An opinion that counts...

Not many of you know her, but some of you may have tripped over her in a drunken stupor as you were leaving a club show. With any luck, you didn't damage her camera or put her in a mood to where she'd want to kick your ass for talking too loud during a set. I'm talking about none other than rock music lover, Suze Dodd.

This chick rocks! Most nights you can find her out on the town, soaking up some quality music, and snapping intimate photographs of on-stage shenanigans (she's also taken some great backstage shots of Iggy Pop and Nirvana hangin' out together). Other times you may see her in line at Amoeba with armfulls of CDs. All I can say is that this dame has the spirit.

An avid supporter of independent music, Suze has issued her list of top bands featured on MySpace.com. Surprisingly enough, my name showed up alongside a few of my personal favorites!

"21 BEST BANDS ON MYSPACE IN NO ORDER…Seriously, take a listen."

• Sabrosa Purr
• The Vacation
• rraaiillss
• Sons and Lovers
• Bona Roba
• Rayon
• The Colour
• The Willowz
• The Binges
• Dead Meadow
• Queens of the Stoneage
• Peter Walker
• The Gun Shys
• Jonny Kaplan
• Butch Walker
• The Color Turning
• Eugene Edwards
• Eperimental Aircraft
• Addison Rock
• The Red Hearts
• Dave Rayburn

Flattered, I am. Yoda, I'm not. ;-) In any case, most of these artists (including myself) have streaming audio on their MySpace pages. Check `em out and come to your own conclusions. To learn more about Suze (and good music in general), I recommend you check out her music blog.