Blink-182

Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge shares some current music favorites with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive piece…

A Taste:

M83, Talking Heads

While he was packing up for Blink-182’s hotly anticipated reunion tour, Tom DeLonge spent a lot of time choosing what he’d listen to on the road.

DeLonge’s taste is quite eclectic to say the least. Even though he’s known for hyper-catchy punk anthems about the trials and tribulations of chicks and growing up, DeLonge’s a pretty artsy dude. That’s why he’s so good at writing about girls and being a kid!

One look at his playlist, and you’ll find some new favorites! In between gearing up for tour, he opened up his iTunes and gave ARTISTdirect.com an exclusive look at what he’s spinning.

Check out Tom’s playlist below and make sure to catch Blink-182 on tour this summer!

Tom DeLonge’s Playlist:

1. M83

Have you heard of them? I don’t even know the title of the album, but I heard it one day at this party and I was like, “What the fuck is this?” So I just went out and brought three of their albums. I’ve been listening to them a lot. M83 sounds like Angels & Airwaves to me, but obviously with different singing and more synthesizers. It’s that same kind of ethereal thing. It’s right up my alley. That was my newest find.
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Jim Jones

Harlem’s favorite capo, Jim Jones, gives us a look at the music that’s currently spinning in his iPod…

A Taste:

Drake, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy

Jim Jones knows music.

Not only did he crank out the year’s best hip hop record, Pray IV Reign, but he’s also a vice president of A&R for E1 Music. He’s constantly listening to something, and his taste covers the entire spectrum.

Jim smiles, “I listen to all kinds of music. I don’t listen to just one particular artist on a regular basis. I love rock n’ roll, country, calypso and reggae. That’s why we had such good live instrumentation on Pray. If I like it, I like it. It doesn’t matter what it is.”

Being the consummate rhyme hustler that he is, he’s currently bumping mixtape tracks. “I’ve started doing mixtapes, so I’ve got my own music in rotation now,” he continues. “If it’s a good song, then I’ve got it on [Laughs].”

So who else is making some of those “good songs?”

Check out Jim’s playlist below to find out! Also catch his phenomenal new documentary, This Is Jim Jones in stores on June 30, 2009.

Jim Jones’s Playlist:

1. Drake

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Matt Sorum

The legendary drummer gives us an education on good music and shares his playlist in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Mastodon, Kings of Leon, M.I.A., Black Sabbath

“The beauty of the world is, there’s something for everybody,” says iconic skinsman Matt Sorum [Velvet Revolver/Guns N’ Roses/The Cult/Camp Freddy] with a smile.

He’s right, and diversity is definitely one plus side of modern music.

Matt continues, “People can find so many things to satisfy themselves. I don’t think one form of music is better than another. If some people dig pop that’s cool. It’s up to the person who likes it. Would I rather go back and listen to Led Zeppelin IV? Yeah, I would. That album still makes me experience that entire feeling that I did when I first heard it. I went, “Fuck!’ and then it just became part of my life and my essence.”

In between producing The Darling Stilettos, running his boutique Sorum Noce and pounding out some of the biggest rock n’ roll grooves ever, Matt Sorum sat down with ARTISTdirect.com to talk music. He opened up his iTunes and gave us an exclusive look at what he’s spinning. Check out his playlist below!

Matt Sorum’s Playlist:

1. M.I.A.

I got into M.I.A. because of my girlfriend. She buys more stuff than I do. She still goes and buys records, which is cool!
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Ray Romano

Ray Romano shares his playlist with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

Air Supply, The Rolling Stones, Dan Fogelberg

Everybody loves Manny.

Ray Romano’s mammoth is back in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and this time he’s three-dimensional. In what’s bound to be one of the summer’s “coolest” family films, Romano once again brings the pre-historic creature back from extinction in hilarious fashion. It’s hard not to love a giant mammoth, and Romano makes him even more lovable.

In this exclusive feature, Romano opened up his iTunes and shared his playlist with us. He laughed, “You want to embarrass me? You want to fight first? [Laughs]”

Check out Ray’s playlist below and catch him in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs on July 1st.

Ray Romano’s Playlist:

1. Air Supply

I listen to a lot of ’70s classic rock, but then I listen to pop too. I love Air Supply. You know who that is?

2. Chicago

I grew up in the ’70s, and I was big fan of early Chicago—especially, the Chicago II album and stuff like that.
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