Date:	2006-01-11 11:19
Subject:	I guess this is goodbye...officially
Security:	Public
Mood:	grateful
Music:	Fiona Apple - Better Version Of Me

Isn’t it sad how people just stop writing here on Blurty, but never really say goodbye? I started this thing way back in November 2002. I've gotten to know some really great people, a couple of which I still chat with regularly, a couple of which I totally had (have?) crushes on but never said anything, a couple of which really understood my mind. But regardless, I miss all of you, and I wish we still talked. I have not disappeared, and I’m sure you haven’t either. I’ve just moved on to other things, in particular websites which are far less annoying than Blurty, which I’m still surprised if I can actually log on to and do things with.

Mostly, I hang out on MySpace now, which if any of you has, you totally need to add me. I have a blog there that I do write in every once in a while.

I’m also on Facebook a lot, so if you’re in school somewhere, you should totally add me to that too.

I can be found pretty much everyday on AIM and Yahoo (sn= haensgen77).

If you want to send me an email, you can reach me at shaneriffic@gmail.com.

So I guess this is goodbye, at least in this forum. I’m a complete internet whore, so you can bet that I will always be out there somewhere!

Much love and gratitude to you all!

-Shane

Date:	2005-08-09 08:55
Subject:	Been a while
Security:	Public
Mood:	good
Music:	Weezer - We Are All On Drugs

It's been a whole month since I updated here. Partly because I've forgotten, and partly because Blurty is a total bitch and I usually can't even get on.

Well, I don't have a whole lot to say, so I'll just update on a few things. I moved into the new place a little over a week ago. I really like it! It needs a little work before I will be completely satisfied though. A little paint, some new furniture, and all will be as it should.

The new job is going great too! It's just so much fun. It doesn't even feel like work. It's like a place I go to have fun for a few hours, and I get paid for it!

I went to Market Days in Chicago this past weekend. I had heard of it before, but never really knew what it was. Well, I've come to find out that it's really a pride celebration. Chicago has an actual PrideFest in June like most cities, but that one is for all the annoying out-of-towners. I guess most of the locals leave during it. Market Days is their Pride, but it's about 100% more attractive, and just generally a much more fun place to be. From now on I will be bypassing PrideFest (thank god, it sucked) and going to Market Days instead.

School starts again in less than a month. I am so not looking forward to it, a little scared of it even. I should be ecstatic because it should be my last semester. I don't know why it's filling me with dread. I guess I'm afraid of not doing well, because if I don't, it won't be my last semester.

I need a bottle of wine.

Date:	2005-07-08 08:46
Subject:	Just some things
Security:	Public
Mood:	bouncy
Music:	The Shins - New Slang

I was home all day yesterday with an awful, awful hangover. My friend Amy and I went to our favorite French-inspired café, Trocadero on Wednesday night because they have "Wine Lover's Wednesdays" there, with awesome sales on bottles of wine. Between the two of use, we drank three whole bottles of this fabulous Sauvingnon Blanc...and smoked an entire pack of Djarums. We have no self control whatsoever. We know we're soul mates because we're pretty much the same in every way, except I'm a German-Recovering Catholic-Fag, and she's a Polish-Recovering Catholic-Korean-Fag Hag. But dammit, we know how to have a good time!

I signed the lease on a new apartment last week! I am SO excited about this place. The building is one of the oldest in Milwaukee, on the National Register of Historic Places. It's part hotel, part apartments, and here's the website if you wanna see my new digs: The Astor Hotel. I am so excited...and I can't wait to officially have my own place again to really start over with a clean slate, and forget all the hellish shit I've had to put up with over these last few months.

I also have a 2nd job! There's a new coffee shop that'll be opening across the street from campus soon called Espresso Christoph, and I got hired! I'm uber-pumped because I've wanted to work in a coffee shop since I became a coffee drinker, about 11 years now. I have been in training the past 2 weeks, along with the rest of the staff. The staff is awesome too. We all get along really well and have tons of fun together. The place is supposed to open next week, but there's still some construction going on, so I'm not sure when it will actually open. But I'm super excited!

