[survey] there's a Cutie Party and I was invited!?

Misa attacked me on IRC to complete this and at first, I was like... ooo survey >_>.

Then, I saw the questions and was like... ooo survey ^_^.

Thus:

1. What was the first Japanese song that you ever listened to?
I can't really remember. It was probably Sailor Moon related but outside of anime and video games, the first Japanese song I listened to was Boys & Girls by Ayumi Hamasaki

2. Did it inspire you to like that group/singer, or did it turn you away?
I became a pretty big Ayu fanboy, I won't lie about that. Then, her songs started to get repetitive and I started liking other acts so my interest eventually waned. I recently reacquired the A BEST album which got me started into her music so I'm getting a bit nostalgic.

3. What is the one song that you have been listening to for the longest time?
As of Summer/Fall 2007, it's been Suzuki Ami meets Nakata Yasutaka's FREE FREE but I've had stints with other songs before... I'll let you know when I remember.

4. What group/singer have you liked the longest?
m-flo. They were the second Japanese group I got into since I've been listening to Japanese music. Also, love comes and goes knocks my socks off.

5. What is the song with the most plays on your itunes/media player?
According to my last.fm/user/johpan, Perfume's Perfect Star Perfect Style has the most plays.

6. Is that song your favorite?
It's probably my third favourite Perfume song of all time.

7. If not, what is?
I'd have to say Secret Secret contrary to what it says in my album review. Second would be Baby cruising Love.

8. Is there any one group that you can listen to all/most of the songs by? If so, who?
Perfume, though I have a bit of beef with Foundation. A little with Elevator as well. A smidge with butterfly.

9. What is your favorite agency?
UP FRONT. For obvious and not so obvious reasons. Mostly obvious though.

10. What is your favorite group/singer?
Perfume.

[BLMP] Firsts

ZOMG! It's a podcast! Actually, it's a phonecast!

I won't go into too much detail here but this is episode 1 and I think it turned out well. I recorded this last Friday (June 6th) and finally got around to editing and mixing the music in so I hope you enjoy listening to it. In a perfect world, I'd probably be recording this weekly but if I do it too often, I'll probably run out of theme ideas in a few months. A monthly podcast sounds about right for the time being.

The theme I cover in this first episode is "Firsts", as in the first songs of each genre I still listen to (or first song that I thought was cool). I kinda want to write the song list here but I don't want to spoil any surprises... or something like that. I'll put the songlist in the comments.

Since I'd like to do more of these and would love to get readers involved, you can ask questions in the comments of this post and I'll answer them in the next phonecast. It'd be even cooler if you record it so then I could possibly put it into the phonecast and it'd almost be like we're talking! I'll do a segment at the end for reader questions and that'll be that. I may include a little bonus for the best question but it won't be anything too big or special.

boylikesmusic phonecast 001 - Firsts

The opening and ending song is Under the Influence by the Chemical Brothers.

Enjoy.