Ani DiFranco, Sasha Frere-Jones, and Weezer Tell Us What’s on Their iPods

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Ani DiFranco: I don’t have an iPod (the truth now!) or equivalent.

(Click here for our past interview with DiFranco, and here for our most recent one.)

Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer):

• 1.??, “????” [(Japanese) Sentence pattern, Lesson 30]?
• 2. Sebadoh, “Decide“
• 3. Reverend Moses Mason, “John the Baptist”
• 4. Weezer, “The Dawn” (Live in Seattle, 2001-11-14)
• 5. Rush, “A Passage to Bangkok“

Panjabi MC:

• 1. Pussycat Dolls, “Bottle Pop“
• 2. Balwinder Safri, “Put Sardaran De“
• 3. Panjabi MC, “Chips“
• 4. 2 Live Crew, “Throw the D“
• 5. Geeta Zaildar, “Chite Suit Te“

(Click here for our interview with Panjabi MC.)

Matt Freeman (of Rancid/Devil’s Brigade):

• 1 Merle Haggard, “If You’ve Got Time (To Say Goodbye)“
• 2. X, “White Girl“
• 3. The Who, “See Me, Feel Me“
• 4. Johnny Cash, “The Greatest Cowboy of Them All“
• 5. The Stanley Brothers, “Loving You Too Well“

(Click here for our interview with Matt Freeman.)

Bradford Cox (of Deerhunter):

• 1. Oval, “Zetrick“
• 2. Pavement, “Cut Your Hair“
• 3. Neil Young, “Roll Another Number (for the Road)“
• 4. Quixotic, “On My Own“
• 5. XTC, “Generals and Majors“

(Click here for our interview with Bradford Cox.)

Mike Stroud (of Ratatat):

• 1. Metallica, “No Remorse“
• 2. Led Zeppelin, “You Shook Me“
• 3. Electric Light Orchestra, “Do Ya“
• 4. Sam Cooke, “Having a Party“
• 5. Lou Reed, “Perfect Day“

(Click here for our interview with Mike Stroud.)

Rhiannon Giddens (of Carolina Chocolate Drops):

• 1. Placido Domingo et al, “Barber’s Song“
• 2. Cheb Mami, “Azwaw 2“
• 3. Cathy-Anne MacPhee, “Calum Beag O Thir A’ Mhurain“
• 4. They Might Be Giants, “Out of Jail“
• 5. Teach Yourself Irish, “Pronunciation Cont’d”

(Click here for our interview with Rhiannon Giddens.)

Avey Tare (of Animal Collective):

• 1. Pantha Du Prince, “Abglanz“
• 2. Don Cherry, “North Brazilian Ceremonial Hymn“
• 3. Raymond Scott, “Portofino“
• 4. Capone-N-Noreaga, “Halfway Thugs“
• 5. Suicide, “Super Subway Comedian“

(Click here for our interview with Avey Tare.)

Tim Nordwind (of OK Go):

• 1. Serge Gainsbourg, “Requiem Pour Un Con“
• 2. Kool & the Gang, “Wild & Peaceful“
• 3. The Cure, “Pictures of You“
• 4. The Smiths, “Back to the Old House“
• 5. INXS, “New Sensation“

(Click here for our interview with Tim Nordwind.)

Sunny Jain (of Red Baraat):

• 1. Radiohead, “Planet Telex“
• 2. Rush, “Xanadu“
• 3. Rush, “Animate“
• 4. Rush, “Beneath, Between and Behind“
• 5. Nitin Sawhney (featuring UK Apache), “Uzi’s Rap“

Boots Riley (of The Coup):

• 1. Gregory Isaacs, “Sad To Know (You’re Leaving)“
• 2. U2, “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)“
• 3. Bob Dylan, “Mixed-Up Confusion“
• 4. Cee-Lo, “All Day Love Affair“
• 5. The Magnetic Fields, “The Book Of Love“

(Click here to our past interview with Boots Riley.)

Sasha Frere-Jones (pop-music critic for The New Yorker):

• 1. Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, “Natural Born Killaz“
• 2. The Emeralds, “Candy Shoppe“
• 3. Fucked Up, “Magic Word“
• 4. Instant Funk, “I Got My Mind Made Up“
• 5. Beach House, “Walk In The Park“

(Click here to our interview with Sasha Frere-Jones.)

Vieux Farka Touré:

• 1. Jay-Z, “99 Problems“
• 2. Amadou and Mariam, “Senegal Fast Food“
• 3. Al Green, “All I Need“
• 4. Peter Tosh, “Legalize It“
• 5. Animal Collective, “My Girls“

(Click here to our interview with Vieux Farka Touré.)

Greil Marcus (author and critic):

I don’t have an iPod…

• 1. Jan and Dean, “Dead Man’s Curve“
• 2. Robert Johnson, “Come on in My Kitchen“
• 3. Kim Carnes, “When I’m Away From You “
• 4. The Supremes, “Stop! In the Name of Love“
• 5. Cyndi Lauper, “Money Changes Everything“

Mother Jones: Huh? If no iPod, what did you shuffle?

GM: My head.

(Click here to our interview with Greil Marcus.)