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I know I sent some of you's guys invitations for Gmail, but I still have like a shitload more I can give away, so if any of y'all would like one, send me an email at shaneriffic@gmail.com and tell me what email address you'd like me to send it to.

PS: Don't I have the awesomeist email addy ever? I was so excited that it was available! Some other Shane out there has screwed me over on every other email service, but now I get to be the screwer! Tee hee...

Date:	2005-05-12 08:01
Subject:	Thank f****ing God, it's about time
Security:	Public
Mood:	giddy
Music:	Courtney Jaye - Can't Behave

LAST DAY OF CLASSES!!! This could not have come sooner. I am like, trembling with anticipation of being able to put this semester behind me. True, I still have a couple of finals to take next week, and a few papers of various lengths to finish up by next week, and I'll be taking an incomplete in one of my classes to finish the final paper, so that means I will have "work" to do over the summer. But as far as any new information being thrown at me, after today my brain is closed!

Wisconsin is a horrible bitch-goddess when it comes to the weather. It was in the fucking 70's from like Sunday through Tuesday. It was absolutely perfect because it's too early in the year for it to be warm and humid at the same time. But what should happen on Wednesday? The temperature dropped into the 40's and it was rainy. 40's again today, maybe 50's tomorrow, and not a whole lot warmer this weekend. It's so aggravating, and it seems a bit odd even for Wisconsin to be this cool in the middle of May.

I got paid today which I am über excited about. I think I can finally pay some friggin' bills as I have not had to blow $150 on medication lately. I also think I may be able to get a new pair of jeans, which may sound irresponsible, but I really really do need some. Some that fit. I really only have about 2 pairs that I can wear comfortably, and one of those pairs requires that I wear a belt, lest I provide a peep show. I dropped from a 32-ish waist to a 28-29-ish waist so now all my pants look like clown-issued attire, and require massive beltage. Speaking of belts, I need new ones of those too. I had to put 2 extra holes in the ones I have, and then I have like this extra foot left over just hanging there. Grr.

Has anyone gotten the new New Order cd? I fucking love them (they are by far my favorite male 80's band). Their video for "Krafty" is awesome!

So, I'm sick of my homepage. I have RoadRunner, so I just have their site as my homepage, and it's just not doing it for me. It feels cluttered to me. I've used Yahoo and MSN before, which were fine, but I'd like something else. Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking Google might be an idea since I use it so often, but that would be a really boring homepage. I would like some accessories. Hear that Google? There's something to add to your Labs...

I just found out from my advisor that I will be able to graduate in December!!! I am so excited!!! I need to be done. I've been here long enough. So watch out world! Me and my Bachelor of Arts in French will soon be coming to wreak havoc on your ass! :P

Date:	2005-04-18 15:38
Subject:	Great Weekend!
Security:	Public
Mood:	happy
Music:	Stars - Aspidistra Files

Alright, so this past weekend was way cool. I had lots of fun...which has become every weekend, but this one was really neat!

First off, Friday night. A friend was having a housewarming party...but it was a costume party, with a theme: Sexy Superheros/Supervillans! I was a bit nervous at first cuz I usually can't get up the nerve to dress up, but Matty found out about it and he said "we ARE going, and you're going to dress up!" And, I can't say no to him, and he looked so excited to go, so I said okay. It was up to him to think up a costume for me though, cuz I'm just not good at that. So for me he came up with "Military Fairy" and I wore camo pants, a green shirt, tied at the bottom instead of buttoned up, so my belly was showing, fairy wings, and a kid's police set from like Walgreens or something. Oh, and he put makeup on me. He is so good, it's almost scary! He went as "Captain Androgeny" and he wore heels, a corset, tight jeans, and this long flowy thing that he made, and then his own makeup of course. He looked so hot! I made Amy go too, just because, and she went as the hostess' plaything, an inside joke between them. So needless to say, the party was amazingly fun, and I might have pictures, we'll see. We went to Mad Planet that night after the party, still dressed up...I wore my fucking fairy wings there...I must have looked like a candi raver boi...and I hate them so much! We also stopped at Hi Hat (I think, I was pretty drunk)...

