A Favorite Music Shortlist (October 24, 2006)

I like to make lists of the music I'm listening to from time to time. This helps me remember what my favorites were (and when), but also, I feel like a female version of High Fidelity. Throughout highschool I was convinced that I would own a record store (a la Empire Records) along with an adjoining cafe-come-bar (a la D.C.'s Tryst) where I could serve good coffee and host live music. Who knows, maybe I will.

At any rate, I am ransacking my iPod and have realized that I really like all of the following:

Ryan Adams, Fiona Apple, Bird (Charlie Parker), Mary J. Blige, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Buddy Guy, Buena Vista Social Club, CCR, Ray Charles, Charlie Christian, Patsy Cline, Coltrane, Common (Sense), Celia Cruz, Dave Matthews Band, Miles Davis, Dead Prez, DMX, Lila Downs, Missy Elliot, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Guster, Lauryn Hill, Indigo Girls, Etta James, The Jayhawks, Kelis, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Led Zeppelin, Mana, M.I.A., Mos Def, Matt Nathanson, Edith Piaf , Radiohead, Mohd. Rafi, Bonnie Raitt, R.E.M., RENT Soundtrack, Silvio Rodriguez, Bally Sagoo, Nitin Sawhney, Jill Scott, Shaggy, Shakira (en espanol), Simon & Garfunkel, Nina Simone, Elliot Smith, Sublime, 2Pac, Train, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Westside Connection