Ashford.

So cool that he knows him. and even that he goes to festivals. Can't imagine any of my old teachers going.

048 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind' 047 TV on the Radio 'Wolf Like Me' - Amazing!

050 Hot Hot Heat 'Bandages' - Amazing! Wasn't expecting to see it now we'd got this high.

No :( Wow really? I am shocked too :o It is very good, it was maybe my own fault for overplaying it.

Yes I think it is the best debut this year. Maybe :) WOAH! Which guy was he? Was he Cosmo? :lol:

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Flop thread :(

54 Rilo Kiley 'Portions for Foxes' - By far their best, amazing. 53 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold' - Only one of hers I like, very good! 52 M.I.A. 'Paper Planes' 51 The Libertines 'Time For Heroes'

060 Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk' 058 Snow Patrol 'Run' 056 Los Campesinos! 'You! Me! Dancing!' Good selection, particularly A-Punk, I agree that Run is Snow Patrol's best and quite easily I think. A good Los Campesinos! track aswell.

070 Flaming Lips 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1' - Brilliant song, never got any of their albums but I should check out this one. 068 The Horrors 'Sea Within A Sea' - Great builder, like the new direction they went in. 066 The Postal Service 'The District Sleeps Alone Tonight' - Amazing 065 Royksopp ft Robyn 'The Girl & The Robot' - Very good.

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13 New In Town 15 Earthquake 11+ Stuck On repeat 21- Click 28 Remedy 14 Meddle 25 Mathematics

075 Groove Armada ft Mutya Buena 'Song 4 Mutya' - Decent summer anthem. 073 Little Boots 'Earthquake' - Good song, however I do prefer Remedy and Stuck On Repeat. 072 Camera Obscura 'Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken' - Marvellous, was waiting for this to appear :D

080 Daft Punk 'Aerodynamic' - Fantastic. 079 Lostprophets 'The Fake Sound of Progress = Their only good album imo and even then it isn't VERY good, just good, this song is alright. 077 The Shins 'Australia' - Favourite song from this album, which is a bit hit and miss for me. 076 LCD Soundsystem 'All My Friends' - Amazing song, by far my favourite of theirs.

I agree about Day & Age. You and your Muse :rolleyes: Well it was just Paper Planes that got overplayed really, still a fantastic album I think. Not sure whether you would like any of the not heard ones alot, you might think a couple are ok though.

:D That is all.

It is always the same with The Killers, I listen alot and love them for a short period and then go off them for a while. Maybe you will :)

Shame :(

Just saw the advert for it, looks very good!

085 White Stripes 'Blue Orchid' - Also my favourite by them. 082 Jose Gonzalez 'Heartbeats' - Fantastic. 081 The Knife 'Heartbeats' Listened to the Jose version more, but I do liek the original.

090 The Go! Team 'Bottle Rocket' 089 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Maps' - Amazing song. 088 Last Shadow Puppets 'The Age of the Understatement' - The album never really grabbed me but this remains a fantastic song. 087 Goldfrapp 'Utopia'

Oh and as Christmas is fast approaching, according to shops anyway, Reuben released possibly my favourite Christmas song ever: wH2umxtA_sc

So...this place is a veritable HIVE of activity then.