So then on Saturday night, Matty and I went to Hi Hat to meet up with a few of his friends for a couple drinks...two the most adorable girls ever! They were lots of fun, and I had, well, quite a lot to drink there. We left at like 11:30 to go to Cage cuz we were celebrating a friend's birthday. That was LOTS of fun...although I don't remember a whole lot of it. I apparently was dancing in the cage...and I guess I twisted Matty's nipple on the dancefloor...hard...it bruised...oopsie! He dropped me off at home after that, alone...and I HAD to eat, for some reason, so I made grilled cheese. It was probably good, but I don't remember...and I think I burned myself on the frying pan. Just a little.

Okay now, Sunday is the best part. See, Matty is a really good cook, and he's cooked for me twice already, so I wanted to cook for him...but I can't cook. CAN NOT. At all. Grilled cheese is pretty much the extent of my ability, and I burned myself doing that. But, I was determined to impress him. I decided that I was going to make a pizza...entirely from scratch. And I really mean entirely. I made the crust, and the sauce, and I grated all the cheeses by myself, and bought all the ingredients fresh and cut them up myself. I can't believe I actually did it, and it was actually good! He was SO impressed...speechless in fact, that I actually did all that. YAY ME! It was a great way to end the weekend.

Date:	2005-04-14 08:05
Subject:	TGIDBF!
Security:	Public
Mood:	silly
Music:	The Buzzcocks - Why Can't I Touch It?

Thank God It's the Day Before Friday!

Some bizzarities to share with you all:

I saw guy yesterday wearing a v-neck sweater...backwards. BACKWARDS. And I don't think he was trying to be cute or funny.

There was a duck just hanging out in front of the door of the building I work in this morning. He was just sitting there, like nothing was out of the ordinary, just watching people walk by. Perhaps it wasn't out of the ordinary for him, but it caught me by surprise. I'm used to squirrels and the occasional chipmunk, but not so much ducks.

Gotta love The Onion: "Heaven Less Opulent Than Vatican, Reports Disappointed Pope" I bet that's fucking true. Isn't (wasn't?) the Pope the next wealthiest entity on the planet, after the English royal family? I thought I heard that somewhere, but I could be mistaken, so don't bite my head off if I'm completely wrong about that. But I like to think it's true...it gives just that little extra justification I need to detest the Catholic church.

And finally kids, some words of wisdom we can all live by: A great day starts with a good hair day!

Date:	2005-04-12 08:46
Subject:	Tofu Monster?
Security:	Public
Mood:	good
Music:	Metric - Soft Rock Star (Jimmy vs Joe Mix)

I heard on the news this morning that Cookie Monster is going to become more health conscious in order to promote healthy eating to kids. I guess that is a good idea, and it actually kinda surprised me a bit that something like this hadn't happened sooner. Where were the crazed parents groups calling for the cancellation of Sesame Street until their demands for better muppet role models were met?

And on a side note: don't you just love how unprofessional local news anchors are sometimes? I think it's mostly the early morning anchors who are like this, but what it is is that they behave like morning radio talk show hosts. One of the women anchors this morning commented on the Cookie Monster thing by saying "I always wished there was a Nacho Bel-Grande Monster!" Um, okay...where did you get your broadcasting degree?

Date:	2005-04-11 10:31
Subject:	Uh...what?
Security:	Public
Mood:	cheerful
Music:	Modest Mouse - All Night Diner

This is so typical of me. I totally had something I wanted to write here, and as soon as I logged in, I completely forgot it. I've been forgetting things A LOT lately. More than usual. It seems that the forgetting thing has actually gotten worse since I started treatment for my ADD...but everything else is WAY better now. It's really amazing how different I feel now. I feel aware, and focused, and confident, and unbelievably happy all the time! I know that a lot of this has also been helped by the boy I've been seeing :P

I am in desperate need of new jeans. I have been losing weght on these meds, and now my formerly perfect fitting jeans require a belt...and up 2 notches from usual. It's really annoying. I was a 32 waist, and now I think I'm a 29. It's fucking crazy! But my tummy is nice and TIGHT now! I'm quite proud of it.

