AmyFOX

I'm totally digging the new CD from Evans Blue... The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends. I highly recommend it... it is just awesome!

Yeah I like the new White Stripes as well, but I also have Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Within Temptation and Judas Priest.

In my car: Hip Hop Artists Common, Public Enemy, Kanye West, and The Roots, R&B Music of Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu - all on CD's.

My car has The Killer's, Yanni, Josh Groban, Phil Collins & Enya.

For the past month, I've been stuck on TobyMac's Portable Sounds. Mandisa's on this CD, and Toby had her do this silly opera version of part of one song. It's hilarious! The thing I really like about TobyMac is the range in styles go from rock to hiphop to a little rap, and the songs on this CD get me dancing in the driver's seat all the way to work!

if i am with my mother in the car, she has a cd of a bunch of songs on it downloaded froo the computer. otherwise, i sometimes listen to queensryche, dio, yes, matellica, steve miller band, roberta flack, dan fogleberg, and others including jim croce.

Arctic Monkeys 'Your Favorite Worst Nightmare'
(cheeky brit punk with attitude AND riff-ariffic guitars)

The Cribs "Men's Needs, Women's Needs... Whatever"
(the newest outfit out of Britain - produced by Alex from Franz Ferdinand)

M.I.A. "Kala"
(my beef with hip-hop is, aside form a few, there is no originality anymore... except this record - politically charged rhymes over european beats that make you bob your head - seriously, rap fans, check this out!)

Rage Against The Machine - ALL (still amped from the concert - there's nothing like screaming 'F*&k you, I won't do what you tell me' along with thousands of mud drenched concert-goers, all tired of the current presidency)

Blaqk Audio - "Cexsells" - two of the guys from AFI break off to form an electronic outfit that sounds eerily like the old and good Depeche Mode and New Order vibes from the 80's)

Sponge Bob - "The Best Day Ever" - for when the kids are in the car!

Lost Highway soundtrack is pretty good fanningp, ever check it out?

I don't think Amy's picks are dorky at all; the White Stripes continue to create some of the best rock n' roll out there, and the HAIRSPRAY soundtrack is one of the finest, most boisterous musicals in ages. BLEEP for HSM 2, I cannot comment.

My faves at the moment:

* Bat For Lashes, FUR AND GOLD. A lovely albeit melancholy debut in the vein of Bjork and Feist
* LCD Soundsystem, SOUND OF SILVER. Try, TRY not to shake your BLEEP to this sterling dance masterpiece.
Datarock: DATAROCK DATAROCK. Same as above.
* Interpol, OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE. A gloomy, anthemic album from these Joy Division clones; best track "Rest My Chemistry"
* Maps, WE CAN CHANGE. A breezy electronica soundscape with breathy vocals
* ONCE soundtrack. Haven't seen the movie yet? What are ya waitin' for???

And some more highly recommended discs from earlier in the year:
* Amy Winehouse, BACK TO BLACK
* Lily Allen, ALRIGHT, STILL
* Nine Inch Nails, YEAR ZERO
* Garbage, ABSOLUTE GARBAGE (best of comp)

Welcome to the club TB....I've been BLEEPED by the BLEEP engine for out of context reasons as well....