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Everyone makes their standard "best of's," top 10s" and "year in review" lists, but each December we like to take that model a couple of steps further. We go straight to the artists to see where they found inspiration over the past twelve months, and we don't stop with just album choices. We dig a bit deeper and go for a broader picture of the past year in art. From classic moments on the road to their guilty pleasure confessions, this is a panoramic snapshot of "the best of 2006," and a peek into what to expect in '07.

Adem Bukue One - emcee/graffiti artist/skateboarder Matt Butler - Everyone Orchestra Kevin Calaba - Stars of Track and Field Victoria Cecilia - Gliss Champ - emcee from Move.meant Jim Van Cleve Michael Rivard - Club d’Elf Roger Clyne - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers The Colour Keeley Davis - Sparta The Dears Brett Dennen Jesse Dixon - Signal to Noise Dr. Dog Shawn Eckels - Speakeasy Colin Edwards - Tack Benjy Ferree Fonseca

Marc Friedman - The Slip Del the Funky Homosapien Tom Gray - Gomez John Gros - Papa Grows Funk Carla Hassett Skip Heller Will Johnson - Centro-Matic Joe King - The Queers Jamie Masefield - Jazz Mandolin Project John Mullins - ekoostik Hookah Napoleon Maddox - ISWHAT?! Nick 13 - Tiger Army Grace Potter - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Brandi Shearer Jason Smart - Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Ryan Stasik - Umphrey’s McGee Michael Timmins - Cowboy Junkies Zera Vaughan Dave Watts - The Motet

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Keeley Davis, Sparta

Best Albums of 2006 Thom Yorke: Eraser Deftones: Saturday Night Wrist Brazilian Girls: Talk To La Bomb   Favorite Live Performance of 2006 The Racounters Deftones Queens of the Stone Age   Your Personal Favorite On-stage Moment/Show of 2006 The power of suggestion- We were playing a radio show festival in Tucson and a huge mosh pit formed during our set. Jim jokingly suggested that two of the bigger men run toward each other at full steam and collide. They took the joke and "ran with it" into each other. It was amazing what happens when testosterone takes over your brain.   Classic Album You Discovered This Year Sinatra   Best Film You Saw This Year The Constant Gardener   What Song From The Past Year Do You Wish You Wrote “Xerces” by The Deftones   Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2007 Blonde Redhead   Your Latest Guilty Pleasure Huey Lewis and The News   Favorite Site On The Net http://www.freaknfunny.com/files/upload/draw-a-pig.swf   A Memorable/ Humorous/Classic Moment On The Road in 2006 Our lovely Guitar tech (Dave) accidentally got physically abused by Sparta. Matt needed a battery in the middle of the song and tossed to Dave, accidentally hitting him in the teeth with the battery. Tony missed the whole thing and a minute later threw a drum stick to get Dave's attention and accidentally pegged him in the chest from yards away. Sorry Dave.....but it was amazing how that all happened to you. He thought we were seriously pissed at him.   Best YouTube Video You Saw This Year Video Scares Kid - http://youtube.com/watch?v=MAcVMqURPYw

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