An attempt to chronicle Julie's eclectic music tastes!
SCANDINAVIAN: Ane Brun, Big Bang, Hello Saferide, Jens Lekman, Kaizers Orchestra, Kent, Kings of Convenience, Maria Mena, Mew, Oh Laura, Teitur, Thomas Dybdahl.
MUSICALS: Across the Universe, Chicago, Disney/animated films, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Phantom of the Opera, RENT, The Last Five Years, Wicked, Sweeney Todd.
FEMALE BANDS: Dresden Dolls, The Long Blondes, Rilo Kiley, Shivaree, Tegan and Sara, Tilly and the Wall.
MALE BANDS (ROCK-ISH): Blue October, Gogol Bordello, Interpol, Louis XIV, Marcy Playground, Modest Mouse, Reel Big Fish, Snow Patrol, Spoon, The Tea Party, VAST, Wintersleep.
OTHER (PARTICULARLY MELLOW INDIE?): Antony and the Johnsons, Athlete, Beirut, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Editors, Gregory and the Hawk, Nouvelle Vague, The Postal Service, Radiohead, The Shins, Sigur Rós, Stars, They Might Be Giants, The Arcade Fire.
FEMALE SINGERS: Amanda Palmer, Feist, Fiona Apple, Jenny Lewis, Jolie Holland, Kate Nash, Poe, Regina Spektor, Tori Amos.
MALE SINGERS: Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Damien Rice, Jason Mraz, M. Ward, Manu Chao, MIKA, Mike Doughty, Nick Cave, Patrick Wolf, Pierre Lapointe, Rufus Wainwright, Sufjan Stevens, Tom McRae.
A BIT MORE HXCORE SHIT: A Perfect Circle, Marilyn Manson, Mindless Self-Indulgence, Nine Inch Nails, Placebo.
SOUNDTRACKS:
- Movies: 300, Beowulf, Mirrormask, Perfume, The Prestige, V For Vendetta, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kill Bill, Donnie Darko, The Illusionist, Grindhouse, Yann Tiersen compositions, Princess Mononoke, Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog, The Fountain, The Hours — Philip Glass' compositions in general, especially fantastic when performed by the Kronos Quartet.
- TV shows: Supernatural, Firefly.
- Video games: Final Fantasy, Shadow Hearts, The Longest Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Silent Hill.
OTHER: Daft Punk. String quartet tributes. Jazz and big band. Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Swings Basie Swings, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, etc.
