1 Gads - I have no idea how long it's been since I've bought any music at all. Ummm - I'll give you a couple you may already have, depending on your music taste. I love Cake's Comfort Eagle CD - it's nice and light and easy to listen to - the whole thing not to mention downright funny. If you like Jazz - I recommend anything by Oscar Peterson, but I especially like his Summer Night in Munich. I occasionally hear new stuff on the radio - but can seldom remember the names of the artists - not to mention I only hear one song off the CD when they play things. One singer that intrigues me is Kate Bush. I've been meaning to pick up her old CD called The Whole Story because they play the song from it called Running Up The Hill which I find excellent. Don't know about the rest of the CD - and she has a new one out now - don't know about that either. Wish I could be more help. *grin* I am so NOT the audiophile but thought I would throw these out there.

2 I don't get to hear more than Trot Ol' Joe and Hot Potato now adays. Wish I had better ideas for you.

3 I hope to actually be home long enough to mail you more, but for now: Loreena McKinnett Heather Alexander (also does some great children's songs) Cruxshadows Cascada (dance, reminds me a lot of what I was hearing in Europe a few years ago) Seven Nations Bond Book of Love Talitha Mackenzie Garbage

4 A stellar soundtrack, the "Punisher"contains a wide variety of bands and styles of rock I think you'll really enjoy. I know I do.

5 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00070Q8JK/ref=pd_krex_np_t/104-1823735-0044764?n=5174

6 I'd like to point you HERE, where you can download some songs by one of my favorite local bands, The Highland Rovers. I recommend: From Brave Lads All: And I Ride Away The Hours From Knights At The Castle: Tomorrow Might Be Just Another Day (played live) From Unusual Days: Hero's Hero All Roads Lead To Here "Hero's Hero" was written Jeff Conlon, one of the guitar players who also plays bagpipes. He's a former NYC police officer and the song is about his brother-in-law's fellow firefighters. Jeff's B-in-Law arrived at work at 9:00am on 9-11, just after the crew had left for the WTC. He was the only survivor of that stationhouse. "All Roads Lead To Here" is the Highland Rovers' closing number at their shows.

7 Drat! HTML doesn't work here. The Highland Rovers page is here: http://www.highlandrovers.com/Music%20Files/Music.htm Actually, I just realized that I forgot to add the link. Let's see if this works... Go HERE

8 Sugarcult. I especially like their "Start Static" disk. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys released not too long ago his "teen opera to God", called "Smile". Spork did a wonderful review of it at his place. For some beautifully intricate California rock, try Pablo Cruise's "A Place in the Sun". Zappa at his naughtiest, dirtiest, funniest and most irreverent: "Thingfish" or "You Are What You Is". I liked Green Day's "American Idiot" a lot more than I thought I would. Or another classic, how about Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life".

9 .. any early Tom Waits... ALL of Zevon... Neil Young's "Rust Never Sleeps" album... those three are favories on my Wednesday night poolfests....