A Taste:

The Doors, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Lady GaGa

“I think playing music does help with acting,” says Dennis Quaid with a smile. “It actually helps me on talk shows too [Laughs]. They’re both basically getting up in front of a live audience and winging it!”

Quaid’s so good at what he does that it never seems like he’s just winging it though. He can tear up a stage live with his band, The Sharks, and he also manages to tear up the screen in the sci-fi horror epic, Pandorum. In the film, he wakes from a deep hyper sleep to find that he’s definitely not alone in the middle of the galaxy. What follows is truly terrifying.

However, there’s nothing to be scared of on Dennis’s playlist—other than maybe Lady GaGa.

Quaid laughs, “I really like Lady GaGa to tell you the truth—my guilty pleasure!”

Dennis shared his playlist with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature. Check it out below and don’t miss him in Pandorum, in theaters today, Friday September 25.

Dennis Quaid’s Playlist:

1. The Doors

2. The Beatles

3. The Rolling Stones

4. Aerosmith

“I’m an old school dude!”

5. Lady GaGa

“I’m a junkyard of music actually. I’m a true fan. I definitely dig the classics and Lady Gaga [Laughs].”

—Rick Florino
09.25.09

A Taste:

Lady GaGa, The Script, The All-American Rejects

The White Tie Affair will make you dance. Stirring up a mix of vivacious synths and vibrant riffs, the Windy City dance pop pundits know how to get a club grooving for sure. On their debut album, Walk this Way, they fire off one delectably danceable ditty after another. If you didn’t catch them rocking with Lady GaGa, you’ll have a chance to see them on this summer’s Warped Tour.

Vocalist Chris Wallace sat down with us for this exclusive playlist feature. He turned on his iTunes and gave us a look at the music that moves him.

Check out his playlist below!

Chris Wallace’s Playlist:

1. The Script

They’re on Epic too, and they have a Maroon 5 meets U2 vibe.

2. The All-American Rejects — When the World Comes Down

The new All-American Rejects record is really awesome!

3. The Veronicas

4. Lady GaGa

We’ve been listening to Lady GaGa every night, which is awesome.

—Rick Florino
05.18.09

A Taste:

AC/DC

Even though Lady GaGa’s big hit is titled “Just Dance,” she really likes to rock! That’s what we noticed when we took a look at her iTunes playlist. In fact, GaGa is bumping AC/DC exclusively right now, and it’s not just because she was in the video for “Stiff Upper Lip” when she was a kid. She’s a diehard fan, and she always will be.

Check out what Lady GaGa is spinning below and don’t forget to pick up her debut album, The Fame.

Lady GaGa’s Playlist:

1. AC/DC — Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

“I’m always listening to AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. That’s pretty much constantly on ‘repeat’ on my tour bus. It’s my favorite AC/DC record.”

2. AC/DC — High Voltage

3. AC/DC — Black Ice

“I really like their new album, Black Ice too!”

—Rick Florino
02.16.09

A Taste:

Lady GaGa, Kanye West, Coldplay

R&B superstar Ne-Yo sat down with us in this exclusive interview, and he gave us a look at his personal iTunes playlist. Ne-Yo’s tastes are just as eclectic as he is, and he gave us an insightful breakdown on why the albums he spins regularly are so good.

Right now, Ne-Yo’s up for numerous Grammy awards, including “Album of the Year” for his standout 2008 offering Year of the Gentleman. Check out more info about Ne-Yo on our exclusive Grammy mini-site and discover what he’s cranking below.

Ne-yo’s Playlist

1. Lady GaGa — The Fame

“I have become a huge Lady GaGa fan. I dig her. Listening to her stuff and watching her stage performance, I think she really embodies what it is to be an artist. She’s out there. She’s weird, for lack of a better term, but it’s a good weird. She is who she is, and she doesn’t make any apologies for it. I think more people should think of music like she does instead of all this copycattin’ you see going on.”

2. Kanye West — 808s & Heartbreak

“I dig this album. If you understand who Kanye is and what he was going through when he did this album, then it all makes perfect sense. You can’t listen to this album like you can College Dropout or Late Registration or even Graduation. It’s a different Kanye on this album. It’s a dark, moody and emotional album.”

3. Anthony Hamilton — The Point of it All

4. Jazmine Sullivan — Fearless

“She’s amazing. She tells it like it is.”

5. John Legend — Evolver

6. Coldplay — Viva La Vida

“It’s dope.”

—Rick Florino
02.03.09