I got so drunk Friday night. I had 2 1/2 glasses of wine at home before I went out with the boy and some of his coworkers. We went out dancing, as has become the norm on Friday and Saturday nights. Anywho, at the club I had 6 vodka/cranberries, as far as I can tell. I didn't throw up at all though, but I did fall down at the boy's place as I was trying to put some shorts on. That was a bit embarrassing. I had a headache in the morning, but it wasn't as bad as it usually is, so I think my tolerance has improved. Fun times.

I got SO drunk Saturday night. The boy and I started at a bar, where I had 2 tall drinks (I don't remember what they were, but they were really good) and then I did a lemon drop before we left there to go dancing. I believe I had 4 tall vodka/cranberries at the club, and I may have done a shot, I really can't remember. The boy made me go home alone that night (yeah, he's a tease). So I get into my apartment and I decide that I wanted grilled cheese really badly. I sent the boy a text message that said "I'm making grilled cheese. If you want some you should call me". He sent one back that said "No thanks, I have to be up early, and don't burn the house down". I also texted my friend Amy about being really drunk and making grilled cheese. So I did manage somehow to make grilled cheese, although I do not remember the process. I woke up Sunday morning and it felt like the apartment was on fire. I went to check the thermostat, and it was at like 100. Then I remembered totally stumbling around all over the place the night before, and running into the thermostat, so I must have turned it all the way up. The kitchen was a fucking mess from my late-night cooking. But dammit, I had fun!

Well that was my weekend. What did YOU do?

Date:	2005-03-30 15:07
Subject:	Just thinking...
Security:	Public
Mood:	ecstatic

And I'm flying so high
high off the ground
when you're around
And I can feel your high
touching me inside
and it's too much to hide

Jem - "Flying High"

Date:	2005-03-09 12:42
Subject:	Hallelujah!
Security:	Public
Mood:	ecstatic
Music:	New Order - Slow Jam

Holy shit, that was exactly what I needed! Life goes on...and life is fucking great right now! Woo hoo!

Date:	2005-02-23 20:09
Subject:	Finally, an update
Security:	Public
Mood:	good
Music:	Placebo - Teenage Angst

It has been a long time since I’ve been to Blurty. It seems that when I do finally get back here, I end up re-reading my past posts. God, I am so funny! Ha ha…

Anyway, in reading those old entries, I realized that a lot has happened since my posts in December and January, so I thought maybe I’d write a bit here.

Well, in December I was bitching a lot about school, and the possibility of not being able to return this semester. Well, here’s what happened: I ended up actually not failing any of my classes, but I was very very close. I got a C, a C-, a D-, and an Incomplete. I finished my Incomplete at the end of January, so that grade is a B! Yay! All I had to do to keep my financial aid was complete a certain number of credits, and I technically did that. So here I am, a new semester well under way…and I am doing SO much better. I haven’t fallen behind at all in any classes, and I’ve actually been doing all of my homework. That is a really amazing thing for me, so I am proud of myself for that. I’m taking 4 french classes, and it’s kinda kicking my ass, but I’m still staying focused. I am also planning on going to study in Paris next Spring. That should also be my last semester, so I hope I can make it happen. Oh, I’m also going to retake those classes I got a C- and D- in next Fall, so that will help my GPA a bit.

Looking back on my old posts, I noticed that there’s something pretty major that I’ve left out, and that is the fact that Shawn and I have broken up. For good this time. I think I probably didn’t write about it here cuz he reads this, and I just didn’t want to “bare my soul” where he could find it. But, it’s been about 2 months now, and this is, after all, my journal, so here I am telling all of you, although I think most of you know already. I’m not really gonna say anything else about it though because it’s not a bad break-up, neither of us got hurt in the process of it (mostly), so there’s really no dirty laundry to air anyway. It’s just what it is.

