here is an idea i've seen on a few other music forums. it asks for your favourite artist or band currently active. most of them dont have a specific criteria so i will make my own.

 

CRITERIA

• Must have released a full length album under the bands name in the last 6 months or are set to release an album in the next month. Soundtracks, compilations or b-sides and rarities do not count. Nor do DVDs
  
• Must have performed a full concert in the last month or are scheduled to perform a full concert in the next month. TV Appearances, Charity concerts and other small performances do not count
  
• Must still be together. So if they have disbanded recently they do not count.
  
• NO COLDPLAY
  

 

Put as many or as few as you like in your list

 

Popular bands on Coldplaying that are ineligible

- Muse

- Arctic Monkeys

- Foo Fighters

- Green Day

- Red Hot Chili Peppers

- Arcade Fire

- White Stripes

- Chemical Brothers

- Interpol

- Placebo

- Sigur Ros (not 100% sure about this lot)

- The Strokes

- Tool

if there are any mistakes on this list please correct me.

 

My list as usual i will split into Australian and International

 

International

1.Radiohead

2. Fleet Foxes

3. Death Cab For Cutie

4. The Killers

5. Laura Marling

6. TV on the Radio

7. Franz Ferdinand

8. Metallica

9.Vampire Weekend

10. Bon Iver

 

Australian

1. The Presets

2. Birds of Tokyo

3. Cut Copy

4. Children Collide

5. Tame Impala

6. Trial Kennedy

7.The Grates

8. Sparkadia

:stunned:

 

You've just made things waaay harder than they need to be. :sweatdrop: Can't I just say "Muse" anyway and be done with it? Pleeease? :bigcry:

My two categories would be Canadian and Rest of the world, Seeing as I have to eliminate

Coldplay, Foo, Arcade Fire & Oasis :( They are......

 

Canadian:

Metric

Broken Social Scene

Sam Roberts

Stars

Joel Plaskett

K-OS

Bedouin Soundclash

City And Colour

Feist

Jason Collett

 

Rest of the World:

Flight of the Conchords

TV On The Radio

Bloc Party

Kings of Leon

Franz Ferdinand

Well this is pointless. Radiohead is the best band out there right now.

All those rules make it annoying to find bands.

 

Meh, Radiohead will win by far.

sorry i should of been clear about one thing. it was meant to have said released an album in the past 6 months OR have a show in the next month. not both.

 

the reason i had soo many rules is because the idea of an active band can mean different things to different people. i really dont think its that hard to pick out a band that is on tour at the moment or just released an album lately and is being played on the radio currently.

 

everybodystilllovesandrew was able to make quite a list. of course i dont expect radiohead fans to contribute all that much. this is directed at people who pay attention to all good music going around at the moment.

My two categories would be Canadian and Rest of the world, Seeing as I have to eliminate

Coldplay, Foo, Arcade Fire & Oasis :( They are......

 

 

why omit oasis. they brought out an album last year and are on tour for it arent they?

My two categories would be Canadian and Rest of the world, Seeing as I have to eliminate

Coldplay, Foo, Arcade Fire & Oasis :( They are......

 

Canadian:

Metric

Broken Social Scene

Sam Roberts

Stars

Joel Plaskett

K-OS

Bedouin Soundclash

City And Colour

Feist

Jason Collett

 

Rest of the World:

Flight of the Conchords

TV On The Radio

Bloc Party

Kings of Leon

Franz Ferdinand

 

Nice list. I'm going to make my list later.

I just got into The Killers! oooooooo rock on

Radiohead

 

U2

Andrew Bird

Animal Collective

Grizzly Bear (I know that their new album isn't coming out until May, but I figured that's close enough)

^^

 

Grizzly Bear just finished a string of sold out shows in new york only two weeks ago. the reason i said a show in the past month or the coming month is because no "active" band would go a whole 2 months without doing a single concert or releasing something.

Canada

1. Hey Rosetta!

2. Broken Social Scene

3. City and Colour

4. Stars

5. Feist

6. Joel Plaskett

7. Jason Collett

8. Constantines

9. The Stills

10. In Flight Safety

 

 

International

1. Radiohead

2. Fleet Foxes

3. U2

4. TV on the Radio

5. Bon Iver

6. Deerhunter

7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs

8. Animal Collective

9. Cut Copy

10. Franz Ferdinand

Doves

Elbow

Tv On The Radio

Friendly Fires

Bon Iver

Bat For Lashes

Peter Bjorn and John

Royksopp

Hockey

Temper Trap

how awesome is the new Peter Bjorn and John song!!!! so far chorus of the year