Some things that are awesome

There are two people in my life that i sometimes (in my head) call Gods of music. From ACDC to Zero 7, they are all-knowing. One of these people I've known for less than a year, while the other I've known for almost a decade. One is a more... angry god then the other. This person, who's name rhymes with shmevin, he'd be the Jupiter to her Juno. As far as I know, neither of them are aware of my undying admiration and acute jealousy, although i think i may have said so on at least one occasion.
Anyway, Juno is leaving me soon. She's off to the Outback to wrestle dingoes and maybe learn a thing or two from the Aussies. Our last day we celebrated by eating her dad's famous cookies, playing video games, and stealing music from each other. It was just like high school. In the process I've found about a thousand songs/singers that i am now infatuated with. so, here's the list of stuff i think is awesome.

The Ataris- Now, in high school it was nigh impossible to avoid "boys of summer" and as a result I absolutely hated this band. However "Takeoffs and Landings" is pretty kickass. so I've decided to give them a second chance.

Ben Lee- I was already obsessed with Ben Lee. However, I had not heard the live version of "Catch my disease." I was thrown off when i tried to sing along and some of the words changed. It's less "Full" without the plethora of background singers. But it's got a more fervent energy than the album version. I feel like he's bursting with happiness, and it is awesome.

Blonde Redhead- this is a band I've always heard about, but never got around to listening to. Though the girl's voice can occasionally get on my nerves a bit, the song "Melody" is heart-wrenchingly good. I feel like it's just asking to be on the soundtrack of some Indie movie.

Brunettes- I honestly cannot make up my mind about whether i like this band or not. The song "Polyester Meets Acetate" has an old school feel to it. The singer reminds me of someone. I want to say velvet underground, but i can't be entirely sure if that's what i was thinking of.

Carbon leaf- This band is like train. They get me pumped and dancing in my bedroom, but I'm always a little embarrassed to say I like them. They're too catchy, too produced, too... early nineties. Also, it's got a little more of a country vibe than i'm entirely comfortable with. Yet "Life Less Ordinary" has managed to play four times in the last three days.

Dinosaur Jr- This is a band I had heard of as well. I only have two of their songs, so it's hard to be the best judge. Right now all I can say is they should definitely be somewhere on guitar hero.

Elf Power- I was a little sad when i realized i had heard all the apples in stereo songs I could find. Then i heard "Jane", by Elf Power. While there are significant differences between the two bands (Jane has more of an acoustic vibe than most of apples in stereo's stuff), It still has that incredibly peppy vibe that gets me hyped.

Alphabetically, this is about as far as i have gotten. But I think finding seven bands to ruminate on is a good start. So I think I'll settle into these for a while, then maybe work my way through the rest later in the semester.