Your Music Genre Fortune

January 8th, 2010

I want to be BIG!

Bonjour. I, magical Matt (pffft), will (in a matter of moments) tell you your favourite genre of music, and then recommend you some artists to listen to accordingly. Now, give me your palms … kidding. For each of the following questions, choose the answer that best answers the question for you. Keep track of how many As, Bs, Cs and Ds you get, ‘cause at the end you’ll need to know to find out your musically-tainted fortune!

1. Would you rather…
a) Roast old sneakers over a barrel full of fire
b) Jump on a trampoline and eat candy at the same time
c) Turn Britney on full blast on your boombox, while playing hop-scotch
d) Eat corn-on-the-cob on your rocking chair on the porch

2. Which emoticon makes most sense to you?
a) :-$
b) >:]]
c) : )
d) <;)

3. Favourite snack?
a) Kit Kat CHUNKEH!
b) Pop rocks
c) Baby Bottle Pop
d) Lays

4. Your future band’s name?
a) beatz²
b) Tony & the Delights
c) Pink Moneylicious
d) The Tumbleweed Experience

5. You would best describe yourself as…
a) A mofo’ing g-unit
b) Raaaadikul
c) Sweet n’ kewt
d) Laid back and a fan of grassy fields

6. Favourite video games?
a) Shooting/sports games!
b) Skateboarding games/Cooking Mama
c) Barbie Dress Up
d) Video games? Bleeecchhh

Okie doke. Now, count up how many of each you got. If you got…

Mostly As – You’re a major fan of the rap/hip hop genre!
Mostly Bs – All about alternative/indie rock. Major props.
Mostly Cs – *shriek!* You love pop. Goodbye dignity!
Mostly Ds – Country/funk is your thing!

Now, here’s a few artist recs for each genre. Hand picked from the tree this morning, so you better love them!

Rap/hip hop – Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth
Alternative/indie rock – Metric, Matt & Kim Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, MGMT
Pop – The Ting Tings, Lady Gaga, Pink, Britney Spears, Lily Allen
Country/funk – Taylor Swift, Cake, Simon & Garfunkel, Carrie Underwood,

So, now that you know yourselves a little bit better, feel free to indulge in your new found love for one of the above genres or bands. I work miracles, I know. Now, if you’d like to take this a step further, head over to Last.fm, type in your favourite band’s name and you’ll find a very comprehensive list of tons of similar artists, etc, etc. How wonderful. All thanks to uncle Matt.

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