Moving on…

Let’s see, what else has transpired recently…oh! I saw the movie Bad Education with Gael Garcia Bernal. Gael. He his THE hottest man on the planet. And, after seeing this movie, I can also say that he is one of the hottest FEMALES on the planet too! God, he did it so well, it was unbelievable. And, being a European film, you pretty much get to see all that Gael has to offer. Good god…yeah…I was very happy to be in the theatre. The movie itself was pretty good too, although it kinda turned out to have a Hollywood-style twist/ending, which I didn’t particularly care for. But I left feeling satisfied, if not culturally, then sexually :D

I think Gael and Jude need to do a movie together. Maybe throw in a little Johnny too.

Well, I think that’s all that I have to update about. I don’t know if I’ll post again soon, because when you have as much 17th century French stuff to read as I do, you have little time for much else! Hell, 21st century French stuff is hard enough. Take care!

If I carry my cell phone around in my pants pocket, should I be worried about cell phone radiation doing something to my boy parts? Something to ponder.

So I spent most of my day at work yesterday window shopping online. I'm thinking maybe it's not a good thing cuz I really really should not be shopping right now...but I really really want to. There's so many pretty things out there! My tastes though have be recklessly expensive, and I've become an absolute label whore. I found a beautiful Bruno Magli jacket...for $900...ON SALE. Being a student sucks.

I'm going to be a ridiculously high-maintenance boyfriend for some lucky guy someday.

God, another person from Southeast Asia just professed their love for me on messenger. What the fuck! I used to be nice and say hi and chat for a while or whatever, but fuck that. I'm not doing that anymore. These people creep me out.

Geez, I sound really shallow and mean today, don't I?

Well I'm not really that shallow...or at all really. The shopping thing? I would never buy something that expensive, no matter how much money I had. If I spent $900 on a jacket, I would never wear it cuz I'd be afraid of something happening to it. No, I won't be doing any shopping soon, even with my financial aid coming this week. I've decided to donate some money to tsunami relief. So there, I'm not shallow.

Date:	2004-12-30 08:07
Subject:	Happy Birthday to me!
Security:	Public
Mood:	happy
Music:	Velvet Goldmine - Soundtrack

I forgot how much I LOVE the Velvet Goldmine movie/soundtrack. I rediscovered it last night when I was going through my cd's to find Phantom of the Opera to put on my MP3 player. So I put them both on. MMMM. I was talking to Amy last night, and she finally watched Chicago and loved it, so then we were talking about going to see Phantom: THE MOVIE. She had not wanted to see Chicago: THE MOVIE due to the fact that she had seen the stage version in Chicago and London, and didn't think the movie would live up to it. I, for the same reason, am hesitant about seeing Phantom (except I only saw it in Chicago, not London). But she loved Chicago: THE MOVIE, so I will go see Phantom: THE MOVIE. The only thing I don't like about when they make musicals into movies nowadays is that they seem to add a new song into the mix. They did it for Evita, and I think the new one was cut from Chicago, and there is a new one for Phantom. Why mess with it? Yes, the songs are sometimes good, but that's not the point.

Anyway, Velvet Goldmine. Good. Very Good...::sigh::...why did I have to miss out on the whole glam-rock thing? AND the best part of that movie (other than Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Ewan McGregor naked in bed together, and a Christian Bale j/o scene) is that PLACEBO is in the movie, with Brian Molko looking SO HOT!!! And, Toni Collette is in it too, which is a nice added bonus.




Ah yes. Lovely.

GRRRR!

I cannot STAND that Paige-Davis-Trading-Spaces-lookin'-mother-fucker that's on those new AOL commercials.

Date:	2004-12-27 10:11
Subject:	Looking forward
Security:	Public
Mood:	bouncy
Music:	Natalie Merchant - San Andreas Fault

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME ON THURSDAY!

Okay, now that that's out of the way...

