great example of why I love Palmer as a unique punk cabaret / street musician / performance artist.

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1. Ani DiFranco
2. A Tribe Called Quest
3. Johannes Brahms
4. Amanda Palmer
5. Tori Amos

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1. Johannes Brahms
2. Feist
3. Bat for Lashes
4. The White Stripes
5. The Dead Weather

Feist, My Moon My Man:

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1. Regina Spektor
2. Spinnerette
3. Fruit Bats
4. The White Stripes
5. Amanda Palmer

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1. Regina Spektor
2. Bat for Lashes
3. John Lee Hooker
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. Beastie Boys

Bat for Lashes, Sleep Alone:

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1. Regina Spektor
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. White Rabbits
4. Zbigniew Preisner (Red and Blue soundtracks)
5. Spinnerette

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Zero”:

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