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Glide's 4th Annual Best of 2006: From the Artists' Perspective

By Glide Staff

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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

Shawn Eckels, Speakeasy
Best Albums of 2006
  • Beck: The Information
  • The Black Keys: Magic Potion
  • The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers
 
Favorite Live Performance of 2006
  • Flaming Lips @ the Wakarusa Music Fest (Lawrence, KS)
  • Aquarium Rescue Unit @ Down on the Farm Fest (Quincy, FL)
  • Dr. John @ The Auditorium (Eureka Springs, AR)
 
Your Personal Favorite On-stage Moment/Show of 2006
  • Speakeasy opened for Little Feat at the Pageant in St. Louis, MO.  I got to play "Dixie Chicken" with Little Feat during their set.

 
Classic Album You Discovered This Year
  • Sugie Otis
  • Roy Ayers
 
Best Film You Saw This Year
  • The Departed
  • Borat
 
What Song From The Past Year Do You Wish You Wrote
  • “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley

 
Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2007
  • Speakeasy
  • Paper Sun
  • Bockman
 
Your Latest Guilty Pleasure
  • Jagermeister

 
Favorite Site On The Net
 
A Memorable/ Humorous/Classic Moment On The Road in 2006
  • Memorable - playing and making friends w/ Little Feat
  • Humorous - My knee gave out while playing a guitar solo in Minnesota, the rest of the band thought I was doing as Angus Young move, had to keep playing on a high chair the rest of the night
  • Classic in the Van - Every moment in the van in classic
 
Best YouTube Video You Saw This Year
 
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