Christmas was good, I got the super-extended dvd trilogy of LOTR, so that's freakin' awesome...now I just need to set aside about 3 days straight to watch everything. I got new pots and pans cuz my old ones were all scratched up and shit, so that's good too. I also got a slow-cooker thingy...yeah, real funny, mom. My mom wants me to eat better, so she thougt I should have one. I don't see myself using it, but you never know. I got Tony Hawk's Underground PS2 game from my bro...hell yeah! It's awesome, and I can't wait to beat the shit out of people. My sister got me the Lost In Translation dvd, very cool. That's about it, so all in all, it was a pretty good time.

My sister and I went ice skating! It was so much fun, and neither of us had been skating in years. Our grandparents live on a little canal off of a lake, and it was nice and frozen, so we decided to go skating while we were there on xmas day. We came back the next morning to skate some more too. Now I'm all sore cuz I'm a lazy good-for-nothing, but it was worth it! I only fell once, so thats pretty good.

So now I'm just looking forward to my birthday on Thursday, and then New Year's Eve of course. I don't have anything planned for my birthday yet. I'm not sure I'll go out since I'll be going out for sure on New Year's. It's not a big deal. I just hope that I can score some free birthday drinks on New Years...

I'm getting a haircut Wednesday night, thank god. It's gotten really out of control, and I sure as hell can't go out on New Year's looking all scruffy!

I've been trying to drink more water to cleanse myself and to look more refreshed. Now I'm peeing like crazy and it's SO annoying! But, if it makes the circles under my eyes shrink away, I'll do it. I inherited dark circles under my eyes from my mom's side of the family. Boo. I use eye cream, and a little concealer, and that helps a little. Interesting, no? I guess I could also start wearing eyeliner to offset the darkness under my eyes...hmm. If I'm gonna do that, I may as well put some bronzer on too to make myself look less pale. I'll have to consult Amy when she gets back from Florida.

Anywho, I guess I should get back to work now. Take care everyone, and get fucked up this New Year's!

Date:	2004-12-22 08:20
Subject:	Final final
Security:	Public
Mood:	cold
Music:	Placebo - English Summer Rain

Today, this morning, an hour and a half from now, I have my last final for this semester. I desperately need this to be over. I don't know whether or not I should be nervous about this exam. I don't really care what I get on it anyway, so I guess I have no reason to be nervous. I'll just go in and do my best...that's all anyone can ever do anyway.

Today is bitingly cold. It's 5 degrees right now, with a windchill of -15 degrees. Cold. But, I don't mind it all that much. So many people complain about cold weather, but you could just as easily complain about hot weather. There's something about the cold crisp air of winter that feeds my soul. There's an unique beauty about winter too. There's the obvious beauty of freshly fallen snow hanging on tree limbs, or the leafless tendrils of the trees that stretch towards the gray sky. But there's also less common beauty that you don't always realize, or only rarely are able to experience. Like today, for instance. The air is so cold, but the waters of Lake Michigan are still warm, and the steam that rises from the lake is just indescribable. It' so surreal, and it reminds me of a post-impressionist painting, one that I get to live in. I like winter. I need it. It regenerates my livelihood.

Date:	2004-12-21 13:45
Subject:	279 and counting
Security:	Public
Mood:	accomplished
Music:	Jimmy Eat World - The World You Love

Just because I know you’ve all been DYING to know more about my musical interests, here is an ongoing project of all the bands and musicians that I really like, past and present.


10,000 Maniacs, A, Abandoned Pools, Abba, Air, Alana Davis, Alanis Morissette, Alison Krauss, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Annie Lennox, Apollo Sunshine, Apples in Stereo, April March, Ash, ATB, Awesome Animal Ambulance, Badly Drawn Boy, Barcelona, Barenaked Ladies, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, Ben Lee, Bette Midler, Better Than Ezra, Beulah, Beyonce, Bjork, Blink 182, Blondie, Blur, Bright Eyes, Britney Spears, Broken Social Scene, Built To Spill, Buzzcocks, Cake, Camera Obscura, Carbon Leaf, Cat Power, Caviar, Chantal Kreviazuk, Cheap Trick, Cher, Coldplay, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Creed, Creeper Lagoon, Cyndi Lauper, Daniel Bedingfield, Dar Williams, Dashboard Confessional, Dave Matthews Band, David Gray, Death Cab For Cutie, Denison Witmer, Destiny's Child, Dido, Dishwalla, Dixie Chicks, DJ Sammy, Doves, Dressy Bessy, Eels, Electric Light Orchestra, Elf Power, Elton John, Enya, Eva Cassidy, Everclear, Everything But The Girl, Feeder, Fiona Apple, Five For Fighting, Fleetwood Mac, Flickerstick, Foo Fighters, Fountains Of Wayne, Franz Ferdinand, Gary Jules, George Michael, Gillian Welch, Goo Goo Dolls, Grandaddy, Green Day, Guided By Voices, Gwen Stefani, Heather Nova, Heavenly, Howie Day, Imperial Teen, Indigo Girls, Interpol, Iron & Wine, Isobel, Ivy, Jack Johnson, James, Jars Of Clay, Jem, Jewel, Jimmy Eat World, John Mayer, Josh Kelley, Josh Ritter, Justin Timberlake, Keane, Kina, K's Choice, Kylie Minogue, Ladytron, Le Tigre, Leona Naess, Less Than Jake, Lifehouse, Lili Fatale, Linkin Park, Lit, Liz Phair, Looper, Low, Lunachicks, Luscious Jackson, Macy Gray, Madness, Madonna, Marcy Playground, Maria Mena, Maroon 5, Martina McBride, Matchbox 20, Matt Nathanson, Matthew Jay, Matthew's Uncle, Mazzy Star, Metric, Michelle Branch, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mirah, Modest Mouse, Mojave 3, Motion City Soundtrack, Mountain Goats, Mull Historical Society, Mylene Farmer, Nada Surf, Natalie Merchant, Neil Halstead, Nelly Furtado, New Order, New Pornographers, Nick Drake, Nine Days, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, Norah Jones, Oasis, Old 97's, Outkast, Papas Fritas, Pas/Cal, Patty Griffin, Paul Van Dyk, Paula Cole, Pernice Brothers, Pipas, Pizzicato Five, PJ Harvey, Placebo, Plumb, Poe, Porno For Pyros, Portastatic, Poster Children, Quarashi, Radiohead, Red House Painters, REM, Rhett Miller, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, Saint Etienne, Saint Low, Sarah McLachlan, Saves The Day, Scapegoat Wax, Scissor Sisters, Seal, Sense Field, Shades Apart, Shakespear's Sister, Sheryl Crow, Simon & Garfunkel, Sinead O'Connor, Sleater-Kinney, Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Social Distortion, Some Girls, Sondre Lerche, Spoon, Sprites, Stars, Starsailor, Step Lively, Stereo Fuse, Stereophonics, Sublime, Sugar Ray, Sukilove, Sunny Day Real Estate, Super Furry Animals, Suzanne Vega, Texas, The Aislers Set, The Ataris, The Beatles, The Breeders, The Charlatans UK, The Corrs, The Cranberries, The Cure, The Darkness, The Decemberists, The Delgados, The Divine Comedy, The Donnas, The Essex Green, The Flaming Lips, The Get Up Kids, The Go-Betweens, The Go-Go's, The Green Room, The Killers, The Ladybug Transistor, The Libertines, The Lightning Seeds, The Lucksmiths, The Magnetic Fields, The Mamas & The Papas, The Music, The Panda Squad, The Pixies, The Polyphonic Spree, The Postal Service, The Promise Ring, The Ramones, The Reindeer Section, The Sea & Cake, The Shins, The Smiths, The Softies, The Soviettes, The Stills, The Strokes, The Sundays, The Thrills, The Used, The Vaselines, The Walkmen, The Weakerthans, Third Eye Blind, TLC, Train, Travis, Travoltas, Tullycraft, U2, Van Morrison, Vertical Horizon, Veruca Salt, Vitamin C, Watashi Wa, Weezer, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yo La Tengo